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Board upholds zoning violation for Stepping Stone Recovery Housing at 520 High Street, grants until July 1 to vacate
Summary
The board sustained the planning director’s finding that Stepping Stone Recovery Housing at 520 High Street operates as a prohibited group living facility in an RM‑2 zone and gave occupants until July 1 to vacate.
The Amelibo County Board of Adjustments on Jan. 21 sustained a planning director’s determination that Stepping Stone Recovery Housing, operating at 520 High Street in Danville, is a group‑living facility not permitted in the RM‑2 (two‑family residential) district and ordered the property vacated by July 1.
Blake Hobson, proprietor of Stepping Stone Recovery Housing, and his attorney, Mr. Bailey, urged the board to consider federal guidance and recovery‑house practice in classifying the residence. Hobson said the house “is a lifeline for a lot of people” returning to Danville and described the residence as peer‑run, transitional housing serving men coming out of treatment and under supervision. He said the house…
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