Location of trailers in places other than authorized camp.
Sacramento City Code § 15.140.020
in effect15.140.020 Location of trailers in places other than authorized camp.
A. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, it shall be unlawful and a public nuisance for any person to establish, keep or maintain upon any lot or other place within the city, any trailer, auto coach or trailer coach primarily designed for transportation purposes upon a public highway, for occupancy as living quarters for a longer period than forty-eight (48) hours, unless the same is kept and maintained on a regularly established auto and trailer camp operated under permits from the state of California and city-county health department.
1. Nothing contained in this subsection A shall prohibit the health department from issuing a temporary permit for such trailer occupancy for a period of not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours, provided that no temporary permit shall be issued for any occupancy or camp which will constitute a nuisance or health menace.
2. Nothing contained in this subsection A shall prohibit the health department from issuing a temporary permit for such trailer occupancy for a period of not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) days, provided that the following conditions are met:
a. The temporary use of such trailer shall be as living quarters for the owner, and his or her immediate famly, of the property upon which such trailer is located and shall be for emergency purposes only when the existing or former living quarters on the same premises have been damaged or destroyed by fire or other disaster. The planning director shall determine whether the provisions of this subsection (A)(2)(a) are met.
b. The planning director shall determine that the property in question contains sufficient area so that temprary placement of said trailer on the property will permit reconstruction of the dwelling unit without undue complications or adverse effect on the surrounding property.
c. The applicant shall obtain or cause to be obtained valid construction permits for the dwelling unit to be constructed and shall initiate construction of the dwelling within thirty (30) days following the granting of a permit for teporary occupancy of such trailer.
d. The proposed occupancy shall not constitute a nuisance or health menace as determined by appropriate authorities in the health department.
3. Nothing contained in this subsection shall apply to a mobilehome installed after issuance of a permit as required by Section 15.60.020 of this title.
4. Upon good cause shown, a temporary permit granted under subsection (A)(2) of this section, may be extended for periods of up to thirty (30) days, provided that no such permit including any extensions thereof shall be valid for a period of more than six months.
B. Except for loading and unloading:
1. No trailer coach shall be parked within the setback area of a dwelling; and
2. No trailer coach shall be parked on residential property within five feet of the adjoining real property line. (Prior code § 44.02.002)
Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-31180Fetched: 10/24/2026