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Title 18 — Zoning

Wheatland Municipal Code § 18.55.010 Purpose of district

Wheatland Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Wheatland

Cite as: Wheatland Municipal Code § 18.55.010 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 18.55.010. Purpose of district.

The purpose of the emergency shelter combining district (__-ES) is to provide a location for a potential emergency shelter use to be permitted by-right with no discretionary entitlement required. The __-ES combining zone is intended to be combined with the R-3 multifamily principal zone.

(Ord. 474 § 4, 2020)

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§ 18.55.020. Definition of use.

"Emergency shelter"

means housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless person. No individual or household may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay.

(Ord. 474 § 4, 2020)

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§ 18.55.030. Permitted principal uses.

All principal permitted uses in the R-3 zone, with identical restrictions, are principal permitted uses in the __-ES combining zone, as provided in Chapter 18.27. In addition, emergency shelters on a single parcel are permitted in accordance with SB 745.

(Ord. 474 § 4, 2020)

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§ 18.55.040. Permitted accessory uses.

All principal accessory uses in the R-3 zone, with identical restrictions, are permitted uses in the __-ES combining zone, as provided in Chapter 18.27.

(Ord. 474 § 4, 2020)

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§ 18.55.050. Conditional uses.

All conditional uses in the R-3 zone, with identical restrictions, are conditional permitted uses in the __-ES combining zone, as provided in Chapter 18.27.

(Ord. 474 § 4, 2020)

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