GroundRules
WIC § 5116
Where this section sits in the code
- Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
- DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES [5000. - 5987.]
- PART 1. THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT [5000. - 5550.]
- CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [5000. - 5122.]
(a) Pursuant to the policy stated in Section 5115, a state-authorized, certified, or licensed family care home, foster home, or group home serving six or fewer persons with mental health disorders or other disabilities or dependent and neglected children, shall be considered a residential use of property for the purposes of zoning if the homes provide care on a 24-hour-a-day basis.
(b) These homes shall be a permitted use in all residential zones, including, but not limited to, residential zones for single-family dwellings.
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