In accordance with the authority granted in Section 65583(a)(4) of the Government Code, all emergency shelters shall comply with the following development and management standards:
(a) 
Lighting. Adequate external lighting shall be provided for security purposes. The lighting shall be stationary, directed away from adjacent properties and public rights-of-way, and of an intensity that is compatible with the neighborhood.
(b) 
Security. Parking and outdoor facilities shall be designed to provide security for residents, visitors and employees. On-site supervisory personnel shall be provided at all times during the hours the shelter is in operation.
(c) 
Parking. The shelter shall have not less than one parking space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area, unless it is demonstrated by credible evidence that a different parking ratio is appropriate based on the shelter’s demonstrated need.
(d) 
Client intake. The waiting and client intake areas shall be at least 500 square feet in total floor area.
(e) 
Shelter provider. The agency or organization that is operating the shelter shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) 
Temporary shelter shall be available to residents for no more than 180 consecutive days.
(2) 
Staff and services shall be provided to assist residents to obtain permanent shelter and income.
(3) 
The provider shall prepare and file a management plan with the City that includes clear operational rules and standards, including, but not limited to, standards governing expulsions and lights out, security, screening of residents to ensure compatibility with services provided at the shelter, and opportunities for training, counseling, and treatment programs for residents.
(4) 
The shelter may not be located within 300 feet of another emergency shelter.
(f) 
Refuse collection areas. Refuse shall be stored in a trash collection area in conformance with the requirements for multiple residential housing, as described in Section 88.0215(b).
(Ord. 296 § 7, 2010)
To accommodate the city’s emergency housing need as required by Section 65583(a)(4) of the California Government Code, emergency shelters shall be allowed by right in the Service Commercial (CS) District subject to the provisions of Section 88.01101 of this Code. For the purposes of this chapter, “emergency shelter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 812.05011 of this Code. The City shall not require a Conditional Use Permit or other discretionary permit for the construction of an emergency shelter.
(Ord. 296 § 7, 2010)
The City may not disapprove an emergency shelter, or condition the approval of an emergency shelter in a manner that makes its development infeasible, unless it makes written findings, based upon substantial evidence in the record, as to one of the following:
(a) 
The City has met or exceeded the need for emergency shelters as identified in the housing element.
(b) 
The emergency shelter would have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety, and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific adverse impact without rendering the development of the emergency shelter financially infeasible. As used in this subsection, a “specific, adverse impact” means a significant, quantifiable, direct, and unavoidable impact, based on objective, identified written public health or safety standards, policies, or conditions as they existed on the date the application was deemed complete. Inconsistency with the Zoning Ordinance or General Plan land use designation shall not constitute a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety.
(c) 
The denial of the project or imposition of conditions is required in order to comply with specific State or Federal law, and there is no feasible method to comply without rendering the development of the emergency shelter financially infeasible.
(d) 
The emergency shelter is proposed on land zoned for agriculture or resource preservation that is surrounded on at least two sides by land being used for agricultural or resource preservation purposes, or which does not have adequate water or wastewater facilities to serve the project.
(e) 
The emergency shelter is inconsistent with both the City’s zoning ordinance and general plan land use designation as specified in any element of the general plan as it existed on the date the application was deemed complete, and the City has adopted a revised housing element in accordance with Government Code Section 65588 that is in substantial compliance with State law.
(Ord. 296 § 7, 2010)