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Council introduces ordinance to regulate group homes and sober-living operators after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing and broad council support, Santa Ana introduced zoning and building-code changes to regulate group homes and operator permits; the ordinance was introduced for first reading unanimously.
The Santa Ana City Council introduced for first reading an ordinance amending zoning and building regulations to create a special-use and operator-permit framework for group homes and sober-living facilities.
The ordinance, introduced by Councilmember Angel Becerra and seconded by Mayor Meskwah, aims to regulate group homes that serve persons with disabilities, impose operator permitting requirements and set fees. The council also adopted a companion resolution establishing those permit fees. The council found the action exempt from CEQA under…
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