Land use · La Palma, California

congregate care facility

Named in 2 of this ordinance’s zoning districts.

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only La Palma’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 44 - ZONINGReads like a definition

separate interest in space in a residential or commercial building on the parcel. ** Congregate care facility ** means a structure providing residence for more than 24 hours for a group of senior citizens or disabled persons, as defined

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use1

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.

Prohibited1

Expressly not allowed.