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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
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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.
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 Public Health, 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 physician specializing in psychiatry or a licensed psychologist.
(e) Operator has the meaning stated in paragraph 100(r) of this title.
(Ord. of 7-1-57, ? 9.0; Ord. of 11-16-92; Ord. No. 1304, Pt. II(B), 12-17-01)
Par. 401. Issuance of rooming house permits.
Issuance of rooming house permits shall conform to the following:
(a) Permit issuer. The permit issuer, hereinafter cited as "the issuer", is a City official who has been appointed to administer the City's permitting processes. The purposes of such app...
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