Where is an emergency shelter allowed in Milpitas?

Find your lot's zone on the city zoning map, then read its row. Every status below was read from the Milpitas Municipal Code use tables (read October 2026). Base zones only. General information, not legal advice — check with the city before you apply.

Milpitas's code calls this use “Emergency Shelter”. Each row links to the use table it comes from. A zone marked “see note” has a condition in the code, for example upper floors only or a larger lot.

CO, C1, MXD, NCMU, TC.

• Standards for this use: Section C.10.110 (Emergency Shelters); text not in supplied sections.
• State law: State law (Gov. Code § 65583, SB 2) requires every city to allow emergency shelters by right in at least one zone.
• Not covered here: Metro Specific Plan zones (S5) are a specific plan and left out; Table notes for each cell are included where a mark is shown. Overlay zones and specific plans can also change the answer.

• Apartment building
• Live-work unit
• Senior or assisted living
• Bed and breakfast
• Child care center
• Church or place of worship
• Growing crops
• Kennel
• Private school