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The commission approved staff's recommendation with several changes the commissioners made during a lengthy discussion that ranged over lot sizes, space/density limits, landscaping buffers, trash enclosures and minimum amenities. Commissioners voted to approve the staff recommendation by roll-call vote; Commissioners Garcia, Cruciat, Pahana, Vice Chair Keur and Chair Walker all voted \"aye.\" The item will be forwarded to the City Council for its consideration.

Key standards the commission adopted or confirmed during debate:

- Mobile-home parks: the commission agreed to raise the maximum density to 12 spaces per acre and to eliminate the fixed \"space size\" dimension in the draft (staff had proposed a 40-by-100-foot space in an earlier draft). The change removes a prescriptive space-size standard and leaves density as the upper bound, with site design requirements to be evaluated through the conditional-use process.

- RV parks: commissioners set a 5-acre minimum lot size and standardized maximum density at 12 spaces per acre across allowable zones for clarity and consistency. The commission retained a 10-foot landscape buffer along street frontages and a 6-foot screening fence requirement around development areas; it also adopted a 50-foot setback from property lines for permanent buildings and the developed RV stalls.

- Commercial campgrounds (tent and related overnight camping): commissioners set a 5-acre minimum lot size and selected a maximum density of 15 spaces per acre for campgrounds after discussion about what would be commercially viable for developers. Campgrounds are subject to the same 10-foot landscape buffer and 6-foot screening around development areas, a 50-foot setback from property lines, and trash-enclosure requirements.

- Trash enclosures: the commission confirmed a standard of three trash enclosures per five acres for RV parks and campgrounds (with adjustments possible in the conditional-use review if the applicant demonstrates individual unit trash service). For mobile-home parks the commission agreed on two enclosures for parcels under five acres and three for five acres or larger, with a carve-out when individual-unit trash pick-up is provided.

- Restrooms and waste disposal: the commission reaffirmed that permanent restroom facilities and sanitary waste disposal are required for special-occupancy parks; staff pointed to the code requirement of at least 1 toilet and 1 shower per 25 spaces for such facilities.

During public comment, several residents urged the commission to prioritize affordable housing access and to avoid rules that would make projects financially infeasible. Brandon Burdett, who described himself as a Twentynine Palms community member, said he ran into contradictory jurisdictional guidance when trying to install a manufactured home older than 10 years on private property and asked the commission to consider clarity for manufactured-home installations. Real-estate broker and part-time resident Scott Curry urged the commission to be \"open minded on anything you can do to promote development\" and warned that investors consider density when deciding whether a mobile-home park can pencil out. A resident who submitted a letter, Susan Peplow, told the commission she favored smaller lot sizes to make development more commercially viable. Another resident who spoke during public comment urged the commission to consider the cost of requiring multiple ADA-compliant trash enclosures, saying \"building 3 trash enclosures for 5 acres seems excessive to me ... tens of thousands of dollars for each one.\" Commissioner discussion repeatedly balanced public concerns about affordability with design, sanitation and public-safety requirements.

Staff told the commission there are 13 special-occupancy parks in Twentynine Palms today, only one of which is an RV park; existing mobile-home-park sizes in the city range from about 1.5 acres to just under 10 acres and existing densities vary from roughly 4 to 16 spaces per acre. Staff also noted the single existing RV park is roughly 16 acres and has a mixed RV/mobile-home configuration that would be treated as a unique/variant case under the new standards.

The commission asked staff to forward the revised development-code amendments to the City Council for its review and possible adoption. Because the code changes will affect future applications for mobile-home parks, RV parks and campgrounds, applicants will still be required to meet public-improvement and conditional-use findings and could seek variances where justified.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Commission - Regular Meeting - 18 Feb 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Twentynine Palms Planning Commission approved development-code updates establishing maximum densities, minimum lot sizes, setbacks, screening and trash/restroom requirements for mobile-home parks, RV parks and commercial campgrounds, and directed staff to forward the draft to city council.","taxTitle","Twentynine Palms City, San Bernardino County, California","taxId",70852,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6693314,"Twentynine Palms planning commission votes to align leadership timing and city reporting with state law",216,688000,904000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2336815-5094619d4d513b4d6ed81b6796a4e200&start=688&end=904","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2336815-5094619d4d513b4d6ed81b6796a4e200/thumbnail_688000.jpg","/articles/6693314/Twentynine-Palms-City/San-Bernardino-County/California/Twentynine-Palms-planning-commission-votes-to-align-leadership-timing-and-city-reporting-with-state-law","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6693314-71900be49cca0a1973e34ddd23b62571/orig.mp4?Expires=1771194692&Signature=bmjKQBeAx9ba0oLESt4PmPzNNFdNmGuy1o~iKoT2pKiV~UoyMB8T2BiBJBw2VQ~TRktYD-FwzdM88masNc36SE4s6Fu6drAhEmflOULaFX1500bRugXdrJg~cxMPXnrzazP7lJ5D8HwQe45y7YNgDh9xttpbvIda9bGw-i7FiSByCLlGyJf9-TfnxPOUEM5daOF0wPu0TCO5oVYtL~b~jSw1FKuIQQ5afyWcmHu9snderc1u8cSBtbukb4nHQloy6vYGJUpuKL-RTQSXij7AabrcInZTZAvynaO5SS3YpAZnKcKyQTA9anWqdeERUsa7OBlEjhxb8eus5aU9SPiKiw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Twentynine Palms Planning Commission voted unanimously to find a proposed development-code amendment exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act and to forward a resolution recommending city council adoption that would change when the commission chooses its chair and vice chair and would align the city's required planning reports with state law.

The changes approved Wednesday would move selection of the commission's chair and vice chair from April to the first meeting in March following reappointments, and would defer the city's annual general-plan and housing reporting procedures to state statutory deadlines and content requirements rather than keeping locally specified dates and data requirements.

City planning staff said the code currently sets inconsistent dates: the development code states commissioner terms \"end in February\" while chair and vice-chair selections occur in April. Staff recommended the March timing so newly sworn commissioners would not wait two months for leadership selection. Staff also told the commission the city's local code sets a July deadline for the general-plan annual report and housing report, while state law places the deadline in April; staff recommended deferring to state law to avoid repeated local amendments when state requirements change.

Planning staff asked the commission to find the amendment exempt from CEQA, to adopt the resolution and to forward the recommendation to city council for final action. After the public hearing was opened and no members of the public commented on this item, the commission approved the staff recommendation by roll-call vote. Commissioners Garcia, Cruciat, Pahana, Vice Chair Keur and Chair Walker all voted \"aye.\"

The item will next appear before the Twentynine Palms City Council for consideration and potential formal adoption of the development-code changes.

The commission's action will change internal timing and administrative procedures; it does not itself change substantive land-use standards. If the council adopts the forwarded resolution, the city's administrative timeline for annual reporting and for selecting commission leadership will be revised to match the language the commission advanced.","The Twentynine Palms Planning Commission voted unanimously to find a narrow development-code amendment exempt from CEQA and to forward a resolution to the city council that would change the timing for selecting chair and vice chair and defer certain annual report deadlines to state law.","actionData","errors"]

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Planning commission adopts new development-code standards for mobile-home parks, RV parks and campgrounds

Twentynine Palms planning commission votes to align leadership timing and city reporting with state law