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WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD <br />This is not simply a "Not In My Backyard" (NIMBY) issue or reaction as evidenced by <br />the large number of homes that receive few or no complaints. The need for well -run <br />Recovery/Sober Living Homes is not in dispute. Concerns arise when these homes are <br />poorly run and/or when multiple homes are in close proximity, contributing to the <br />problem of over -concentration. These two circumstances cause changes in the local <br />neighborhood, and it is questionable whether they are aiding the very residents that <br />they are meant to be assisting and whether residents of these homes are integrating <br />into a normalized environment. <br />To that end, various cities have. introduced ordinances toward resolving the problem. <br />Some of these include distancing requirements between group homes ranging from 300 <br />to 1000 feet. Some ordinances require group homes to register or self -identify as such. <br />-_- California Health. Code Section 1267.9 provides specific requirements for <br />distancing of most types of group homes settings.$ These requirements are similar to <br />the local city ordinances in that they provide certain spacing restrictions of between 300 <br />- and1000-feet. Sober. Living Homes, however, are excluded from any distancing <br />requirement by the State. <br />�o�rg a yMaps �. � .. � . •.;. �� . <br />:��� Cleveland EE <br />.Map dsta02MGoo9Ie,1KG1.Terms 24r-.,- <br />or. �►� t� .b'r'xhla+ nasal G'nrnc+ Keyboard Shortcuts <br />Points show the primary addresses of all non -medical alcoholism and drug abuse recovery or treatment <br />facilities licensed andlor.certified by the California Department of Health Care Services as of Mayo, 201 Z <br />(Map bylan Wheeler, Orange County RegisterlSCNG) <br />The' State --imposes licensing requirements on most types of group homes and provides <br />for oversight byone or more State or County agency. Sober Living Homes with six or <br />fewer residents are not required to be licensed by the State and have no regulatory <br />ORANGE COUNTY GRAND JURY 2022 12023 Page 9 of 42 <br />