Article 2 — Transitional and Supportive Housing

The purpose of this article is to establish provisions for the review of supportive and transitional housing. The established provisions of this title shall allow for all proposed supportive and transitional housing to be a use by right in residential zones and where multifamily and mixed uses are permitted, including nonresidential zones permitting multifamily uses. (Ord. 26-479, 3/9/2026)

"Supportive housing" shall mean a housing development project as defined in California Government Code Section 65582(g) , as may be amended or renumbered from time to time, as being housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, and that is linked to an on-site or off-site service that assists the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community. Supportive housing is a residential use and is subject to only those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone.

"Target population" means persons with low incomes who have one or more disabilities as described in Section 65582(i) of the California Government Code.

"Transitional housing" shall mean a housing development project as defined in California Government Code Section 65582(j) , as may be amended or renumbered from time to time, as being building(s) configured as a rental housing development, but operated under program requirements that require the termination of assistance and recirculating of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at a predetermined future point in time that shall be no less than six months from the beginning of the assistance. Transitional housing is a residential use and is subject to only those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone. (Ord. 26-479, 3/9/2026)

Transitional and supportive housing development is a use by right in areas zoned for residential and mixed use subject to the same standards as a residence of the same type in that same zone. (Ord. 26-479, 3/9/2026)

Development standards shall be the same for supportive and transitional housing as they are for any residential housing development located within the zoning district. Additional standards specific for supportive and transitional housing developments are as follows:

• A. Units within the development are subject to a recorded affordability restriction for 55 years.

• B. 100% of the units, excluding managers' units, within the development are dedicated to lower income households and are receiving public funding to ensure affordability of the housing to lower income residents. For purposes of this subsection, "lower income households" has the same meaning as defined in Section 50079.5 of the California Health and Safety Code.

• C. At least 25% of the units in the development or 12 units, whichever is greater, are restricted to residents in supportive housing who meet the criteria of the target population. If the development consists of fewer than 12 units, then 100% of the units, excluding managers' units, in the development shall be restricted to residents in supportive housing.

• D. The developer provides the planning agency with the information required by Section 65652 of the California Government Code.

• E. Nonresidential floor area shall be used for on-site supportive services in the following amounts:

  1. For a development with 20 or fewer total units, at least 90 square feet shall be provided for on-site supportive services.

  2. For a development with more than 20 units, at least 3% of the total nonresidential floor area shall be provided for on-site supportive services that are limited to tenant use, including, but not limited to, community rooms, case management offices, computer rooms, and community kitchens.

• F. The developer replaces any dwelling units on the site of the supportive housing development in the manner provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 65915 of the California Government Code.

• G. Units within the development, excluding managers' units, include at least one bathroom and a kitchen or other cooking facilities, including, at minimum, a stovetop, a sink, and a refrigerator.

• H. Parking.

  1. Parking stall requirement shall be one-half per unit and one for each on-site management/staff.

2. No parking shall be required within one-half mile of a public transit stop.

(Ord. 26-479, 3/9/2026)

• A. The Community Development Department shall notify the project applicant whether the application is complete within 30 days of receipt of a completed application.

• B. After the application is deemed complete, the Community Development Department shall complete its review of the application within 60 days for projects consisting of 50 or fewer units and 120 days for projects consisting of 51 units or more.

• (Ord. 26-479, 3/9/2026)