SUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit #1248, initiated by God’s Love Outreach Ministries, applicant for Grace and Alexander Marania, property owners. This application involves a request to allow a State Licensed Adult Residential Care Facility with 8 beds at 189 Korbel Avenue, generally located on Korbel Avenue, approximately 165 feet west of Rutherford Avenue, within Planned Development (P-D) #42 with a General Plan designation of Low-Medium Density (LMD) Residential “**PUBLIC HEARING** ACTION: Approve/Disapprove/Modify Environmental Review #20-28 (Categorical Exemption) Conditional Use Permit #1248 SUMMARY God’s Love Outreach Ministry (G.L.O.M.) is requesting Conditional Use Permit approval for a large State licensed adult residential care facility with 8 beds at 189 Korbel Avenue. The subject site is an approximately 2,922-square-foot lot with an 1,863-square-foot single-family home. The subject site has a zoning classification of Planned Development (P-D) #42, within a General Plan designation of Low-Medium Density (LMD) Residential. The care facility would assist adults dealing with mental illness or disorders and be used for dwelling purposes only. Counseling and treatment would take place offsite within approved medical or office locations. Per Merced Municipal Code Table 20.08-1 Permitted Land Uses in Residential Zoning Districts, Small Residential Care Facilities (6 people or less) are principally permitted within most residential zones, but Large Residential Care Facilities (7 people or more) require Conditional Use Permit approval in most residential zones, such as is required for this site. City staff, including the Police Department, have reviewed this request and are recommending approval with conditions. RECOMMENDATION Planning staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve Environmental Review #20-28 [Categorical Exemption] and Conditional Use Permit #1248, subject to the Conditions in Exhibit A and the Findings and Considerations in Exhibit B of the Draft Resolution at Attachment A.

Committee

Planning Commission

Requested by

Development Services Department

Introduced

October 13, 2020

On agenda

November 4, 2020