Homeless Day Center Seeking Approval for 24 Hour Operation Get our free mobile app The building was previously an auto parts store and then an art studio. Given the COVID-19 pandemic and related eviction moratoriums, the homeless day center has been able to remain open after 8:00 p.m. when temperatures reached below freezing. The applicants are requesting a zoning change from the city to allow the facility to offer 24-hour service following the expiration of the emergency declaration. Under city code, temporary shelters must be separated by a quarter of a mile. The next nearest temporary shelter facility is the Salvation Army, which is just a little more than a quarter-mile away. An on-site supervisor would be required during all hours of operation. A temporary shelter facility may extend the maximum length of stay from 45 days to 90 days for no more than 10 percent of its occupants at any given time.