{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"5116","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5116","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES [5000. - 5987.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5"},{"name":"PART 1. THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT [5000. - 5550.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [5000. - 5122.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-1/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 88.   (AB 1847)   Effective January 1, 2015.","effective":"2015-01-01","html":"<p>(a) Pursuant to the policy stated in Section <a href=\"/wic/5115\">5115</a>, a state-authorized, certified, or licensed family care home, foster home, or group home serving six or fewer persons with mental health disorders or other disabilities or dependent and neglected children, shall be considered a residential use of property for the purposes of zoning if the homes provide care on a 24-hour-a-day basis.</p><p>(b) These homes shall be a permitted use in all residential zones, including, but not limited to, residential zones for single-family dwellings.</p>","text":"(a) Pursuant to the policy stated in Section 5115, a state-authorized, certified, or licensed family care home, foster home, or group home serving six or fewer persons with mental health disorders or other disabilities or dependent and neglected children, shall be considered a residential use of property for the purposes of zoning if the homes provide care on a 24-hour-a-day basis. (b) These homes shall be a permitted use in all residential zones, including, but not limited to, residential zones for single-family dwellings.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/general-provisions-5116","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}