Ordinance No. 125ORDINANCE NO 125
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS AMENDING AND
ADDING TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS AND PROVIDING
FOR A TRAILER PARK ZONE FOR THE CITY OF CYPRESS TO BE KNOWN AS THE
'T -P' ZONE AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO 24
WHEREAS it appears that regular hearings after due notice as
required by law before the Planning Commission of the City of Cypress
and before the City Council were had in connection with this Ordinance
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
SECTION 1: That there is hereby added to the Zoning Ordinance
of the City of Cypress Trailer Park Zone, which said Part 18 1 shall
read as follows
PART 18.1
TRAILER PARK ZONE
SECTION 2: T -P' TRAILER PARK RESIDENTIAL ZONE'
That a Trailer Park Residential Zone is created to provide for the
accomodation of residential trailer at a standard consistent with the
protection of the health safety and welfare of the community A
Trailer Park Residential Zone shall be not less than ten (10) acres in
size Such zone is herein deemed to be Multiple Family Residential
Zone and a trailer is herein deemed to be a dwelling The establishment
of such a District shall be by action of the Commission and Council,
by means of a Change of Zone procedure
SECTION 3. USES PERMITTED
The following uses shall be permitted in the 'T -P' Zone, plus
such other uses as the Commission may deem to be similar and not
more obnoxious or detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare
A The parking of residential trailer
B Incidental uses related to the convenience needs of the Trailer
Park Zone Residents, provided, however, that said uses shall not include
commercial or other non-residential facilities for use by persons not
residing within the Zone
SECTION 4 USES EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED
The following uses shall be expressly prohibited
A Commercial uses, other than those permitted in the preceeding
section
B Industrial uses
C Advertising structures, except as provided herein
SECTION 5. PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
The following property development standards shall apply to all
land and structures in the 'T -P' Zone
A Trailer Space Area Each trailer space shall have a minimum
area of one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet Trailer parks
existing on the effective date of this Ordinance which provide spaces
having less than this requirement in the existing spaces may continue
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to operate but no additions or alterations affecting more than 25
percent of the Park area will be permitted unless the space require-
ments herein provided are complied with
B. Trailer Space Dimensions
Each trailer space shall be not less than thirty (30) feet in
width, nor less than thirty (30) feet in depth
C Population Density
1 There shall be a minimum of three thousand (3 000) square
feet of gross area for each dwelling unit in a trailer park
2 In computing the gross area, access, landscaped area
trailer parking, automobile parking, outbuilding space
recreational areas and other similar uses, may be included
D Building Height
1 No building or structure erected in this Zone shall have
a height greater than two and one-half (21) stories, not to exceed
thirty-five (35) feet
E Yards
1 Front Each 'T -P' Zone Trailer Park which abuts a
dedicated street shall have a front yard of not less than twenty-
five (25) feet extending the full width of the Trailer Park Said
yard shall be landscaped and maintained with evergreen materials
2 Side Each 'T -P' Zone Trailer Park shall have a side yard on
both sides of the trailer park of not less than five (5) feet,
except for corner and reversed corner lots, in which case the side
yard on the street side shall be not less than ten (10) feet
3 Rear Each 'T -P' Zone Trailer Park shall have a rear
yard extending across the full width of the trailer park of not
less than twenty (20) feet Said rear yard may be used for access
or parking
F Distance between Residential Trailer Units or other
Permitted Building or Structures
1 Where trailers are located side by side or end to side,
there shall be a space not less than twenty (20) feet between
trailer units
2 Where trailers are located end to end, there shall be a
space not less than ten (10) feet between trailer ends excepting
where such trailer abuts a roadway serving as access to and
within the trailer parking space, in which case the minimum space
between any trailer and the roadway shall be ten feet
3 Where residential trailers are located near any permitted
building other than another residential trailer regardless of the
side or end relationships the minimum space between the trailer
and said building shall. be twenty (20) feet
G Fences. Hedges, and Walls
1 A Trailer Park shall be entirely enclosed with a six (6)
foot high solid masonry wall with exception of the area defined
as the front yard wherein a three (3) foot high solid masonry
wall shall be required
2 No fence or wall over six (6) feet in height shall be
located in a 'T -P' Zone
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H Off -Street Parking
Within the Trailer Park there shall be two (2) parking spaces for
each trailer parking space, one or both of which may be located on the
trailer space area Each automobile parking space shall be a minimum
size of 200 square feet and shall be at least 10 feet in width and 20
feet in depth
Access
1 Vehicular access ways within trailer parks shall be paved to
a width of not less than twenty (20) feet
2 Where pedestrian access is by way of a vehicular access
way, there shall be a paved access way of twenty-five (25) feet
from the street or alley to each individual trailer parking space
said way to be for both pedestrian and vehicular access
J Outdoor Advertising
Non -flashing signs shall be permitted in the 'T -P' Zone, which
advertises the Trailer Park Said signs shall be located on the
premises and shall not exceed One (1) square foot of said sign for each
front foot of the frontage along the street serving as access to
the Trailer Park• provided, however, that there shall be a maximum
area for signs for any One (1) Trailer Park of 100 square feet of
sign single face, or 200 square feet of double faced sign on any
one (1) frontage, and no such sign shall exceed 20 feet maximum
height. Trailer Parks with access along any State Highway, or
facing any Commercial or Industrial Zone, may have a flashing sign
not to exceed 35 feet maximum height, when approved as provided in
Section 6
K Size of Zone
No parcel of land containing less than ten (10) acres of area
may be used for the purposes permitted in the 'T -P' Zone
L Special Standards and Regulations
Each Trailer Park shall be connected to a sanitary sewer Each
trailer space shall be provided a connection to said sanitary sewer
M Other Conditions to Use
1 Trailers either without toilet facilities or with toilet
facilities that cannot be connected to a sanitary sewer line shall
not be permitted in the 'T -P' Zone
2 No accessory building shall be constructed as a permanent
part of a trailer nor shall any other structure or device be attached
to a trailer other than a cloth awning or similar temporary device
a Cabanas, ramada, and ocher similar permanent structures may
be erected in conjunction with a trailer parking space, provided
however, that:
b Said structure shall be deemed to be a part of the trailer
or mobile home even though it shall not be permitted to be attached
hereto and
c The space between trailers or mobile home units set forth
shall be deemed to be the minimum space between said structures In
no case may a cabana or ramada be closer to any trailer other than
the one it is designed to serve or closer to any other cabana or
ramada than the distance established therein for the space between
trailers.
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4. All utilities required for service to each dwelling unit
shall be placed underground
SECTION 6 SITE PLAN REVIEW.
A Before the Commission or the Council may approve the
location for any Residential Trailer Park, and before any buildings
for Trailer Park purposes are erected, the applicant for such use
shall submit a site plan to the Planning Commission The plan
shall show the provisions for lighting of interior access ways,
the location of all trailer parking sites, the location, size and
design of all signs and such other architectural and engineering
data as may be necessary to make a finding that the provisions of
this Ordinance are being complied with.
B The Commission may recommend and the Council may establish
additional conditions deemed necessary to preserve the public health
peace,safety and welfare
The site plan shall be subject to Commission and City Council
approval before any Zone Change is recommended and enacted
SECTION 7
SEVERANCE CLAUSE
If any sentence, paragraph or part of this Amendment shall be
held illegal or unforceable for any reason the Council declares
that it is its intention to enact all the remaining portions of
this Amendment and Ordinance That the provisions and regulations
herein are in addition to and supplemental to the same as may
from time to time be required by State Law and are not intended to
alter or supersede any of the provisions of the State Law
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of March, 1962, by the
following called vote
AYES. 4 COUNCILMEN:
NOES 0 COUNCILMEN.
ABSENT* 1 COUNCILMEN.
ATTEST
Arrowood, McCarney, Van Dyke and
Baroldi
None
Denni
TY CLERK OF THE C
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OF CYPRESS
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MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS