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Brightest Light Senior Living, LLC
VAR25-01
Board of Adjustment Hearing – May 8, 2025
Sydney Tirella
Senior Planner

Request
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Disability Accommodation approval to reduce the required 
twelve hundred feet (1,200’) of separation between Group 
Homes to five hundred and eighteen feet (518’) to operate 
an Assisted Living Group Home.
Applicant / Owner:
Ligia Ilea, INtouch Care Management / Loredana and 
Danut Pop

Vicinity Map
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Northwest 
corner of 
51st Avenue 
and Bell 
Road
SITE
CITY 
HALL

Zoning Map
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Aerial Map
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Project Details
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• Unified Development Code required separation
• Increase to 6-10 resident assisted living home
• Currently licensed with the State

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Group Homes 
in Vicinity

Public Involvement 
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• Notification Letters: March 10, 2025
• Neighborhood Meeting: March 24, 2025
• Site Posting: April 18, 2025
• Reminder Postcards: April 18, 2025
• Published: April 16, 2025

Findings & Analysis
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• The requested accommodation is requested by or on the 
behalf of one (1) or more individuals with a disability 
protected under Federal and Arizona Fair Housing Laws 
(42 U.S.C. § 3600 et seq. and A.R.S. § 41-1491 et seq.);
 
• The requested accommodation is necessary to afford an 
individual with a disability equal opportunity to use and 
enjoy a dwelling;

Findings & Analysis
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• The standard or requirement unduly restricts the 
opportunity for a person with a disability from finding 
adequate housing within the City of Glendale; 
• The requested accommodation does not fundamentally 
alter the nature and purpose of the UDC of the City of 
Glendale;

Findings & Analysis
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• The requested accommodation will not impose an 
undue financial or administrative burden on the city, as 
"undue financial or administrative burden" is defined in 
Federal or Arizona fair housing laws (42 U.S.C. § 3600 
et seq. and A.R.S. § 41-1491 et seq.) and interpretive 
case law;

Recommendation
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If the Board moves to make a motion to grant the 
Disability Accommodation, it should be subject to the 
following stipulations:
1. Approval of this Disability Accommodation shall not 
alter the separation requirement for other Group Home 
applications as outlined in Unified Development Code 
Section 35.3.102.F.

Recommendation Contd. 
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2. Off-street parking requirements for the R1-8 PRD 
(Single Residence Planned Residential Development) 
zoning district shall be met. 
3. The Group Home Reservation shall be obtained under 
the Group Home name “Brightest Light Senior Living, 
LLC” for an assisted living home for six (6) to ten (10) 
residents. Approval of this Disability Accommodation is 
limited to the owner operator of Brightest Light Senior 
Living and shall not convey with a change of property 
ownership.

Recommendation Contd. 
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4. Change in Group Home property ownership or Group 
Home type will render the Disability Accommodation 
approval void and require application with the City for a 
Group Home including Research to determine 
separation of State-licensed Group Homes and Group 
Homes in process with the City.

Recommendation Contd. 
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5. All City regulations shall be met and adhered to 
include but are not limited to: (1) maintaining a State 
license, (2) maintaining a City of Glendale business 
license, and (3) maintaining a valid Certificate of 
Occupancy. Non-compliance will render the Disability 
Accommodation approval void.

Brightest Light Senior Living, LLC 
VAR25-01
Board of Adjustment Hearing – May 8, 2025
Sydney Tirella
Senior Planner