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The Municipal Code allows emergency shelters and multi-service centers by-right in designated portions of the M-P (Manufacturing Park), M-G (Manufacturing General) and C-M (Commercial Manufacturing) zones subject to the following criteria and standards: • Maximum of 50 beds • Off-street parking at a rate of one space per 15 beds, plus one space per each staff person • Secured bicycle parking • Screened waiting and intake area • Maximum 6 months length of stay within any 12-month period • Minimum 250-foot separation between emergency shelters or multi-service centers • Minimum 1,320-foot separation from any residential property, K- 12 school or public park • Site Management Plan identifying hours of operation, services to be provided, staffing, security and communications procedures The portions of the M-P, M-G and C-M zones where emergency shelters and multi-service centers are permitted by-right are depicted in Exhibit B-3 of Appendix H-B. These sites are clustered in two areas of the city: the Northern Industrial Area and the Southeast Industrial Area (see Appendix H-B, Exhibits B-3a through B-3d). Eligible sites include 61 parcels encompassing a total of 69 acres and ranging in size from approximately 0.1 to 35 acres. These sites are within one-half mile of a bus transit line and commercial services, and many are vacant or underutilized and could accommodate an emergency shelter. Like many other cities in Orange County, Fullerton is largely built-out and has few undeveloped sites; however, there are a number of vacant buildings or tenant spaces among the eligible sites that could be remodeled for shelter use without the expense of ground-up construction. Warehouse areas are particularly adaptable with interior, non-structural walls and upgrades to plumbing and other facilities (see additional discussion in Appendix H-B). Based on the allowable shelter size of 50 beds, the estimated total need of 200 to 350 homeless persons, and the 63 existing year-round emergency shelter beds in Fullerton, six additional shelters could fully accommodate the City’s shelter needs. Even without considering potential shelter capacity on the campuses of 25+ religious institutions in Fullerton (which can provide emergency shelters for up to 12 persons by-right in any zone), sites in the M-P, M-G and C- M zones where the Zoning Ordinance permits emergency shelters and multi-service centers by-right are estimated to have at least five times the potential capacity needed to meet the City’s shelter needs. Emergency shelters and multi-service centers that are approved subject to a multi-jurisdictional agreement are permitted by-right even if they do not strictly comply with applicable development standards. Other emergency shelters and multi-service centers that do not comply with applicable standards may be approved subject to a conditional use permit. Emergency shelters with up to 12 beds are also permitted as an accessory use to religious institutions. AB 139 (2019) revised State law regarding parking standards for emergency shelters. To ensure that City development standards and procedures continue to provide adequate sites for emergency shelters, Policy Action 4.4 includes a component to process a Zoning Code amendment to revise parking requirements for emergency shelters consistent with current law. Low barrier navigation centers. 7