Section 410.200  Facility Capacity

The initial capacity of an emergency shelter shall be limited to no more than 16 beds.  After one year of operation the supervising individual or organization may file a new application to request that the capacity be expanded up to 30 beds.  In the application the supervising individual or organization shall demonstrate that:

a)         there is an identified need for additional beds;

b)         space, equipment and staff are available in the proposed emergency shelter to meet all requirements of this Part; and

c)         the supervising individual or organization has successfully operated an emergency shelter with a lower capacity.