15.04.305 Group care facility.

“Group care facility” means a facility providing custodial care and treatment, or social services, in a protective living environment for persons residing in the facility either voluntarily or by court placement. The term includes, without limitations, facilities commonly known as group homes for the aged; group homes for the developmentally disabled; group foster care homes; shelters for abused persons; safehouses; nursing homes; intermediate care facilities or residential care facilities licensed by the Colorado Department of Health; correctional and post-correctional facilities; addiction treatment centers; juvenile detention facilities; and temporary custody facilities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “group care facility” does not include a facility which houses more than one individual who is required to register as a sex offender under the provisions of C.R.S. § 18-3-412.5, as amended. (Ord. 2000-1 § 2: Ord. 1993-3 § 1; Ord. 1990-2 § 2)