A. “Temporary outdoor encampment” means a short-term (up to six months per calendar year) residence facility for a group of people that is composed of tents or other temporary structures on a site provided or arranged for by a sponsor with services provided by a sponsor and supervised by a managing agency.

B. “Extreme weather shelter” means a facility intended to house homeless persons for specific intermittent situations such as cold or hot weather. The shelter would be in operation for the duration of the period that the extreme weather situation persists. Indoor homeless housing intended for longer-term use will be subject to all standard zoning, building and safety codes contained in the Lynnwood Municipal Code.

C. “Indigent housing” means housing defined under WAC 51-16-030. Indigent housing is allowed some exemptions from standard building and fire codes as explained later in this chapter. Both temporary outdoor encampments and extreme weather shelters meet the definition of indigent housing.

D. “Managing agency” means an organization identified as the manager of a temporary outdoor encampment or extreme weather shelter that has the capacity to organize and manage such a facility. A “managing agency” may be the same entity as the sponsor.

E. “Sponsor” means a religious congregation or an organization that is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as exempt from federal income taxes and has as its purpose provision of housing for the homeless or as a religious organization, that expresses its religious mission, in part, by organizing living accommodations for the homeless; and which owns the property on which the temporary housing will be located. The sponsor shall be responsible for insuring that the facility complies with the requirements of this chapter.

F. “Director” means the development and business services director or designee.

G. “Long-term and transitional housing for homeless persons” means indoor housing for individuals and families that is intended to provide a semipermanent or permanent residence. Such housing is subject to all provisions of the Lynnwood Municipal Code and shall not be granted any of the exemptions or flexibility offered in this chapter for temporary outdoor encampments or extreme weather shelters. (Ord. 3399 § 2 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 3309 § 2 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 2731 § 1, 2008)