§ 45-532. Recovery home.

A recovery home is a communal residential facility for not more than six (6) persons that provides housing for recovering addicts for the purpose of the residents' joint rehabilitation from drug or alcohol addiction established in compliance with the Federal and State Fair Housing Acts. This use may be operated in the districts set forth in Article IV, Summary of Uses by District, provided the following criteria are met:

(a)

When located in single-family residential structures:

(1)

The minimum lot size shall be not less than six thousand six hundred (6,600) square feet; and

(2)

Off-street parking for at least two (2) vehicles shall be provided.

(b)

The living area, at a minimum, shall include a living room or den, dining room and kitchen.

(c)

In addition to the living area required in item (b), homes housing more than three (3) persons, shall maintain a minimum of three bedrooms with no more than two person occupying one bedroom.

(d)

The following information shall be submitted with an application for a conditional use permit or certificate of use and occupancy:

(1)

A written description of the program;

(2)

A copy of the resident application and rules; and

(3)

A floor plan indicating size and location of living areas, bathrooms and bedrooms.

(e)

Prior to occupancy, a property maintenance inspection shall be conducted by the Department of Codes Compliance in accordance with the International Property Maintenance Code and all local ordinances, as revised. All violations, if any, shall be corrected prior to occupancy.

(f)

Drug and/or alcohol use in or on the property of the recovery home shall be strictly prohibited.

(g)

Occupancy shall be limited to adults, eighteen (18) years and older.

(h)

No recovery home or structure containing a recovery home shall be located closer than five thousand (5,000) feet to any other recovery home. Distances shall be measured on a straight line from property line of the proposed recovery home to the nearest point, in any direction, of the property line containing the closest recovery home.

(i)

Upon request, the owner and/or facilitator of the recovery home program shall provide to the Department of Codes Compliance an annual resident census to include a certification that all residents are recovering from a drug or alcohol addiction.

(j)

The Zoning Administrator may, at any time, request an audit of resident records to verify that the use and operation of the recovery home is in conformance with these regulations. The owner and/or facilitator of the recovery home shall comply with such request.

(Ord. No. 7104-14)

(Ord. No. 7104-14)