(A) Special services home shall be defined to include:
(1) Homes for the handicapped or infirm;
(2) Nursing and intermediate care homes;
(3) Child care homes;
(4) Halfway houses; and
(5) Family care homes.
(B) The minimum room sizes in a special services home shall be 150 square feet for a living or principal room, 100 square feet for a kitchen and dining room combination, 100 square feet for the first bedroom, and 70 square feet for each additional bedroom.
(C) In order to provide the services needed for the special homes, the owner of the real estate or the operator of the special home shall request a permit for the home on July 1 of each year with the Director of Emergency Services. The home must meet current building home requirements and must meet the standards required for a foster care home in Greene County.
(D) Special services homes shall be inspected by the Greene County Building Inspector annually and the owner of the real estate or the operator of the facility shall pay any inspection fees required for such inspection.
(E) Application for a permit shall include:
(1) The number of staff personnel to reside in the facility;
(2) The number of individuals to be housed in the facility;
(3) The purpose of the facility; and
(4) The nature of the handicap of the individuals who will reside there.
(F) After the owner/operator has requested a permit and has passed inspection set out above, he or she shall receive a permit conditioned upon obtaining any required state license within 90 days after approval of the permit.
(G) No special services home shall house mentally ill persons who are determined to be dangerous to themselves or others as defined in G.S. § 122C-3(1l)b. No special services homes shall house registered sex offenders in the same home as handicapped or infirmed residents.
(H) No special services home shall be located within 2,640 feet of another such facility, measured along the nearest property lines and location to one another.
(I) No one shall operate a special services home without the permit set out above. Everyday of operation without the permit shall be a separate violation.
(Ord. passed 10-2-06)