Arkansas Code Title 20, Subtitle 3, Chapter 48, Subchapter 6 - Location Act for Community Homes for Developmentally Disabled Persons

• § 20-48-601 - Title.
  This subchapter shall be known as the "Location Act for Community Homes for Developmentally Disabled Persons".
• § 20-48-602 - Purpose.
  The General Assembly declares that it is the goal of this subchapter to improve the quality of life of all developmentally disabled persons and...
• § 20-48-603 - Definitions.
  As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) (A) "Developmental disability" means a disability of a person that: (i) Is attributable...
• § 20-48-604 - Zoning -- Permitted Use.
  (a) A Family Home I is a residential use of property for the purposes of zoning and shall be treated as a permitted use...
• § 20-48-605 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses.
  (a) For the purposes of safeguarding the health and safety of developmentally disabled persons and avoiding over-concentration of Family Homes I and II, either...
• § 20-48-606 - Regulations -- Density Control.
  (a) The Division of Developmental Disabilities Services shall promulgate regulations pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., which shall encompass...
• § 20-48-607 - Application for License.
  (a) All applicants for a license to operate a Family Home I or II shall apply to the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services for...
• § 20-48-608 - List of Family Homes.
  In order to facilitate the implementation of § 20-48-606(a)(1)(A) and (B), the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services of the Department of Human Services shall...
• § 20-48-609 - Comprehensive Plans.
  (a) Any political subdivision which currently has zoning restrictions or hereafter adopts zoning restrictions may develop a comprehensive plan for providing adequate sites for...
• § 20-48-610 - Compliance With Appearance or Structural Requirements in Certain Districts.
  Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as relieving the owner or operator of any Family Home I or II of the obligation to...
• § 20-48-611 - Restriction by Private Property Agreement Void.
  (a) Any restriction, reservation, condition, exception, or covenant in any subdivision plan, deed, or other instrument of or pertaining to the transfer, sale, lease,...

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