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<br /> <br />Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 20 of 27 <br /> <br />(vi) The sober-living home shall not provide any of the following services <br />as they are defined by Section 10501(a)(6) of Title 9, California Code <br />of Regulations: detoxification; educational counseling; individual or <br />group counseling sessions; and treatment or recovery planning. <br /> <br />(16) An applicant may seek relief from the strict application of this section by <br />submitting an application to the director setting forth specific reasons as to <br />why accommodation over and above this section is necessary under state <br />and federal laws, pursuant to Sections 41-652 through 41-655 of the <br />SAMC. <br /> <br />(c) A copy of the Group Home Special Use Permit shall be kept at the group home at <br />all times and be made available to any City official upon request. <br /> <br />(d) The Planning and Building Agency Executive Director or designee will develop and <br />adopt a standardized Group Home Special Use Permit application. Each Group <br />Home Special Use Permit application must be submitted using the City’s <br />application, accompanied by the appropriate filing fee. The applicant shall be <br />responsible for paying any fees that have been established from time to time by <br />the City Council to process the Group Home Special Use Permit at the time of <br />submission of the application. <br /> <br />(e) A Group Home Special Use Permit shall be issued by the Planning and Building <br />Agency Executive Director or designee as a ministerial matter if the applicant is in <br />compliance, or has agreed to comply, with this section. At least 10 days prior to <br />issuing a Group Home Special Use Permit, the director shall cause written notice <br />to be mailed to the owner of record and occupants of all properties within 500 feet <br />of the location of the group home. Prior to issuance of the Group Home Special <br />Use Permit, the director shall hold a public hearing for the purpose of receiving <br />information regarding compliance with the applicable provisions of this Section. <br />The issuance of the Group Home Special Use Permit shall be denied upon a <br />determination, and if already issued shall be denied or revoked by the director <br />upon a public hearing, by the director that any of the following circumstances exist: <br /> <br />(1) Any owner/operator has provided materially false or misleading information <br />on the application or omitted any pertinent information; <br /> <br />(2) Any owner/operator or staff person has an employment history in which he <br />or she was terminated during the past two years because of physical <br />assault, sexual harassment, embezzlement or theft; falsifying a drug test; <br />and selling or furnishing illegal drugs or alcohol. <br /> <br />(3) Any owner/operator or staff person has been convicted of or pleaded nolo <br />contendere, within the last seven to 10 years, to any of the following <br />offenses: <br /> <br />i. Any sex offense for which the person is required to register <br />as a sex offender under California Penal Code Section 290 <br />(last 10 years);