§ 10-2.172. Residential Care Facility.  


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  • "Residential care facility" means a single-family dwelling unit which provides 24-hour non-medical care of persons who are in need of personal service, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual in a family-like environment, in a facility licensed by the State of California. A residential care facility does not include family day care, foster care or any medical services, including nursing services, beyond that required by the residents of the residential care facility for sustaining the activities of daily living. A residential care facility specifically includes a community care facility, residential care facility, alcoholism or drug abuse recovery facility, or family care home, foster home, or group home for mentally disordered or otherwise handicapped persons or dependent or neglected children, as defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 1502 and licensed by the State of California.