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Council tables proposed zoning change to allow group homes as permitted uses
Summary
The council voted to table Bill 62‑91, which would redefine and allow group homes as permitted uses in several residential zoning districts; members cited the need for planning-and-zoning rationale and concern about removing public review.
Maplewood, Mo. — The Maplewood City Council on Aug. 12 voted to table Bill 62‑91, a zoning ordinance that would redefine “group homes” and make them permitted uses in the city’s residential zoning districts, after council members raised concerns about removing conditional use review and public input.
Under the current code, group homes are reviewed as conditional uses in some contexts. The proposed bill would amend several sections of the city code (chapter 56) to permit group homes in SR, LR and MR districts and redefine group-living facilities. Planning staff asked that…
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