Section 1566 Of Article 7. Local Regulation From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 7.
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. The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy of this
state that each county and city shall permit and encourage the
development of sufficient numbers and types of residential care
facilities as are commensurate with local need.
The provisions of this article shall apply equally to any
chartered city, general law city, county, city and county, district,
and any other local public entity.
For the purposes of this article, "six or fewer persons" does not
include the licensee or members of the licensee's family or persons
employed as facility staff.