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Fort Worth staff present clearer classifications for congregate living facilities; city seeks registration approach
Summary
City staff outlined proposed changes to zoning and registration for congregate living facilities for persons with disabilities, explaining which facility types the city regulates and which are under state authority; councilmembers asked about half‑mile spacing rules and registration of existing homes.
City staff presented an informational report on Feb. 11 to the Fort Worth City Council that clarifies categories of congregate living facilities, explains the limits of municipal authority for certain facility types, and proposes a phased registration approach for group and community homes.
What staff said: Lashandra (last name not specified in the transcript), a development‑services staff member, walked council members through definitions in the zoning code and how the city’s authority differs by facility type. “Boarding homes are the only type of facility the city actually has jurisdiction over,” Lashandra said, and staff…
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