If you've read this post before, you know about the controversy over sober-living facilities in Burbank. You also know where I stand on this.
According to the Burbank Leader, the Burbank City Council has asked its staff to look into ways to monitor and potentially impose stricter regulations on local group homes. State and federal laws prohibit cities from restricting members of a "family" from living together. Apparently, that family can't have more than 7 people living together without a conditional use permit.
One of the principal planners quoted in the article indicates that Burbank may tighten the definition of what "family" is.
Am I the only person who thinks this is a slippery slope and the City is vastly overreaching? Am I the only person who thinks that a municipality has no business in defining what a "family" is?
If these sober-living facilities are a hazard to the surrounding community, then this is a law enforcement issue. The solution is to put more cops on the street.
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Judy,
ReplyDeleteEvery one of your points is dead on! Did Burbank go through a time warp back to Fascist Italy or Russia in Stalin's era? Last I checked, Burbank was still part of America in the 21st Century, where the City Council has no business determining who can live together so long as no laws are broken.