Ventura Municipal Code Ch. 24.450 Trailer Coach Regulations

This chapter establishes regulations governing the use of trailer coaches, as defined in Chapter 24.110. This chapter provides for the use of trailer coaches on certain sites for limited periods of time. (Code 1971, § 15.650.010)

Trailer coaches may be used for the purposes described in subsections A through C of this section; provided, that a director’s permit is approved pursuant to Chapter 24.505 prior to the initiation of the trailer coach use. Unless the use is approved for a use permit in accordance with Section 24.450.030, the use may not be maintained longer than 12 months from the date of issuance of the director’s permit authorizing the trailer coach use. The following uses may be authorized:

A. Real Estate Sales Office. The sales office must be located at the site of the dwelling units offered for sale and may remain at the site for a maximum of 12 months or until all units in the development are sold, whichever occurs first;

B. Temporary Office. One temporary office, other than a real estate sales office, at any one site in all zones except residential zones, the parks (P) zone, and the agriculture (A) zone;

C. Caretaker’s Residence. A caretaker’s residence may be authorized to provide temporary security for a site if deemed necessary and reasonable by the director, such as during construction. (Code 1971, § 15.650.020)

Trailer coaches, as defined in Chapter 24.110, may be used as indicated for the following purposes for longer than 12 months; provided, that a use permit is approved and all conditions imposed on the use permit pursuant to Chapter 24.520 are complied with:

A. Real Estate Sales Office. Any such real estate sales office must be located at the site of the dwelling units offered for sale. The maximum time limit that may be allowed for this use shall not exceed two years inclusive of any extensions;

B. Temporary Office. A temporary office at any one location or premises in all zones except residential zones, the parks (P) one, and the agriculture (A) zone. The maximum time limit that may be allowed for this use shall not exceed two years inclusive of any extensions. (Code 1971, § 15.650.030)

A trailer coach may be used as a temporary residence for the homeless only to the extent allowed by this section:

A. A trailer coach may be used as a temporary residence for the homeless only if:

1. Such trailer coach is located on a premises which has an existing, valid use permit for a Community Meeting use type;

2. Only if the sole purpose of such residence is to provide temporary housing for otherwise homeless individuals; and

3. Only if the underlying zone permits residential use types.

B. A trailer coach that complies with subsection A of this section may be approved as a temporary residence by the director as a minor change to an existing use permit in accordance with Chapter 24.505, but only for a maximum period of 12 months. Any use of a trailer coach as a temporary residence for the homeless for more than 12 months requires approval of an amendment to the existing use permit in accordance with Chapters 24.520 and 24.570. The maximum period of time that may be allowed for this use pursuant to an amendment to a use permit shall not exceed five years inclusive of any extensions. (Code 1971, § 15.650.040)