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Chief Planner Stan Boling made the following staff presenta- tion,, emphasizing that staff recommends upholding the Planning & Zoning Commission to grant permit approval for the Retarded Citizens group home, which will be located right across from their work center near the Elementary School. T0: The Honorable Members of DATE: August 21, 1987 FILE: - the Board of County Commissioners DIVISION HEAD CONCURRENCE: . AN APPEAL OF THE DECISION SUBJECT: TO GRANT THE ASSOCIATION _ Robert M. Keat' g,wDirector FOR RETARDED CITIZENS Planning & Developm AN ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT 6, FOR A LEVEL I GROUP HOME THROUGH: Stan Boling A. IN.THE RS -6 ZONING Chief, Current Development DISTRICT FROM: John W. McCoYet' REFERENCES: ARC S aff Planner JOHN2 It is requested that 'the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting of September 1, 1987. LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION: Carteir and Associates has submitted a request on behalf of the Assoc'liation for Retarded Citizens to receive Administrative Permit appro'val'to operate a Level I group home in an existing residence. A Level I group home can house up to 8 individuals under H.R.S. regulations. This home would be used as a residence for retarded adults who need some assistance with independent living. The residents would be employed at the work center across the street throughout the day and return home in the evening. The residents would be assisted by group home parents. Essentially, this residence would remain residential in nature; only the people living at this house would be unrelated by blood and mentally handicapped. The above mentioned request was accompanied by a concurrent request for minor site plan approval which was granted by the Technical Review Committee (T.R.C.). The site plan satisfies all of the requirements of the site plan ordinance and the regulations for specific land use regulating group homes. The Planning and Zoning Commission, in concurrence with staff's recommendation, voted unanimously to approve this administrative perm, ''t use at their July 9, 1987 meeting. Mr. Jerry Metcalf, an owne of property within the neighborhood of the subject site, subsequently appealed the decision of the Planning and Zoning Commission in his attached letter dated July 23, 1987. Pursuant to section 27.4(d) of the zoning ordinance, the Board of County Commissioners hears appeals of decisions made by the the Planning and ZIoning Board. . g BOOK 69 PACE auI SEP 1 .961 L-