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Proposed Code Amendments 3 The definition of Residential Hotels in Section 1.12.108 Definitions is amended to read as follows: Residential Hotels. A residential facility where living accommodations are individual secure rooms with or without separate kitchen or bathroom facilities for each room, and rented to one or two-person households as the primary residence of those occupants. This use classification includes Single Room Occupancy hotels (SROs) intended for long-term occupancy.Buildings with six or more guest rooms without kitchen facilities in individual rooms, or kitchen facilities for the exclusive use of guests, and which are also the primary residences of the hotel guests. The definition of Single -Family Residential in Section 1.12.108 Definitions is amended to read as follows: Single -Family Residential. Buildings containing one dwelling unit and up to one accessory dwelling unit and one junior accessory dwelling unit located on a single lot. This classification includes factory -built housing, mobile homes, and factory-built housing and manufactured homes installed on a foundation system pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 18551. Section 2.04.204 is amended to read as follows: 2.04.204 RM District—Use Regulations A. RM District—Permitted Uses. The following uses are allowed in the RM District, and a conditional use permit is not required. (Certain uses are subject to special requirements and/or limitations, as prescribed following the individual use classification.) 1. Accessory uses when in conjunction with a permitted use. 2. Garage and Yard Sales. (Limited to two times per year on the premises of the property owner or a residential property in the immediate vicinity.) 3. Multi-Family Residential. 4. Park and Recreation Facilities, Public. 5. Single-Family Residential. 65. Two-Family Residential. 76. Utilities, Minor. Section 2.04.232 is amended to read as follows: 2.04.232 Residential Congregate Care Facilities and Limited Group Housing A. Purpose and Intent. The City Council finds that certain people, including elderly persons, persons suffering from chronic illnesses, and persons with mental or physical disabilities, including persons recovering from drug and/or alcohol addiction, often benefit from living in a non-institutional residential environment, which is frequently cost-effective and more humane and therapeutic. The Council also finds that, under the federal Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq., the City has an obligation to provide reasonable accommodation for the disabled, including changing, waiving, and making exceptions to zoning rules that would otherwise have the effect of limiting the ability of such individuals to live in the residence of their choice in the community. The Council further finds that the preservation and protection of the character of residential neighborhoods is in the best interest of the public health, safety, and welfare, and that over-concentration of residential facilities for the individuals listed above can impair the character of residential neighborhoods, thereby defeating the very reason for providing residential accommodations for such individuals. Thus, the Council concludes that a set of land use laws that flexibly limits the