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Council moves group‑home licensing and review into UDO: BZA gains authority; eight‑person cap adopted

5436037 · July 21, 2025
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Summary

Ordinance Z‑699‑25 amends Carmel's Unified Development Ordinance to require state licensure for certain group homes, shifts special‑exception approval to the Board of Zoning Appeals, and limits unrelated residents in group homes to eight.

CARMEL, Ind. — The Carmel Common Council adopted ordinance Z‑699‑25 on July 21, changing how the city regulates group homes and special exceptions under the Unified Development Ordinance.

The ordinance requires that group homes serving certain populations obtain licensure from either the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction or the Indiana Division of Disability and…

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