Vallejo Municipal Code Ch. 16.325 Manufactured Housing

These provisions ensure that manufactured and factory-built residential units can be developed as a more affordable option for meeting housing needs; while protecting public health and safety, and maintaining the character of residential neighborhoods. Manufactured homes (also known as "mobile homes") may be used for residential uses by complying with the requirements of this chapter; as well as temporary uses, subject to the approval of a temporary use permit consistent with Chapter 16.339, Temporary Uses.

A. Manufactured homes to be placed on individual lots on a permanent foundation system shall comply with the following requirements:

1. A manufactured home constructed after September 15, 1971 shall include an insignia of approval from the California Department of Housing and Community Development, or if constructed after July 1, 1976, shall include an insignia of approval from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Such units shall not have been altered in violation of applicable codes.

2. Manufactured homes may be placed on any lot zoned for single-unit residential development with the following exceptions:

a. Manufactured homes shall not be permitted on non-graded hillside lots exceeding ten percent grade or split-level graded lots; and

b. No manufactured home on permanent foundation systems shall be permitted on lots zoned for single-unit development in a neighborhood which has been designated as a district of historic or architectural significance or identified in an approved city survey as potentially eligible for designation, unless such manufactured home meets the design guidelines adopted for such neighborhoods or such other criteria as determined by the director. A copy of any approved city survey shall be available from the planning division.

B. Development Standards

1. Manufactured homes placed on any lot zoned for single-unit use shall be subject to all applicable provisions of the Zoning Code and shall have a minimum width of twenty feet;

2. Covered parking and storage buildings shall have the same architectural treatment as the main structure;

3. Siding and roofing materials shall be compatible with the surrounding architecture; and

4. Eaves shall extend to provide appropriate solar screening and to be compatible with adjoining architecture.

5. Roof material shall consist of material customarily used for conventional single-unit dwellings, such as tile, composition shingles, and wood shakes and shingles. If shingles and/or wood shakes are used, the pitch of the roof shall be not less than three inches vertical to twelve inches horizontal.

6. The unit's skirting must extend to the finished grade.

A manufactured home having no permanent foundation system shall be placed in a mobile home park, including a tiny home. Mobile home parks shall meet the standards and conditions of the mobile home park standards of Chapter 16.328, Mobile Home Parks, and any other requirements adopted by the city council.