HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES - 09221992 - 92-65 ORDINANCE NO. 92- 65
(On Interim Mobile Home Establishment and Use)
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors ordains as follows
(omitting the parenthetical footnotes from the official text of
the enacted or amended provisions of the County Ordinance Code) .
SECTION I . Article 84-68 . 8 of the County Ordinance Code is
amended (to move all of its provisions , except on rezoning, to
articles 84-68 . 16 , 84-68 . 18 and 84-68 . 20 ) to read:
Article 84-68 . 8 Rezoning
84-68 .802 Rezoning to T-1 district. An
applicant requesting a change in zoning to a
T-1 mobile home park district shall submit
simultaneously and in combination with the
rezoning application, an application for a
land use permit seeking approval of the
development plan. When such an application
for a land use permit is submitted, it shall
be processed and notice given therefor in the
same manner as those matters designated to
come before the zoning administrator, except
that this application shall be heard by the
planning commission at the same time that the
rezoning application is heard.
(Ords . 92- 65 § 1 , 87-3 § 2 , 68-30 § 2, 67-39 § 1 : prior code §
8168 (d) ( 1 ) . )
SECTION II . Article 84-68 . 14 is amended, renumbered and new
articles 84-68 . 14 , 84-68 . 16 , 84-68 . 18, and 84-68 . 20 are added to
read:
Article 84-68 . 14 Restrictions
84-68 . 1402 Use for human habitation.
No person shall locate, maintain or use, for
human habitation including sleeping, a mobile
home, trailer or camp car on any lot except
as provided in articles 84-68 . 16 , 84-68 . 18
and 84-68 . 20 and as follows :
( 1 ) In a lawful mobile home park or
travel trailer park;
( 2 ) In a lawful recreational vehicle
park or campground allowed by a land use
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permit in these districts only: A-2 , A-3, R-
B, C, L-I and T-1 .
(Ords . 92- 65 § 2 , 87-3 § 2 [ former § 84-68 . 806 ] , 81-38 § 1 , 80-
74 § 7 , 75-16 § 5 : prior code § 8168 (d) ( 3 ) : Ords 69-83 § 1, 68-
30 § 2 , 67-39 § 1 . )
84-68 . 1404 Storage of mobile homes,
travel trailers and camp cars . The storage
of a mobile home, travel trailer or camp car
at the residence of the owner or any other
residence is permitted when not used for
living or sleeping purposes; provided, that
the mobile home, travel trailer or camp car
shall be adequately screened from view from
public roadway or thoroughfare .
(Ords . 92-65 § 2 [former § 84-68 . 810 ] , 87-3 § 2, 68-30 § 2
[ former § 84-68 . 808 ] , 67-39 § 1 : prior code § 8168 (d) ( 4 ) . )
84-68 . 1406 Lot occupied as living
quarters. A lot in a mobile home park or
travel trailer park shall not be occupied as
living quarters unless a single mobile home
or a single travel trailer or a single camp
car is parked on the lot .
(Ords . 92- 65 § 2 [ former § 84-68 . 812 ] , 87-3 § 2, 68-30 § 2
[ former § 84-68 . 810] , 67-39 § 1 : prior code § 8668 (d) ( 5 ) . )
Article 84-68 . 16 Permanent Use
84-68. 1602 Permanent Mobile Homes .
Mobile homes may be located, maintained and
used for human habitation by building permit
in all single-family residential districts
(R- ) and all agricultural districts (A- )
when the mobile home unit complies with the
following:
( 1 ) It is to be occupied only as a
principal residence on the lot;
( 2 ) It meets all development standards .
of the applicable zoning district;
( 3 ) It is certified under the National
Mobile Home construction and Safety Act of
1974 and any subsequent revisions;
(4 ) It is installed on a permanent
foundation system approved by the building
inspection department of Contra Costa. County;
( 5 ) It is covered with an exterior
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t material customarily used in new conventional
single-family residential structures in the
surrounding area;
( 6 ) The exterior covering material must
extend to the ground consistent with the most
recent county adopted Uniform Building Code.
If a solid concrete or masonry perimeter
foundation is used, the covering material
need not extend below the top of the
foundation. No conventional mobile home
skirting shall be allowed;
( 7 ) The roofing material is of a
material customarily used in new conventional
single-family residential structures in the
surrounding area;
( 8 ) The roof have eave and gable
overhangs ;
( 9 ) The covering material of the garage
or carport is the same as used on the mobile
home unit;
( 10 ) The roof overhangs , siding and
roofing material have been approved by the
zoning administrator. The exterior materials
must be found compatible with neighboring
residences .
(Ords . 92- 65 § 2 [ former § 84-68 . 808] , 87-22 § 3, 87-3 § 2, 81-
38 § 2 [ former § 84-68 . 807 ] : Govt . C . § 65852 . 3 . )
Article 84-68 . 18 Caretaker Use
84-68. 1802 Permitted. Mobile homes may
be located, maintained and used for housing
for a watchman or caretaker in the H-I , L-I ,
A-80, A-40, A-20, A-4 , A-3, A-2, A-1 , C, F-R,
F-1 , C-M and W-3 districts , when the zoning
administrator has determined that all of this
article' s criteria and procedures are
satisfied .
(Ords . 92-65 § 2 [ former § 84-68 . 806 (a) ] , 87-22 § 2, 87-3 § 2 . )
84-68 . 1804 Criteria . Caretaker mobile
home criteria to be satisfied and complied
with are:
( 1 ) There is a need for an on-site
caretaker to protect possessions of
substantive value;
( 2 ) No other housing is available for a
caretaker;
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( 3 ) The mobile home is not and will not 3
be occupied by any individual possessing an
ownership or leasehold interest in the
property. The caretaker shall be employed as
a caretaker and shall be present on-site most
hours of the day;
(4 ) The initial term of the land use
permit shall not exceed four years , and shall
be set at the discretion of the zoning
administrator. The land use permit may
authorize the granting of one or more
extensions by the zoning administrator, each
extension not to exceed four years ;
( 5 ) The mobile home shall be a single-
wide unit and contain at least two hundred
twenty square feet but not more than five
hundred square feet of floor area;
( 6 ) The mobile home shall not be
installed on a permanent foundation system;
( 7 ) Conditions of the health officer
are satisfied regarding water supply, sewage
and refuse collection, as set forth in
Divisions 414 , 418 and 420 ;
( 8 ) Other conditions determined
appropriate by the zoning administrator.
(Ords . 92-65 § 2 [ former § 84-68 . 806 (a) ) , 87--22 § 2, 87-3 § 2 . )
84-68 . 1806 Not Permanent. Where an
ongoing need for a full-time caretaker
exists , the shelter needs of the caretaker
shall be satisfied by the provision of a
residence on a permanent foundation.
(Ords . 92-_�_ § 2 [ former § 84-68 . 806 (b) ) , 87-22 § 2 , 87-3 § 2 . )
84-68 . 1808 Application and Permit. (a )
Notice-Procedure . Before the zoning
administrator decides an application pursuant
to this section, the community development
department shall mail notice of intent to
decide the application to all owners of real
property as shown on the latest equalized
assessment roll within four hundred feet of
the real property on which the mobile home is
proposed to be located. Instead of the
assessment roll, the department may use
records of the county assessor which contain
more recent information than the assessment
roll .
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(b) Notice--Content. The notice shall
t state the general nature and location of the
application and the time period within which
comments must be submitted to be considered.
The public comment period shall not be less
than seven calendar days from the date of
mailing.
(c) Objections . If , with the comment
period specified in the notice of intent, a
written objection to the application is
received or postmarked, the community
development department will attempt to
satisfy the concerned parties . Reasonable
development and use conditions will be
proposed to the applicant and the objectors .
If one or more parties is unwilling to accept
the staff proposal , the zoning administrator
shall schedule a public hearing on the
application before the planning commission in
accordance with the applicable provisions of
this chapter and mail notice thereof to the
applicant, the owner and any objector.
(d) Permit-Granting. If no such
objection is received or postmarked within
the comment period, the zoning administrator
may grant the permit, with or without
conditions .
(e) Permit-Extensions . Requests to
extend mobile home permits , including those
which were issued prior to the effective date
of this section, shall be subject to the
criteria and procedures set forth in this
section applicable to new permits .
(Ords . 92-65 [ former § 84-68 . 806 (c) , (d) , (e) , ( f ) (g) ] , 87-22 § 2,
87-3 § 2 . )
Article 84-68 . 20 Temporary Use
84-68. 2002 Family Occupancy. The use of
a mobile home, trailer or camp car may be
approved on any lot by a land use permit for
temporary occupancy by members (within the
third degree of consanguinity) of the family
occupying the principal residence on the lot,
when the zoning administrator has found that
it will not be detrimental to the
neighborhood and that there is hardship
involving age or health and not mere
financial need or convenience. The mobile
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homes shall not be installed on a permanent
foundation system.
(Ords . 92- 65 § 2 [former § 84-68 . 804 ( 2 ) ] , 87-3 § 2 [ former § 84-
68 . 806 ] , 81-38 § 1 , 80-74 § 7 , 85-16 § 5 : prior- code §
8168 (d ) ( 3 ) : Ords . 69-83, § 1 , 68-30 § 2, 67-39 § 1 . )
84-68. 2004 Construction or Watchman.
The use of a mobile home, trailer or cramp car
may be approved by the zoning administrator
on a temporary basis in any district when
necessary to provide a construction office or
housing for a watchman during the
construction phase of the project, and only
after necessary permits are obtained from the
building inspection and health department.
The mobile home shall not be installed on a
permanent foundation system.
(Ords . 92- 65 § 2 [ former § 84-68 . 804 ( 2 ) ] , 87-3 § 2 [ former § 84-
68 . 806 ] , 81-38 § 1 , 80-74 § 7 , 75-16 § 5 : prior code §
8168 (d) ( 3 ) : Ords . 69-83, § 1 , 68-30 § 2, 67-39 § 1 . )
84-68 .2006 Interim Agricultural Use.
(a ) By an approved land use permit, a mobile
home may be located, maintained and used for
a period not exceeding five years as housing
on a parcel containing at least ten acres ,
zoned as an agricultural district (A- ) and
where the zoning administrator has determined
that all the following criteria are
satisfied:
( 1 ) No other adequate residential
housing exists on the involved parcel .
( 2 ) There is a need for the on-site
mobile home to assist the agricultural use of
the involved parcel during the interim (but
not to exceed five year) permit period.
( 3 ) The term of any approved pE�rmit
shall not exceed five years and shall be set
at the discretion of the zoning
administrator. No permit extensions are
allowed.
( 4 ) The square feet of the mobile
home' s floor area shall not exceed two
thousand square feet and shall be as set at
the discretion of the zoning administrator.
( 5 ) The mobile home shall not be
installed on a permanent foundation :system.
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( 6 ) Conditions of the health officer
are satisfied regarding water supply, sewage
and refuse collection, as set forth in
Divisions 414 , 418 and 420 .
( 7 ) That upon expiration of the
permit' s term, the use of the mobile home for
human habitation, living or sleeping purposes
shall immediately cease and it removed from
the parcel except for any storage allowed by
section 84-68 . 1404 .
( 7 ) Other land use permit conditions
determined appropriate by the zoning
administrator will be complied with.
(b) Any land use permit granted for
such interim agricultural mobile home use
shall not become operative and no such
interim mobile home use shall be established
unless and until the permittee-applicant has
filed with the community development director
a written acknowledgement of and agreement to
fully comply with this section' s criteria and
requirements , the involved land use permit' s
conditions , to immediately stop use of the
mobile home on (and remove it from) the
parcel after the said permit' s expiration,
.and to advise any successors-in-interest to
the said permit and/or ownership of the
involved mobile home of these matters .
(Ord . 92- 65 § 2 . )
Article 84-68 . 22 Land Use and Variance Permits
84-68 . 2202 Granting. Land use permits
for the permit uses allowed by this chapter
and variance permits to modify the provisions
contained in sections 84-68 . 1202 through 84-
68 . 1316 may be granted in accordance with the
procedure set forth in chapters 26-2 and 82-
6 .
(Ords 92- 65 § 2, 80-74 § 10, 68-30 § 2, 67-39 § 1 : prior code §
8168 (8) . )
SECTION III . EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance becomes effective
30 days after passage, and within 15 days after passage shall be
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published once with the names of supervisors voting for and
against it in the Contra Costa Times , a newspaper published in
this County.
PASSED on September 22, 1992 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers; Fanden, Schroder, .Torlskson, McPeak
NOES : None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of
the Board and County Administrator
Deputy Board Chair
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