1. In any ordinance adopted by a city or county, the definition of single-family residence must include, without limitation, a: (a) Residential facility for groups in which fewer than 11 unrelated persons with disabilities reside with: (1) House parents or guardians who need not be related to any of the persons with disabilities; and (2) If applicable, additional persons who are related to the house parents or guardians within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity. (b) Home for individual residential care. (c) Recovery house for persons recovering from alcohol or other substance use disorders in which fewer than 11 persons reside. 2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not prohibit a definition of single-family residence that allows more persons to reside in a residential facility for groups or the regulation of homes that are operated on a commercial basis. For the purposes of this subsection, a residential facility for groups, a recovery house for persons recovering from alcohol or other substance use disorders or a home for individual residential care shall not be deemed to be a home that is operated on a commercial basis for any purpose relating to zoning. 3. As used in this section, person with a disability means a person: (a) With a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the person; (b) With a record of such an impairment; or (c) Who is regarded as having such an impairment.
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