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ORDINANCE NO'. 953> N.C.S.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDI-NANCE #662 N.C.S.
TO ESTABLISH A MOBILEHOME PARK'OVERLAY DISTRICT,
SETTING FORTH DEFINITIONS, REGULATIONS, STANDARDS
AND PROCEDURES FOR THE SAME, 'AND REPEALING PARTS
OF Z "ONING ORDINANCE #662 N.C.S
BE IT. ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 . Zoning Ordinance #662 N.C`.5. is hereby amended
by adding to Article 1, Section 1=607 to read as follows:
1 -607 0 - OVERLAY
a. O -MHP Mobilehome Park Combined District which may be
combined with any multiple residential zone or
district in the City of Petaluma.
Section 2 .. Section 1 -500 of Zoning Ordinance #662 N.C.S.
is hereby amended by adding thereto'the following definitions:
1 -581 MOBILEHOM-E A movable or, transportable vehicle, other than
a motor vehicle, designed ass a permanent structure of not
less than 25,0 sq. ft. in area intended for occupancy by
one family, and `having no foundation other than jacks, 'piers,
wheels or skirting..
1-582 MOBI ACCESS DRIVE' A private thoroughfare which
affords internal ci- rculat?ion for a mobilehome par,-_
1 -583 MOBILEHOME ACCESS DRIVE, SIDE - That access drive bound-
ing a corner mob lehome space- acid °which extends in the
same general direction as the line: determining the depth
of the mobilehome- space.
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1--584 MOBILEHOME ACCESS DRIVE LINE -- The boundary line between.
an access drive and the abutting mobilehome space.
1 -585 MOBILEHOME AREA, -- The sum in square feet of the ground
area occupied by a mobilehome and all structures on a
mobilehome space.
1 -586 MOB'ILEHOME BUILDING LINE - A line parallel with.the front
mobilehome.space line or access drive and distance there-
from the depth of the required front yard.
1 -587 MOBILEHOME PARK -- A lot or contiguous group of lots in-
tended for res=idential use where residence is in mobilehomes
exclusively.
1588 MOBILEHOME PARK STORAGE AREA -- An area within a mobilehome
park intended for the storage of °items and the accommodation
of uses commonly associated with and incidental to the uses
permitted in a' mobilehome park and its operation and mainten-
ance thereof.
1 -589 MOBILEHOME SPACE -- A plot of ground within a mobilehome
park abutting one or more access drives designed for the
accommodation of' one mobilehome..
1 -590 MOBILEHOME SP -ACE LINE, FRONT - -'In the case of an interior
mobilehome space, a line separating the mobilehome space
from the access drive, and in the case of a corner lot, a
line separating the narrowest access drive frontage of the
mobilehome space from the access drive.
1 -591 MOBILEHOME SPACE LINE, REAR -- A mobilehome space line which
is opposite and most distan;t'from, the front mobilehome space
line and, in the case of an irregular, triangular or gore
shaped mobilehome space a line within the mobilehome space
parallel to and at a maximum distance from the front mobile-
home space line, having a length o - f not less than ten feet.
1 -592 MOBILEHOME SPACE LINE, SIDE ---Any mobilehome space boundary
line not a front mobilehome space line or a rear mobilehome
space line.
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1 -593 MOBILEHOME SPACE 'WIDTH -- The horizontal distance between
the side mcbile'home space linesi measured at right angles
to the mobilehome space depth at the mobilehome line.
1 -594 MOBILEHOME SPACE DEPTH -- The horizontal distance between
'the front and,rear mobilehome.space line.
1 -595 MOBILEHOME SPACE CORNER -- A mobilehome space situated at
the intersection of two or more access drives.
1 -596 MOBILEHOME SPACE INTERIOR -- A mob'ilehome space other than
a corner mobilehome space.
1 -5.97 MOBILEHOME SPACE YARD -- An open :area on a mobilehome space
unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward.
1 -598 MOBILEHOME SPACE YARD, FRONT -- A mobilehome space yard
extending across the full width of'the mobilehome space,
the depth of'whi,ch is the distance between the front mobile-
home space line and the building line.
1 -599 MORILEHOME SPACE YARD, REAR -- A mobilehome space yard con-
tiguous to the rear line of a mobilehome space and extending
from side line to side line.
1 -600. MOBILEHOME SPACE YARD, SIDE -- A mobilehome space yard
between the mobilehome and the side line, extending from
the front building line to the rear yard.
Section 3 ., Article 2, Section 2 -1009 of Zoning Ordinance
#662 N.C.S. is hereby amended to read as follows:
" Mobilehome Parks"
Section 4 .. Article 15, Sections 15 - > 100 through 15 -105 of
Zoning Ordinance #662 N.C.S. are hereby repealed, and in lieu
thereof, Sections 15 -100 through 15 -108, as follows, are hereby
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SECTI 15'k-- 3 '0'0-- P URPOSE. The purpose of the hob' lehome Park Combined
Distract is to provide a means of incorporating mobilehomes to the R -M
Medium density residential zones or.districts. The creation of an
MHP combined overlay district with any district shall not operate,
reduce.or eliminate any requirements established by the basic dis-
trict regulations or other requirements of this ordinance except as
may be expressly modified or provided by this Article.
SECTION 15 -101 USES The following uses shall be permitted in an
0 - MHP Combined District subject to the obtaining of a Use Permit,
and shall be in strict conformity with the permit to be issued and
any and all.conditions attached to the said permit:
a. Principal use, residentJ.al mobilehome;.
b. All incidental uses located can the same site and oriented
for the use of the residents of the mobilehome park such as,
but not necessarily limited to, community centers, laundry
centers, community pool, car wash, sale and display of
mobilehomes located on a mobilehomme space, and other rec-
reational facilities.
SECT'ION.15 -102 GENERAL PROVISIONS
a. Minimum Mobilehome Park Site Area Ten (10) acres with a
minimum frontage of 250 feet on a collector street;
b. Minimum Size: Mobilehome- space shall have not less than
3600 square feet with a minimum width of 40 feet and a
minimum depth o F '70 feet;
c. Maximum Density for t.ne Mobilehome Park Seven (7) units
per gross acre;
d. Sanitary Sewer and Water Each mobilehome space shall be
provided with connections to the City sewer and water ser-
vices;
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Drainage Facilities and Utility Services All storm
drainage facilities shall be placed underground in
conformance with City standards.. All utility dis-
tribution facilities (in•cludinq but not limited to
electric, communication and cable television lines)
installed in and for the purpose of supplying service
to any mobilehome park shall be placed underground,
except as follows:
Equipment appurtenant to underground facil-
ities, such as surface- mounted transformers,
pedest_al'- mounted terminal boxes: and m r cab- .
inets (and' cprice,aled ducts , c
*The.develo , is,responsible for ,complying. with the
requirements of thia section', and shall make the neces
zery ar- rangementsr with the u , ti laity , comp .. involved
, for the installation of said facilities.*
conditions make underground installation of said
facilities unreasonable or impractical.
f. Signs One (1) nonflashing lighted or unlighted iden-
tification sign, not exceeding twelve (12) square feet,
shall be permitted.
SECTION 15 - 103 STANDARDS.
a. The following minimum standards with respect to set-
back, side and rear yard, shall apply to perimeters
of a mobilehome park:
1. Yark setbacks shall.be measured perpendicular to
the property line or from a future street or high-
way line as shown.on the Petaluma General Plan or
adopted precise street plan line;
2. Yard setback provisions shall apply to main and
accessory structures;
3. Each mobilehome park shall have a front yard setback
of twenty (20) feet extending for the full width of
the-parcel devoted to said use;
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4. Each mob park shall have a rear and side
yard setback -of not less than fifteen.(15) feet,
except where the side or.rear: yards abut the street,
in which event the setback shall be not less than
twenty. (20) feet;
5. Walls And Screeninq Appropriate decorative screen-
ing of not less than 6' in height shall be construct-
ed along all boundaries adjoining other properties.
3' screening shall be constructed along all bound
aries adjoini -ng a street or road. The screening
herein required shall be designed so as to effect-
ively screen the-.property, and may be constructed
of solid or other material such as, but not neces-
sarily limited to, block,masonry, Pylaster wooden
fencing and wooden fencina.
b. The following standards -shall apply to the interior fac-
ilities of a mobilehome park:
1. Community Center Area (Park �& Recreational Space
A minimum of 250 square -feet of net usable area per
unit -shall be provided for a combination of both
indoor -and outdoor community 'recreation and service
facilities. Indoor.facilities shall be provided
on a basis of 50 square feet per unit for the -first
150 units and 10 square feet for each additional
unit. If the development of,the park is to be
done in phase construction, then the community center
area must be developed during the construction of
Phase No. 1;
2. Parking Requirements At least one (1) parking
space (9' X 19') on each mobilehome space shall be
provided with the overall parking requirements to
provide that there shall be a total of not less than
two (2) 9" X 19' spaces per mobilehome space.
Additional guest, and service parking may be required
as a.condition of site design review and shall.be
dispersed adequately within the development.
3. Interor.Access Drives Access drives-shall be
paved to a width of not less
shoulder to shoulder. A:cces
feet.. - in width if car parking
side and 41 feet in width if
mitted on both sides.
a. All drives shall be paved
than 25 feet from
s drives shall be 33
is permitted on one
car parking is per -
with asphaltic con-
crete on.adeauate,subbase material with concrete
curbs and gutters. A11 such.construction and
improvement shall be in, accordance with City
subdivision standards or other- minimum as es-
tabl` shed by the Department of Public Works.
b. No access drive shall be located closer than
100' to any ;public street intersection.
c.. All drives shall have a minimum outside
turning radius of 38 feet
d.-All corners shall have a minimum 15 foot radius;
e. Curbs and gutters shall be installed on both
sides of all access drives;
f. All access drives shall be adequately lighted;
g. Each site shall front on an access drive; and
h. Stop signs shall,be' provided at all inter-
sections with public streets.
4. Setback :Requirements - (.Interior)
a. There..sh °all be not less than 10 feet of space
between each mobilehome. Where residential
mobile are located near any permitted build-
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ing or structure, othe titan ano --her mobilehome,
the ti ninium spare between the mobilehome and said
b'uil'ding ar- st :ructure shall be 20 feet;
b. Front yard 'These shall be a minimum front yard
of ten (101 f;ec;. extendi fcr the full width
of the mobilehvrn space;;
C. Side _and ;Rear `t ar :c.
There small be a minimum
side and rear yard of 15 feet from all space lines.
Where the; side or re;:�r ..yard abuts an access road,
public parking area or walk, said side or rear
yard, shall not be less than 10 feet.
5. Storage Areas Ind. vidual storage areas for each
mobi- lehome site shall be provided as part of the deve-
lopment. Service vehicles and equipment used for
maintenance !of the mob lehome park shall be stored
in enclosed or enfenced areas. A storage area may
be provided for the benefit of the residents in which
to store boats, small trai_ ers and other sundry type
licensed vehicles. These 'areas must be thoroughly
screened and fenced and designed so as to be easily
access'ble - nd c ompatible wzth the residential spaces.
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6. Management office Each mobilehome park shall maintain
a management office which shall be permanently installed
as such .and which shall meet all requirements % --f law and
with respect to sanitation and other like facilities.
The manace_menc office shall provide suitable facilities
for mail ristributioiz.
7. Pedestrian W alkway Interior pedestrian walkways shall
be requited for interior pedestrian movement and shall
be se.para from and over and above any requirements
for vehicular tra_fic
8. Any other uses which are clearly incidental and sub
ordinate to the p ir.c:!:oal use may be installed into
the development but must have site design approval
by the P__anning Commission.
C. Landscaping: A comprehensive landscape plan shall be
required which will indicate open space, lawn, recrea-
tional.areas, tree plantings and shrubbery and proposed
types of plantings.
SECTION 15 -104 PROCEDURES.
a. Except as herein specifically modified, all procedural
requirements of this ordinance shall apply to the O -MHP
Combining District.
b. Any person desiring or intenaing to establish an 0 -MHP
zone or district shall file with the Director of Planning
a tentative proposal the 0 -MHP District and furnish
the following data:
1. Name and address of the applicant;
2. Statement that the applicant is the owner or authorized
agent of the owner for which the district boundaries
are proposed;
3. A preliminary site plan prepared by a civil engineer,
landscape architect, urban planner or other qualified
professional, containing the following information:
a. Boundaries of project site;
b. The principal ingress and egress locations;
C. General location of open space;
d. A skeletal system of pedestrian and vehicular
corridors;
e. Location of community buildings;
f. Estimated density of project site;
No filing fee shall be required for this preliminary
site design.
SECTION 15 -105 EXAMINATION AND REPORT BY D IRECTOR OF PLANNING
Upon rec_pt of the tentative proposal for the 0 -MHP District, the
Director of Planning shall examine the proposal to ascertain if the
same conforms to the requirements of this ordinance and all other
ordinances, rules. and regulations of the City. Within 20 days,
the Director of Planning shall make a report to the Planning Com-
mission. If the proposal conforms to the requirements of City
ordinances, he shall so state in his report to the Commission with such
other recommendations and comments, as the Director deems appropriate.
If the proposal does not conform to th& requirements of the City, or
any of them, the Director of Planning shall so state in his report,
noting therein the_ particulars in which the proposal does not conform.
SECTION 15 -105 FINAL PROPOSAL AND FORMAL APPLICATION FOR REZONING
Within one (1) year after approval or conditional approval of the
tentative proposal by the Director of Planning, the proponent shall
file a formal application for O -MHP Zone or District with the Plan-
ning Commission and, pursuant to the provisions of Article 21 of
this ordinance, the application shall be accompanied by 10 copies
of his detailed site plan which shall conform substantially to the
preliminary site plan as approved or conditionally approved by the
Director of Planning. The proponent may be required to submit
accompanying engineering data such as, but not necessarily limited
to, matters of high water, monumentation, survey coordination and
matters concerned with location of utility services, easements and
drainage. In the event that there is proposed to be dedicated any
easement or land to the City, a title report shall be required.
SECTION 15 -107 FEES Upon the filing of formal application for
rezoning, the proponent shall deposit with the Citv a fee of
$450, plus $1 for each mobilehome space over that which the Sonoma
County Flood Control District charges per space.
SECTION 15 -108 FEVERS;IQN TO ORIGINAL ZONING A site that is
rezoned to an O =MHP Zone or District .,shall revert to its original
zoning district, unless the following actions are completed within
the specified time periods from the date of enactment of the
ordinance changing the district boundaries.
a. Within six (6) months, site design review and approval
shall have been completed as required and provided by
Article 12 of this ordinance.
b. Within eighteen (18) months, conletion and construction
of the required permanent buildings and other- improve-
ments and amenities shown in the approved final proposal
plans.
C. In the event a site having been ,rezoned an 0 -MHP District
shall not have complied with subsections (a) and (b) above,
the.Planning Commission shall cause notice to be given to
the owner of the site that it will, on its own motion, hold
.a hearing at a "time and date and place certain wherein the
progress required by subsections (a) and (b) above will be
examined. The property owner, in the notice sent to him,
shall be advised that he may request an extension of time
within which to complete the required performance for a
period not-to'-exceed twelve (12) months, providing he can
show to the reasonable satisfaction of the Planning Com-
mission that the delay is not dilatory and is caused by
factors beyond his immediate control. If the Planning
Commission shall find that there is reasonable cause to
grant an extension of time within which to complete the
requirements, it may, by resolution, exterd the time for
a reasonable period and not to exceed twelve (12) months.
d. At any hearing held pursuant to the above subsection, the
Planning Commission shall make,a determination whether or
not the progress made is of such a nature that it has
affected the zoned area to the that a reversion
back to the original zoning would be incompatible with
the existing improvements. Itit shall find that a re-
version back to the original zoning by reason of exist-
ing construction and usage shall be incompatible with
the objectives of this Zoning Ordinance, it shall, by resolu-
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ti make such a determination which shall, among other
things, set forth the reasons for its 'findings and shall,
thereafter, recommend to the City Council that it adopt an
ord'inance the area, free from the reversionary provisions
of this section. Should the Planning Commission at its hear-
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ing f fid'that all or a portion of the' area rezoned to an
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0 -MHP district be so situated and 'located .that'd reversion
back is compatible with the development in the area and
the bb "ectives of this zoning Ordinance as set forth in
Section 1: -100, it shall then make a finding to this effect
bv.resolution. The resolution shall describe the area
which''should revert back to the. original zoning and shall
be forwarded to the City .Council with a recommendation that
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the area:be so zoned.
Section 5 . The City Clerk be, and she is hereby directed to
/publish this ordinance for the period and in. the manner re-
quires-" by the Citv Charter.
ORDEPED p /PUBLISHED this 2nd day of September. 1969.
AYES: COUNCILMEN BATTAGLIA, BRAI- NERD', BRUNNER,, CAVANAGH, JR.,
JOERGER, MATTE1,. AND MAYOR PUTNAM —
0 NOES: NONE.
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a ABSENT:
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C ..t�; Clerk
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I hereby certify that the within ordinance was published in' `full once in, the `Petaluma Ai•gus- Courier, ° paper of
general' circulation;• published. within. the City of Petaluma, `to< wit....::::: 5epteTtlb,e:r .......... 1 19_ .._9
and that the said Petaluma Argus- Courier is the; official newspaper of the City of Petaluma.
I hereby certify that the wholer; number of ,members. o£ the Council of the City of Petaluma is seven, and ,that the;
fore° .ln 15th September
b g ordinance was, passed by the Council !at ,its meeting 'of -- ,:. day of _
U9- 6:9',• by 'the-following vote, �tor, t:
Batt° lia Brainerd
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AYES:, COUNCILMAN Brunner COUN. @ILMAN Cavanagh , Jr
Jour er Mattea
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The ':foi egging Ofdiiiaiice Numbe 9 5 3 New Clia"rtei' Series, hating beery fegularly passed and ,presented, to nie.
15th Se tember 69
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�, this •- --- day of = .p. •_ -- _ -::,_, 19 is hereby approved by me this. --.day
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