Where is an emergency shelter allowed in Morgan Hill?

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

Morgan Hill's code calls this use “Emergency Shelters”. 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.

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• Standards for this use: Section 18.92.050 (emergency shelter standards, cited in the Additional Regulations column; section not in packet).
• 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: MU-D (Downtown Mixed Use): uses are in Figure 8 of the Downtown Specific Plan, not in the packet; Definitions chapter (Residential Care Facilities Small vs general, Group Housing, Community Assembly, Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care) not in the packet; Hillside Combining District (overlay). Overlay zones and specific plans can also change the answer.

• Single-family home
• Apartment building
• Child care center
• Community garden
• Growing crops
• Kennel