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Planning and Development Department  
 
 
 
 
 
DATE: 
February 9, 2022 
 
TO: 
Board of Supervisors  
 
FROM: 
Adam Cannon, AICP, Planner 
 
SUBJECT: 
Agenda Item #6 - TA2020001 – Group Homes Text Amendment  
 
C-44-22-116-X-00 
 
 
 
Since the publishing of the BOS Report for the above case, Staff made a slight refinement 
to the proposed language presented in the report.  Shown below is the amended 
language in leg-edit format based on current ordinance language. New language is 
underscored. Deleted language is struck-through. Changes made since the Commission 
recommendation are in green font. The slight refinement since the published staff report 
is highlighted in yellow. 
 
SECTION 201. DEFINITIONS 
For the purpose of this Ordinance, certain words are hereby defined: 
 
ADJUDICATED PERSON: 
A person who, by determination of a court, board, commission or other lawful authority, has 
been convicted of a criminal offense, and having been subsequently sentenced, is actively on 
parole or probation and is ordered by court or regulatory agency to reside at a specific address 
and/or has registered as a sex offender. Residency by twoTwo or more such persons (who are 
not spouses or minor children related by blood or adoption) at the same address shall be 
considered create a Group Care Facility.   
 
DETOXIFICATION FACILITY: 
A facility where an individual or individuals receive physiological and/or medicinal treatment for 
the removal of toxic substances related to substance use disorder. A detoxification facility is not 
a community residence or recovery community residence. 
 
DISABILITY:  
The term “disability” means, with respect to an individual – (a) A physical or mental impairment 
that substantially limits one or more activities of such individual; (b) a record of such an 
impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment as per 42 U.S. Code § 12102.  
People with disabilities do not include individuals who are currently using alcohol, illegal drugs, 
or using legal drugs to which they are addicted or individuals who constitute a direct threat to 
the health and safety of others. 
 
DORMITORY: A building or that portion thereof other than a community residence, recovery 
community, hotel, motel, boarding house, halfway house, fraternity house, or sorority house

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containing three (3) or more rooming units or guest rooms or sleeping facilities for more than 
five (5) persons. Such rooming units or guest rooms shall be for residential purposes only. 
 
 
FAMILY: 
An individual living alone or two (2) or more any number of persons related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption or guardianship, and usual servants domestic staff,; or two unrelated individuals in 
a domestic partnership who have made a commitment to share their lives, living as a single 
housekeeping unit along with their children including step children, adopted children, and 
children under guardianship and domestic staff living together as a single housekeeping unit in 
a dwelling unit,; or a group of not more than five (5) unrelated persons living together as single 
housekeeping unit., who need not be related. (This definition shall also include homes for the 
developmentally disabled, defined as persons afflicted with autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy or 
mental retardation, as regulated by Arizona Revised Statutes §36-582.) 
 
GROUP CARE FACILITY:  
A dwelling unit shared as their primary residence by any class of patient residents under 
supervised care and/or treatment beyond that which would be provided in the confines of a 
traditional residential setting, who do not qualify as a Group Home Community Residence or 
Recovery Community. 
 
GROUP HOME:COMMUNITY RESIDENCE 
A dwelling unit shared as their primary residence by minors, handicapped or elderly persons, 
living together as a single housekeeping unit, in a long term, family-like environment in which 
staff persons provide on-site care, training, or support residents. Such homes or services 
provided therein shall be licensed by, certified by, approved by, registered with, funded by or 
through, or under contract with the State. (Group homes shall not include homes for the 
developmentally disabled, defined as persons afflicted with autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy or 
mental retardation, as regulated by Arizona Revised Statutes, §36-582.) 
Except as required by state law, a residential living arrangement for six to ten unrelated 
individuals with disabilities or who are elderly or who are minors, and live-in staff living, as a 
single housekeeping unit in a single dwelling unit where residents are in need of the mutual 
support furnished by other residents as well as the support services, if any, provided by the 
staff. Residents may be self-governing or supervised by a sponsoring entity or its staff, which 
provides habilitative or rehabilitative services related to the residents’ disabilities. A community 
residence seeks to emulate a family to foster normalization of its residents and to integrate 
them into the surrounding community. Its primary purpose is to provide shelter in a family–like 
environment. Supportive inter-relationships between residents are an essential component. 
Medical treatment shall not comprise treatment beyond that which would be provided in the 
confines of a traditional family residential setting.  
 
Community residences include, but are not limited to, those residences that conform to this 
definition that are licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services, including but not 
limited to adult care homes, elder care homes, child care homes, and sober living homes, 
certified by the Arizona Recovery Housing Association, or awarded an Oxford House Charter. 
The term “community residence” does not include any other group living arrangement for 
unrelated individuals who are not disabled, or any shelter, rooming house, boarding house, 
transient occupancy, or other use as defined in this Ordinance.

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HALFWAY HOUSE: 
A facility that functions similarly to a dormitory and may house individuals that have been 
placed there by a court-order and/or with a substance abuse disorder.  The length of tenancy is 
limited, and occupants may be subject to a curfew. A halfway house is not a Community 
Residence or Recovery Community. 
 
HANDICAPPED: 
A person who: 1) Has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more 
of such person's major life activities. 2) Has a record of having impairment. However, 
"Handicapped" shall not include current illegal use of or addiction to a controlled substance (as 
defined in § 102 of the Controlled Substance Act [21 United States Code 802]).  
 
OXFORD HOUSE: 
A self-governed Community Residence for people in recovery from substance use disorder that 
has been issued a “Conditional Charter” or “Permanent Charter” by Oxford House World 
Services, or successor organization providing oversight; where there is no limit on length of 
residency; where the use of alcohol or any illegal drug is prohibited; where any misuse of legal 
drugs is prohibited; where any resident who violates this prohibition is expelled from the 
dwelling; where the residents pay the costs of the dwelling, including rent and utilities; and, 
where through a majority vote, the residents establish policies that govern living in the Oxford 
House, including the manner in which applications for residence are approved. 
OXFORD HOUSE CHARTER: 
Document or certificate evidencing membership with Oxford House, Inc. which is a network of 
self-help supportive housing for those in recovery from a substance abuse disorder.  
 
RECOVERY COMMUNITY: 
Multiple dwelling units located on a single parcel, or a series of adjacent lots under unified 
ownership, not to exceed a total area of three gross acres, providing a drug-free and alcohol-
free living arrangement for people in recovery from substance use disorder, (i) that are not held 
out to the general public for rent or occupancy and, (ii) which taken together, do not emulate a 
single family and are under the auspices of a single entity or group of related entities. The term 
does not include any other group living arrangement for unrelated individuals who are not 
disabled nor does it include any shelter or halfway house, community residence, assisted living 
facility, rooming house, boarding house, transient occupancy, or other use as defined in this 
Ordinance. Medical treatment shall not comprise treatment beyond that which would be 
provided in the confines of a traditional family residential setting.  
 
RESPONDENT: 
A person who initiates an appeal of a decision of an administrative action by the Zoning 
Inspector or their designee or of the decision of the Board of Adjustment. 
 
SECTION 307. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND APPEAL 
 
307.1 Requests for uses by right subject to conditions, requests for a reasonable 
accommodation under Article 1207.3.7, and other requests not subject to a legislative process 
as required by the provisions of this Ordinance or state law may be processed administratively 
as set forth in the provisions of this Ordinance.

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307.2 Applications subject to administrative approval shall be submitted to the Planning and 
Development Department on an official form provided by the Department. The application shall 
satisfy the submittal requirements as well as all pertinent ordinances and regulations. The 
application shall request sufficient information for the Department to determine if the proposal 
satisfies the requirements of all applicable ordinances, rules and regulations.  
 
307.3 Department Staff shall review applications for administrative approval in accordance with 
all applicable ordinances, rules and regulations. If staff determines that the proposal is 
consistent with all applicable ordinances, rules and regulations, then staff shall grant approval 
and may impose conditions necessary to ensure that the proposal does not negatively impact 
the health, safety or general welfare of the citizens of Maricopa County. If Staff finds that the 
application cannot be administratively granted, the application shall be denied.  
 
307.4 A respondent may file an appeal of the decision of Zoning Inspector or their designee by 
submitting an Appeal Form.  Such an appeal must be received by Planning and Development no 
later than 5:00 p.m. thirty (30) days following a decision on an application subject to an 
administrative action.  
 
307.5 A respondent shall completely and accurately fill out an Appeal Form and may provide 
supplemental information if so desired, except that the supplemental information shall be in 
summary and limited to a one page narrative.  
 
307.6 The Appeal Form may be submitted electronically to the Zoning Inspector or their 
designee in the manner as specified by the Zoning Inspector on the Appeal Form.   
 
307.7 Staff will review the Appeal Form for administrative completeness.  An appeal of the 
Zoning Inspector’s decision will be scheduled for hearing before a Hearing Officer hired by 
Maricopa County pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-815 (E) within thirty (30) days after filing the appeal.  
The Appeal Form and supplemental information shall be transmitted to the Hearing Officer for 
review at least one week prior to hearing. 
 
307.8 All appeals of the same administrative action shall be consolidated and presented to the 
Hearing Officer as a single matter. 
 
307.9 The Hearing Office shall reverse the decision of the Zoning Inspector only upon a finding 
that the decision was arbitrary, capricious, unreasonable or was not supported by the evidence 
presented to the Zoning Inspector by the appellant.   
 
307.10 The decision of the Hearing Officer shall be provided to Staff within five business days 
following the hearing. Upon delivery to Staff, the decision shall become final and effective.  
Staff shall provide a copy of the hearing officer’s decision to the applicant within five business 
days of receipt from the hearing officer.  If the Hearing Officer rules in favor of the applicant, 
the permit or license shall be issued by the Zoning Inspector or their designee within fourteen 
(14) business days. 
 
307.11 If the respondent does not agree with the determination of the Hearing Officer, the 
respondent may file an appeal pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-816(D).

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SECTION 501. RURAL-190 (Rural Zoning District – 190,000 Square Feet Per Dwelling Unit) 
ARTICLE 501.2. USE REGULATIONS: A building or premises shall be used only for the  
following purposes: 
 
1. One single-family dwelling per lot of record. 
 
4. Group homes for not more than ten persons, subject to the  
following performance criteria: 
  
a. Dispersal: No such home shall be located on a lot with a property line within 1,320 
feet, measured in a straight line in any direction, of the lot line of another such group 
home.  
 
b. If licensing is required by the State of Arizona, for the use, proof of such licensure 
shall be available to the Department of Planning and Development prior to the use being 
established.  
 
c. Residents shall not be adjudicated. 
 
4. Community residences, subject to the provisions and standards of Section 1207. 
 
SECTION 601. R1-35 (Single-Family Residential Zoning District – 35,000 Square Feet Per 
Dwelling Unit)  
 
ARTICLE 601.2. USE REGULATIONS: A building or premises shall be used only for the 
following purposes:  
 
1. One single-family dwelling per lot of record. 
 
3. Group homes for not more than ten persons, subject to the  
following performance criteria: 
  
a. Dispersal: No such home shall be located on a lot with a property line within 1,320 
feet, measured in a straight line in any direction, of the lot line of another such group 
home.  
 
b. If licensing is required by the State of Arizona, for the use, proof of such licensure 
shall be available to the Department of Planning and Development prior to the use being 
established.  
 
c. Residents shall not be adjudicated. 
 
3. Community residences, subject to the provisions and standards of Section 1207. 
 
SECTION 701. R-2 (Two-Family Residential Zoning District)

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ARTICLE 701.2. USE REGULATIONS: A building or premises shall be used only for the 
following purposes:  
 
1. Any use permitted in the R1-35 Zoning District, subject to all the regulations specified in the 
use regulations for such R1-35 Zoning District. 
 
4. DELETED. 
 
SECTION 702. R-3 (Multiple-Family Zoning District), R-4 (Multiple-Family Zoning District) & 
R-5 (Multiple-Family Zoning District) 
 
ARTICLE 702.2. Use Regulations: A building or premises shall be used only for the following 
purposes:*14  
 
1. Any use permitted in the R-2 Zoning District, subject to all the regulations specified in the 
use regulations for such R-2 Zoning District unless the use is otherwise regulated in this 
Section. 
 
2. Two-family and multiple-family dwellings.*4 
 
5. Group homes for not more than ten persons subject to the following performance criteria: 
 
a. If licensing is required by the State of Arizona for the use, proof of such licensure 
shall be available to the Department of Planning and Development prior to the use being 
established.  
 
b. Residents shall not be adjudicated. 
 
5. Recovery communities: 
 
a.   Permitted as a Special Use in the R-3 and R-4 zoning districts. 
 
b.  Permitted subject to the provisions and standards of Section 1207 in the R-5 zoning 
district. 
 
SECTION 803. C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District) 
ARTICLE 803.2. USE REGULATIONS: A building or premises shall be used only for the 
following purposes: 
 
46. Any use permitted in the R-5 Multi-Family Residential Zoning District. 
 
SECTION 804. C-2 (Intermediate Commercial Zoning District) 
ARTICLE 804.2. USE REGULATIONS: A building or premises shall be used only for the 
following purposes: 
 
1. Any use permitted in the C-1 Zoning District subject to all the regulations specified in the use 
regulations for such C-1 Zoning District unless the use is otherwise regulated in this Section.

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22. Hospitals, group care facilities and detoxification facilities. 
 
46. Halfway houses. 
 
47. Boarding houses. 
 
SECTION 805. C-3 (General Commercial Zoning District) 
ARTICLE 805.2. USE REGULATIONS: A building or premise shall be used only for the 
following: 
 
1. Any use permitted in the C-2 Zoning District, including a Medical Marijuana Dispensary, 
subject to all the regulations specified in the use regulations for such C-2 Zoning District unless 
the use is otherwise regulated in this Section. 
 
SECTION 901. IND-1 (Planned Industrial Zoning District) 
ARTICLE 901.2. USE REGULATIONS: A building or premise shall be used only for the 
following purposes: 
 
21. Any use permitted in the C-3 zoning district. 
 
SECTION 902. IND-2 (Light Industrial Zoning District) 
ARTICLE 902.2. USE REGULATIONS: A building or premise shall be used only for the 
following purposes: 
 
1. Any use permitted in the IND-1 Zoning District, including a Medical Marijuana Dispensary or 
a Medical Marijuana Offsite Cultivation Location subject to all the regulations specified in the 
use regulations for such IND-1 Zoning District unless the use is otherwise regulated in this 
Section. 
 
SECTION 903. IND-3 (Heavy Industrial Zoning District) 
ARTICLE 903.2. USE REGULATIONS: A building or premise shall be used only for uses 
permitted in the IND-2 Zoning District subject to all the regulations specified in the use 
regulations for such IND-2 Zoning District or any industrial use not listed that is not in conflict 
with any federal law, state law or any Ordinance of Maricopa County, and subject to procedural 
regulations as listed in Chapter 3, Section 306. Special Uses may be allowed on any lot in this 
district as authorized in Chapter 13, Section 1301. Renewable energy systems as set forth in 
Section 1206 of this Ordinance may be permitted as either a primary or an accessory use. 
 
Chapter 12 – Development Regulations 
SECTION 1207. COMMUNITY RESIDENCES AND RECOVERY COMMUNITIES 
 
ARTICLE 1207.1  
PURPOSE:  Setting a framework by which community residences and 
recovery communities may locate and operate, and, as warranted, 
offering a reasonable accommodation to allow a community residence or 
recovery community as required by the Federal Fair Housing Act to locate 
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residence to operate when no state license or certification is available, or 
to allow a community residence to exceed the maximum ten residents.  
 
ARTICLE 1207.2.  GENERAL PROVISIONS:  
1207.2.1. 
Community residences are permitted in all zoning districts except for C-O 
and C-S, subject to the provisions and standards outlined in this Section. 
1207.2.2. 
Recovery communities are permitted in R-3, R-4, R-5, C-1, C-2, C-3, IND-
1, IND-2 and IND-3 zoning districts subject to the provisions and 
standards outlined in this section. 
ARTICLE 1207.3. STANDARDS: The following standards shall apply as specified to 
Community Residences and Recovery Communities: 
1207.3.1. Location: 
1. Except as required by state law, a A community residence shall is permitted in all zoning 
districts where residences are permitted when it will be located at least 1200 linear feet from 
the closest existing community residence, group care facility or recovery community as 
measured from the nearest lot line of the proposed community residence to the nearest lot line 
of the closest existing community residence or recovery community and complies with the other 
provisions in Section 1207.   
 
2. Except as required by state law, a A recovery community is permitted in certain zoning 
districts where multiple-family housing is permitted when it will be located at least 1200 linear 
feet from the closest existing community residence, group care facility or recovery 
community as measured from the nearest lot line of the proposed recovery community to the 
nearest lot line of the closest existing community residence or recovery community and 
complies with the other provisions in Section 1207. 
 
3. A reasonable accommodation may be granted in accord with Article 1207.3.7 to locate within 
1200 feet of the closest existing Community Residence or Recovery Community. 
 
1207.3.2. Maximum Number of People: 
1. No more than ten unrelated individuals including live-in staff will occupy the community 
residence.  
 
2. DELETED 
 
2. A reasonable accommodation to exceed ten occupants may be granted in accord with Article 
1207.3.7.1.a. 
 
1207.3.3. Characteristics of Occupants: 
1. Residents shall not be adjudicated. 
 
1207.3.4. Licensure:

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1. The community residence or recovery community and/or its operator shall be issued the 
license or certification that the State of Arizona requires to operate the proposed community 
residence or recovery community within 120 days of the date on which the first individual 
occupies the community residence. 
2. In the event a license or certification from the State of Arizona is not required or available, 
the community residence or recovery community shall be issued certification by the Arizona 
Recovery Housing Association within 120 days of the date on which the first individual occupies 
the community residence or recovery community.  Alternatively, the community residence or 
recovery community shall be issued a “conditional” Oxford House Charter within 30 days of the 
date on which the first individual occupies the Oxford House and a “permanent” Oxford House 
Charter within 180 days after the “conditional” charter was issued.   
1. No community residence or recovery community shall receive a Certificate of Occupancy until 
the use or its operator has been or will be issued:  
 
a. The license or certification that the State of Arizona requires to operate the proposed 
community residence or recovery community; or 
 
b. Provisional certification by the Arizona Recovery Housing Association and then 
permanent certification within 180 days of the date or which provisional certification was 
granted; or 
 
c. A “conditional” Oxford House Charter within 30 days of the date on which the first 
individual occupies the Oxford House and a “permanent” Oxford House Charter within 
180 days after the “conditional” charter was issued; or 
 
d. When neither the State of Arizona nor the Arizona Recovery Housing Association does 
not offer a license or certification a proposed community residence, a reasonable 
accommodation has been issued in accord with Article 1207. 
 
2. A reasonable accommodation may be granted for a community residence in accord with 
Article 1207.3.7.1.c. to operate when no state license or certification is available.   
 
3. Upon application to establish for a community residence or recovery community, the 
community residence or recovery community and/or its operator shall provide documented 
evidence that they have it has applied for any licensure with the State of Arizona if required 
requires, or for certification by the Arizona Recovery Housing Association, for an Oxford House 
Charter.   
 
4. Upon termination, revocation, nonrenewal, or suspension of its license or certification, a 
Community Residence or Recovery Community must be closed within 60 calendar days, and the 
operator of the Community Residence or Community Residence must return residents to their 
families or relocate them to a safe and secure living environment. 
 
1207.3.5. Annual Documentation:

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1. The operator or owner of a community residence or recovery community shall provide to the 
Zoning Inspector or their designee a copy of its renewed license, certification, or Oxford House 
Charter within ten business days of the annual anniversary of being granted zoning approval.  
Failure to maintain annual documentation shall be immediate grounds to deem the community 
residence or recovery community and/or its operator in violation of the Zoning Ordinance. 
 
1207.3.6. Ownership: 
 
1. Any license or permit issued by the Department for a A community residence or recovery 
community permit with Maricopa County is assigned to the owner of record or to the principal 
of a LLC or chief executive officer of the legal entity in possession of the property. 
 
2. Any license or permit issued by the Department for a A community residence or recovery 
community is not transferable and does not run with the land.  
 
1207.3.7. Reasonable Accommodation: 
1. A reasonable accommodation for reasons particular to the proposal of a community residence 
or recovery community may be granted for qualifying community residences by the Zoning 
Inspector or their designee for one or more of the following circumstances: 
 
a.  
When one community residence or recovery community is separated from 
another community residence or recovery community by an interstate, freeway, canal or 
a right-of-way at least 300’ wide.   
b. 
When a community residence operator wishes to exceed the maximum of ten 
residents and demonstrates by a preponderance of evidence that the community 
residence requires additional residents to ensure the therapeutic viability of the 
community residence subject to the following conditions:   
1. 
The operator demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence 
that the primary function of the proposed community residence is 
residential where any medical treatment is merely incidental to the 
residential use of the property; and 
2. 
The operator demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence 
that the proposed community residence will emulate a biological family 
and operate as a functional family rather than as a boarding or rooming 
house, nursing home, short term rental, continuing care facility, motel, 
hotel, detoxification center, treatment center, rehabilitation center, 
institutional use, group care facility, or assisted living facility that does not 
comport with the definition of “community residence,” or any other 
nonresidential use; and 
3. 
The operator demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence 
that the requested number of residents in the proposed community 
residence will not interfere with the normalization and community

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integration of the occupants of any existing community residence or 
recovery community. 
4. 
The operator produces documentation from AZDHS or AZRHA that 
states a specific therapeutic treatment requires additional residents and 
specifies the number of residents that the treatment requires to ensure 
the therapeutic viability of the community residence. 
c. 
When the receipt of licensure is delayed by the issuing agency and the 
community residence or recovery community operator presents documentation of the 
delay from the issuing agency. 
1. The Zoning Inspector or their designee may grant a reasonable accommodation for reasons 
particular to the proposal of a community residence or recovery community under one or more 
of the following circumstances when it is found that the specified standards are met: 
 
a.  
A community residence or recovery community is proposed to be located fewer 
than the required 1200 linear feet of an existing community residence or recovery 
community may be granted reasonable accommodate to locate where proposed when it 
is found that the applicant has demonstrated by a preponderance of the evidence that 
all of the following standards are met: 
   
1. 
The proposed community residence or recovery community is 
separated from the closest existing community residence or recovery 
community by an interstate, freeway, canal, or other right-of-way at least 
300 feet wide; or the proposed community residence will not interfere 
with the use of neighbors without disabilities as role models and the 
normalization and community integration of the residents of the closest 
existing community residence or recovery community, and that the 
presence of other community residences and/or recovery communities 
will not interfere with the normalization and community integration of the 
residents of the proposed community residence or recovery community; 
and 
 
2. 
The proposed community residence in combination with any 
existing community residences and/or recovery communities will not alter 
the residential character of the surrounding neighborhood by creating an 
institutional atmosphere or by creating or intensifying an institutional 
atmosphere or de facto social service district by clustering community 
residences and/or recovery communities on a block face or concentrating 
them in a neighborhood. 
 
b. 
Except as required by state law, a reasonable accommodation to house more 
than ten unrelated individuals in a community residence may be approved only when it 
is found that the applicant has demonstrated by a preponderance of the evidence that 
all of the following standards are met:

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1. 
The proposed number of residents greater than ten is necessary 
to ensure the therapeutic and/or financial viability of the proposed 
community residence; and 
 
2. 
The proposed community residence will emulate a biological 
family and operate as a functional family rather than as a boarding or 
rooming house, nursing home, short term rental, continuing care facility, 
motel, hotel, detoxification center, treatment center, rehabilitation center, 
institutional use, group care facility, or assisted living facility that does not 
comport with the definition of “community residence,” or any other 
nonresidential use; and 
 
3. 
Allowing the requested number of residents in the proposed 
community residence will not interfere with the normalization and 
community integration of the occupants of any existing community 
residence or recovery communities and the use of neighbors without 
disabilities as role models. 
 
c. 
When the State of Arizona does not offer a license or certification for the type of 
community residence proposed and the population it would serve, the Arizona Recovery 
Housing Association does not offer certification, or the proposed community residence is 
not eligible to be granted an Oxford House Charter, a reasonable accommodation may 
be issued only when it is found that the applicant has demonstrated by a preponderance 
of the evidence that all of the following standards are met: 
 
1. 
The proposed community residence will be operated in a manner 
essentially similar to that of a licensed or certified community residence; 
and 
 
2. 
Staff who reside and/or work at the community residence will be 
adequately trained in accordance with standards typically required by 
state licensing or certification for a community residence; and 
 
3. 
The community residence will emulate a biological family and be 
operated to achieve normalization and community integration; and 
 
4. 
The rules and practices governing how the community residence 
operates will actually protect the residents from abuse, exploitation, 
fraud, theft, neglect, insufficient support, use of illegal drugs or alcohol, 
and misuse of prescription medications. 
 
1207.3.8. Special Use Permit Remedy: DELETED 
1207.3.8. Violation: 
1. When a community residence or recovery community and/or its operator is unable to comply 
with the conditions set forth in 1207.3.1., 1207.3.2., 1207.3.3., 1207.3.4, and 1207.3.5. and 
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must be relocated to safe and secure housing, and the community residence or recovery 
community must be vacated within 30 days of being found responsible at hearing.   
 
ARTICLE 1301.1. SPECIAL USES:  The Board of Supervisors may permit as a Special Use 
any of the following uses in any zoning district unless otherwise specified in this Section: 
 
1301.1.8. Group care facilities and hospitals and institutions of an educational, religious, 
charitable or philanthropic nature, homes for the aged, nursing homes, convalescent homes and 
group homes of more than ten residents for the handicapped and adult care community 
residences or recovery communities that do not meet the requirements of Article 1207.3 and 
other group care facilities including for adjudicated residents. 
 
1301.1.24.  Recovery communities in the R-3 and R-4 districts proposed to be located at least 
1,200 linear feet from the closest recovery community or community residence and licensed by 
State of Arizona or certified by the Arizona Recovery Housing Association when all of the 
following standards are met. A reasonable accommodation may be issued to locate within 1,200 
linear feet of the closest recovery community or community residence under Article 
1207.3.7.1.a. 
 
1. 
The proposed recovery community will not interfere with the normalization and 
community integration of the residents of any existing community residence or recovery 
community and that the presence of other community residences and/or recovery 
communities will not interfere with the normalization and community integration of the 
residents of the proposed recovery community; and 
 
2. 
The proposed recovery community, alone or in combination with any existing 
community residences, recovery communities, or congregate living facilities will not alter 
the residential character of the surrounding neighborhood by creating an institutional 
atmosphere or by creating or intensifying a de facto social service district by clustering 
community residences, recovery communities, or congregate living facilities on a block 
or concentrating them in a neighborhood; and 
 
3. 
The proposed recovery community will be compatible with the residential uses 
allowed as of right in the zoning district; and 
 
4. 
The proposed recovery community, alone or in combination with any existing 
community residences and/or recovery communities will not alter the residential stability 
of the surrounding neighborhood. 
 
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