Healthcare Trailers

Zoning ordinances specify where activities can take place in certain zones or areas. The County is working to make its Zoning Ordinance more clear and efficient. It is doing so by refining processes and clarifying ambiguities. These efforts currently focus on two key permitting areas:

1. Amplified live music at boutique wineries
2. Maximum permitting time for health care trailers

For details on the amplified live music at boutique wineries, please click here. Read on for details on healthcare trailers.

In the unincorporated areas of the county, a trailer coach or mobile home/manufactured home can be used as a temporary living space for health care purposes. To qualify, it needs to meet certain criteria.

• Exist on properties with an existing, permanent single-family home
• Be used by providers of health care services required by an occupant of the main dwelling, or used by relatives of an occupant of the main dwelling who require health care services.

Residents need permits from the County to put a health care trailer on their property.

The County is exploring the possibility of extending the maximum permit period from one to five years. This will help reduce the administrative burden on persons with long-term health care needs.

Your input is vital to ensuring draft amendments meet the needs of our diverse community. We encourage you to be a part of shaping these important updates.

A public review period for the draft Zoning Ordinance updates is currently underway! Please see the main project web page for all the details - https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/pds/longrangeplanning/ProcessImprovements.html.

How can I participate?

• Review the information on this page and the main project web page.
• Share the information with others.
• Attend community meetings.
• Comment on the draft updates during the public review period.