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<br /> <br />Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 16 of 27 <br /> <br />other things: (1) allowing group homes in the City, subject to streamlined administrative <br />approval; (2) limiting the secondary impacts of group homes by reducing noise and traffic, <br />preserving safety and providing adequate on street parking; (3) providing opportunities <br />afforded to non-disabled individuals to use and enjoy a dwelling unit in a residential <br />neighborhood; and (4) providing comfortable residential living environments that will <br />enhance the opportunity for the disabled and for individuals recovering from addiction to <br />be successful in their programs. <br /> <br />Sec. 41-2401. - Applicability and permitted zones. <br /> <br />(a) Permit required. No group home may be established or operated in the City <br />without: <br /> <br />(1) A Group Home Special Use Permit issued in accordance with Section 41- <br />2402 of this Chapter, if the group home has six or fewer occupants; or <br /> <br />(2) A conditional use permit issued in accordance with Section 41-2403 of this <br />Chapter and an Operator’s Permit issued in accordance with Article XXIII of <br />Chapter 8 of the SAMC, if the group home has seven or more occupants. <br /> <br />(b) Permitted zones. A group home with requisite permits issued in accordance with <br />this Article may be established in the zoning districts provided in the table below. <br /> <br />Group Home Type Zoning Districts <br />A1 RE R1 R2 R3 R4 SDs/SPs** <br />Small (6 or less <br />occupants) <br />P* P* P* P* P* P* P* <br />Large (7 or more <br />occupants) <br />- - - CUP CUP CUP CUP <br />P = permitted by right <br />CUP = permitted subject to a conditional use permit <br />* Subject to issuance of a Group Home Special Use Permit in conformance with applicable operational and <br />development standards. <br />** Permitted (P) where single-family residential is a principally permitted use; CUP is required where multiple- <br />family residential use is a principally permitted use; in zones where both single- and multiple-family use are <br />principally permitted uses, a CUP shall be required. <br /> <br />(c) As required by state or federal law, a residential care facility serving six or fewer <br />persons is exempt from this Section, except that such facilities must comply with <br />Section 41-2402(b)(15)(iii); and is considered a residential use of property and a <br />single-family dwelling. <br /> <br />Sec. 41-2402. – Administrative approval – Group Home Special Use Permit. <br /> <br />(a) Consistent with Section 41-2401, no group home may be established or operated <br />in the City without an administrative approval of a Group Home Special Use Permit <br />issued in accordance with this Section. <br /> <br />(b) Such group homes shall comply with the following requirements for issuance of a <br />Group Home Special Use Permit: <br />