237 ORDINANCE NO. 237
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE
AMENDING TITLE 18 OF THE GRAND TERRACE MUNICIPAL CODE REGULATING
ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSE(S) (including Parolee-Probationer Homes and Sober
Living Homes) WITHIN THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE
The City Council of the City of Grand Terrace does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: FINDINGS. The following Findings are adopted in support of amendments to the Zoning
Code by the City of Grand Terrace regulating Rooming and Boarding Houses (including parolee-
probationer homes and sober living homes) in the City of Grand Terrace:
A. This Ordinance is hereby adopted on an Urgency basis pursuant to the authority of
Government Code Section 36937. Its adoption on an urgency basis is necessary for the
preservation of the public, peace, health and safety.
B. Currently, there are no existing regulations governing Rooming and Boarding Houses,
and specifically parolee-probation homes and sober living facilities. The impact of non-
State licensed facilities opening in residentially-zone neighborhoods would have an
immediate and irreversible economic impact on adjacent residences given the current
economics of the housing market,'potentially resulting in increased foreclosure and
resident displacement. Depending upon the nature of the occupancy, due to the lack of
regulations adverse impacts on neighborhood safety, parking and residential occupancy
are likely to occur.
C. The proposed amendments ensure and maintain internal consistency with all of the
objectives, policies, general land uses, programs, and actions of all elements of the
General Plan. None of the amendments conflict with current General Plan policies,
objectives or programs.
D. The proposed amendments are necessary in order to preserve the residential character
of single-family residential neighborhoods, and will not be detrimental to the public
convenience, health, safety, or general welfare of the City because the regulations
establish reasonable permit requirements and development standards, and will avoid an
over-concentration of such facilities in single-family residential zones.
E. The proposed amendments are in compliance with the provisions of the California
' Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b) (3) because it can be seen with
certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed code amendments may have a
significant effect on the environment.
F. The proposed amendments are internally consistent with other applicable provisions of
the Development Code.
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. Treble Damages. In accordance with Government Code Section 38773.7, upon
entry of a second or subsequent civil or criminal judgment within a two-year period finding that
an owner of property or a person described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 38772
is responsible for a condition that may be abated in accordance with an ordinance enacted
pursuant to Section 38773.5 and 38773.6, except for conditions abated pursuant to Section 17980
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time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal taxes are collected and shall be subject to the
same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary
municipal taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of municipal taxes
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SECTION 2: CODE AMENDMENT. The definition of "Rooming House" in Section 18.06.675
Title 18 of the Grand Terrace Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Rooming and Boarding House. A residence or dwelling, other than a hotel, wherein three or
more rooms, with or without individual or group cooking facilities, are rented to individuals under
separate rental agreements or leases, either written or oral, whether or not an owner, agent or
rental manager is in residence. Included within the definition of Rooming and Boarding House
are Parolee - Probationer Home and Sober Living Home as defined herein. "
SECTION 3: CODE AMENDMENT. The definition of "Parolee-Probationer Home" (including
"Parolee-Probationer") is hereby added as Section 18.06.593 of Title 18 of the Grand Terrace
Municipal Code to read as follows:
"Parolee - Probationer Home. Notwithstanding the definition of Rooming and Boarding
Houses, any residential structure or unit, whether owned and/or operated by an individual or for-
profit or non-profit entity, which houses two or more parolee-probationers (as defined herein),
unrelated by blood, marriage, or legal adoption, in exchange for monetary or non-monetary
consideration given and/or paid by the parolee-probationer and/or any individual or
public/private entity on behalf of the parolee-probationer, excluding parolee-probationers who
reside in a state-licensed residential care facility.
1. Parolee— Probationer. An individual as follows: (1) convicted of a federal crime,
sentenced to a United States federal prison, and received conditional and revocable
release in the community under the supervision federal probation officer; (2) who is
serving a period of supervised community custody as defined by California State Penal
Code Section 3000, following a term of imprisonment in a State prison, and is under the
jurisdiction of the California Department of Correction, Parole and Community Services
Division; or (3) an adult or juvenile individual sentenced to a term in the California Youth
Authority and received conditional and revocable release in the community under the
supervision of a Youth Authority parole officer."
SECTION 4: CODE AMENDMENT. The definition of "Sober Living Home" is hereby added as
Section 18.06.857 of Title 18 of the Grand Terrace Municipal Code as follows:
"Sober Living Home. Notwithstanding the definition of Rooming and Boarding House, any
residential structure or unit which houses two or more persons unrelated by blood, marriage, or
legal adoption, in exchange for monetary or non-monetary consideration who reside in said
residential structure or unit for the purpose of recovering from problems related to alcohol, drug,
or alcohol and drug misuse or abuse, and the facility does not provide alcohol or drug recovery
or treatment services on-site, thereby not requiring a license from the State."
SECTION 5: CODE AMENDMENT. Section 18.67 entitled "Rooming and Boarding House" is
hereby added to Title 18 of the Grand Terrace Municipal Code as follows:
I. Rooming and Boarding Houses. Rooming and Boarding Houses (including Parolee-
Probationer Homes and Sober Living Homes) as defined in Chapter 18.06.675 (a) of this Title,
may be established only upon approval of a conditional use permit for six or fewer occupants,
and shall be prohibited for more than six occupants subject to the following standards:
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1. Conditional Use Permit Required. It shall be unlawful in all zones of the City to
operate a Rooming and Boarding House, a Parolee-Probationer-Home and/or Sober
Living Home without first having obtained a Conditional Use Permit.
2. Filing Requirements. The application for a conditional use permit for a Rooming and
Boarding House, Parolee-Probationer Home or Sober Living Home shall include the
following information:
a. Client profile (the subgroup of the population the facility is intended to serve, such as
single men, families, elderly, minor children, developmentally disabled, etc.);
b. Maximum number of occupants including support staff;
c. Proposed maximum stay for each resident, parolee-probationer or occupant;
d. Support services to be provided on-site and projected staffing level, if any;
e. Site plan and floor plans; and
f. Rules of conduct and business management plan.
3. Site Location Criteria. In evaluating a proposed Rooming and Boarding House,
Parolee-Probationer Home or Sober Living Home, the following criteria shall be
considered:
a. Compatibility of the use with neighboring uses;
b. Establishment of the facility will not result in harm to the health, safety or general
welfare of the surrounding neighborhood, and substantial adverse impacts on
adjoining properties or land uses will not result;
c. The facility shall be located along or near a collector or arterial street with reasonable
access to public transportation;
d. The facility shall be accessible to necessary support services; and
e. In the case of the Sober Living and Parolee-Probationer Home, it shall not be located
within one thousand-feet of a public or private school (pre-school through twelfth
grade), student housing, senior housing, child care facilities, public parks and trails
or businesses licensed for on-or off-site sales of alcoholic beverages, as measured
from any point on the outside walls of the Home to the nearest property line of the
noted use.
4. Development Standards. Any Rooming and Boarding House, Parolee-Probationer
Home or Sober Living Home shall comply with the following:
a. The facility shall be compatible with the character of the surrounding neighborhood;
b. Sufficient on-site parking shall be provided. The precise number of parking spaces
required will be determined by the approving authority based on the operating
characteristics of the specific proposal;
c. Both indoor and outdoor open areas shall be provided on site;
d. All setback standards of the underlying zone shall be met;
e. Signs as permitted in Chapter 18.80;
f. On-site staff supervision shall be required for parolee-probationer homes and sober
living homes during all hours of operation;
g. Individual client stays at parolee-probationer homes and sober living homes shall not
exceed one hundred eighty (180) days; and
h. The facility's management shall participate in any formal residential crime prevention
program (i.e., Crime Free Multi-Housing Program) provided by the City and as
required under the conditional use permit. If the program offers certification then that
certification shall be obtained and maintained in current status.
4. Notification. Notification of the conditional use permit public hearing shall be done in
accordance with Chapter 18.83 of this Title.
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5. Existing Uses. Any existing Rooming and Boarding House, Parolee-Probationer Home or
Sober Living Home must comply with these requirements, submitting for the required conditional
use permit within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this ordinance and completing the
conditional use permit within one hundred-and-eighty (180) days of the effective date of this
ordinance. A filing extension may be granted by the Planning Director when it is verified that
good faith efforts to budget and/or secure funds are made, financial hardship exists, and a
favorable recommendation is obtained from the Department. The Police Department
recommendation is based upon a review of calls for service and criminal history at the parolee-
probationer home or sober living home for the previous twelve (12) months. The Planning
Director may exempt an existing use from obtaining the required CUP. This subsection shall
sunset and no longer be effective on the date that is two years after the effective date of this
ordinance.
6. Changes to Operation. Any change in operating conditions from what was originally
approved and imposed by the City, including, but not limited to, the number of occupants,
residents or parolees-probationers, or any modifications to the conditions of approval pursuant
to the required conditional use permit shall require the immediate submittal of a request for
revision of the required conditional use permit.
7. Existing Facilities. An existing Rooming and Boarding House, Parolee-Probationer Home
or Sober Living Home established pursuant to any conditional use permit discontinued for any
period of time, excluding a maximum thirty-day closure required to perform necessary repairs or
restoration which does not increase the square footage of the residence, is deemed abandoned
and any subsequent establishment of a Rooming and Boarding House, Parolee-Probationer
Home or Sober Living Home shall be required to first obtain a new conditional use permit.
SECTION 7: SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 8: ADOPTION. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption, pursuant to Government Code Section 36937. The City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this ordinance and shall publish a summary of this ordinance the names of the
council members voting for and against the ordinance.
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d. All setback standards of the underlying zone shall be met;
e. Signs as permitted in Chapter 18.80;
f. On-site staff supervision shall be required for parolee-probationer homes and sober
living homes during all hours of operation;
g. Individual client stays at parolee-probationer homes and sober living homes shall not
exceed one hundred eighty (180) days; and
h. The facility's management shall participate in any formal residential crime prevention
program (i.e., Crime Free Multi-Housing Program) provided by the City and as
required under the conditional use permit. If the program offers certification then that
certification shall be obtained and maintained in current status.
4. Notification. Notification of the conditional use permit public hearing shall be done in
accordance with Chapter 18.83 of this Title.
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ADOPTED by the City Council and signed by the Mayor and attested by the Deputy City Clerk
this 27th day of May, 2008.
Mayor
City of G nd Terrace
ATTEST:
Deputy City Jerk
City of Grand Terrace
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JOHN HARPED, I:ity Attorney
City of Grand T:rr.ce
I, Tracey Martinez, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, California, hereby certify that
the foregoing ordinance was duly and regularly introduced at a meeting of the City Council on
the 13th of May, 2008, and that thereafter the said ordinance was duly and regularly adopted at
a meeting of the City Council on the 27th day of May, 2008, by the following vote,
Ayes: Council Members, Cortes, Miller and Buchanan; Mayor Pro Tern Garcia
and Mayor Ferre'
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal of the City of
Grand Terrace, California, this 27th day of May, 2008.
Tracey Martine
Deputy City Clerk of the City of Gr Terrace
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ng, but not limited to, the number of occupants,
residents or parolees-probationers, or any modifications to the conditions of approval pursuant
to the required conditional use permit shall require the immediate submittal of a request for
revision of the required conditional use permit.
7. Existing Facilities. An existing Rooming and Boarding House, Parolee-Probationer Home
or Sober Living Home established pursuant to any conditional use permit discontinued for any
period of time, excluding a maximum thirty-day closure required to perform necessary repairs or
restoration which does not increase the square footage of the residence, is deemed abandoned
and any subsequent establishment of a Rooming and Boarding House, Parolee-Probationer
Home or Sober Living Home shall be required to first obtain a new conditional use permit.
SECTION 7: SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 8: ADOPTION. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption, pursuant to Government Code Section 36937. The City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this ordinance and shall publish a summary of this ordinance the names of the
council members voting for and against the ordinance.
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d. All setback standards of the underlying zone shall be met;
e. Signs as permitted in Chapter 18.80;
f. On-site staff supervision shall be required for parolee-probationer homes and sober
living homes during all hours of operation;
g. Individual client stays at parolee-probationer homes and sober living homes shall not
exceed one hundred eighty (180) days; and
h. The facility's management shall participate in any formal residential crime prevention
program (i.e., Crime Free Multi-Housing Program) provided by the City and as
required under the conditional use permit. If the program offers certification then that
certification shall be obtained and maintained in current status.
4. Notification. Notification of the conditional use permit public hearing shall be done in
accordance with Chapter 18.83 of this Title.
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