Chapter 10.200 MOBILE HOME PARKS
Section 10.200.080 Conditions and Development Standards
Approval of a conditional use permit for a mobile home park shall be subject to the
following
conditions and development standards.
A. DENSITY
The residential unit density of a mobile home park shall be consistent with the land use
designation of the Tulare General Plan.
B. MOBILE HOME STANDARDS
1. Each mobile home pad shall consist of a base
material adequate to support a mobile
home.
2. No more than 75 percent of a lot site
shall be covered with structures, including mobile
home, carport, covered patio and storage building.
3. All tongues or tow bars shall be removed once
a mobile home is fixed to the lot.
4. All mobile homes shall be fitted with skirting,
extending from the floor level of the
mobile home to the ground.
5. A mobile home shall be at least eight feet wide and
40 feet long.
6. The front yard shall be landscaped.
C. SETBACKS
1. Mobile Home Park:
a. Front Yard: Fifteen
feet.
b. Side Yard: Ten
feet. Fifteen feet from any adjoining public right-of-way.
c. Rear Yard: Ten
feet. Fifteen feet from a any adjoining public right-of-way.
2. Mobile Home Lot:
a. Front Yard: Ten
feet.
b. Side Yard: Five feet. Patio covers and carport, if open on three sides, may be located
within three feet of a side yard property line.
c. Rear Yard: Ten feet.
3. Accessory Structures
Accessory structures, such as storage buildings, and greenhouses, shall not
be located within
three feet of a side or rear yard property line or six feet from a mobile home.
D. FENCES, WALLS AND HEDGES
A seven foot masonry wall shall be provided along all public streets. This wall shall be consistent
with the setback distances in Section 10.200.08 (C). Where the park adjoins land which is
designated for residential, commercial or industrial uses, a wall shall be constructed on the
property line.
E. PARKING AND LOADING
1. Each mobile home site shall provide parking
for two automobiles. Each parking stall
shall be not be less than ten feet wide and 20 feet in length. All parking stalls
shall be paved
consistent with Tulares Standards and Specifications Manual; tandem parking may be allowed
as a condition of the use permit.
2. Not less than one guest stall shall be provided
for each five mobile home sites.
3. Supplemental parking for boats, recreational
vehicles, travel trailers and other vehicles
shall be provided at a minimum ratio of one stall for each ten mobile home sites.
F. STREETS
1. Streets providing parking on one side of the
street may be 32 feet wide.
2. Streets providing parking on both sides of
a street may be 40 feet wide.
3. If streets within the mobile home park are
to be dedicated to the City, street standards
shall be consistent with Tulares Standards and Specifications Manual.
G. UTILITIES
All public utilities shall be installed underground including electrical supply,
telephone, street
lighting, cable TV, and community TV antenna. Usage of individual television antenna will be
permitted, but must be located at the rear of the individual mobile home space, and shall project
no more than two feet above the roof of the mobile home.
H. STREET NAMES
Approved street names shall be provided and maintained by the developer.
I. LANDSCAPING
All setback areas for the mobile home park shall be landscaped with a combination of turf,
shrubs and trees. The minimum tree size shall be 15 gallons. Trees shall
be planted at a
density of one tree for every 30 lineal feet of street frontage. An automatic irrigation system
shall be proved for
this landscaped area.
(Ord. 00-1854)