PLANNING COMMISSION STUDY SESSION
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Community Development Director
BY: Hayden Beckman, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:
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ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 19-005 (GROUP HOMES)
REQUEST:
To provide a general overview of the proposed zoning text and municipal code amendments with regards to the regulation of group homes.
LOCATION:
Residential Zoning Districts Citywide
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APPLICANT:
City of Huntington Beach
PROPERTY
OWNER:
Multiple Various Residential Property Owners
BUSINESS
OWNER:
Multiple Various Business Owners
This report is intended only as a very general overview for the Study Session of the proposed Zoning Text and Municipal Code Amendment with regard to the regulation of Group Homes in Huntington Beach.
PROJECT PROPOSAL:
Zoning Text Amendment No. 19-005 consists of an amendment to four chapters of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance (HBZSO), and a new chapter of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code (HBMC) that together establish a set of regulations for Group Homes, Sober Living Homes, and Residential Care Facilities in Residential Districts Citywide. The legislative amendments are actionable only by the City Council.
BACKGROUND:
At the September 16, 2019 City Council meeting by a vote of 7-0, the City Council directed the City Attorney to return to Council with one or more Ordinance(s) that regulates "Group Homes and Sober Living Homes" with an appropriate balance between the interests of the City and its residents to preserve residential neighborhood character and the need to provide reasonable accommodation for the disabled, including recovering addicts, to reside in normalized residential environments.
Like many California cities, the City of Huntington Beach has experienced a rise in the number of Group Homes within single family residential neighborhoods. A type of Group Homes, commonly referred to as Sober Living Homes, are single family homes where large multiple occupants...
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