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Adopt resolution directing the Director of Development Services to submit the amendment to Title 21 (Zoning) of the Long Beach Municipal Code related to transitional and supportive housing to the California Coastal Commission for their review and certification; and
Accept the Categorical Exemption (CE 14-135). (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Over the past several years, several changes or additions to the definition of certain housing classifications have been made through amendments to existing State law. The City Council is requested to add definitions of “supportive housing,” “target population,” “transitional housing” and “single room occupancy” to Chapter 21 of the Long Beach Municipal Code, and to revise the definition of “family” contained within Chapter 21 (Zoning Code).
In 2007, SB 2 (Chapter 633, Statutes of 2007) revised Housing Element Law requiring that transitional and supportive housing be permitted as a residential use, subject only to restrictions that apply to other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone. SB 745, which took effect on January 1, 2014, generally amends Section 65582 of the Government Code to replace prior Health and Safety Code definitions of “supportive housing,” “target population,” and “transitional housing,” with definitions more specific to Housing Element Law. Further, on April 24, 2014, the California Department of Housing and Community Development - Division of Housing Policy Development sent a memorandum to municipalities on recent amendments to Housing Element Law (Government Code Section 65582) related to transitional and supportive housing zoning requirements.
Previously, definitions for “supportive housing,” “target population,” and “transitional housing” were found in subdivision (b) of Section 50675.2 of the Health and Safety Code, respectively. SB 745 deletes reference to these sections and creates new definitions in Government Code Section 65582.
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