HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-08-28 - AGENDA REPORTS - MOBILE HOME PARK ZONE ORD (2)AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval
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DATE: August 28, 1990
SUBJECT: Draft Mobile Home Park Residential Zone Ordinance
Ordinance Number: 90-21
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
BACKGROUND
On August 14, 1990, the City Council conducted a public hearing and introduced
the ordinance on the above item. The draft ordinance proposes to create a new
zone entitled "MHP Mobile Home Park Residential Zone." This would create a new,
separate zone for mobile home parks, and would also remove "mobile home parks"
from the various zones which presently permit them in the code.
Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 90-21
ATTACHMENT
Ordinance No. 90-21
Adopted: 94'
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NO. 90-21
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, ADDING SECTION
22.12.100 TO, ADDING PART 2.1 TO CHAPTER
22.20 OF, REPEALING SECTION 22.52.500 OF,
AND AMENDING SECTIONS 22.08.100,
22,12.160, 22.20.200, 22.20.290,
22.20.370, 22.20.440, 22.24.100,
22.24.150, 22.28.060, 22.28.110,
22.28.160, 22.28.200, 22.28.2501
22.32.040, 22.32.100, 22.32.160, AND
22.32.220 OF, THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL
CODE, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
MOBILEHOME PARR RESIDENTIAL ZONE TO THE
CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 22.12.100 is added to the
Santa Clarita Municipal Code to read:
22.12.100 Director's Classifications
A. classification. The Director may classify any
use in any zone as a use permitted subject to a conditional
use permit where such proposed use is determined by the
Director to be substantially similar to uses specifically
listed in the proposed zone as a permitted use or a use
permitted subject to a conditional use permit.
B. Findings. In classifying a use as a use
permitted in a zone subject to a conditional use permit, the
Director shall first make a finding that all of the
following conditions exist:
(1) The subject use
compatible with the
where it is proposed
(2) The subject use
permitted in the zon
to be allowed;
(3) The subject use
injury to the value
neighborhoods within
located; and
and its operation are
uses permitted in the zone
to be allowed;
is similar to two or more uses
e within which it is proposed
will not cause substantial
of the property in
which it.is likely to be
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(4) The subject use will be so controlled that the
public health, safety and general welfare will be
protected.
C. Effect of Determination. Uses classified
pursuant to this section shall be regarded as listed uses
permitted in a specified zone subject to a conditional use
permit. The Director shall maintain in the office of the
Director a current list of all such classifications which
have been made.
SECTION 2. The provisions of Section 22.20.100
of the Santa Clarita Code relating to uses permitted subject
to a conditional use permit in the R-1 Zone are amended by
deleting "Mobilehome parks, subject to the conditions of
Part 6 of Chapter 22.52" as an allowed use in such section.
SECTION 3. Section 22408.160 is amended to
include the following definitions in.alphabetical order:
Public Facilities means any building or structure
owned, maintained, or operated by the federal
government, state,, county, city, or school
district, or any subdivision thereof.
Public Utilities means any building or structure
owned, maintained, or operated by an entity
regulated by the Public Utilities Commission.
SECTION 4. The provisions of Section 22.20.090
are amended by adding "mobilehome parks, subject to the
conditions of Sections 22.20.164 and 22.20.166 of this
Title" as a use permitted subject to Director's review and
approval.
SECTION 5. Part 2.1 is added to Chapter 22.20
of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code as follows:
PART 2.1 - CHAPTER 22.20.
MHP MOSILEHOME PARK RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
22.20.160 Intent. The MHP - Mobilehome Park
Residential Zone is created to accommodate, foster, and
encourage the creation of mobilehome communities consistent
with the City's goal of accommodating alternative and
affordable housing types and at a. standard consistent with
the preservation of the health, safety, and welfare of the
City. This -zone is also created for the purpose of
preserving existing mobilehome communities which are located
in areas of the City which are planned or proposed for
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residential development or which are found to be compatible
with existing surrounding zoning and/or uses.
22.20.161. Permitted Uses. Property in Zone MHP
may be used for:
-Adult residential facilities, limited to six or
fewer persons.
-Grading Projects, off-site transport, where not
more than 100,000 cubic yards of material are to be
transported, subject to the conditions and limitations of
Sections 22.56.1700 and 22.56.1710.
persons.
-Foster family homes.
-Group Homes, children, limited to six or fewer
-Large Family Day Care Homes.
-A Single Mobilehome on a lot, subject to the
provisions of Part 6 of Chapter 22.56 of this Code.
-Mobilehome Parks.
-Mobilehome Models, erected on the same premises
and used in conjunction with the new subdivision tract, of
single mobilehomes on individual lots, offered for sale for
the first.time, for a period of not to exceed two (2) years,
provided:
(1) That such models are on an approved lot in a
tentative tract that has been filed and approved by
the Commission; and
(2) That -such models may be used in conjunction
with an approved temporary tract office but not a
general real estate business; and
(3) That any structure used for such purpose at
the end of such two (2) years, shall either be
removed or restored for a use permitted in the zone
where located, except that the Director may, upon a
showing.of need by the owner of the property,
extend the permitted time beyond two (2) years.
-Real Estate Tract offices, temporary, for the
purpose of conducting the sale of lots of the tract upon
which such tract office is located, for a period of not to
exceed two (2) years, provided:
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(1) That such tract office shall not be used for
conducting a general real estate business; and
(2) That any structure used for such purpose at
the end of such two (2) years shall either be
removed or restored for a use permitted in the zone
where located, except that the Director may, upon
showing of need by owner of the property, extend
the permitted time beyond two (2) years.
-Residential Care Facilities, including adult
residential facilities, group homes for children, and small
family homes for children, within three hundred (300) feet
of any other licensed residential care facility, as defined
by the Health and Safety Code. Foster family homes and
adult residential facilities for the elderly, persons over
62 years of age, shall be excluded from this requirement.
-Recreation Facilities, neighborhood, not accessory
to a principal use, including tennis, and swimming, where
operated as a non-profit corporation for the use of the
surrounding residents. This provision shall not be
interpreted to permit commercial enterprises.
-signs as provided in part 10 of chapter 22.52.
-Small Family Day Care.
-Small Family Homes, Children.
-Riding and Hiking Trails, excluding trails For
motor vehicles.
22.20.162. Accessory Uses. Property in Zone MHP
may be used for the following accessory uses:
-Accessory Buildings and Structures, customarily
used in conjunction with any permitted use.
-Animals, domestic or wild, maintained or kept as
pets or for personal use as provided in Part 3 of Chapter
22.52 of this Title.
-Building Materials, storage of, used in the
construction of a building or building project, during the
construction and thirty (30) days thereafter, including the
contractor's temporary office, provided that any lot or
parcel of land so used shall be a part of the building
project, or on property adjoining the construction site.
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Section 22.20.163. Uses Subject to Permits.
Property in Zone MHP may be used for the following uses,
provided a Conditional Use Permit has first been obtained as
provided in Part 1 of. Chapter 22.56, and while such permit
is in full force and effect in conformity with the
conditions of such permit for:
-Adult Day Care Facilities.
-Adult Residential Facilities, having seven (7) or
more persons.
-Arboretums and Horticultural Gardens.
-Child Care Centers.
-Churches, Temples, or other places used
exclusively for religious worship, including customary
incidental educational and social activities in conjunction
therewith.
-Convents and Monasteries, on the same lot or
parcel as a legally established church or school.
-Crops: field, tree, bush, berry and row,
including nursery stock.
-Golf Courses, including the customary club house
and appurtenant facilities.
-Grading Projects, off-site transport, where more
than 100,000 cubic yards of material are to be transported,
subject to the conditions and limitations of Sections
22.56.210, and 22.56.230.
-Grading Projects, on-site, but excluding projects
where the Commission or the Council has previously
considered such grading proposal as indicated by approval of
an environmental document incorporating consideration of
such grading project.
-Group Homes, Children, having seven (7) or more
children.
-Land Reclamation Projects.
-Museums.
-Oil Wells.
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-Public Facilities.
-Public utilities.
-Radio and Television Stations and Towers, but not
including studios.
-schools, through Grade 12, accredited, including
appurtenant facilities, which offer instruction required to
be taught in the public schools by the Education Code of the
State of California, in which no pupil is physically
restrained, but excluding trade or commercialschools.
-Subdivision Directional Signs subject to the
limitations and conditions of Part 8 of Chapter 22.56 of
this title.
Section 22.20.164. Property Development
Standards. The following property development standards
shall apply to all land and structures in the MHP Zone.
A. Lot area. Each lot shall have a minimum of
three (3) acres of buildable area. For the purposes of this
section, the term "buildable area" means that portion of a
lot which is geologically capable of supporting a building
suitable for human occupation, less any area dedicated for
public street or utility purposes and less any area which
contains a slope of 25% or more. A non -conforming lot of
record under separate ownership at the time it became non-
conforming may be used for or occupied by any use permitted
in this zone.
B. Mobilehome Space and Area.
(1) Mobilehome Space. Each mobilehome space shall
have a minimum area of 1,500 square feet.
(2) Mobilehome Space Dimensions. Each mobilehome
space shall be not less than thirty (30) feet in
width. There is no required depth.
C. Population Density. The following population
density standards shall apply to all mobilehome spaces in
this zone:
(a) There shall be a minimum
(3000) square feet of lot area
space in a mobilehome park.
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of Three Thousand
for each mobilehome
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(b) Such lot area shall include access, mobilehome
parking, automobile parking, outbuilding space,
recreational areas, and other similar uses.
D. Building Height. No building or structure
erected in this zone shall have a height greater than two
stories, not to exceed twenty-five (25) feet.
E. Yards.
(1) General yard requirements. Yards required by
this zone are subject to the general provisions and
exceptions contained in Chapter 22.48, which shall
apply as specified.
(2) Front yards. Each MHP zone lot which abuts a
dedicated street, shall have a front yard of not
less than twenty (20) feet extending for the full
width of the lot or parcel devoted to such use.
(3) Corner Side Yards. Each lot or parcel of land
shall have corner side yards of not less than:
(a)
Ten
(10)
feet
on
a reversed corner lot; or
(b)
Five
(5)
feet
on
other corner lots.
(4) Interior Side Yards. Each lot or parcel of
land shall have interior side yards of not less
than five (5) feet.
(5) Rear Yards. Each lot or parcel of land shall
have a rear yard of not less than fifteen (15) feet
in depth.
F. Access and Circulation.
(1) Driveway Width and Layout. Driveways within
mobilehome parks shall be designed to conform to
the minimum widths specified in Section 21.24.200.
(2) Access.
(a) No site within the mobilehome park shall have
direct vehicular access to a public street
bordering the development.
(b) At least two (2) access points to a public
street or highway shall be provided which can be
used by emergency vehicles.
G. Vehicular Parking. Automobile parking spaces
in a mobilehome park shall be provided as specified in Part
11 of Chapter 22.52 of this title.
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H. screening. Public street frontages of a
mobilehome park shall be screened to a height of not less
than five (5) feet and not more than eight (8) feet with
either a decorative wall, a decorative fence, an opaque
hedge of shrubs or trees, or landscaped berm. Such
screening shall be tapered to less than five (5) feet where
needed to provide unobstructed visibility from motorists.
I. signs.
(1) Each mobilehome park may display only the
following signs:
(a) One (1) wall -mounted sign not exceeding twenty
(20) square feet in sign area, or not more than.
one (1) free standing sign not exceeding twenty
(20) square feet in signed area, or forty (40)
square feet in total sign area to identify the
mobilehome park, may be located at each principal
entrance, and
(b) One (1) free standing sign, not exceeding six
(6) square feet in sign area or twelve (12) square
feet in total sign area, advertising property for
sale, lease, or rent, or indicating vacancy status,
may be located at each principal entrance,
(c) Temporary subdivision sales, entry and special
feature signs shall be allowed as specified in
Section 22.52.980, and
(d) A directional or informational sign indicating
the location of each residence by number shall be
located at each principal entrance and in other
appropriate locations for use by emergency
vehicles, as well as the convenience of guests.
The size, location, and number of such signs shall
be established by the Director.
(2) No source of illumination for any such signs
shall be directly visible from adjoining streets or
residential property, and no such signs shall be
erected within five (5) feet of any exterior
property line.
J. Local Park space Obligations. Local park
space which may be private, shall be provided to serve the
robilehome park, or a fee shall be paid in lieu thereof, as
required for subdivisions by Title 21 of this Code. This
obligation shall be in addition to any requirement to
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participate in the funding of parks and/or park improvements
pursuant to any other provision of this code.
K. Design Principles. In addition to.the
required development standards contained in the preceding
subsections, the mobilehome park shall be designed in
keeping with the following design principles, as applicable:
(1) Access.
(a) Driveways shall be laid out in a manner to
provide safe and convenient access to residences by
automobiles, emergency vehicles, and service
vehicles.
(b) Principle vehicular access points shall be
designed to encourage smooth traffic flow with
controlled turning movements and minimum hazards tc
vehicular or pedestrian traffic. Merging and
turnout lanes, traffic signals and/or traffic
dividers shall be required where existing or
anticipated heavy flows indicate need. In general,
driveways shall be designed in such a way as to
discourage substantial amounts of through traffic.
(2) Walkways and Bikeways. If bikeways and
pedestrian ways are provided in mobilehome parks:
(a) Walkways to be used by substantial numbers of
children as routes to school, bus stops, or other
destinations shall be so located and safeguarded as
to minimize contacts with normal automotive
traffic.
(b) If substantial bicycle -traffic is anticipated
and an internal walkway system is provided away
from driveways, bicycle paths shall be incorporated
in the walkway system.
(c) Driveway crossings shall be held to a minimum
on walkways and shall be located and designed to
provide safety, and shall be appropriately marked
and otherwise safeguarded.
(d) Ways for pedestrians and cyclists,
appropriately located, designed, and constructed
may be combined with other easements and used by
emergency, maintenance, or service vehicles, but
shall not be used by other automotive traffic.
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O. Prohibitions.
(1) A recreational vehicle
a mobile home park.
(2) A mobilehome shall not
commercial purpose.
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may not be occupied in
be used for any
(3) A mobilehome shall not support a building.
(4) A mobilehome park shall.have no conventionally
constructed or stud -framed residences other than
one dwelling unit for the use of a caretaker or a
manager responsible for maintaining or operating
the property.
(5) Vehicles shall not be parked within required
driveways.
(6) There shall be no commercial uses, except
those uses approved by the Director and which are
necessary to facilitate the operation of the
mobilehome park. All such commercial uses shall be
designed to serve only the residents and guests
within the mobilehome park. There shall be no
entrance to such uses, except from within the park,
and no advertising matter shall be visible from the
exterior of such uses, other than a sign not
exceeding twenty-five (25) square feet containing
the name and nature of the occupancy.
P. Travel Trailer Park Prohibition. Travel
trailer parks shall not be permitted within any mobilehome
park.
22.20.165. Directors' Review and Approval. Before
any building or structure is erected on any lot in this
zone, a site plan must first be submitted to and approved by
the Director pursuant to the provisions of Part 12 of
Chapter 22.56 of this Title. For the purpose of this
section, a mobilehome shall be deemed a structure. In
addition; each site plan for a mobilehome park shall show
the provisions for lighting of interior accessways, the
location of all mobilehome parking sites, and such other
architectural and engineering data as may be necessary or
desirable to permit the Director to make a finding that
there is compliance with the provisions of this Code.
Approval of a site plan for a mobilehome park, shall not
relieve the applicant or his successors in interest from
complying with all other applicable statutes, ordinances,
rules and regulations, including Title 25 of the State
Administrative Code and Part 2.1 of Division 13 of the
Health and Safety Code of the State of California, and the
California Environmental Quality Act, Division 13 of the
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Public Resources Code, and the City's implementing rules
procedures related thereto.
22.20.166. Subdivision of Land. All mobilehome
parks constructed on or after September 1, 1990 shall be
deemed a subdivision of land for lease purposes. The
exclusion for mobilehome parks pursuant to Government Code
Section 66412(a) shall not be applicable to all such
mobilehome parks.
SECTION 6. The provisions of Sections 22.20.200,
22.20.290, 22.20.370, 22.20.440, 22.24:100, 22.24:150,
22.28.060, 22.28.1101 22.28.160, 22.28.200 and 22.28.250 of
the Santa Clarita Municipal Code are amended by deleting
"Mobilehome parks, subject to the conditions of Part 6 of
Chapter 22.52" as an allowed use in such sections.
SECTION 7. The provisions of Sections 22.32.040,
22.32.100, 22.32.160, and 22.32.220 are amended by deleting
"Mobilehome parks" as an allowed use in such sections.
SECTION 8. Section 22.52.500 of the Santa Clarita
Municipal Code is repealed.
SECTION 9. This ordinance shall become effective
at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day after adoption.
SECTION 10. The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be
published as required by law.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this day of ,
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ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF )
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City Clerk of the.City of
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance
No. was regularly introduced and placed upon its
first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on
the day of , 19_ That thereafter,
said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the day of
19_, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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CITY CLERK