§ 17.88.210. Family care residence.

A family care residence is a mobile home placed temporarily on a lot for the purpose of providing temporary in-home care to family members due to a medical need. Where allowed in the particular zone district, a family care residence may be permitted on a lot which contains a permitted dwelling, provided:

A.

No family care residence shall be permitted on a lot which has more than one dwelling unit.

B.

The temporary mobile home is for the exclusive use and temporary in-home care of a grandparent or grandparents, parent or parents, siblings or children, or grandchildren of the occupant of the principal dwelling unit; or the principal dwelling unit may be designated as the family care residence, in which case the temporary mobile home shall be utilized by the relative or non-family caregiver providing the care.

C.

1.

A licensed physician (as defined by Section 2050 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code of the state of California) has provided to the county health officer, in writing:

a.

A specific diagnosis; and

b.

A determination, based on the impact the diagnosis has on the intended occupant's activities of daily living, that there is a significant medical need, which may include frailty, for such temporary in-home care.

2.

The county health officer has provided to the director of resource management, in writing, a statement, based on the intended occupant's physician's determination in subsection C.1 of this section that in-home care is warranted.

D.

The intended occupants of the mobile home cannot reasonably be housed in the principal dwelling unit. The applicant shall provide information regarding the living situation that substantiates the need for a family care mobile home.

E.

All requirements of the county environmental health division shall be met and the family care mobile home shall utilize existing water and wastewater facilities available on-site.

F.

All required installation permit(s) are issued by the building division.

G.

All parcels subject to this subsection shall be at least one acre in size.

H.

The location of the family care mobile home shall meet setback requirements found in the base zone district and applicable fire safety standards.

I.

Mobile homes placed under this section shall meet the following requirements:

1.

The body of the mobile home, excluding chassis, shall not be larger than a single-wide unit. Measurement of width shall not include any permanently attached portion of their mobile home which folds into the main body for transportation.

2.

The axle shall remain on the unit.

3.

Skirting may be affixed to the mobile home for energy conservation, but no skirting or other improvement shall be affixed to or placed adjacent to the mobile home which may limit its mobility.

4.

The mobile home shall be currently registered pursuant to Chapter 4.7 (commencing with Section 18075) of Part 2 of Division 13 of the California Health and Safety Code.

J.

The term of any administrative permit issued for a family care residence pursuant to this subsection shall be four years; provided, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection F of Section 17.92.050, the permit shall be renewable in four-year increments provided that in each case an application for renewal shall be made prior to expiration of the permit, which shall include:

1.

Payment of a renewal fee as set by the board of supervisors; and

2.

A written statement signed by a licensed physician confirming the medical need, which may include frailty, for continuing temporary in-home care for the occupant(s) of the mobile home, or for the non-family caregiver providing the care.

K.

Upon expiration of the permit or when temporary in-home care is no longer needed, the mobile home shall be removed from the property within ninety days. The mobile home shall not be occupied during that period. A longer period may be approved in writing by the resource management director.

(Ord. 2003-1 § 27, 2003; Ord. 98-7 § 1 (part), 1998; Ord. 95-3 §§ 82 (part), 89, 90, 1995; Ord. 94-4 § 16 (part), 1994; Ord. 378-1656 § 1 (part), 1992: prior code § 5.03.020(B)(1))

(Ord. No. 2014-01, § I, 1-7-2014)