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Lynchburg staff brief council on group-home, recovery-home definitions ahead of public hearing
Summary
City planning staff explained how Lynchburg and Virginia law treat group homes, recovery homes and when a conditional use permit is required; staff said recovery homes are not treated the same as group homes under state code and noted a public hearing on a proposed group home that evening.
City planning staff gave Lynchburg council a primer on how local code and state law treat group homes and recovery homes, saying the distinctions matter for zoning and for whether a conditional use permit (CUP) is required.
"Webster's defines a group home as a residence for persons requiring care or supervision," said Kevin Henry, the city's planning staffer, summarizing the local definition used in Lynchburg's zoning ordinance. He told the committee that the Federal Fair Housing Act lists…
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