Housing Element was adopted in April 2023 and includes a list of implementation programs to further the City’s housing goals and meet the State’s housing laws. One law, Assembly Bill 2339 (effective January 1, 2023) requires cities to identify zoning designations where emergency shelters are permitted uses by right (without a conditional use permit or other discretionary permits).

Housing Element Program 1.1.f requires the City to: “Amend the ordinance and/or applicable precise plan(s) to allow emergency shelters by right consistent with AB 2339. At minimum, this will include the El Camino Real Precise Plan. To comply with this mandate, the City has included in the Housing Element a program to update the El Camino Real Precise Plan to allow emergency shelters and to amend the existing development standards for emergency shelters to ensure compliance with State requirements.

No emergency shelters are proposed at this time. Per State Law, the City has conducted a site analysis to study if there are viable sites to locate a shelter should one be proposed.

Public Meetings

This project is tentatively scheduled for the following upcoming public meetings:

• None

Prior Meetings

The following prior meetings have occurred:

• City Council, March 26, 2024 - At the meeting, City Council approved the zoning ordinance and Precise Plan amendments, and directed staff to return to Council after the conclusion of the citywide historic update to study options that would permit emergency shelters in more areas of the El Camino Precise Plan without impacting historic resources. 

Contact

For questions, please contact Krisha Penollar, Senior Planner, by phone at 650-903-6306 or by email at krisha.penollar@mountainview.gov.

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