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MEMORANDUM
Date: December 22, I978
To : Paul Bussey, City Manager
From: James Hagaman, Planning Director
Subject: Zone Code Amendment to Permit Mobile Trailers for Limited Purposes
In the attached letter dated December 6, 1978, to Mayor Packard from Law
Offices of Robert S. Walwick, representing South Coast Asphalt Products is
a request that the Carlsbad Municipal Code be amended to permit the permanent
usage of mobile trailers for certain limited purposes. The present ordinance
permits the usage of mobile trailers for a commercial office use for a one
year period approved by a Conditional Use Permit. Extensions of this
Conditional Use Permit are only permitted if a permanent structure is under
construction (See Section 21.42.5s).
I assume that this request for a code amendment is prompted by the fact that
the asphalt company's present Conditional Use Permit for the mobile trailer
has expired as of December 14, 1978. The City has not yet required the
trailer's removal pending the City Council's action on this request. -
I believe that this request is a major and far reaching change to our codes
for the benefit of their particular problem.
units, the City would be opening the door for proliferation of these types
of structures because they cost less than permanent structures. However,
the City will lose tax benefits on improvements and promote development of
substandard structures.
By permitting permanent mobile
It appears to me that the problems of high costs for a permanent lunch room
could particularly be aleviated by using modular buildings.
city codes permit modular structures to be developed in such a manner that
can be later removed and sold. Modular structures meet all building codes
and are placed on permanent foundations.
but their resale is also higher.
The December 6, letter also indicates that their is a problem with Section
21.44.10 which permits temporary construction building. . Coast Asphalt feels that a contractor's storage building should be permitted
subsequent to need. Also, they indicate that the ordinance doesn't allow
them to store records or materials. To the planning staff's knowledge, there
has never been a problem in these regards. The contractor's buildings
usually are placed at time of grading permit or bui1ding'perai;t and
certainly we do not consider the storing of records or material in these
construction buildings as being in conflict with the ordinance. By changing
the code to allow construction trailers prior to need, it appears that we
would be opening the door to construction equipment storage yards that
could be in effect for a great deal of time prior to development.
. The present
They cost more than mobile units,
Evidently South
MEMORANDUM - Paul Bussey
December 20, 1978
Page Two (2)
Although I find little problem with either section of the code, it may be
possible to provide some flexibility for temporary mobile units by increasing
the time for such mobile unit and/or allowing the extension of the
Conditional Use Permit subject to certain criteria. However, I would not
suggest permitting mobile units by right or allow construction trailers
prior to need.
BP/ar