Chapter
12 - EMERGENCY SHELTER
Sections:
10-12.01
- Title and purpose.
(a) Title. This chapter
shall be known as the "San Anselmo Emergency Shelter Ordinance".
(b) Purpose. This chapter
is adopted to ensure the Town of San Anselmo facilitates homeless shelters by
providing zoning categories in which emergency shelters can be located without
discretionary approval by the Town.
(Ord. No. 1098, § 1, 1-13-2015)
10-12.02
- Definitions.
"Emergency shelter" means housing as defined in
California Health and Safety Code §50801(e)". This section shall be
understood to be amended by operation of law in the event and to the extent
this statute is amended.
(Ord. No. 1098, § 1, 1-13-2015)
10-12.03
- Emergency shelters.
(a) Applicability.
Emergency shelters are a permitted use in the Limited Commercial, General
Commercial, and Public Facility zones when the site is located within
one-quarter (¼) mile of a transit stop. An emergency shelter shall comply with
the standards of this section.
(b) Performance
standards. An emergency shelter shall meet the following development and
performance standards:
(1) On-site management
and on-site security shall be provided during hours when the emergency shelter
is in operation.
(2) 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 intensity compatible with the surrounding area.
(3) The development may
provide one (1) or more of the following specific common facilities for the
exclusive use of the residents and staff:
(i) Central cooking and
dining room(s).
(ii) Recreation room.
(iii) Counseling center.
(iv) Child care facilities.
(v) Other support
services.
(c) Parking and outdoor
facilities shall be designed to provide security for residents, visitors,
employees and the surrounding area.
(d) A refuse storage area
shall be provided that is completely enclosed with masonry walls not less than
five (5) feet high with a solid-gated opening and that is large enough to
accommodate a standard-sized trash bin adequate for use on the parcel, or other
enclosures as approved by the Planning Director. The refuse enclosure shall be accessible
to refuse collection vehicles.
(e) The agency or
organization operating the emergency shelter shall comply with the following
requirements:
(1) Temporary shelter
shall be available to residents for no more than six (6) months. No individual
or household may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay.
(2) Staff and services
shall be provided to assist residents to obtain permanent shelter and income.
(3) The provider shall
have a written management plan including, as applicable, provisions for staff
training, neighborhood outreach, security, screening of residents to insure
compatibility with services provided at the facility, and for training,
counseling, and treatment programs for residents.
(f) No emergency shelter
shall be located within 300 feet of another emergency shelter site.
(g) The facility shall be
in, and shall maintain at all times, good standing with Town and/or state
licenses, if required by these agencies for the owner(s), operator(s), and/or
staff on the proposed facility.
(h) The maximum number of
beds or clients permitted to be served (eating, showering and/or spending the
night) nightly shall not exceed seventeen (17) persons.
(Ord. No. 1098, § 1, 1-13-2015)
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