(a) An emergency shelter may include general office activities and provide for services such as, donations, mail reception, referral services, job placement services, worship, bible study, group meetings and clothing assistance.
(b) The maximum length of stay for a resident of an emergency shelter shall be six months.
(c) An emergency shelter shall be a minimum of 1,000 feet from a nursing home, school, Public Park, assembly facility or another emergency shelter.
(d) Off-street parking shall be provided at the ratio of one on-site parking space for every ten adult beds, plus one additional space for the on-site manager. No client shall sleep or live within a motor vehicle on the shelter property at any time.
(e) All shelters shall meet and comply with all Local, County and State Health and Safety codes and laws such as, but not limited to, the California Building Code, the California Fire Code and the San Bernardino County Division of Environmental Health Services.
(f) Prior to occupancy, a shelter must be inspected to ensure all standards are met. No facility may operate unless all requirements are satisfied.
(g) Any outdoor or indoor event not specifically permitted with a shelter shall require review and approval of a Temporary Use Permit by the Planning Department Subject to the discretion of the Director or Designee.
(h) Yard sales are limited to three consecutive days and up to four times per calendar year. Car washes are limited to one day and up to four times per calendar year. Both events must have all applicable permits approved and all fees paid.
(i) There shall be no outdoor storage permitted, including but not limited to clothes lines and shopping carts.
(j) Loitering or panhandling at or near shelters is prohibited, including but not limited to, businesses, sidewalks, parking lots, public parks, right-of-way or other private properties.
(k) The intake or gathering of for meals, temporary uses or events shall occur in an enclosed or screened area and the queuing of any individuals shall not be visible from the right-of-way.
(l) On-site personnel shall be provided during all hours of operation and a designated area shall be maintained for such personnel near the main entry of the facility.
(m) Each shelter must designate and maintain set hours of operation for intake and discharge and must clearly display the hours of operation at the entrance.
(n) A shelter shall not admit any person who is wanted by the police or has been convicted of a violent crime. The operator shall conduct a background check using the Megan’s Law database and restrict client intake in accordance with state sex offender residency restrictions.
(o) Each shelter shall submit, on a monthly basis, the names and number of homeless personnel to the Sheriffs Department.
(p) Emergency shelters shall provide a detailed security plan for review and approval to the Planning Department prior to operation. Any violation of the approved security plan shall be grounds for the revocation of the business and/or occupancy license.
(q) A restroom facility shall be provided for every twenty clients residing at the shelter. Separate and secured areas shall be provided for both men and women for sleeping, showering and restroom facilities. The shelter manager shall be responsible for ensuring that all restroom and showering facilities comply with City and State building Codes.
(r) All shelters must obtain a business license and an occupancy permit from the Planning Department.
(s) Any food service or on-site meal preparation areas shall comply with all applicable City of Adelanto and San Bernardino County Division of Environmental Health Services requirements.
[Ord. No. 535, Exhibit B, 5/27/15.]