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Commission considers separate definitions for emergency shelters and homeless shelters; staff to draft unified language
Summary
Planning staff and commissioners discussed separate definitions for "emergency shelters" (facilities designated in emergency response plans) and "homeless shelters" (ongoing overnight facilities operated by organizations) and directed staff to prepare unified draft language for further review.
Planning staff and commissioners discussed separate definitions and conditions for emergency shelters and homeless shelters at the May work session after public comments raised concerns about the use of the term "emergency shelter."
Staff noted that the term "emergency shelter" carries specific meaning in state code and that commissioners had requested separate definitions so the county could both recognize shelters activated as part of emergency response plans and separately regulate homeless shelters that operate as ongoing facilities.
Chairman and commissioners reviewed draft language that…
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