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�_J -- Minimum Sleeping Areas. A minimum of eighty (80) square feet shall be provided in each sleeping space for single occupancy. A minimum of sixty (60) square feet of sleeping space shall be provided for each bed in a sleeping space for multiple occupancy. -- Bathroom Facilities. A full bathroom with toilet, sink and tub or shower shall be provided for each five (5) residents. An additional toilet and sink shall be provided for each additional group of four (4) persons or less. 7. !To avoid an undue concentration of group care facilities in one area, all such facilities shall be located at least 1,200 feet apart, measured from property line to property line. 8. If located in a single family area, the home shall have the appearance of a single family home. Structural alterations 'shall be of such a nature as to preserve the residential character of the building. ••9. The facility shall satisfy all applicable off-street parking requirements of Section 24. The facility shall meet or exceed all open space requirements for the respective zoning district. 10. The maximum capacity of such facilities shall not exceed the pplicable number permitted by the Department of Health and ehabilitative Services. ANAL) S OF APPEAL: Mr. Metcalf, who has appealed the Planning & Zoning Commission's approval, has delineated several reasons for the appeal. In essen6e, his reasons are as follows: 1. The property is zoned for single family residential use and the proposed use does not conform to this district. Staff's Response: A level I group home is a single-family use and does conform to the district requirements. As an administrative permit use, a group home must be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission before this use may be located in any residen- tial district. The existing house will maintain its residential appearance. 2. Many surrounding residents are opposed to the group home. Staff's Response: This particular administrative permit use is handled as a special exception use for advertising and notifi- cation purposes. This gives the neighbors adequate notification to participate in the public planning process and let their views be aied. These views were heard by the Planning & Zoning Commis- sion :nd were taken into account in its decision. 3. The house is not built to accommodate the number of adults proposed for the group home. Staffs Response: This site plan has demonstrated that it meets all County and H.R.S. criteria applicable to a Level I group home for 1lnterior space and adequate facilities for the number of adult proposed to be housed there. 4. The house will utilize a septic system. Staff's Response: All homes in the neighborhood presently utilize septic systems. This home will have two septic systems which have been approved by the County Environmental Health Department for PAGE 21 BQOK . <. E P I 119 8`81 7