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Group homes and residential care in Grand Terrace

Grand Terrace's own rules on group homes and residential care, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Grand Terrace Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Grand Terrace's code says

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Parking
  • All garage and driveway spaces must always be available for parking vehicles.
    Applies: Applies to residential care facilities serving 7 or more persons.
    § 18.82.010 · code text
    All garage and driveway spaces associated the facility shall, at all times, be available for the parking of vehicles. The precise number of parking spaces required will be determined by the operating characteristics of the specific proposal.
Homes for 7 or more
  • A Conditional Use Permit is required.
    Applies: Applies to residential care facilities serving 7 or more persons.
    § 18.82.010 · code text
    The following information shall accompany the Conditional Use Permit application for a residential care facility:
Homes for 6 or fewer
  • The home must follow the property development standards of its zoning district.
    Applies: Applies to residential care facilities serving 6 or fewer persons.
    § 18.82.010 · code text
    Each residential care facility shall conform to the property development standards for the land use zoning district in which it is located.
Distance between homes
  • Facilities must be at least 300 feet from another similar facility.
    Applies: Applies to residential care facilities serving 7 or more persons.
    § 18.82.010 · code text
    Residential care facilities shall not be located within 300 feet of another similar facility, except that the separation requirement shall be increased to 1,000 feet, as measured from the nearest outside building walls where the other use is a parolee/probationer or sober living home.
  • Facilities must be at least 1,000 feet from a parolee/probationer or sober living home.
    Applies: Applies to residential care facilities serving 7 or more persons.
    § 18.82.010 · code text
    Residential care facilities shall not be located within 300 feet of another similar facility, except that the separation requirement shall be increased to 1,000 feet, as measured from the nearest outside building walls where the other use is a parolee/probationer or sober living home.

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Frequently asked questions

Where are group homes and residential care homes allowed in Grand Terrace?

Grand Terrace's code: All garage and driveway spaces must always be available for parking vehicles. (Applies to residential care facilities serving 7 or more persons.) (§ 18.82.010); A Conditional Use Permit is required. (Applies to residential care facilities serving 7 or more persons.) (§ 18.82.010).

General information, not legal advice.

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