Chapter 18.59
ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSE
Sections:
18.59.02 Rooming and Boarding Houses.
18.59.04 Conditional Use Permit Required.
18.59.08 Site Location Criteria.
18.59.10 Development Standards.
18.59.16 Changes to Operation.
18.59.02 Rooming and Boarding Houses.
Rooming and Boarding Houses (including Parolee-Probationer Homes and Sober Living Homes) as defined in Chapter 18.02.04(a) of this Title, may be established only upon approval of a conditional use permit for six or fewer occupants, and shall be prohibited for more than six occupants subject to the following standards. (Ord. 883, 2007)
18.59.04 Conditional Use Permit Required.
It shall be unlawful to operate a Rooming and Boarding House, a Parolee-Probationer Home and/or Sober Living Home without first having obtained a conditional use permit.
18.59.06 Filing Requirements.
The application for a conditional use permit for a Rooming and Boarding House, Parolee-Probationer Home or Sober Living Home shall include the following information:
a. Client profile (the subgroup of the population the facility is intended to serve, such as single men, families, elderly, minor children, developmentally disabled, etc.);
b. Maximum number of occupants including support staff;
c. Proposed maximum stay for each resident, parolee-probationer or occupant;
d. Support services to be provided on-site and projected staffing level, if any;
e. Site plan and floor plans; and
f. Rules of conduct and business management plan.
18.59.08 Site Location Criteria.
In evaluating a proposed Rooming and Boarding House, Parolee-Probationer Home or Sober Living Home, the following criteria shall be considered:
a. Compatibility of the use with neighboring uses;
b. Establishment of the facility will not result in harm to the health, safety or general welfare of the surrounding neighborhood, and substantial adverse impacts on adjoining properties or land uses will not result;
c. The facility shall be located along or near a collector or arterial street with reasonable access to public transportation;
d. The facility shall be accessible to necessary support services;
e. To avoid an overconcentration of Rooming and Boarding Houses, Parolee-Probationer Homes and Sober Living Homes, there shall be a 1,000-foot separation requirement as measured from the nearest outside building walls between the subject use and any other Rooming and Boarding House, Parolee-Probationer Home or Sober Living Home;
f. To avoid over-concentration of housing facilities, there shall be a one thousand-foot separation requirement as measured from the nearest outside building walls between the subject use and any other group housing as defined in this Title or State Law; and
g. In the case of the Sober Living and Parolee-Probationer Home, it shall not be located within one thousand feet of a public or private school (pre-school through twelfth grade), student housing, senior housing, child care facilities, public parks or businesses licensed for on-or off-site sales of alcoholic beverages, as measured from any point on the outside walls of the Home to the nearest property line of the noted use.
18.59.10 Development Standards.
Any Rooming and Boarding House, Parolee-Probationer Home or Sober Living Home shall comply with the following:
a. The facility shall be compatible with the character of the surrounding neighborhood;
b. Sufficient on-site parking shall be provided. The precise number of parking spaces required will be determined by the approving authority based on the operating characteristics of the specific proposal;
c. Both indoor and outdoor open areas shall be provided on site;
d. All setback standards of the underlying zone shall be met;
e. Signs as permitted in Chapter 18.37;
f. On-site staff supervision shall be required for parolee-probationer homes and sober living homes during all hours of operation;
g. Individual client stays at parolee-probationer homes and sober living homes shall not exceed one hundred eighty (180) days; and
h. The facility’s management shall participate in any formal residential crime prevention program (i.e., Crime Free Multi-Housing Program) provided by the City and as required under the conditional use permit. If the program offers certification then that certification shall be obtained and maintained in current status.
18.59.12 Notification.
Notification of the conditional use permit public hearing shall be done in accordance with Chapter 18.45 of this Title.
18.59.14 Existing Uses.
Any existing Rooming and Boarding House, Parolee-Probationer Home or Sober Living Home must comply with these requirements, submitting for the required conditional use permit within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this ordinance and completing the conditional use permit within one hundred-and-eighty (180) days of the effective date of this ordinance. A filing extension may be granted by the Planning Director when it is verified that good faith efforts to budget and/or secure funds are made, financial hardship exists, and a favorable recommendation is obtained from the Department. The Police Department recommendation is based upon a review of calls for service and criminal history at the parolee-probationer home or sober living home for the previous twelve (12) months. This subsection shall sunset and no longer be effective on the date that is two years after the effective date of this ordinance.
18.59.16 Changes to Operation.
Any change in operating conditions from what was originally approved and imposed by the City, including, but not limited to, the number of occupants, residents or parolees-probationers, or any modifications to the conditions of approval pursuant to the required conditional use permit shall require the immediate submittal of a request for revision of the required conditional use permit.
18.59.18 Existing Facilities.
An existing Rooming and Boarding House, Parolee-Probationer Home or Sober Living Home established pursuant to any conditional use permit discontinued for any period of time, excluding a maximum thirty-day closure required to perform necessary repairs or restoration which does not increase the square footage of the residence, is deemed abandoned and any subsequent establishment of a Rooming and Boarding House, Parolee-Probationer Home or Sober Living Home shall be required to first obtain a new conditional use permit.