CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: MAY 18, 2016
PREPARED BY: Gina Paolini, Senior Planner/Planning Department
APPROVED BY: City Manager
TITLE
ZONING AMENDMENT, ZA-16-03:RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES (AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF CONGREGATE CARE FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY)
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
1. Open/close Public Hearing;
2. Waive the First and Second Reading of the Zoning Amendment Ordinance; and,
3. Introduce Zoning Amendment Ordinance.
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Protecting the environment
2016 Focus Areas
Planning Our Community
REPORT NARRATIVE:
City staff has noticed an increase interest in the establishment of new and expansion of existing residential care facilities within the City. Because of this interest, staff has reviewed the Municipal Code definitions and state definitions as they relate to residential care facilities and has found inconsistencies.
The City has four distinct definitions within the Municipal Code dealing with this topic which include, "Congregate Care for the elderly/assisted living facility", "Residential Care Facility, Large", "Residential Care Facility, Small" and "Senior citizen housing, independent/active".
The goal of the proposed amendments is to align the City's definitions with the State and to require licensing where applicable. Supportive or transitional housing that provides medical care or services patients whose need for care or supervision exceeds a certain threshold (Section 1505 of the Health and Safety Code) will need to have a license or they will be considered an apartment requiring participation in the City's Residential Development Control System (RDCS). The proposed Ordinance (Attachment 1) shows changes with new text indicated by underline and text to be deleted indicated by strike-through.
Changes to the following chapters of Title 18, Division 1, Zoning Code the municipal code are proposed:
* Chapter 18.04 "Definitions", ...
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