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ORDINANCE AMENDMENT OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN UPDATING THE PROCESSES FOR ROOMING HOUSES AND RECEIVERSHIPS LICENSES IN NEW HAVEN'S HOUSING CODE, ARTICLE IV - ROOMING HOUSES AND ARTICLE V - THE ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES IN TENEMENT HOUSES.
WHEREAS, the director of the Livable City Initiative desires to amend various paragraphs of the ordinances related to Rooming Houses to ensure effectiveness of the licensing of Rooming Houses and a prompt and efficient process for appealing the denial of a Rooming House license; and
WHEREAS, the director of the Livable City Initiative submits the proposed ordinance amendments herewith.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Alders of the City of New Haven that the proposed amendments to the Rooming Houses (Article IV of the Housing Code) and The Abatement of Nuisances in Tenement Houses (Article V of the Housing Code) ordinances are hereby approved.
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ARTICLE IV. ROOMING HOUSES1
Par. 400. Definitions.
For the purposes of this article the following meanings apply:
(a) Rooming house has the meaning stated in paragraph 100(v) of this title.
(b) Rooming unit has the meaning stated in paragraph 100(w) of this title.
(c) Group living residential occupancy means a residential occupancy of a structure by a group of people whose size is larger than the average household size, and with an average length of stay of thirty days or longer. Such structures generally have a common eating area for residents, who may or may not receive any combination of care, training, or treatment while they reside at the site.
(d) Community residence means a facility that houses its staff and eight (8) or fewer mentally ill adults, licensed by the State of Connecticut Commissioner of Health Services, which provides supervised, structured group activities and psychosocial rehabilitation and other support services to mentally ill adults discharged from a state-operated or licensed facility or referred by a licensed ...
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