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Ordinance No. 526 - Mobilehomes and Manufactured HousingAN ORDINANCE•OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DESIGNATING LOTS FOR MOBILEHOMES AND MANUFACTURED HOUSING, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS THEREFOR, AND AMENDING THE ZONING CODE.' THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOIVS : SECTION 1. Section 9102.14 of the Rosemead Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows,: , 9102:14 Dwelling. A building or portion thereof,- . or a mobilehome certified under the National Mobile- home Construction and Safety Standards Act of, 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401; designed for or occupied for residential purposes, including one-family, two- .family; and multiple-family dwellings, but not in- cluding'hotels, boarding and lodging houses. a SECTION 2. Section 9102.15 of the Rosemead Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 9102.15 Dwelling, One-Family. A detached building - or a mobilehome certified under the National Mobilehome Construction and,Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401, et. seq.) designed or used exclusively by one (1) family and containing one (T) ,dwelling,'unit. SECTION 3. Section 9104.1(A) of the Rosemead Municipal- Code is .hereby amended to read as follows: A. A one-family dwelling, subject to the lot designations and regulations contained in , Chapter,XXII-A. SECTION 4. Section 9106.1(E) of the Rosemead Municipal Code is 'hereby deleted. SECTION 5'." Section 9104.1(I) of the Rosemead Municipal, Code is hereby deleted. SECTION 6. Piew Chapter' XXII=A~ ."IuOBI•LEHONIES/D,IANUFACTURED HOUSING ON LOTS ZONED FOR'SINGLE-FAMILY`DWELLINGS'.',,is hereby added to.the Rosemead Municipal'.,Code to read as follows: CHAPTER NBII-A MOBILEHOMES/MANUFACTURED HOUSING ON LOTS ZONED FOR SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS. SECTION 9123.1.. Designation on Lots for Mobilehomes.. Pursuant to the authority granted in Section 65852.3 of the Government Code, the City Council hereby determines the following described lots-to be compatible for'mobilehome use and on that basis authorizes such mobilehome use only on the following described lots within the City: A. All lots which meet both the minimum lot width (Section 9105.7) and lot area (Section 9105.6) and which are presently or hereafter classified as R-2. SECTION 9123.2. Applicability of All.Conventional Development Standards to?Mobilehomes and the Lots on Which They Are Placed. All development standards applicable to the zone designation of the lot shall.apply without regard to whether the proposed dwelling is conventional or a mobilehome as that term is defined in Section 65352.3 of`the Government Code. SECTION 9123.3.,4'"Design'Review.by. Planning Commission. Prior to the installation'of a mobilehome on a lot desingated for such use, an application for design review shall be submitted • to the Planning Department, accompanied by a filing and processing fee in an amount established by City Council Resolution. A. Application Requirements. 'Applications for a mobilehome design review shall include the following: (An application will be considered incomplete and will not be set for review by the Planning Commission until all of the required information is on file in the Planning Depart- ment.) 1. The applicant shall submit evidence that the proposed mobilehome was constructed after July 1, 1976, and was issued a HUD insignia of construction, by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and has not been altered to make it ineligible for HUD certification. • 2. The applicant shall submit a plot plan which shall show existing structures on the lot, proposed mobilehome placement, all proposed accessory structures, all driveways and parking areas. 3. The applicant shall submit photographs of commercial quality showing all four sides of the mobile- home and drawing(s) indicating any proposed elevation changes. 4. The applicant shall specify: mobilehome manufac- turer's name, model name/number, model year, length and width, roof pitch, 'roofing materials, width of eave overhang, type of siding. 5. The applicant shall submit a statement of proposed plan and specifications for the foundation system. 6. For previously used and/or occupied mobile- homes or manufactured housing, the applicant must submit a pest and termite report indicating the absence of all pests and rodents in the proposed dwelling. B. Design Review by the Planning Commission shall be limited to: 1. Roof overhang. A mobilehome may be required to have porches and eaves or roofs with eaves, when. in the opinion of the Planning Commission, such improve- ments are necessary to make the mobilehome compatible with the dwellings in the area. 2. Roof material and design. A mobilehome shall have a roof with a pitch of not less than two (2) vertical rise for each 12 inches of horizontal run and consisting of composition or other material cus- tomarily used for conventional dwellings. • 3. Exterior finish. A mobilehome shall be covered with an exterior material customarily used on conven- tional dwellings. The exterior covering material shall extend to.the ground, except that when a solid concrete or masonry perimeter foundation is used,`the exterior covering material need not extend below the tope of the foundation. C. The Commission shall revseiv the-above-referenced aspects of the proposed mobilehome and shall approve the same if it det`ermi.nes that.-the.:proposed mobilehome is not, in it's exteri_or design and appearance; pursuant to the criteria of subsection B hereof, so at variance with the appearance of-other- existing buildings or site developments in the neighborhood as to cause the'.nature of the local environment to materially depreciate in appearance and value. • SECTION 9733.4. Appeals. The applicant or any person aggrieved by the decision of'the Planning Commission may file an appeal to the City Council on any ruling by the Planning Commis- sion by filing a written request on forms provided by the Planning Department. Said appeal shall be accompanied by an ...appeal fee in an amount set by City Council resolution. The appeal shall be.filed within fifteen (15) days after such hearing, setting forth alleged inconsistency or nonconformity with procedures or criteria set forth in, or pursuant to, this Code. Said filing shall suspend any permit until final action. The City Council shall hold a hearing on said appeal and shall render it's decision thereon within forty.(40) days after the filing thereof. The City Council may approve, disapprove, or modify the decision of the Planning Commission, and the City Council decision shall be final and conclusive. SECTION 9123.5. Application for Determination of Compatibility of Mobilehome Use of any Lot Zoned for Single- Family Dwellings. Application may be made to the Planning Depart- ment for a determination by the Planning Commission and City Coun- cil that a particular lot zoned for single-family dwellings'is compatible for mobilehome use., Such an application will be pro- cessed.as, and shall require the same,fees as, a change of zone classification request. . A determination on compatiblity of mobilehome use shall . be based on the following criteria: A. That.the proposed use is in character and is compatible with the surrounding properties. B. That the,proposed use will not be detrimental to the surrounding proper.tles". t•, C-. That,the proposed use is in harmony with the elements arid-objectives0of-the'General Plan. ' PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of Ma 1981.