Commission continues request for adult residential care facility in District 10 to allow neighbor outreach

The Zoning Commission continued a request for a conditional‑use permit for an adult residential care facility in District 10 after substantial public concern and at the applicant’s request for additional neighborhood outreach.

The applicant, represented in part by Ivonne Giselle, asked to postpone the item; the commission approved a continuance to the July 1 meeting (date recorded on the roll call) after motion by Commissioner Widset and a second. The roll call recorded on the transcript shows the motion passed with the majority voting in favor and one recorded no vote by Commissioner Barros.

Members of the public expressed concern about lack of information about the proposed use. Several neighbors said they had not received sufficient notice and feared traffic and safety impacts from a facility that would house people unknown to nearby residents. One speaker said, “My daughter is 8 years old and I would not want nine people I do not know to be next door,” and another described the neighborhood as largely single‑family lots and worried about property values.

On the record, the applicant described the planned operation as an adult residential care facility and said licensing would limit capacity under current zoning. The applicant said the initial occupancy plan was for six residents once licensing was complete and that the facility could house up to nine in future if permitted; staffing would follow approximately one staff member for every four residents, with rotating shifts. The applicant also said residents are primarily ambulatory, that medical visits would be arranged to limit off‑site travel, and that the facility would remain outwardly residential (no large signs, structure must retain house appearance).

Commissioners asked clarifying questions about permitted capacity (staff reiterated that under current single‑family residential rules the structure must appear as a house and that conditional uses come with limits such as sign size and operating hours), staffing, visitation and whether the applicant could accept a short continuance to meet with neighbors. The applicant agreed to a continuance.

The commission’s action was procedural: the item was continued to allow further neighborhood outreach and additional details to be presented at the continued hearing. No permit or license was granted; the applicant must return with any requested clarifications and the item will be heard again on the continued date.