Gardena City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 18
76 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR HOMELESS AS A USE BY RIGHT
§ 18.76.010 Purpose.
A.
The purpose of this chapter is to implement the provisions of Government Code Section 65650 et seq. relating to supportive housing for a target population of homeless persons as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 5067.14.
B.
The provisions of this chapter take precedence over any section of the zoning code to the contrary.
(Ord. 1866 § 11, 2024)
§ 18.76.015 Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
"Administrative office space"
means an organizational headquarters or auxiliary office space utilized by a nonprofit organization for the purpose of providing on-site supportive services at a supportive housing development authorized pursuant to this chapter and includes other nonprofit operations beyond the scope of the corresponding supportive housing development. "Administrative office space" includes parking necessary to serve the office space.
"Supportive housing"
as defined in Chapter 18.04 includes nonresidential uses and administrative office space. "Supportive housing" also includes transitional housing for youth and young adults.
(Ord. 1884 § 4, 2025)
§ 18.76.020 Use by right.
A supportive housing development of no more than fifty units that meets the requirements of this chapter shall be a use by right in the following zones:
R-2 | Low-density multifamily residential |
R-3 | Medium density multifamily residential |
R-4 | High density multifamily residential |
R-6 | Very high density multifamily residential |
AMU | Artesia mixed use |
C-R | Commercial residential |
H-B | Home business |
MUO | Mixed use overlay |
HO-3 | Medium density 20 overlay |
HO-4 | High density 30 overlay |
HO-5 | High density 50 overlay |
HO-6 | Very high density 70 overlay |
(Ord. 1866 § 11, 2024)
§ 18.76.030 Application/processing.
A.
The standard application for the housing development project shall be supplemented with the following information:
1.
The plan for providing supportive services with appropriate documentation showing that the supportive services will be provided on site to the residents in the project;
2.
The name of the proposed entity or entities that will provide supportive services;
3.
The proposed funding source(s) for the provided on-site supportive services;
4.
Proposed staffing levels by shift;
5.
The number of units that are restricted to residents who meet criteria of the target population;
6.
The amount of nonresidential floor area that shall be used for on-site supportive services and administrative office space.
a.
For a development with no more than twenty units, at least ninety square feet shall be provided for on-site supportive services.
b.
For a development of more than twenty units, at least three percent of the total floor area shall be provided for on-site support services that are limited to tenant use, including, but not limited to, community rooms, case management offices, computer rooms, and community kitchens.
c.
The total floor area dedicated to administrative office space shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the total floor area;
7.
An identification of the number of manager units that will be provided; and
8.
An identification of the number of rental dwelling units on site, or units that have been vacated in the five-year period preceding the application, which are subject to a recorded covenant, ordinance, or law that restricts rents to levels affordable to persons of lower or very low income; subject to any other form of rent or price control through a public entity's valid exercise of its police power, or occupied by lower or very low income households.
B.
An application shall be reviewed for completeness within thirty days of receipt. The application shall be acted on within sixty days after the application is complete for a project with fifty or fewer units, or within one hundred twenty days for a supportive housing project with more than fifty units.
C.
The application for a supportive housing project that complies with all applicable requirements, including the requirement for replacement housing, shall be approved.
(Ord. 1866 § 11, 2024; Ord. 1884 § 4, 2025)
§ 18.76.040 Parking requirements.
The following parking requirements shall apply:
A.
Parking shall be required at the rate of one space per unit. However, no minimum parking requirement shall apply for the units occupied by supportive housing residents if the development is within one-half mile of a public transit stop.
B.
A minimum of one parking space shall be provided for each manager's unit.
C.
Parking at the rate of one space for every employee on the largest shift.
(Ord. 1866 § 11, 2024)
§ 18.76.050 Affordability restriction.
The city shall record an affordability restriction against the property which restricts the units to lower income households for a period of fifty-five years. The applicant shall be required to sign all necessary documents.
(Ord. 1866 § 11, 2024)
