Daly City Municipal Code Ch. 15.40 Mobile Homes (manufactured Housing)

For the purpose of this chapter certain words and phrases are defined as follows:

A. A mobile home shall also be denominated a manufactured home, but a manufactured home shall only be defined so far and in respect to mobile homes.

B. A mobile home is a structure transportable in two or more modulars which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a single-family dwelling with a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein.

C. A modular is a unit of manufactured house not less than ten body feet in width and not less than forty body feet in length.

D. A manufactured house is synonymous with mobile homes as defined in Section 55402(6) of the National Mobile Home Construction Safety and Standards Act of 1974, except that for the purpose of this chapter a manufactured house shall be a mobile home which is attached to a permanent foundation and which is at least twenty body feet in width and consist of two or more modulars.

(Ord. 955 § 2 (part), 1981)

All manufactured housing shall:

A. Possess necessary permits, labels, insignia and certifications by the appropriate building, plumbing, electrical and mechanical codes and this chapter, including those required for site preparation, provisions of utilities, and construction of accessory structures;

B. Be developed on single-family lots and shall be placed on a permanent foundation as approved by the city;

C. Be constructed after September 15, 1971, and was issued and has the insignia of the California Department of Housing and Community Development, or was constructed after October 1, 1976, and was issued and has the insignia of approval of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and has not been altered in violation of applicable codes and must be a minimum of twenty feet wide and not less than forty feet in body length;

D. Be occupied only as a single-family residential use type;

E. Be subject to all provisions of the zoning ordinance applicable to single-family residential structures;

F. Be attached to a permanent foundation system and be in compliance with applicable building regulations;

G. Be covered with an exterior material customarily used on conventional dwellings and approved by the chief building inspector. The exterior covering material shall extend to the ground, except that when a solid concrete or masonry perimeter foundation is used the exterior covering material need not extend below the top of the foundation or within six inches of the earth, whichever is lower;

H. Have a shingle pitched roof constructed of asphaltic, wooden, glass fiber or tile materials with eaves with a pitch not less than a two-inch vertical rise for each twelve inches of horizontal run and consisting of shingles and other material customarily used for conventional dwellings;

I. May be required to have porches and stairway landings or eaves or roofs with eaves when in the opinion of the director of community development, it is necessary to make it compatible with dwellings in the area;

J. Have an enclosed garage and shall conform to the parking regulations generally required under Chapter 17.34 of the Daly City Municipal Code;

K. Have a fenced backyard and a landscaped front yard installed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy;

L. Obtain a grading permit: (1) any fill over a foot in depth shall require a compaction report by a registered civil engineer certifying that the fill is compacted to a minimum of ninety percent; (2) rough grading approval must be obtained and a compaction report submitted before the site construction permit can be issued;

M. Comply with all requirements of Section 18551, subparagraph A, of the State Health and Safety Code or any amendments thereto;

N. Have a plan approval of the foundation system;

O. Have electrical, gas and water drain (sewer connection) made permanent in the manner applicable to permanent buildings. Gas shutoff valves, meters and regulators shall not be located beneath the mobile home;

P. Meet all requirements applicable to single-family residential units set forth in the Daly City Municipal Code;

Q. Prior to installation of a mobile home on a permanent foundation system, a mobile home owner or a licensed contractor shall obtain a grading and building permit from the department of public works, building division. To obtain a permit, the owner or contractor shall comply with all requirements of Section 18551(a) of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California, the requirements of this chapter and the requirements of the building, plumbing, fire and mechanical codes of the city, and to all zoning, subdivision and parking requirements.

(Ord. 955 § 2 (part), 1981)

A. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the director of community development or the chief building inspector shall have the right to appeal said decision to the city council. Such appeal shall be filed within fifteen calendar days of the date that the decision of the director of community development or chief building inspector is official;

B. Upon the filing of the notice of appeal, the city council shall, at the regular meeting following receipt of the notice of appeal, set the matter for hearing not less than thirty nor more than sixty days thereafter.

(Ord. 955 § 2 (part), 1981)

Subsequent to applying for the required building permits and prior to occupancy, the owner shall request a certification from the department of planning and land use that a certificate of occupancy be issued pursuant to Section 18551(b)(2) of the California Health and Safety Code. No occupancy shall occur until the certificate is issued.

(Ord. 955 § 2 (part), 1981)