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California Welfare and Institutions Code  >   Welf. & Inst. Code§5116. Residential Home for Six or Fewer Persons with Mental Health Disorders or Other Disabilities or Dependent and Neglected Children is Residential Use of Property

(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. [2014]

California Welfare and Institutions Code  >   Welf. & Inst. Code §5115.Public Policy that Persons with Mental Health Disorders or Physical Disabilities Live in Normal Residential Surroundings

The Legislature hereby finds and declares:
(a)   It is the policy of this state, as declared and established in this section and in the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4500), that persons with mental health disorders or physical disabilities are entitled to live in normal residential surroundings and should not be excluded therefrom because of their disability.

(b)   In order to achieve uniform statewide implementation of the policies of this section and those of the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, it is necessary to establish the statewide policy that the use of property for the care of six or fewer persons with mental health disorders or other disabilities is a residential use of the property for the purposes of zoning. [2014]

California Welfare and Institutions Code  >   Welf. & Inst. Code §9105.1 Home Modification for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities

The department, in partnership with the area agencies on aging, the Department of Rehabilitation, any independent living centers, any contractor selected to implement the federal Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-394), and any organization that serves seniors and persons with disabilities, may develop and provide consumer advice regarding home modification for seniors and persons with disabilities. [2002]