Chapter 18.18 — MOBILE HOME INSTALLATION

Each mobile home installed on a building site in any single-unit residential zone shall comply with all site and development standards applicable to the zone and the additional requirements set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010; Ord. 1853, 12/18/2023)

No mobile home shall be installed on any lot located in a single-unit residential zone without the approval of a certificate of site compatibility.

(Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010; Ord. 1853, 12/18/2023)

An application for a certificate of site compatibility shall be submitted to the planning department on forms to be provided by the department together with an application fee in an amount determined by resolution of the city council from time to time. It shall include the following information in addition to that required by the director of planning:

• A. A site plan of the building site drawn to scale showing the exact location of the mobile home and all accessory structures with dimensions and setbacks specified;

• B. A vicinity plan showing location of buildings on all adjacent properties, including properties across the street from the subject building site;

• C. A grading plan showing proposed grading of the building site and retaining walls;

• D. A plan showing the proposed water and sewer facilities, screening, fencing, driveway location and proposed foundation details;

• E. Photographs of the subject mobile home and of the structures on adjacent properties;

• F. Adequate evidence that the mobile home as installed is certified under the National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974;

G. A written description of the roofing and siding materials and the amount and location of roof overhang. (Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010)

The planning commission shall approve the application by resolution, subject to such conditions as it deems necessary to ensure that the lot will be compatible for mobile home use, if it finds and determines that:

• A. The mobile home is certified under the National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Act of 1974;

• B. The mobile home will be installed on a foundation system which complies with the requirements or the regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of Section 18551 of the Health and Safety Code;

• C. The mobile home complies with all developmental standards applicable to the zone in which the lot is situated;

• D. The architectural treatment of the mobile home shall be of material customarily used in conventionally built housing;

• E. The architectural treatment of the mobile home is generally compatible with that of surrounding properties and structures;

• F. The proposed structure or mobile home, with any conditions to be imposed, is in harmony with the various elements in the general plan and is not economically or aesthetically detrimental to the existing previously approved structures or mobile homes in the surrounding area.

• (Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010)

The applicant, the city council or any member thereof, or any party aggrieved by the decision of the planning commission may appeal the decision to the city council by filing a notice of appeal to the council. The council shall hold a public hearing on the matter and render its decision within thirty days thereafter. (Ord. 1719 § 1, 2010)