Ferndale Zoning Code § 7.14 Manufactured and Mobile Homes

7.14.1 Use exemptions: A mobile home shall be occupied or used for living or sleeping purposes on an individual lot only if it is in accordance with Section 7.14.2 of this ordinance, with the following exceptions:
- a. In conjunction with a trailer sales area: One mobile home may be used as an office appurtenant and accessory to, and in conjunction with the operation of a mobile home sales area.
- b. Temporary office or residence: One mobile home may be permitted, with a special permit issued by the Building Department, as a temporary office or residence, after obtaining a building permit of the same use on the same lot. Such use of the mobile home shall be limited to six (6) months from the date of issuance of the building permit and shall automatically terminate upon the expiration or voidance of the building permit. The Building Department may renew such special permit for one additional period of six (6) months, if substantial progress has been made in the construction of the permanent building and it is reasonable and probable that the permanent building will be completed within such additional period.
- c. By building contractors: Mobile homes may be used, with a use permit, as temporary offices by construction contractors, or as temporary living quarters for their employees in all zones.
- 7.14.2 Manufactured and Mobile Homes on individual lots: A manufactured or mobile home shall be permitted on an individual lot as a single-family dwelling unit, only if it meets the following requirements:
  - a. Eligibility:
    - i. The manufactured or mobile home must be certified under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974.
    - ii. The manufactured or mobile home must be installed on a permanent foundation system designed in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 18551.
    - iii. Installation of a manufactured or mobile home shall be prohibited if more than 10 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.
    - iv. The manufactured or mobile home must comply with all development standards specified in the zone in which the home is to be placed.
    - v. The manufactured or mobile home must be located within an area of the City determined to be compatible with mobile home use, as defined in the Compatibility Section, below.
  - b. Compatibility: Manufactured and mobile homes shall be considered compatible in those areas outside of the Design Control Combining or -D Zones, as particularly described on the Zoning Map of the City of Ferndale. The Design Control districts designated on said map have been found to be both of significant historical value and of overall unique architectural

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character, warranting protection of preservation efforts and infill development of comparable nature. Therefore, manufactured and mobile homes, as defined herein, are not found to be compatible with these areas, but shall be permitted in all other areas of the City wherein single family dwellings are a principal permitted use of land.