Chapter 17.124 - M-S MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION ZONE#

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17.124.010 - Applicability.#

The regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply in the M-S mobile home subdivision zone, unless otherwise provided in this title.

(Ord. 149 § 3(part), 1976: Ord. 109 § 30.00(B), 1969)

17.124.020 - Uses permitted.#

Only the following uses shall be permitted:

A. Mobile homes for residential use together with the normal accessory uses such as cabana, ramada, patio slab, carport or garage, and a storage or washroom building. In no event shall more than one mobile home be used for residential purposes on a lot, with occupancy, limited to one family.

B. Community recreation facilities for the use of individual lot owners within the subdivision may be developed after provisions for their continued and proper operation have been submitted to and approved by the city council. The maintenance of the community recreation and services area shall be assured by provisions in the deeds, such as covenants running with the land, providing for participation by the individual lot owners in the responsibility thereof.

C. Temporary real estate tract offices, to be used only for and during the original sale of lots within the subdivision, but not to exceed a period of one year. Such period of time may be extended for one additional year upon the granting of a conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 17.152.

(Ord. 149 § 3(part), 1976: Ord. 109 § 30.01(B), 1969)

17.124.030 - Uses expressly prohibited.#

The following uses are expressly prohibited:

A. A building constructed or used as a dwelling unit whether it contains kitchen facilities or not.

B. More than one mobile home unit on any mobile home lot.

C. The placement or use of any mobile home accessory building or structure without a mobile home properly placed and service-connected on the mobile home lot.

D. The use of substandard mobile homes; only mobile homes approved by the Division of Housing of the state are permitted to be used.§

(Ord. 149 § 3(part), 1976: Ord. 109 § 30.02(B), 1969)

17.124.040 - Development standards.#

The following shall be the minimum standards of development within the M-S zone:

A. No M-S zone shall be applied to any parcel of land except in connection with a subdivision map recorded pursuant to all of the provisions of Title 16 of this code, as presently written or hereinafter amended, including those of dedication, improvements and exceptions. A recommended change of zone to the M-S zone shall not become final until the final map of a subdivision is presented to the city council for final approval and recordation.

B. Building Height. Two and one-half stories and not to exceed thirty-five feet.

C. Yard Setback Requirements. Mobile home and accessory buildings and uses on individual lots shall be:

Yard Type	Setback
Front yard	25 feet
Side yard	5 feet
Street side yard	10 feet
Accessory buildings or designated parking with direct vehicular access from a side street	20 feet
Rear yard	5 feet
Accessory buildings or designated parking with direct vehicular access from a side street (rear)	20 feet

D. Lot Size.

1. The average lot size shall be the number of square feet indicated immediately proceeding the M-S zone designation as follows:

Zone Designation	Average Lot Size
M-S 5000	5,000 square feet
M-S 6000	6,000 square feet
M-S 7200	7,200 square feet
M-S 10000	10,000 square feet
M-S 18000	18,000 square feet

No lot or parcel shall exceed in length, three times the lot width.§

2. Regardless of the average lot size, no single lot shall have a minimum lot size of less than three thousand two hundred fifty square feet, nor shall more than fifty percent of the lots have less square footage than the average lot size as indicated in subdivision 1 of this subsection.

3. No lot recorded by the final subdivision map as required by subsection A of this section shall thereafter be further divided by any means including subdivision or parcel map provisions.

4. For the purposes of this chapter, average lot size shall be defined as the total number of square feet of all lots in the proposed subdivision as required in subsection A of this section, divided by the total number of lots in the subdivision.

E. Maximum Coverage. The maximum coverage permitted on any lot shall be forty percent thereof. In determining the maximum coverage, all mobile homes, accessory buildings and required parking spaces shall be included.

F. The following permanent improvements shall be installed on each lot prior to placing a mobile home on the lot:

1. A concrete slab or raised platform, depending on the terrain, and containing at least one hundred eighty square feet.

2. A sewage disposal system and a potable water supply acceptable to the Kern County health department. Prior to construction on the mobile home lot, the owner shall obtain a building permit from the city building department.

3. The mobile home lot shall be well graded and drained.

G. A total of five hundred square feet for each mobile home site shall be devoted to open areas.§ Such open areas shall not include, but be in addition to the required setback areas and designated parking areas.

H. Off-street parking shall be provided as required in Chapter 17.144.

I. Minimum Development Site. The minimum site that may be zoned for this purpose (mobile home subdivision) shall be nine acres.§

(Ord. 149 § 3(part), 1976: Ord. 109 § 30.03(B), 1969)

17.124.050 - Other regulations.#

A. No M-S zone shall be applied to any area containing structures that do not conform to the provisions of the M-S zone.§

B. The M-S zone shall not be applied to any property where any portion of the property would fall within one thousand three hundred twenty feet of property zoned or used for R-1, R-2, R-S and E (estate) zones. This requirement may be modified or disregarded if the legislative body is satisfied from evidence presented during the zoning hearings that both of the following conditions exist:

1. An artificial or natural barrier or other physical feature exists between the R-1, R-2, R-S and E (estate) zones and the proposed M-S zone; and

2. The nature of the barrier or feature is such as to assure that the R-1, R-2, R-S and E (estate) zones will not be detrimentally affected by the granting of the M-S zone classification.

C. Camping and boat trailers may be stored on the property provided they are kept on the rear half of the lot.§ All other material shall be maintained within a completely enclosed storage structure.

D. All trailers and mobile homes shall be kept mobile.§

E. All trailers and mobile homes shall carry a current state license.§

F. Community sewage disposal systems, if desired, other than that operated by the city, may be developed if provisions for their maintenance are approved by the city council after a report from the Kern County health department on the system. The minimum standards shall be:

1. A legal entity, such as a corporation or community association, shall be responsible for the maintenance of the system.

2. The owners of the individual lots shall, as a condition of ownership of the lots, be required to participate in the legal entity, or be otherwise responsible to the entity for the cost of performing the necessary maintenance.

3. If a public, special district or community sewage system is installed, all mobile homes in the subdivision shall be connected to the system.

G. The provisions of this chapter shall be considered supplemental to all applicable state regulations and to other city ordinances.

(Ord. 149 § 3(part), 1976: Ord. 109 § 30.04(B), 1969)

17.124.060 - Violation-Penalty.#

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars or be imprisoned in the county jail for a period of not exceeding six months, or by both fine and imprisonment. Every day upon which a violation of this chapter exists or continues shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. 149 § 6, 1976)