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WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD <br />OC Group Home Density <br />Reportedly, Orange County has more than its share of group homes in California, and <br />the country for that matter, specific to housing individuals in need of Recovery/Sober <br />Living Homes.6 There are no existing requirements for sober living homes with six or <br />fewer residents to identify or register themselves as such. <br />It is estimated that -up to 36% of houses required to be licensed (those providing <br />services) .by the State of California as group homes for six or fewer residents are <br />located in Orange County. in addition, there are hundreds of group homes not requiring <br />licensing that exist in Orange County neighborhoods. This lack of identification makes it <br />: extremely, difficult to estimate the total number of sober living homes in our <br />communities.' <br />As documented in numerous city council and townhall meetings, residents and activists <br />have raised concerns about over -saturation and common nuisances to local community <br />governing bodies .(see -Common Nuisances section). In many cases, these are <br />neighborhoods in which multiple group homes are in close proximity (for example three <br />in one cul-de-sac) or individual homes are run with little to no on -site supervision. <br />Neighborhoods are losing their original character and familial aspect, with some <br />_becoming increasingly institutional and others experiencing more of a "frat house" feel.. <br />-_ Residents -of-these -homes are moving in and out at an alarming, transitory rate. <br />- - - - - Ne ghbors-de-scribe:.some of.these group homes as taking no responsibility for the <br />actions of theirinhabitants. Rules and responsibilities are either not imposed or not <br />_ -:__ enforced_by_the-group home operators. The complaints are predominantly related to <br />non -regulated group homes. <br />Over the. last several years, multiple cities in Orange County have sought to find a <br />-:solution to. alleviate -these concerns. Several have performed due diligence to ensure <br />- that any action taken will -provide for neighborhoods to remain neighborhoods, and that <br />-both the disabled and the recovering addicts needing to live in these types of group <br />homes.are in fact living inn -a normalized residential environment that provides the best <br />opportunity to be successful in their recovery. <br />ORANGE COUNTY GRAND JURY 2022 1 2023 Page 8 of 42 <br />