A Potential Solution for Fullerton’s Homeless Crisis
Sometimes stuff pops up that you couldn’t possibly make up. The latest Fullerton Observer includes a piece co-authored by Curtis Gamble and Sankia Kennedy and features the headline I used, above.
To start off with I have to say I can’t think of two people less likely to come up with a potential solution for anything.
Poor Curtis Gamble is just a perpetually discombobulated fellow who takes an opportunity a couple times a month to polish his sense of self-importance at city council meetings, generally offering comments on things he knows nothing about. He presumes to advocate for the homeless, bus drivers, seniors, students, etc., etc.; people who would probably just as soon forgo his representation. Co-author Saska Kennedy is thoroughly annoying too, although she, like her older sister, Sharon, is propelled by the ideological dogma of the self-righteous and sanctimonious left.
Their “article” presumes there is a homeless crisis in Fullerton. And it offers that homeless seniors represent 20% of this crisis. Their potential solution? Use the Rancho La Paz senior mobile home park as some sort of permanent housing for the homeless, moving them into trailers as they are vacated.
I can’t conceive of a worse idea: a village of homeless people assigned property, not their own, to live in and presumably maintain. Somehow the pathologies of homelessness – schizophrenia, drug abuse, living in filth would be rectified by mobile home park living. Cooking, cleaning, job hunting, health maintenance all self-performed by the newly housed, one concludes. Of course professional do gooders from Illumination Foundation (as a for instance) will be on hand to dispense “behavioral” admonitions and the necessary modalities.
The biggest unstated obstacle, and one that Curtis and Skansia work really hard to ignore is the fact that the mobile home park has an owner. When last I heard, that fellow is a real estate and numismatist named John Saunders who has been villainized by Fullerton Boohoo for raising rents on his ground leases and who, I believe, is highly unlikely to go along with Homeless Village. Well, maybe he would if the City were to reimburse him for rents and maintenance costs and policing of the village. That would cost a fortune.
The article fails to mention that typically land, not the mobile homes are owned by a guy like Saunders. A trailer wouldn’t be available unless purchased by somebody for the homeless purpose, or just abandoned by the owner.
Then there’s the issue of joint sovereignty. The south half of Rancho La Paz is in Anaheim, not Fullerton, so there’s that.
When I was done reading this nonsense I was left wondering its purpose. Is it just gratuitous virtue signaling? A Big Idea hatched by the disoriented Curtis Gamble and advertised by the Kennedy Sisters? Hard to say. But one thing is certain. The piece projects the typical lack of pragmatism that is the hallmark of the Homeless Industrial Complex, so maybe it has a chance – if politicians can be seen to be throwing money at a problem absent results.
Fullerton and Anaheim have already gone round and round on subsidizing rents or imposing rent control on Saunders’ property – with all of the attendant hand wringing that goes with this sort of thing.
This is a “solution” in search of another solution.
Agreed
I know! Let’s just take the Fullerton part and kick out the residents start with that obnoxious little yard gnome with the suspenders.
Agree
Saksia’s ignorance is oceanic. Poor Curtis Gamble: advocate for the discombobulated.
Kennedy sisters could possibly be homless at this point.
“I can’t conceive of a worse idea: a village of homeless people assigned property, not their own, to live in and presumably maintain.”
That’s because you’re a fucking moron with a desolate withered heath where your soul should be. The limits of your compassion and imagination are of interest to zero people in the world. Yet here you are publishing it.
Housing first is of course an obvious solution to homeless. It is a solution simply by definition. If you are housed, you are no longer homeless.
Does anyone believe that making someone not homeless is the end of everyone’s problems? No. You still need wraparound services. Anyone homeless likely doesn’t have vital documents in order, they may have substance abuse issues, they may have mental health issues they need help addressing.
But the common factor in all of the issues you can list with the homeless population: they are all hard if not impossible to address while the person is unhoused. Which is why “housing first” is a thing. But of course “housing first” is not “housing only.”
Straw man arguments are a fiends for Fullerton’s failure specialty.
As to ownership of the property… no shit sherlock. Short of human beings, someone owns everything you can see. No one is unaware of this. If it was to happen it would obviously be a business arrangement to acquire or lease the property.
Oh yeah: fuck you guys.
Good Lord you’re dumb. You are obviously propelled by the ideological dogma of the self-righteous and sanctimonious left.
Try being nicer. Even conservative dillholes can be nice.
Hogerhooter, Saksia, and Curtis Gamble. Now there’s a brain trust.
Be nicer says the man who just uttered “fuck you guys” to end his rant.
JRH = deluxe hypocrite
Typical bloviation. Jargon and mo’ money.
You really haven’t been paying attention to”housing first” for the last fifteen years.
Do yourself a favor and ask Curtis how his life turned around after getting a five figure check from the city.
Housing first doesn’t work for the chronically mentally ill or those struggling with addiction. Even if it did, condemning private property, aside from being wildly illegal in the proposed case, isn’t ethical when the private use of “low income housing” gets replaced by the exact same public use.
You are just so goddamn angry, John. You and Shana slurping from the same noodle bowl these days?
Hear
HEAR
The Homeless Ad Hoc committee was pre laden with homeless advocates.
Only one residential advocate.
Rusty Kennedy was the chair, completely disregarding me, as I would not sign the formal recommendations to city council.
Lalalalala
When EV Free was used as a homeless shelter, one of the homeless drug addicts roaming around, broke into a house, confronting a. woman in the shower.
Drug addicts and mentally ill have erratic. destructive behaviors.
Blah, blah, blah. You ignored all the practical reasons the idea is hare-brained. Making you a hare-brain. Typical boohoo.
The Angry Elf cannot stay silent.
Housing first does not work for the vast majority of homeless. If you had ever worked with the homeless on a regular basis you would change your mind. They are great at telling you what you want to hear, then going back to their addictions as soon as you turn your back or give them a buck. And, yeah, I know not all homeless are addicts.
If all the attempts at housing first in LA aren’t illustrative enough of the failure of housing first policies, then nothing will convince you. I have a friend who worked for a housing first non-profit in the Bay Area….the stories he told….there is a TON of intentional vandalism, to include flooding and fires, which eats up a very large percentage of the budget.
Let me propose this: TREATMENT FIRST. Show an ability to comply with mental health and addiction treatment, provided for free by my tax dollars, for 6 months, and then we’ll work on getting you housing.
Currently, once they are in a housing first environment, gentle prodding to get them to comply with treatment is a failure. The carrot for treatment should be future housing. The stick should be continued homelessness if you don’t comply with treatment or continue with your addiction.
And, yes, there are some severely bipolar and schizophrenic folks who absolutely deserve housing….but they are a minority, and they need to avail themselves to monitored medication taking before getting that housing.
Hogerhuis….don’t expect anything but a big “fuck you” back when you say the same to others who disagree with your opinion.
Yeah, but sticking to a regimen will never work if they’re on the street. There has to be a first stop that is regulated with oversight. That’s why building houses for the homeless is a lost cause. ANs it’s expensive as hell – half a million per unit once all the do-gooder overhead is laden on.
Truth
I am sure that a request for govt incentives paid by us, the taxpayers, is next on the agenda for relocating transients to La Paz. And I’m sure Illumination Foundation has lots of investors who would be interested.
And what exactly are wraparound services anyway?
“And what exactly are wraparound services anyway?”
Type that exact sentence into a google.
How does THE advocate for the OCTA bus drivers, homeless, seniors, & veterans have time to pen an article for the Kennedy propaganda paper? ChatGPT must have ghost written it for him and the moron Saskia.
Poor Curtis didn’t write anything.
https://shorter.me/Hogerhuis
Please show a little class with your endevour if you can.
Housing First is a complete and total failure !
Housing does not cure mental illness nor drug addicts.
Everyone is “housing ready” , sobriety, compliance in treatment, or even criminal histories are not necessary to succeed in housing.
Tenants are not required to participate in services as a condition of tenancy.
They can continue their destructive behaviors, and invite friends over to participate.
Low barrier admission policies !
Supportive services are voluntary and not required.
The Homeless Industrial Complex is money in the pockets of non profits, faith organizations, builders, developers, attorneys, judges, ACLU, and city coffers.
Curtis why are you not working. I’m getting extremely tired of hearing from you. I remember when you said the homeless could purchase the Hunt Branch Library for homeless residents.
Everyone knows they are all subsidized with fed and state money.
This is BS
CROF
Concerned Residents Of Fullerton
Residential Advocates
Housing first not housing only, Marlene.
What do you call housing first when it fails, John?
I’d really like to know.
I’d also really like to know the success rate for “housing first” over the last five years.
Go flush again.
Housing First, was just another fad, nothing more than a slogan. A homeless unit costs $500,000 in Orange County. The City of Anaheim admitted this during the latest Disney deal.
$10,000,000 will get you 20 units. Hogrehous is a goddamn fool.
No programmatic prerequisites to housing first entry.
Such as , sobriety, drug or alcohol treatment, or agreeing to comply with a treatment regimen upon entry.
They are encouraged to continue their their destructive lifestyle.
A complete waste of money, and a total Catastrophe !
NO THANKS
CROF
Concerned Residents Of Fullerton
Residential Advocates
The problem is not housing. The problem is the human heart and mind.
The problem is mental illness and drug addiction.
Creating a health and safety crisis for all
Marlene, I completely agree with your statement. The escalating issues of mental illness and drug addiction are indeed creating a profound health and safety crisis that affects everyone. These challenges are not just personal struggles but are deeply intertwined with broader societal issues, impacting public safety, healthcare systems, and community cohesion. Addressing these problems requires a comprehensive approach that includes improved access to mental health services, addiction treatment programs, and community support systems. It’s crucial that we recognize the severity of these issues and commit to finding effective solutions that can mitigate their devastating impact on individuals and society as a whole. However, I don’t believe our federal, state, or local governments are capable of properly and successfully addressing this issue. This leaves it up to us, the people, to ensure that things are kept under control.
How ridiculous. The City has to solve the homeless problem?
Very sad all the homeless money California has received, but cannot account for.
I believe there are organizations that are calling for accountability….
Like I said before; non profits, builders, developers, attorneys, judges, ACLU, city coffers, faith organizations.
The Homeless Industrial Complex
Indeed. The County of Orange has spent untold tens/hundreds of millions into this morass and has NOTHING to show for it.
Like I said, the human heart and mind — where mental illness and drug addiction grow.
Federal and state money spent on homelessness is over 44 billion dollars in 7 years. Comprehensive audit found no improved outcome at all. Where did the 44 billion tax dollars go Saskia Kennedy? Or are you just too dumb or too delusional to ask? Stupid fraud.
That would sure feed a lot of hungry kids at school.
$44,000,000,000 or Hogerhuis goes into a goddamn conniption.
Liberal, indeed.
Good heavens. We all know the gov clown car has no rear view mirror.
There are already two proven, effective solutions to homelessness: work and prison.
I absolutely agree.
We can arrest ourselves out of homelessness !
Work is out. Too mean and the “workforce” would be useless. Keeping somebody in prison is fabulously expensive.
I would rather pay for them in prison, than on our streets and in our neighborhoods creating a health and safety crisis for all residents.
Aw, c’mon you’re gonna put a vagrant in Theo Lacy or the State Pen?
Not if you open tent camps in the middle of the Mojave Desert and require them to hunt for sustenance.
That would be murder, of course.
Survival is not murder. Only snowflakes think having to provide for yourself is cruel.
How long would YOU last providing for yourself in the Mojave Desert? A couple days?
You got it !!
I think somebody should drop YOU off ten mile north of Amboy and see how well you do.
This effort is just another example of the Kennedy Koven believing they can exert influence over anything. Siskia is just using Curtis Gamble’s name here to show off. Poor Curtis is just confused.
FULLERTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING
September 16, 2025 5:30pm
Public Comments:
Good Evening,
Mr. Mayor & Council Members
My name is Curtis Gamble-
Activist for Homeless the Veterans, the CSUF Students, the OCTA Bus Drivers, the Seniors and the Low-Income Community.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Rancho La Paz Mobile Home Park (All-Ages Community, is located at 501 E Orangethorpe Ave. across Anaheim and Fullerton, which has 380 mobile homes. That’s about 240 in Anaheim and 140 in Fullerton. The 2025 Housing Element/Point in Time Count shows there are approximately 300 homeless individuals in Fullerton. While the Fullerton Navigation Center/Illumination Health + Home has 150 beds, indicating a need for an additional 150 beds. The Illumination Health + Home has agree to revise the 110 Recuperative Care beds and the 40 Navigation Center/Emergency Shelter beds if needed.
The Rancho La Paz Mobile Home Park is in the Anaheim SB2 By-right Industrial Zones for Emergency Shelters, Recuperative Care Medical Respite. It has around 380 homes which means you will have well over the 150 beds needed to meet the City’s 2025 Housing Element/State Law requirements.
The Fullerton Navigation Center has been a great investment for the city as well as the homeless community. The building was purchased by the City for around $10 Million dollars a little more than a year ago. This facility has a total of 150 beds. We currently have (110 Recuperative Care beds and 40 Navigation Center/Emergency Shelter beds). The Recuperative Care Program daily cost per bed is around $225-$300 vs. $1, 900-$3,000 for Hospitalization. The Navigation Center/Emergency Shelter beds are $80 per day times 30 days equals $2,400 times 12 months, equals $28,800 times 40 months totaling 1.152 Million a year.
On April 1, 2025 the City updated the Fullerton Municipal Code for Emergency Shelters, Low-Barrier Navigation Centers, Bridge Housing, Recuperative Care and Medical Respite services.
This allows Emergency Shelter For Homeless on a first-come-first served basis. The length of stay of an individual client shall not exceed six (6) months within a twelve (12) month period, days of stay need not be consecutive.
A Low-Barrier Navigation Center is an Emergency Shelter that doesn’t require clients to undergo criminal background checks, provide identification, or participate in specific programs or verification processes to stay. It prioritizes accessibility and offers a safe haven without imposing numerous eligibility criteria. Low-Barrier Navigation Centers may still enforce safety rules for the well-being of all residents.
Key Characteristics of Low-Barrier Navigation Centers:
No Criminal Background Checks: Clients are not required to provide criminal history information for entry.
No Identification Required: ID verification is not a prerequisite for shelter access.
No Program Participation: Low-Barrier Navigation Centers residents are not obligated to participate in specific programs or services.
No Income or Credit Verification: Financial status is not a factor in shelter admission.
Open to All: Low-Barrier Navigation Centers generally welcome individuals regardless of sobriety, substance use, or mental health status.
Safety First: While Low-Barrier Navigation Centers, these shelters maintain safety protocols for the protection of staff and residents.
Examples of Low-Barrier Navigation Centers:
Low-Barrier Navigation Centers: that prioritize immediate housing and support.
Non-congregate housing: options, such as hotel/motel programs, that provide individual or family units.
Low-Barrier Navigation Centers: that focus on providing a safe and accessible environment for individuals in need.
Note: While Low-Barrier Navigation Centers are designed to remove obstacles to access, they may still have rules regarding disruptive behavior, substance use within the facility, and adherence to basic safety guidelines
It won’t sound anything like that.
Exactly
Change for justice
Bologna
Another Oscar Mayer moment.
B O L O G N A
BOLOGNA
UPDATE: September 4, 2025
FULLERTON MUNICIPAL CODE
Ordinance 3340 [Not Codified] Emergency Shelters, Low Barrier Navigation Centers, Supportive Housing, Large Group Homes & Manufactured Housing Regulations Code Amendments.pdf
Fullerton Municipal Code
April 1, 2025
Title
EMERGENCY SHELTERS, LOW BARRIER NAVIGATION CENTERS, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, LARGE GROUP HOMES AND MANUFACTURED HOUSING REGULATIONS CODE AMENDMENTS – SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE
Recommendation
Proposed Motion:
Adopt Ordinance No. 3340.
ORDINANCE NO. 3340 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 15 ZONING OF THE FULLERTON MUNICIPAL CODE INCLUDING SECTIONS 15.04.040 DEFINITIONS, 15.17.020 PERMITTED USES, 15.17.030 CONDITIONS OF PERMITTED USES, 15.30.030.3 PERMITTED USES IN THE C-3 ZONING DISTRICT, 15.30.040 LIMITATIONS ON PERMITTED USES, 15.42.050 GENERAL SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, 15.42.060 REVIEW PROCEDURES, 15.55.020 SPECIAL USE PERMITS WITH PROVISIONS AND 15.55.030 CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED SPECIAL USES
ORDINANCE NO. XXXX
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 15 ZONING OF THE FULLERTON MUNICIPAL CODE INCLUDING SECTIONS 15.04.040 DEFINITIONS, 15.17.020 PERMITTED USES, 15.17.030 CONDITIONS OF PERMITTED USES, 15.30.030.3 PERMITTED USES IN THE C-3 ZONING DISTRICT, 15.30.040 LIMITATIONS ON PERMITTED USES, 15.42.050 GENERAL SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, 15.42.060
REVIEW PROCEDURES, 15.55.020 SPECIAL USE PERMITS WITH PROVISIONS AND 15.55.030 CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED SPECIAL USES
LRP-2024-0010
APPLICANT: CITY OF FULLERTON
WHEREAS, California state law requires every city to have a General Plan, including a Housing Element, which complies with Government Code section 65580 et seq. provisions.
WHEREAS, Housing Element, Policy Action 3.4-k requires the City to amend the zoning code to permit manufactured housing by right in zoning districts where single-family housing is permitted by right.
WHEREAS, Housing Element Policy Action 3.15-g requires the City to amend the zoning code to comply with state legislation including Assembly Bill (AB) 139 (2019 – Quirk-Silva), AB 2339 (2022 – Bloom), AB 101 (2019) and AB 2162 (2018 – Chiu).
WHEREAS, Housing Element Policy Action 3.17-e requires the City to revise development standards to remove the requirement for a Conditional Use Permit for large group homes to allow for group homes for seven or more persons in all zones allowing residential uses similar to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone, regardless of licensing.
WHEREAS, Housing Element Policy Action 3.17-g requires the City to update the definition of “Family” to “A person or a group of persons living together and maintaining a common household”.
WHEREAS, The recommended action is exempt from further review in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) as the commonsense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment covers this action.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Fullerton, California held a duly noticed public hearing in compliance with FMC 15.72.040 and state law to consider Fullerton Zoning Code amendments on February 12, 2025.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. PC-2025-01 recommending that City Council adopt this Ordinance.
WHEREAS, City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on this matter on March 18, 2025.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings.
A. The previous recitals are true and correct and are incorporated as if fully set forth herein.
B. Adoption of this Ordinance represents good planning practices and is required by law as it implements a program of the Housing Element and implements the requirements of state law.
SECTION 2. Fullerton Municipal Code Chapter 15.04, 15.17, 15.30, 15.42, and Chapter 15.55 are amended as follows:
SECTION 15.04.040. Definitions is being amended to include the following definitions:
COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 576.400(d) or Section 578.7(a)(8), as applicable, of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as those sections read on January 1, 2020, and any related requirements, designed to coordinate program participant intake, assessment, and referrals.
EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR HOMELESS means housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of six months or less, and where shelter is provided on a first-come-first- served basis. No individual or household may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay. An emergency shelter shall include other interim interventions including but not limited to, navigation centers, bridge housing, and respite or recuperative care. Temporary shelters established in response to an emergency or disaster (such as flood, fire or cold-weather occurrences), or temporary shelters ancillary to a church use do not fall within this definition.
FAMILY means a person or a group of persons living together and maintaining a common household.
GROUP HOME, UNLICENSED means a dwelling unit or building in which all occupants (other than the house manager or family) are considered disabled under state or federal law but are not required to be licensed by the state. Unlicensed group homes of six or fewer, or unlicensed group homes of seven or more that operate as a family, are subject only to the generally applicable, nondiscriminatory health, safety, and zoning laws that apply to all residential developments permitted in the same zone.
HOUSING FIRST means the evidence-based model that uses housing as a tool, rather than a reward, for recovery that centers on providing or connecting homeless people to permanent housing as quickly as possible. Housing First providers offer services as needed and requested on a voluntary basis and do not make housing contingent on participation in services.
LOW BARRIER NAVIGATION CENTER means a Housing First, low barrier, temporary, service-enriched shelter focused on helping homeless individuals and families to quickly obtain permanent housing. Low barrier includes best practices to reduce barriers to entry, such as allowing partners, pets, storage of personal items, and privacy.
MANUFACTURED HOUSING means a home unit constructed primarily or entirely off-site at factories prior to being moved to a piece of property where it is set.
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING means housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population as defined below and that provides a significant level of onsite or offsite services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community. Supportive housing is a residential use subject only to those standards and procedures as they apply to other residential dwelling units of the same type in the same zone. Supportive housing operated as a group home shall be permitted subject to the restrictions identified in Table 15.17.020.A. Supportive housing includes nonresidential uses and administrative office spaces as provided in Government Code section 65651(a)(5), as well as transitional housing for youth and young adults.
SECTION 15.17.020. Permitted uses in Residential Zone Classifications, Table 15.17.020.A will be amended as follows:
Table 15.17.020.A
Permitted Uses in Residential Zone Classifications
Refere nce 15.17.
030
R-1/ R-1P
R-2/ R-2P
R-G
R-3R
R-3/ R-3P
R-4
R-5
R-
MH
RESIDENTIAL USES
Manufactured Housing
A, C
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES
Large Group
Home (more than six persons)
A, B
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Unlicensed Group Home
A, B
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Large
Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (more
than six persons)
A, B
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
RETIREMENT COMPLEXES
Retirement
Complex, Type I: Independent
Detached Cluster
Units
See 15.55.
030.H
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Retirement
Complex, Type II: Independent Detached Cluster
Units
See 15.55.
030.H
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Retirement
Complex, Type III: Congregate Low-rise Multi-
unit
See 15.55.
030.H
CUP
CUP
CUP
Retirement
Complex, Type
IV: Congregate
Low-rise
Retirement Hotel
See 15.55.
030.H
CUP
CUP
CUP
Retirement
Complex, Type V: Congregate
Mid/High-rise
Multi-unit
See 15.55.
030.H
CUP
CUP
Retirement
Complex, Type VI: Congregate
Mid/High-rise
Retirement Hotel
See 15.55.
030
CUP
CUP
Notes:
X denotes that the use is permitted.
1 Up to 10 percent of the units within a multi-family development, or a minimum of 1, whichever is greater may be utilized as a short-term rental subject to compliance with Section 15.55.020.F. A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) shall be required for multifamily developments requesting more than 10 percent of units to be used as short-term rentals.
2 All such facilities are subject to the base zone except as may be modified MSP denotes that the use is permitted with the approval of a Minor Site Plan in accordance with Chapter 15.47 of this title. CUP denotes that the use is permitted with the approval of a Conditional Use Permit in accordance with Chapter 15.70 of this title.
NP denotes that the use is not permitted.
SECTION 15.17.030 Conditions of permitted uses will be amended to read as follows:
The following qualifications, limitations, and conditions apply to the uses described in Table 15.17.020.A. The more restrictive of any additional qualifications, limitations, or conditions set forth in the use definitions of Chapter 15.04 of this title shall apply.
C. Manufactured housing.
1. Manufactured homes shall have exterior siding extending to the ground or to the top of a solid foundation and consisting of materials found by the Community Development Director or his or her designee to be those customarily utilized in conventionally built single-family dwelling.
2. Manufactured homes shall have a shingled roof with at least 12-inch eave overhangs.
3. Any accessory buildings shall be designed with the same exterior materials and roof designs as the manufactured home.
E. Transitional and Supportive housing:
1. Transitional and Supportive housing shall be considered a residential use of property, permitted in dwellings designed for non-transient occupancy, and shall be subject to the development standards of the zoning district in which they are located.
2. Transitional or supportive housing which cannot be made to comply with the underlying zoning standards may be permitted by Conditional Use Permit. In such case, the Conditional Use Permit will be evaluated based on the factors listed in Subsection 15.70.040.C of this Title and the following:
a. Compatibility between proposed project and existing/surrounding development.
b. Potential impacts on surrounding uses involving noise, parking, traffic, activity and security.
c. Provision of a full-time on-site manager.
d. Proximity of property to transit and social service agencies. SECTION 15.30.030.3.A Permitted uses in the C-3 Zoning District will be amended be read as follows: A. The following uses are permitted in the C-3 zoning district:
1. Retail and service uses (subject to further conditions for those listed below)
2. Automotive wholesaler or broker with no car display
3. Car rental agency with less than 10 vehicles
4. Club or lodge without living quarters
5. Communication facility, noncommercial subject to FMC 15.55.020.C
6. Copy shop, retail
7. Dwelling units, as part of a mixed-use development subject to
FMC 15.30.040.E
8. Financial institution
9. Fitness facility, small
10. Furniture upholstery shop
11. Home improvement center; hardware store
12. Internet or cybercafé, including computer lounge or internet arcade subject to FMC 15.30.040.H
13. Low Barrier Navigation Center subject to FMC 15.55.020.G
14. Massage establishment subject to FMC 3.24
15. Office, general
16. Office, medical
17. Personal service facilities (includes barbershops, beauty shops, etc.)
18. Pharmacy
19. Poolroom subject to FMC 3.54
20. Public amusement room subject to FMC 3.54
21. Public parking area
22. Recycling facility: Reverse vending subject to FMC 15.30.090.A
23. Restaurant, without on-site alcohol sales or entertainment
24. Satellite dish antennae subject to FMC 15.55.020.C
25. Special event subject to FMC 15.55.020.D
26. Studio
27. Supportive Housing development up to 50 units subject
to FMC 15.30.040.H
28. Tattoo parlor subject to FMC 15.55.020.E
29. Temporary commercial use subject to FMC 15.55.020.D
30. Theater, live and movie, excluding drive-in theaters and adult uses
31. Tutoring Center.
SECTION 15.30.040. Limitations on permitted uses will be amended to include Section H as follows:
H. Supportive housing development up to 50 units:
1. Supportive housing developments of up to 50 units that comply with the following standards may be established without a use permit or discretionary review:
a. Units within the development are subject to a recorded affordability restriction for 55 years.
b. One hundred percent of the units, excluding managers’ units, within the development are dedicated to lower income households and are receiving public funding to ensure affordability of the housing to lower income Californians. For purposes of this paragraph, “lower income households” has the same meaning as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
c. At least 25 percent of the units in the development or 12 units, whichever is greater, are restricted to residents in supportive housing who meet criteria of the target population. If the development consists of fewer than 12 units, then 100 percent of the units, excluding managers’ units, in the development shall be restricted to residents in supportive housing.
d. The developer provides the planning agency with the information required by Section 65652.
e. Nonresidential floor area shall be used for onsite supportive services and administrative office space in the following amounts:
(i.) For a development with 20 or fewer total units, at least 90 square feet shall be provided for onsite supportive services.
(ii.) For a development with more than 20 units, at least 3 percent of the total floor area shall be provided for onsite supportive services that are limited to tenant use, including, but not limited to, community rooms, case management offices, computer rooms, and community kitchens.
(iii.) The total floor area dedicated to administrative office space shall not exceed 25 percent of total floor area.
f. The developer replaces any dwelling units on the site of the supportive housing development in the manner provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision(c) of Section 65915.
g. Units within the development, excluding managers’ units, include at least one bathroom and a kitchen or other cooking facilities, including, at minimum, a stovetop, a sink, and a refrigerator.
h. Supportive housing developments in commercial zones are subject to FMC 15.30.050 and 15.30.060. No minimum parking is required if the proposed development is located within 0.5 mile of a public transit stop.
2. The developer of supportive housing developments up to 50 units in the commercial zone shall provide:
a. The name of the proposed entity or entities that will provide supportive services.
b. The proposed funding source or sources for the provided onsite supportive services.
c. Proposed staffing levels.
3. The process to review supportive housing compliance with FMC 15.30.040.H is as follows: The City shall notify developer whether the application is complete within 30 days of receipt of an application to develop supportive housing in accordance with FMC 15.30.040.H. The City shall complete its review of the application within 60 days after the application is complete for a project with 50 or fewer units.
SECTION 15.42.050. General site development standards will be amended as follows:
B. Emergency Shelter for Homeless, Low Barrier Navigation Center, or Multiservice Center for Homeless.
1. Where permitted, any Emergency Shelter for Homeless, Low Barrier Navigation Center, or Multiservice Center for Homeless shall comply with the following standards:
a. Number of Beds. A maximum of 50 beds or persons may be served nightly, with associated support services not open to the public. Any Emergency Shelter for Homeless, Low Barrier Navigation Center, or Multiservice Center for Homeless with greater than 50 beds shall be subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit consistent with Fullerton Municipal Code Section 15.70. The number of beds or persons served nightly in any Emergency Shelter for Homeless, Low Barrier Navigation Center, or Multiservice Center for Homeless shall not exceed 150.
b. Parking. Off-street parking shall be provided on the basis of one (1) space for every employee on the largest shift.
c. Waiting and Intake Area. A client waiting and intake area shall be provided and contain a minimum of ten (10) square feet per bed provided at the facility. It may be indoors or outdoors, and may be used for multiple purposes, but in all cases shall be of sufficient size to accommodate all persons waiting to be let in. The client waiting and intake area shall be screened from the public right of way by a solid and opaque screening mechanism such as a wall or fence of at least six (6) feet in height. Clients shall not be allowed to queue or assemble for purposes of intake, registration or entry, outside the facility or waiting and intake area.
d. Length of Stay. The length of stay of an individual client shall not exceed six (6) months within a twelve (12) month period; days of stay need not be consecutive.
e. Location criteria: Separation from Other Emergency Shelters. There shall be a buffer of at least 250 feet from any other Emergency Shelter for Homeless, Low Barrier Navigation Center, or Multiservice Center for Homeless, as measured from the property line of one site to the nearest property line of the other.
f. Management and Operation Plan. The applicant or operator shall submit a Management and Operation Plan for an Emergency Shelter for Homeless, Low Barrier Navigation Center, or a Multiservice Center for Homeless for review and comment by the Community Development Director and Chief of Police at the time the project is proposed, prior to issuance of permits. The Plan shall remain in effect throughout the life of the facility, with any changes subject to review by the Community Development Director and Chief of Police. The Plan shall be available for review by any City official or member of the public at all times during the hours of operation, and shall address the following issues consistent with the best practices:
(i.) Hours and days during which the shelter will be open; shelters open more than 12 hours per day shall provide homeless support services;
(ii.) List of the services to be provided;
(iii.) Measures to ensure that waiting and intake areas (as required above) are effectively utilized to minimize clients congregating or loitering elsewhere onsite or offsite in project vicinity prior to admittance;
(iv.) Procedures for redirecting those clients seeking admittance who cannot be accommodated by the facility;
(v.) Provisions for separation of sleeping areas for males, females, and family units;
(vi.) Plan for litter and trash removal attributable to clients, onsite and within the project vicinity, in a timely manner;
(vii.) Plan for extending and receiving communications with neighbors, City staff, and general public;
(viii.) Ratio of staff to clients;
(ix.) Security plan for operating and non-operating hours, both onsite and offsite in the shelter and its vicinity, including secured access; screening and admittance of clients; emergency contact information; compliance with Fullerton Municipal Code Chapter 7.150; nighttime illumination of site; prohibitions against weapon possession, violent or criminal activity and use of alcohol or narcotics on the property; and establishing procedures for responding to emergencies and incidents, including expelling clients from the facility;
(x.) Provisions for offering services to veterans.
g. Compliance with Airport Environs Land Use Plan. Any Emergency Shelter Overlay Zone proposed within the Fullerton Municipal Airport influence area pursuant to FMC Section 15.56.050.B is subject to the following provisions:
(i.) Any Emergency Shelter for Homeless, Low Barrier Navigation Center, or Multiservice Center for Homeless within the RPZ or APZ for Fullerton Municipal Airport shall comply with all applicable standards set forth in the Airport Environs Land Use Plan for Fullerton Municipal Airport (AELUP) as adopted by the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission.
(ii.) An Emergency Shelter for Homeless, Low Barrier Navigation Center, or Multiservice Center for Homeless proposed within the 65 dB CNEL noise contour for Fullerton Municipal Airport shall be subject to review by the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission and shall be required to ensure interior noise levels from aircraft operations are at or below 45 dB CNEL.
C. Emergency Shelters for Homeless, Low Barrier Navigation Center, and Multiservice Centers for Homeless shall allocate sufficient areas onsite, outside of any required landscape areas, to provide the following minimal support services:
1. Food preparation and dining areas.
2. Indoor and outdoor recreation areas and/or open space.
3. Laundry facilities available for use by clients.
4. Secured storage space, out of public view, for client belongings.
5. Restrooms and showers in an amount, and designed to comply with, applicable Building and Plumbing Codes.
6. A private area for providing referral services to assist shelter clients in entering programs aimed at obtaining permanent shelter and income. Referral services refer to the initial assessment of a homeless client to identify the areas in which assistance is needed, and connecting clients with appropriate off-site programs and services depending on their needs
D. Multi-Jurisdictional Agreements. Emergency Shelters for Homeless, Low Barrier Navigation Center, or Multiservice Centers for Homeless that are subject to a multi-jurisdictional agreement, pursuant to California Government Code Section 65583(d), shall be considered a permitted use even if inconsistent with the criteria in Section 15.42.050 above, provided the agreement includes standards and operational criteria acceptable to the City, that are considered during a public process for which public notice, pursuant to Section 15.76.040.B, has been provided.
SECTION 15.42.060. Review Procedure will be inserted to read as follows:
The process to review emergency shelter compliance with FMC 15.42.050 shall be a ministerial review that shall be considered at the time of building permit review or business license review, whichever comes first. Emergency shelters shall be exempt from all discretionary review processes in compliance with State law. SECTION 15.55.020. Special uses permitted with provisions will be amended to include the following:
G. Low Barrier Navigation Center:
1. A Low Barrier Navigation Center project that complies with this chapter is a use by-right in areas zoned for mixed-use and nonresidential zones permitting multifamily uses. The provisions of this section shall apply to all Low Barrier Navigation Center projects.
2. A permit is required prior to the establishment of any low barrier navigation center project. Applicants for said permit shall file an application with the Community Development Department, which shall process the application on a ministerial basis, without discretionary review or a hearing. The Community Development Department shall notify a developer whether the developer’s application is complete within 30 days, pursuant to California Government Code Section 65943. The City will act on the application within 60 days of its being complete.
3. The Community Development Director, or that person’s designee, shall approve a Low Barrier Navigation Center permit if the project meets the following requirements:
a. It offers services to connect people to permanent housing through a services plan that identifies services staffing.
b. It is linked to a coordinated entry system, so that staff in the interim facility or staff who co-locate in the facility may conduct assessments and provide services to connect people to permanent housing.
c. It uses Housing First according to Section 8255 of Division 8 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
d. It has a system for entering information regarding client stays, demographics, income, and exit destination through the local Homeless Management Information System.
e. It complies with all development standards in Section 15.42.050.
SECTION 3. Any provision of the Fullerton Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. CEQA. The City Council finds that this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3), the common sense exemption, and CEQA Guidelines section 15305, minor alterations in land use limitations. The Ordinance implements changes to code standards in order to comply with state law and does not provide for any changes that would allow for additional development that would have any type of physical impacts. It can therefore be seen with certainty that there is no possibility of a physical effect on the environment. None of the exceptions to exemption set forth in CEQA Guidelines section 15330.2 are applicable.
SECTION 5. If any section, subsection, phrase or clause of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision will not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each section, subsection, phrase or clause thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, phrases or clauses may be declared unconstitutional.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and publish in the manner required by law. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty days from and after its passage.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk’s Office has the documents and materials constituting the record of proceedings for findings on file at City Hall, 303 West Commonwealth Avenue, Fullerton, CA. Interested persons can reach the City Clerk Office at (714) 738-6350.
ADOPTED BY THE FULLERTON CITY COUNCIL ON _________________, 2025.
Fred Jung
Mayor
ATTEST:
Lucinda Williams, MMC
City Clerk
Date
https://fullerton.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7284374&GUID=0BD4B2E4-E992-4D5D-8DB2-85793EC3B5E4&Options=&Search=
CITY OF FULLERTON
CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY AGENDA
APRIL 1, 2025 – 5:30 P.M.
Council Chamber – 303 West Commonwealth Avenue, Fullerton, CA
SOUNDS LIKE THE PERFECT FORMULA TO RUIN OUR CITY AND NEIGHBORHOODS !
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UPDATE: September 4, 2025 6:05pm
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:
FULLERTON MUNICIPALCODE Ordinance 3340 [Not Codified] Emergency Shelters, Low Barrier Navigation Centers, Supportive Housing, Large Group Homes and Manufactured Housing Regulations Code
https://1drv.ms/w/c/08632acd5ddcc77c/Eem9lpKHF4BGu1Rj_e62K3oBAHT0aiBf9VAemlzJAe5fOg
Curtis got a big settlement from the City, no?
UPDATE: September 4, 2025 7:48pm
CITY OF FULLERTON
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
In December 2015, Plaintiffs filed a new action entitled Curtis Gamble v. City of Fullerton, et al., case No.30-2015-00824970-CU-PT-CJC (the “Gamble Action”).
2. The City agrees that it will commit the minimum sum of $1 Million to increase the number of Extremely Low Income and Rapid Rehousing units in the City. Extremely Low Income units are units that are affordable to, and occupied by, persons whose income is at or below 30% ofthe area median income as defined in Health and Safety Code sections 50053(b) and 50106.
Rapid Rehousing units are an alternative to emergency shelter. and are occupied at no rent or subsidized rent for a limited time to allow a household to collect sufficient funds for move-in deposits and moving costs. The sum shall be expended or committed to be expended by September 30, 2019 only as follows:
a. City shall use this funding to assist with the creation of a combination of at least twenty (20) units of Rapid Rehousing and Extremely Low Income units, which shall include at least ten (10) Extremely Low Income units. These units shall be secured by an Affordable Housing Agreement and affordability covenants committing the units for Rapid Rehousing and Extremely Low Income occupancy, as applicable, for a term of at least thirty (30) years. Both the Affordable Housing Agreement and the affordability covenants shall be duly recorded with the office of the Orange County Recorder. The mix of the Rapid Rehousing and additional Extremely Low Income units beyond ten (10) units shall be determined in the Affordable Housing Agreement. City shall work with operators of regional emergency shelters to facilitate placement of shelter clients into the Rapid Rehousing units. The terms of the Affordable Housing Agreement shall be in accord herewith
b. If, (l) at least twenty (20) housing units are not created or contractually committed to be created as described in 2.a. above by December 31 , 2017; or (2) any balance of the $1,000,000.00 funding remains to be committed or expended for the purposes as described in 2.a. above, said remainder or balance shall be applied to assist in the creation of Extremely Low Income units in the City intended to be occupied by two or less persons. Any such units shall be secured by similar recorded affordability covenants for a term of not less than thirty (30) years as described in Ia. above.
c. The Court will retain jurisdiction pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 664.6, to enforce this section of the Settling Parties’ Agreement until the earlier of December 31, 2019 or such time as the $ 1M fund is fully committed to be expended as described in (a) or (b) above with appropriate affordability covenants secured by conüact and recordation.
3. The City will pay via check to Legal Aid Society of Orange
County in trust for each Plaintiff, the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) each to Plaintiffs Curtis Gamble and James Mayfield, solely for the purpose of assisting the
Plaintiffs to secure permanent housing, within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date. The Settling Parties explicitly acknowledge and agree that the City has no legal duty to provide housing for Plaintiffs or to assist Plaintiffs with housing placement, and that the Plaintiffs have no legal duty to obtain the City’s direction or approval in seeking to secure permanent housing
4. Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. Within 30 days of the Effective Date, the City agrees to pay via check to Legal Aid Society of Orange County and Western Center on Law and Poverty} the amount of $475,000 as full satisfaction for Plaintiffs’ claims for attorneys’ fees and costs in the Actions, except only as othenvise reserved in this Agreement
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VXAqYmoP5g2zxfLwasiaWobo5mI2fsbx/view?usp=drivesdk
Curtis Gamble vs City of Fullerton
Damn. The money’s gone but the verbal ramblings go on and on.