(A) This combining district is intended to be applied to those properties developed or proposed to be developed as mobile home subdivisions with areas of common ownership which are maintained for the common use of the residents within the subdivision. The MHCA combining district shall be combined only with R-4, C-2 or C-3 districts.
(B) Uses permitted:
(1) One mobile home per lot, the space directly beneath to be enclosed by skirting which provides the required cross ventilation;
(2) Private community centers and other facilities, owned and operated by the owners of the lots within the subdivision; and
(3) Attached or detached accessory buildings which are incidental to the residential occupancy of the onsite mobile home;
(C) Conventionally constructed dwellings are prohibited uses.
(D) Lot size:
(1) Lot area shall not be less than 3,600 square feet;
(2) Minimum lot dimensions shall be 40 feet wide and 90 feet deep;
(3) Minimum cul-de-sac frontage shall not be less than 20 feet.
(E) Setbacks, height limit and parking requirements:
(1) Front, side and rear yards shall be a minimum of five feet;
(2) When a lot borders a public street, the minimum setback for any structure shall be 20 feet from the public street right-of-way;
(3) The height limit shall be 25 feet;
(4) Parking shall comply with Article XXIII.
(F) Subdivision standards:
(1) Private roads servicing the lots shall not be less than 24 feet in width and paved with asphalt concrete over a structural section approved by the Director of Public Works;
(2) A standard rolled curb shall be required on all private streets in the subdivision;
(3) Screen planting and fencing may be required as a condition of subdivision approval on the exterior boundaries of the subdivision;
(4) An owner’s association shall be formed to maintain and operate all common areas provided for the use and enjoyment of all property owners and guests;
(5) The subdivision shall be served with city utilities, consisting of water and sewer services, through one common meter or discharge point. It shall be the responsibility of the owner’s association to pay the charges levied by the city. Other public utilities such as electric power or gas may be served through a common meter or to individual meters, as the utility company may elect;
(6) Community recreation facilities may be required in any mobile home combining district. At the time as the tentative subdivision map is presented to the Planning Commission, the Commission shall consider the need for the recreational facilities, taking into consideration:
(a) The size of the subdivision;
(b) The availability of recreation facilities in the immediate vicinity;
(c) Whether the subdivision will be restricted to adult occupancy or have unrestricted occupancy; and
(d) Any other consideration deemed pertinent by the Commission.
(7) If the commission determines recreational facilities should be included, it shall recommend that adequate “common area” lot or lots be shown on the subdivision map. Those common areas may be for open space(s), clubhouse(s), swimming pool(s), play field(s) and storage facility(ies) for recreational vehicles, boats or motor vehicles.
(G) (1) Subject to the provisions of the California Health and Safety Code Title 25 and any other applicable law, rule or regulation, the common areas, consisting of all facilities and land within the subdivision not located upon the individual lots which are intended for sale, shall be owned and operated by a landowner’s association.
(2) The provisions for maintenance and operation of the common areas shall be as set forth in a declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions, which shall be first approved by the Planning Commission and the City Council, and then recorded with the County Recorder concurrently with the final subdivision map. In the event of failure by the owner’s association to maintain and/or operate the commonly owned areas, the city may assume the maintenance and/or operation of those facilities, but shall not be obligated to do so.
(3) If the city assumes the obligation of maintenance and/or operation the cost thereof shall be a lien upon all of the property within the subdivision.
(H) (1) A mobile home park which satisfies the requirements of this section may be converted to a condominium or planned development, as defined in the state code.
(2) Should an existing park apply for conversion, the entire park must be included.
(`61 Code, § 25.11.15) (Ord. 915, passed 6-20-2000)