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City Council Study Session - 01/23/06 Minutes - Page 7 residents. Rep. Greiling noted that, in her experience, group home operators had expressed a preference for enforcement of local ordinance to keep the entire industry from getting a bad reputation from a few violators. Mr. Welsch noted the lack of clarity for enforcement of the City's own ordinance related to R-1 Zoning. Mr. Welsh suggested that the Council may wish staff to prepare a policy statement or amendment to the City's Ordinance, R-1 section, stating that group homes had to adhere to all R-1 zoning, as did other single-family homes. Mayor Klausing sought City Attorney Scott Anderson's opinion on equality issues and impacts of additional language clarifying the ordinance. City Attorney Anderson concurred with staff s additional language recommendation to further clarify that code would be enforced unilaterally. Councilmember Pust cautioned consistency and equality in enforcing single-family as well as group homes; and questioned how student housing in single-family residences was being addressed, and whether the City was out of compliance with it's own ordinance; and pending adoption of the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC). Councilmember Kough questioned occupancy requirements for group homes. Discussion included minimum amount of square footage in single- family homes versus group homes; traditional resident occupancy; building code application and uniformity; group home residents, as well as additional staffing, meeting space and participants, and separation of living quarters, and perceptions of a "duplex" in a single-family zoning district. Further discussion included other applications (i.e., mother- in-law apartments); and consistent application, clarification and enforcement of ordinance and statute.