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Title 13 — Planning, Zoning and Development›Chapter XV — GROUP HOMES

§ 13-323. Conditional use permit required for group homes, residential care facilities…

Costa Mesa Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Costa Mesa

A conditional use permit shall be required for and may be granted to allow the operation of a group home, state-licensed residential care facility or state-licensed drug and alcohol treatment facility with seven or more occupants in the R2-MD, R2-HD and R3 residential zones and the PDR-LD, PDR-MD, PDR-HD, PDR-NCM, PDC, and PDI (planned development zones) zones subject to the following conditions:

  • (a) The requirements of Chapter III, Planning Applications, of this title have been met.

  • (b) The group home, residential care facility or state-licensed drug and alcohol treatment facility is at least 650 feet from any property, as defined in section 13-321 , that contains a group home, sober living home or state-licensed drug and alcohol treatment facility, as measured from the property line, unless the reviewing authority determines that such location will not result in an overconcentration of similar uses.

  • (c) The applicant obtains an operator's permit as required by Article 23, Chapter 2 of Title 9 , except that this requirement shall not apply to any state-licensed residential care facility or state licensed drug and alcohol treatment facility.

  • (d) The findings for granting a conditional use permit in accordance with subsection 13-29(g) are met.

(Ord. No. 15-11, § 2, 11-17-15; Ord. No. 17-05, § 3, 5-2-17)

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▸ Contents — Costa Mesa Zoning Code
Costa Mesa Zoning Code
  1. ▸ Title 13 — Planning, Zoning and Development
    Overview
    1. Chapter I — IN GENERAL
    2. Chapter II — ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED
    3. Chapter III — PLANNING APPLICATIONS
    4. Chapter IV — CITYWIDE LAND USE MATRIX
    5. Chapter V — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
    6. Chapter VII — LANDSCAPING STANDARDS
    7. Chapter VIII — SIGNS
    8. Chapter IX — SPECIAL LAND USE REGULATIONS
    9. Chapter X — NONCONFORMING USES, DEVELOPMENTS AND LOTS
    10. Chapter XI — SUBDIVISIONS
    11. Chapter XII — SPECIAL FEE ASSESSMENTS
    12. Chapter XIII — NOISE CONTROL
    13. Chapter XIV — OIL DRILLING
    14. ▸ Chapter XV — GROUP HOMES
      Overview
      1. § 13-310. Purpose.
      2. § 13-311. Special use permit required.
      3. § 13-312. Compliance.
      4. § 13-313. Severability.
      5. § 13-320. Purpose.
      6. § 13-321. Definitions.
      7. § 13-322. Group homes in the R2-MD, R2-HD and R3 residential z…
      8. § 13-323. Conditional use permit required for group homes, res…
      9. § 13-324. Compliance.
      10. § 13-325. Severability.
    15. Chapter XVII — AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORDINANCE

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