Palm Coast Will Require Registration and Occupancy Caps for 18 Sober Living Homes in Residential Neighborhoods

Palm Coast Will Require Registration and Occupancy Caps for 18 Sober Living Homes in Residential Neighborhoods

Palm Coast is adopting a new ordinance to legalize and regulate recovery homes, bringing city code into compliance with state law. The rules require all sober living homes, including previously exempt Oxford Houses, to register with the city and obtain certification from the Florida Association of Recovery Residences (FARR). The ordinance caps occupancy at 10 residents—half the state maximum—and mandates a 1,000-foot separation between facilitie…