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Uploaded: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 1:27 PM
Zoning OK'd for group homes, homeless shelters
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by Daniel DeBolt
Mountain View Voice Staff
The City Council unanimously passed state-required zoning code changes on Dec. 4 to allow housing for the homeless and mentally ill to be located in Mountain View.
The approved zoning will allow "emergency shelters" for the homeless to be built in the city's general industrial districts, while "transitional" and "supportive" housing, such as group homes for the mentally ill, can be located in any residential area.
There was no opposition to the new zoning, which was also supported by the Environmental Planning Commission in a 4-0 vote.
The League of Women Voters called the changes "commendable" while Advocates for Affordable Housing said in a letter that the zoning changes "accurately reflect the intention of the new state guidelines."Are you receiving Express, our free daily e-mail edition? See a sample and sign-up for Express.
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Posted by Bob, a resident of the Slater neighborhood, on Dec 13, 2012 at 2:33 pm One thing is for certain, not one of these shelters or homes will be built anywhere near any council member, ever. Can anyone explain why, if this is mandated by the state, council would need to even bother voting? It would appear that if we must vote on the issue, there is an option other than "yes sir".
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Posted by Perfect fit for Moffett, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood, on Dec 13, 2012 at 2:46 pm Moffett would be a perfect fit for this to happen there. Lots of land available.
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Posted by Steve, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood, on Dec 13, 2012 at 3:05 pm "Transitional Homes" (i.e. halfway houses) are already located in redsidential neighborhoods in Mtn View. As city staff so gleefully anounced to our neighborhood group: "it isn't any different from any other boarding house". No special requirements as long as it was 6 bedrooms or fewer. Maybe the new zoning does away with tha size limit.
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Posted by haha, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood, on Dec 13, 2012 at 4:38 pm Maybe we can put these out in Googleville. Is that part of the city's general industrial districts? The mobile homes out there already feel like "transitional" and "supportive" residential areas.
Does Mobile = Transitional?
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