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JAN 2 2 1996 BOOK 63 FACE '3 5 -7 TO: The Honorable Members DATE: January 14, 1986 FILE: of the Board of County Commissioners DIVISION HEAD CONCURRENCE: SUBJECT: Robert M. KeAliing6AICP Planning & Development Director Q7 THROUGH: Richard Shearer, AICP Chief, Long -Range Planning AMENDING THE DEFINITIONS OF FAMILY AND GROUP HOME IN THE LANGUAGE AND DEFINITIONS SECTION OF THE ZONING CODE FROM: REFERENCES: Jeffrey A. Goulet � Family & Group Memo Staff Planner, Long -Range Planning JEFF It is requested that the data herein presented be given formhl consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting of January 22, 1986. DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS In November, 1985, the Planning and Zoning Commission directed the staff to analyze the County's current definition of family as it appears in the Zoning Code. This directive was the result of discussion on granting an administrative permit for a group home applied for by Mr. Frank Zorc for a group of Paulist Fathers. It was determined by the staff and the county attorney's office that, based on the current definitions of family and group homes in the Zoning Code, the group of priests would not be eligible for a group home but would be considered a family; thus Mr. Zorc did not need a permit for a group home. On January 9, 1986, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4 -to -0 to recommend approval of the proposed amendments to the definitions of family and group homes with the following conditions: 1) That a public hearing shall be required for all group home applications, and surrounding property owners shall be notified. 2) That any group home permit shall be nontransferable. The facility must be reevaluated for an administrative permit or special exception approval with any change in resident type or capacity increase which would raise the level of the group home. ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS The current definition of family, as it appears in the Zoning Code, is as follows: Family. Any number of individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit, including the use of common kitchen facilities within the dwelling. The number of persons per room and the characteristics of the dwelling unit must comply with Section 305, "Minimum Dwelling Space Requirements" of the Southern Standard Housing Code. Staff conducted a survey of how other cities and counties define family and found that most jurisdictions place a maximum on the number of unrelated individuals that can live together and still be considered a family. The maximum number of unrelated persons who could live together as a family unit ranged from four (4) to six ( 6 ) persons. LIb'1