Residential facilities providing resident services for the care and/or rehabilitation of groups or individuals who require protection supervision within a residential environment shall be permitted only in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) Foster Homes may be permitted within any district in which residential dwellings are permitted, provided such homes possess a valid, appropriate license.
(b) Family Care Homes may be permitted within an adequately sized unattached residential dwelling, provided that:
(1) The home shall possess a valid license from the appropriate state agency.
(2) The home shall be required to meet the district regulations applicable to single family residences within the district in which such home is located.
(3) The home shall provide adequate off-street parking area for each resident and/or resident supervisor who is permitted to own or operate an automobile.
(4) The Zoning permit shall be limited to the operator to whom it is originally issued and is not transferable to any subsequent operator.
(c) Group Care Homes may be permitted within an adequately sized unattached residential dwelling within designated residential districts subject to the Board of Zoning Appeals. The Board of Zoning Appeals shall determine whether to permit such requests and any conditions which it feels may be necessary to insure compatibility with the neighborhood, using the following criteria as a minimum:
(1) No group care home may be permitted unless the agency supervising such a facility satisfies the Board of Zoning Appeals that the home complies with all licensing requirements of the State of Ohio.
(2) The home shall not be located closer than 500 feet to another Family Care Home, Group Care Home, Home for Adjustment or Institution. Variances of more than ten percent (10%) of this requirement may not be considered.
(3) The home shall be reasonably accessible, by reasons of location or transportation provided by the operator, to necessary medical, psychiatric, recreational, or other services required by the residents.
(4) Every room occupied for sleeping purposes within the home shall contain a minimum of eighty (80) square feet of habitable floor area for each occupant.
(5) The operator or agency applying for a conditional use permit to operate a facility shall provide the Board of Zoning Appeals with a plan which documents the need for the home in relation to the specific clientele served, describes the program objectives and nature of the facility, identifies the location and type of other community based residential social service facilities operated by such operator or agency, and lists the standards of the State of Ohio, and the sponsoring agency for the operation of the desired facility.
(6) The home shall provide adequate off-street parking area for each resident and/or resident supervisor who is permitted to own or operate an automobile.
(7) The proposed use of the site as a group care home shall be compatible with the present character of the neighborhood, considering noise, traffic, lights, exterior alterations of the structure, or other potentially offensive characteristics.
(8) The conditional use permit shall be limited to the operator to whom it is originally issued and is not transferable to any subsequent operator.
(d) Homes for Adjustment may be conditionally permitted within an adequately sized unattached residential structure subject to the approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals. The Board of Zoning Appeals shall determine whether to permit such requests and any conditions which it feels may be necessary to insure compatibility with the neighborhood, using the following criteria as a minimum:
(1) No Home for Adjustment may be permitted unless the court or agency supervising such a facility satisfies the Board of Zoning Appeals that the home complies with all licensing requirements of the State of Ohio.
(2) The home shall not be located closer than 500 feet to another Family Care Home, Group Care Home, Home for Adjustment, or Institution. Variances of more than ten percent (10%) of this requirement may not be considered.
(3) The home shall be reasonably accessible, by reason of location or transportation provided by the operator, to necessary medical, psychiatric, recreational, or other services required by the residents.
(4) Every room occupied for sleeping purposes within the home shall contain a minimum of eighty (80) square feet of habitable floor area for each occupant.
(5) The operator or agency applying for a conditional use permit to operate a facility shall provide the Board of Zoning Appeals with a plan which documents the need for the home in relation to the specific clientele served, describes the program objectives and nature of the facility, identifies the location and type of other community based residential social service facilities operated by such operator or agency, and lists the standards of the State of Ohio, and the desired facility.
(6) The home shall provide adequate off-street parking area for each resident and/or resident supervisor who is permitted to own or operate an automobile.
(7) The proposed use of the site as a home for adjustment shall be compatible with the present character of the neighborhood, considering noise, traffic, lights, exterior alterations of the structure, or other potentially offensive characteristics.
(8) The conditional use permit shall be limited to the operator to whom it is originally issued and is not transferable to any subsequent operator.
(e) Institutions may be conditionally permitted in an unattached structure within any designated district, subject to approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals.