A. Emergency Shelter for Homeless or Multiservice Center for Homeless.
1. Where permitted, any Emergency Shelter for Homeless or Multiservice Center for Homeless shall comply with the following standards:
a. Number of Beds. A maximum of 50 beds or persons may be served nightly, with associated support services not open to the public. Any Emergency Shelter for Homeless or Multiservice Center for Homeless with greater than 50 beds shall be subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit consistent with Fullerton Municipal Code Section 15.70. The number of beds or persons served nightly in any Emergency Shelter for Homeless or Multiservice Center for Homeless shall not exceed 150.
b. Parking. Off-street parking shall be provided on the basis of one (1) space per five (5) beds. A covered and secured area shall also be provided for bicycle parking, commensurate with the demonstrated need, but no less than a minimum of eight (8) bicycle parking spaces.
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Waiting and Intake Area. A client waiting and intake area shall be provided and contain a minimum of ten (10) square feet per bed provided at the facility. It may be indoors or outdoors, and may be used for multiple purposes, but in all cases shall be of sufficient size to accommodate all persons waiting to be let in. The client waiting and intake area shall be screened from the public right of way by a solid and opaque screening mechanism such as a wall or fence of at least six (6) feet in height. Clients shall not be allowed to queue or assemble for purposes of intake, registration or entry, outside the facility or waiting and intake area.
d. Length of Stay. The length of stay of an individual client shall not exceed six (6) months within a twelve (12) month period; days of stay need not be consecutive.
e. Location criteria: Separation from Other Emergency Shelters. There shall be a buffer of at least 250 feet from any other Emergency Shelter for Homeless or Multiservice Center for Homeless, as measured from the property line of one site to the nearest property line of the other.
f. Management and Operation Plan. The applicant or operator shall submit a Management and Operation Plan for an Emergency Shelter for Homeless or a Multiservice Center for Homeless for review and comment by the Community Development Director and Chief of Police at the time the project is proposed, prior to issuance of permits. The Plan shall remain in effect throughout the life of the facility, with any changes subject to review by the Community Development Director and Chief of Police. The Plan shall be available for review by any City official or member of the public at all times during the hours of operation, and shall address the following issues consistent with the best practices:
i. Hours and days during which the shelter will be open; shelters open more than 12 hours per day shall provide homeless support services;
ii List of the services to be provided;
iii. Measures to ensure that waiting and intake areas (as required above) are effectively utilized to minimize clients congregating or loitering elsewhere onsite or offsite in project vicinity prior to admittance;
iv. Procedures for redirecting those clients seeking admittance who cannot be accommodated by the facility;
v. Provisions for separation of sleeping areas for males, females, and family units;
vi. Plan for litter and trash removal attributable to clients, onsite and within the project vicinity, in a timely manner;
vii. Plan for extending and receiving communications with neighbors, City staff, and general public;
viii Ratio of staff to clients;
ix. Security plan for operating and non-operating hours, both onsite and offsite in the shelter and its vicinity, including secured access; screening and admittance of clients; emergency contact information; compliance with Fullerton Municipal Code Chapter 7.150; nighttime illumination of site; prohibitions against weapon possession, violent or criminal activity and use of alcohol or narcotics on the property; and establishing procedures for responding to emergencies and incidents, including expelling clients from the facility;
x. Provisions for offering services to veterans;
g. Compliance with Airport Environs Land Use Plan. Any Emergency Shelter Overlay Zone proposed within the Fullerton Municipal Airport influence area pursuant to FMC Section 15.56.050.B is subject to the following provisions:
i. Any Emergency Shelter for Homeless or Multiservice Center for Homeless within the RPZ or APZ for Fullerton Municipal Airport shall comply with all applicable standards set forth in the Airport Environs Land Use Plan for Fullerton Municipal Airport (AELUP) as adopted by the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission.
ii An Emergency Shelter for Homeless or Multiservice Center for Homeless proposed within the 65 dB CNEL noise contour for Fullerton Municipal Airport shall be subject to review by the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission and shall be required to ensure interior noise levels from aircraft operations are at or below 45 dB CNEL.
B. Emergency Shelters for Homeless and Multiservice Centers for Homeless shall allocate sufficient areas onsite, outside of any required landscape areas, to provide the following minimal support services:
1. Food preparation and dining areas.
2. Indoor and outdoor recreation areas and/or open space.
3. Laundry facilities available for use by clients.
4. Secured storage space, out of public view, for client belongings.
5. Restrooms and showers in an amount, and designed to comply with, applicable Building and Plumbing Codes.
6. A private area for providing referral services to assist shelter clients in entering programs aimed at obtaining permanent shelter and income. Referral services refers to the initial assessment of a homeless client to identify the areas in which assistance is needed, and connecting clients with appropriate off-site programs and services depending on their needs.
C. Multi-Jurisdictional Agreements. Emergency Shelters for Homeless or Multiservice Centers for Homeless that are subject to a multi-jurisdictional agreement, pursuant to California Government Code Section 65583(d), shall be considered a permitted use even if inconsistent with the criteria in Section 15.42.050 above, provided the agreement includes standards and operational criteria acceptable to the City, that are considered during a public process for which public notice, pursuant to Section 15.76.040.B, has been provided.
(Ord. 3263 §1, 2018; Ord. 3222 §8 (part), 2015)