Title
Amend Ordinance G-6453 Regulating the Licensing of Structured Sober Living Homes (Ordinance G-6477)
Description
Request the City Council amend Ordinance G-6453 regulating the licensing of structured sober living homes to strengthen the ordinance, clarify enforcement and make additional technical corrections as necessary. This amendment will have no financial impact.
Report
Summary
Ordinance G-6453 established a structured sober living home licensing program to be effective July 1, 2018, in response to City Council direction. The licensing program reflects the efforts of a working group representing a broad range of community and industry stakeholders convened by the Planning and Development Department in 2017 and the input of the Law, Planning and Development, Neighborhood Services and City Clerk departments. In consultation with the City Prosecutor's Office, it was recommended that the enforcement provision of Ordinance G-6453 be amended to strengthen and further clarify the City's authority to issue civil citations for failure to comply with licensing requirements for structured sober living homes and make any additional technical corrections that may also be necessary. All of the licensing requirements previously stated in Ordinance G-6453 will remain the same.
Financial Impact
This amendment will have no financial impact.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
Ordinance G-6453 was adopted by the City Council on April 18, 2018.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Law Department.