Group homes and residential care in Pico Rivera

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Parking	All garage and driveway spaces stay available. Each resident and the house manager may park only one vehicle. Applies: Applies to group homes needing a Group Home Permit, with no care and supervision; parking is at the home or within 300 feet. § 18.22.120 · 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 300 feet of the dwelling unit.
Homes for 6 or fewer	Up to 6 residents, not counting a house manager, and never more than 7. Accessory dwelling unit residents count. Applies: Applies to a group home in a single-family residential zone. § 18.22.120 · code text If the home is located in a single-family residential zone, the group home shall have six or fewer residents, not counting a house manager, but in no event shall have more than seven residents.
Distance between homes	Homes must be at least 650 feet from any other sober living home or licensed recovery or treatment facility. Applies: Measured between closest property lines; applies to sober living homes. § 18.22.120 · code text The sober living home shall not be located within 650 feet, as measured from the closet property lines, of any other sober living home or from any State-licensed and/or certified alcoholism or drug abuse recovery/treatment facility.
Where allowed	Allowed in any district, planned community or Specific Plan area zoned for residential purposes, with a Group Home Permit. Applies: Applies to unlicensed group homes with no care and supervision that may otherwise be an unpermitted use. § 18.22.120 · code text A group home that may otherwise be considered an unpermitted use shall be permitted in any district, planned community, or Specific Plan area zoned for residential purposes with a Group Home Permit provided:

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Pico Rivera's code: All garage and driveway spaces stay available. Each resident and the house manager may park only one vehicle. (Applies to group homes needing a Group Home Permit, with no care and supervision; parking is at the home or within 300 feet.) (§ 18.22.120); Up to 6 residents, not counting a house manager, and never more than 7. Accessory dwelling unit residents count. (Applies to a group home in a single-family residential zone.) (§ 18.22.120).

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