Bear Creek Group Home / Elevated Youth Services conditional use
Description
Request to expand a youth residential treatment facility from 6 to 10 beds; the commission recommended denial after extensive neighbor testimony, and the county commission will decide.
Impact summary
Would allow a youth residential treatment and care facility west of Market in District 5.
Applicant
- Name
- Bear Creek Group Home (26318 Lawrence Avenue LLC, d/b/a Elevated Youth Services)
- Address
- East of Nature Trail Road, 990 feet south of SR-52 and Nature Trail
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 7
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · County Commission
Last discussed Feb 17, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Board of County Commissioners - Feb 17, 2026
A conditional use for a residential youth treatment facility in an R-4 district was continued to March 24.
Planning Commission - Jan 22, 2026
Request to expand a youth residential treatment facility from 6 to 10 beds; the commission recommended denial after extensive neighbor testimony, and the county commission will decide.
Related issues (2)
Bear Creek group home expansion and neighborhood safety concerns
A request to expand a residential treatment facility for youth from 6 to 10 beds drew heavy opposition from neighbors of the operator's existing Wesley Chapel home, who cited runaways, break-ins, and dozens of sheriff's calls. The Planning Commission recommended denial, but the Board of County Commissioners makes the final call.
Enforcement of conditions of approval on the Lawrence Avenue facility
Neighbors said the county isn't enforcing the 2022 conditions on the Wesley Chapel group home — parking, runoff supervision, and sheriff notifications — while code enforcement testified it found no documented violations. The chair and attorney urged residents to file formal complaints with Code Compliance.
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