Departments and agencies of the state are prohibited from licensing a new group home if it will be within twelve hundred (1200') feet of an existing group home, unless the Governing Body grants the proposed facility a conditional or special use permit. For purposes of this section, "existing group home" shall include, in addition to group homes defined in section 11-501, including but not limited to correctional homes and homes which serve people recuperating from the effects of drugs or alcohol, mental illness, or physical disability.
The number of group homes established in the Municipality shall be limited according to the population of the Municipality, except that the Governing Body may issue a variance to allow additional group homes. For a Municipality with a population of one thousand (1,000) residents or less, one (1) group home may be established, for a Municipality with a population of more than one thousand (1,000) and less than ten thousand (10,000) residents, one (1) group home may be established for every two thousand (2,000) residents, for a Municipality with a population of at least ten thousand (10,000) residents but less than fifty thousand (50,000) residents, one (1) group home may be established for every three thousand (3,000) residents. (Ref. 18-1746, 18-1747 RS Neb.) (Ord. No. 251, 4/5/83)
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