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California state legislature to enact legislation that empowers local government to preserve the <br />residential character of neighborhoods necessary to effect state policy regarding group homes as follows: <br />1. Amend the state law to provide the same distancing and notice requirements for ADP facilities as <br />it does for Community Care Act facilities; <br />a. Enact legislation providing standards that prevent overconcentration of unlicensed sober living <br />homes to maintain residential character of neighborhoods which has therapeutic benefit for the <br />occupants; and <br />3. Restrict the zoning preemption for licensed ADP facilities to those owned and operated by non- <br />profit organizations. <br />Fiscal lmp ct: <br />Minor, if any. <br />Comment: <br />1) The League has significant existing policy in this area. In the past the League has had internal <br />task forces and sponsored and supported various legislative proposals. <br />2) Making significant progress in this area has been difficult in the Capitol. Federal and state fair <br />housing and anti -discrimination laws and various court decisions have bearing on local authority <br />in this area. Patient advocacy groups and sympathetic legislators have been suspicious of any <br />solutions that they see as limiting patient access. Thus, any effort to develop solutions to address <br />local land use concerns must also remain sensitive to these issues and the perspective of <br />legislators that sit on committees with jurisdiction in these areas. <br />Existing League Policy: <br />Related to this Resolution, existing policy provides: <br />• The League supports permitting cities to exercise review and land use regulation of group home <br />facilities and residential care facilities in residential neighborhoods including the application of <br />zoning, building and safety standards. State and county licensing agencies should be required to <br />confer with the city's planning agency in determining whether to grant a license to a community <br />care facility. The League recognizes that better review and regulation of residential care facilities <br />will protect both the community surrounding a facility and the residents within a facility from a <br />poorly managed facility or the absence of state oversight. <br />* The League supports state legislation to require a minimum distance of 300 feet between all new <br />and existing residential care facilities. The League supports notification of cities about <br />conditional release participants residing in group homes. <br />RESOLUTION REFERRED TO HOUSING, COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />AND REVENUE & TAXATION POLICY COMMITTEES <br />3. A RESOLUTION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES SUPPORTING SB 593 <br />(MCGUIRE) AND CONTINUED LOCAL FLEXIBILITY FOR CITIES AS THEY ADDRESS <br />NEIGHBORHOOD AND FISCAL IMPACTS OF TEMPORARY RENTALS OF <br />RESIDENTIAL UNITS <br />Source: City of West Hollywood <br />Concurrence of five or more cities/city officials: Cities of Healdsburg, Mammoth Lakes, Napa, <br />Piedmont, Santa Cruz, Santa Monica, Sonoma <br />Referred to: Housing, Community & Economic Development; Revenue & Taxation Policy Committees <br />Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: <br />12 <br />