Land use · Portola Valley, California

residential care facilities

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 Portola Valley’s own text settles what this covers.

be as follows: A. Uses permitted by Section 18.36.010; B. Single-family dwellings, including residential care facilities for six or fewer persons, supportive housing, and transitional housing; C. Temporary uses permitted by Section 18.36.030. (Ord. 2022-448 § 5,

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occupants and shall be separate from other businesses conducted in personal offices. H. Residential care facilities for seven or more individuals; I. Any other use which is determined by the commission, as provided in Chapter 18.38, to

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floor area limitations of Section 18.54.052; I. Uses permitted by Section 18.20.030G.; J. Residential care facilities for seven or more individuals; K. Any other use which is determined by the commission, as provided in Chapter 18.38, to

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18.36.010; B. Single-family dwellings; C. Duplexes; D. Emergency shelters; E. Multi-family dwelling; F. Residential care facilities ; G. Supportive housing; H. Transitional housing; I. Low barrier navigation centers; J. Publicly-owned parks, public schools, or other public buildings when

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follows: - **A.** Uses permitted by Section 18.36.010; - **B.** Single-family dwellings, including residential care facilities for six or fewer persons, supportive housing, and transitional housing; - **C.** Temporary uses permitted by Section 18.36.030; - **D.** Public

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