Chapter 110.48 — MANUFACTURED HOMES, MOBILEHOMES AND COMMERCIAL COACHES

State Law reference— Manufactured Housing Act of 1980, Health and Safety Code § 18000 et seq.

No person shall install or occupy any manufactured home, mobilehome or commercial coach (hereafter called "unit") to be used for the purpose of human habitation or occupancy on any site inside or outside of a mobilehome park in the city, without first obtaining a permit from the building official. Each unit shall bear an insignia of approval issued by the state department of housing or a label issued pursuant to the Federal Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards.

(1)

Applications shall be made to the building official in the forms provided by the city only in the district office having jurisdiction. The applicant shall furnish all the information required by the Health and Safety Code § 18200 et seq., and title 25 of the California Code of Regulations, and shall be accompanied by the required fees.

(2)

The installation of all units shall be in accordance with the relevant requirements of the California Health and Safety Code and title 25 of the California Code of Regulations relating to such installations and in accordance with any specific requirements of this title.

(Ord. No. 2011-04, §§ 1, 2, 1-26-2011)

Notwithstanding the foregoing and pursuant to applicable state codes, no person shall install any manufactured home on a foundation system, certified under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974 (as modified), on a lot zoned for a conventional single-family residential dwelling unless the following requirements are satisfied:

(1)

Roofing material. Any roofing material permitted under this title, except metal roofing, may be utilized.

(2)

Siding material. Any siding material permitted under this title, except metal siding, may be utilized.

(3)

Size. All manufactured homes shall be no less than 750 square feet.

(4)

Age. No mobilehome shall be installed on a lot zoned for single-family dwellings if more than ten years have elapsed between the date of manufacture of the manufactured home and the date of the application for the issuance of a permit to install the manufactured home in the affected zone. This exclusion shall not apply to legally permitted manufactured homes converting from a pier foundation system to a permanent foundation system.

The requirements of this section shall not apply if the manufactured home is already in place on the lot for which the permit is sought and was approved pursuant to a permit previously issued by the city.

(Ord. No. 2011-04, §§ 1, 2, 1-26-2011)

Each unit shall bear an insignia of approval issued by the state department of housing or a label issued pursuant to the Federal Mobilehome and Safety Standards. The insignia shall designate the applicable occupancy classification and the design roof, floor and wind loads.

(1)

The applicant for a permit to install a commercial coach shall provide two sets of plans and specifications. The plans shall include the following:

a.

A plot plan of the lot or site on which the commercial coach is to be installed, which shall indicate the planned location of the commercial coach, and the locations of electrical, gas, water and sewer connections on the site. The plot plan shall indicate all dimensions and setbacks from the lot lines;

b.

The number of the insignia of approval and the serial number of the commercial coach;

c.

The approved manufacturer's installation instructions specifying the following:

The location and required capacity of stabilizing devices (tiedowns, piers, blocking, etc.) on which the design is based;

Devices and methods to be used in connecting all components and systems, including but not limited to roofs, walls, floors and utilities;

d.

Load-bearing supports and support structures shall be designed and constructed in accordance with design requirements of the Uniform Building Code.

(2)

Plan review and site preparation and installation permit fees shall be the same as set forth in sections 1020 and 1024 of title 25 of the California Code of Regulations.

(Ord. No. 2011-04, §§ 1, 2, 1-26-2011)

Abatement of substandard mobilehomes, manufactured homes, commercial coaches, recreational vehicles or mobilehome accessory buildings and structures within or outside of a mobilehome or special occupancy park and substandard buildings or structures shall be in accordance with this section.

(1)

Public nuisance. Every substandard mobilehome, manufactured home, commercial coach, recreational vehicle or mobilehome accessory building or structure within or outside of a mobilehome or special occupancy park and every substandard building or structure as defined in sections 1640, 1704, 1706 and 1738 of title 25, California Code of Regulations, is declared to be a nuisance as defined in chapter 10 of the Uniform Housing Code, and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal as hereinafter provided.

(2)

Substandard mobilehomes, manufactured homes, commercial coaches and recreational vehicles shall be abated in accordance with the provisions of sections 1708 through 1726 of title 25, California Code of Regulations.

(3)

Substandard mobilehome accessory buildings or structures within or outside of a mobilehome or special occupancy park and substandard buildings or structures shall be abated in accordance with the procedures set forth in chapter 110.16.

(4)

Substandard mobilehomes, manufactured homes or commercial coaches on permanent foundation systems shall be abated in accordance with the procedures set forth in chapter 110.16.

(5)

Summary abatement. Where the building official or his designee determines that a public nuisance constitutes an immediate threat to public health and safety, summary abatement shall be authorized.

(Ord. No. 2011-04, §§ 1, 2, 1-26-2011)

(a)

Low profile: $52.50.

(b)

Permanent foundation: $52.50.

(c)

Permanent foundation with plan review: $138.19.

(d)

Permanent foundation, city document recording fee: $20.00 per unit.

(Ord. No. 2011-04, §§ 1, 2, 1-26-2011)