Group homes and residential care in Laguna Hills

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Homes for 7 or more	A conditional use permit is required. Applies: Applies to community care facilities for 7 or more individuals in village commercial and mixed use zones. § 9-64.040 · code text Community care facilities for seven or more individuals are permitted in the village commercial and mixed use zones subject to a conditional use permit A conditional use permit is required. Applies: Applies to residential care facilities for the elderly in the neighborhood mixed use zone, listed with community care facilities for 7 or more. § 9-64.040 · code text Residential care facilities for the elderly are also permitted in the neighborhood mixed use zone subject to a conditional use permit
Homes for 6 or fewer	The facility is considered a residential use. Applies: Applies to 24-hour occupancy by 6 or fewer persons in a residential facility. § 9-64.020 · code text twenty-four (24) hour occupancy by six or fewer persons in a residential facility allows the facility to be considered a residential use. Permitted in all residential zones, subject only to the zone's development standards. Applies: Applies to community care facilities for 6 or fewer individuals, except facilities for wards of the juvenile court. § 9-64.040 · code text these facilities are permitted in all residential zones subject only to the development standards of the zone in which the facility is located.
Where allowed	Allowed in all residential zones. Applies: Applies to community care facilities for 6 or fewer individuals, except facilities for wards of the juvenile court. § 9-64.040 · code text these facilities are permitted in all residential zones subject only to the development standards of the zone in which the facility is located. Allowed in village commercial and mixed use zones. Applies: Applies to community care facilities for 7 or more individuals. § 9-64.040 · code text Community care facilities for seven or more individuals are permitted in the village commercial and mixed use zones subject to a conditional use permit Allowed in the neighborhood mixed use zone with a conditional use permit. Applies: Applies to residential care facilities for the elderly, listed with community care facilities for 7 or more individuals. § 9-64.040 · code text Residential care facilities for the elderly are also permitted in the neighborhood mixed use zone subject to a conditional use permit

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Laguna Hills's code: A conditional use permit is required. (Applies to community care facilities for 7 or more individuals in village commercial and mixed use zones.) (§ 9-64.040); A conditional use permit is required. (Applies to residential care facilities for the elderly in the neighborhood mixed use zone, listed with community care facilities for 7 or more.) (§ 9-64.040).

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