Montague Municipal Code Ch. 15.20 Mobile Homes

MOBILE HOMES

Sections:

15.20.010 Applicability.

This chapter applies only to those mobile homes which are certified under the National Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5401, et seq.) i.e., all mobile homes constructed and/or purchased after October, 1976. The restrictions relating to the installation of other types of manufactured housing existing as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter are to remain in effect. (Ord. 176 (part), 1981)

Every person installing or causing to be installed through the service of any employee, agent or independent contractor, or otherwise any new or previously owned mobile home for which a building permit is issued shall pay a license tax computed at two percent of the current value of the mobile home. (Ord. 176 § 1, 1981)

The license taxes established pursuant to Section 15.20.020 shall be due and payable at the City Hall, Montague, California, upon issuance of a building permit for the installation of a mobile home; provided, however, that there shall be a refund of such taxes in the event that the building permit is not used for such installation. There shall be no refund after commencement. (Ord. 176 § 2, 1981)

All of the sums collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the general fund and shall be used as stated therein. (Ord. 176 § 3, 1981)

Those mobile homes, manufactured homes, or modular homes meeting the criteria set out in Sections 15.20.010 and 15.20.020 may be installed on any lot within any R district (R-1; R-2; R-3 and RAG-2-l/2 districts) provided the regulations set out in Sections 15.20.060 through 15.20.150 are met. (Ord. 97-01, 1997; Ord. 176 § 4 (part), 1981)

Prior to any work being done toward the installation of any mobile home, a complete set of plans and proposals shall be submitted to the planning commission. (Ord. 176 § 4(a), 1981)

After receiving planning commission authorization but prior to the installation of a mobile home on a foundation system, the mobile home owner shall obtain a city building permit. (Ord. 176 § 4(b), 1981)

A mobile/modular home must be installed on a permanent foundation system. Foundation systems may be approved by the California State Department of Housing and Community Development or the city. Foundation systems approved by the Department of Housing and Community Development shall be accepted as approved by the city. (Ord. 93-5, 1993; Ord. 176 § 4(c), 1981)

• A. Minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be as per zoning requirements.

• B. Minimum lot width for existing lots shall be fifty feet. Minimum lot width for new lots shall be sixty feet.

• C. Maximum allowable lot coverage by all structures shall be forty percent.

• D. Maximum allowable height shall be thirty-five feet.

• E. Minimum front yard shall be twenty feet.

• F. Minimum side yard shall be: comer, ten feet; interior, five feet.

• G. Minimum rear yard shall be a ten-foot setback and one thousand square feet uncovered on the rear onethird of the lot. (Ord. 176 § 4(d), 1981)

A. All mobile home installations shall be provided with a driveway to provide ingress and egress between the property and the public street and to provide off-street parking for residents. Curbs and gutters conforming to city specifications are required across the front of the building lot or lots. In lieu of the actual curbs and gutters, a fee of seven dollars per foot of the distance across the front (street-side) of the building site may be paid to the city. (Ord. 176 § 4(e), 1981)

All mobile homes shall be provided with roof overhang; i.e., eaves. Such eaves shall conform in size to at least the minimum size required on a conventional single-family dwelling within the city. (Ord. 176 § 4(f), 1981)

All utilities shall be connected in a manner provided and approved by the city. (Ord. 176 § 4(g), 1981)

All mobile home installations shall be architecturally compatible with their immediate area. (Ord. 176 § 4(h), 1981)

It shall be the duty of the building inspector to enforce the provisions of this chapter pertaining to the installation of mobile homes within the city. (Ord. 176 § 7, 1981)

Every person violating any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall pay such fine, or suffer such penalty, as fixed by the court. (Ord. 176 § 6, 1981)