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Ordinance No. 371
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE ALLOWING TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SHELTERS
IN THE CHICO URBAN AREA
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte ordains as
(follows:
Section 1. Definitions. For purposes of this ordinance, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them by this section:
A. Chico Urban Area. A11 unincorporated areas within the
boundaries depicted on that map which is attached as appendix 1 to
Ordinance Number 321.7.
B. Emergency Shelter. A church, public building or quasi-public
facility which provides emergency or temporary shelter to homeless
'individuals and/or groups. Such accommodations may include temporary
lodging, meals, laundry facilities, bathing, counseling, and other
basic support services.
Section 2. Emer enc Shelters Permitted. Temporary emergency
shelters shall be permitted in any zoning district in the Chico Urban
Area for a maximum of 27 days in any 90-day period, provided such
facilities are approved by the County Building Official and County
Fire Warden prior to use, and provided that no other emergency shelter
is operated within 500 feet during the same 90-day period.
Section 3. Severabil.i_ty. If any provision of this Ordinance or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances is for any reason
held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
provision sha11 be deemed severable, and the invalidity thereof shall
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not affect the remaining provisions or other applications of the
Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application thereof.
Section 4. Urgeracv Find~_ngs. The Board of Supervisors hereby finds
pursuant to Government Code Section 25123 (d) that it is necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety for
this ordinance to take effect immediately upon its passage. The
facts constituting the urgency are as follows:
A. There are a significant number of persons, including men,
women and children, in the Chico area who are homeless and in need of
temporary emergency shelter, particularly during the winter season.
B. The National Guard Armory, which has been available for use
has an emergency shelter in previous winters is no longer available for
Isuch use.
C. The Homeless Task Force has studied the needs of homeless
persons in the Chico area for emergency shelter, has considered
various options, and has recommended the use of multiple emergency
shelters on a rotating, temporary basis at different locations in the
Chico area, including the Chico Urban Area, commencing January 1999.
D. On December 15, 1998, the Chico City Council adopted
Ordinance 2174 permitting temporary emergency shelters in any zoning
district in the City of Chico in terms substantially the same as set
forth above in Section 2. '
E. It is important for the success of the program recommended
by the Homeless Task Force and far the health and safety of homeless
persons and the well being of the community in the Chico area for
uniform ordinances to be in effect both in the incorporated and
28 ~~unincorporated portions of the Chico area during the current winter
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season and for this ordinance to become effective immediately.
Section 5. Effective Date and Publication. This Ordinance shall be
effective immediately upon its passage and sha11 remain in effect
through March 31, 1999. The Clerk of the Berard of Supervisors is
authorized and directed, before the expiration of fifteen (15) days
after its passage, to publish this Ordinance once, with the names of
the members of the Board of Supervisors voting far and against it, in
the Chico Enterprise a newspaper published in the
County of Butte, State of California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Butte, State of California, on the 12th day of January ,
1999 by the following vote
AYES: Supervisors Beeler, Dava.s, Houx, Josiassen and Chair Dolan
NOES : None
ABSENT : None
NOT VOTING : Nona r-~ ~,
~ .7.A,NE DOT,A13 ,Chair of the
County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
'JOHN S. BLACKLOCK, Chief Administrative
'Officer and C ~k of the Board
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