Yuba County Municipal Code Ch. 10.25 Manufactured Homes

The purpose of this Chapter is to regulate the emplacement and use of manufactured homes as a place of human habitation within the unincorporated areas of Yuba County, consistent with the protection of the public health, welfare and safety.

(Prior Code, § 10.25.010; Ord. No. 711)

This Chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority granted by Health and Safety Code §§ 18051(b) and 18300(b) requiring the County to enforce all of the provisions of Health and Safety Code Div. 13, Pt. 2.1, (Health and Safety Code § 18200 et seq.) and Health and Safety Code Div. 12, Pt. 2.3 (Health and Safety Code § 18860 et seq.), and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, as they relate to manufactured homes and to manufactured home accessory buildings or structures located outside of manufactured home parks.

(Prior Code, § 10.25.020; Ord. No. 711)

The Board of Supervisors finds and determines that such regulation is necessary in order to preserve property values, provide social and economic stability for agricultural and residential areas in order to insure orderly and beneficial development of these areas, preserve the integrity of residential neighborhoods, to avoid conditions of residential deterioration and blight, and to protect the health and safety of persons residing in Yuba County.

(Prior Code, § 10.25.030; Ord. No. 711)

The following terms used herein are defined as follows:

Manufactured home, for the purpose of this Chapter, means a structure that was constructed on or after June 15, 1976, is transportable in one or more sections, is eight body feet or more in width, or 40 body feet or more in length, in the traveling mode, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a single-family dwelling with or without a foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein. "Manufactured home" includes any structure that meets all the requirements of this Subsection except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification and complies with the standards established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C., Sec. 5401, and following).

Manufactured home emplacement permit or manufactured home installation permit means a permit for the installation of a manufactured home.

Manufactured home utility permit means a permit for the installation and providing of utilities for the manufactured home.

Utilities shall include but shall not be limited to water, gas, electricity, sewage, and fuel oil.

(Prior Code, § 10.25.040; Ord. No. 711; Ord. No. 794)

No person shall emplace or occupy as a place of habitation any manufactured home regulated by this Chapter unless and until a manufactured home installation acceptance is issued by the Building Department.

(Prior Code, § 10.25.050; Ord. No. 711; Ord. No. 929)

A manufactured home emplacement permit shall be issued by the Building Official upon application and payment of a reasonable fee set by ordinance of the Board of Supervisors and upon the finding and determination of the Building Official that the proposed emplacement substantially complies with the construction and safety standards specified herein and all applicable State statutes and County ordinances.

(Prior Code, § 10.25.060; Ord. No. 711; Ord. No. 977)

To qualify for a manufactured home installation permit, a manufactured home governed and regulated by this Chapter shall:

(1) Be certified under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq.) effective June 1976 and be on a foundation system or installation system, pursuant to Health and Safety Code § 18551.

(2) Comply with all zoning laws of the County of Yuba.

(3) Comply with the Manufacturer's Installation Instructions, 25 CCR § 5082, as approved by the Building Official.

(4) Have a manufactured home utility permit.

(Prior Code, § 10.25.070; Ord. No. 711; Ord. No. 973; Ord. No. 997; Ord. No. 1162; Ord. No. 1219; Ord. No. 1220; Ord. No. 1221; Ord. No. 1234)

A manufactured home underfloor enclosure shall be installed within 60 days of the manufactured home installation acceptance. Such enclosure shall be installed between the bottom of the manufactured home and the ground using material similar to the exterior siding material covering the structure. A solid concrete or masonry perimeter foundation will be in compliance with this requirement.

(Prior Code, § 10.25.071; Ord. No. 973)

(Prior Code, § 10.25.072; Ord. No. 1162)

(Prior Code, § 10.25.073; Ord. No. 1162)

Any person who uses, occupies or maintains any manufactured home in violation of any provisions of this Chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof is punishable by imprisonment in the County Jail for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding $1,000.00 or both. Each separate day during which any violation continues is a separate offense.

(Prior Code, § 10.25.080; Ord. No. 711)

State Law reference— Penalties for ordinance violations, Government Code § 25132, Penal Code § 19.

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, provision or portion of this Chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions or provisions of this Chapter or their applicability to distinguishable situations or circumstances. In enacting this Chapter, it is the desire of the Board of Supervisors to validly regulate to the full measure of its legal authority in the public interest, and to that end, the Board of Supervisors declares that it would have adopted this Chapter and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, provision, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions thereof might be declared invalid or unconstitutional in whole or in part, as applied to any particular situation or circumstances, and to this end the provisions of this Chapter are intended to be severable.

State Law reference— Similar provisions, Government Code § 23.