Group homes and residential care in Coalinga

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Parking	No parking space may be more than 150 feet from the unit it serves. Applies: Applies to large licensed residential care facilities. § 9-5.120 · code text no parking space shall be located more than 150 feet from the unit it is designed to serve. At least 10 percent of required spaces must be designated for handicapped use. Applies: Applies to large licensed residential care facilities. § 9-5.120 · code text Not less than ten (10) percent of the required parking spaces shall be designed and designated for use by the handicapped; At least one handicapped space is required for each handicapped resident. Applies: Applies to large licensed residential care facilities. § 9-5.120 · code text there shall be at least one designed and designated handicapped parking space provided for each handicapped resident. Off-street parking rules apply. A 20 percent reduction may apply, plus 5 percent with senior transportation, up to 25 percent. Applies: Applies to large licensed residential care facilities. § 9-5.120 · code text The number of required automobile storage spaces shall be determined in accordance with Article 3 (Off Street Parking and Loading) at the time of the approval of the project; however, notwithstanding any provision of this Title to the contrary, a twenty (20) percent reduction in the total number of required vehicle parking spaces for residential purposes may be allowed if appropriate
Homes for 7 or more	A minor conditional use permit is required, in all zones that permit residential uses. Applies: Applies to large licensed residential care facilities. § 9-5.120 · code text Large Licensed Residential Care Facilities shall be considered a residential use of property and shall be permitted with a Conditional Minor Conditional Use Permits in all zones permitting residential uses in the City of Coalinga, subject to the requirements of Article 5 (Conditional Use Permits).
Homes for 6 or fewer	Permitted in all zones that permit residential uses, subject to the standards for other dwellings of the same type. Applies: Applies to small licensed and unlicensed residential care facilities. § 9-5.120 · code text Small residential care facilities, licensed, and unlicensed residential care facilities are permitted uses in all zones permitting residential uses in Coalinga subject to compliance with the restrictions and development standards for other residential dwellings of the same type (e.g., single-family or multifamily) in the same zone.

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Coalinga's code: No parking space may be more than 150 feet from the unit it serves. (Applies to large licensed residential care facilities.) (§ 9-5.120); At least 10 percent of required spaces must be designated for handicapped use. (Applies to large licensed residential care facilities.) (§ 9-5.120).

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