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Plan Board recommends and approves zoning text amendments to cap citywide foster care/group homes at 48
Summary
The board recommended and carried a motion to approve zoning code text changes that create a city‑wide maximum of 48 foster care facilities, remove redundant definitions, and follow earlier moratoria and Commission actions.
On May 12 the City Plan Board considered PLN2026‑00091, an application for zoning code text amendments concerning group homes and foster care facilities. Staff presented proposed language that would set a citywide maximum of 48 foster care facilities and remove two redundant definitions in the code.
Tony Kroeger reviewed the proposed changes and summarized the local chronology: an initial moratorium on group home applications began Aug. 14, 2024 (Emergency Resolution No. 6813‑24), extensions followed in January 2025 and August 2025, the Plan Board recommended approval of related amendments on July 8, 2025, the City Commission adopted certain text amendments Oct. 8, 2025 (Ordinance No. 32161‑25), and the moratorium was extended again through February 2026. Kroeger said data show Dayton has a disproportionately high number of foster care facilities compared with the region and the State of Ohio.
The specific language shown to the board would create a city‑wide cap of 48 foster care facilities; under the proposal no new foster care facilities would be permitted until the total falls below that cap. Tony Kroeger recommended approval, and the board expressed support for establishing a citywide maximum.
A motion to approve the text amendments was made by William Allen and seconded by Matt Sauer; the motion carried. Votes were recorded as yes by Ann Schenking, William Allen, Matt Sauer, Leslie Lovelace, Rosie Miller and Greg Scott; Geraldine Pegues was excused. The minutes reflect that the board approved the text amendments based on the required standards for consideration.
The amendments formalize a citywide numeric cap on foster care facilities and remove redundant code definitions; the minutes do not record any public comments on this item. The board’s approval will be transmitted as the board’s recommendation and recorded in the minutes for subsequent administrative steps.
