(a) The applicant shall submit the following information to the planning and development department:
(1) Area plan showing zoning classifications and land uses of all property within one-quarter mile of the site of the proposed halfway house. The area plan must specifically identify all uses related to children, such as schools, places of worship, parks, playgrounds, day care centers, public and private youth centers, public swimming pools and video arcade facilities. The applicant is expected to make a good faith effort to locate all such uses;
(2) Site plan for the property, in compliance with this article. The site plan shall include a floor plan detailing room sizes, sleeping areas, number of beds, training rooms, kitchen and food service areas, bathrooms, recreational areas and all other uses. The site plan requirement cannot be waived by the zoning commission;
(3) Copy of the contract governing the operation of the facility;
(4) Security plan identifying security features of facility; and
(5) Copy of policies and rules for operation of the facility.
(b) The zoning commission shall consider comments from the police department and planning and development department concerning the documentation described above prior to recommending approval of any zoning change request for a halfway house.
(c) Notification of the requested zoning change shall be sent to the owners of all property within 1,000 feet of the property on which the change in zoning is proposed, in accordance with the procedure set out in state law and local ordinances, and to all neighborhoods registered with the planning and development department that include property located within 1,000 feet of the proposed site. Notice of the time and place of the hearing before the city council shall be published in an official newspaper or a newspaper of general circulation at least 15 days before the hearing as required by state law and shall be at least five inches by eight inches.
(d) If the owner or operator of a nonconforming halfway house wishes to expand the facility or make structural alterations which require the approval of the city council, notification of the request shall be sent to the owners of all property within 1,000 feet of the property on which the expansion is proposed and to all neighborhoods registered with the planning and development department that include property located within 1,000 feet of the proposed site. In addition, notice of the time and place of the hearing before the city council shall be published in an official newspaper or a newspaper of general circulation at least 15 days before the hearing and shall be at least five inches by eight inches.
(Ord. 23609-03-2019, § 8, passed 3-19-2019)