The Regional Commercial District as designated in the General Plan is intended for the exclusive establishment of commercial uses serving the region and traveling public and emergency shelters.

( Ord. No. 15-737 , § 2.C, 10-13-2015)

The following are permitted in the C5 District:

(a)

Uses permitted in the C1, C2 and C3 District only in large shopping centers:

Churches in excess of fifteen thousand (15,000) sq. ft. minimum lot size

Dance studio

Emergency shelters

Gasoline service stations

Gymnasiums

Hotels and motels

Motorcycles sales/repairs

Private clubs/lodges

Regional shopping

Regional shopping centers and malls

Theaters

(b)

Conditional uses are permitted in accordance with Section 9-2.1502(b).

( Ord. No. 12-711 , § 12, 8-8-2012; Ord. No. 15-737 , § 2.D, 10-13-2015; Ord. No. 15-738 , § 2.C, 10-27-2015; Ord. No. 18-760 , § 2, 1-9-2018)

Development standards:

(1)

The maximum length of stay shall not exceed one hundred twenty (120) days in a three hundred sixty-five-day period.

(2)

Each shelter may have a maximum of thirty (30) beds.

(3)

Off-site parking shall be provided at a parking rate of one parking space for three beds as per the California City Municipal Code Section 9-2.208 Schedule of Off-Street Parking Space Requirements for item (b)(3) charitable and religious institutions providing sleeping accommodations and parking shall be ADA compliant.

(4)

Stays at the emergency shelter facility shall be limited between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.

(5)

Nonoperational and unregistered vehicles shall not be kept on site. Towing shall be the responsibility of the shelter operator.

(6)

Each emergency shelter shall provide an interior and exterior waiting area adequate to accommodate waiting clients and to prevent queuing into the public right-of-way. An exterior waiting area shall be physically separated and visually screened from the public right-of-way.

(7)

The emergency shelter facility shall provide an on-site resident manager on-site at all times.

(8)

A minimum distance of three hundred (300) feet shall be maintained from another emergency shelter. The distance of separation shall be measured in a straight line between the property lines of each use without regard to intervening structures or objects.

(9)

The shelter operator shall provide minimum exterior lighting. In addition, the operator shall regularly patrol the area surrounding the shelter site during hours that the shelter is in operation to ensure that homeless persons who have been denied access are not congregating in the neighborhood.

(10)

Alcohol and narcotics use and consumption are prohibited within the facility and on the property.

(11)

An operations plan shall be submitted for review and approval by the development services director and police chief prior to operation of the emergency shelter. The plan shall include minimum provisions related to on-site security and safety, staff training, loitering control, client eligibility, counseling services, and indoor and outdoor management of the facility.

( Ord. No. 15-737 , § 2.E, 10-13-2015)