Chapter 8.50
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

8.50.010 Purpose and Intent.

The purpose of this Chapter is to provide procedures and standards to encourage and facilitate the establishment of Transitional Housing.

A.    Transitional Housing - Small (6 or Fewer Persons in a Dwelling Unit). Transitional Housing that provides shelter for 6 or fewer persons in a dwelling unit shall be a permitted use in the A (Agricultural), R-1 (Single Family Residential), R-2 (Two Family Residential), R-M (Multi-Family Residential) and comparable PD (Planned Development) Zoning Districts if the following development standards and regulations are met:

1.    The housing is operated under specific program requirements that call for the termination of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at a predetermined future point in time which shall be no less than 6 months.

2.    Off-street parking is provided in accordance with Chapter 8.76 (Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations).

3.    All new construction or conversion of existing structures complies with Chapter 8.104 (Site Development Review).

4.    All other applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance are met.

B.    Transitional Housing - Large (7 or More Persons in a Dwelling Unit). Transitional Housing that provides shelter for 7 or more persons in a dwelling unit shall be conditionally permitted in the R-1 (Single Family Residential), R-2 (Two Family Residential), R-M (Multi-Family Residential), C-1 (Retail Commercial), C-2 (General Commercial), M-P (Industrial Park), M-1 (Light Industrial) and comparable PD (Planned Development) Zoning Districts if the following development standards and regulations are met:

1.    All required findings in Chapter 8.100 (Conditional Use Permit) can be made.

2.    The housing is operated under specific program requirements that call for the termination of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at a predetermined future point in time which shall be no less than 6 months.

3.    Off-street parking is provided in accordance with Chapter 8.76 (Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations).

4.    All new construction or conversion of existing structures complies with Chapter 8.104 (Site Development Review).

5.    All other applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance are met. Ord. 4-11 (April 2011)