Letter to the Orange County Board of Supervisors
The Orange County Board of Supervisors has put a Costa Mesa-like zoning ordinance on the agenda for Tuesday, September 24, 2019, 9:30 am.
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Why is this important? Costa Mesa has established a planning commission approval process for unlicensed group recovery residences that requires businesses operate with decency toward their occupants and respect for the community. It also requires 650 feet between such properties. While the County’s zoning changes will only affect properties on county land, such as those in Ladera Ranch and Orange Park Acres, the ordinance will serve as a model for all of the cities in Orange County. This is very important proposed regulation while we continue to work the issue at a state and federal level.
ACTION ITEM(S)
PLEASE write to (or call) all of the County Supervisors:
Chairwoman Lisa A. Bartlett, [email protected], 714-834-3550
Vice Chair Michelle Steel, [email protected], 714-834-3220
Andrew Do, [email protected], 714-834-3110
Donald P. Wagner, [email protected], 714-834-3330
Doug Chaffee, [email protected], 714-834-3440
It is always better to send separate letters, however, if you cannot do that, here is a list of the email addresses together:
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
Please feel free to improvise around the following messages:
Dear Supervisor __Name Goes Here___,
Our family strongly supports the Board of Supervisors’ proposed zoning changes regarding Community Care Facilities and Group Homes that will be reviewed on Tuesday. Most group homes are covered by state law, which adequately protects occupants. Orange County recovery residences are almost exclusively for-profit businesses operating transient housing in our permanent residential neighborhoods and are the majority are unregulated. We need to fill the present regulatory vacuum by encouraging businesses to treat their occupants with decency and to act as respectful members of the community. Separation requirements between houses reduce the likelihood occupants will be targeted due to proximity by drug distributors and help to maintain the character of permanent neighborhoods for the benefit of all, including other disabled classes. We ask that you modify the current proposal of 650 feet of separation to 1000 feet. Please vote to support these important changes to Orange County’s zoning.
OC Register Article: Orange County, following Costa Mesa’s lead, may regulate sober living homes
Why is this important? Costa Mesa has established a planning commission approval process for unlicensed group recovery residences that requires businesses operate with decency toward their occupants and respect for the community. It also requires 650 feet between such properties. While the County’s zoning changes will only affect properties on county land, such as those in Ladera Ranch and Orange Park Acres, the ordinance will serve as a model for all of the cities in Orange County. This is very important proposed regulation while we continue to work the issue at a state and federal level.
ACTION ITEM(S)
PLEASE write to (or call) all of the County Supervisors:
Chairwoman Lisa A. Bartlett, [email protected], 714-834-3550
Vice Chair Michelle Steel, [email protected], 714-834-3220
Andrew Do, [email protected], 714-834-3110
Donald P. Wagner, [email protected], 714-834-3330
Doug Chaffee, [email protected], 714-834-3440
It is always better to send separate letters, however, if you cannot do that, here is a list of the email addresses together:
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
Please feel free to improvise around the following messages:
Dear Supervisor __Name Goes Here___,
Our family strongly supports the Board of Supervisors’ proposed zoning changes regarding Community Care Facilities and Group Homes that will be reviewed on Tuesday. Most group homes are covered by state law, which adequately protects occupants. Orange County recovery residences are almost exclusively for-profit businesses operating transient housing in our permanent residential neighborhoods and are the majority are unregulated. We need to fill the present regulatory vacuum by encouraging businesses to treat their occupants with decency and to act as respectful members of the community. Separation requirements between houses reduce the likelihood occupants will be targeted due to proximity by drug distributors and help to maintain the character of permanent neighborhoods for the benefit of all, including other disabled classes. We ask that you modify the current proposal of 650 feet of separation to 1000 feet. Please vote to support these important changes to Orange County’s zoning.