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Costa Mesa
ApprovedConditional Use

Step House Recovery Sober Living Home

Description

A special use permit request to operate a sober living home with six residents and one live-in house manager in an R-1 single-family residential zone.

Impact summary

Provides licensed recovery housing but raises local concerns regarding neighborhood compatibility and facility concentration.

Applicant

Name
George Villegas / Step House Recovery
Address
1601 Baker StreetSee this on the map

At a glance

Hearings
2
Public comments
0
Total mentions
2

Last vote · City Council

Approved6–1

Last discussed May 5, 2026.

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