City of Long Beach - File #: 16-0506

• File #: 16-0506
• Version: 2
• Name: DS - Transitional Housing Language
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 5/25/2016
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 6/14/2016
• Final action: 6/21/2016
• Title: Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Table 31-1 of Chapter 21.31, relating to transitional and supportive housing, read and adopted as read. (Citywide)
• Sponsors: Development Services
• Related files: 16-023PL, 16-0507

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/21/2016	2	City Council	approve recommendation and adopt	Pass
6/14/2016	1	City Council	declare ordinance read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading	Pass

TITLE
Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Table 31-1 of Chapter 21.31, relating to transitional and supportive housing, read and adopted as read. (Citywide)

DISCUSSION
This action clarifies existing City policy and law regarding supportive housing and assures that the City remains in conformity with updated State Housing Element laws. On April 7, 2016, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed Zoning Code Amendment regarding transitional housing and supportive housing and recommended its approval to the City Council (Exhibit A - Planning Commission staff report and minutes). No public comment on this amendment was received before or at the hearing.

In developing land use and zoning regulations regarding housing development, the City is required to comply with several State and Federal regulations. Housing Element Law (Government Code Section 65580) mandates that local governments adequately plan to meet the existing and projected housing needs of all economic segments of the community. Recent revisions to housing law have prompted the City to amend portions of its Housing Element and Zoning Code.

In 2007, Senate Bill (SB) 2 (Government Code Sections 65582, 65583, and 65589.5) required that transitional and supportive housing be permitted as residential uses, subject only to restrictions that apply to other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone. On January 7, 2014, the City Council adopted the 2013-2021 Housing Element, and on April 2, 2014, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) certified the Housing Element, which addresses the needs, constraints, and goals for transitional and supportive housing within the City consistent with SB 2.

On April 24, 2014, HCD sent a memorandum to the City regarding SB 745 (Government Code Section 65582) related to zoning requirements and definitions for “supportive housing,” “target population,” and “tr...