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text added: <br />19.08.200 Group hou ing, `._mpor3rysh_Itcrc. Homeless shelter and housing. <br />A. Applicability <br />1. This section applies to the following uses: group-„ou i ^ temporary shcltcrs: <br />a. Emergency Housing <br />b. Indoor Emergency Shelter <br />c. Outdoor Emergency Shelter <br />a. Outdoor encampments, including any temporary tcnt or structure encampment, <br />r both nd " efrporziry" m t ixed_te4and_per_Fr}aFiently_and__Ret_ef sing <br />not <br />underground utilities; <br />b. Temporary safe parking areas; or <br />c. Temporary tiny home communities. <br />2. This section shall not apply to: <br />a. Emergency or disaster situations as defined by RCW 38.52.010(9); provided, <br />however, that the inability of a sponsor or managing agency to locate a site shall not <br />be deemed to constitute an emergency or disaster. <br />b. Placement of a tiny house or a tiny house with wheels used as a primary <br />residence in a manufactured/mobile home community; provided, that each tiny <br />house contains at least one internal toilet and at least one internal shower or the <br />manufactured/mobile home community provides for the toilets and showers. <br />8. General provisions. <br />1. Applications for facilities which provide shelter for survivors of domestic violence do not <br />require notice to adjacent property owners. <br />2. A religious organization may host individuals or families experiencing homelessness <br />pursuant to RCW 35.21.915, including extreme weather shelters, on property owned or <br />controlled by the religious organization whether within buildings located on the property or <br />elsewhere on the property outside of buildings, subject to the conditions set forth in this <br />section. <br />3. The city may require an organization to enter into a memorandum of understanding for <br />fire safety that includes inspections, an outline for appropriate emergency procedures, a <br />determination of the most viable means to evacuate occupants from inside a site with <br />appropriate illuminated exit signage, panic bar exit doors, and a completed fire water <br />agreement indicating: (1) posted safe means of egress; (2) operable smoke detectors, <br />carbon monoxide detectors as necessary, and fire extinguishers; (3) a plan for monitors who <br />spend the night awake and are familiar with emergency protocols, who have suitable <br />communication devices, and who know how to contact the fire department. <br />4. Management Responsibility Plan. Prior to or upon filing a land use application, the <br />managing agency and sponsor shall prepare an emergency shelter management <br />ORDINANCE -22 <br />Page 10 of 22 <br />