Number
100848
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. MURPHY, WITKOWIAK, WADE AND KOVAC
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to zoning regulations for transitional housing and permanent supportive housing.
Sections
214-7-1-c-1 am
295-201-448 cr
295-201-664.5 rc
295-203-1-d rn
295-203-1-d cr
295-203-1-e rn
295-203-1-e cr
295-203-1-f rn
295-203-1-g rn
295-203-1-h rn
295-203-1-i rn
295-203-2-m rp
295-403-2-a (table) am
295-503-1 (table) am
295-505-2 (table) am
295-505-2-n cr
295-603-1 (table) am
295-605-2 (table) am
295-703-1 (table) am
295-803-1 (table) am
295-903-2-a (table) am
295-905-2-a (table) am
Analysis
This ordinance removes the term “transitional living facility” from the zoning code and replaces it with a new term, “transitional housing,” which is defined as a single-family, 2-family or multi-family dwelling not licensed by the state of Wisconsin in which an operator temporarily provides 4 or more adult clients with lodging, treatment and services above the level of room and board, but less than nursing care, as a condition of their stay. For purposes of this definition, “temporarily” means not more than 24 months. The services provided prepare residents for independent living and may include supervision, counseling, transportation, or assistance with personal finances or medications.
This ordinance also establishes the following zoning classifications for transitional housing:
Prohibited use - C9H downtown zoning district; all industrial districts except IM; the parks district.
Special use - all residential zoning districts (except transitional housing in multi-family dwellings is a prohibited use in single-family districts); all commercial districts; all downtown districts except C9H; the IM industrial district; the institutional district.
In addition, this ordinance requires an annual fire inspection of all transitional housing, regardless of the number of dwelling units.
The other provisions of this ordinance relate to “perman...
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