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<br /> <br />Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 23 of 27 <br /> <br /> <br />(b) Group homes that are in existence upon the effective date of this Article shall have <br />one year from the effective date of this Article to comply with its provisions, <br />provided that any existing group home, which is serving more than six (6) <br />residents, must first comply with the six-resident (6)- maximum. <br /> <br />(c) Existing group homes obligated by a written lease exceeding one year from the <br />effective date of the ordinance, or whose activity involves investment of money in <br />leasehold or improvements such that a longer period is necessary to prevent <br />undue financial hardship, are eligible for up to one additional year of grace period <br />pursuant to approval by the Planning and Building Agency Executive Director or <br />designee. <br /> <br />Sec. 41-2405. - Existing group homes with seven or more occupants – compliance. <br /> <br />Group homes with seven or more occupants that are in existence upon the <br />effective date of this Article may continue to operate subject to the following: <br /> <br />(a) The operator obtains an Operator's Permit pursuant to Section 8-3600 et seq., <br />within 120 days from the effective date of this Article; and <br /> <br />(b) The group home is in full compliance with all conditions of this chapter, including <br />obtaining a conditional use permit, within one year from the effective date of this <br />Article. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an existing group home subject to this <br />Section obligated by a written lease exceeding one year from the effective date <br />of the chapter, or whose activity involves investment of money in leasehold or <br />improvements such that a longer period is necessary to prevent undue financial <br />hardship, are eligible for up to one additional year of grace period pursuant to <br />approval by the Planning and Building Agency Executive Director or designee. <br /> <br />Sec. 41-2406. - Conflict. If this Article conflicts with any other provision of this Code, this <br />Article shall prevail. <br /> <br />Sec. 41-2407. - Severability. <br /> <br />Should any section, subsection, clause, or provision of this Article for any reason <br />be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not <br />affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this Article; it being <br />hereby expressly declared that this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, sentence, <br />clause and phrase hereof would have been prepared, proposed, approved and ratified <br />irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or <br />phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Th is Article shall be prospective in <br />application from its effective date. <br /> <br /> Section 28. Article XXIII of Chapter 8 of the SAMC is hereby added to read as <br />follows: <br /> <br />Article XXIII. - GROUP HOMES <br />