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text added: <br /> 19.08.200 Homeless shelter and housing. <br /> A. Applicability <br /> 1. This section applies to the following uses:group hoa ' rt tom^ h l* <br /> a. Emergency Housing <br /> b. Indoor Emergency Shelter <br /> c. Outdoor Emergency Shelter <br /> a. Outdoor encampments, including any temporary tent or structure encampment, <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 /> B. 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 /> Lai ORDINANCE 3895-22 <br /> Page 10 of 22 <br />