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Grand Jury Findings — "Group Homes" <br />Responses to Findings <br />Can Be <br />Requires <br />City <br />Accomplished <br />City <br />Need <br />Finding <br />Position <br />Response to Finding <br />by Staff <br />Council <br />Budget <br />Completion <br />(1 or 2) <br />Administratively <br />Policy <br />Allocation <br />Date <br />(Y or N) <br />Direction <br />(Y or N) <br />(Y or N) <br />rooming houses, institutions, or <br />care homes for minors, the <br />elderly, or individuals with mental <br />health disorders and instead are <br />to be treated as a residence. <br />Moreover, these facilities should <br />not be considered businesses <br />operated for profit or <br />distinguished in any way from <br />single-family residences. <br />b. Furthermore, the State stipulates <br />that cities, counties, or other local <br />entities cannot enforce <br />restrictions on building heights, <br />setback, lot dimensions, or sign <br />placement for alcoholism or drug <br />abuse recovery or treatment <br />facilities with six or fewer <br />occupants that are not applied <br />equally to other single-family <br />residences. <br />The legislative preemption imposed by the <br />State of California significantly hinders <br />local authorities from exercising control <br />over the timing, manner, and location of <br />