Group home regulations (Ordinance 997)
Summary
The city's outdated, overlapping group home definitions are being replaced with a cleaner system: family care homes allowed wherever single-family homes are, small medical care homes treated as residential, and conditional use permits only for large facilities with seven or more residents. This is required by state fair-housing law.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
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Last discussed Jul 14, 2026.
Impact analysis
People with disabilities and providers of care homes, who get equal treatment under the zoning code.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Rohnert Park City Council, Rohnert Park Financing Authority (RPFA), Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission - Jul 14, 2026
New rules modernize how the city regulates large and small family care homes and congregate care facilities, aligning with state fair housing law. It's meant to remove barriers to different housing types.
Rohnert Park City Council, Rohnert Park Financing Authority (RPFA), Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission - Jun 23, 2026
The city is cleaning up its group home zoning so family care homes are allowed in all residential districts and homes of seven or more people no longer need a conditional use permit — required by state and fair housing law.
Planning Commission Meeting - May 28, 2026
The city's outdated, overlapping group home definitions are being replaced with a cleaner system: family care homes allowed wherever single-family homes are, small medical care homes treated as residential, and conditional use permits only for large facilities with seven or more residents. This is required by state fair-housing law.
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