A temporary homeless shelter location in North Natomas may not meet a requirement listed in a city of Sacramento ordinance authorizing the sites.
The parcel, which the city is calling a micro-community, would hold 40 tiny homes for seniors at 3511 Arena Blvd., which borders the Stadium Club Estates Mobile Home park. The location was chosen under a 2021 ordinance that allows the city to quickly approve shelters, which often face fierce opposition from what former Mayor Darrell Steinberg called “not in my backyard” advocates.
The ordinance says a temporary shelter will be granted an administrative permit if it “is more than 500 feet, measured from property line to property line, from any of the following: temporary shelter facility; childcare center; childcare, in-home (family day care home); school, K-12; park; or museum.”…