Where is an emergency shelter allowed in Indio?

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

Indio's code calls this use “Emergency Shelter”. 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.

DE-1, DET-3, SN-4, SN-8, MH, CN-14, CN-20, NC, MUN, MT, IH, RR, OS.

• Standards for this use: Chapter 4.14 Emergency Shelters (not in packet).
• 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: Zone names are not in the packet.; Downtown Indio: 'allowed uses for Downtown Indio are in the Indio Downtown Specific Plan' (S3 intro). Specific plan zones are not covered.; No definitions in the packet: 'Community Assembly', 'Group Residential Home', 'Residential Care Facilities, Large/Small' and the size thresholds are defined elsewhere. Chapters 4.04, 4.09, 4.14, 4.16 are cited but not in the packet.. Overlay zones and specific plans can also change the answer.

• Duplex
• Residential care home (7 or more)
• Child care center
• Community garden
• Private school