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Council Members Gadus, Komives and Melden
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Eliminating the certain special use permit processes that make housing and other services unavailable for persons with disabilities.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Toledo City Council has become aware of certain language in the zoning code that is outdated and potentially creates a barrier to the availability of housing and other services for persons with disabilities. It is the desire of Council that the following language be reviewed by the Plan Commission in order to update the Toledo Municipal Code and remove impediments to housing and services that may exist as a result of this language.
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NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. Current Toledo Municipal Code Section 1116.0221 which reads as follows is hereby repealed:
1116.0221 Group Living.
Residential occupancy of a structure by other than a household, where units or quarters do not each have its own kitchen facilities. Does not include transient habitation uses.
A. Adult Family Home. A state-licensed home or facility that provides accommodations to three to five unrelated adults and supervision and personal care services to at least three of those adults. Revised Code Section 3722.01(A)(7).
B. Residential Facility, Small. A State-licensed or State-regulated home or facility that provides room and board, personal care, habilitation services, and supervision in a family setting for as many as six (or, if allowed by State law, eight) persons who require such care because of any of the following: mental retardation or a developmental disability; physical disability; age; long-term illness, including HIV; domestic violence; or being a runaway minor. Includes the following types of facilities identified under State law: residential facility, Revised Code Section 5123.19(L); community alternative home, Revised Code Section 3724.01(B); shelter for victims of domestic violence, Revised Co...
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