(a) Purpose
The purpose of this Section is to provide regulations for the location, design, and improvement of mobilehome parks, as defined by Section 18214 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) Other Regulations
The provisions of the Mobilehome Parks Act, California Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 2.1 and the applicable regulations adopted pursuant thereto by the State Department of Housing and Community Development are hereby adopted as a part of this Section. It shall be the duty of the County Department of Environmental Health Services to enforce all of the provisions of said Act pertaining to the construction, alteration, or modification of all manufactured dwelling units within mobile home parks. Construction only of all other structures shall be subject to the review and approval of the Planning Department and the Building and Safety Division. It shall be the duty of the County Department of Environmental Health Services to enforce all the provisions pertaining to permits for the operation, maintenance, use, occupancy, sanitation, and safety of all mobilehome parks.
(c) Establishment of Mobilehome Parks
(1) A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application shall be filed pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 17.130. Each CUP application filed pursuant to this Section shall be in compliance with the General Plan, Specific Plan, and any adopted amendment(s) thereto.
(2) Each map or plan completed for the CUP application shall be prepared by an architect, professional engineer, or other person qualified to do such work. The map shall be drawn at a scale of one inch (1") equals fifty feet (50') or less. Information required shall be as specified by the CUP application packet.
(d) Standards of Design and Improvements
(1) Minimum Areas - Manufactured housing parks shall be developed on a parcel of land at least ten (10) acres in area.
(2) Drainage and Flood Hazard - The park shall be located on a well-drained site, properly graded to provide for adequate runoff. The site shall be free of flood hazard from external sources. The Planning Director may require dedications and improvements which will ensure proper protection of the park in accordance with this Section.
(3) Streets and Highways - Dedications and improvements on streets and highways abutting the proposed park are required in accordance with the Circulation Element of the General Plan and established widths of local and collector streets.
(4) Lot/Space Area and Dimensions - Each lot or space shall contain a minimum area of three thousand five hundred (3,500) square feet with a minimum width of forty feet (40') fronting on a driveway and a minimum depth of seventy feet (70'). However, the following exceptions shall apply:
A. Lots larger than the above minimum sizes may be required where it is determined that increased lot size will be consistent with the general pattern established by manufactured housing parks in the vicinity, or be necessary to accommodate manufactured home sizes proposed by the CUP.
B. Lots on curved driveways or cul-de-sacs, where lot lines are either converging or diverging from the front to the rear of the lot, shall have an average width at least thirty feet (30'), but in no case shall the frontage on a driveway be less than twenty-five feet (25').
(5) Distance Between Units - Mobilehomes shall be spaced in accordance with the requirements of Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations.
(6) Lot Coverage - Maximum lot coverage shall be as specified in Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations.
(7) Required Perimeter Landscaping - A landscaped parkway of at least twenty feet (20') in width shall be provided along the entire perimeter of each mobilehome park where the park is adjacent to a public roadway.
(8) Private Roads Within a Park - Roads within parks shall be designed to provide reasonable and convenient traffic circulation and shall meet the following minimum standards:
A. No road shall be less than thirty-three feet (33') wide if car parking is permitted on one side of the road, and not less than forty-one feet (41') wide if car parking is permitted on both sides.
B. The entire width of the roads within manufactured housing parks shall be surfaced with a minimum of two inch (2") thick asphalt, concrete, plant mix, or other approved material.
(10) Walkways - Walkways shall be provided to permit reasonably direct access to all lots, service buildings, and other areas or buildings used by occupants of the manufactured homes. Collector walkways serving utility buildings, playgrounds, and other general areas shall be four feet (4') wide or more, and individual entrance walks to each manufactured home site shall be at least two feet (2') wide. All walkways shall be constructed of asphalt, concrete, or other approved materials which will permit all-weather pedestrian movement.
(11) Vehicle Storage - Common storage areas shall be provided for the residents of the park for the storage of recreational vehicles, trailers, travel trailers, and other licensed or unlicensed vehicles. This area shall total not less than fifty (50) square feet for each lot. All storage on a lot shall be in accordance with the provisions of Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations.
(e) Subdivisions of Mobilehome Parks
Subdivision of mobilehome parks shall comply with all appropriate design standards established by this Section and all applicable State and City subdivision requirements.
[Ord. No. 470, Section 5, 11/14/07; Ord. No. 474, Section 5, 5/28/08; Ord. No. 515, Exhibit F, 5/22/13; Ord. No. 528, Exhibit G, 9/10/14; Ord. No. 535, Exhibit B, 5/27/15.]