Division 6 — MOBILE HOME PARK ZONE

This division sets forth specific development standards for mobile home parks and subdivisions in order to provide park residents with a safe, comfortable, healthy and pleasant living environment. All mobile home parks and subdivisions must be developed in accordance with the provisions of this Division 6. Also, mobile home subdivisions must meet applicable provisions of the State Subdivision Map Act, as applied through Chapter 16.80 (Subdivisions) of this Title 16.

(Ord. 1100, passed 7-6-04)

The provisions of the Mobile Home Parks Act (Cal. Health & Safety Code, Division 13, Part 2.1) and the applicable regulations adopted by the California Department of Housing and Community Development, as each may be amended from time-to-time, are hereby adopted as a part of this division. The Building Official may be authorized to enforce all of the provisions of the Act pertaining to the construction, alteration, or modification of all manufactured dwelling units within mobile home parks. Construction only of all other structures may be subject to the review and approval of the Planning Department. It may be the duty of the Building Official to enforce all the provisions pertaining to permits for the operation, maintenance, use, occupancy, sanitation, and safety of all mobile home parks and subdivisions. (Ord. 1100, passed 7-6-04)

The following development standards apply to all mobile home parks within the City of Santa Paula.

(A) Minimum site area. A minimum site area of 10 acres, with a minimum street frontage of 250 feet, are required for all new mobile home parks and subdivisions.

(B) Drainage. All mobile home parks must be located on a graded site with no depressions in which surface water will accumulate. The ground must be sloped to provide storm drainage run-off by means of surface or subsurface drainage facilities that connect to public storm drain facilities.

• (C) Roadways.

(1) Public roadways are required to conform to standards established by the City Engineer for local streets.

(2) Private roadways within a mobile home park must have a minimum width of 32 feet if car parking is permitted on one side of the roadway, and a minimum width of 40 feet if car parking is permitted on both sides of the roadway. Roadways designed for car parking on one side must have signs or markings prohibiting the parking of vehicles on the traffic flow side of the roadway.

(3) All roadways must have clear and unobstructed access to a public thoroughfare. A roadway may have security gates as may be permitted by other city regulations.

• (D) Required common open space and recreation areas.

(1) A minimum area of 200 square feet for common recreation purposes is required for each mobile home space. Such space must be located to be convenient to all residents of the mobile home park.

(2) The required common usable open space must be arranged to provide at least 50% of the space in at least one area. The minimum dimensions of such space must be 25 feet by 25 feet. The remaining required common usable

open space may be distributed throughout the Mobile Home Park and need not be in one such area; provided, however, no area containing less than 50 square feet may be considered common usable open space.

(3) All required common usable open space must be improved in a manner appropriate to its intended purposes, and all landscaping must comply with the requirements of § 16.13.060. Natural features of the site reasonably worthy of preservation, as determined by the Planning Director through the design review or other permit review procedure, may be retained in their natural state and need not be improved, but must be maintained. Natural areas may be improved with such items as irrigation lines and additional plant materials to assist in assuring the lasting retention of the natural feature being preserved.

(4) A minimum of 50% of the required common usable open space must be located on those portions of the lot or building site where the slope is no greater than 10%.

(E) Accessory buildings and uses. Accessory buildings and uses that serve the entire mobile home park, including recreation facilities, laundry areas, mobile home park offices, and maintenance or storage buildings, must be located at least 200 feet from the boundary of any mobile home space. All exterior maintenance or storage areas must be enclosed by a masonry wall of at least 6 feet in height.

) Accessory buildings and uses. Accessory buildings and uses that serve the entire mobile home park, including recreation facilities, laundry areas, mobile home park offices, and maintenance or storage buildings, must be located at least 200 feet from the boundary of any mobile home space. All exterior maintenance or storage areas must be enclosed by a masonry wall of at least 6 feet in height.

(F) Perimeter screening. Perimeter screening of the mobile home park must be provided as required through permit approval.

(G) Landscaping. Landscaping must be provided on all areas not used for buildings, parking, roadway, pathways, or recreational facilities. Existing natural landscape features should be retained where possible and integrated into the landscape plan. The landscaping is considered actual planting areas of lawn, trees, planter boxes, shrubs, groundcover, or other decorative material as approved by the Planning Director. Fountains, ponds, sculpture, and decorative screen walls as an integral part of the landscaping scheme are permitted.

(H) Pedestrian walkways. A connected pedestrian walkway system must be provided within the mobile home park providing access to the units, recreation areas, and open space. The walks must be a minimum of four feet in width and constructed of concrete or a similar durable material.

(Ord. 1100, passed 7-6-04)

The following development standards apply to all mobile home sites and lots within a mobile home park located in the City of Santa Paula.

(A) Occupancy. Each mobile home site or lot must accommodate only one mobile home, recreational vehicle, or commercial coach.

(B) Drainage. The area beneath each mobile home must be sloped to provide for drainage from beneath the mobile home to an outside surface drainage facility.

(C) Lot/space area and dimensions. Each mobile home site or lot must contain a minimum area of 3,500 square feet for exclusive use by the occupants of the site or lot. For mobile home subdivisions, each individual lot must conform to the minimum requirements established for the zone in which the subdivision is located. Each site or lot must have a minimum width of 45 feet and a minimum depth of 65 feet.

(D) Accessory structures.

(1) Accessory buildings and structures located on a mobile home site or lot may extend into the required separations cited in subsection D above, provided that a minimum separation of six feet is maintained between the edge of the projection and an adjacent mobile home, building, accessory structure, or projection.

(2) Accessory buildings and structures must be set back a minimum distance of three feet from any mobile home lot line. However, carports, awnings, fences, windbreaks, and stairways may be installed to the lot line.

(E) Site or lot coverage. The area of a mobile home or lot site covered by the mobile home and all accessory buildings and structures must not exceed 75% of the site or lot area.

(F) Required landscaping. A minimum of 20% of each mobile home site or lot must be landscaped with plant materials, including at least one tree on each space.

(G) Lot access. Each mobile home site or lot must have direct access to an abutting roadway that provides circulation throughout the mobile home park or subdivision.

(Ord. 1100, passed 7-6-04)

In addition to the requirements contained in this division, the following additional requirements contained in this Title 16 apply to mobile home parks and subdivisions:

Chapter 16.40: General Property Development Standards Chapter 16.46: Off-Street Parking and Loading Chapter 16.48: Signs Chapter 16.54 - 16.76: Standards for Specific Land Uses Chapter 16.112: Nonconforming Uses Chapter 16.114: Nonconforming Structures Chapter 16.116: Nonconforming Lots Chapter 16.230: Home Occupations Chapter 16.80: Subdivisions

(Ord. 1100, passed 7-6-04; Am. Ord. 1159, passed 6-19-06)