A low barrier navigation center offers housing or shelter to a resident who is experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness to live temporarily while they wait to move into permanent housing. It offers services to connect people to permanent housing through a services plan that identifies services staffing. A low barrier navigation center shall be low barrier and culturally competent, and shall be focused on providing support for moving people out of crisis and into permanent housing as quickly as possible.
(Ord. 2025-2 § 18, 7-8-2025)
A. 
Location. Low barrier navigation center development is a use by right in areas zoned for mixed use and nonresidential zones permitting multifamily uses.
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Standards.
1. 
It offers services to connect people to permanent housing through a services plan that identifies services staffing.
2. 
It 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 people to permanent housing.
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It complies with Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 8255) of Division 8 of the Welfare and Institutions Code as may be amended from time to time.
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It has a system for entering information regarding client stays, client demographics, client income, and exit destination through the local homeless management information system as defined by CFR 24 578.3 as may be amended from time to time.
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Within 30 days of receipt of an application for a low barrier navigation center development, the City shall notify a developer whether the developer's application is complete pursuant to Government Code Section 65943. Within 60 days of receipt of a completed application for a low barrier navigation center development, the City shall act upon its review of the application.
C. 
Low barrier navigation centers shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, or unless otherwise extended by the State.
(Ord. 2025-2 § 18, 7-8-2025)