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Residential Use Category
also I.C. §414.22). used exclusively for recreational purposes,
D. Group residence, Supervised the area shall total at least 15 square feet of
floor area per resident bed and at least 50%
1. A residential facility, occupied by 3 or more of the required area must be in one room.
persons under the supervision of one or more The regulations of this paragraph do not
persons who are unrelated to the persons being apply to facilities licensed and regulated as
supervised by blood, marriage or adoption, health care facilities by the state department
wherein the individuals supervised have of public health.
mental, social or substance-abuse problems
that hinder their functioning in society and d. Each such facility shall provide supervision
require the protection and supervision of a 24 hours a day by persons responsible for
group environment to facilitate their becoming the care of the residents.
functional members of society. Family homes, e. New supervised group residences may
hospitals, correctional placement residences, and not be located within 1,320 feet of an
nursing, convalescent and retirement homes are existing supervised group residence, family
not included within this definition. home, correctional placement residence,
2. Supervised group residences are subject to the or temporary shelter, except when such
following supplemental use regulations: facilities are separated from by a freeway or
river.
a. Each bedroom within the facility must
contain (i) beds for no more than 4 f. A supervised group residence may not
residents, (ii) at least 80 square feet of be operated until a permit has been
usable floor space per bed and (iii) usable issued by the zoning enforcement officer,
floor space of at least 8 feet in any major based upon a finding that the proposed
dimension. For purposes of calculating facility complies with all applicable zoning
usable floor space, any parts of a room regulations. If, after issuance of the required
having less than 7 feet of ceiling height may permit, evidence comes to the attention
not be counted. Rooms in which beds are of the zoning enforcement officer that
located may not be used for purposes other operation of such facility may be causing
than bedrooms. The regulations of this unreasonable and chronic traffic congestion
paragraph do not apply to facilities licensed in the streets; unreasonable and chronic
and regulated as health care facilities by the noise in the neighborhood; or danger to
state department of public health. the health, safety and general welfare of
its occupants or of occupants of other
b. Each such facility must contain at least one property in the neighborhood, the zoning
lavatory and one toilet per 10 residents or enforcement officer must refer the matter
fraction thereof and one tub or shower per to the zoning board of adjustment. If, after
15 residents or fraction thereof. At least public hearing, the board of adjustment
one bathroom with tub or shower, toilet finds that operation of the facility is causing
and lavatory must be located on each floor unreasonable and chronic noise in the
that is occupied by resident bedrooms. The neighborhood or danger to the health,
regulations of this paragraph do not apply safety and general welfare of its occupants
to facilities licensed and regulated as health or of occupants of other property in the
care facilities by the state department of neighborhood, the board is authorized to
public health. revoke such permit or prescribe appropriate
c. Each such facility must contain areas for conditions and safeguards to remedy the
dining and recreational purposes. When problems found to exist.
space is used for multi-purpose dining e. Shelter, temporary
and recreational purposes, the area must
include at least 30 square feet of floor area 1. A temporary shelter is a group living use
per resident bed. When space is provided that provides overnight or temporary living
exclusively for dining, the area must include accommodations for individuals who do not have
at least 15 square feet of floor area per access to traditional or permanent housing or
resident bed. When space is provided to be who require temporary living accommodations
134-3-8 DRAFT AUgUST 3, 2017
