Chapter 17.196 — SPECIAL HOUSING TYPES

Prior History: Former Ch. 17.200 Conditional Use Permits, compiled of RCC Ch. 17.200; Ord. 18 § 2, 2008; Ord. 104 § 4, 2015; Ord. 136 § 3, 2017; Ord. 157 § 4, 2018; Ord. 231 § 3, 2023; repealed by Ord. 247, 1/15/2025.

The purpose of this chapter is to establish development and/or operational standards for special housing types allowed in the City of Wildomar. The purpose and intent of the allowance for such special housing types is also established. (Ord. 247, 1/15/2025)

• A. Supportive and Transitional Housing. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65583(c)(3) , transitional and supportive housing constitute a residential use and are subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zoning district.

  1. Supportive Housing, up to 50 Units. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65651 , supportive housing development with up to 50 supportive housing units shall be permitted by right in all zoning Districts where multi-family and mixed-use residential development are permitted provided the development satisfies all of the following requirements:

     • a. All supportive housing 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 Californians. For purposes of this paragraph, "lower income households" has the same meaning as defined in Section 50079.5 of the 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 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 shall provide the information required by California Government Code Section 65652 to the Planning Department.

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

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

  • ii. For a development with more than 20 units, at least three percent 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 Government Code Section 65915 .

• 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, the local government shall, at the request of the project owner, reduce the number of residents required to live in supportive housing if the project-based rental assistance or operating subsidy for a supportive housing project is terminated through no fault of the project owner, but only if all of the following conditions have been met:

  • i. The owner demonstrates that it has made good faith efforts to find other sources of financial support.

• ii. Any change in the number of supportive service units is restricted to the minimum necessary to maintain a project's financial feasibility.

  • iii. Any change to the occupancy of the supportive housing units is made in a manner that minimizes tenant disruption and only upon the vacancy of any supportive housing units.

(Ord. 247, 1/15/2025)

All emergency shelters shall meet the following locational and operational standards:

• A. No emergency shelter shall be located within 250 feet of any other emergency shelter.

• B. An emergency shelter shall not exceed 40 residents, excluding staff.

• C. Any single resident's stay shall not exceed six consecutive months.

• D. Emergency shelters shall provide one parking space for every staff member and one parking space for every 10 temporary residents, but may not require more parking for emergency shelters than other residential or commercial uses within the same zone.

• E. An emergency shelter must adequately comply with the following management standards:

• F. There shall be space inside the building so that prospective and current residents are not required to wait on sidewalks or any other public rights-of-way.

• G. Security shall be provided on site during hours of operation.

• H. On-site management shall be provided by at least one emergency shelter staff member at all times while residents are present at the shelter.

• I. Emergency shelter lighting shall be consistent with the City of Wildomar's adopted building code and light pollution ordinance.

• (Ord. 247, 1/15/2025)

• A. Six or Fewer Employees. Employee housing providing accommodations for six or fewer employees shall be deemed to be a single-unit structure with a residential land use and shall be treated the same as a single unit dwelling of the same type in the same zoning district.

• B. Districts Where Agriculture Uses Are Allowed. The permitted occupancy in employee housing in a zone allowing agricultural uses shall include agricultural employees who do not work on the property where the employee housing is located, and may consist of no more than 36 beds in a group quarters or 12 units or spaces designed for use by a single family or household on land zoned for agricultural uses. Such employee housing shall be considered to be an activity that in no way differs from an agricultural use.

• (Ord. 247, 1/15/2025)