Chapter 24.435

SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL REGULATIONS

Sections:

• 24.435.010 Chapter description.

• 24.435.020 Group residential and group care facilities.

• 24.435.030 Farm employee housing.

• 24.435.040 Caretaker’s residences.

This chapter establishes special residential regulations in order to provide additional regulations for Group Care use types and certain Residential use types. (Code 1971, § 15.635.010)

The San Buenaventura Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2026-005, passed February 17, 2026.

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A. Intent. This section is intended to recognize the unique neighborhood impacts of Group Residential and Group Care uses and to enhance the quality of life for residents in such living situations. This chapter is also intended to be implemented in a manner consistent with federal and state law.

B. Findings. The applicant for a use permit for a Group Residential or Group Care use shall establish the following circumstances to the satisfaction of the decision-making authority to enable the decision-making authority to Ynd that such circumstances exist, in addition to the Yndings required in Chapter 24.520 for the issuance of a use permit:

1. The establishment of the proposed Group Residential or Group Care use will not result in an overconcentration of Group Residential or Group Care uses in the neighborhood. Overconcentration will be presumed when the establishment of the proposed Group Residential or Group Care use would result in Group Residential or Group Care uses being spaced closer than 300 feet apart. This presumption shall be rebuttable upon a clear and convincing showing by the applicant that overconcentration will not result if the proposed Group Residential or Group Care use is established.

2. The applicant will provide adequate exterior maintenance to the facility and surrounding yard and setback areas. This shall include a plan demonstrating provisions for regular yard and landscape irrigation and maintenance and other items of routine maintenance.

3. The applicant has developed and will implement a parking plan indicating the maximum number of vehicles proposed to be parked on and o] the site, projected needs for parking at the site, and how the projected needs are proposed to be satisYed. Group Care uses serving six or fewer persons in a single-family dwelling unit shall meet the parking requirement for single-family dwelling units. (Code 1971, § 15.635.020)

Uses classiYed within the Farm Employee Housing use type shall comply with all the following provisions:

A. The site upon which such a use is established shall be not less than 40 acres in area and shall include an operational Agricultural use type.

B. Such housing shall be used exclusively for the purpose of housing farm employees and their families employed for farm work where the majority of family income comes from farm work.

C. Not more than 12 dwelling units or 36 beds shall be constructed or used on a 40-acre site. For sites larger than 40 acres, no more than three dwelling units shall be constructed or used for each 10 acres of additional site area.

• D. No more than one family shall occupy any dwelling unit.

The San Buenaventura Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2026-005, passed February 17, 2026.

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E. Each detached dwelling unit and each building containing attached dwelling units shall have a front setback of not less than 20 feet, a rear setback of not less than 20 feet, and side setbacks of not less than 10 feet; provided, that the side setback required for any one detached dwelling unit or building containing attached dwelling units may be considered as part or all of the required side setback of any other detached dwelling unit or building containing attached dwelling units.

• F. A minimum 300-foot setback from all active agriculture is required for farm employee dwellings.

G. The property owner must obtain a permit with the state Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to the Employee Housing Act, Health and Safety Code Section 17000 et seq.

H. The property owner must annually complete and submit to the city’s community development director a declaration listing the number of occupants and their place of work. (Code 1971, § 15.635.030; Ord. No. 2012-017, § 14, 9-10-12)

Caretaker’s residences shall comply with all the following provisions:

A. The decision-making authority must Ynd that the principal use on the site requires the continual supervision of a caretaker, superintendent, or watchman;

• B. Such caretaker’s residence shall be occupied exclusively by the caretaker and the caretaker’s family;

C. Such caretaker’s residence shall be located upon the same site as that occupied by the use to be supervised; and

D. No more than one family shall occupy the caretaker’s residence. (Code 1971, § 15.635.040; Ord. No. 2021-017, § 45, 12-13-21)