An Operational Permit is required to engage in the business of a residential care facility. This occupancy shall include buildings, structures or parts thereof housing more than six clients, on a 24-hour basis, who because of age, mental disability or other reasons, live in a supervised residential environment that provides personal care services. This category may contain clients that are ambulatory, non-ambulatory and/or bedridden. This group shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
Assisted living facilities, such as:
Residential Care Facilities
Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE’s)
Adult Residential Facilities
Congregate Living Health Facilities
Group Homes
Residential Care Facilities for the Chronically Ill
Congregate Living Health Facilities for the Terminally Ill
Social Rehabilitation Facilities such as:
Halfway Houses
Community Correctional Centers
Community Correction Reentry Centers
Community Treatment Programs
Work Furlough Programs
Alcoholism or Drug Abuse Recovery or Treatment Facilities