A. Minimum distance from any other residential care facility: three hundred feet.

B. Minimum Usable Open Space. At least twenty square feet of common open space on site shall be provided for each person who resides in the facility. Common open space shall include landscaped areas and walks and other amenities, such as patios, swimming pools, barbeque areas, or other such improvements as are appropriate to enhance the outdoor environment of the residential care facility for its residents and visitors. Landscaped courtyard entries that are oriented towards the public street which create a welcoming entry feature are also considered common areas. All areas not improved with buildings, parking, vehicular accessways, trash enclosures, and similar items shall be developed as common areas with the types of attributes described above.

A. Supportive housing shall only be subject to the development standards that apply to other residential uses in the zone where such housing is proposed. The maximum number of allowable dwelling units or guest rooms for supportive housing shall be the same as the number allowed for residential development projects in the zone where the supportive housing project is proposed.

B. Supportive housing may be provided in a multiple-unit structure or group residential facility.

C. Only design review is required for supportive housing projects.

D. Applicants shall comply with all federal and California State licensing requirements and applicable building codes and fire codes, including maximum occupancy restrictions. No limits shall be established on the length of stay.

E. Supportive housing facilities shall have the minimum amount of living space that meets the standards for an efficiency unit, shower and toilet facilities, laundry facilities, and secure storage areas for intended residents.

F. Recreation rooms at least six hundred square feet in area for a development of sixteen or more dwelling units or guest rooms, or at least four hundred square feet in area for a development of fewer than sixteen dwelling units or guest rooms, may qualify as common open space, but shall not qualify for more than forty percent of the total required open space.

G. At least ninety square feet of space shall be provided as office space for on-site supportive services, which may include counseling, access to social services, medical and mental health care, housing and employment opportunities. Supportive services provided on site are considered an accessory use and not subject to any additional standards or permitting requirements. (Ord. 2024-01 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024.)

A. Transitional housing shall only be subject to the development standards that apply to other residential uses in the zone where such housing is proposed. The maximum number of allowable dwelling units for transitional housing shall be the same as the number allowed for residential development projects in the zone where the transitional housing project is proposed.

B. Transitional housing may be provided in a variety of rental housing types (e.g., multiple-unit dwelling, group residential, or single-unit dwelling).

C. Transitional housing providing accommodations for six or fewer individuals shall be deemed a single-family use; only design review is required.

D. Transitional housing providing accommodations for more than six individuals also is a permitted use in zones where multifamily and mixed-use development are allowed and shall require design review.

E. No individual or family shall reside in transitional housing for more than twenty-four months. A minimum of sixty days shall be required between stays. The operator of the transitional housing shall maintain adequate documentation to demonstrate compliance with this provision.

F. Applicants shall comply with all federal and California State licensing requirements and applicable building codes and fire codes, including maximum occupancy restrictions.

G. Transitional housing facilities shall have the minimum amount of living space that meets the standards for an efficiency unit, shower and toilet facilities, laundry facilities, and secure storage areas for intended residents.

H. Transitional housing may include office space for on-site supportive services, such as counseling, access to social services, medical and mental health care, housing and employment opportunities. On-site supportive services are considered an accessory use and not subject to any additional standards or permitting requirements. (Ord. 2024-01 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024.)