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City of San Mateo Municipal Code.

27.04.130 COMMUNITY CARE FACILITY.

A "community care facility" means any place or building which is maintained and operated to provide 24-hour non-medical residential care, or day care services for children, adults, or both, limited to the following:

(a) Residential Care Facility. A residential care facility means a family home, group care facility, residential care facility for the elderly, foster home, alcohol and/or drug recovery facility, intermediate care facility or similar facility, for 24-hour non-medical care of persons in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual;

(b) Day Care Center. A day care facility means any facility which provides non-medical care to persons in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual on less than a 24-hour basis;

(c) Family Day Care Home. A family day care home means a facility which provides care, protection, and supervision of no more than 14 children in the caregiver's own home, for periods of less than 24 hours per day, while the parents or guardians are away.