Resolution Number 02-02-05-04RESOLUTION NO. 02-02-05- 04
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING COUNTY OF ORANGE
STANDARDS AND AUTHORIZING COUNTY OVERSIGHT OF THE
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR ADULT ALCOHOL AND DRUG SOBER -
LIVING FACILITIES IN ORANGE COUNTY
WHEREAS, in 2000, the Orange County Board of Supervisors directed the
Orange County Sheriff -Coroner Department to form a committee that included the Orange
County Probation Department, the District Attorney, the Public Defender, the Orange
County Health Care Agency, the State Parole Board, the Courts, representatives of Orange
County cities, and a wide spectrum of community providers in order to develop a process
for certifying and monitoring adult residential drug and alcohol facilities throughout the
County of Orange; and,
WHEREAS, the Sober Living Coalition and the Orange County Addition
Treatment Provider Association later added representatives to the committee, and a
community representative was designated by the Board of Supervisors in August 2001;
and,
— WHEREAS, the results of this collaborative effort are an Ordinance of the
County of Orange, California, Amending Division 6, Article 1 of Title V, Section 5-6-1 to 5-
6-4 to Authorize Voluntary Certification of Sober Living Facilities ("the Amended
Ordinance"), which was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on December 18, 2001, and
the Orange County Adult Alcohol and Drug Sober Living Facilities Certification guidelines
("the Guidelines"), which were approved and adopted by the Board of Supervisors on
December 18, 2001; and,
WHEREAS, the Amended Ordinance and the Guidelines will promote the
welfare of City and County residents by establishing a voluntary Countywide program
enabling the County to monitor sober living facilities to which County personnel refer
persons recovering from alcohol or drug abuse or addition; and,
WHEREAS, the sober living facilities covered by the Amended Ordinance
and Guidelines are facilities that are not licensed by the State and that offer alcohol and
drug free residences for unrelated adults who are recovering from alcohol or drug
additions, but that do not offer drug or alcohol treatment services on site; and,
WHEREAS, the Guidelines provide that reviews of sober living facilities'
compliance with Section 200 of the Guidelines, which relates to zoning compliance and to
basic safety, privacy and sanitary features of facilities' physical plants, furnishings, and
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fixtures, shall be completed by the jurisdictions in which the facilities are located except
when a jurisdiction is unable or unwilling timely to complete such reviews; and,
WHEREAS, it is appropriate that city personnel complete such reviews for
sober living facilities located with San Juan Capistrano city limits that apply for certification.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
San Juan Capistrano does hereby approve the Guidelines.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Council hereby directs employees
of the Engineering and Building Department to perform timely Section 200 reviews in
accordance with the Guidelines, at the request of sober living facilities located with the city
limits.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Council hereby directs employees
of the Engineering and Building Department, when requested by the Orange County
Sheriff/Certification Coordinator, to perform additional inspections of sober living facilities
located within the city limits, for the purposes of monitoring , complaint investigation, and
verification of correction of deficiencies, as provided in the Guidelines.
ATTEST:
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 5'" day of February 2002.
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MAYORDIANE BATHGATE,
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R. MONAHAN, CITY CLERK
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I, MARGARET R. MONAHAN, appointed City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 02-02-05-04 was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano at a regular meeting thereof, held the 5th day of
February 2002, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Hart, Swerdlin, Gelff and Mayor Bathgate
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Campbell
R. MONAHAN, City Clerk
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