The purpose of this chapter is to establish uniform standards, land use regulations and permit processes for the development of emergency shelters, low barrier navigation centers, single-room occupancy housing (SROs), supportive housing, and transitional housing; and to implement general plan policies, consistent with state law, regarding special needs households to ensure equality of treatment for all residential uses regardless of the occupant(s).
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A. 
The specific requirements of this chapter are applicable to the development of emergency shelters, low barrier navigation centers, single-room occupancy housing (SROs), supportive housing, and transitional housing as defined in Chapter 18.04 of this title.
B. 
Emergency shelters, low barrier navigation centers, single-room occupancy housing (SROs), supportive housing, and transitional housing shall be permitted in compliance with Section 18.06.040, Table 18.06.040.A - Land Use Matrix of this title.
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A. 
Allowed Zones. Emergency shelters are allowed ministerially within the ES overlay zone. In all cases, an emergency shelter shall conform to all standards of development of the zone in which it is located except as provided in this section.
B. 
Development Standards.
1. 
Amenities.
a. 
Each facility shall provide a common kitchen and dining room area.
b. 
Each facility shall provide bathrooms with sinks, toilets, and showers.
2. 
Recreational and Usable Yard Area. Each facility shall provide recreational and usable yard area as follows:
a. 
There shall be no less than five hundred square feet of usable yard area plus ten square feet of additional usable yard area per each additional bed over twenty-five.
b. 
Usable yard area shall have no dimension of less than fifteen feet. Subareas may be divided into not more than two separate sub-areas.
3. 
Parking. See Chapter 18.14, Off-Street Parking Requirements.
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A. 
Allowed Zones. Low barrier navigation centers shall be permitted in any zone that allows mixed use and in nonresidential zones that allow multi-unit dwelling uses provided they meet the requirements of this chapter. In all cases, a low barrier navigation center shall conform to all standards of development of the zone in which it is located except as provided in this section.
B. 
Requirements. Low barrier navigation centers shall be subject to a building permit and shall comply with the following requirements:
1. 
The low barrier navigation center offers services to connect people to permanent housing through a services plan that identifies services staffing;
2. 
The low barrier navigation center is linked to a coordinated entry system, so that staff in the interim facility or staff who co-locate in the facility may conduct assessments and provide services to connect individuals to permanent housing. "Coordinated entry system" is generally described as a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 576.400(d) or Section 578.7(a)(8), as applicable, of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as those sections read on January 1, 2020, and any related requirements, designed to coordinate program participant intake, assessment, and referrals;
3. 
The low barrier navigation center complies with Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 8255) of Division 8 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code;
4. 
The low barrier navigation center has a system for entering information regarding client stays, client demographics, client income, and exit destination through the local Homeless Management Information Systems, as defined by Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
C. 
Development Standards.
1. 
Density. For a low barrier navigation center in high density residential land use designated areas within a multi-unit dwelling zone or within the MX overlay zone, the number of beds shall be limited to three times the maximum density permitted within the zoning designation in which the facility is located as established in Section 18.26.040.A, Table 18.26.040.A of this title.
2. 
Amenities.
a. 
Each facility shall provide a common kitchen and dining room area.
b. 
Each facility shall provide bathrooms with sinks, toilets, and showers.
3. 
Recreational and Usable Yard Area. Recreational and usable yard area shall be as follows:
a. 
Usable yard area shall have no dimension of less than fifteen feet. This area may be provided at any location on the lot except in the required front yard or in a required side yard abutting a street. Subareas may be divided into not more than two separate sub-areas.
b. 
For low barrier navigation centers located within the MX overlay zone, there shall be no less than five hundred square feet of usable yard area plus ten square feet of additional usable yard area per each additional bed over twenty-five.
4. 
Parking. See Chapter 18.14, Off-Street Parking Requirements.
D. 
Sunset.
1. 
Subject to subsection (D)(2) below, this section shall remain in effect until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
2. 
If the legislature amends California Government Code Section 65668 to extend the effective date of California Government Code Section 65660 et seq., then this section shall remain in effect until the date on which California Government Code Section 65660 et seq. is repealed.
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A single-room occupancy housing (SRO) project shall conform to all standards of development of the zone in which it is located except as provided below.
A. 
Density.
1. 
In high density residential land use designated areas within multi-unit residential zones, the number of units shall not exceed the number permitted pursuant to the zoning designation as provided in Section 18.26.040, Table 18.26.040.A of this title, plus twenty-five percent.
2. 
In all commercial and industrial zones, the number of units shall be limited by the maximum floor area ratio (FAR), as established within the applicable land use designation of the general plan land use element.
B. 
Unit Design.
1. 
SRO units shall be a minimum of one hundred seventy square feet in size and a maximum of four hundred square feet in size.
2. 
Each unit shall contain a kitchen and bathroom.
a. 
Kitchens shall contain a sink with garbage disposal, countertop that measures a minimum of sixteen inches by twenty-four inches, refrigerator, and stove or microwave oven.
b. 
If stoves are not provided in each unit, then stoves shall be provided in a common kitchen area(s) accessible to the entire SRO project.
c. 
Bathrooms shall contain a sink, toilet, and shower or bathtub.
3. 
Each unit shall have a minimum of forty-eight cubic feet of closet/storage space.
C. 
Recreational and Usable Yard Area. Recreational and usable yard area shall be as follows:
1. 
Within multi-unit zones, no parcel of land shall have less than one thousand square feet of common usable yard area plus one hundred square feet per unit.
2. 
Within the commercial and industrial zones, no parcel of land shall have less than five hundred square feet of common usable yard area plus fifteen square feet per unit for projects over twenty-five units. Such usable yard area shall have no dimension of less than fifteen feet. This area may be provided at any location on the lot except in the required front yard or in a required side yard abutting a street.
3. 
Common recreational space may be indoor or outdoor provided there is at least forty percent allotted towards outdoor space; the balance may be indoors or outdoors.
D. 
Parking. See Chapter 18.14, Off-Street Parking Requirements.
E. 
Occupancy. No more than one person shall be permitted to reside in any unit which is less than two hundred twenty square feet in size. No more than two persons shall be permitted to reside in any unit.
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A. 
Supportive and transitional housing shall be permitted in any zone that allows residential uses, and subject only to the provisions and development standards applicable to residential uses of the same type in the same zone.
B. 
Supportive housing shall be permitted by-right in any zone where multi-unit dwellings and mixed uses are permitted, if the proposed housing development satisfies all of the requirements of California Government Code Section 65651(a). The housing shall be subject to the provisions and development standards applicable to the zone in which it is located.
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