The Mission Viejo City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Aug. 23 requiring sober living, or group homes to register with the city.
These group homes that house six or fewer people who are exiting drug rehabilitation programs now must send an application to the city with the operator’s contact information.
The ordinance comes after a growing concern from residents that these homes are “disruptive” and “blighting for a neighborhood and to the community,” according to city staff.
“We don’t have any sort of registry. People say how many [sober living homes] do you have or where are they? Unless the neighbor tells us, we don’t know,” City Attorney William Curley said at the meeting….