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ZOA No. 2025-01, OA No. 2025-01, and Fee Resolution (Group Home Ordinance and <br />Group Home Special Use Permit and Operator’s Permit Fees) <br />August 19, 2025 <br />Page 7 <br />5 <br />2 <br />0 <br />9 <br />Provision Costa Mesa Proposed Ordinance <br />Separation requirement for group homes with 6 or <br />fewer occupants in non-single-family zones <br />Yes (650 ft)Yes (650 ft) <br />Separation requirement for group homes with 7 or <br />more occupants in multiple-family zones <br />Yes (650 ft)Yes (650 ft) <br />House manager required for group home Yes Yes <br />Group home use is required in both primary dwelling <br />and ADU, when present <br />Yes Yes <br />Parking restriction Yes (500 ft)Yes (500 ft) <br />48-hour notice prior to eviction Yes Yes <br />Prohibits “care and supervision”Yes Yes <br />Property owner written approval Yes Yes <br />Additional requirements for sober-living home (i.e., <br />Good Neighbor Policy) <br />Yes Yes <br />General Plan Consistency <br />ZOA No. 2025-01 and OA No. 2025-01 are consistent with various goals and policies of <br />the General Plan. Specifically, these actions are consistent with Housing Element (HE) <br />Goal 2 (a diversity of quality housing, affordability levels, and living experiences that <br />accommodate Santa Ana’s residents and workforce of all household types, income levels, <br />and age groups to foster an inclusive community), Policy HE-2.5 (diverse housing types), <br />HE Goal 4 (adequate rental and ownership housing opportunities and supportive services <br />for seniors, people with disabilities, families with children, and people experiencing <br />homelessness), Policies HE-4.3 and HE-4.7 (provide housing for disabled people to live <br />independent lives and provide regulatory oversight), Community Element (CE) Policy CM- <br />3.2 (support the creation of healthy neighborhoods), Land Use Element (LU) Policy LU- <br />1.1 (foster compatibility between land uses to enhance livability and promote healthy <br />lifestyles), Policy LU-4.6 (support diverse housing types that promote a healthy <br />environment), and Policy LU-4.7 (promote mixed housing types to create inclusive <br />communities). <br />Group Home Special Use Permit and Operator’s Permit Application Review Fees <br />Miscellaneous Fees are intended to recover the City’s costs associated with delivering the <br />corresponding services and, in accordance with state law, cannot exceed the City’s actual <br />costs in delivering said service. <br />With the adoption of ZOA No. 2025-01, the City would require unlicensed group homes with <br />six or fewer occupants to obtain a newly established Group Home Special Use Permit. In <br />addition, with the adoption of OA No. 2025-01, the City would require group homes with <br />seven or more occupants to obtain a newly established Group Home Operator’s Permit. <br />Neither of these permits were contemplated in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Miscellaneous <br />Fees Schedule and the Planning and Building Agency is proposing to establish a new Group <br />Home Special Use Permit application fee of $4,565 and a new Group Home Operator’s <br />Permit application fee of $3,310.