Title
SAFE PARKING - SAFE SHELTER PILOT PROGRAM AND SHELTER CRISIS ORDINANCE: Safe Shelter Pilot Program and Shelter Crisis Ordinance
Case Number PLN-2021-17324.
Humboldt County
Amend the Zoning Ordinance (Section 61.05 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title III of the Humboldt County Code) to add Safe Shelter Pilot Program to that will expire in 18 months, and will provide safe, temporary shelter sites that accommodate vehicles, tents, or other approved structures for people who are experiencing homelessness while they seek permanent housing. Approved Safe Parking - Safe Shelter sites would operate as a type of emergency shelter, allowed by right in the same zone districts as emergency shelters. Any government agency, religious institution, non-profit charitable organization, or private non-profit organization may operate a Safe Parking - Safe Shelter site. The type and number of vehicles, the participants’ length of stay, hours of site operation, and level of services provided are all described in the required management plans. Other parts of the proposed ordinance for both Inland and Coastal areas would set definitions, site standards, and provisions for site management.
Recommendation
Adopt the Resolution finding that 1) the proposed ordinances are exempt from CEQA; and 2) recommend that the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors adopt the Safe Parking - Safe Shelter Pilot Ordinances in Attachments 2 and 3 for the Inland and Coastal Areas; and 3) reaffirm and continue by Resolution the Declaration of a Shelter Crisis in Humboldt County; and adopt the Shelter Crisis Ordinance in Attachment 4 for the unincorporated County pursuant to Government Code Section 8698.4.