§ 20.10.275. Homeless shelter.

A.

Special permits issued for a homeless shelter shall expire without any further action by the city council when: the use for which the permit was issued changes to another use; the facility ceases to operate for one hundred twenty days or more; or the occupancy changes.

B.

An application for this shelter shall include an operational plan of the homeless shelter. The operational plan shall provide a description of the intended use and sufficient details to adequately describe the intended operations of the center.

C.

The operational plan may include the following:

1.

An organizational tree including an estimated total number of professional staff and volunteers that will work at the shelter;

2.

The estimated number of beds to be provided;

3.

The estimated average population per month;

4.

A description of the services to be provided, such as job placement, drug and alcohol treatment, and other rehabilitative or training services;

5.

A description of the population expected to be served, for example women, women and children, single men, families, etc.;

6.

Expected length of stay per person;

7.

Any other information the applicant believes could be helpful to explain the operation and compatibility of the proposed shelter with the proposed location.

D.

A homeless shelter may not be permitted within one thousand (1,000) feet of another homeless shelter or halfway house.

E.

A homeless shelter may not be permitted within one thousand (1,000) feet of a school or daycare.

F.

Measurements of distance under this section are taken radially. "Radial" measurement means a measurement taken along the shortest distance between the nearest point of the building site of the halfway house and the nearest point of the building site of another use, or of a protected zoning district boundary.

G.

Within ninety (90) days of the passage of this ordinance the owner or operator of an existing homeless shelter must comply with the registration provisions of Section 20.22.070 and comply with the provisions of Chapter 20.22 Nonconforming Situations.

H.

Homeless shelters are subject to the provisions of the City's Nuisance Ordinance codified in Section 9.16. It is unlawful and constitutes a nuisance for any person in the city to carry on any trade, business or occupation injurious to the health of those who reside in the vicinity, or to suffer any substance which shall have that effect to remain on the premises in his possession.

(Ord. No. 18241, § 3, 9-9-2014)