The development of a recreational coach park shall conform to the following standards and requirements, unless modified by an approved planned unit development plan.
(A) The area shall be in one ownership, or if in several ownerships, the application for approval of the development shall be filed jointly by all the owners of the property included in the plan.
(B) (1) The plans for a recreational coach park shall be prepared by a team of competent professionals in planning, engineering, architecture and landscape architecture. In all cases, it is recommended that professional design and other assistance be obtained early in the program, including, as needed, an urban planner, a geologist or soils engineer, a lawyer, a financial expert or others.
(2) It is the intent of the local jurisdiction that the developer solves his problems before approval is given and construction begins. Determination of qualifications of required professional individuals or firms shall be made by the Planning Commission.
(C) In all recreational coach parks, a strip of land at least 15 feet wide surrounding the entire park shall be left unoccupied and shall be planted and maintained in lawn, shrubs, trees, an approved wall or fence, designed to afford privacy to the development.
(D) Storm drainage facilities shall be so constructed as to protect residents of the development as well as adjacent property owners. Such facilities shall be of sufficient capacity to insure rapid drainage of water in or adjacent to the development.
(E) Not less than 10% of the gross land area shall be set aside for the joint use and enjoyment of occupants. The land covered by vehicular roadways, sidewalks and off-street parking shall not be construed as part of the 10% common area required for parks and playgrounds for occupants; provided, however, that, in initial stages of development or special smaller developments the minimum area shall be not less than one-half acre or 10%, whichever is greater.
(F) Yard lighting with a minimum of two-tenths foot candles of light shall be required for protective yard lighting the full length of all driveways and walkways.
(G) All areas not covered, hard surfacing or buildings, shall be landscaped as approved by the Planning Commission and such landscaping shall be permanently maintained.
(H) All off-street parking spaces and driveways shall be hard surfaced before the adjacent recreational coach spaces may be occupied.
(I) The roadways shall be designed to accommodate anticipated traffic, including the following standards unless modified by an approved planned unit development plan:
(1) One-way traffic: a minimum of 15 feet in width plus extra width as necessary for maneuvering mobile homes;
(2) Two-way traffic: a minimum of 30 feet in width;
(3) Entrance roadways: minimum of 36 feet in width;
(4) Roadways: All roadways shall be hard-surfaced and bordered by 24-inch rolled gutters or an approved equivalent;
(5) Sidewalks: 36-inch minimum width sidewalks shall be installed on all main roadways within the development, if required by the Planning Commission; and
(6) Access: each recreational coach park shall have at least two accesses to public streets.
(J) A launderette for convenience of the park occupants but not for the general public, may be included in mobile home parks.
(K) Recreational coach parks shall contain not more than 20 units per acre. The spaces may be clustered; provided that, the total number of units does not exceed the number permitted on one acre, multiplied by the number of acres in the development. The remaining land not contained in individual recreational coach spaces, roads or parking, shall be set aside and developed as park, playground or service areas for the common use and enjoyment of occupants of the park and visitors thereto.
(L) In addition to meeting the above requirements and conforming to the other laws of the local jurisdiction, all recreational coach parks, shall also conform to requirements set forth in the Code of Camp-Trailer Court, Hotel, Motel, and Resort Sanitation Regulations adopted by the state’s Board of Health, 2-21-1968, or successor law and to the Fire Prevention Code, or successor law which codes are hereby adopted by reference. A copy of the codes are filed with the office of the City Recorder for use of the public and all restrictions, regulations and notations contained therein shall be made a part of this subchapter as fully as though set forth herein. In the event of any conflict between said codes and this subchapter, this subchapter shall take precedence where its regulations are more strict, and the provisions of the codes shall take precedence where their regulations are more strict.
(M) For all recreational coach parks the Planning Commission shall review the proposed development plan to determine its compliance with all portions of the local General Plan. In considering the application, the Planning Commission among other things shall make sure that such development will constitute a residential environment of sustained desirability and the stability and that it will not adversely affect amenities in the surrounding area. The Planning Commission may require changes to be made in the plan and development standards in excess of the minimum standards contained in this chapter, such as walls, buffers and setbacks. Greater amounts of landscaping, or parking space may be imposed as conditions of the approval where determined by the Planning Commission to be necessary to insure that the development will mix harmoniously with contiguous or near-by uses.
(Prior Code, § 29.37.050) (Ord. 07-13, passed 7-19-2007)