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Council advances citywide zoning language to allow short‑term “subacute care” stays with conditions
Summary
After debate about spot zoning and citywide rules, Fresno City Council directed staff to advance a text amendment that defines a ‘subacute care facility’ for the development code and requires a conditional use permit for specific locations; the measure excludes substance‑abuse treatment and limits stays to no more than 30 days.
The Fresno City Council voted to advance a proposed text amendment that would add a definition for “subacute care facility” to the city’s development code and allow those facilities where hospitals or related medical uses are permitted — provided each project secures a conditional use permit and public notice.
City planning staff said the amendment responds to a gap in the code: there is no existing definition for facilities that provide short‑term, medically supervised post‑operative or post‑acute care (a level of care that does not require an acute‑care hospital bed and would typically not exceed 30 days). Staff said the proposal specifically excludes substance‑abuse treatment, psychiatric treatment and…
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