Where are group homes and residential care homes allowed in Fountain Valley?

Fountain Valley's code: Garage and driveway spaces stay free. Each resident and the house manager may park only one vehicle. (Applies to unlicensed group homes (no care) in R1 with a special use permit; park at home or on a street within 500 feet.) (§ 21.29.030); A conditional use permit is required. (Applies to 7 or more occupants in GH, R2, R3 and R4 zones.) (§ 21.29.050).

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Parking	Garage and driveway spaces stay free. Each resident and the house manager may park only one vehicle. Applies: Applies to unlicensed group homes (no care) in R1 with a special use permit; park at home or on a street within 500 feet. § 21.29.030 · code text All garage and driveway spaces associated with the dwelling unit shall, at all times, be available for the parking of vehicles. Residents and the house manager may each only store or park a single vehicle at the dwelling unit or on any street within five hundred feet of the dwelling unit.
Homes for 7 or more	A conditional use permit is required. Applies: Applies to 7 or more occupants in GH, R2, R3 and R4 zones. § 21.29.050 · code text A conditional use permit shall be required for the operation of a group home, state-licensed residential care facility or state-licensed drug and alcohol treatment facility with seven or more occupants in the GH, R2, R3, and R4 zones subject to the following conditions:
Homes for 6 or fewer	A special use permit is required. Applies: Applies to 6 or fewer occupants in GH, R2, R3 and R4 zones; unlicensed group homes and sober living homes (no care or supervision). § 21.29.040 · code text A special use permit shall be required for the operation of a group home, including a sober living home, with six or fewer occupants in the GH, R2, R3 and R4 zones subject to the following requirements: A special use permit is required. Applies: Applies to a group home that would otherwise be an unpermitted use in an R1 zone; no care or supervision is provided (unlicensed). § 21.29.030 · code text A group home that may otherwise be considered an unpermitted use may locate in an R1 zone with a special use permit provided:
Distance between homes	Homes must be at least 650 feet from another group home, sober living home or treatment facility. Applies: Applies to unlicensed group homes and sober living homes with 6 or fewer occupants that provide no care or supervision. § 21.29.040 · code text The group home or sober living home is at least six hundred fifty feet from any other property, as defined in section 4.35.010, that contains a group home, sober living home or state-licensed drug and alcohol treatment facility, as measured from the property line. Homes must be at least 650 feet apart. Applies: Applies to 7 or more occupants, unless the reviewing authority finds the location will not over-concentrate similar uses. § 21.29.050 · code text The group home, residential care facility or state-licensed drug and alcohol treatment facility is at least six hundred fifty feet from any property, as defined in Section 21.29.040, that contains a group home, sober living home or state-licensed drug and alcohol treatment facility, as measured from the property line, unless the reviewing authority determines that such location will not result in an over-concentration of similar uses.
Where allowed	Allowed in the R1 zone with a special use permit. Applies: Applies to a group home that would otherwise be an unpermitted use; no care or supervision is provided (unlicensed). § 21.29.030 · code text A group home that may otherwise be considered an unpermitted use may locate in an R1 zone with a special use permit provided: Allowed in GH, R2, R3 and R4 zones with a special use permit. Applies: Applies to 6 or fewer occupants; unlicensed group homes and sober living homes (no care or supervision). § 21.29.040 · code text A special use permit shall be required for the operation of a group home, including a sober living home, with six or fewer occupants in the GH, R2, R3 and R4 zones subject to the following requirements: Allowed in GH, R2, R3 and R4 zones. Applies: Applies to 7 or more occupants. § 21.29.050 · code text A conditional use permit shall be required for the operation of a group home, state-licensed residential care facility or state-licensed drug and alcohol treatment facility with seven or more occupants in the GH, R2, R3, and R4 zones subject to the following conditions:

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