§ 15.03.271. Family home.

A community-based residential home licensed:

(1)

As a residential care facility under Iowa Code Chapter 135C; or

(2)

As a child foster care facility under Iowa Chapter 237; or

(3)

As an elder family home under Iowa Code Chapter 231A; or

(4)

As an elder group home under Iowa Code Chapter 231B; or

(5)

As a residential care facility under Iowa Code Chapter 135C for not more than eight developmentally disabled persons and any necessary support personnel; or

(6)

As a child foster care facility licensed under Iowa Code Chapter 237 for not more than eight developmentally disabled children and any necessary support personnel; or

(7)

And designated under Iowa law as a 'family home'.

(8)

Family home does not mean an individual foster care home licensed under Iowa Code Chapter 237. A family home shall be a permitted use in all residential zoning districts; however, new family homes owned and operated by public or private agencies shall not be located within contiguous city block areas;

(9)

a residential home accredited and/or certified by the Iowa Department of Human Services, but not required to be licensed as a health care facility under Iowa Code 135C.6. The home shall provide care for not more than four individuals under a Home and Community Based Service (HCBS) waiver program for persons with mental retardation or other medical assistance programs provided for under Iowa Code Chapter 249A.

(Ord. 5222 § 16, 1995).

(Ord. No. 6039, § 1, 8-24-2009).