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<br /> <br /> <br /> l <br /> <br /> <br /> domiciliary setting." Although licensed by the Department of Health, it <br /> only allows up to five persons, and is permitted under the current <br /> <br /> definition of family. <br /> <br /> <br /> 4. Assisted Living Facility (ALF): According to Section 321-15.1, HRS, an <br /> Assisted Living Facility is defined as "a combination of housing, health <br /> <br /> care services, and personalized supportive services designed to respond to <br /> individual needs, to promote choice, responsibility, independence, privacy, <br /> <br /> dignity, and individuality." Rules for these facilities are under Hawaii <br /> Administrative Rules (HAR) Title 11, Chapter 90 (Assisted Living <br /> <br /> Facilities). <br /> <br /> Clean and Sober Homes, as defined under HRS 464(f), do not require a license <br /> <br /> from the Department of Health because there is no supervision, rehabilitation or <br /> therapeutic services or care conducted on the premises. This type of facility will <br /> <br /> only be allowed to operate with 5 or fewer unrelated persons, even if the proposed <br /> amendment to the definition of family is approved, because these types of <br /> <br /> facilities will not be licensed or certified by the Department of Health. <br /> <br /> <br /> These group living programs are meant to be non-institutional and are designed to <br /> be operated within a single-family dwelling. They are low impact type facilities that are <br /> <br /> licensed and regulated by the Department of Health-Office of Health Care Assurance <br /> Division for compliance with the Department of Health rules that are applicable for each <br /> <br /> type of facility. The Planning Director believes that these facilities are accessory to the <br /> single-family dwelling and that they provide valuable services to residential communities <br /> <br /> for disabled persons needing treatment. It is proposed that these group living facilities <br /> would be allowed to operate within the State Land Use Urban district with up to 8 <br /> <br /> residents plus live-in staff, because they are regulated and licensed or certified by the <br /> Department of Health. This would also include facilities that are located within the State <br /> <br /> Land Use Agricultural on lots where single-family dwellings are allowed, which are <br /> those lots created before June 4, 1976 or on lots created after June 4, 1976, as long as the <br />