Tracy Municipal Code Art. 13 Manufactured Homes

The purpose of this section is to regulate the permanent installation of manufactured homes on foundations for occupancy as single-family dwellings in accordance with and as defined in Section 65852.3 and any successor provisions of the California Government Code and Section 18300 and any successor provisions of the California Health and Safety Code.

All such manufactured homes shall be designed and located so as to be compatible with neighboring conventionally built dwellings. The specifications provided by this section are designed to ensure the compatibility of manufactured homes in single-family zones with the aesthetic and architectural character of the surrounding neighborhood, in the same manner as that used by the City to approve other building permits for dwellings.

(Ord. No. 1385, § 7 (Exh. E), 4-7-2026)

(a) A manufactured home may function as a single-family dwelling as the primary unit or in place of an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) such that the total number of dwelling units on a parcel does not exceed the total number of dwelling units allowed on that parcel per provisions of state and local regulations.

(b) A manufactured home may be permanently installed on a foundation and occupied as a single-family dwelling in any zone district in which a single-family dwelling is an allowed use, if and when the requirements of Title 9, Building Regulations, for issuance of a building permit have been met.

(c) A manufactured home not placed on a permanent foundation may only be located in a designated Residential Mobile Home Zone (RMH), Article 14 by City of Tracy Zoning Code and approved by California Department of Housing and Community Development, subject to the standards of that zoning designation.

(Ord. No. 1385, § 7 (Exh. E), 4-7-2026)

A manufactured home shall be allowed under the provisions of this section only if it meets all of the following specifications:

(1) Will be occupied only as a single-family dwelling.

(2) Will conform to all of the residential site development standards of the applicable zone district.

(3) Was manufactured within ten (10) years prior to the date of the application for the issuance of a permit to install the manufactured home; has been certified under the National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Section 5401, et seg.), and has not been altered in violation of applicable codes.

(4) Will be anchored to a permanent foundation to withstand wind and seismic forces of Zone D as shown on the Seismic Risk Map of the United States, according to the regulations of the Uniform Building Code currently adopted for the City of Tracy.

(5) Will meet the following residential design standards:

a. Finished with an exterior material compatible with conventionally built residential structures in the neighborhood.

b. Exterior covering material extending to the ground or to the top of a concrete foundation. (Alternative skirting materials commonly found on conventionally built residential structures are acceptable.)

c. The manufactured home will connect to all required municipal utility services.

d. Oriented for maximum solar access.

(6) A manufactured home that functions as an ADU shall be subject to all provisions of Article 23, Section 10.08.3180 as they apply to new construction ADUs in addition to the requirements in this section.

(Ord. No. 1385, § 7 (Exh. E), 4-7-2026)

An application for a building permit to install a manufactured home on a permanent foundation shall meet the standards of the Uniform Building Code adopted by the City of Tracy.

(Ord. No. 1385, § 7 (Exh. E), 4-7-2026)