19.18.010 Purpose.

The purpose of the MHP mobilehome park overlay district is to:

(A) Recognize the importance of existing mobilehome parks as a valuable city resource providing affordable housing and stable communities, protected from speculative pressures to convert to other land use types;

(B) Provide appropriate areas for residential mobilehome park development that are consistent with the general plan and with standards of the public health and safety as established by state or city code;

(C) Ensure adequate light, air, privacy and open space for each dwelling, and protect residents from the harmful effects of excessive noise, population density, traffic congestion and other environmental effects;

(D) Achieve design compatibility with surrounding neighborhoods and promote and encourage orderly residential development with appropriate physical amenities.