Strategies to Encourage Emergency Shelters and Transitional and Supportive Housing
- Make ending homelessness a priority.
- Establish homeless prevention strategies: housing support centers, access to supportive and employment services.
- Apply for (or support) applications for funding emergency shelters and transitional or supportive housing.
- Streamline permitting and reduce fees for emergency shelters, transitional, and supportive housing.
- Establish a local, homeless task force to identify strategies and develop partnerships.
Sample Program Format
Description of the specific actions, jurisdiction’s specific role in implementation and demonstration of commitment to implement
Objectives: (Quantified, where possible)
Responsible Agency:
Timeline:
Funding Source(s): (Where appropriate)
Sample Program
Sample Program 1 - Amend Zoning for Transitional and Supportive Housing
- The zoning ordinance will be amended to permit transitional and supportive housing as a residential use, subject only to those regulations that apply to other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone.
- For example, transitional housing located in an apartment building is permitted in the same manner as an apartment building in the same zone or supportive housing located in a single family home is permitted in the same manner as a single family home in the same zone.
- In addition, definitions of “transitional housing” and “supportive housing” will be added to the zoning ordinance consistent with Government Code Section 65582.
Objective: To encourage the development of transitional and supportive housing
Responsible Agency: Community Development Department
Timeline: Within one year of adoption of the housing element
Funding Source(s): Department budget