Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1989-099 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where a special use permit is not required for single family dwellings of similar size, a city ordinance which requires the issuance of a special use permit as a condition precedent to locating a "group home" (as that term is defined in K.S.A. 1988 Supp. 12-736, as amended by L. 1989, ch. 58, section 1) in a residential district violates subsection (f)(1) of 42 U.S.C. section 3604, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, P.L. 100-430, 102 Stat. 1619. Accordingly, such an ordinance, and the provisions of K.S.A. 1988 Supp. 12-736(e), as amended by L. 1989, ch. 58, section 1, which authorize such municipal legislation, are invalid under 42 U.S.C. section 3615. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1988 Supp. 12-736, as amended by L. 1989, ch. 58, section 1; 42 U.S.C. sections 3604, 3615; P.L. 100-430, 102 Stat. 1619.