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Placentia City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 23

24 SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY SRO

§ 23.24.010 Purpose.

The purpose of this chapter is to expand the mix of affordable housing opportunities within the city.
(Ord. O-2013-03 § 8, 2013)

§ 23.24.020 Definition.

“Single room occupancy (SRO)”
means an efficiency unit that: (1) is occupied as a primary residence; and (2) is subject to State Landlord Tenant Law pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1940) of Title 5 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the California Civil Code. The term also includes a unit in an “SRO project” as described in California Code of Regulations, Title 4, Section 10325(g)(3).
(Ord. O-2013-03 § 8, 2013)

§ 23.24.030 Procedure.

Single room occupancy units shall be a permitted use in the “R-3” – high density multiple-family district up to thirty (30) units and subject to a use permit for thirty-one (31) units and above and “C-2” – community commercial district, as part of a mixed-use project with ground floor retail/office spaces subject to a use permit. All use permit approvals shall be pursuant to Chapter 23.87 of this Title 23.
(Ord. O-2013-03 § 8, 2013)

§ 23.24.040 Requirements.

Single room occupancy (SRO) units shall conform to the following requirements:
(1) 
Occupancy shall be limited to a maximum of two (2) persons per unit. Minimum unit sizes (not including toilet compartment) shall be:
(a) 
One (1) person: one hundred fifty (150) square feet.
(b) 
Two (2) persons: one hundred seventy-five (175) square feet.
(2) 
Each SRO unit shall be provided with the following minimum amenities:
(a) 
Kitchen sink with a garbage disposal.
(b) 
A toilet and sink located in a separate room within the unit that is a minimum twenty (20) square feet.
(c) 
One (1) closet per person.
(d) 
Telephone and cable TV hookups.
(3) 
At a minimum, if full bathrooms are not provided in each unit, shared showers shall be provided on each floor at a ratio of one (1) per seven (7) occupants or fraction thereof on the same floor, with doors that are lockable from the inside.
(4) 
If full kitchens are not provided in each unit, shared kitchen facilities shall be provided on each floor consisting of a range, sink with garbage disposal and refrigerator.
(5) 
At a minimum, if laundry facilities are not provided in each unit, common laundry facilities shall be provided with one (1) washer and one (1) dryer for every twenty-five (25) units for the first 100 units and one (1) washer and one (1) dryer for every fifty (50) units over one hundred (100).
(6) 
Elevators shall be required for SROs of two (2) or more stories.
(7) 
A manual fire alarm system and a fully automatic fire suppression system, including a central monitoring system, alarm and fire annunciator, shall be designed and installed to the satisfaction of the fire chief.
(Ord. O-2013-03 § 8, 2013)