Colusa County Zoning Code § 42.05 Special regulations

(a)

Minimum density shall be 16 units per acre.

(b)

Maximum density shall be 20 units per acre.

(c)

For projects containing 20 or more units, excluding senior housing, at least ten percent of the units shall have three or four bedrooms in order to provide for the housing needs of large families.

(d)

Emergency shelters shall be subject to all standards required in the base zoning district where they are allowed, but shall also be subject to the following additional standards:

1.

Off-street parking as provided under Section 29.01 of this article.

2.

Shall not be located within three hundred (300) feet of any other emergency shelter, unless such social service is located within the same building or on the same lot.

3.

There shall be adequate space inside the structure or in a court yard to ensure that prospective and current clients are not required to wait on sidewalks or any other public rights-of-way.

4.

Adequate interior and exterior lighting shall be provided.

5.

A management plan is required for all to address management experience, good neighbor issues, transportation, client supervision, client services, and food services. Such plan shall be submitted to and approved by the city. Minimum standards and practices in the plan shall be as follows:

a.

The emergency shelter shall have an identified administrator and representative to address community concerns.

b.

The emergency shelter shall provide at least one responsible onsite supervisor, when clients are present, for every ten occupants.

c.

Residents shall be regularly evaluated by persons experienced in emergency shelter placement and/or management.

d.

The program shall identify a transportation system that will provide its clients with a reasonable level of mobility including, but not limited to, access to social services and employment opportunities.

e.

Medical assistance, training, counseling, and personal services essential to enable homeless persons to make the transition to permanent housing may be provided, with or without meals, as an incident to the

operation of an Emergency Shelter.

f.

Referral services shall be provided to assist residents in obtaining permanent housing and income. Such services shall be available at no cost to residents of a shelter.

g.

Emergency shelters shall be maintained in a safe and clean manner and free from refuse or discarded goods.

(Ord. No. 505, § 30, 10-21-2014)

Article 43. - Reasonable Accommodations.