Chapter 3-15 — MOBILE HOME PARKS

Sections:

3-15-010 Conformance to provisions.

3-15-020 Definitions.

3-15-030 Location.

3-15-040 Maximum park size.

3-15-050 Driveways and access.

3-15-060 Landscaping, screening, open space, recreation.

3-15-070 Lot regulations.

3-15-080 Other regulations.

Mobile home parks, trailer parks, travel trailer parks and recreation trailer parks, where permitted, shall conform to Title 25 of the California Administrative Code and the additional provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 751 § 1, 1971; Ord. 442 § 21.20)

Definitions are as set forth in Title 25 of the California Administrative Code. (Ord. 751 § 1, 1971; Ord. 442 § 21.21)

Mobile home parks shall be considered a residential use to be permitted in the RG and RM zoning districts through conditional use permit approval and in a PD district where density is in conformance with the general plan or justified by density transfer. In addition, a mobile home park shall be approved only when the following findings can be made:

A. The site is in an area having schools, public parks, shopping facilities, and other facilities deemed necessary to serve the needs of the people living in the park, either existing or planned to be developed

in the immediate future.

B. The site is located with ready access to major streets.

C. The site is located such that additional traffic generated will not reduce the efficiency of existing streets in the area or will not preclude the development of a street pattern necessary to the proper development of the area. (Ord. 751 § 1, 1971; Ord. 442 § 21.22)

A. Area. Fifty acres or as may be imposed under permit approval to assure compatibility of the use within the area or to assure that the size of a park is not so great as to preclude the proper development of the surrounding area.

B. Allowable Density. Eight lots per acre. (Ord. 751 § 1, 1971; Ord. 442 § 21.23)

A. Park Entrances and Exits.

1. No vehicular entrance or exit from any park shall be within 200 feet from the boundary of any commercial zone or the boundary of any parcel occupied by a school, public park or playground, church, hospital, library or institution for dependent children, except where such property is in another block or another street on which the premises of the park does not abut.

2. At least one vehicular entrance and exit shall be provided for each 25 acres of a mobile home park. In addition, emergency entrance and exit roads shall be provided as may be required by the city.

B. Lot Access. Each mobile home lot shall have frontage on a driveway or shall have an access way width of not less than 15 feet to a driveway.

C. Driveways.

1. Driveways shall have not less than 25 feet in clear width. If parking is to be provided on one side, the driveway shall not be less than 32 feet in width. If parking is to be provided on both sides, the driveway shall not be less than 40 feet in width.

2. Driveways intersecting any other driveway shall intersect at as near a right angle as is practicable, but not less than 60 degrees.

3. A block corner shall be rounded at the curb by a radius of not less than 20 feet.

4. Driveways intersecting at an angle less than 80 degrees shall be turned so as to provide the minimum 80-degree intersection required and a minimum of 50 feet of tangent from the intersection of the driveway centerline with the intersecting curb line.

5. Driveways shall be improved with the provision of paving and either a center street gutter or a fourinch high concrete curb and a gutter.

6. Driveway improvement shall be in conformance with California Public Works Roadway Design Standards for Traffic Index 4.5.

7. Vertical curbs shall be required adjacent to all recreational facilities, open areas and landscaped areas, where designated by the city.

D. Other Access.

1. Fire Lanes. Shall be designated, posted, and recorded as fire lanes and shall at no time be obstructed in a manner that will prohibit vehicular access through the fire lane system.

2. Pedestrian Access. There shall be provided a system of landscaped pathways to be used exclusively by pedestrians. Pathways shall serve all mobile home lots and all buildings used in common. In the event such pathways are provided adjacent to driveways, the pedestrian pathway shall be at a grade height at least four inches higher than the adjacent driveway. (Ord. 751 § 1, 1971; Ord. 442 § 21.24)

A. Screening.

1. Street Frontages. Except in areas of required vehicular entrance or exit, a six-foot high ornamental, solid board fence, masonry wall, or combination thereof shall be provided. Fences shall be set back from the property line a distance of 10 feet, with landscaping to be provided within the area between the fence and sidewalk.

2. Non-Street Frontages. A six-foot high ornamental, solid board fence, masonry wall, or combination thereof, or a 10-foot wide landscaping screen, shall be provided.

3. Miscellaneous.

• a. All mobile homes shall be fully skirted.

b. Trailer hitches shall be removed or concealed, and storage areas, tanks, garbage and refuse containers and any similar utility structures shall be screened or otherwise concealed.

B. Landscaping.

1. All common open areas and each lot including all uncovered, unpaved recreational areas shall be landscaped or otherwise maintained in a dust-free and fire-safe condition.

2. All planting shall be permanently maintained in good growing condition, free from weeds and litter, with plant pruning and replacement to be accomplished whenever necessary.

3. Landscaping shall include at least 16 shade trees per acre with at least one to be provided on each lot. Trees shall be installed concurrent with the development of the park. For areas less than one acre in size, a proportional number of trees shall be provided.

4. Landscaping within the front setback area of each mobile home lot shall consist of living plant material to be installed within 90 days of occupancy.

5. Landscaped areas shall be serviced by an irrigation system approved by the city of Livermore.

C. Recreational Facilities.

1. There shall be a recreational open area provided in each park at the ratio of at least 250 square feet for each mobile home lot, at least 25 percent of which shall be in open turf.

2. Recreational areas shall be centrally located within the park, unless another location or allocation is deemed advisable by the city and is so indicated on the approved plot plan.

3. Community facilities within the park, excluding driveways, parking areas, pedestrian pathways, required storage facilities, and central laundry facilities and drying yards, may be considered as recreational areas for purposes of fulfilling the requirements of this section.

4. Except in the case of a park restricted to adult occupancy, there shall be provided at least 5,000 square feet of area and facilities for elementary school age children.

5. There shall be provided a recreation hall which shall include a kitchen, meeting and social room, and restroom. (Ord. 751 § 1, 1971; Ord. 442 § 21.25)

A. Minimum Lot.

1. No lot shall be less than 2,600 square feet in area or have a width less than 37 feet.

2. At least 50 percent of the lots shall be of a width equal to or greater than 45 feet.

3. No mobile home shall be placed on a lot which does not have a width at least 25 feet greater than that of the mobile home.

4. For purposes of this provision only, the width of the mobile home shall include the mobile home and any structures attached to it, except awnings.

B. Yard Requirements.

1. No structure or mobile home shall be located closer than five feet of any lot line.

2. An attached towbar shall be considered as a part of the mobile homes. (Ord. 751 § 1, 1971; Ord. 442 § 21.26)

A. Minimum Setbacks. Individual lots and all accessory buildings and structures shall be set back 20 feet from all park boundaries or the distance required by the zoning district, whichever is greater.

B. Fire protection facilities, including hydrants, shall be installed by the developer as required by the city of Livermore.

C. Design Review. All landscaping, buildings, street frontage fences, and accessory structures not located on individual lots shall be subject to design review.

D. Dependent Travel Trailers and Mobile Homes.

1. A dependent or self-contained travel trailer or mobile home shall not be occupied for residential purposes for more than four weeks in any one year, unless it is equipped with a toilet for sewage disposal connected to the park’s system.

2. No dependent travel trailer or dependent mobile home shall be parked in any lot a distance greater than 200 feet from a public toilet.

E. Sale of Mobile Homes. Sale of new mobile homes shall be permitted on the lot for which the mobile home is to be located for a period not to exceed one year after final approval of construction of the park by the building department. The conduct of the business of sales of trailers and trailer accessories shall be prohibited in the park.

F. Sale of Mobile Home Lots. The sale of individual mobile home park lots within a park shall be prohibited.

G. Park Dedication. Park dedication shall be in conformance with LMC Title 18, Subdivisions, and be satisfied by dedication of monies or land at the rate in effect at the time of issuance of the building permit.

H. Off-Street Parking. Shall be provided as stated in Chapter 3-20 LPZC.

I. Trailer Storage.

1. All mobile homes in dead storage, travel trailers, trailers, unmounted camper tops, boats, and immobile motor vehicles must be stored in an area set aside specifically for this purpose.

2. Storage areas shall be enclosed by a six-foot chainlink fence with either redwood slats or plants located in such proximity so as to form a screen.

3. Storage shall be limited to belongings of the occupants of the park, with access to be controlled and limited to owners, managers, and occupants of the mobile home park.

4. Storage areas must be provided at a ratio of at least 90 square feet for each mobile home lot.

J. Each mobile home lot shall be provided with a concrete patio or raised wood deck having a width of at least eight feet and an area of 240 square feet.

K. A hose bib shall be provided on each lot or within 50 feet of any portion of each lot.

• L. Each mobile home shall be required to install awnings, cabanas, or porches.

M. A masonry walkway shall connect each mobile home to the driveway.

N. All utilities and service lines shall be underground.

O. Individual exterior TV antennas shall be prohibited. Service shall be provided by cable from a commercial service or a central TV antenna. (Ord. 751 § 1, 1971; Ord. 442 § 21.27)

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