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Title 17 — ZONING›Chapter 17.09 — SPECIAL ZONES
Calexico Municipal Code § 17.09.120 Permitted and conditional uses—MHP zone
Calexico Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Calexico
Cite as: Calexico Municipal Code § 17.09.120 · Text as of 2026-10-04
17.09.110 - Purposes.¶
The mobilehome park zone is intended for the exclusive development of mobilehome parks. All mobilehome parks shall be developed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (1992 zoning ord. (part))
17.09.120 - Permitted and conditional uses—MHP zone.¶
The following uses shall be permitted uses where the symbol "P" appears and shall be permitted uses subject to a conditional use permit where the symbol "C" appears in the column beneath each zone designation. Where the symbol "X" appears the use shall be prohibited.
| A. Residential Uses | MHP |
|---|---|
| 1. Single-family dwelling used for caretakers when located on the same site | P |
| 2. Mobilehome condominiums with the filing of a tentative map | C |
| 3. Conversions of existing mobilehome parks may be permitted if no low and moderate income people, seniors (age 62 and older) are displaced from the park and the mobilehome park is developed consistent with current standards as noted herein | C |
| 4. Recreation vehicle park | C |
| 5. Guest dwellings or accessory living quarters | X |
| 6. Group residential | C |
| 7. Multiple dwellings | X |
| B. Agricultural Uses | MHP |
| 1. All types of horticulture | P |
| C. Home Occupations | MHP |
| 1. Home occupations subject to the provisions of Section 17.11.200 | P |
| D. Accessory Uses | MHP |
| 1. Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a permitted use | P |
| E. Temporary Uses | MHP |
| 1. Temporary uses as prescribed in Section 17.11.110 | P |
(1992 zoning ord. (part))
17.09.130 - Property development standards—MHP zone.¶
The following regulations shall apply to the site of a mobilehome park. Additional regulations may be specified as conditions of approval through development review by the planning commission.
A. General Requirements. The following requirements are minimum unless otherwise stated.
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| 1.Maximum density | 7 dwelling units per net acre |
|---|---|
| 2. Site area | 10 acres |
| 3. Site frontage | 250 feet, continuous frontage |
| 4. Area per unit space | 4,000 square feet |
| 5. Depth per unit space | 75 feet |
| 6. Width per unit space | 50 feet |
| 7. Coverage per unit space | 55 percent |
| 8. Front yard setback per unit space | 15 feet |
| 9. Side yard setback per unit space | 5 feet each side |
| 10. Side yard setbacks, for site | 15 feet each side |
| 11. Public street side yard setback, for site | 20 feet |
| 12. Building and structure height | 14 feet or 1 story, whichever is less |
| 13. Recreation area per unit space | 150 square feet of open, private unit recreation area for each mobilehome space. This requirement shall be increased to 200 square feet per mobilehome space if children under the age of 18 are permitted to live within the development |
| 14. Parking per unit space | Two tandem 10′ × 20′ each plus one parking space per each four units for guest parking |
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B. Special Requirements. The following special requirements shall apply to development of mobilehome spaces and to facilities within a mobilehome park. Additional requirements may be specified as conditions of development review.
Mobilehome Space and Units. Each space shall have dimensions capable of accommodating a rectangle with minimum dimensions of twenty-eight feet by fifty-five feet. All mobilehomes shall be at least double wide coaches.
Accessory Structures. Carports, patio covers, storage buildings, and similar structures accessory to a mobilehome may be located no closer than five feet to the boundary of a mobilehome space.
Access and Access Drives. All mobilehome access shall be from a publicly maintained street, however, access drives within a mobilehome park shall be privately owned, and shall be at least twenty-eight feet wide exclusive of adjoining parking areas.
Sidewalks. Concrete sidewalks at least four and one-half feet in width shall be provided to serve each mobilehome space and to serve all central or common facilities within the mobilehome park. Sidewalks need not adjoin access drives.
Landscaping. Not less than twenty percent of each mobilehome space shall be landscaped with plant materials, including at least one fifteen gallon size tree on each space.
Screening and Landscaping. Required yards shall be landscaped in accord with a site development plan to be approved in accordance with the procedures of development review. Screening of the mobilehomes shall be provided around the entire site by a six foot wall and landscaping.
Mobilehome Park Accessory Buildings and Use. Accessory buildings and uses serving the entire mobilehome park, including recreation facilities, laundry areas, mobilehome park offices, and maintenance or storage buildings, shall be located at least fifty feet from the exterior boundaries of the mobilehome park site. All exterior maintenance or storage areas shall be enclosed by a six-foot masonry wall.
Cable TV service shall be available to each mobilehome space.
Common recreation facilities shall be provided commensurate with the proposed or intended residents including, a meeting room, pool and spa and one of the following:
a. Putting green;
b. Pitch and putt golf course;
c. Children's play area;
d. Lawn/open space general recreation areas; and
e. Recreation lakes.
Recreation vehicle storage areas, fully screened from view of the public and private streets shall be provided. The CC&R's shall prohibit the storage of RVs on the unit space.
All unit spaces plus the caretaker's unit and any recreation buildings shall be served with city water and sewer.
Skirting or screening of the unit wheels shall be required. (1992 zoning ord. (part))
17.09.140 - Pre-existing mobilehome parks.¶
A pre-existing mobilehome park shall not be deemed nonconforming by reason of failure to meet the minimum requirements prescribed by this section, provided that the regulations of this section shall apply to the enlargement or expansion of a pre-existing mobilehome park, and provided that a pre-existing mobilehome park on a site less than ten acres shall not be further reduced in area. (1992 zoning ord. (part))
17.09.150 - Signs.¶
No sign or outdoor advertising structure shall be permitted in an MHP zone except as provided in Chapter 17.01, Article XI. (1992 zoning ord. (part))
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