| 1 | The Future of Florida's Families Committee recommends the |
| 2 | following: |
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| 4 | Council/Committee Substitute |
| 5 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
| 6 | A bill to be entitled |
| 7 | An act relating to community residential homes; amending |
| 8 | s. 419.001, F.S.; requiring the sponsoring agency to |
| 9 | provide certain information to the local government; |
| 10 | providing an effective date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 419.001, Florida |
| 15 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 16 | 419.001 Site selection of community residential homes.-- |
| 17 | (2) Homes of six or fewer residents which otherwise meet |
| 18 | the definition of a community residential home shall be deemed a |
| 19 | single-family unit and a noncommercial, residential use for the |
| 20 | purpose of local laws and ordinances. Homes of six or fewer |
| 21 | residents which otherwise meet the definition of a community |
| 22 | residential home shall be allowed in single-family or |
| 23 | multifamily zoning without approval by the local government, |
| 24 | provided that such homes shall not be located within a radius of |
| 25 | 1,000 feet of another existing such home with six or fewer |
| 26 | residents. Such homes with six or fewer residents shall not be |
| 27 | required to comply with the notification provisions of this |
| 28 | section; provided, however, that, prior to occupancy, the |
| 29 | sponsoring agency provides the local government with the most |
| 30 | recently published data compiled that identifies all community |
| 31 | residential homes in the district in which the proposed site is |
| 32 | to be located in order to show that no other community |
| 33 | residential home is within a radius of 1,000 feet of the |
| 34 | proposed home with six or fewer residents. At the time of home |
| 35 | occupancy, the sponsoring agency or the department must notify |
| 36 | or the department notifies the local government at the time of |
| 37 | home occupancy that the home is licensed by the department. |
| 38 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |