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The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meaning:

A. “Basic operating plan” means a plan for the siting and operation of a group home for children that contains the elements designated in BCC 9.19.070.

B. “Community involvement process” means the process established by this chapter.

C. “Community meeting” means a meeting with residents of the neighborhood pursuant to BCC 9.19.050.

D. “Conflict resolution process” means the process established by BCC 9.19.070(D), as part of the basic operating plan, to assist in resolving disputes arising out of the operation of a group home for children.

E. “Good faith” means that the provider must (1) enter into the community involvement process and pursue it to conclusion, unless prevented from doing so by means not under the provider’s control; (2) meet and confer with representatives of the neighborhood and interested agencies to resolve neighborhood issues and concerns, and prepare and file with the city a preliminary “basic operating plan,” where required; and (3) prepare and file with the city a final “basic operating plan” on completion of the requirements of this chapter.

F. “Group home advisory board” means the board established by Chapter 3.99 BCC.

G. “Group home for children” or “group home” means any state-licensed facility providing housing and/or care to persons under the age of 18 years, whether or not they are handicapped, but not including state licensed foster family and large foster family homes.

H. “Meet and confer process” means the process established by BCC 9.19.080(A) to assist in the development of the basic operating plan.

I. “Neighborhood” means the area surrounding a group home site that is most likely to be directly affected by the visual, traffic, noise and other impacts of the operation of the group home because of proximity to the group home site. “Neighborhood” includes the area surrounding the group home site that is within a 300-foot radius of the group home site, and that contiguous area that is outside a 300-foot radius from the group home site that is connected to the group home site by local residential streets. “Neighborhood” does not include any area that is outside a 300-foot radius from the group home site and is on the opposite side of one or more major arterial, minor arterial or collector arterial streets from the group home site.

J. “Provider” means any person, partnership, corporation or other organization of any kind that proposes to site and/or operate a group home for children in the city. (Ord. 5002 § 1, 1997.)