Mobile Home Zone
The regulations set out in this chapter shall apply in the MH mobile home zone unless otherwise provided. (Prior code § 17.50.010)
The following uses are permitted in an MH zone:
A. A mobile home park;
B. A mobile home subdivision;
C. Mobile home accessory buildings or structures for which a building permit is required. In no event shall any accessory building or structure be placed or permitted to remain on any lot in the MH zone unless a mobile home is first placed on said lot. The use of any such accessory building or structure in the MH zone for housekeeping purposes is prohibited;
D. Community recreation facilities for the use of renters of lots within a mobile home park or for use of individual lot owners within a mobile home subdivision;
E. Temporary real estate office to be used only for and during the original sale of lots within a subdivision, but not to exceed a period of one year; such period of time may be extended for one additional year for good cause, upon approval of the planning commission;
F. One-story office building to be used for the business of a mobile home park by the owner or operator of said park or to be used for the business of the legal entity required to be formed for maintenance of common areas of a subdivision;
G. Any use permitted in the R-1 zone. (Ord. 3964 §§ 33, 34, 2000; Ord. 3768 § 3, 1997; prior code § 17.50.020)
The planning commission shall hold a public hearing on the proposed plan with notice given in accordance with Section 17.64.050. Plans and elevations showing the exterior architectural design and appearance of all permanent buildings and structures and plot plans showing locations and dimension of access ways, structures, landscaping, parking areas and other improvements of the individual mobile home park to be established shall be subject to the approval of the planning commission in order that the proposed mobile home park will be in harmony with other structures and improvements in the area and will comply with all standards and requirements as set forth in Section 17.50.080 and in Chapter 15.68 of this code. In the event the planning commission determines that the mobile home park as proposed to be developed does not meet the intent of the regulations set forth in such chapters and all laws and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the planning commission shall deny the permit for the mobile home park. (Ord. 3964 § 35, 2000; Ord. 2721 § 1, 1982; prior code § 17.50.040)
Appeal of the planning commission’s decision shall be in accordance with Section 17.64.090. (Ord. 3964 § 36, 2000; prior code § 17.50.050)
A. It is the intent of this chapter to also provide regulations for the replacement of mobile home on lots within a subdivision filed under the provisions of Chapter 16.36 of this code and not otherwise, which subdivision is designed and designated for the sale, not rental, of lots to accommodate mobile homes as the dwelling unit.
B. The subdivider shall comply with all the provisions of said Chapter 16.36 of this code unless otherwise provided in this chapter. (Ord. 3964 § 37, 2000; prior code § 17.50.060)
The subdivision shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Title 16, and the development standards set forth in this chapter; provided, however, that all such requirements and standards may be varied and reasonable exceptions thereto may be granted by the planning commission as may be permitted under these regulations. (Ord. 3964 § 38, 2000; prior code § 17.50.070)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated in the subdivision or zoning regulations of the city, the following shall be the minimum standards of development within the MH zone for mobile home parks and subdivisions:
A. Height. No building, structure, or vehicle, except a recreation building, erected on or moved onto a lot shall have a height greater than one story or exceed fifteen feet. No recreation vehicles shall be stored in said front yard.
B. Front Yard. There shall be a front yard depth of not less than fifteen feet. No recreation vehicle shall be stored in said front yard.
C. Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard depth of not less than five feet.
D. Side Yards. There shall be a side yard of at least five feet on both sides.
E. Lot Size. Every lot shall be of a size and shape which will provide reasonable area for private use and development and for convenient placement of one mobile home and appropriate accessory buildings or structures. The total number of lots provided in any mobile home subdivision shall conform to the maximum density of seven lots per acre.
F. Roofed Area. The total roofed area including mobile home and accessory buildings or structures shall not exceed sixty percent of the net area of the lot.
G. Open Space. There shall be an overall total of at least five hundred square feet per lot devoted to open space which may be on the individual lot or common areas within the development.
H. Wall. A six-foot masonry wall, or approved equivalent fencing, shall be constructed on the side and rear perimeter boundaries of the development, where required to protect existing future use of the adjacent property.
I. Access. The park or subdivision shall have at least two means of ingress or egress leading to a public street. One of the access points may be restricted to emergency vehicles only, with a breakaway barricade or other removable barrier subject to approval of the police chief and fire chief.
J. Off-street Parking. The development shall contain two off-street automobile parking spaces consisting of approved concrete slabs for each mobile home lot. In addition to such parking spaces for lot owners, there shall be established and maintained with the subdivision of an off-street automobile parking area or areas for use of guests. The number of spaces shall be equal to one space for every eight mobile home lots or fraction thereof, each space to be no less than eight and one-half by twenty feet, plus the additional area as is necessary to afford adequate ingress and egress therefrom. (Ord. 2721 § 2, 1982; prior code § 17.50.080)
The provisions of Part 2.1 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code (commencing with Section 18000) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder shall apply to mobile home parks and subdivisions in the MH zone. (Ord. 2721 § 3, 1982; prior code § 17.50.090)
A. All common areas, including open or green spaces, community recreation facilities, washrooms, common walkways, parking areas, private streets, sidewalks, curbs and gutters and all improvements listed in Chapter 16.32 of this code of the subdivision regulations which are not dedicated and accepted, may be constructed only upon full and adequate provision for their preservation and future maintenance in a manner acceptable to the planning commission.
B. Such provision may be satisfied by a Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions duly signed and acknowledged by the owner; Articles of Incorporation to be filed with the Secretary of State, forming a corporation or association, which shall include clauses empowering the entity created to own and maintain all the properties within its jurisdiction and to exercise the powers and duties of the entity to be fully set forth in the Declaration; bylaws of the entity which shall set forth rules of membership, fees and assessments, membership rights and principles; and forms of deeds incorporating the Declaration by reference to its recording data.
C. All documents must be referred to the city attorney for review and have the approval of the planning commission as to their sufficiency to accomplish this purpose.
D. The owners of the individual lots shall, as a condition of ownership of said lots, be required to participate in the legal entity so formed and be responsible to said legal entity for the cost of performing the necessary maintenance. (Ord. 3964 § 39, 2000; prior code § 17.50.100)
Land heretofore classified in a zone and also classified in an MH mobile home park zone may be developed in accordance with the law in effect at the time of such classification. (Prior code § 17.50.110)
Mobile Home Zone
The regulations set out in this chapter shall apply in the MH mobile home zone unless otherwise provided. (Prior code § 17.50.010)
The following uses are permitted in an MH zone:
A. A mobile home park;
B. A mobile home subdivision;
C. Mobile home accessory buildings or structures for which a building permit is required. In no event shall any accessory building or structure be placed or permitted to remain on any lot in the MH zone unless a mobile home is first placed on said lot. The use of any such accessory building or structure in the MH zone for housekeeping purposes is prohibited;
D. Community recreation facilities for the use of renters of lots within a mobile home park or for use of individual lot owners within a mobile home subdivision;
E. Temporary real estate office to be used only for and during the original sale of lots within a subdivision, but not to exceed a period of one year; such period of time may be extended for one additional year for good cause, upon approval of the planning commission;
F. One-story office building to be used for the business of a mobile home park by the owner or operator of said park or to be used for the business of the legal entity required to be formed for maintenance of common areas of a subdivision;
G. Any use permitted in the R-1 zone. (Ord. 3964 §§ 33, 34, 2000; Ord. 3768 § 3, 1997; prior code § 17.50.020)
The planning commission shall hold a public hearing on the proposed plan with notice given in accordance with Section 17.64.050. Plans and elevations showing the exterior architectural design and appearance of all permanent buildings and structures and plot plans showing locations and dimension of access ways, structures, landscaping, parking areas and other improvements of the individual mobile home park to be established shall be subject to the approval of the planning commission in order that the proposed mobile home park will be in harmony with other structures and improvements in the area and will comply with all standards and requirements as set forth in Section 17.50.080 and in Chapter 15.68 of this code. In the event the planning commission determines that the mobile home park as proposed to be developed does not meet the intent of the regulations set forth in such chapters and all laws and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the planning commission shall deny the permit for the mobile home park. (Ord. 3964 § 35, 2000; Ord. 2721 § 1, 1982; prior code § 17.50.040)
Appeal of the planning commission’s decision shall be in accordance with Section 17.64.090. (Ord. 3964 § 36, 2000; prior code § 17.50.050)
A. It is the intent of this chapter to also provide regulations for the replacement of mobile home on lots within a subdivision filed under the provisions of Chapter 16.36 of this code and not otherwise, which subdivision is designed and designated for the sale, not rental, of lots to accommodate mobile homes as the dwelling unit.
B. The subdivider shall comply with all the provisions of said Chapter 16.36 of this code unless otherwise provided in this chapter. (Ord. 3964 § 37, 2000; prior code § 17.50.060)
The subdivision shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Title 16, and the development standards set forth in this chapter; provided, however, that all such requirements and standards may be varied and reasonable exceptions thereto may be granted by the planning commission as may be permitted under these regulations. (Ord. 3964 § 38, 2000; prior code § 17.50.070)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated in the subdivision or zoning regulations of the city, the following shall be the minimum standards of development within the MH zone for mobile home parks and subdivisions:
A. Height. No building, structure, or vehicle, except a recreation building, erected on or moved onto a lot shall have a height greater than one story or exceed fifteen feet. No recreation vehicles shall be stored in said front yard.
B. Front Yard. There shall be a front yard depth of not less than fifteen feet. No recreation vehicle shall be stored in said front yard.
C. Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard depth of not less than five feet.
D. Side Yards. There shall be a side yard of at least five feet on both sides.
E. Lot Size. Every lot shall be of a size and shape which will provide reasonable area for private use and development and for convenient placement of one mobile home and appropriate accessory buildings or structures. The total number of lots provided in any mobile home subdivision shall conform to the maximum density of seven lots per acre.
F. Roofed Area. The total roofed area including mobile home and accessory buildings or structures shall not exceed sixty percent of the net area of the lot.
G. Open Space. There shall be an overall total of at least five hundred square feet per lot devoted to open space which may be on the individual lot or common areas within the development.
H. Wall. A six-foot masonry wall, or approved equivalent fencing, shall be constructed on the side and rear perimeter boundaries of the development, where required to protect existing future use of the adjacent property.
I. Access. The park or subdivision shall have at least two means of ingress or egress leading to a public street. One of the access points may be restricted to emergency vehicles only, with a breakaway barricade or other removable barrier subject to approval of the police chief and fire chief.
J. Off-street Parking. The development shall contain two off-street automobile parking spaces consisting of approved concrete slabs for each mobile home lot. In addition to such parking spaces for lot owners, there shall be established and maintained with the subdivision of an off-street automobile parking area or areas for use of guests. The number of spaces shall be equal to one space for every eight mobile home lots or fraction thereof, each space to be no less than eight and one-half by twenty feet, plus the additional area as is necessary to afford adequate ingress and egress therefrom. (Ord. 2721 § 2, 1982; prior code § 17.50.080)
The provisions of Part 2.1 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code (commencing with Section 18000) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder shall apply to mobile home parks and subdivisions in the MH zone. (Ord. 2721 § 3, 1982; prior code § 17.50.090)
A. All common areas, including open or green spaces, community recreation facilities, washrooms, common walkways, parking areas, private streets, sidewalks, curbs and gutters and all improvements listed in Chapter 16.32 of this code of the subdivision regulations which are not dedicated and accepted, may be constructed only upon full and adequate provision for their preservation and future maintenance in a manner acceptable to the planning commission.
B. Such provision may be satisfied by a Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions duly signed and acknowledged by the owner; Articles of Incorporation to be filed with the Secretary of State, forming a corporation or association, which shall include clauses empowering the entity created to own and maintain all the properties within its jurisdiction and to exercise the powers and duties of the entity to be fully set forth in the Declaration; bylaws of the entity which shall set forth rules of membership, fees and assessments, membership rights and principles; and forms of deeds incorporating the Declaration by reference to its recording data.
C. All documents must be referred to the city attorney for review and have the approval of the planning commission as to their sufficiency to accomplish this purpose.
D. The owners of the individual lots shall, as a condition of ownership of said lots, be required to participate in the legal entity so formed and be responsible to said legal entity for the cost of performing the necessary maintenance. (Ord. 3964 § 39, 2000; prior code § 17.50.100)
Land heretofore classified in a zone and also classified in an MH mobile home park zone may be developed in accordance with the law in effect at the time of such classification. (Prior code § 17.50.110)