TO: Indian River County Board of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John Titkanich, Jr.; County Administrator
FROM: Sibel Bode; Senior Planner, Current Development
DATE: September 10, 2024
SUBJECT: Treasure Coast Detox, LLC’s Request for Special Exception Use and Site
Plan Approval for a Change of Use from Adult Congregate Living Facility
to Residential Treatment Center [SP-SE-24-08-30 / 94030071-96621]
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BACKGROUND
Mills, Short & Associates, LLC, on behalf of Treasure Coast Detox, LLC, is requesting special exception use and site plan approval for a change of use from an adult congregate living facility (ACLF) to a residential treatment center for up to 29 residents at 6410 Old Dixie Highway. Located on the east side of Old Dixie Highway, approximately 500 feet south of the 65th Street/Old Dixie Highway intersection, the subject site is zoned CL, Limited Commercial, and has a C/I, Commercial/Industrial land use designation (see Attachment #1). Special exception use approval is required to change the use to a residential treatment center.
Currently, the subject site consists of one existing building totaling 10,466 square feet (SF) that is used as an ACLF with a total of 29 beds. The existing ACLF building dimensions and area will remain, with the change of use to a residential treatment center requiring four additional parking spaces. A residential treatment center is defined in LDR Chapter 901 as a secure facility providing diagnosis, treatment, habitation, or rehabilitation on an in-patient basis in a living environment, which includes the supervision and care necessary to meet physical, emotional and/or social needs of clients.
At its meeting of August 28, 2025, the Planning & Zoning Commission (PZC) voted 7-0 to recommend that the BCC grant special exception use and site plan approval for the proposed change of use from an ACLF to a residential treatment center, with th...
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