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(d) Criteria for group homes: Level I, II, IIIL M residential <br />centers and adult congregate living facility. Group homes <br />shall be distinguished by their resident capacity as follows: <br />1. Level I group home or ACLF, up to eight (8) residents <br />including caretaker(s) per shift; <br />2. Level II group home or ACLF, up to twelve (12) residents <br />including caretakers) per shift; <br />3e Level I I I group home or ACLF, up to twenty ( 20 ) residents <br />including caretaker(s) per shift; and <br />4. Residential centers or ACLF (not Level I, II, or III), <br />twenty-one (21) or more residents including caretaker(s) <br />per shift. <br />(e) Those group homes or ACLFs whose residents are service- <br />dependantmelraMME1110111 persons requiring special protection or <br />custodial care in order to meet their emotional and/or <br />physical needs must meet all licensing requirements from the <br />Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services of the State <br />of Florida. <br />1. The use shall satisfy all applicable regulations of the <br />State of Florida and Indian River County as currently <br />exist, <br />2. The approving body shall determine that the proposed use <br />is compatible with the surrounding neighborhood in terms <br />of intensity of land use. As a measure of land use <br />intensity, the expected number of persons per acre of the <br />proposed use is equivalent to the number of persons per <br />acre allowed within the respective zoning district. The <br />number of persons per acre within the respective zoning <br />district. The number .of persons per acre within the <br />zoning district can be derived by multiplying the density <br />(d.u./acre) by household size estimates for that <br />structure type. For the purposes of this section, the <br />following household size estimates shall apply: single- <br />family homes, 2.5 persons per dwelling unit, multiple - <br />family, 2.0 persons per dwelling unit. The persons per <br />acre intensity of the group home shall not exceed one and <br />one-half (1z) times the intensity of adjacent residential <br />zoning district(s); <br />3. To avoid unsafe or unhealthy conditions that may be <br />produced by the over -crowding of persons living in these <br />facilities, a minimum floor area per person shall be <br />required. Floor area requirements shall be measured from <br />interior walls of all rooms including closet space. <br />a. Total interior living space. A minimum of two <br />hundred (200) square feet of interior living space <br />shall be provided per facility resident. Interior <br />living space shall include sleeping space and all <br />other interior space accessible on a regular basis <br />to all facility residents. <br />Coding: Words in LU •: -• • type are deletions from existing law. <br />Words underlined are additions. <br />r <br />