2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 8-3e. Regulation of community residences for mentally retarded persons and child-care residential facilities.

      Sec. 8-3e. Regulation of community residences for mentally retarded persons and child-care residential facilities. (a) No zoning regulation shall treat the following in a manner different from any single family residence: (1) Any community residence which houses six or fewer mentally retarded persons and necessary staff persons and which is licensed under the provisions of section 17a-227, or (2) any child-care residential facility which houses six or fewer children with mental or physical disabilities and necessary staff persons and which is licensed under sections 17a-145 to 17a-151, inclusive.

      (b) Any resident of a municipality in which such a community residence or child-care residential facility is located may, with the approval of the legislative body of such municipality, petition (1) the Commissioner of Mental Retardation to revoke the license of such community residence on the grounds that such community residence is not in compliance with the provisions of any statute or regulation concerning the operation of such residences, or (2) the Commissioner of Children and Families to revoke the license of such child-care residential facility on the grounds that such child-care residential facility is not in compliance with the provision of any general statute or regulation concerning the operation of such child-care residential facility.

      (P.A. 79-353; P.A. 84-341, S. 6, 8; P.A. 89-375, S. 4, 5; P.A. 01-161, S. 1, 4.)

      History: P.A. 83-341 added Subsec. (b) concerning petitions for revocation of license; P.A. 89-375 substituted "necessary" for "two" in referring to staff persons; P.A. 01-161 applied provisions to child-care residential facilities and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2001.