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Section 27. Article XXII I (Group Homes Facilities) of Chapter 41 of the SAMC is <br /> hereby added to read as follows: <br /> ARTICLE XXIII. — GROUP HOME FACILITIES <br /> Sec. 41-2400. - Purpose. <br /> This Article is intended to preserve the residential character of residential neighborhoods, <br /> avoid institutionalization of the disabled, and further the purposes of the California Fair <br /> Employment and Housing Act, the Federal Fair Housing Act Amendments of 1988, and the <br /> California Lanterman Development Disabilities Services Act by, among other things: (1) <br /> allowing group homes in the City, subject to streamlined administrative approval; (2) limiting <br /> the secondary impacts of group homes by reducing noise and traffic, preserving safety and <br /> providing adequate on street parking; (3) providing opportunities afforded to non-disabled <br /> individuals to use and enjoy a dwelling unit in a residential neighborhood; and (4) providing <br /> comfortable residential living environments that will enhance the opportunity for the <br /> disabled and for individuals recovering from addiction to be successful in their programs. <br /> Sec. 41-2401. -Applicability and Permitted Zones. <br /> (a) Permit required. No group home may be established or operated in the City <br /> without: <br /> (1) A Group Home Special Use Permit issued in accordance with Section <br /> 41-2402 of this Chapter, if the group home has six or fewer occupants; <br /> or <br /> (2) A conditional use permit issued in accordance with Section 41-2403 of <br /> this Chapter and an Operator's Permit issued in accordance with Article <br /> XXIII of Chapter 8 of the SAMC, if the group home has seven or more <br /> occupants. <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 /> Group Home Type zoningDistricts ** <br /> Al RE R1 R2 R3 R4 SDs/SPs <br /> Small (6 or less P* P* P* P* P* P* P* <br /> occupants) <br /> Large (7 or more - - - CUP CUP CUP CUP <br /> occupants)_ <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 <br /> multiple-family residential use is a principally permitted use; in zones where both single-and multiple-family <br /> use are principally permitted uses,a CUP shall be required. <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 /> Ordinance No. NS-3084 <br /> Page 16 of 27 <br />