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Commissioners keep buffer for larger group adult foster homes, remove spacing for owner‑occupied family foster homes
Summary
The draft eliminates the blanket 1,500-foot spacing requirement for owner‑occupied adult foster care family homes (1–6 residents) but commissioners agreed to retain a distancing buffer for larger group‑home operations; staff noted enforcement challenges because state licensing is not always coordinated with local zoning.
The Planning Commission discussed removal of a 1,500-foot spacing requirement for adult foster care after staff said requiring that large buffer can create an access barrier for aging residents.
Commissioners distinguished between small, owner‑occupied adult foster care family homes (typically up to six residents) and larger group-home business models (small group homes up to 12 residents and large group homes up to 20 residents). Several…
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