Shall mean housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless person. No individual or household may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay (as defined by California Health and Safety Code 50801(e))

Shall mean those parcels of land that are within the boundaries of the overly zone on and certain Heavy and Light Manufacturing (MH) (ML) lots generally bounded by on Alameda Street on the West, Artesia Blvd. on the south, Compton Creek-East Branch on the east and Alondra Blvd. on the north as shown in the official City Zoning Map.

Is defined as simply one or more individuals who live together. Members of the family do not need to be related by blood, marriage or in any other legal capacity. A family may be made up of partners, children, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents with a continuing legal, genetic and/or emotional relationship.

Shall mean any room that meets adopted building code requirements for a habitable room, including minimum room proportions, minimum egress requirements, and minimum standards for lighting, heating, ventilation, and electricity.

Means housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, and that is linked to onsite or offsite services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, maximizing his or her ability to live, when possible, work in the community.

Means housing with supportive services for up to 24 months that is exclusively designated and targeted for recently homeless persons. Transitional housing includes self-sufficiency development services, with the ultimate goal of moving recently homeless persons to permanent housing as quickly as possible.