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Washington County developed community guidelines for siting shelters in 2021. Key takeaways from that process included access to services, employment, and community resources, access to public transportation, and geographic and demographic distribution. Each selected site is considered with that criterion in mind.
Other factors include needing a willing seller or partner who is willing to sell the property at market price. Our real estate team is actively pursuing sites County-wide for emergency shelter and affordable housing development. Sites need to be relatively flat and rectangular for both alternative shelter models and to meet long-term development needs. Sites also benefit from secure access for ingress/egress safety. With all these factors in play, we recognize that no one site will meet every possible need.
Washington County may also lease property from a willing partner (in the case of Aloha UMC) that meets the above guidelines.
House Bill 2006, passed by the Oregon legislature in 2021, authorizes local jurisdictions to site emergency shelters if certain conditions are met. The new law requires local governments to approve applications for emergency shelters regardless of state or local land use laws, if the application meets specific approval conditions outlined in the bill. Approval conditions include:
Since the adoption of HB 2006, Washington County has used this legislation to site multiple shelters throughout the county.
