NS-3084 - Group Homes and Land Use Definitions

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same owner, operator, management company or licensee or any affiliate of any of them, and are integrated components of one operation shall be referred to as integral facilities and shall be considered one facility for purposes of applying federal, state and local laws to its operation. Examples of such integral facilities include, but are not limited to, the provision of housing in one facility and recovery programming, treatment, meals, or any other service or services to program participants in another facility or facilities or by assigning staff or a consultant or consultants to provide services to the same program participants in more than one licensed or unlicensed facility. Section 11. Section 41-103 (Lodging House) of Chapter 41 of the SAMC is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-103. — Reserved. Section 12. Section 41-143.5 (Residential care facility) of Chapter 41 of the SAMC is hereby added to read as follows. Sec. 41-143.5. — Residential care facility. Residential care facility means a residential facility licensed by the state where care, services, or treatment is provided to persons living in a supportive community residential setting. Residential care facilities include, but are not limited to, the following: An intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-habilitative or an intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-nursing, as defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 1250; a congregate living health facility, as defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 1250; a community care facility, as defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 1502; a residential care facility for the elderly, as defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 1569.2; a residential care facility for persons with chronic life-threatening illness, as defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 1568.01; an alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility, as defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 11834.02; a pediatric day health and respite care facility, as defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 1760.2; or a family care home, foster home, or group home serving persons with mental health disorders or other disabilities or dependent and neglected children under California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5116. Section 13. Section 41-145 (Rooming House) of Chapter 41 of the SAMC is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-145. — Reserved. Section 14. Section 41-152.5 (Single Housekeeping Unit) of Chapter 41 of the SAMC is hereby added to read as follows: Sec. 41-152.5. — Single Housekeeping Unit. Single housekeeping unit means that residents of the dwelling unit have established ties and familiarity and interact with each other and whose use of the dwelling unit satisfies each of the following criteria: Ordinance No. NS-3084 Page 8 of 27