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Code Sections 65583 and 65589.5 and with the 2012 Pleasanton General Plan Housing Element pertaining to emergency homeless shelters and supportive and transitional housing Community Development Director Dolan presented the staff report, stating that the purpose of the ordinance is to amend various Chapters of Title 18 of the Municipal Code to comply with changes to the California Government code and the 2012 Housing Element. As required by SB2 and agreed to in the Housing Element, the ordinance would establish a new overlay district in selected areas of the City wherein homeless shelters would be allowed as a permitted use, subject to specific development standards, and would clarify how the Municipal Code applies to supportive and transitional housing. SB2 requires that local jurisdictions provide zoning where emergency homeless shelters are allowed as a permitted use, subject to the same standards that apply to other residential or commercial development within the same zone as well as the potential for certain additional development standards. SB2 also requires that supportive and transitional housing be treated as a residential use subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone. The following definitions are used for the purposes of applying SB2: • Emergency shelter— used interchangeably with homeless shelter; housing with minimal support services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of 6 months or less; • Supportive housing— housing geared towards a target population, with on or off site services to support residents and no limit to length of stay; • Transitional housing — similar to residential rental development with program requirements that call for the termination of assistance and recirculation of the unit to another eligible recipient at some predetermined point to exceed a minimum of 6 months. Program 46.1 of the 2012 Housing Element obligated the City to perform public outreach and revise the zoning code within one year of adoption. It also identified the Service-Commercial (CS) Zone as a likely location for such a use. Mr. Dolan reviewed a map depicting the two areas within the CS Zone with potential to develop such a facility, which the ordinance proposes to include in a new Service-Facilities (SF) Overlay District. In addition to existing zoning standards for the CS district, staff has added development standards in the following areas: • Maximum of 50 beds to house 50 persons, allowed at 1 bed for every 400 feet' of lot area; • Off-street parking to be provided at the ratio of 1 space for every 4 beds, each employee and each company vehicle; • Length of stay limited to 90 consecutive days with a possible extension to 180 days in the absence of alternative housing possibilities; • Minimum 300 foot radius between homeless shelters (maximum allowable under state law); • Exterior and interior client areas; • Trash and recycling storage; • Onsite management and security; • Noise regulations; • Maximum and minimum lighting requirements, as appropriate for commercial buildings; • Provision of a management plan; • Provision of food service to comply with the County Department of Public Health requirements As noted, supportive and transitional housing shall be considered a residential use of property and subject only to those restrictions applied to other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone. Program 46.2 of the Housing Element again requires the City to conduct public outreach and amend the current code within one year of adoption. As proposed, the amendment would allow for 6 or fewer residents in a dwelling as a permitted unit in applicable zones. Developments exceeding 6 occupants would be permitted in the Multi-Family/Residential District. City Council Minutes Page 6 of 11 February 19, 2013