Alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities: residential use of property.
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Overview
This bill clarifies that small alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities serving six or fewer people are considered residential uses of property. It ensures that residents and operators of these facilities are treated as a family for the purposes of local laws and ordinances related to residential properties. The bill also prevents these facilities from being classified as certain types of boarding houses or institutions and allows them to be subject to the same zoning restrictions as single-family homes.
Key provisions
- Defines small recovery facilities (serving 6 or fewer people) as residential uses of property.
- Treats residents and operators as a family for residential law purposes.
- Prevents classification as boarding houses, rooming houses, or similar institutions.
- Allows these facilities to be subject to single-family home zoning restrictions.
- Exempts these facilities from conditional use permits and zoning variances typically required for businesses.
- Clarifies that using a single-family dwelling for a recovery facility does not constitute a change of occupancy.
- Ensures equal treatment under health and safety, building standards, and environmental regulations.
Who is affected
- Alcohol or other drug recovery and treatment facilities
- Local governments (cities, counties)
- Property owners operating such facilities
- Residents of such facilities
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