Escondido City Zoning Code

If a building permit for the construction of a mobilehome park has not been issued within 180 days from the date of the planning commission's action granting the conditional use permit, or within any extension of time granted by the planning commission for good cause.

If the construction is not commenced within 90 days after the issuance of a building permit or an extension of time granted by the planning commission for a good cause.

If construction of a mobilehome park is not completed and a certificate of occupancy issued by the building department within one year from the date of issuance of the building permit.

If the building permit for the construction of a mobilehome park expires for any reason.

Identification. Each mobilehome site shall be plainly marked and numbered for identification and shall meet all requirements of this article.

Site area. The mobilehome sites in a mobilehome park shall average 3,000 square feet in area but no site shall be smaller than 2,700 square feet.

Site width. Each mobilehome site designed for a single width mobilehome shall be of an average width of 42 feet. Sites designed for mobilehomes of double width or larger shall be of an average width of 30 feet plus the width of the mobilehome, unless it can be shown that adequate space for a patio, parking and side yard(s) will be assured, despite a site of lesser width.

Site frontage. Each mobilehome shall abut directly upon a mobilehome park street for a minimum distance of 30 feet.

Population density. Not more than one single-family mobilehome may be placed on a mobilehome site.

Adjustments to the following requirements of up to 25% may be approved or conditionally approved by the director of community development upon demonstration that the proposed adjustment will be compatible with and will not prove detrimental to adjacent property or improvements. The applicant for an adjustment shall pay a fee to the city in an amount to be established by resolution of the city council.

The director of community development shall give notice of his or her intended decision using the procedures outlined in section 33-1300 of Article 61 of this chapter.

Generally. Each mobilehome shall have a side yard on each side of not less than five feet, or one side yard of not less than 10 feet.

Corner mobilehome sites. On corner mobilehome sites, the side yard adjoining the mobilehome park street shall not be less than five feet.

Driveway. When used for access to a parking facility a side yard shall be wide enough for a 10 foot wide unobstructed driveway. All such side yard driveways shall be paved with cement or asphaltic concrete.

Eaves, stairways and awnings not to exceed one foot;

Landscape elements including trees, shrubs and other plants, except hedges; provided, that such landscape feature does not hinder the movement of the mobilehome in or out of its space;

Mobilehome hitches;

Necessary appurtenances for utility services;

Air conditioning or compressors in rear and side yards not contiguous to a park street; provided, that the encroachment into the yard shall not exceed three and one-half (3.5) feet and provided that any such unit or compressor which is installed on the ground or on the pad, shall be screened from view from any street by a permanent solid fence or wall. Such wall or fence shall not exceed the height of the unit or compressor by more than six inches.

Distance between mobilehomes or accessory structures. No portion of a mobilehome or attached accessory structure shall be closer than 10 feet to another mobilehome or attached accessory structure.

Setbacks in previously constructed parks. Mobilehomes and or mobilehome accessory structures which do not conform to the foregoing standards, and which were erected prior to the effective date of their enactment (by Ordinance 1032 or 1138) and which have been maintained in exactly the same configuration since they became nonconforming, may continue or be replaced in this same configuration. In those mobilehome parks erected prior to the effective date of said ordinances, a minimum setback of three feet (or six feet between awnings) shall be maintained on all sides (including front and rear) of a mobilehome or accessory structure which does not qualify as continually nonconforming, notwithstanding the other provisions of this article.

Each mobilehome site shall have thereon a paved space suitable for providing automobile shelter with space for at least two automobiles for each mobilehome.

Recreation and laundry areas shall have sufficient parking facilities to accommodate one automobile for every 10 mobilehome sites.

Adjustments to the following requirements of up to 25% may be approved or conditionally approved by the director of community development upon demonstration that the proposed adjustment will be compatible with and will not prove detrimental to adjacent property or improvements. The applicant for an adjustment shall pay a fee to the city in an amount to be established by resolution of the city council.

The director of community development shall give notice of his or her intended decision using the procedures outlined in section 33-1300 of Article 61.

Each mobilehome park shall have a bulletin for the listing of each mobilehome site and the name of the occupant thereof. The bulletin board shall be located outside the office and it shall be lighted at night.

Adequate signs and marking indicating directions, parking areas, recreation areas and street names shall be established and maintained in the mobilehome park. Such signs shall not exceed six square feet in area.

Landscaping shall conform to the requirements set forth in Article 62.

For all new development, the director of community development shall require a minimum of one street tree for every 30 linear feet of street frontage within or adjacent to the development.

Containers for trash storage shall be of a size, type and quantity approved by the director of community development, pursuant to city standards. Containers shall be placed so as to be concealed from the street and shall be maintained.

Required trash enclosure areas shall be constructed of decorative materials. The trash enclosure shall have architecturally acceptable gates and roofing pursuant to city standards.

New trash enclosure areas shall contain a planting area around the perimeter of the enclosure wall except at access gates, to the extent practicable. The landscaping in the planting area shall consist of vertical planting (vines, hedges) which serve to screen the enclosure. Groundcover or mulching shall be used on the ground surface to provide coverage.

Walls or fences up to a maximum of six feet in height may be located within the interior side and rear yard setbacks and fences up to 42 inches in height and at least 50% "open type" type construction, such as split rail, wrought iron, chain link or other similar type construction, may be located in the front and street side yard setbacks of mobilehome sites.

Walls and fences shall be erected around the perimeter of each mobilehome park as may be required by the planning commission. The height, construction and type of material for such perimeter walls shall be as specified by the planning commission in the conditional use permit.

All mobilehome park streets shall have a width of not less than 30 feet including curbs.

There shall be concrete roll curbs on each side of the streets.

The mobilehome park streets shall be paved in accordance to standards established by the city engineer.

Mobilehome park streets shall be lighted in accordance with the requirements of the city engineer.

Mobilehome park office. Every mobilehome park shall include a mobilehome park office which may be located in the following structures:

Laundry rooms. Every mobilehome park shall have one or more laundry rooms. Laundry drying lines shall not be permitted on any mobilehome site.

Mail boxes provided. Each mobilehome site shall be equipped with a receptacle for mail deliveries in accordance with the standards presented by the local post master.

Telephones. The mobilehome park shall contain at least one public telephone for the use of park residents.

Storage areas. Areas used for storage of travel trailers, boats and other such items, may be established in a mobilehome park provided they are adequately screened from public view.

Utilities. All utility distribution facilities, including television antenna service lines serving individual mobilehome sites shall be placed underground. The owner is responsible for complying with the requirements of this article, and he or she shall make the necessary arrangements with each of the serving utilities for the installation of such facilities. Transformers, terminal boxes, meter cabinets, pedestal, concealed ducts and other facilities necessarily appurtenant to such underground facilities may be placed above ground. Water and sewer distribution facilities shall be installed in conformance with specifications of the city engineer. All mobilehome sites must be served with water, gas, electricity and city sewers.