17.40.160 Mobilehome parks.
A. Purpose and Applicability. This section provides standards for mobilehome park development. Mobilehome parks are defined as an area or tract of land where two or more lots are rented or leased or held out for rent or lease, but not divided as owner occupied lots, to accommodate mobilehomes.
B. Development Standards. Mobilehome parks are subject to conditional use permit approval and shall comply with all of the following:
1. Individual mobilehome space minimum setbacks shall be measured from the edge of internal private streets and space lines.
2. Maximum mobilehome space coverage (mobilehome and its accessory structure) shall be seventy-five percent.
3. Each mobilehome shall be equipped with skirting or provided with a support pad which is recessed to give the appearance of the mobilehome being located on grade.
4. All on-site utilities shall be installed underground in accordance with the city of Wasco improvement standards.
5. The mobilehome park shall be provided with parking as required by Chapter 17.36, Off-Street Parking and Loading.
6. A common recreation area which may contain a recreation building shall be provided in the park for use by all tenants, owners and their invited guests. The area shall be provided in one common location with a minimum aggregate area of four hundred square feet of recreational space per mobilehome space or lot.
7. All exterior boundaries of the mobilehome park shall appear similar to conventional residential developments and shall be screened by a decorative wall, fence or other comparable device six feet in height and include landscaping pursuant to this chapter.
8. Common open space shall be landscaped in accordance with a landscape plan approved by the planning director consistent with Chapter 17.34.
9. All mobilehome park or subdivision developments shall provide open space recreational amenities within the site which may include: a swimming pool; spa; clubhouse; tot lot with play equipment; picnic shelter/BBQ area; court game facilities such as tennis, basketball or racquetball; improved baseball or softball fields; or day care facilities. The types of amenities shall be approved by the planning director and provided according to the following schedule:
|
Dwelling Units |
Amenities |
|---|---|
|
0 – 9 |
0 |
|
10 – 50 |
1 |
|
51 – 100 |
2 |
|
101 – 200 |
3 |
|
201 – 300 |
4 |
Add one amenity for each one hundred additional units or fraction thereof.
10. Landscaped setback easements shall be provided along the periphery of the mobilehome development and shall be fifteen feet in width for all sides adjacent to public right-of-way. The interior edge of this landscape easement (and not the edge adjacent to the public right-of-way) shall be used for setback purposes.
11. Mobilehomes shall have individual space setbacks as follows:
|
Front |
15 ft. |
|
Side |
5 ft. |
|
Street side |
10 ft. |
|
Rear |
5 ft. |
|
Rear yard through lot |
15 ft. |
12. Mobilehomes shall be limited in height to one story or fifteen feet, whichever is less.
13. Minimum distance between mobilehomes and mobilehome accessory structures shall be ten feet.
14. All fences and walls shall be no taller than four feet within the required front yard space setback and no taller than seven feet within the required side and rear yard space setbacks. (Ord. 706 § 3 (Exh. A), 2019).