HB587
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Amend KRS 222.504 and 222.506 to require that recovery residences be inspected at least annually by state or local officials capable of ensuring compliance with all state and local zoning, building code, and fire safety laws, administrative regulations, and ordinances and establish maximum occupancy standards for recovery residences; amend KRS 222.510 to permit local governments to require an individual or entity seeking to establish a recovery residence to provide notice up to six months in advance to all property owners within 1,000 feet of the property on which the recovery residence will be located; EMERGENCY.
Introduced: February 14, 2025
Last action: February 25, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill would require recovery residences, which are group homes that support people recovering from addiction, to be inspected at least once a year for compliance with zoning, building, and fire safety rules, and would set limits on how many people can live in them. It would also allow local governments to require advance notice to nearby property owners before a new recovery residence opens. Who it may affect: people in addiction recovery who live in or seek placement in recovery residences, recovery residence operators, and neighboring property owners and local governments.
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