This (R-2) district is created to preserve and enhance property values in the city by providing designated, distinctive area of not less than two acres having a minimum of three hundred (300) feet in width in which mobilehomes may be situated for residential dwelling purposes. It is the intent that this district be a desirable, prominent area providing adequate space and essentially the same considerations given of other residential districts.

(Ord. 292, § 901, 1980)

The following principal uses and structures shall be permitted in (R-2) planned mobilehome district:

A.

Mobilehome dwellings;

B.

Laundromats including facilities for coin-operated dry cleaning machines; and

C.

Parks and playgrounds.

(Ord. 292, § 902, 1980)

Only those accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to principal uses and structures are permitted.

(Ord. 292, § 903, 1980)

The minimum lot area for individual mobilehomes shall be four thousand (4,000) square feet. The overall density of any mobilehome park shall not exceed eight units per gross acre, and the net density of any particular acre shall not exceed ten (10) units per acre.

(Ord. 292, § 904, 1980)

The minimum distance required for the separation of a mobilehome from any other mobilehome shall be twenty (20) feet from side to rear, and twenty (20) feet from rear to rear; front setback from private drive of fifteen (15) feet.

(Ord. 292, § 905, 1980)

A mobilehome park may be established by following the rezoning process for the residential mobilehome (R-2) district provided:

A.

A request for a change in zoning districts to residential (R-2) mobilehome shall set forth the topography, legal description of the proposed mobilehome park property, and a sketch of the proposed mobilehome park, showing dimensions, driveways, proposed locations of mobilehomes, the location of sanitary conveniences and other buildings and improvements;

B.

Certification of compliance with all ordinances and regulations regarding mobilehome park licensing and zoning, health, plumbing, electrical, building, fire prevention and all other applicable ordinances and regulations shall be a prior requirement; and

C.

Property line, easements and rights-of-way will also be shown.

(Ord. 292, § 906, 1980)

A.

Planned mobilehome developments are permitted as a matter of right in districts zoned as planned mobilehome districts (R-2). However, to implement the statement of intent for this district, the following standards shall be met by any applicant:

1.

The proposed property shall be located so that it shall not be necessary for excessive traffic movement from the park to pass through an existing single-family residential area or area suitable for future single-family residential development.

2.

The property is not within an area used nor planned for industrial development, nor will the occupants of the proposed park be in any way adversely affected by nearby existing or planned industrial uses.

B.

Access and Street Requirements.

1.

All mobilehome spaces must be served from internal private streets within the mobilehome park, and there shall be no direct access from a mobilehome space to a public street or alley. These streets must be at least graveled.

2.

A minimum of two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each mobilehome space; guest parking in the ratio of one parking space per five mobilehome spaces shall be interspersed throughout the mobilehome park.

3.

No internal private street access to public streets shall be closer than one hundred (100) feet to any public street intersection.

4.

All streets shall be lighted in accordance to the standards of the city.

5.

Stop signs shall be placed at all public street intersections. Yield signs placed appropriately in internal private streets.

6.

Entrance to mobilehome parks shall be designed to allow free movement of traffic on such adjacent public roads.

7.

Streets should be of adequate widths to accommodate the contemplated parking and traffic load in accordance with the type of street with ten (10) feet minimum moving lanes for collector streets, nine feet minimum moving lanes for minor streets, and seven feet minimum lanes for parallel parking.

8.

Other requirements:

a.

Applicants shall comply with appropriate requirements of the subdivision regulations.

b.

Each mobilehome park shall provide screened areas for refuse disposal of an adequate size for the disposal of such refuse on a regularly scheduled basis.

c.

Additional development requirements may be prescribed as conditions when such requirements are determined to be necessary to ensure the protection of the character of the neighboring properties, the compatibility of land uses, and the health and safety of mobilehome park occupants.

(Ord. 292, § 907, 1980)

Special Note: Also refer to Section 17.52.040 and Appendix A at the end of this title for further mobilehome regulations and mobilehome standards.