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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 />F9 <br />Cities have historically <br />1 <br />The City agrees with this finding, which is <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />strategized and acted <br />reflected in its efforts to enact an <br />independently in <br />ordinance to exercise local control on the <br />addressing group home <br />matter in June 2021, which was ultimately <br />unsuccessful with the City's Planning <br />challenges and solutions. <br />Commission. Moreover, State Legislative <br />actions under Health and Safety Codes <br />explicitly limit local control and <br />regulations by preemptively restricting the <br />autonomy of cities and counties. Because <br />of these constraints, the City does not <br />have sufficient information to corroborate <br />the finding or otherwise provide a more <br />detailed response. <br />a. The State actions establish that <br />alcoholism or drug abuse recovery <br />or treatment facilities serving six <br />or fewer individuals cannot not be <br />classified as boarding houses, <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 />