APPENDIX B Page 1 GROUP HOME AND FOSTER HOME PROVISIONS OF SELECTED MUNICIPALITIES

Municipality Group Home Type Permitted Zones Max. No. of Distance No. of Group Registration Comments Residents Separation Homes Program

Brampton Group Home Types 1 Group Home Type I Group Home Type Group Home Type 1 64 registered/ Yes In April 2000, & 2. permitted in any 1 - 4 to 6 residents - 120 m (394 ft.); licensed, Brampton passed Group Home Type 2 agricultural, business, + staff; Group Home Type 2 31 of the 64 Also have Interim Control applies to criminal, industrial, community Group Home Type - 120 m (394 ft.) to are Group public By-law on group homeless, addiction service, regional retail, 2 - 4 to 10 any group home or Home Types 1 notification homes. rehab., and home in office nodes, in any residents + staff; Supportive Housing and 2. process. excess of 6 residents; residential unit. Auxiliary Group Unit; and 610 m Presently Auxiliary Group Home; Group Home Type 2 in a Home - max. 3 (2,000 ft.) to any undertaking a Foster Home; single detached unit or a residents + other group home or study on the Supportive Housing unit in a mixed use receiving family; Supportive Housing review of foster Facility; development. Supportive Facilities. homes/group Lodging House; Supportive Lodging Lodging House - 3 Also have max. no. homes. Supportive Lodging House in a single to 6 residents + of group homes by House. detached dwelling. staff. planning districts.

Brantford Crisis Residence; Various group home Crisis Residence - Distance separation 32 group Yes Group Correctional facilities permitted in min. 3 residents + varies by type of homes, almost Home; medium and high staff; group homes, one-half are Group Correctional density residential Group between 180 m mini-group Residence; zones, and those zones Correctional (591 ft.) to 500 m homes. Group Home; where residential Home - 3 to 10 (1,450 ft.). Group Residence; conversions were residents + staff; Mini-Group Home; permitted. Group Foster Home. Correctional Residence - min. 11 residents + staff; Group Home - 5 to 10 residents + staff; Group Residence - min. 11 residents + staff, Mini-Group Home - 1 to 4 residents + staff

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Municipality Group Home Type Permitted Zones Max. No. of Distance No. of Group Registration Comments Residents Separation Homes Program

Burlington Non-Correctional Non-Correctional Group Non-Correctional 400 m (1,312 ft.) 21 registered Yes Burlington Group Homes; Homes permitted in a Group Homes - 3 group homes recently Correctional Group dwelling unit, including to 8 residents + Also have completed a Home. multiple unit building (1 staff in urban public Group Home group home per 30 units area, up to 10 notification Review Study, and and subject to one per residents in the process. is the process of floor); rural area; finalizing various Correctional Group Correctional amendments. Homes permitted in Group Homes - 3 detached dwellings and to 8 residents in must be adjacent to urban area, and up arterial, major arterial or to 10 residents in collector road. rural area..

Guelph Broad definition of Permitted in all R-1 4 to 8 residents. 100 m (328 ft.) 14 group Yes Presently group home (single detached) and homes undertaking a other residential zones, review of group as well as commercial home regulations. zones subject to meeting regulations.

Halton Hills Presently no definition Permitted as-of-right in No limitation. No Halton Hills is of group home. all dwelling units. presently undertaking a study on Residential Care Facilities.

Hamilton Residential Care Permitted in most Varies depending 180 m (590 ft.) 153 of all Yes Majority of group (former City) Facility broadly low/medium residential upon location. types (over homes are in the defined; districts subject to a Most residential 2,600 beds in downtown area, Short Term Care capacity restriction of 6 zones max. 6 total) and most of these Facility - shelter for residents; higher density residents + staff; are legal non- abused women. residential and higher density conforming. commercial districts residential and subject to a capacity of commercial Hamilton is 20 residents. district max. 20 + undertaking a staff. study addressing group homes and other facilities.

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Municipality Group Home Type Permitted Zones Max. No. of Distance No. of Group Registration Comments Residents Separation Homes Program

Kingston Community Home, Community Home in all Community Home 250 m (820 ft.) Approximately Yes Residential Care residential zones, - max. 5 residents between any type 40 licensed Facility; commercial and + staff; group homes. Crisis Care Shelter; institutional zones; Residential Care Detoxification Centre; Residential Care Facility Facility - more Corrections Residence. in multiple-family than 5 residents; zones, commercial and Other facilities - institutional zones; no minimum. Crisis Care Shelter in commercial and institutional zones; Detoxification Centre & Correctional Residence in institutional zones.

Oshawa Group Home licensed Group Home permitted 3 to 10 residents + 500 m (1,640 ft.) to 38 group No Oshawa obtains or approved under in all land use staff. lot used for any homes information on the Provincial Statute; designations that allow Group Home. according to locations of group Correctional Group residential uses; last update - homes from the Home primarily Correctional Group funded and/ or licensing agencies operated for persons Home to have frontage licensed by on an annual placed on probation. on arterial roads MCSS. basis.

Peterborough Group Home broadly Permitted up to 6 6 residents as-of- 300 m (984 ft.) from Over 60 Yes defined. residents in all zones; right; 7-10 any facility providing approved Max 2 persons Zoning required in residents with residential sheltered, group homes. convicted under Young excess of 6 to max. 10 approval. specialized or group Offenders Act. residents. care other than a hospital, nursing home, home for the aged or foster home.

Toronto - Group Home broadly Permitted in detached, 3 to 10 residents + 800 m (2,625 ft.) 25 group No Etobicoke defined. duplex, triplex and staff. between any group homes. Correctional Group semi-detached if both home. Home for persons units/entire building placed on probations, used for that purpose. released on parole, etc.

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Municipality Group Home Type Permitted Zones Max. No. of Distance No. of Group Registration Comments Residents Separation Homes Program

Toronto - North Group Home broadly Detached dwellings 3 to 10 residents + 300 m (984 ft.) 50 group No York defined, does not only. staff. between any group homes. include ex-offenders, home, no other group temporary care of in neighbourhood. homeless, substance abuse.

Toronto (former Residential Care Residential Care Facility Residential Care Residential Care Approx. no. of No City) Facility broadly permitted in all Facility - 6 to 10 Facility and Crisis group homes defined; residential and mixed residents; Care Facility - 245 m in the former Crisis Care Facility for use districts; Crisis Care (804 ft.). municipalities immediate shelter and Crisis Care Facility Facility - no limit. East York -14 assistance. permitted in all mixed Etobicoke - 25 use districts. North York - 50 Scarborough - 70 Toronto - 175 York - 9.

Vaughan Group Home Types I & Group Home Type I Group Home Type Group Home Type 1 No formal No Vaughan on 2. Group Home Type 2 permitted in all 1 - 3 to 7 - 300 m (984 ft.); record of no. February 12, 2001 applies to criminal, , residential and residents; Group Home Type 2 and location of Study passed By-law 70- addiction rehab., and agricultural zones; Group Home Type - 1 000 m (3,280 ft.) group homes. underway 2001implementing temporary care Group Home Type 2 2 - max. 10 to any other group However, regarding Group Home shelters; permitted in single residents. home and 1 500 m based on registration Strategy Report. Auxiliary Group purpose buildings in (4,921 ft.) in recent building program. By-law 70-2001 Homes; Prestige Employment, Agricultural area. permit under appeal. Institutional Care agricultural, general information, Facility; highway and service has 8 known Foster Home. commercial zones, group homes. permitted only on arterial roads.

Waterloo Group Home broadly In all residential Class A group 300 m (984 ft.); 19 registered Yes defined, in two classes detached, semi- home - 3 to 6 100 m (328 ft.) from group homes A and B. detached, duplex, triplex residents; municipal boundary. and converted dwelling Class B group house. home - 3 to 8 residents + staff.

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Municipality Group Home Type Permitted Zones Max. No. of Distance No. of Group Registration Comments Residents Separation Homes Program

Windsor Group Home broadly All Residential Districts Max. 10 residents 240 m (787 ft.). No formal No defined. and Institutional + staff. record. Rely Districts. of Province to provide information.

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