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Group Homes: Zoning Provisions

Group Homes

A paper copy of these documents is available as a library loan to Washington city, town and county employees and officials. Reference No. PL 8.3721 G76 1998.

City Ordinance Provisions

Library Resources (Paper copies only)

Library Loan Request Form

  • "Group Homes:  Local Control and Regulation Versus Federal and State Fair Housing Laws," by Ted H. Gathe, City Attorney for Vancouver, WA.
  • "How the Federal Fair Housing Act Protects Persons with Handicaps in Group Homes," by Susan M. Conner. Land Use Law, January 1998.
  • "A Real LULU: Zoning for Group Homes and Halfway Houses Under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988," by Daniel Lauber. 1997 Zoning & Planning Law Handbook.
  • Fife Municipal Code, Chapter 19 (various excerpts).
  • La Conner Municipal Code, Chapter 15.20, 25.