Workgroup reviews draft emergency‑shelter appendix, staff seeks jurisdictional data
Staff presented Appendix U to create an optional statewide pathway for temporary emergency shelters and village‑style housing (implementing SB 5553); members noted limited quantitative cost data and staff said they will seek jurisdictional feedback before formal adoption steps.
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SBCC staff presented a draft Appendix U to provide consistent, optional standards for temporary emergency shelters and village‑style emergency housing, fulfilling direction in the 2023 Legislature (SB 5553). The staff member said the current building code is largely silent on some emergency shelter typologies and that the appendix is intended to offer jurisdictions clear alternate methods for rapid deployment.
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