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APPENDIX D1 (LOS ANGELES)
18483b ORDINANCE NO.
An ordinance amending Sections 12.03, 12.80 and 12.81 of the Los Angeles
Municipal Code to expand the definition of “shelter for the homeless” and to align the City’s shelter crisis regulations
with state law.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 12.03 of Article 2 of Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal
Code is amended to replace the definition of “Shelter for the Homeless” in its entirety as follows:
SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS. A facility operated by a “provider,” other than a “community care facility” as defined in
California Health and Safety Code
Section 1502, which provides temporary accommodations to homeless persons and/or families and which meets
the standards for shelters contained in Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 7 of the California Code of Regulations. The term
“temporary accommodations” means that a homeless person or family will be allowed to reside at the shelter for a
time period not to exceed six months. For the purpose of this definition, a “provider” shall mean a government agency,
religious institution, non-profit charitable organization, or private non-profit organization which provides, or contracts
with recognized community organizations to provide, emergency or temporary shelter for the homeless, and which has
been certified by the Housing and Community Investment Department of the City of Los Angeles to meet all applicable
requirements contained in the California Health and Safety Code and the California Code of Regulations.
Sec. 2. Section 12.80 of Article 2 of Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
SEC. 12.80. HOMELESS SHELTERS - EMERGENCIES - CITY OWNED AND LEASED PROPERTY.
Notwithstanding any provisions of this article to the contrary, during any period for which the Mayor and/or the City
Council have declared a shelter crisis within the meaning of Government Code Sections 8698, et seq., a shelter for the
homeless (as defined in Section 12.03 of this Code) may be established and operated on property owned or leased by
the City of Los Angeles in any zone as a matter of right without regard to the number of beds or number of persons
served. Facilities used as a shelter for the homeless under this section must comply with the minimum building
regulations set forth in Section 91.8605 of this Code, as it is currently written or as it may be amended in the future.
If the lot on which any such shelter is located does not have sufficient area to provide the number of parking spaces
required by Section 12.21.A.4(w) of this Code, then the number of spaces required shall be the number for which
adequate area exists. If insufficient area for any parking spaces exists on the lot, no spaces shall be required.
Any declaration of a shelter crisis made pursuant to Government Code Sections 8698, et seq., shall not exceed a period
of 365 days from the date of declaration. The City Council may renew a shelter crisis declaration made pursuant to
Government Code Sections 8698, et seq., on an annual basis.
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