LPA11-12-2025Min CITY OF LONGWOOD
Land Planning Agency
Longwood City Commission Chambers
175 West Warren Avenue
Longwood, Florida
MINUTES
November 12,2025
6:00 P.M.
Present: Jessica Palmer, Chair
Deborah Carswell, Member
Ben Paris, Member
Chris Kintner,Community Development Director
Anjum Mukherjee,Senior Planner
Carlos Rosales, Recording Secretary
Absent: Fraser Howe,Vice Chair;
Catalino Cuadrado, Member
1. CALL TO ORDER. Chair Palmer called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.
2. ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS. None.
3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
A. Approve the Minutes of the May 14, 2025, Regular Meeting.
Member Paris moved to approve the May 14, 2025 minutes. Seconded by Chair
Palmer and carried by a unanimous voice vote.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT. None.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
A. ORDINANCE NO. 25-2276. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD,
FLORIDA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO UPDATE ELEMENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
RELATED TO THE ADOPTION OF THE CITY'S MOBILITY PLAN AND BICYCLE-PEDESTRIAN
MASTER PLAN AND UPDATING THE MAP SERIES; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS,
SEVERABILITY,AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
Mr. Kintner presented the Item and staff report. He explained that over the last few years,
the City has adopted a new mobility plan and a new bicycle pedestrian master plan so the
Comprehensive Plan was updated to reflect those changes while also updating references
to SunRail, Lynx, and the Map Series.
Member Paris moved to close the public hearing. Seconded by Member Carswell,
and carried by a 3-2 voice vote with Member Howe and Member Cuadrado absent.
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Member Paris moved to approve Ordinance 25-2276, as presented. Seconded by
Member Carswell and carried by a 3-2 roll call vote with Member Howe and
Member Cuadrado absent.
B. ORDINANCE NO. 25-2275. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA,
AMENDING PART III, LONGWOOD DEVELOPMENT CODE, ARTICLE IX, TO CREATE
SECTION 9.4.0, TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR CERTIFIED
RECOVERY RESIDENCES, INCLUDING A PROCESS FOR REQUESTING REASONABLE
ACCOMMODATION AS REQUIRED BY CHAPTER 2025-182, LAWS OF FLORIDA;
PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
PROCESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE LAW; PROVIDING FOR
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS,REVIEW PROCEDURES,AND DEADLINES;PROVIDING FOR
REVOCATION AND REINSTATEMENT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION;AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Mr. Kintner explained this Item is the first of the remaining two items that are directly
related to what the State of Florida has directed the City to do. The Item is related to
recovery residences where people recovering from addiction are allowed to live in a house
together as part of their recovery. The State has a process for how people are certified
and managed. They have dictated that cities have to provide a process to allow to request
waivers to the Code to allow for recovery residences. Our Code has limitations on the
number of unrelated people that can live together in a house and what this does is gives
someone the ability to apply for relief from that standard. This does not supersede
homeowner associations rules protecting deeds, restrictions, and covenants.
Chair Palmer moved to close public hearings. Seconded by Member Paris, and
carried by a 3-2 voice vote with Member Howe and Member Cuadrado absent.
Member Carswell moved to approve Ordinance 25-2275, as presented. Seconded
by Member Paris and carried by a 3-2 roll call vote with Member Howe and
Member Cuadrado absent.
C. ORDINANCE NO. 25-2277. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA,
AMENDING PART III,LONGWOOD DEVELOPMENT CODE,ARTICLE IX,TO CREATE SECTION
9.5.0"RELIEF CONCERNING DECLARED EMERGENCY,"TO ADDRESS THE RESTRICTIONS OF
SECTION 28 OF CHAPTER 2025-190, LAWS OF FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR AN EXPIRATION
DATE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Mr. Kintner explained the ordinance is directly related to Senate Bill 180. Senate Bill 180
has broad language about municipalities not being able to pass new ordinances that are
more burdensome than current ones and also backdates that requirement to August 2024.
He noted Senate Bill 180 is being challenged in court.The City Attorney recommended that
we adopt this process which allows people to challenge individual parts of an ordinance,
without throwing out the entire ordinance. It gives us more certainty while still giving the
applicant a process by which we are compliant with State law.
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Member Paris moved to close public hearings.Seconded by Member Carswell, and
carried by a 3-2 voice vote with Member Howe and Member Cuadrado absent.
Member Carswell moved to approve Ordinance 25-2277, as presented. Seconded
by Member Paris and carried by a 3-2 roll call vote with Member Howe and
Member Cuadrado absent.
6. DISCUSSION AND SCHEDULE FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. None.
7. ADJOURNMENT. Chair adjourned the meeting at 6:21 p.m.
Jessica Palmer,Chair
ATTEST:
Carlos Rosales, Recording ecretary
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