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Council tightens rules for group homes, bars violators from reapplying for five years
Summary
The council adopted a zoning text amendment and implementing ordinances to prevent group‑home operators found in violation from reapplying for a special use or conditional use permit for five years; the changes passed unanimously.
Huntington Beach officials voted unanimously to amend the city’s group‑home rules so operators who have a special‑use or conditional‑use permit revoked, or who are found to operate in violation of the code, will be barred from applying for a new permit for five years.
Staff told the council the city’s 2024 group‑home ordinance established permitting requirements designed to protect neighborhoods and ensure operator accountability. In…
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