Belmont Municipal Code Art. V Prohibited Uses of Trailers and Recreational Vehicles

For purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall mean and include:

(a) Camper means a structure designed to be mounted upon a motor vehicle and to provide facilities for human habitation or camping purposes.

(b) House car means a motor vehicle originally designed or permanently or temporarily altered and equipped for human habitation, or to which a camper has been permanently or temporarily attached.

(c) Person means an individual, firm, partnership, joint adventure, association, social club, fraternal organization, joint stock company, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, trustee, syndicate or any other group or combination acting as a unit excepting the United States of America, the State of California and any political subdivision of either thereof.

(d) Trailer coach means a structure designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle for human habitation, or human occupancy, for carrying persons or property on its own.

(e) Any other motor vehicle, car, truck or bus, etc., means those motor vehicles, cars, trucks, buses, etc., that are used for the purposes as described in this section.

(f) Recreational vehicle is a motor home, travel trailer, truck camper, or camping trailer, with or without motive power, designed for human habitation for recreational occupancy.

(Ord. No. 726, § 1, 11-27-84)

No person shall use or occupy or permit the use or occupancy of any house car, camper, or trailer coach, recreational vehicle or any other motor vehicle, car, truck, or bus, etc., for human habitation, including but not limited to sleeping, eating or resting, either singly or in groups, on any street, park, beach, square, avenue, alley or public way within the city, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

(Ord. No. 726, § 1, 11-27-84)

(a) Application for placement of temporary replacement housing, in the form of a travel trailer or camper, shall be allowed within residential zones within the city under the following terms and conditions:

(1) The need for temporary replacement housing is a direct result of a natural disaster which arose during a city declared state of emergency, and;

(2) The applicant's home has been declared uninhabitable as a direct result of the natural disaster for which the city declared a state of emergency.

(b) Application for placement of temporary replacement housing shall be made to the city manager.

(1) The application shall state whether the homeowner proposes to place the temporary housing on the property or in the public right-of-way. The application shall also include signatures from property owners on the same street within one hundred fifty (150) feet of the residence indicating that they are aware of the application.

(2) In reviewing the application, the city manager shall obtain clearance from the police, public works and fire department regarding public safety issues.

(3) In reviewing the application, the city manager shall assess the input received from police, public works and fire regarding public safety issues and the impact on the neighborhood.

(c) Applications may be administratively approved by the city manager if no public safety issues or negative impact on the neighborhood exist. Written notice of action on the application shall be given to the applicant and all surrounding homeowners who have signed the application. The permit shall be valid for sixty (60) days. Renewal for an additional 60-day time period may be authorized by the city manager. Applications for additional extensions of the permit shall require city council review and approval.

(d) Appeals of the city manager's decision to grant or deny the permit shall be made within ten (10) days of written notification of approval.

(Ord. No. 927, § 4, 4-28-98)