A. Purpose: This section provides standards for the establishment and operation of residential/social care facilities.
B. Applicability: The standards in this section apply to residential/social care facilities where allowed in residential districts, in addition to compliance with the standards in chapter 9.07, "Residential And Hillside Reserve Districts", of this article 2.
Facilities with six (6) or fewer persons do not require a conditional use permit and are allowed where a single-family dwelling is allowed, however, such facilities shall comply with the general requirements.
C. General Requirements:
1. Applicable Zoning District Development Standards: Each social care facility shall conform to the property development standards for the zoning district in which it is located.
2. Separation: Social care facilities shall not be located within three hundred feet (300') of another similar facility.
3. Applicable Health And Safety Regulations: Social care facilities shall be operated in compliance with applicable State and local health and safety regulations.
4. Required Permits And Licenses: Social care facilities shall be in conformance with the California Building Code. A certificate of occupancy shall be obtained from the Building and Safety Division before occupancy of social care facilities.
5. Fire Department Requirements: Each social care facility shall provide fire extinguishers and smoke detector devices and shall meet all standards established by the Fire Chief.
D. Development Standards: In addition to the general requirements residential/social care facilities with seven (7) or more persons shall comply with the following standards:
1. The site shall be located on or adjacent to a paved street where required street improvements can connect.
2. Building setback of fifty feet (50') from all property lines as required when developing in or adjacent to a Single-Family Land Use District; otherwise the underlying building setbacks of the land use district shall apply.
3. Common outdoor recreational amenities shall be provided subject to review and approval by the commission.
4. The heights of any proposed structure(s) shall be compatible with that of the surrounding development.
5. The architectural design of facilities shall be compatible and in scale with the surrounding development.
6. Parking areas for facilities in Residential Land Use Districts that accommodate more than ten (10) vehicles shall be divided into a series of smaller parking areas by landscaping and by offsetting portions of lots in ways that effectively reduce the visual impacts of large parking areas.
7. Access drives and parking aisles shall be kept at a maximum distance possible from any adjacent residential units. (Ord. 253, 12-16-2014)