Lake County Zoning Code § 43.3 Definitions
Lake County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · Lake County
Cite as: Lake County Zoning Code § 43.3 · Text as of 2026-09-23
(a) Campground: An area or tract of land used for outdoor overnight accommodations of one or more camping parties in tents, trailers or recreational vehicles, provided that no more than twenty-five (25) percent of the campground spaces possess waste disposal facilities suitable for recreational vehicles.
(b) Camping party: A person or group of not more than ten (10) persons occupying a campsite.
(c) Campsite: An area within a campground occupied by a camping party.
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(d) Comparable housing: Housing that is comparable in floor area and number of bedrooms to the mobile home to which comparison is being made, which housing meets the minimum standards of the State Uniform Housing Code.
(e) Comparable mobile home Park: any other mobile home park substantially equivalent in terms of park conditions, amenities and other relevant factors.
(f) Conversion: A change of use of a mobile home park to uses other than rental, or the holding out for rent, of two or more mobile home sites to accommodate mobile homes used for human habitation. Such a conversion may affect an entire mobile home park or any portion thereof but does not include spaces occupied by recreational vehicles. A conversion shall include a change of any existing mobile home park or any portion thereof to any other uses such as commercial or resort use, subdivision of land, condominium, stock cooperative, planned unit development, or any form of ownership wherein spaces within the mobile home park are to be sold, or the cessation of use of all or a portion of the park as a mobile home park, whether immediately or on a gradual basis, or the closure of the park. "Conversion" shall not include the purchase of the park by its existing residents.
(g) Home owner: The registered owner or owners of a mobile home, who has a tenancy in a mobile home park under a rental or lease agreement. The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to owners of second homes used on a seasonal basis.
(h) Mobile home: A structure designed for human habitation and for being transportable on a street or highway under permit pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 35790, and as defined in Section 18008 of the Health & Safety Code. "Mobile home" does not include a recreational vehicle as defined in 18010 of the Health & Safety Code. or a commercial coach, as defined herein and in Section I800I.8 of the Health & Safety Code.
(i) Mobile home park: An area of land where two or more mobile home spaces are used, rented, leased, or held out for use, rent or lease, to accommodate mobile homes for human habitation. For purposes of this Chapter, "mobile home park" shall not include a mobile home subdivision, stock cooperative, or any park where there is any combination of common ownership of the entire park or individual mobile home spaces. This shall not include recreational vehicle parks or portions of parks that include recreational vehicle spaces.
(j) Mobile home tenant: A person who occupies a mobile home in a mobile home space pursuant to a bona fide lease or rental agreement with the mobile home owner and who, during his or her tenancy, was not the owner or member of the immediate household of the mobile home owner. Tenants shall not qualify for relocation assistance pursuant to this ordinance.
(k) Resident: A person lawfully residing in a mobile home park, and includes a mobile home owner, or member of the immediate household of the mobile home owner. A resident shall not include an individual(s) who owns or occupy a mobile home on a temporary or seasonal basis or as a second residence.
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- (l) Space: When referring to a mobile home park, recreational vehicle park or campground, any area, lot, pad or site designated or used for the occupancy of one (1) mobile home, travel trailer, recreation vehicle, or camping party.
(Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988; Ord. No. 2836, 09/20/2007)
43.4 Mobile home park standards: Mobile home parks shall conform to the following minimum standards, however, the Review Authority may impose other and more restrictive requirements:
(a) Minimum site area: Five (5) acres. (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988)
(b) Maximum density: Ten (10) spaces per acre. No more than one (1) single-family mobile home may be placed on a mobile home space. No occupied travel trailer, camper, or recreational vehicle shall be allowed on any approved mobile home space except as provided for in Section 43.5(b).
(c) Minimum space area:
Two thousand four hundred (2,400) square feet for single wide mobile homes.
Three thousand four hundred (3,400) square feet for double wide mobile homes.
Four thousand four hundred (4,400) square feet for triple wide mobile homes.
(d) Minimum space width:
Single wide mobile home: Forty (40) feet
Double wide mobile home: Fifty (50) feet
Triple wide mobile home: Sixty (60) feet
(e) Minimum size for mobile homes: No mobile home which is less than eight (8) feet wide or which has a floor bed of less than four hundred eighty (480) square feet may be parked or located on a mobile home space in a mobile home park except as provided for in Section 43.5(b).
(f) Coverage: The mobile home and accessory structures shall not cover more than sixty-five (65) percent of the space area.
(g) Minimum yards: Minimum yard setbacks for individual spaces shall be five (5) feet on all sides, except for any side or rear yard abutting the project property line, in which case the minimum yard setback shall be ten (10) feet.
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- (h) Projection into yard: The following structures may be erected or project into any required yard setback:
Eaves, stairways and awnings not to exceed one (1) foot.
Landscape elements including trees, shrubs, and other plants, except hedges, provided that such landscape feature does not hinder the movement of the mobile home in or out of its space.
Mobile home tongue or hitch.
Necessary appurtenances for utility services.
(i) Skirting: Spaces beneath mobile homes shall be enclosed with architecturally harmonizing skirts or by a combination of skirts, decks and grading with ventilation and access in accordance with State law.
(j) Height:
Mobile homes: Twenty (20) feet; or
Accessory use structures: Two (2) story or thirty (30) feet maximum, whichever is less.
(k) Parking:
Occupant spaces: One (1) covered and one (1) uncovered parking space per dwelling unit, which may be tandem spaces.
Visitor spaces: One (1) for each four (4) mobile homes.
One (1) recreational vehicle (RV) parking space per five (5) mobile home spaces.
(l) Recreational vehicle parking space: RV parking spaces shall be centralized in lots and fenced for security and each space shall be a minimum of ten (10) by twenty (20) feet.
(m) Recreation areas shall each have sufficient parking facilities to accommodate one (1) automobile for every ten (10) mobile home spaces. Laundry areas shall have a minimum of two (2) parking spaces. (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988)
(n) Perimeter fencing: A six (6) foot high solid fence of (1) masonry, or (2) wood, or other fencing or screening as approved by the Planning Commission shall be provided around the perimeter of all developed areas of the mobile home park; except that the Planning Commission may waive fencing on waterfront sites.
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(o) Buffer strip: There shall be a twenty (20) foot buffer strip along all streets or roadways adjoining the park that shall be landscaped and into which no mobile homes or parking spaces shall be placed. The buffer strip shall be street side of any perimeter park fencing required. This buffer strip shall not be included in any required recreational area. (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988)
(p) Recreation area:
Fifteen (15) percent of total park area or seven hundred (700) square feet per space, whichever is less, shall be devoted to recreational areas and facilities, excluding any buffer strip required by Section 43.4(o). Use of such facilities shall be limited to park residents. All recreational areas and facilities shall be completed prior to park occupancy; except as approved by the Planning Commission in a phasing program . (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988)
No recreation area shall be less than three thousand (3,000) square feet in area and total recreation area for any park shall not be less than six thousand (6,000) square feet in area.
For parks with children, a tot lot of a minimum twelve hundred (1,200) square feet in area equipped with play apparatus shall be provided for each twenty-five (25) spaces and shall be credited to the area required under Subsection 1 above.
- All recreation areas shall be landscaped or planted in lawn and included in the landscape plan of Subsection 43.4(v).
(q) Access:
All streets shall be designed by a registered civil engineer and paved with asphaltic concrete to not less than twenty-five (25) feet in width if no car parking is permitted; and to not less than thirty-two (32) feet in width if car parking is permitted on one side and forty (40) feet in width if car parking is permitted on both sides. Roads may be divided into separate adjacent one-way traffic lanes by a curbed divider if each lane is not less than fifteen (15) feet in clear width; if car parking is proposed, each lane shall be increased in width by seven (7) feet. (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988)
No access driveway shall be located closer than one hundred (100) feet to any public street intersection.
All cul-de-sac streets shall have a minimum outside turning radius of thirty-eight (38) feet.
All corners shall have a minimum fifteen (15) feet radii.
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Curbs and gutters shall be installed on both sides of all streets. Concrete roll curbs may be approved by the Planning Commission and the Commission may approve alternatives in cases of extreme topography or low density developments.
All streets shall be illuminated pursuant to Title 25.
Each space shall front on an access street.
Stop signs shall be provided at all intersections with all public streets.
Circulation: All mobile home park developments shall complement adjoining, existing or contemplated vehicle circulation patterns. All mobile home park developments may be required to dedicate land adjoining public roads to the County for road widening purposes. Improvements of the same to County standards may be required by the Planning Commission to offset the burden placed on the public by the generation of new traffic.
(r) Utilities: All utility distribution facilities serving individual mobile home spaces shall be placed underground. The park owner is responsible for complying with the requirements of this Subsection and shall make the necessary arrangements with each of the serving utilities for the installation of such facilities. Transformers, terminal boxes, meter cabinets, pedestals, concealed ducts, and other necessary appurtenant structures may be placed above ground. Water and sewer distribution facilities shall be installed in conformance with applicable utility specifications. All mobile home spaces must be served with water, electricity, telephone and cable lines.
(s) Antennas: Individual overhead television or radio antennas shall not be permitted; either a single community antenna with underground connections, and/or underground cable television shall be provided. This Subsection shall not be interpreted to prohibit “CB” or “ham radio” antennas.
(t) Faucets: Individual outdoor faucets with hose hook-ups shall be provided for each mobile home space.
(u) Trash storage: A centralized refuse and trash storage area(s) shall be provided and be readily accessible to all mobile home spaces. Trash storage areas shall be concealed from any public and private street and enclosed by a six (6) foot solid wall or fence.
(v) Landscaping: All mobile home parks shall have the following:
- A landscape plan for open space and recreational areas, prepared by a licensed landscape architect or state licensed (C-27) landscape contractor or other qualified individual acceptable to the Department which shall be a condition of approval for the use permit.
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Planting areas drawn to scale and plants clearly located and labeled. A plant list shall include the following:
i. Botanical name.
ii. Common name.
iii. Size to be planted (gallon size).
iv. Quantity of each.
Location, name and size of all existing trees and shrubs that are to be incorporated as part of the landscape plan.
Irrigation facilities adequate to maintain plant materials at all times. Use of automatic watering systems is encouraged to facilitate maintenance. Hose bibs shall be located within serviceable proximity to every planter where fixed and/or automatic water systems are not employed.
A continuous maintenance program shall be provided by the mobile home park developer for the landscaped areas. The plan shall include repair or replacement as needed for the life of the park.
All approved landscaping shall be installed or financial assurance provided to the Department in an amount sufficient to fund the total cost of the required landscaping.
(w) Signs: Mobile home parks shall be allowed up to fifty (50) square feet of sign area visible from external roadways and adjoining property. Signs shall be limited to:
One (1) freestanding sign and one (1) wall sign.
No single sign shall exceed twenty-five (25) square feet in area.
The maximum height of a freestanding sign shall be six (6) feet.
A freestanding sign located in the mobile home park buffer strip.
Accessory uses: The following accessory uses are permitted in a mobile home park:
- (a) Uses permitted: Accessory uses which are permitted uses and serve park residents and which shall not be available for use by the general public, including: Coin operated machines for laundry, soft drinks, cigarettes and similar uses, on condition that such uses shall be located in the interior of the park and shall not
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occupy more than five hundred (500) square feet of the area for each fifty (50) mobile homes or fraction thereof.
(b) Uses permitted subject to first obtaining a major use permit in each case:
A management facility or office, recreational facilities or clubhouses, a common car wash, storage facilities, and a single family residence for the manager which may also be used in part as an office.
Permanent or transient recreational vehicle spaces: The location, number and size of spaces shall be approved by major use permit and shall meet the standards of Sections 43.20 and 43.30.
Sale of mobile homes at mobile home parks:
i. The operation of a business or occupation, either full or part-time, for the purpose of mobile home sales, may be allowed on the premises of any legally established mobile home park as an accessory use not subject to a use permit. The maximum number of unoccupied mobile homes so installed for display shall not exceed three (3) units at any time unless a major use permit has been approved.
- ii. Restrictions : In no event shall the holder of the major use permit or any other person maintain or allow to be maintained on the mobile home park premises for display any mobile home either assembled or disassembled which is not installed on a space and connected to all utilities sufficient to be legally adequate for immediate occupancy.
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