GROUP HOMES
Parts of Newport Beach have had significant numbers of Group Residential Uses. Generally, the City considers a Group Residential Use to be a residence where the land use is not a traditional single housekeeping unit. This may include but not be limited to a boarding house, a dorm, a "reunion rental," a State-licensed recovery home, a sober living home, and an elder care home.
The City of Newport Beach would like to see each of our residential neighborhoods retain its residential character -- meaning that parking is managed, commercial activities are limited, and neighbors respect neighbors (in terms of noise, clutter, debris, secondhand smoke, profanity, and other nuisances). We also believe that the rights of disabled persons to reside in legal, safe, habitable spaces in our community must be preserved.
Ordinance 2008-05. In January 2008, the City Council adopted a new ordinance (Ordinance 2008-05) that changed the way we regulate many group residential uses. For many existing homes, operators had to get a Use Permit to stay in place.
For More Information. Use the documents linked below to learn more about the City’s regulation of Group Residential Uses -- including how some land uses that accommodate disabled persons are protected by federal and state fair housing laws. For more information or to be placed on an e-mail distribution list about this issue, please e-mail Janet Brown, Associate Planner.
Group Homes
Facilities
California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs Listing of Licensed Treatment Facilities
Orange County Sober Living Network Homes
Facilities in Newport Beach with approved Use Permits or approved Reasonable Accommodation
Staff Reports
February 11, 2010 - Pacific Shores
January 11, 2010 - Appeal of Hearing Officer’s Denial of Use Permits and Reasonable Accommodations – Yellowstone Women's First Step House, Inc. To view the agenda and staff reports for the City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting please click here.
December 2, 2009
Resolutions
Hearing Transcripts
Ordinance 2008-05
Other
Sober Living by the Sea
Use Permit Applications
Requests for Reasonable Accommodations
Reasonable Accommodation Necessary Findings
Supplemental RA application for Housing Providers
Denial Appeal Application [PDF]
Residential Recovery Facilities Conference - March 2, 2007