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Group Care Facilities <br />Zoning Ordinance Amendment <br />Page 3of 11 <br />b.If located closer than 50 feet to an R-1, R-2, or MH district, the sign may not <br />flash and must be designed so that it does not shine or reflect light into adjacent <br />residences. <br />c.One attached canopy sign may be displayed. Such sign shall not exceed 30 <br />percent of the canopy area. Such sign must be contained within the physical limits of <br />the canopy and shall not extend above or below the canopy. <br />Analysis <br />Table Ashould be amended to reflect which residential care establishments identified in <br />Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Industry Group #836 (residential care), are not <br />“protected” or “typical for residential use” and should be “excepted”. <br />To ensure visual compatibility with residential neighborhoods, current sign regulations <br />should be amended to coordinate with all residential zones in Table A. <br />Continue to utilize the current1,000 feet (required separation distance) regulation in <br />Table A, but amend the table to include all residential zones. <br />Recommended Amendments <br />Amend the group care facilities definition. <br />Amend group care facility requirements in Table A (Uses) & Table B (Area <br />Requirements) with accompanying criteria <br />Amend sign regulations to address use of group care facility signage within all residential <br />neighborhoods <br />Consider “draft” application and proposed fee for issuance of a Group Care Facility <br />Registration Certificate (included in this report) <br />Sect. 106-1. Definitions. <br />*EQMP]means any number of related persons or, not more than four unrelated persons living as a <br />single housekeeping unit. The limitation on the number of unrelated persons in a single <br />housekeeping unit shall not apply in the case of group care facilities, as thatterm is defined in <br />this section. <br /> <br />