Group homes and residential care in Hemet: the local rules

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

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Homes for 7 or more	A conditional use permit is required. Applies: Applies to large group homes of 11 or more residents in multiple-family residential zones and the O-P commercial zone. § 90-264 · code text Subject to a conditional use permit, large group homes of 11 or more residents are permitted in the multiple-family residential zones and in the O-P commercial zone.
Homes for 6 or fewer	A small group home permit is required. Applies: Applies to small group homes with no care needing state licensure, in single-family, R-2 and R-3 zones; small licensed facilities there need no such permit. § 90-264 · code text Small group homes are permitted in single-family residential zones and R-2 and R-3 multiple-family residential zones, subject to the issuance of a small group home permit as provided in this division. Allowed in all single-family residential zones and R-2 and R-3 multiple-family zones. Applies: Applies to small licensed residential care facilities. § 90-264 · code text Small licensed residential care facilities are permitted in all single-family residential zones, R-2 and R-3 multiple-family residential zones.
Distance between homes	Group homes must be at least 300 feet from any other group home, small licensed facility or parolee-probationer home. Applies: Applies to unlicensed small group homes and large group homes. § 90-270 · code text Group homes shall not be located within 300 feet, measured from the property lines, of any other group home, small licensed residential care facility, or parolee-probationer home.
Where allowed	Allowed in multiple-family residential zones with an administrative use permit; prohibited in all single-family zones. Applies: Applies to large group homes of 10 or fewer residents. § 90-264 · code text Subject to an administrative use permit, large group homes of ten or fewer residents are permitted in the multiple-family residential zones.

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Hemet's code: A conditional use permit is required. (Applies to large group homes of 11 or more residents in multiple-family residential zones and the O-P commercial zone.) (§ 90-264); A small group home permit is required. (Applies to small group homes with no care needing state licensure, in single-family, R-2 and R-3 zones; small licensed facilities there need no such permit.) (§ 90-264).

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