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Committee reviews definitions and fire-safety rules for group homes, shelters and assisted-living uses
Summary
The Kankakee License and Franchise Committee on July 10 heard city attorney and fire-department briefing on municipal definitions and fire-safety rules for community residences, group homes, rooming houses, halfway houses and shelter-care facilities.
On July 10 the Kankakee License and Franchise Committee received an extended briefing from the city attorney (Attorney Landry) and Fire Chief LaRoche on the city’s definitions and rules for community residences, group homes, rooming and boarding houses, shelter-care facilities and assisted-living uses.
Attorney Landry walked the committee through the municipal definitions that determine where each type of residence is permitted, whether a conditional-use permit is required and what conditions apply. He described a community residence as “a single dwelling occupied on a relatively permanent basis in a family-like atmosphere by a…
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