Emergency Shelter
	Policies from previous housing element:
	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	Policy 5.5: Provide financial assistance to lower income 	Daly City
	households in emergency situations.
	(3.362C) The Town shall participate by contribution of funds 	Atherton
	to the Shelter Network Program that provides shelters and 
	homeless assistance programs on a regional basis in 
	southern San Mateo County.
	(H3.17) Neighborhood Mix of Residential Care Facilities and	Millbrae
	 Emergency Shelters. The City of Millbrae recognizes the 
	need for and desirability of residential care facilities. The 
	City shall encourage a dispersion of facilities, and avoid an 
	over concentration of residential care facilities and shelters 
	for the homeless in any one geographic area.
	(H3.18) Neighborhood Relations Involving Emergency 	Millbrae
	Shelters and Residential Care Facilities. The City of Millbrae
	 shall encourage positive relations between neighborhoods 
	and providers of emergency shelter and residential care 
	facilities. See HE for specific recommendations.
	(H3.19) Housing for the Homeless. The City of Millbrae 	Millbrae
	recognizes the need for and desirability of emergency 
	shelter housing for the homeless and will allow emergency 
	shelters in commercial, industrial and mixed use areas. See 
	HE for considerations related to housing for the homeless. 
	Program H2g: Cooperate with the County of San Mateo in 	Brisbane
	developing programs to provide shelter and services to the 
	homeless by participating in the development of the 
	Homeless Continuum of Care Plan for San Mateo County.
	(HIP-26) Emergency Housing Assistance. Participate and 	Millbrae
	allocate funds, as appropriate, for County and non-profit 
	programs providing emergency shelter and related 
	counseling services. Target: Annual participation, if feasible.
	 Responsible Agency: Community Development Department 
	and City Council.
	(HIP-28) Emergency Shelter Uses. The City will contribute a 	Millbrae
	portion of the Housing Set Aside fund to nonprofit agencies 
	involved in providing housing for the homeless in San 
	Mateo County. The City will also review proposals for 
	emergency shelter uses based on the policies in the General
	 Plan and other City development standards and 
	requirements. Target: Ongoing. Responsible Agency: 
	Community Development Department; Redevelopment 
	(C) The City will provide opportunity for, and encourage, the 	Redwood City
	development of adequate housing for the city’s special 
	needs groups, including large families, single-parent-headed
	 households, the elderly, the disabled, and those in need of 
	emergency shelter and transitional housing.
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	(C.2) Emergency Shelter/Transitional Housing Sites and 	Redwood City
	Programs: All residential, commercial and industrial zoning 
	districts either outright permit or conditionally permit, subject
	 to a Use Permit, quasi-public uses such as emergency 
	shelters and transitional housing for homeless populations.
	Program H2h: Promptly process Use Permits for group homes	Brisbane
	 that provide emergency shelter and transitional housing in 
	the SCRO District.
	H-F-3 Housing for the Homeless. The City of Foster City 	Foster City
	recognizes the need for and desirability of emergency 
	shelter housing for the homeless and will allow emergency 
	shelters in commercial, industrial and mixed use areas based
	 on the following considerations: see HE for list of 
	H-F-3-a Emergency Housing Assistance. Participate and 	Foster City
	allocate funds, as appropriate, for County and non-profit 
	programs providing emergency shelter and related 
	counseling services. Target: Annual participation, if feasible.
	 Responsible Agency: CDA.
	H-F-3-b Emergency Shelter Uses. The City will contribute a 	Foster City
	portion of the Housing Set Aside fund to non-profit agencies 
	involved in providing housing for the homeless in San 
	Mateo County. The City will also review proposals for 
	emergency shelter uses based on the policies in the General
	 Plan and other City development standards and 
	requirements. Target: Ongoing. Responsible Agency: 
	Community Development Department; Community 
	(7-G) Provide technical assistance to emergency and 	San Bruno
	transitional shelter providers in finding appropriate sites 
	within San Bruno.
	(14.53) Promote Housing and Supportive Services for the 	San Mateo County
	Homeless. Promote the development of housing and 
	supportive services, including counseling, education, 
	training, and childcare, for the County's homeless by 
	continuing to support public and private efforts to develop 
	and maintain: (a) emergency shelters, (b) transitional living 
	facilities, and (c) permanent supportive housing. Since the 
	unmet need for homeless families is the greatest, consider 
	development of housing and supportive services for 
	homeless families to be of highest priority.
	(14.54) Facilitate the Development of Homeless Shelters. 	San Mateo County
	Facilitate the development of emergency shelters and 
	transitional living facilities for the homeless by revising the 
	County's Zoning Regulations to permit these facilities, 
	subject to a use permit, in appropriate multi family, 
	commercial and industrial zoning districts; for example, the 
	R-3, C-1, C-2, and M-1 districts.
	(2.14) The Homeless. Continue existing support for 	San Mateo
	organizations that seek to prevent homelessness. 
	Transitional housing may be located in residential districts 
	and commercial districts with a special use permit, while 
	emergency shelters may be located in commercial districts.
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	(3.10) The City shall be an active participant in the County 	South San Francisco
	of San Mateo "Continuum of Care" planning process that 
	supports emergency shelters, temporary housing, transitional 
	programs, and general housing assistance for the homeless. 
	(New Policy)
	(3.10A) The City shall continue to be an active participant in	South San Francisco
	 the Continuum of Care planning process with the 
	appropriate homeless agencies in its efforts to address the 
	needs of South San Francisco residents in need of 
	emergency shelter or temporary housing. (New Program)
	(5.2) Facilitate the development of emergency shelter and 	East Palo Alto
	transitional housing for the homeless.
	(P8) The Town shall cooperate with agencies providing 	Woodside
	emergency shelter and transitional housing for the homeless 
	and those in crisis.
	(14) Emergency Shelters and Transitional Housing. Modify 	Woodside
	the Zoning Code to allow for emergency shelters and/or 
	transitional housing in the CC (commercial) zone district, as 
	a conditional use.
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