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Mesa Verde residents urge enforcement or rezoning of sober-living and mental-health homes
Summary
Residents from Mesa Verde told the Costa Mesa City Council that sober-living and mental-health group homes operating in residential neighborhoods are creating safety and parking problems and asked the city to enforce zoning and parking regulations or rezone such properties as commercial.
Several Mesa Verde residents told the Costa Mesa City Council on April 1 they are alarmed by the number and operation of sober-living and mental-health facilities in their neighborhood and asked the city to take action on zoning, parking and enforcement.
Resident Jake Johnston and Corey Johnston identified two properties by address — 2798 Waxwing Circle and 1799 Hummingbird — and said each had “more than 12 cars” on site and frequent 24/7 activity. Jake Johnston said one resident at a nearby property recently harassed a plumber; Corey Johnston said patients sometimes run into the nearby Tanninger Park and ask neighbors to call police. Both speakers said they want businesses that operate like commercial treatment facilities to be zoned and regulated as commercial operations to ensure parking, safety and staffing requirements are met.
Council members and staff responded that the city will follow up. City Manager Farrell Harrison and City Attorney Kim Barlow noted staff will review the two addresses mentioned and enforce existing ordinances where appropriate. Mayor Stevens and others said the city previously adopted ordinances intended to regulate these facilities and that enforcement — rather than new zoning rules — may be the next step.
No formal action was taken at the meeting. Council members asked staff to report back on enforcement status and possible remedies; members also said they want to avoid conflating regulated care providers with unlicensed operations and to make sure any response is consistent with state law.
