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Home My WebLink About28 - Design Standards for Manufactured HousinglE`w PORT CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Hearing Date: September 11, 2001 04 PLANNING DEPARTMENT Agenda Item No.: 17 3300 NEWPORT BOULEVARD Staff Person: Patricia L. Temple NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92658 644 -3228 (949) 644 -3200; FAX (949) 644 -3250 COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL f40_10 SUBJECT: Design Standards for Manufactured Housing 1�5/0 1 ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2001- initiating an amendment to the Newport Beach Municipal Code; or Determine to take no action at this time by receiving and filing this report. Backaround On July 24, 2001, the City Attorney's Office provided a memo to the City Council discussing the City's limitations in the regulation of the installation of manufactured housing on residential lots. That report summarized the City's limitations to regulations on the dimensions of eave overhangs, roofing materials and siding materials, and only to the extent also required of regular house construction. Because of the wording of the regulations, it appeared that any regulations the City may wish to impose on manufactured homes must also be more broadly applicable to all home construction. Analysis Staff has been further investigating the means to affect the quality of manufactured housing when implemented in Newport Beach. We have discovered that other communities have used an alternate strategy to make quality and materials ordinances applicable to manufactured housing only. The principal method used it to define prohibited materials, rather than adding regulations to require certain materials. Since it does not appear that any of these ordinances have been challenged or overturned by the courts, staff is comfortable that adoption of similar provisions in the Newport Beach Municipal Code is reasonable. Therefore, staff has identified a number of provisions for the consideration of the City Council. These include regulatory items specifically permitted for manufactured housing as provided for in State law. The proposed amendment would add a section to 20.60 — Site Regulations, to include the following for Manufactured Homes: 1. Manufactured homes shall be permitted in the R -A, R -1, R -1.5, R -2, MFR and residential portions of PC Districts. 2. Manufactured homes shall comply with the development regulations of the district in which they will be located. Manufactured homes shall be placed on a foundation system consisting of solid concrete or masonry wall under the outside perimeter of the manufactured home; or piers or other open construction meeting the requirements of the currently effective City Building Code, combined with skirting placed around the outside of the manufactured home in such a manner that the exterior siding appears to start from ground level. 4. The exterior siding of the manufactured home shall be similar in appearance to siding material customarily used on conventionally -built housing. Shiny or metallic finishes are prohibited. 5. The roof of the manufactured home must have a pitch of not fewer than 3 inches vertical rise per 12 inches of horizontal distance. The roof must have eaves or overhangs of not less than 12 inches, except where required to maintain a 2 '/� foot property line setback. Built up, roll roofs and corrugated, sheet or skin metal or plastic panels are prohibited. 6. Manufactured homes which are more than 10 years old are not permitted to be installed. Proof of the date of manufacture of the manufactured home shall be required at the time of plan check submittal. While these provisions for manufactured homes are fairly modest, staff believes that they will insure a minimum standard of quality for these installations. They have the advantage of being objective standards, which can be enforced by staff during the plan check process. Should the City Council concur that the adoption of such provisions is appropriate, a Resolution of Intent to amend the Municipal Code is attached for the consideration of the City Council. Submitted by: Prepared by: SHARON Z. WOOD PATRICIA L. TEMPLE Assistant City Manager i Attachments: Planning Director Draft Resolution for initiation of a Municipal Code Amendment City Attorney's Memo of July 24, 2001 Page 2 RESOLUTION NO. 2001- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH INITIATING AN AMENDMENT TO TITLE 20 OF THE NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO PROVISONS FOR MANUFACTURED DWELLING UNITS OUTSIDE OF MOBILE HOME PARKS WHEREAS, Title 20 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code authorizes the City Council to adopt a resolution initiating amendments to the Zoning Code of the City of Newport Beach; and WHEREAS, the City Council intends to initiate an amendment to revise Title 20 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code to establish provisions for manufactured dwelling units outside of mobile home parks to ensure their compatibility with surrounding conventional dwelling units. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach to initiate an amendment to Title 20 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code to establish provisions for manufactured dwelling units outside of mobile home parks. This resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on September 11, 2001, by the following vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCIL MEMBERS NOES, COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK LI CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Agenda Item July 24, 2001 CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: ROBIN L. CLAUSON, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY RE INFORMATION REPORT REGARDING STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES ON SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS State zoning laws leaves cities, including charter cities, with very little discretion for review or approval of manufactured home on single family lots. Government Code Section 65852.3 requires a city to allow the installation of manufactured homes on lot zones for conventional single family residential dwellings if, (1) the home is certified under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Sections 5401 et. seq.) and (2) the house is installed on a foundation system pursuant to Section 18551 of the Health & Safety Code. The cities may only subject the manufactured home and the lot on which it is placed to the same zoning development standards to which a conventional single family residential dwelling on the same lot would be subject. Therefore, manufactured homes must comply with a City's height, side and rear yard setback requirements, standards for enclosures, access and vehicle parking standards, aesthetic requirements and minimum square footage requirements. Cities may impose different architectural standards, but only standards for roof overhangs, roofing and siding materials that do not exceed those that would be required of a conventional single family dwelling constructed on the same lot. Furthermore, when there are no size requirements for roof overhangs for both manufactured homes and conventional single family homes, the City may impose a roof overhang requirement on manufactured homes not to exceed 16 inches. Cities may also preclude manufactured homes that are over 10 years old. Finally, State law prohibits a City from subjecting a certified manufactured home to any permit process or requirement which is not identical to the permit requirement that would be imposed on a conventional single family home on the same lot. These State laws related to manufactured homes were originally adopted in 1980. At the time of adoption, the law was based upon legislative findings that manufacturers offered Californians an additional opportunity to own and live in decent and safe affordable Mayor and Members of City Council July 24, 2001 Page 2 housing on a permanent basis. It became operative on July 1, 1981 and has had limited amendments since that time. Therefore, the City Council has very limited discretion to approve the installation of a certified manufactured homes on a single family lot anywhere in the City. RECOMMENDATION: Accept and file report or direct Planning Department staff to provide limited allowed standards for architectural requirements. Robin L. Clauson RLC:da F:\users\cat\shared\da\CCmemoWanufacturedHomes.doe