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City staff present draft boarding-home ordinance; first reading scheduled for evening meeting
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City staff presented a draft ordinance to regulate boarding homes—residential facilities sometimes called bed-and-board homes that house three or more residents with disabilities or special needs—and said the item is scheduled for first reading at the council’s evening meeting.
City staff presented a draft ordinance to regulate boarding homes—residential facilities sometimes called bed-and-board homes that house three or more residents with disabilities or special needs—and said the item is scheduled for first reading at the council’s evening meeting.
Jennifer Wickman, Deputy City Manager, said the state directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to prepare a model ordinance and that the state statute (codified as Chapter 260 of the Texas Health and Safety Code) authorizes cities to adopt local regulations. Wickman said the city has not previously adopted such regulations but that Dallas and Fort Worth have, and that nearby communities are also moving toward adoption. “We did look around…
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