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Orange Cove City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

26 - MHP MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT

Sections:


17.26.010 - Purposes.

The MHP district is intended to provide for accommodation of residential mobilehomes in unified parks.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-901)

17.26.020 - Permitted uses.

Uses permitted in the MHP district are:

A.

Trailer parks, to include accessory buildings and swimming pools;

B.

Temporary or permanent telephone booths;

C.

Signs;

D.

The keeping of household pets subject to the provisions of Section 17.04.940;

E.

Carnival (Section 17.04.320).

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-902)

17.26.030 - Conditional use permit.

Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit in the MHP district are:

A.

Electrical distribution substation;

B.

Water pump station;

C.

Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a conditional use.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-903)

17.26.040 - Prohibited uses.

Uses expressly prohibited in the MHP district are:

A.

Commercial uses;

B.

Industrial uses;

C.

Advertising structures.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-904)

17.26.050 - Lot area.

Each lot shall have a minimum site area of not less than one acre.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.1)

17.26.060 - Lot dimensions.

The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.08.060, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.2)

17.26.070 - Mobilehome space—Area and dimensions.

A.

Each mobilehome space shall have a minimum area of one thousand five hundred square feet.

B.

Each mobilehome space shall be not less than thirty feet in width.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.3)

17.26.080 - Mobilehome park—Population density.

A.

There shall be a minimum of two thousand four hundred square feet of lot area for each mobilehome space in the mobilehome park.

B.

The lot area shall include access, trailer parking, automobile parking, outbuilding space, recreational areas, and other similar uses.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.4)

17.26.090 - Building height.

The maximum height of structures shall be thirty feet and not greater than two stories.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.5)

17.26.100 - General yard requirements.

The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.08.090, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.6.A)

17.26.110 - Front yard.

Each park shall have a minimum front yard of not less than fifteen feet. The yard shall be landscaped and maintained.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.6.B)

17.26.120 - Side yard.

Each park shall have a minimum side yard, on both sides, of not less than five feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.6.C)

17.26.130 - Reversed corner lot and corner lots.

Each park shall have a minimum side yard abutting the street of not less than ten feet. The side yard shall be landscaped and maintained.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.6.D)

17.26.140 - Rear yard.

Each park shall have a rear yard of not less than ten feet. The rear yard may be used for access or parking.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.6.E)

17.26.150 - Distance between structures.

A.

Where trailers are located side by side, end to end, or end to side, there shall be a space not less than ten feet between mobile home units.

B.

Mobilehomes separated by access roads shall have a minimum distance between them of not less than thirty-six feet.

C.

Where trailers are adjacent to any accessory structure, the minimum space between such structures shall be ten feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.7)

17.26.160 - Lot coverage.

The maximum site area covered by structures shall not be greater than fifty percent.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.8)

17.26.170 - Hedges, fences and walls.

A.

The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.08.150 shall apply.

B.

A mobilehome park shall be entirely enclosed with a six-foot, solid block wall, with the exception of required yards, the wall shall be reduced to three feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.9)

17.26.180 - Off-street parking.

A.

There shall be one parking space on a lot for each trailer parking space.

B.

There shall be one additional parking space for each five trailer spaces or sites, the parking spaces shall be used for guest parking.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.10)

17.26.190 - Access.

A.

The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.08.180 shall apply.

B.

Vehicular access ways within trailer parks shall be paved to a width of not less than twenty feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.11)

17.26.200 - Outdoor advertising.

Signs shall be permitted which advertise the mobilehome park. The signs shall be located on the premises not to exceed fifty square feet of sign area.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.12)

17.26.210 - Loading.

There are no requirements for loading in the MHP district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.13)

17.26.220 - Special standards and regulations.

A.

Each mobilehome shall be connected to a sanitary sewer.

B.

Each park shall include facilities or areas for bulk storage, laundry, and similar services.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-905.14)

17.26.230 - General provisions and exceptions.

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-906)

17.26.240 - Site plan review.

Before any residential mobile home park may be approved and before any buildings for mobile home park purposes are erected, a site plan pursuant to Chapter 17.56 of this code shall have been submitted to and approved by the City Manager, or his designee.

(Ord. No. 359, § 2(Exh. A), 2-22-2012; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-907)