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<br /> <br />Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 19 of 27 <br /> <br />including, but not limited to, those provisions regulating licensure and <br />parking, standing and stopping. <br /> <br />(15) In addition to the regulations outlined above, the following shall also apply to <br />sober-living homes: <br /> <br />(i) All occupants, other than the house manager, must be actively <br />participating in a certified or licensed recovery program, which may <br />include, but is not limited to, Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics <br />Anonymous, and the sober-living home must maintain current records <br />of meeting attendance. Under the sober-living home's rules and <br />regulations, refusal to actively participate in such a program shall be <br />cause for eviction. <br /> <br />(ii) The sober-living home's rules and regulations must prohibit the use <br />of any alcohol or any non-prescription drugs at the sober-living home <br />or by any individual recovering from an addiction either on or off site. <br />The sober-living home must also have a written policy regarding the <br />possession, use and storage of prescription medications. The facility <br />cannot dispense medications but must make them available to the <br />residents. The possession or use of prescription medications is <br />prohibited except for the person to whom they are prescribed, and in <br />the amounts/dosages prescribed. These rules and regulations shall <br />be posted on site in a common area inside the dwelling unit. Any <br />violation of this rule must be cause for eviction under the sober-living <br />home's rules for residency and the violator cannot be re-admitted for <br />at least 90 days. Any second violation of this rule shall result in <br />permanent eviction. Alternatively, the sober-living home must have <br />provisions in place to remove the violator from contact with the other <br />residents until the violation is resolved. <br /> <br />(iii) The number of occupants subject to the sex offender registration <br />requirements of Penal Code Section 290 does not exceed the limit <br />set forth in Penal Code Section 3003.5 and does not violate the <br />distance provisions set forth in Penal Code Section 3003. <br /> <br />(iv) The sober-living home shall have a written visitation policy that shall <br />preclude any visitors who are under the influence of any drug or <br />alcohol. <br /> <br />(v) The sober-living home shall have a good neighbor policy that shall <br />direct occupants to be considerate of neighbors, including refraining <br />from engaging in excessively loud, profane or obnoxio us behavior <br />that would unduly interfere with a neighbor's use and enjoyment of <br />their dwelling unit. The good neighbor policy shall establish a written <br />protocol for the house manager, owner or operator to follow when a <br />neighbor complaint is received. <br />