Shafter Zoning Code § 10.170 Mobilehome Parks

1. Purpose and Intent

The intent and purpose of this Section is to establish standards to be used in the development of mobilehome parks within the City. These standards are intended to assure a suitable living environment for those persons residing within mobilehome parks and within nearby residential neighborhoods.

2. Objectives

   • a. Encourage the use of private streets and the private maintenance thereof.

   • b. Provide for recreational amenities and common areas, with controls and maintenance thereof by the mobilehome park owner, homeowners association, or common interest group.

   • c. Provide a design that is related to and compatible with existing and planned land uses and circulation patterns on adjoining properties.

3. Conditional Use Permit

A conditional use permit, as provided in Section 2.50 of this Title, shall be required for development of a new mobilehome park and/or for modification or expansion of an existing mobilehome park. Whenever a difference occurs between the standards of this Section and an underlying zone district, the standards of this Section shall apply.

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4. Site Development Standards

The following standards shall apply to the development of a mobilehome park. Additional requirements may be specified in conditions of approval of a conditional use permit.

• a. A mobilehome park shall be no less than 5 acres in size.

• b. No more than seven (7) mobilehome spaces per gross acre shall be permitted. Rights-of-way of interior streets may be included in the gross acre figure.

• c. The maximum permitted coverage of mobilehomes and all accessory buildings and/or structures shall be 75 percent of the total area of the project site.

• d. The minimum area of a mobilehome space shall be 3,500 square feet.

• e. Each mobilehome space shall comply with the following minimum yard setbacks. There may be no encroachments on any yard setback.

  • (1) Front Yard: 10 feet.

  • (2) Rear Yard: 5 feet.

  • (3) Side Yard: 5 feet.

• f. Parking within a required access drive is prohibited. Width of access drives shall be determined by the City Engineer.

• g.

Off-street parking.

• (1) Two parking spaces, at least one of which shall be covered, shall be provided on each mobilehome space. Each parking space shall be no less than 10 feet by 20 feet in size. No parking space may be located within the front yard setback area; tandem parking may be permitted.

• (2) One guest parking space shall be provided for each four mobilehomes located within the development. Guest parking may be permitted on interior street rights-of-way if the street has been designed to accommodate on-street parking.

• h. Interior streets.

  • (1) Private streets within a mobilehome park shall be a minimum of 24 feet wide with no on-street parking, a minimum of 32 feet wide if parking is permitted on one side of the street, and a minimum of 40 feet wide if parking is permitted on both sides of the street.

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• (2) A roadway divided into separate one way traffic lanes, by a curbed divider, or similar device, shall be no less than 15 feet in clear width on each side of the divider. Automobile parking shall be prohibited on a divided roadway except where the unobstructed width of the roadway on the side of the divider used for parking is increased by 8 feet for each parking lane.

i. A minimum of ten percent of the net mobilehome park site shall be maintained for permanent open space and recreational facilities. Open space areas shall not include any portion of a mobilehome space or exterior perimeter landscaping. Usable open space may be occupied by recreational facilities such as a recreation centers, swimming pools, golf courses, tennis, basketball, volleyball and badminton courts, children’s play areas, trails, and picnic areas.

• j. All areas within a mobilehome park not used for recreational facilities, streets, driveways, parking structures, building and service areas shall be landscaped, shall be provided with an automated irrigation system, and shall be permanently maintained in a manner approved by the Planning Director.

• k. A common storage area, equivalent in size to 100 square feet for each mobilehome space, shall be provided within the mobilehome park. The purpose of this storage area is to store such items as recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers. The storage area shall be paved and enclosed by a solid wall or durable view-obscuring fence that is at least six feet in height. Recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers shall not be permitted on individual mobilehome spaces, interior streets, or parking spaces designated for automobile parking.

• l. Each mobilehome park shall have a landscaped area, served by an automatic irrigation system, of no less than 15 feet between the property line and the required perimeter wall if adjoining a public or private street. Where a property line is not adjacent to a public or private street, a perimeter wall shall be provided along said property line.

• m. Except where otherwise required, a perimeter wall shall be no less than 6 feet in height. Where there is a difference in elevation on opposite sides of a wall, the height shall be measured from the exterior side of said wall. The following design elements shall be incorporated into all perimeter walls.

  • (1) The wall shall consist of concrete, stone, bricks, tile or a similar type of masonry material and shall be at least four inches thick.

  • (2) Berms, if incorporated into the project, shall be constructed of earthen materials and shall be landscaped and provided with an automatic irrigation system.

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• n. Perimeter yard walls and landscaping shall be limited to a height of 40 inches within 5 feet on either side of street openings for non-vehicular traffic and within 10 feet on either side of street openings for vehicular traffic.

• o. Adjoining streets shall be improved, as required by the City Engineer, to include all or any of the following: curb, gutters, street paving, sidewalks, and street lighting. This requirement shall include preparation of street improvement plans and any other engineering deemed necessary by the City Engineer.

• p. All utility lines, including water, sewer, electric, gas, telephone, and television distribution systems shall be placed underground.

• q. Trash storage areas shall be provided as follows:

  • (1) Every mobilehome space shall have individual curb site pickup, or

  • (2) If common trash facilities are used, they shall be contained within an enclosed masonry structure no less than 6 feet in height.

• r. Adequate lighting shall be provided throughout a mobilehome park to ensure for pedestrian and vehicular safety and to minimize potential security problems.

• s. Each mobilehome space shall be numbered, lettered or identified in such a manner as to be clearly visible from the street. A map and directory of the mobilehome park shall be installed near the primary access drive. Said map and directory shall be equipped with a lighting system adequate for nighttime visibility.