Tenancy of each SRO unit shall not be for less than 30 days. No transient occupancy is allowed; SRO units shall be occupied as the primary residence of the tenant.

Excluding the bathroom area and closet(s), the SRO unit must be a minimum of 250 square feet in floor area and the maximum size shall be not more than 300 square feet. Each SRO unit shall be designed to accommodate a maximum of two people.

Each SRO unit must include a closet.

An SRO unit is not required to but may contain partial or full kitchen facilities. A full kitchen includes a sink, a refrigerator and a stove, range top or oven. A partial kitchen is missing at least one of these appliances. If a full kitchen is not provided, common kitchen facilities shall be provided with at least one full kitchen for every 20 SRO units or portion thereof that do not have full kitchens, or have one kitchen on any floor where SRO units without kitchens are located.

An SRO unit is not required to but may contain partial or full bathroom facilities. A partial bathroom facility shall have at least a toilet and sink; a full facility shall have a toilet, sink and bathtub, shower or bathtub/shower combination. Common bathrooms must be located on any floor with any unit that does not have a full bathroom. Common bathrooms shall be either single occupant use with provisions for privacy or multi-occupant use with separate provisions for men and women. Common bathrooms shall have shower or bathtub facilities at a ratio of one for every seven units or fraction thereof. Each shared shower or bathtub facility shall be provided with an interior lockable door.

Each SRO facility shall have at least 10 square feet of common usable area per unit; however no SRO facility shall provide less than 200 square feet of common outdoor area and 200 square feet of common indoor area. Maintenance areas, laundry facilities, storage (including bicycle storage), and common hallways shall not be included as usable indoor common space. Landscape areas that are less than eight feet wide shall not be included as outdoor common space.

A SRO facility with eight or more units shall provide 24 hour on-site management, and include a dwelling unit designated for the manager. All SRO facilities must have a management plan approved prior to occupation by the Los Banos Community and Economic Development Director or designee. The management plan shall contain management policies, maintenance plans, rental procedures, tenant rules, and security procedures.

Laundry facilities must be provided in a separate room at the ratio of one washer and one dryer for every 10 SRO units or fractional number thereof, with at least one washer and dryer per floor.

A cleaning supply storeroom and/or utility closet with at least one laundry tub with hot and cold running water must be provided on each floor of the SRO facility.

Parking ratio of one space per unit and bicycle rack storage of one rack per 5 units.

SRO facilities and SRO units shall comply with all requirements of the California Building Code and all other codes. All units shall comply with all applicable accessibility and adaptability requirements. All common areas shall be fully accessible. An existing structure may be converted to an SRO facility, consistent with the provisions of this section. Any such conversion must bring the entire structure up to current building code standards, including accessibility and adaptability standards, unless otherwise exempted by the Building Official.

Interior and exterior lighting necessary for security, safety, and operational purposes shall conform to the California Code of Regulations Title 24, Parts 2, 2.5 and 6 or any successor provisions as applicable in effect at the time the application is deemed complete. Exterior lighting shall be stationary, directed away from adjacent properties and public right-of-ways.