Chapter 17.52 — R-T MOBILEHOME SUBDIVISIONS AND MOBILEHOME PARK ZONES

Chapter 17.52 - R-T MOBILEHOME SUBDIVISIONS AND MOBILEHOME PARK ZONES

Sections:

A.

The following uses shall be permitted in the R-T zone. Structures that do not conform to the zone shall not be constructed or maintained in the R-T zone.

1.

One-family mobilehomes with a floor area of not less than four hundred fifty (450) square feet, and onefamily factory built and conventional dwelling units with a floor area of not less than seventy hundred fifty (750) square feet;

2.

Community recreation facilities, as part of the subdivision development;

3.

Temporary real estate tract offices, to be used only for and during the original sale of the subdivision, but not to exceed a period of two years per subdivision;

4.

Home occupations, only in mobilehome subdivisions.

B.

The following use is permitted provided a plot plan has been approved pursuant to the provisions of section 17.216.040 of this ordinance;

1.

Child day care center.

C.

Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit. The following uses are permitted, provided a conditional use permit has been granted:

Mobilehome parks;

2.

Trailer and boat storage areas, provided such use is developed in conjunction with and adjacent to a mobilehome park.

D.

The following uses are permitted provided a public use permit has been granted pursuant to the provisions of section 17.208.050 of this ordinance:

1.

Churches, temples and other places of religious worship.

E.

Any use that is not specifically listed in Subsections C. and D. may be considered a permitted or conditionally permitted use provided that the planning director finds that the proposed use is substantially the same in character and intensity as those listed in the designated subsections. Such a use is subject to the permit process which governs the category in which it falls.

(Ord. 348.3883, 9-10-199; Ord. 348.3043, 1989; Ord. 348.2670, 1987; Ord. 348.2244, 1984; Ord. 348 § 8.50)

(Ord. No. 348.4596, §§ 13, 14, 2-10-2009; Ord. 348.4713, § 7, 11-9-2010)

The following standards of development shall apply to mobilehome subdivisions:

A.

No real property shall be used unless a subdivision has been recorded pursuant to the provisions of the county land division Ordinance No. 460 and this chapter.

B.

Mobilehomes shall meet the following minimum lot setbacks: twenty (20) feet front yard, five feet side yard and five feet rear yard. The twenty (20) foot front setback may be reduced on interior streets to ten (10) feet if community recreation areas are developed as a part of the subdivision. No structural encroachments shall be permitted in the front, side or rear yard except as provided for in section 17.172.140.

C.

Building height shall not exceed three stories, with a maximum height of forty (40) feet.

D.

Minimum lot size shall be either of the following:

1.

Minimum lot size of seven thousand two hundred (7,200) square feet, with a minimum average width of sixty (60) feet and a minimum frontage of not less than forty-five (45) feet and a minimum average depth of one hundred (100) feet for each lot. Lots fronting on knuckle and cul-de-sac streets may have a frontage of not less than thirty-five (35) feet. Lots that do not front on a street shall be permitted only upon a finding by the planning commission that it is impractical due to topographical conditions, terrain or configuration of the parcel of land to develop full street frontage lots. Such lots, designated as flag lots, shall meet all lot requirements except that requirement of street frontage but shall have an access strip to a street not less than twenty (20) feet wide and not exceeding one hundred fifty (150) feet in length;

2.

Minimum lot size of three thousand six hundred (3,600) square feet, with a minimum average width of forty (40) feet and a minimum frontage of not less than thirty (30) feet, if community open areas or recreational facilities or a combination thereof, are developed as a part of the subdivision. The standards for the recreation area shall be as follows:

a.

A minimum of five hundred (500) square feet for each residential lot in the subdivision shall be developed into usable community open and recreation areas. The combined square footage of community area and residential lot area, not including streets rights-of-way, shall total no less than six thousand (6,000) square feet for each residential lot in the subdivision.

b.

The recreation areas shall be designated on the subdivision map and shall be located entirely within the subdivision development.

E.

For subdivisions that include community open or recreation areas, a community association with the unqualified right to assess the owners of the residential lots for all maintenance operations and other costs of the common areas and facilities and the community association shall be established and continuously maintained. The association shall have the right to lien the lots of owners who default in the payment of their assessments. The association's lien shall not be subordinate to any encumbrance other than a deed of trust or mortgage made in good faith and for value which is of record prior to the recordation of the lien of the association. Prior to recordation of the final subdivision map, the developer shall submit for approval the declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions for the project. The approved declaration shall be recorded at the time of the recording of the final subdivision map.

F.

The following improvements shall be installed on all lots used for residential purposes:

1.

A concrete slab or other metal or wood deck containing at least two hundred (200) square feet;

The area between the ground level and the floor of a mobilehome shall be screened from view by an opaque skirt entirely around the mobilehome.

G.

No common area for storage of camp and boat trailers shall be permitted unless it is designated on the subdivision map.

H.

Not more than one mobilehome for residential purposes shall be permitted on a lot.

I.

Whenever the soil is excavated below a mobilehome, a retaining wall shall be installed extending six inches above grade. Plans for the retaining wall shall be approved by the county building and safety department.

(Ord. 348.2510, 1983; Ord. 348.2162, 1983; Ord. 348 § 8.51)

In addition to any conditions imposed upon the granting of a conditional use permit, the following minimum standards shall apply to mobilehome parks:

A.

The minimum site that may be developed for a mobilehome park shall be five acres gross.

B.

Minimum area for each mobilehome site shall be two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet with a minimum width of thirty (30) feet.

(Ord. 348, § 8.52)

A.

All mobilehome subdivisions and mobilehome parks that are proposed to be constructed adjacent to, or across the street from, land zoned R-1, R-1A or R-A, unless the gross area of each lot in the mobilehome development is not less than two and one-half acres and the average width of each lot is not less than two hundred sixty (260) feet, shall have a common area consisting of a twenty (20) foot minimum setback along all adjoining boundary streets and a fifteen (15) foot side and rear setback along all non-street boundaries of the development. Masonry walls six feet high shall be erected along all boundary lines, except that along all street boundaries the wall shall be erected five feet from the right-of-way line. The area between the wall and the street shall be planted in ground cover. Trees or shrubs shall be planted within a ten (10) foot strip adjacent to the inside of all boundary walls unless an interior street adjoins a perimeter wall. All trees and

shrubs planted shall be of a variety that will grow to a height of not less than fifteen (15) feet and shall be planted at intervals so that at maturity the trees or shrubs will provide solid screening of mobilehome park or mobilehome subdivision. All planting shall be maintained in a growing condition. In mobilehome subdivisions, approved provisions shall be required for the continued maintenance of the landscaped common area surrounding the development by a community association composed of the owners of the individual lots or other legal entity providing for participation by the individual lot owners in the responsibility and cost thereof. The association shall have the right to place a lien upon the individual lots for all necessary costs and expenses of maintaining the area. Exception: The improvement and setback requirements contained in this section may be modified or eliminated when the commission finds that due to topographical conditions or property ownership patterns these requirements are impractical and will not serve to protect the present or future welfare of the public.

B.

Lots in a mobilehome subdivision or mobilehome park shall not front on a street which is zoned R-1, R-1A or R-A on the opposite side of the street.

C.

Automobile storage space shall be provided as required by Chapter 17.188.

(Ord. 348.3857, 1999; Ord. 348.2244, 1984; Ord. 348.2162, 1983; Ord. 348.2074, 1982; Ord. 348.1411, 1975; Ord. 348.1327, 1974; Ord. 348.1023, 1972; Ord. 348.860, 1971; Ord. 348.773, 1970; Ord. 348.718, 1970; Ord. 348.628, 1969; Ord. 348.556, 1968; Ord. 348.356, 1965; Ord. 348 § 8.53)