San Jose Municipal Code Part 4 Mobile Shelter Communities

A. Homeless Shelters may include Mobile Shelter Communities for safe parking reserved entirely to the homeless. Such Mobile Shelters shall comply with the requirements listed in Subsections D-H of Section 20.80.1680 and Subsections H- K of Section 20.80.1675, unless an exemption is permitted by the applicable official of the Enforcing Agency.

B. The City may require RVs and other vehicles to undergo inspection by the Enforcing Agency for exterior leaking and watertightness for conditions may present immediate fire/life safety risks (e.g., major electrical alterations) prior to or after being parked or placed in a Mobile Shelter Community.

C. Prior to commencement of operation of the Mobile Shelter Community, the operator shall establish a plan to address the disposal of sewage from RV's (if RVs are allowed), storage of hazardous materials, solid waste storage and disposal, drinking water supply, portable toilets and lavatories and any other site operation conditions deemed necessary by the Enforcing Agency. The plan must be submitted to and approved by the Enforcing Agency.

D. Utility connections to RVs, if permitted as part of the Mobile Shelter Community, must meet the applicable provisions of Chapter 2.2 of Division 1 of Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations, and any other criteria established by the Enforcing Agency, unless an exemption is permitted by the applicable official of the Enforcing Agency.

E. The City may require all RVs in Mobile Shelter Communities to be secured by blocking, chocking, leveling, raising, or tying down of the RV and any such securing shall comply with any requirements established by the Enforcing Agency.

F. Each Mobile Shelter Community site may be enclosed with visual screening at its exterior boundaries provided such screening includes adequate openings for emergency vehicle access.

G. No vehicle repairs, restoration, or any mechanical maintenance shall be permitted on the premises of a Mobile Shelter Community without written permission of the applicable official of the Enforcing Agency, and then only in compliance with the requirements of the City or other applicable National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits. Vehicles must be removed from the Mobile Shelter Community for any repairs or maintenance. Repair, restoration, or maintenance

H. materials, including batteries, antifreeze, and other vehicle fluids, may not be stored or disposed of within a Mobile Shelter Community. Disposition/disposal of any vehicle or its contents abandoned by its owner shall be performed pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1980) of Title 5 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code.

I. Mobile Shelter Communities shall have access to an approved water supply sufficient for manual fire suppression operations.

J. Portable fire extinguishers shall be distributed throughout the site with a rating and spacing in accordance with Section 906.1 of the California Fire Code.

K. On site operational personnel must be trained in and responsible for fire watch and implementation of a prepared emergency plan, which will be onsite and accessible to all residents. The plan shall include evacuation routes and sites, contact information for emergency response agencies, elevation of the Mobile Shelter Community, types of disasters common to the area, any public warning signals used in the community, and any local emergency broadcast station frequency location.

L. Where use or storage of Generators, is permitted by the City, it shall comply with the applicable requirements of Fire Code Section 1204, as determined by the City Fire Marshal.

M. Where use or storage of flammable liquids is permitted by the City, it shall comply with the applicable requirements of Fire Code Section Chapter 57, as determined by the City Fire Marshal.

(Ord. 30969.)

Homeless Shelters which are not Mobile Shelter Communities and not located in existing buildings shall comply with Subsections B, C, G, H, I and J of Section 5.12.400.

(Ord. 30969.)