Chapter 40- Conversion of Existing Mobile-Home Park Facilities to Other Uses
40.010 Intent.
40.020 Requirements generally.
40.030 Conversion standards.
40.010 Intent.
It is the intent of this chapter to regulate the conversion of mobile-home parks to other uses in order to protect mobile-home spaces in that they provide a valuable supply of rental and affordable housing opportunities within the county.
40.020 Requirements generally.
A use permit must be obtained prior to the conversion of a mobile-home park to another use, or prior to closure of a mobile-home park or cessation of use of the land as a mobile-home park. Conditions required to obtain a use permit shall include, and not be limited to, a requirement that the person or entity proposing the change in use shall file a report on the impact of the conversion, closure, or cessation of use upon the displaced residents of the mobile-home park as provided for in Government Code Section 65863.7, and as that section may from time to time be amended. The use permit and required report shall be required in addition to any other required permits or approvals, including subdivision map approval.
40.030. Conversion standards.
- Application for a use permit to convert an existing mobile-home park to another use, and/or an application for the filing of a tentative or parcel map for a subdivision to be created from the conversion of a mobile-home park to another use, shall be accompanied by a conversion impact statement report setting forth the impacts of the proposed conversion upon: 1) displaced residents of the mobile-home park, 2) availability of adequate replacement housing in mobile-home parks or other affordable housing units, 3) relocation costs; and 4) recommendations or measures to be taken to mitigate the identified impacts.
- The applicant proposing the change in use shall provide a copy of the report to a resident of each mobile home in the mobile-home park at least 15 days prior to the hearing on the impact report and by the Planning Commission. An applicant filing a tentative or parcel map for a subdivision to be created from the conversion of a mobile-home park shall make a copy of the report available to each resident of the mobile-home park at least 15 days prior to the hearing on the impact report and use permit by the Planning Commission.
- The Planning Commission shall review the report prior to any change of use, and may require, as a condition of the change, the person or entity to take steps to mitigate any adverse impact of the conversion, closure, or cessation of use on the ability of displaced mobile-home park residents to find adequate housing in a mobile-home park or within other affordable housing. The steps required to be taken to mitigate shall not exceed the costs of relocation.
- The Planning Commission may require a subdivider who has applied for a tentative or parcel map for a subdivision to be created from the conversion of a mobile-home park to take steps to mitigate any adverse impact of the conversion on the ability of displaced mobile-home park residents to find adequate space in a mobile-home park or within other affordable housing. This section will not apply to a subdivision that is created from the conversion of a rental mobile-home park to resident ownership (Government Code §66427.4).
