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The Board of Supervisors finds and declares the following:
(a) Due to the shortage of affordable housing in San Francisco, many people suffer from a lock of permanent housing and seek emergency shelter services on a temporary basis; and
(b) Emergency shelter services in San Francisco are a limited resource and should be preserved for individuals that lack permanent housing and who currently face a housing crisis; and
(c) Shelter services provided by the City should not be used as a long-term or permanent solution to homelessness.
(Added by Ord. 198-03, File No. 030737, App. 8/1/2003)
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply to the terms used herein.
(a) "Shelter" or "Shelter services" means any shelter provided by the City on City owned or leased property or through a contractual arrangement that offers temporary overnight sleeping space on a short-term basis.
(b) "Emergency" means an immediate and urgent need for assistance or relief or a time of crisis that requires immediate action.
(c) "Entities that refer individuals to shelter" means any government agency or community based organization that contracts with the City to provide shelter services, including but not limited to non-profit organizations and religious institutions, that refer individuals for emergency shelter or shelter services.
(d) For purposes of the requirements of Article II, Sections 20.40 through 20.45 only, "income" shall include benefits received under government entitlement or assistance programs.
(Added by Ord. 198-03, File No. 030737, App. 8/1/2003)
Individuals that access the City's shelters and entities that refer individuals to shelter shall only utilize the shelter system in emergency situations and shall preserve shelter beds for individuals that face an immediate and urgent shelter need, thereby preserving the emergency nature of the shelter system.
(Added by Ord. 198-03, File No. 030737, App. 8/1/2003)
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