Government Code Section 65583 and 65583.2 require the housing element to provide for a variety of housing types including multifamily rental housing, factory-built housing, mobilehomes, housing for agricultural employees, supportive housing, single-room occupancy units, emergency shelters, and transitional housing.
The housing element must also identify a zone, or zones, where emergency shelters are a permitted use without discretionary review (Government Code Section 65583(a)(4)) and demonstrate that transitional housing and supportive housing are considered a residential use and subject to only those restrictions that apply to other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone (Government Code Section 65583(a)(5)).
Providing development opportunities for a variety of housing types promotes diversity in housing price, style, and size, and contributes to neighborhood stability by offering more affordable and move-up homes and accommodating a diverse income mix.
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Resources
- Sample Analysis (PDF)
- Sample Homeless Program - City of Eureka (7/16/2014) (PDF)
- Group Home Technical Advisory 2022 (PDF)
Related Links
- City of Santa Monica: Development Standards for Homeless Shelters
- HomeBase
- Manufactured Housing Institute
- Golden State Manufactured Home Owners League
- Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association
- SRO Housing Corporation
- Single Room Housing Assistance Corporation
- National Alliance to End Homelessness
- Corporation for Supportive Housing
- Technical Assistance Collaborative