Where is an emergency shelter allowed in Arroyo Grande?

Find your lot's zone on the city zoning map, then read its row. Every status below was read from the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code use tables (read October 2026). Base zones only. General information, not legal advice — check with the city before you apply.

Arroyo Grande's code calls this use “Emergency shelters”. Each row links to the use table it comes from. A zone marked “see note” has a condition in the code, for example upper floors only or a larger lot.

TMU, VCD, VMU, GMU, OMU, RC.

• Standards for this use: § 16.52.091 (specific use standards column, S3).
• S2 '13. Homeless shelters within religious or social organization buildings' is C in MF, MFA, MFVH. S2 rows 18-20 (supportive, transitional, low barrier navigation) say 'Pursuant to section 16.52.280'.
• State law: State law (Gov. Code § 65583, SB 2) requires every city to allow emergency shelters by right in at least one zone.
• Not covered here: PD 1.1 and PD 1.2 planned development districts; other districts (industrial, public, parks) not in the supplied text. Overlay zones and specific plans can also change the answer.

• Single-family home
• Apartment building
• Rooming or boarding house
• Residential care home (7 or more)
• Child care center
• Kennel
• Growing crops