CA AB1993

Amends Section 1569.85 of the Health and Safety Code to reduce the maximum number of residents in residential care facilities for the elderly from 10 to 8 persons for purposes of residential use zoning classification.

Facilities serving 8 or fewer residents are classified as residential use of property and residents and operators are considered a family for zoning purposes.

Local jurisdictions cannot require conditional use permits, zoning variances, or other zoning clearances for facilities serving 8 or fewer residents that would not be required for family dwellings in the same zone.

Local ordinances relating to health, safety, building standards, and environmental impact may apply to these facilities as long as they apply equally to other family dwellings of the same type in the same zone.

Facilities serving 8 or fewer residents cannot be classified in local ordinances as boarding houses, rooming houses, institutions, or other terms implying a for-profit business operation.