CT SB00868

Repeals and replaces Section 8-3e of general statutes to exclude private for-profit health care facilities and facilities receiving no funding from the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services from community residence regulations.

Requires zoning regulations to treat four types of facilities the same as single-family residences: community residences for six or fewer persons with intellectual disability; child-care facilities for six or fewer children with mental or physical disabilities; community residences for six or fewer persons receiving mental health or addiction services; and licensed hospice care residences for six or fewer persons managed by tax-exempt organizations.

Restricts hospice care residences to cities with populations over 100,000 in zones allowing development on one or more acres, with public sewer and water service, and constructed per building codes for occupancy by six or fewer persons not capable of self-preservation.

Allows municipal residents to petition relevant commissioners to revoke licenses or withdraw funding from established community residences or child-care facilities for non-compliance with applicable statutes or regulations, with municipal legislative body approval.

Effective date: October 1, 2021.