19.58.110 Church, hospital, convalescent hospital, religious or eleemosynary institution.
A. Any church, hospital, convalescent hospital or other religious or eleemosynary institution in any R zone shall be located on a collector street or thoroughfare with a minimum parcel of one acre; shall maintain a 10-foot-wide minimum landscaped strip or solid six-foot fence or masonry wall on all property lines abutting said R zone; except, that said fence or wall may be reduced to three and one-half feet in a landscaped front setback area not containing parking facilities; and shall have side yard and rear yard setbacks of at least 20 feet and a front yard setback of at least 20 feet. These shall be considered guidelines rather than standards in the case of churches.
B. The provision of an emergency shelter for the homeless in accordance with the following standards and requirements is considered accessory to the church use or religious institution (no conditional use permit required) subject to compliance with the following standards:
1. Temporary emergency shelters operating for 30 days or less in any 365-day period which are accessory uses to religious institutions or religious organizations are exempt from this section.
2. The primary church use or religious institution was authorized through a conditional use permit approval.
3. Appropriate design accommodations for the emergency shelter were included in the original facility design, and the emergency shelter was listed as an accessory use and identified in the original conditional use permit application. Where the emergency shelter was not initially contemplated and included in the original conditional use permit, such conditional use permit must be amended in accordance with the provisions of CVMC 19.14.030(A).
4. Emergency shelters shall comply with current California Health and Safety Code and California Building Codes in effect upon their construction.
5. No rent or fees of any kind shall be charged for emergency shelter services offered to homeless persons.
6. Within residential zones, emergency shelter accommodations shall be limited to 12 persons at a single time.
7. A person residing at the facility shall be limited to 60 days of accommodations. (Ord. 3442 § 2(O), 2018; Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 2485 § 1, 1991; Ord. 2290 § 1, 1989; Ord. 2287 § 2, 1988; Ord. 2285 § 1, 1988; Ord. 1356 § 1, 1971; Ord. 1212 § 1, 1969; prior code § 33.901(B)(10)).