The residential
category includes the occupancy of living accommodations on a wholly or primarily non-transient basis.
A. Household living. Living facilities for small groups (households) of people who are related or unrelated, featuring self-contained units including facilities for cooking, eating, sleeping and hygiene. Tenancy is longer than one month. The household living category includes most types of senior housing, e.g., congregate care and assisted living, if residents live in self-contained units. The Uniform shall determine the maximum number of people who may reside in any given unit.
B. Group living. Living facilities for groups of unrelated individuals which includes at least one residing on the who is responsible for supervising, managing, monitoring and/or providing care, training or treatment of residents. Larger group living facilities may also be characterized by shared facilities for eating, hygiene and/or recreation. Examples include nursing/convalescent homes, residential care/treatment facilities, sororities/fraternities and convents/monasteries. Tenancy is longer than one month. The group living category does not include detention and post detention facilities (see § 17.12.150C., Detention Facilities).
C. Transitional housing. Public or non-profit living facilities with the same characteristics as group living category but with tenancy less than one month. Examples include homeless shelters, women’s/children’s shelters, drug/alcohol treatment facilities. The transitional housing category excludes private, profit-making short-term housing (see § 17.12.130A. Commercial Lodging) and detention and post-detention facilities (see § 17.12.150C., Detention Facilities).
E.
. A where lodging and meals are provided to a limited number of paying guests, consistent with the standards and limitations for a (see Article 7).
(Ord. 2009-01, passed 3-9-2009; Ord. 2018-07, passed 10-8-2018; Ord. 2023-03, passed 5-22-2023)