§ 5116

Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 88. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.
(a)Pursuant to the policy stated in Section 5115, a state-authorized, certified, or licensed family care home, foster home, or group home serving six or fewer persons with mental health disorders or other disabilities or dependent and neglected children, shall be considered a residential use of property for the purposes of zoning if the homes provide care on a 24-hour-a-day basis.
(b)These homes shall be a permitted use in all residential zones, including, but not limited to, residential zones for single-family dwellings.

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