Uses
Permitted by right1
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Camping on premises prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No person shall be allowed to camp on the premises or sleep on the premises outside of the shelter building.
- Facility manager on-site required
At least one facility manager shall be on-site at all hours the facility is open.
- Maximum number of beds30 beds
No more than thirty beds shall be provided and no more than thirty persons shall be served in any single emergency shelter.
- Maximum number of persons served30 persons
No more than thirty beds shall be provided and no more than thirty persons shall be served in any single emergency shelter.
- Maximum length of stay6 months
The maximum length of stay by an individual in an emergency shelter shall not exceed six months.
- Minimum distance from another emergency shelterShelterTemporary accommodation for people without housing, usually with support services.300 ft
Within three hundred feet of another emergency or similar shelter.
- Minimum distance from residentially zoned property150 ft
No emergency shelter shall be located, as measured from shelter facilities: Within one hundred fifty feet of any residentially zoned property;
- Minimum sleeping area per person100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The facility shall provide a minimum of one hundred (100) square feet of sleeping area per person.
From the ordinance
Emergency shelters in the C (General Commercial) and CN (Neighborhood Commercial) zones shall be permitted under the following conditions: ... No emergency shelter shall be located, as measured from shelter facilities: Within one hundred fifty feet of any residentially zoned property; Within three hundred feet of another emergency or similar shelter. No more than thirty beds shall be provided and no more than thirty persons shall be served in any single emergency shelter.