Chapter 24.220 — MHP MOBILE HOME PARK ZONE

Sections:

• 24.220.010 Chapter Description.

• 24.220.020 Uses – Permitted.

• 24.220.030 Same – Subject to a Use Permit.

• 24.220.040 Same – Incidental.

• 24.220.050 Same – Special Provisions.

• 24.220.060 Standards – Density.

• 24.220.070 Same – Height.

• 24.220.080 Same – Setbacks.

• 24.220.090 Same – Other.

• 24.220.100 Nonconformance.

Chapter 24.220 establishes the MHP Mobile Home Park Zone, also known as the “MHP” Zone, and prescribes use types and other regulations for this zone. Any applicable overlay zones described in chapters 24.300 through 24.399 may impose regulations in addition to those for the MHP zone. This chapter is intended to provide for mobile home parks, recognizing the fact that such developments offer alternatives in the selection of dwelling units and opportunities for affordable housing. (Code 1971, § 15.220.010)

The following use types are permitted, subject to the provisions of this chapter:

1. Residential. Family Residential: Mobile Home

The San Buenaventura Coastal Zoning Code is current through Ordinance 2024-005, passed June 4, 2024.

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Mobile Home Parks

2. General. Government Services

Recreation Services: Public Parks and Playgrounds

Recycling Services: Consumer

Recycling Collection Points

3. Agricultural. None (Code 1971, § 15.220.020)

The following use types may be permitted subject to the provisions of this chapter and further provided that a use permit is approved pursuant to chapter 24.520:

1. Residential. None

2. General. Community Meeting

Day Care Centers

Education Services: General

Group Care

Safety Services

Utility or Equipment Substations

3. Agricultural. None (Code 1971, § 15.220.030)

Incidental uses as defined in chapter 24.110 may be permitted. (Code 1971, § 15.220.040)

Uses listed in sections 24.220.020 through 24.220.040 shall also comply with the following special provisions:

The San Buenaventura Coastal Zoning Code is current through Ordinance 2024-005, passed June 4, 2024.

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1. Design Review. Design review approval must be obtained to the extent required by chapter 24.545 for any mobile home park perimeter wall, any landscaping between such wall and the mobile home park property line, and any recreation facilities or other community buildings.

2. Planned Development Permit. A planned development permit pursuant to chapter 24.525 is required prior to any construction of new structures, or additions or alterations to existing structures, in conjunction with, or in any way related to, the use types listed in sections 24.220.020 and 24.220.030 except for the Recycling Services: Consumer Recycling Collection Points use type.

3. Temporary Uses. Temporary uses may be conducted in the MHP zone only to the extent permitted by chapter 24.120.

4. Home Occupations. Home occupations may be conducted in the MHP zone only to the extent permitted by chapter 24.125.

5. Group Care. All Group Care uses must comply with the provisions of chapter 24.435.

6. Domestic Animals. Domestic animals, as defined in chapter 24.110, are permitted provided that, no more than six adult animals over the age of four months are permitted per dwelling unit, and further provided that, no more than three adult dogs are permitted per dwelling unit.

7. Livestock Animals. Livestock animals are not permitted in the MHP zone.

8. Wild Animals. Wild animals are not permitted in the MHP zone.

9. Recycling Services: Consumer Recycling Collection Points. Uses classified in the Recycling Services: Consumer Recycling Collection Points use type must comply with the provisions of chapter 24.485. (Code 1971, § 15.220.050)

• A. Minimum Lot Area. Each mobile home space in the MHP zone shall have a minimum area of 3,010 square feet.

• B. Minimum Lot Width and Depth. Each mobile home space in the MHP zone shall have a minimum average width of 43 feet and a minimum depth of 70 feet.

• C. Maximum Lot Coverage. Maximum mobile home space coverage shall not exceed 75 percent of the area of each mobile home space.

• D. Minimum Park Area. Each mobile home park shall have a minimum area of ten acres.

• E. Maximum Park Density. Each mobile home park shall have a maximum density of eight dwelling units per gross acre; and no single mobile home park shall contain more than 300 dwelling units. (Code 1971, § 15.220.060)

The San Buenaventura Coastal Zoning Code is current through Ordinance 2024-005, passed June 4, 2024.

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A. Height Determination. The height of buildings and other structures in the MHP zone shall be determined in accordance with section 24.405.040.

B. Maximum Number of Stories. Buildings and other structures in the MHP zone shall not exceed 2 1/2 stories in height.

C. Maximum Height. Regardless of the number of stories comprising a building or structure, no portion of a building or other structure in the MHP zone shall exceed 30 feet in height, except as provided in section 24.405.030. (Code 1971, § 15.220.070)

A. No mobile home space shall be located closer than 30 feet to any property line abutting a public street or alley, nor closer than 15 feet to the side or rear property lines of the mobile home park in which it is located.

B. No mobile home space shall be located closer than 20 feet to any recreation or community building, nor closer than ten feet to any laundry or service building.

C. No portion of any mobile home, except awnings or patio covers, shall be closer than five feet to any of the boundary lines of the space which it occupies. Eave overhangs for patio covers and awnings shall be no closer than three feet to any such boundary line.

D. The minimum distance between mobile homes and related buildings shall comply with the State of California rules and regulations governing mobile homes and the construction of mobile home parks. (Code 1971, § 15.220.080)

The following development regulations and standards shall also apply within the MHP zone:

1. Parking. Offstreet parking shall be provided for all uses in the MHP zone as required by chapter 24.415

2. Signs. All signs must comply with the provisions of chapter 24.420.

3. Project Walls and Landscaping.

a. All mobile home parks shall be surrounded by a solid block wall six feet in height. Said required six-foot wall shall terminate within 25 feet of any driveway that provides vehicle ingress and egress for the site.

b. The required wall surrounding the mobile home park shall be designed as a serpentine or offset wall and shall be decorative in nature.

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• c. Such required serpentine or offset walls shall be designed and provided such that no portion of such walls or fences shall be closer than 15 feet to any public right-of-way, or closer than five feet to any mobile home lot.

• d. A minimum 30-foot wide landscaped area shall be provided adjacent to all public streets or alleys, including freeway rights-of-way.

4. Recreational Facilities.

   • a. A minimum of 350 square feet of area for each mobile home lot within a mobile home park shall be provided for recreational facilities within that mobile home park.

   • b. Improved sidewalks, walkways or paths shall link all mobile home lots to recreational facilities.

5. Storage Facilities. Storage facilities for recreational vehicles shall be provided at the ratio of one storage space for each four mobile home sites. Such storage facilities shall comply with the following regulations:

   • a. Such storage areas shall be screened by landscaping and solid walls.

   • b. Minimum dimensions for storage of each recreational vehicle shall be 12 feet by 30 feet.

6. Code Compliance. All development in this zone shall be carried out and maintained in compliance with the California Code of Regulations, Title 25, “Housing and Community Development.”

7. Additional Criteria. Any and all further development standards or criteria that may be adopted from time to time by resolution of the city council shall apply to uses in this zone in addition to the minimum requirements and standards set forth herein.

8. Coastal Development. All development within the coastal zone shall comply with the provisions of chapter 24.310 and chapter 24.515.

9. Flood Plain Overlay Zones. All development within a designated Flood Plain (FP) Overlay Zone shall comply with the provisions of chapter 24.320 and chapter 24.530.

10. Open Storage. Open storage in a front yard is prohibited.

11. Mobile homes, uses classified as family residential: mobile home use types must be located on a permanent foundation system and must comply with the following architectural standards:

• a. Roofing and siding materials shall be non-reflective; and

• b. Roofs shall have a minimum roof overhang of 16 inches.

12. Vehicle Repair. No vehicles may be repaired in a mobile home park unless all the following conditions are met:

• a. The vehicle under repair must be owned by the current resident of the property upon which the repairs are being made.

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• b. Registration or proof of current ownership of the vehicle being repaired shall be available for inspection on the premises at all times while the vehicle is under repair.

• c. Vehicle repairs may be conducted only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.

• d. Repair of a particular vehicle shall be conducted and completed in no more than 30 days.

• e. Storage of any vehicle under repair, or storage of parts of a vehicle, upon a public street or alley or upon a landscaped area or an unpaved yard area, other than a driveway, is prohibited.

• f. Body work on a vehicle is prohibited.

• g. Painting of a vehicle or any portion of a vehicle is prohibited. (Code 1971, § 15.220.090)

All nonconforming uses, nonconforming structures, and nonconforming lots in the MHP Zone are subject to the provisions of chapter 24.465. (Code 1971, § 15.220.100)