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Sinal. Room OccuDancv ISRO\ Facilities
ProDosed Dav.lon.ant Code Amendments
I. Definition
Add the followinq definitions to Section 19.02.050
Definitions of the Development Code:
Sinale Room occuDancv(SROI Facilitv A cluster of
seven or more units within a residential hotel of weekly
or lonqer tenancy providinq sleepinq or livinq
facilities for 1 or 2 persons in which sanitary and
cookinq facilities may be provided in the unit or shared
within the hotel.
Defensible SDace A desiqn concept term used to de-
scribe a series of physical desiqn characteristics that
maximize resident control of behavior, particularly
crime, within a public, semiprivate or private area,
structure or community.
II. Allowed Zones / Review Process
Add to Tables 4.01 and 6.01 (Tables of Allowed Uses in
Residential and Commercial Districts) the listinq of
sinqle Room occupancy (SRO) Facilities as an allowed use
with an approved Conditional Use Permit in the RM, RMH,
RH and CR-2 Land Use Districts.
III. SDecific Standards Tables
Add to
specific
Facility
Tables 4.03 and 6.03 (Tables of Applicable
Standards in Districts) Sinqle Room Occupancy
Standards as a requirement for development.
IV. so.cttic standards
Add to Section 19.06.030 - Land' Use District Development
Standards for commercial Districts the followinq
specific standards:
SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY (SRO) FACILITY STANDARDS
.
sinqle Room occupancy (SRO) facilities are subject to
Conditional Use Permit review and approval and shall
conform to the followinq standards:
1. SRO's shall not be located within 250 feet of a
parcel which has a school for children, adult
bookstore, bar or liquor store.
2. SRO's shall be located within 1/4 mile of a bus
stop with service runs every 30 minutes durinq peak
periods and once per hour durinq off-peak periods.
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3. SRO's shall comply with the following parking
requirements:
CR-2 1 per SRO employee at maximum shift and 1
per 10 occupants
RM, RMH, RH - 1 per 4 occupants plus 1 per SRO
employee at maximum shift
4. Secured bicycle or motorcycle spaces shall be
provided at a ratio of 1 space per 5 quests.
5. Any desiqn of a SRO project shall coordinate with
and compliment the existing architectural style and
standards of the surrounding land uses and local
community. If a desiqn theme has become
established in an area, this should be reflected in
the design and scale of the SRO project.
6. An unrestricted drop-off / pick-up / loading /
temporary parking area shall be provided near a
single entry located adjacent to front entry/desk
area with a minimum of 5 parking spaces.
7. Exterior common areas and/or open courtyards should
be provided throughout the project. If common
areas are made available, these areas shall be
desiqned to provide passive open space with tables,
chairs, planters, or small garden spaces to make
these areas useful and functional for the resi-
dents. Exterior common areas, including parking
areas, shall be illuminated with a minimum of 2
footcandles by low pressure sodium lighting from
dusk to dawn.
8.
Each quest unit shal~ 'be
following minimum amenities:
provided with the
Adequate heating,
conditioning.
Kitchen sink with garbage disposal.
and
ceiling fan
or
air
Counter top measuring a minimum of 12 inches deep
and 24 inches wide.
space and proper wiring for a microwave and small
refrigerator. (These appliances must be available
for rent.)
Pre-wired for telephone and cable television.
Toilet and sink in a separate room that is a
minimum of 20 square feet.
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One bed space per person.
One closet per person.
One storage/desk arrangement per person.
Intercom system.
Lockable door, which is a minimum of 36 inches
wide, opens inward, and has a reproqrammable key
card access from a secured enclosed interior
hallway or common area.
9. The maximum occupancy and minimum unit size shall
be:
1 person - 150 square feet.
2 persons - 175 square feet.
The maximum unit size shall be 500 square feet.
10. Elevators shall be required on new SRO'S which are
3 stories or more in height.
11. A full common kitchen facility shall be provided on
each floor, if complete kitchens are not provided
in each unit.
12.
If complete bathrooms are not provided in
unit, shared showers shall be provided at a
of 1 per 7 occupants or fraction thereof
same floor with interior lockable doors.
shall be directly accessible from indoor
areas or indoor hallways.
each
ratio
on the
These
common
13. SRO facilities shall provide for one handicapped-
acce..ible unit for every 25 units or fraction
thereof for up to 100 units and one handicapped-
accessible unit for every 40 units or fraction
thereof for the number of units over 100.
14. At least one janitor closet and trash chute shall
be provided on each floor.
15. Common laundry facilities shall be provided with 1
washer '1 dryer for every 25 units. Xeyed access
for tenants only shall be provided. Defen-sible
space concepts shall be employed in the design and
location of the laundry facility areas.
16. Common furnished and secured indoor space shall be
provided at the following ratios:
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4.5 sq. ft. per 150 to 159 sq. ft. unit
4.0 sq. ft. per 160 to 169 sq. ft. unit
3.5 sq. ft. per 170 to 179 sq. ft. unit
3.0 sq. ft. per 180 and up sq. ft. unit
17. A complete manaqer's residential dwellinq unit
shall provided.
18. Inqress and eqress shall be strictly limited and
monitored by the use of a front desk area which has
a full view of the entry/lobby area, is staffed 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, and has an operational
outdoor entry intercom system with intercoms in
each unit, common areas, and the manaqer's
apartment. Entrance into the hallways of common
areas where individual units are located shall be
requlated by the front desk clerk throuqh the use
of "buzz-in" doors. Each resident and quest must
be cleared by the front desk clerk before entry is
permitted. The required secondary eqress areas
shall also be alarmed and monitored. A notice
shall be posted in the common indoor lobby area
reqardinq contact procedures to investiqate code
compliance promblems. At least one pay telephone,
a drinkinq fountain and individual mail boxes shall
be provided in the lobby/front desk area.
19. A supply room shall be provided near the manaqer's
unit.
20. SRO's of any size shall be required to have fully
automatic fire sprinkler systems with a central
monitorinq system, alarm and fire annunciator in
compliance with Fire Department standards. A
manual fire alarm system shall also be installed.
21. All provisions of the Uniform Buildinq Code and
Uniform Fire Code must be complied with for hotels.
However, reasonable equivalent alternatives to Fire
and Buildinq Code requirements may be utilized, if
approval is obtained from the Chief Buildinq
Official and Fire Chief on a case-by-case, item-by
item basis.
22. Defensible space concepts shall be employed in the
desiqn and location of SROs and shall be subject to
the review of the police Department.
23.
Interior
least 1
surface.
hallways shall be briqhtly lit with at
footcandle of liqhtinq on the floor
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March 19, 1991
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24. All lighting fixtures are to be vandal and graffiti
resistant. All common areas, including hallways,
elevators and shower facilities shall be made
graffiti resistant through the use of special
paint, texturing, carpeting or other means as
approved by the police oepartment.
25. A Management Plan shall be submitted for review and
approval, or approval with modifications. This
Plan shall be comprehensive and shall include but
not limited to the following components:
a.
A staffing/personnel section with job descrip-
tions for each position. A 24 hour, live-in
manager is required. The number of cleaning,
desk clerk, security and maintenance personnel
shall be delineated. Adequate numbers of
personnel shall be provided based on the
number of units, amenities, services provided
and project size. Staffing levels shall be
provided in consideration of the number of
hours per day needed for service. considera-
tion should be given to providing sufficient
staff to handle emergencies. Housekeeping
service shall be provided at an acceptable
level to maintain clean rooms and sanitary
living conditions.
An emergency response section shall be
prepared which outlines the roles of each
staff member in emergency situations involving
fire, police, medical and disasters. A system
for training staff in proper emergency
procedures shall be included. Emergency
response hardware (ie. Shut-off valves) shall
be adequately labeled and identified for staff
members in their training.
c. policies regarding compliance with state and
federal fair housing laws shall be delineated,
as well as a tenant selection/screening
method. Residents referred by government or
nonprofit agencies shall be accepted for
screening without bias. Fair and legal
eviction procedures, including an appeal
process, shall be delineated. A tenant
committee shall be established to handle SRO
grievances and operational complaints by
tenants. This committee'S procedures/bylaws
shall be delineated.
b.
d.
Residency rules shall
provided and explained to
to rental of a unit.
be delineated and
each resident prior
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e. Rental rate policies shall be delineated.
These shall include the initial rent levels,
policies on the collection of rent, how
increases in rent will be made and implemented
in a fair manner. These policies shall also
establish how security deposits, if any, will
be set, received and returned. Monthly rent
rates for SRO rooms shall include utilities
and not exceed 30' of a lower income house-
hold's monthly income, as adjusted for a one-
person household and published annually by the
oepartment of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) . LoWer income means any household whose
income is beloW 80' of the median household
income for the region, and as adjusted for a
one-person household. Additional limitations
on rent may be made if public subsidies are
provided.
f. Guest policies shall be delineated and shall
include rules regarding the allowed number of
guests per resident, the time that guests may
arrive and must depart. Guests shall be
required to complete sign-in and sign-out
sheets at the front desk and provide valid
photo identification. Failure by a resident
to conform to the guest policies shall subject
the occupant to immediate termination of
tenancy by the manager. overnight guests are
not permitted.
g. If a resident is arrested on the premises
(including the parking area) for drug or
prostitution violations, the resident shall be
evicted and prohibited from tenancy for a
minimum of 6 months, '"The management shall not
rent rooms to known prostitutes or Penal Code
290 or Health and Safety Code 11590
registrants, as identified by the police
Department.
h. A minimum of weekly tenancy shall be required.
26. Security provisions shall be provided in the
following manner:
a. Video cameras equipped with infrared detectors
must be strategically placed in all public
areas inclUding hallways, elevator entrances,
lobby areas, garage areas, laundry areas,
profit centers and other common areas, and
monitored for internal security. The
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monitorinq staff shall be separate from the
front desk staff in order to provide for
adequate monitorinq.
b.
unit
locks
shall
doors shall be equipped
and key card entrance
be reproqrammable.
with interior
systems which
c.
Shower area doors shall be
interior locks with access
master key. An emerqency call
cord shall be provided.
d. Front entry areas shall allow for adequate
visual access into the front desk/lobby area
by police from patrol cars.
equipped with
by a management
button or pull
e. Each room and all common areas shall have
operable windows, except for the first floor
which may be fixed, if a reasonable equivalent
alternative is approved by the Chief Building
Official and Fire Chief.
f. Adequate measures shall be taken to provide
for vehicle parkinq security including limited
secured access by electronic wrought iron
security gates and fencing, night lighting and
video camera monitoring. override devices for
gates shall be provided for the police and
Fire Department. Parking shall be restricted
to staff and occupants only, guests must park
in the temporary parking facility.
g. A private security guard shall be provided
between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
for SRO facilities und~r 75 units in size, and
on a full time, 24 hours a day basis, for SRO
facilities 75 units or more in size. The
security guard shall be fully uniformed,
bonded, P.O.S.T certified, licensed by the
State to bear firearms and bearing firearms
while on duty.
h. Valid photo identification shall be required
as a condition of registration and entry
clearance. A valid photo identification is a
state or official driver's license, a military
identification card, an official state
identification card or a San Bernardino police
Department registration card. Management
shall post in the registration area signs
declaring that photo identification is re-
quired by tenants and their guests, and that
the registration information will be presented
to the Police Department upon demand.
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i. Management is to keep and maintain complete
and accurate tenant registration cards in
duplicate, including photocopies of required
photo identification. Registration
information shall include the name of the
occupant, unit number, rental rate, vehicle
type and vehicle license number. The
duplicate copies of the registration cards
shall be taken to the San Bernardino police
Department weekly. Registration information
shall be provided to the police Department
upon demand.
27. A condition of approval of a SRO facility shall be
compliance with Municipal Code section 5.82 (Busi
nesS permit Regulation's). A SRO facility with
excessive drug or prostitution arrests may be
brought before the police commission for review. If
the police commission determines that a "failure by
management" has occurred, in that a finding is made
that excessive drug or prostitution arrests are
occuring at the SRO facility, the conditional use
permit and Business License for the SRO facility
shall be revoked, and a 30 day termination notice
to the operator and occupants of the SRO facility
shall be sent. FUrther operation of the SRO
facility shall not occur without first processing
and obtaining approval for a new conditional use
permit.
28. condition compliance inspections by the city may be
made, and the costs of such inspections shall be
paid by the sao facility operator. AnY
violation(s) of the conditions of approval,
municipal codes, or state or federal laws or
regulations pertaining to SRO facilities, as they
exist at the time of the inspection, shall be
corrected within the time period(s) specified in
the notice of violation. If the Director makes a
finding that the corrections have not been made
within the specified time period(s), the
conditional use permit and Business License for the
sao facility shall be revoked, and a 30 days
termination notice to the operator and occupants of
the sao facility shall be sent. FUrther operation
of the SRO facility shall not occur without first
processing and obtaining approval for a new
conditional Use permit.
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APQ. 1, 1991
sinale Room OCCUDancv (SRO} Facilities
ProDosed DeveloDment Code Amendments
I. Definition
Add the following definitions to section 19.02.050
Definitions of the Development Code:
sinale Room OccuDancv (SRO} Facilitv A cluster of
seven or more units within a residential hotel of weekly
or longer tenancy providing sleeping or living facili-
ties for 1 or 2 persons in which sanitary facilities may
be provided in the unit, and cooking facilities may be
shared within the hotel.
Defensible SDace A design concept term used to de-
scribe a series of physical design characteristics that
maximize resident control of behavior, particularly
crime, within a public, semiprivate or private area,
structure or community.
II. Allowed Zones / Review Process
6.01 (Table of Allowed Uses in Commercial
listing of Single Room Occupancy (SRO)
an allowed use with an approved
Permit in the CG-2 and CR-2 Land Use
Add to Table
Districts) the
Facilities as
Conditional Use
Districts.
III. SDecific Standards Tables
Add to Table 6.03 (Table of Applicable Specific
Standards in Commercial Districts) Single Room
occupancy Facility Standards as a requirement for
development.
IV. SDecific Standards
Add to Section 19.06.030 - Land Use District
Standards for Commercial Districts the
specific standards:
Development
following
SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY (SRO) FACILITY STANDARDS
Single Room Occupancy (SRO) facilities are
Conditional Use Permit review and approval
conform to the following standards:
1. SRO's shall not be located within 250 feet of a
parcel which has a school for children, adult
bookstore, bar or liquor store.
subject to
and shall
2. SRO's shall be located within 1/4 mile of a bus
stop with service runs every 30 minutes' during peak
periods and once per hour during off-peak periods.
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3. SRO's shall comply with the following parking
requirements:
1 per full time SRO employee at maximum shift and 1
per 10 occupants
4. Secured bicycle or motorcycle spaces shall be
provided at a ratio of 1 space per 5 guests.
5. Any design of a SRO project shall coordinate with
and compliment the existing architectural style and
standards of the surrounding land uses and local
community. If a design theme has become
established in an area, this should be reflected in
the design and scale of the SRO project.
6. An unrestricted drop-off / pick-up / loading /
temporary parking area shall be provided near a
single entry located adjacent to front entry/desk
area with a minimum of 5 parking spaces.
7. Exterior common areas and/or open courtyards should
be provided throughout the project. If common
areas are made available, these areas shall be
designed to provide passive open space with tables,
chairs, planters, or small garden spaces to make
these areas useful and functional for the resi-
dents. Exterior common areas, including parking
areas, shall be illuminated with a minimum of 2
footcandles by low pressure sodium lighting from
dusk to dawn.
8.
Each guest unit shall be
following minimum amenities:
provided with the
Adequate heating,
conditioning.
Kitchen sink with garbage disposal.
and
ceiling
fan
or
air
Counter top measuring a minimum of 12 inches deep
and 24 inches wide.
Space and proper wiring for a microwave and small
refrigerator. (These appliances must be available
for rent.)
Pre-wired for telephone and cable television.
Toilet and sink in a separate room that is a
minimum of 20 square feet.
One bed space per person.
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Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Facility
Proposed Development Code Amendments
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Page 3
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One closet per persop.
One storage/desk arrangement per person.
Intercom system.
Lockable door, which is a minimum of 36 inches
wide, opens inward, and has a reprogrammable key
card access from a secured enclosed interior
hallway or common area.
9. The maximum occupancy and minimum unit size (not
including toilet compartments) shall be:
1 person - 150 square feet.
2 persons - 175 square feet.
The maximum unit size shall be 220 square feet.
10. Elevators shall be required on new SRO's which are
3 stories or more in height.
11. A full common kitchen facility shall be provided on
each floor, if complete kitchens are not provided
in each unit.
12.
If complete bathrooms are not provided
unit, shared showers shall be provided at
of 1 per 7 occupants or fraction thereof
same floor with interior lockable doors.
shall be directly accessible from indoor
areas or indoor hallways.
in each
a ratio
on the
These
common
13. SRO facilities shall provide for one handicapped-
accessible unit for every 25 units or fraction
thereof for up to 100 units and one handicapped-
accessible unit for every 40 units or fraction
thereof for the number of units over 100.
14. At least one janitor closet and trash chute shall
be provided on each floor.
15. Common laundry facilities shall be provided with 1
washer & 1 dryer for every 25 units. Keyed access
for tenants only shall be provided. Defensible
space concepts shall be employed in the design and
location of the laundry facility areas.
16. Common furnished and secured indoor space shall be
provided at the following ratios:
4.5 sq. ft. per 150 to 159 sq. ft. unit
4.0 sq. ft. per 160 to 169 sq. ft. unit
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3.5 sq. ft. per 170 to 179 sq. ft. unit
3.0 sq. ft. per 180 and up sq. ft. unit
17. A complete manager's residential dwelling unit
shall provided.
18. Ingress and egress shall be strictly limited and
monitored by the use of a front desk area which has
a full view of the entry/lobby area, is staffed 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, and has an operational
outdoor entry intercom system with intercoms in
each unit, common areas, and the manager's
apartment. Entrance into the hallways of common
areas where individual units are located shall be
regulated by the front desk clerk through the use
of "buzz-in" doors. Each resident and guest must
be cleared by the front desk clerk before-entry is
permitted. The required secondary egress areas
shall also be alarmed and monitored. A notice
shall be posted in the common indoor lobby area
regarding contact procedures to investigate code
compliance promblems. At least one pay telephone,
a drinking fountain and individual mail boxes shall
be provided in the lobby/front desk area.
19. A supply room shall be provided near the manager's
unit.
20. SRO's of any size shall be required to have fully
automatic fire sprinkler syste.s with a central
monitoring system, alarm and fire annunciator in
co.pliance with Fire Department standards. A
manual fire alarm system shall also be installed.
21. All provisions of the Uniform Building Code and
Uniform Fire Code must be complied with for hotels.
However, reasonable equivalent alternatives to Fire
and Building Code requirements may be utilized, if
approval is obtained from the Chief Building
Official and Fire Chief on a case-by-case, item-by
item basis.
22.
Defensible
design and
the review
space concepts shall be employed in the
location of SROs and shall be subject to
of the Development Review Committee.
23.
Interior
least 1
surface.
hallways shall be brightly lit with at
footcandle of lighting on the floor
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Single Room occupancy (SRO) Facility
Proposed Development Code Amendments
April 1, 1991
Page 5
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24. All lighting fixtures are to be vandal and graffiti
resistant. All common areas, including hallways,
elevators and shower facilities shall be made
graffiti resistant through the use of special
paint, texturing, carpeting or other means as
approved by the Police Department.
25. A Management Plan shall be submitted for review and
approval, or approval with modifications. This
Plan shall be comprehensive and shall include but
not be limited to the following components:
a. A staffing/personnel section with job descrip-
tions for each position. A 24 hour, live-in
manager is required. The number of cleaning,
desk clerk, security and maintenance personnel
shall be delineated. Adequate numbers of
personnel shall be provided based on the
number of units, amenities, services provided
and project size. Staffing levels shall be
provided in consideration of the number of
hours per day needed for service. Considera-
tion should be given to providing sufficient
staff to handle emergencies. Housekeeping
service shall be provided at an acceptable
level to maintain clean rooms and sanitary
living conditions.
b. An emergency response section shall be
prepared which outlines the roles of each
staff member in emergency situations involving
fire, police, medical and disasters. A system
for training staff in proper emergency
procedures shall be included. Emergency
response hardware (ie..shut-off valves) shall
be adequately labeled..and identified for staff
members in their training.
c. Policies regarding compliance with state and
federal fair housing laws shall be delineated,
as well as a tenant selection/screening
method. Residents referred by government or
nonprofit agencies shall be accepted for
screening without bias. Fair and legal
eviction procedures, including an appeal
process, shall be delineated. A tenant
committee shall be established to handle SRO
grievances and operational complaints by
tenants. This committee's procedures/bylaws
shall be delineated.
d. Residency rules shall be delineated and
provided and explained to each resident prior
to rental of a unit.
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Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Facility
Proposed Development Code Amendments
April 1, 1991
Page 6
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e. Rental rate policies shall be delineated.
These shall include the initial rent levels,
~olicies on the collection of rent, how
~ncreases in rent will be made and implemented
in a fair manner. These policies shall also
establish how security deposits, if any, will
be set, received and returned. Limitationson
rental rates to lower income persons may be
made if public subsidies are provided.
f. Guest policies shall be delineated and shall
include rules regarding the allowed number of
guests per resident, the time that guests may
arrive and must depart. Guests shall be
required to complete sign-in and sign-out
sheets at the front desk and provide valid
photo identification. Failure by a resident
to conform to the guest policies shall subject
the occupant to immediate termination of
tenancy by the manager. Overnight guests are
not permitted.
g. If a resident is arrested on the premises
(including the parking area) for drug or
prostitution violations, the resident shall be
evicted and prohibited from tenancy for a
minimum of 6 months. The management shall not
rent rooms to known prostitutes or Penal Code
290 or Health and Safety Code 11590
registrants, as identified by the Police
Department.
h. A minimum of weekly tenancy shall be required.
26. Security provisions shall be
following manner:
a. Video cameras equipped with infrared detectors
must be strategically placed in all public
areas including hallways, elevator entrances,
lobby areas, garage areas, laundry areas,
profit centers and other common areas, and
monitored for internal security. The
monitoring staff shall be separate from the
front desk staff in order to provide for
adequate monitoring. .
provided in the
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b.
unit
locks
shall
, .
doors shall be equ1pped
and key card entrance
be reprogrammable.
with interior
systems which
c.
Shower area doors shall be
interior locks with access by
master key. An emergency call
cord shall be provided.
equipped with
a management
button or pull
d. Front entry areas shall allow for adequate
visual access into the front deSk/lobby area
by police from patrol cars.
e. Each room and all common areas shall have
operable windows, except for the first floor
which may be fixed, if a reasonable equivalent
alternative is approved by the Chief Building
Official and Fire Chief.
f. Adequate measures shall be taken to provide
for vehicle parking security including limited
secured access by electronic wrought iron
security gates and fencing, night lighting and
video camera monitoring. OVerride devices for
gates shall be provided for the Police and
Fire Department. Parking shall be restricted
to staff and occupants only, quests must park
in the temporary parking facility.
g. A private security quard may be required to be
provided between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to
6:00 a.m. for SRO facilities under 75 units in
size, and on a full time, 24 hours a day
basis, for SRO facilities 75 units or more in
size. The security quard shall be fUlly
uniformed, bonded, P.O.S.T certified, licensed
by the state to bear firearms and bearing
firearms while on duty.
h. Valid photo identification shall be required
as a condition of registration and entry
clearance. A valid photo identification is a
state or official driver's license, a military
identification card, an official state
identification card or a San Bernardino Police
Department registration card. Management
shall post in the registration area signs
declaring that photo identification is re-
quired by tenants and their quests, and that
the registration information will be presented
to the Police Department upon demand.
o
Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Facility
Proposed Development Code Amendments
April 1, 1991
Page 8
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i. Management is to keep and maintain complete
and accurate tenant registration cards in
duplicate, including photocopies of required
photo identification. Registration
information shall include the name of the
occupant, unit number, rental rate, vehicle
type and vehicle license number. The
duplicate copies of the registration cards
shall be taken to the San Bernardino Police
Department weekly. Registration information
shall be provided to the Police Department
upon demand.
27. A condition of approval of a SRO facility shall be
compliance with Municipal Code Section 5.82 (Busi
ness Permit Regulation's). A SRO facility with
excessive drug or prostitution arrests may be
brought before the Police Commission for review. If
the Police Commission determines that a "failure by
management" has occurred, in that a finding is made
that excessive drug or prostitution arrests are
occuring at the SRO facility, the Conditional Use
Permit and Business License for the SRO facility
shall be revoked, and a 30 day termination notice
to the operator and occupants of the SRO facility
shall be sent. Further operation of the SRO
facility shall not occur without first processing
and obtaining approval for a new conditional use
permit.
28. Condition compliance inspections by the City may be
made, and the costs of such inspections shall be
paid by the SRO facility operator. Any
violation(s) of the conditions of approval,
municipal codes, or state or federal laws or
regulations pertaining to SRO facilities, as they
exist at the time of the inspection, shall be
corrected within the time period(s) specified in
the notice of violation. If the Director makes a
finding that the corrections have not been made
within the specified time period(s), the
Conditional Use Permit and Business License for the
SRO facility shall be revoked, and a 30 days
termination notice to the operator and occupants of
the SRO facility shall be sent. Further operation
of the SRO facility shall not occur without first
processing and obtaining approval for a new
Conditional Use Permit.
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single Room Occupancy (SRO) Facility
Proposed Development Code Amendments
April 1, 1991
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29. The maximum number of SRO units to be brought into
service within the City of San Bernardino after the
effective date of the Development Code, shall be
the number that accomodates 500 occupants. Prior to
any proposed amendments to these SRO standards or
to an increase in the maximum number of SRO units-
in-service, the Department of Planning and Building
Services shall present a report to the city Council
with the following information: the number and
location of permitted SRO projects, the number and
capacity of existing SRO units, the average
occupancy rate, the rent levels, the average number
of vehicles per resident, and the .perceived
adequacies or deficiencies of the management
services provided in the SRO facilities.
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