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Residents urge Mission Viejo to adopt ordinance regulating small sober‑living homes
Summary
After a multi‑city task force model and extensive public comment, the Council considered Ordinance 25‑354 to require registration and 1,000‑foot separation for group/sober‑living homes of six units and under. Residents described neighborhood impacts and urged clearer enforcement and operator accountability.
Mission Viejo officials advanced discussion of a locally proposed ordinance aimed at regulating small group homes and sober‑living residences in residential neighborhoods.
City staff said the ordinance—drawn from a regional template developed by a multi‑city task force (CASLR)—is designed to protect residents of both the sober‑living homes and surrounding neighborhoods by requiring registration and, where proposed, a minimum separation (reported as 1,000 feet) between qualifying facilities. Staff described the measure as a…
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