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Ethical Dilemma Where Should Cities House the Disadvantaged? the building is not far from an upper-middle-class neighbor- FACTS Susan Kate is a member of the city council in hood consisting of single-family homes. The home would be Wissahickon City. The Clinton Living Center, Inc., has just applied for a special use permit to allow the center to lease across the street from a middle school. a building to use as a group home for the emotionally ill. Public hearings have been held, and there is widespread The home will provide supervised group living quarters for community opposition to the proposed lease. Susan Kate, a individuals who have suffered from a wide range of emo- new and politically ambitious member of the city council, tional problems, including depression, anxiety, substance must cast the deciding vote as to whether the special permit abuse, and sexual disorders. A small percentage of the pro- should be issued. posed occupants will be criminal offenders embarking on the rehabilitative phase of their sentencing, with the ultimate goal of reentering the community. Many of the members Social, Policy, and Ethical Considerations will attend school and other job-training programs under 1. What are the goals of zoning classifications? supervision during the day. 2. Is there any justification for requiring a special permit The Wissahickon zoning ordinance requires that a special under the circumstances? What are the community's permit be obtained annually for hospitals for the insane, the concerns? Are these concerns justified? mentally disabled, alcoholics, or drug addicts and for penal or correctional institutions. The building the center wishes 3. What is the social policy behind placing rehabilitative to lease is in an R-3 zone that expressly permits apartment group homes in the heart of a thriving community rather houses, multiple dwellings, hospitals, or nursing homes, but than in an isolated neighborhood? excludes penal institutions and homes for the insane, the 4. Should a permit be refused for the purpose of preserving mentally disabled, alcoholics, or drug addicts. In addition, property values