El Dorado County Municipal Code Ch. 110.64 Mobile Home Regulations

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

This chapter shall be known and may be referred to as the El Dorado County Manufactured Home Ordinance.

(Code 1997, § 15.64.010; Ord. No. 4948, 10-19-2010)

The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the use and occupancy of manufactured homes and the use and construction of all accessory structures, electrical services and installations, sanitary facilities, fuel gas systems, and water piping pertaining thereto in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the occupants and their neighbors. The provisions of this chapter applicable to manufactured homes shall apply equally to mobile homes, motor homes, park models, ravel trailers, and trailer coaches and whenever the term "manufactured home" is used in this chapter, it means mobile home, motor home, park model, travel trailer or trailer coach, whichever is applicable as defined in this chapter.

(Code 1997, § 15.64.020; Ord. No. 4948, 10-19-2010)

A. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Motor home means a vehicle with motive power, which is designed or used for human habitation for recreation purposes.

Parcel of land means all contiguous real property assessed to the same owner or owners as shown by the records of the County assessor, whether or not the same is divided into separate lots or parcels by deed, subdivision map, lease, contract of sale or otherwise. Such property shall be deemed contiguous even though it is traversed by a public or private road, street, highway, railroad or easement.

Travel trailer means a vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, which is designed or used for human habitation, and for travel or recreational purposes which does not at any time exceed eight feet in width or 40 feet in length, and which may be moved upon a public highway without a special permit or chauffeur's license or both, without violating any provision of the Vehicle Code.

B. The definitions set forth in Health and Safety Code §§ 18001 through 18014.5 ("Manufactured Housing - Definitions"), as amended, shall be effective as definitions of the words, terms and phrases used in this chapter. All words, terms and phrases used herein, other than those specifically defined elsewhere in this chapter, shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in Health and Safety Code §§ 18001 through 18014.5, as amended, and shall have the same scope and effect that the same words, terms and phrases have where used in Health and Safety Code §§ 18001 through 18014.5, as amended.

(Code 1997, § 15.64.030; Ord. No. 4948, 10-19-2010)

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any mobile home park, recreational trailer park, temporary trailer park, or travel trailer park as defined in Health and Safety Code § 18200 et seq., or employee housing as defined in Health and Safety Code § 17000 et seq.

(Code 1997, § 15.64.040; Ord. No. 4948, 10-19-2010)

A. Manufactured homes must be designed to resist the snow and wind load as required for buildings located at the same elevation.

B. In lieu of Subsection A of this section, a protective structure designed to resist snow and wind loads may be built to protect the manufactured home from such loads.

(Code 1997, § 15.64.050; Ord. No. 4948, 10-19-2010)

A. The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to prohibit the storage of any unoccupied manufactured home pursuant to applicable zoning laws upon land with the consent of the owner of such land; provided, however, that such manufactured home may not be connected to any electrical, fuel gas, water or sewage disposal system; and further provided that the floor area of the manufactured home included with the area of all existing buildings and structures on the parcel of land does not exceed the maximum percentage of lot coverage permitted in the zoning regulations for that particular parcel of land; and provided further, that the placement of such manufactured home complies with the setback requirements as provided in the zoning regulations.

B. Manufactured homes placed in dead storage as provided in Subsection A of this section shall not be set up or installed as required for occupied manufactured homes and shall remain in a condition as required for moving on a public road, except that stabilization devices may be used to prevent damage.

C. Except when stored for resale by a licensed manufactured home dealer, every person, firm or corporation placing a manufactured home in dead storage as provided in Subsection A of this section shall file a notice with the Building Official within ten days of such placement. Such notice shall be on such form as prescribed by the Building Official and no fee shall be charged relating to such notice. To assist in enforcement of this section, the Director of Transportation shall notify the Building Official within ten days of the issuance of any permit relating to the transportation of manufactured homes on highways subject to its jurisdiction.

D. The manufactured home shall be removed if it becomes a public nuisance or visual blight as described in Section 9.02.040.

(Prior Code, § 15.60.050; Code 1997, § 15.64.060; Ord. No. 3206, § 2(part), 1981; Ord. No. 3766, § 61, 1987; Ord. No. 4948, 10-19-2010; Ord. No. 5051, § 2, 4-18-2017)

A. Except as provided in this chapter, installation and occupancy permits as specified in this chapter shall be obtained for all mobile homes approved by the Director of Planning and Building for a limited time as set forth in Title 130.

B. Temporary mobile homes shall remain in a condition as required for moving on a public road, except that tie-downs and other stabilization devices may be used as required for occupancy.

C. No permit shall be issued unless the mobile home has a valid, unexpired license issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles, or the State Department of Housing and Community Development, showing registration in the County. In order to comply with this section, copies of the registration certificate shall be submitted to building services.

D. When a mobile home is approved to be placed on a site on the same parcel of land with a building that has a sewage disposal system, the mobile home shall either be connected to such system after approval of the Department of Environmental Management, or connected to a new and separate sewage disposal system which shall be subject to design and installation review and approval by the Department of Environmental Management.

E. Upon expiration of the temporary permit, unless the mobile home is permitted as a permanent mobile home, the mobile home temporary occupancy permit shall become null and void and within 30 days all electric supply, fuel gas and sewer drain inlet material shall be removed and the mobile home shall be removed from the site or shall comply with the requirements of Section 110.64.060.

(Code 1997, § 15.64.080; Ord. No. 4948, 10-19-2010; Ord. No. 5051, § 2, 4-18-2017)

A. In all zones which permit single-family residences the manufactured home shall:

1. Be connected to an approved sewage disposal system which shall be subject to design and installation review and approval by the Department of Environmental Management.

2. Prove that an adequate potable water supply is provided as required by the Department of Environmental Management. When other than public water is to be provided for the site of the building, the alternative proposed water system shall be installed and approved by the Department of Environmental Management prior to the issuance of a building permit.

3. Be located on a permanent foundation system of State-approved design, or a permanent foundation system designed by a licensed architect or structural engineer or civil engineer.

4. Have been issued an insignia of approval by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and certified under the National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 USC 5401 et seq.), or have been certified by the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development, or by a State-registered engineer or architect as meeting such standards as are contained in said Act.

5. Pay fees as set forth in the building fee schedule as adopted by the Board of Supervisors.

B. If a new mobile home replaces an existing mobile home, it shall meet the requirements of Subsection A of this section.

(Code 1997, § 15.64.090; Ord. No. 4948, 10-19-2010; Ord. No. 5051, § 2, 4-18-2017)

A. In those cases authorized by the County zoning regulations set forth in Title 130, a mobile home or travel trailer may be placed on a site for the purpose of habitation during the construction of a dwelling as set forth in Section 130.52.020.B.

B. In addition to the requirements of Section 110.64.080, the following installation shall be required:

1. When work must be done to comply with this chapter, a site construction permit shall first be obtained and the fee specified in the building fee schedule as adopted by the Board of Supervisors shall be paid.

2. A manufactured home permit must be obtained each time a manufactured home is installed on a site or when the use of the unit has changed, and the fee specified in the building fee resolution as adopted by the Board of Supervisors paid, prior to the issuance of the occupancy permit.

3. Installation and occupancy permits shall be obtained after the issuance of a dwelling permit and shall remain valid so long as the dwelling permit remains valid. No such manufactured home or travel trailer may continue to be occupied on any site when the dwelling permit becomes expired.

4. Within 30 days after approved final inspection of the dwelling, all electric supply, fuel gas system and sewer drain inlet material shall be removed and the mobile home shall be removed from the site or shall comply with the requirements of Section 110.64.060.

(Code 1997, § 15.64.100; Ord. No. 4948, 10-19-2010)

A. If any person who holds a mobile home permit violates any provisions of the permit or of this chapter, the permittee will be served with a notice setting forth the nature of the violation. If, within a period of 30 days from the date of such notice, the permittee has not complied with the provisions of the permit or of this chapter, the permit shall be revoked. Thereafter a new mobile home permit may be obtained after compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the payment of a fee as specified in the building fee schedule as adopted by the Board.

B. Any work shall not commence until the required permits for such work have been issued by building safety services.

C. No occupancy shall be allowed until all the work required under the provisions of Subsection B of this section have been completed and approved by the Building Safety Division.

(Code 1997, § 15.64.120; Ord. No. 4948, 10-19-2010)

A. It is unlawful for any person to occupy or continue to occupy a home or to knowingly allow a manufactured home to be occupied on land in his or her possession unless the manufactured home and all accessory structures, electrical services and installations, fuel gas systems, sewage disposal systems, and water piping thereto comply with all of the provisions of this chapter, and the provisions of applicable State law. Prior to final inspection, a code-complying stairway must be provided to any mobile home or commercial coach at all doors where the change in elevation is greater than 7¾ inches.

B. It is unlawful for any person to occupy a manufactured home or accessory structure without a valid permit issued and an approved final inspection by building safety services or a permit for a mobile home park or employee housing has been issued by the State Department of Housing and Community Development for such parcel.

C. The penalties for violations of this chapter shall be as set forth in Section 110.16.080.

(Code 1997, § 15.64.130; Ord. No. 4948, 10-19-2010)