§ 4.2.48. Shelters for homeless or battered persons and transitional housing facilities.

A.

No shelter for homeless or battered persons and no transitional housing facility shall be designed to exceed a capacity of twenty (20) persons, unless accessory to a place of worship.

B.

Prior to issuance of any approvals for operation of a shelter for homeless or battered person or transitional housing facility, the applicant for such approval shall disclose, in writing, the capacity and floor plan of the facility.

C.

Such shelters shall comply with all applicable DeKalb County building, housing, and fire codes and shall fully comply with O.C.G.A. §§ 30-3-1, et seq. before a certificate of occupancy can be issued. The loss of any state license or permit shall result in an automatic revocation of that county issued permit or license.

D.

There shall be no use on the property other than the shelter, unless accessory to place of worship.

E.

No new shelter or transitional housing facility shall be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of an existing shelter or transitional housing facility.

F.

Shelters for homeless or battered persons and transitional housing facilities may apply for an FHA Accommodation Variance as provided for in section 7.5.9 if the residents would constitute disabled persons under the FHA.

( Ord. No. 15-06 , 8-25-2015)