Group homes and residential care in Pacifica

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Homes for 7 or more	A use permit, with hearing and notice requirements, is required. Applies: Applies to facilities serving more than 6 residents, not including staff. § 9-4.2315 · code text Community care facilities serving more than six (6) residents not including staff, may be permitted in those zoning districts enumerated in this chapter upon securing a use permit and complying with all hearing and notice requirements as set forth in Article 33 of this chapter, except as otherwise provided in this section.
Homes for 6 or fewer	Permitted in all zoning districts that permit single-family residences; no requirements of this section apply. Applies: Applies to facilities serving 6 or fewer residents, not including staff. § 9-4.2315 · code text Community care facilities serving six (6) or fewer residents not including staff are permitted in all zoning districts that permit single-family residences and shall not be required to meet any requirement of this section.
Distance between homes	No other community care facility serving more than 6 persons may be within 500 radial feet of the property. Applies: Applies to facilities serving more than 6 persons, not including staff; the Planning Commission may find overconcentration if impacts are significant. § 9-4.2315 · code text There are no other community care facilities serving more than six (6) persons not including staff within five hundred (500) radial feet of the perimeter of the subject property.
Where allowed	Allowed in all zoning districts that permit single-family residences. Applies: Applies to facilities serving 6 or fewer residents, not including staff. § 9-4.2315 · code text Community care facilities serving six (6) or fewer residents not including staff are permitted in all zoning districts that permit single-family residences and shall not be required to meet any requirement of this section. Allowed in all residential and commercial zoning districts identified in the chapter. Applies: Applies to community care facilities serving more than 6 persons plus caregivers, with use permit approval. § 9-4.2315 · code text community care facilities serving more than six (6) persons in addition to caregivers may be permitted by approval of a use permit in all residential and commercial zoning districts, as identified in this chapter.

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Pacifica's code: A use permit, with hearing and notice requirements, is required. (Applies to facilities serving more than 6 residents, not including staff.) (§ 9-4.2315); Permitted in all zoning districts that permit single-family residences; no requirements of this section apply. (Applies to facilities serving 6 or fewer residents, not including staff.) (§ 9-4.2315).

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