PLANNING AND HOUSING COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
DATE: 1/21/2020
TO: Honorable Chair and Commissioners
FROM: Community Development Department
APPLICATION REQUEST:
Title
ZTA2019-0005: Zone text amendment to Title 17 of the Corona Municipal Code to add a definition for recuperative care facility in Chapter 17.04 and allow a recuperative care facility in the M-1, M-2 and M-4 zones in addition to establishing certain operational standards in Chapter 17.44.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the Planning and Housing Commission recommend APPROVAL OF ZTA2019-0005 to the City Council, based on the findings contained in the staff report.
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BACKGROUND
Title 17 of the Corona Municipal Code (CMC) allows for certain transitional and supportive housing and services. In October 2019, staff met with an individual regarding the establishment of a recuperative care facility in the city. Staff was given a brief presentation on recuperative care and the services provided by the facility. Recuperative care is basically an organization that provides post hospitalization heath care services and other transitional and supportive social services to homeless patients discharged from an acute care hospital. Recuperative care facilities operate differently from emergency shelters because they do not accept walk-ins. Clients are accepted from the referring hospital where they are being discharged from medical care. Clients are also transported to the recuperative care facility from the referring hospital.
Corona Municipal Code
The city's municipal code does not specifically mention a recuperative care facility, but it does make provisions for emergency shelters in the M-1, M-2 and M-3 zones, supportive housing and transitional housing. Chapter 17.04 of the CMC provides definitions for emergency shelters, supportive housing and transitional housing that is consistent with the definitions provided in the California Health and Safety Code. For referenc...
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