Crestview planning board forwards ordinance setting procedures for certified recovery residences to City Council
February 02, 2026 | Crestview, Okaloosa County, Florida
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The Crestview Planning and Development Board voted Feb. 2 to recommend that the City Council consider Ordinance 2018, which would add procedures to the city's land development code for certified recovery residences.
City staff said the ordinance implements amendments to Florida Statute 397.487 requiring municipalities to adopt procedures for the review and approval of certified recovery residences within their jurisdictions. "It requires a written application process, a date stamp of the application upon receipt, and dictates the timelines and conditions related to the review and approval of the application," the staff presenter said. Staff told the board the ordinance would have no financial impact if adopted.
The city clerk read the ordinance title aloud, describing it as an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Crestview creating section 7.05 0.09 of the land development code to update procedures for the review and approval of certified recovery-residence requests in order to comply with Florida statute 397.487.
A board member moved to forward the ordinance to the City Council (transcript: motion by Mr Warren) and another board member seconded (transcript: second by Mr Fulmer). The board voted in favor; the chair announced the ayes carried the motion. The board also approved the meeting agenda and the consent agenda (minutes of Jan. 5, 2026) earlier in the session.
The ordinance, as presented, formalizes a process for applicants seeking reasonable accommodations from local land-use regulations that could otherwise prohibit certified recovery residences, and sets administrative timelines and application-handling procedures for such requests. The board did not discuss any fiscal impacts beyond staff's statement that no financial impact was expected.
The Planning and Development Board's recommendation will be transmitted to the City Council for consideration of final action. The meeting adjourned after brief closing remarks.
City staff said the ordinance implements amendments to Florida Statute 397.487 requiring municipalities to adopt procedures for the review and approval of certified recovery residences within their jurisdictions. "It requires a written application process, a date stamp of the application upon receipt, and dictates the timelines and conditions related to the review and approval of the application," the staff presenter said. Staff told the board the ordinance would have no financial impact if adopted.
The city clerk read the ordinance title aloud, describing it as an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Crestview creating section 7.05 0.09 of the land development code to update procedures for the review and approval of certified recovery-residence requests in order to comply with Florida statute 397.487.
A board member moved to forward the ordinance to the City Council (transcript: motion by Mr Warren) and another board member seconded (transcript: second by Mr Fulmer). The board voted in favor; the chair announced the ayes carried the motion. The board also approved the meeting agenda and the consent agenda (minutes of Jan. 5, 2026) earlier in the session.
The ordinance, as presented, formalizes a process for applicants seeking reasonable accommodations from local land-use regulations that could otherwise prohibit certified recovery residences, and sets administrative timelines and application-handling procedures for such requests. The board did not discuss any fiscal impacts beyond staff's statement that no financial impact was expected.
The Planning and Development Board's recommendation will be transmitted to the City Council for consideration of final action. The meeting adjourned after brief closing remarks.
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