Council is to conduct a first public hearing of the ordinance.

The Development Department proposes amendments to the Mobile Home Park (MHP) zoning District to improve the standards and prevent negative impacts in existing parks. Concerns have been raised by the use of recreational vehicles as permanent homes in some of the City's mobile home parks. As proposed, the Code amendment  would prohibit recreational vehicles as permanent legal residences in mobile home parks and provide additional mobile home standards. The amendment alters the definition of "mobile home" to distinguish it from a "recreational vehicle" and adds definitions for "permanent legal residence" and "recreational vehicle." 

The proposed new language is shown with underlining and deleted language is show with strikethrough.

Compatibility with Comprehensive Plan:

The proposal is consistent with the following Comprehensive Plan objectives and policies:

• FLU 1.2.2 - The City shall encourage a balanced land use mix providing for a variety of housing styles, densities and open space.

• FLU 1.2.3 - The City shall, through the enforcement of all applicable laws and regulations and the provision of a variety of residential zoning categories, encourage opportunities for all citizens to purchase or rent decent, safe and sanitary housing which they can afford, free from arbitrary discrimination.

• FLU 1.2.4 - Existing residential areas shall be protected from the encroachment of incompatible activities; likewise, other land use areas shall be protected from the encroachment of incompatible residential activities.

• FLU 1.2.5 - The conservation, maintenance and rehabilitation of existing residential areas shall be encouraged.