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2006 SESSION
HB 142 Zoning ordinances; certain residential facilities w/incapacitated persons single family dwellings.
Introduced by: Mark L. Cole | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Zoning ordinances; group homes of six or fewer. Authorizes local governments to adopt zoning ordinances considering a residential facility in which no more than six mentally ill, mentally retarded, or developmentally disabled persons reside, with one or more resident counselors or other staff persons, as residential occupancy by a single family. Any group home licensed prior to July 1, 2006, for occupancies of greater than six will be authorized to continue to operate pursuant to the zoning ordinance in effect at the time of its establishment.
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HISTORY
- 12/28/05 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064122272
- 12/28/05 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/27/06 House: Passed by indefinitely in Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote