VERO BEACH — On Sept. 23, Indian River County commissioners met to consider the proposed addition of a new inpatient detox facility between Old Dixie Highway and U.S. Highway 1.
The 10,466-square-foot building would keep its current layout, with the change in use requiring four additional parking spaces. The site, zoned Limited Commercial with a Commercial/Industrial land use designation, would house up to 29 residents. On Aug. 28, the Planning & Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the request with staff-recommended conditions.
Proposed by the Vero Beach Recovery Center, the facility aims to fill a gap in the community by offering medically supervised stabilization and residential treatment. Currently, residents seeking detox services must leave the county for care…