Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5116 · Chapter 1. General Provisions
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5116
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Pursuant to the policy stated in Section 5115, a state-authorized, certified, or licensed family care home, foster home, or group home serving six or fewer persons with mental health disorders or other disabilities or dependent and neglected children, shall be considered a residential use of property for the purposes of zoning if the homes provide care on a 24-hour-a-day basis.
(b) These homes shall be a permitted use in all residential zones, including, but not limited to, residential zones for single-family dwellings.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 88. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.
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