"Group home" means any community residential facility which provides rehabilitative and related services. There are two (2) classes of group homes:
A. Class I: Any dwelling or place used as a home for the care or rehabilitation of dependent or pre-delinquent children, the physically handicapped or disabled, or those with developmental disabilities or mental illnesses. A Class I Type A group home contains six (6) or more residents, exclusive of staff. A Class I Type B group home contains five (5) or fewer residents, exclusive of staff.
B. Class II: Any dwelling or place used as a home for juvenile offenders; a halfway house providing residential care or rehabilitation for adult offenders in lieu of institutional sentencing; a halfway house providing residence for persons leaving correctional institutions; residential rehabilitation centers for alcohol and drug users, provided that detoxification is expressly prohibited on such premises; and a transitional housing unit. A Class II Type A group home contains six (6) or more residents, exclusive of staff. A Class II Type B group home contains five (5) or fewer residents, exclusive of staff.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)