Objective 601.4
Monroe County shall maintain land development regulations which allow group homes and foster care facilities licensed or funded by the Florida Department of Health (DOH), as well as subsidized housing for elderly residents of the County, to be located in residential areas as appropriate.
Policy 601.4.1
Monroe County shall maintain land development regulations which permit group homes and foster care facilities (homes of six or fewer residences which otherwise meet the definition of Community Residential Home pursuant to F.S. § 419.001(1)(a)) licensed or funded by the DOH in all land use categories which permit residential development where consistent with other goals, objectives, and policies of this Comprehensive Plan.
Policy 601.4.2
The County shall identify and evaluate alternative strategies to expand subsidized housing programs for elderly residents of Monroe County through coordination with the Monroe County Housing Authority, and encourage their development by private, community-based non-profit, or public entities, as well as public/private partnerships.