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AGENDA REPORT
April 19, 1994
City Manager Approval
Item to be presented by:
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MANUFACTURED HOME PARK CLOSURE/CONVERSION ORDINANCE
Community Development
On April 27,1993, the City Council directed the City Attorney to prepare a draft ordinance (attached)
to regulate the closure and conversion of manufactured home parks. This direction was in
response to the recommendation by the Manufactured Home Park Closure/Conversion Ordinance
Committee (staff report and findings attached), that a local ordinance would bring together the
various California state statutes governing park closures. This report summarizes the proposed
ordinance and identifies the responsibilities of owners of manufactured home parks to home
owners in the relocation process.
The Manufactured Home Park Closure/Conversion Ordinance was reviewed several times by the
Committee, and has received the unanimous support of committee members. Briefly, it reiterates
all the state requirements, including:
That prior to the change in use of a manufactured home park, the park owner file a
Relocation Impact Report and Relocation Permit application with the Department of
Community Development (specific items to be included in the report are detailed in the
Ordinance); and
That the Planning Commission conduct a public hearing on any proposed change in use
of a manufactured home park, and that the Commission require that the park owner
mitigate any adverse impacts of the change in use on displaced residents and
nonresident owners.
The ordinance stipulates the allowable relocation costs and conditions on changes in park use, the
manner in which the park owner may pay benefits to manufactured home owners, responsibilities
of the manufactured home owner, and the relocation destination range for which benefits are
payable.
Section 6.04.080 of the Ordinance does not grant relocation benefits to residents of manufactured
homes who rent homes rather than own them. The Committee discussed whether or not to require
manufactured home park owners to provide relocation benefits to renters, and decided that the
degree of burden on someone who would not be required to move a manufactured home was not
great when compared to the burden on someone who was. It was considered by the Committee
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that a renter would experience only the short-term inconvenience of moving to another rental unit,
but would not have the longer-term responsibility of moving a manufactured home, and thus no
relocation benefits were warranted. The City Attorney has discussed this aspect of the ordinance
with staff, and has provided separate comments in a confidential letter to the City Council.
The ordinance enables the Planning Commission to require the manufactured home park owner to
pay the following relocation costs to owners of relocated manufactured homes:
The full cost of moving and relocating the manufactured home to a legal location within
a 200 -mile radius, including Incidental costs of preparation and "take-down" of the home,
moving, towing, mileage and insurance charges. (If the owner of the home desires a new
location beyond a 200 -mile radius, then the owner pays the difference. If the home is
destroyed or severely damaged during moving, the park owner Is required to either replace
the home or to offer the cash value of the home to the owner.)
Reasonable moving expenses for packing and moving the residents' personal items,
including full value replacement insurance on the goods being moved, and mileage
reimbursement, at the prevailing IRS rate for business travel, for each vehicle owned by
the resident.
• One month's storage expense while the manufactured home is being setup Ina new park.
$1,000.00 for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses for the residents of each
manufactured home, for a period of 21 days during the moving and set-up of the home in
the new location. If the relocation takes longer than 21 days, then residents shall be
entitled to $50.00 a day until relocation is completed, up to a maximum of 20 additional
days. (The $1,000.00 was considered by the Committee to be a reasonable amount for a
prudent person's expenses for a short period of time.)
The ordinance does not require park owners to repair or to otherwise rehabilitate manufactured
homes that are illegal structures, contain illegal additions, or do not meet requirements of the new
park or new jurisdiction. Additionally, if a comparable relocation is unavailable within the 200 -mile
radius, the park owner is not required to pay benefits over and above those explained above.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council introduce, waive further reading, and pass to 2nd reading Ordinance No. 94-1
amending Santa Clarita Municipal Code at Title 6.
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ORDINANCE NO. 94-1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE
MUNICIPAL CODE AT TITLE 6 TO ADD CHAPTER 6.04
AND AMENDING SECTION 16.25.040 AND 16.25.110
REGARDING THE CHANGE IN USE OF MANUFACTURED
HOME PARKS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION L. Santa Clarita Municipal Code is hereby amended at Title 6 to add Chapter 6.04
to read as follows:
"6.04 MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS - CHANGE IN USE
6.04.010 Purpose
The unrestricted change in use of manufactured home parks to other uses
diminishes the manufactured home stock and spaces that are available within the
City and surrounding areas. The protection of residents and potential purchasers
of manufactured homes warrants the implementation of regulatory safeguards. The
City recognizes that the private sector does not always exercise its responsibility
to provide varied housing choices and opportunities and that City participation in
this process is needed. The regulatory safeguards also protect manufactured park
owners by providing an orderly process for changes In the use of manufactured
home parks and by limiting the amount of relocation costs which the park owner
can be required to pay. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to authorize the
termination of any tenancy within an existing park except as otherwise authorized
by law.
6.04.020 Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter only, the following definitions shall apply unless
based on the context, another definition is clearly intended:
(Civ. Cod
§ 798.10) A. "Change in use" means use of a park for a purpose other than rental or
the holding out for rental of two or more manufactured home sites to accommodate
manufactured homes for human habitation. A change of use may affect the entire
park or any portion thereof. A change of use includes, but is not limited to, a
change of the park or any portion thereof to a condominium, stock cooperative,
planned unit development, or any form of ownership wherein spaces within the park
are to be sold.
B. 'Illegal addition" is an addition to a manufactured home for which all
required building permits were not obtained and which does not currently comply
with the Santa Clarita Municipal Code.
C. "Illegal structure" Is a structure which did not comply with applicable
building and/or design regulations and laws at the time which it was built.
D. "Manufactured home" is synonymous with the term "mobilehome".
E. "Manufactured home owner" is a person who has a tenancy in a
manufactured home park under a rental agreement with the park and has an
ownership interest in the manufactured home.
F. "Manufactured home park" or "park means an area of land where two
or more manufactured home spaces are rented or leased out for manufactured
homes used as residences. The term "manufactured home park" does not include
developments which sell lots for manufactured homes or which provide
condominium ownership of such lots, even if one or more manufactured homes in
the development are rented or leased out.
G. "Manufactured home park owner" or "park owner" means the owner,
lessor, operator, manager or designated agent thereof, of a park located in the City
of Santa Clarita.
H. "Manufactured home resident" or "resident" is a manufactured home
owner or other person who lawfully occupies a manufactured home in a park.
I. "Mobilehome" means that definition used in Civil Code section 798.3,
and includes a structure designed for human habitation and for being moved on a
street or highway under permit. The term "mobilehome" includes a manufactured
home, as defined in the Health and Safety Code section 18007.
J. "Mobilehome owner" is synonymous with the term " manufactured home
owner".
K. "Mobilehome park is synonymous with the term "manufactured home
park".
L. "Mobilehome resident" Is synonymous with the term "manufactured
home resident".
M. "Nonresident owner" is a person who owns a manufactured home
located within a park but does not reside there.
N. "Report" means the Relocation Impact Report required by Section
6.04.030.
O. "Tenancy" is the right of a manufactured home owner to use a site
within a park on which to locate and maintain a manufactured home, site
improvements, and the necessary accessory structures for human habitation.
6.04.030 Relocation Impact Report.
A. Prior to the change In use of a park, the park owner shall file with the
City's Department of Community Development a Relocation Impact Report which
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outlines the impact of the change in use on displaced residents. The Report shall
include, but not be limited to, the following issues:
1. The number of spaces within the existing park.
2. A list of names and addresses of all residents within the park.
3. A list of names and addresses of all nonresident owners within
the park.
4. The date of manufacture and size of each manufactured home and
the current replacement value of each manufactured home
affected by the relocation. The replacement value shall be
determined in the same manner as used by insurance companies
authorized to do business in the State of California in determining
the replacement value of the mobilehome if it had been destroyed
while situated in the mobilehome park.
5. Any manufactured homes which the park owner contends are
illegal structures or to which illegal additions have been made.
6. The length of tenancy by each resident and nonresident owner.
7. The current rent charged for each space in the mobilehome park
and the number of residents occupying each manufactured home
affected by the proposed change in use.
8. The number of alternative sites available to residents and
nonresident owners within a 200 -mile radius, including written
commitments from the owners of those parks to accept relocated
manufactured homes and residents.
9. A proposed time schedule for residents and nonresident owners
to vacate the existing park.
10. Information supporting an estimated dollar figure for each
relocation cost which may be imposed by the Planning
Commission pursuant to Section 6.04.070 A.
6.04.040 Permit; Application And Fee.
Submission of the Relocation Impact Report to the City's Department of
Community Development shall constitute an application for a permit requesting a
change of use pursuant to Civil Code section 798.56(g). The application shall be
accompanied by a fee in an amount set by resolution of the City Council pursuant
to Government Code section 66016.
6.04.050 Notice To Residents Regarding Proposed Change In Use.
At least 30 days prior to the hearing before the Planning Commission on the
change in use, the park owner shall provide notice to all residents and nonresident
owners affected by the change in use. Such notice shall state the time, date, place
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and nature of the hearing and shall include a copy of the Relocation Impact Report.
The hearing shall not be held until the park owner has satisfactorily verified to the
City that all persons have received proper notification.
(GV. W.
§ 65863.7) 6.04.060 Hearing On The Change In Use.
A hearing shall be held on any proposed change in use before the Planning
Commission. At this hearing, the Planning Commission shall review the Relocation
Impact Report. The Planning Commission shall require, as a condition of the
change in use, that the park owner mitigate any adverse impacts of the change in
use on displaced residents and nonresident owners. Such mitigation measures
shall not exceed the reasonable relocation costs outlined in Section 6.04.070. This
hearing may be combined with any other public hearing relating to the proposed
change in use.
6.04.070 Allowable Relocation Costs And Conditions on Park Change In Use.
A. The Planning Commission may impose payment for the relocation costs
outlined in this section on the park owner as a condition for the proposed change
in use, subject to the provisions of Section 6.04.080. The park owner is to pay for
the following relocation costs for each manufactured home in the park if such costs
are imposed by the Planning Commission.
1. The full cost of moving and relocating the manufactured home to
a legal location within a 200 -mile radius, including professional moving preparation
and take-down charges incidental to preparation of the manufactured home for
moving and the towing, mileage and insurance charges for moving the
manufactured home within a 200 -mile radius. Insurance shall be with a company
authorized to do business in the State of California. The park owner shall obtain
three bids to determine the maximum allowable costs. For moves greater than 200
miles, the park owner shall be responsible for only those costs associated with a
200 -mile move.
2. Setup charges necessary to install the manufactured home In a
comparable park within a 200 -mile radius, including rebuilding existing legal
structures and additions to the manufactured home.
3. Replacement of the manufactured home with a comparable
manufactured home if the manufactured home is destroyed or severely damaged in
transit to the new park. The manufactured home owner may elect, at his or her sole
option, to receive the cash value of the manufactured home destroyed or severely
damaged in transit. If a manufactured home owner receives compensation pursuant
to this subsection, s/he shall not be entitled to receive any insurance payment.
4. Reasonable moving expenses charged by a professional mover for
packing and moving the resident's personal Items, including full value replacement
insurance on the goods being moved.
5. Payment for one month's storage expense while the manufactured
home is being set up in a new park.
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6. Payment of $1,000 for the residents of each manufactured home
to cover lodging, meals, and Incidental expenses when residents of the park are
being moved to a new location and while the manufactured home is being set up in
the new park. If the relocation takes longer than 21 days, then residents shall be
entitled to $50 a day until relocation Is completed, up to a maximum of 20 additional
days.
7. Payment for mileage at the legal rate set by the Internal Revenue
Service as a deduction for business mileage for driving each vehicle which each
resident of the park owns to the new location of the manufactured home or other
new residence, up to a limit of 200 miles one way.
B. If a manufactured home Is Illegal, as determined by the State of
California, the park owner will only be responsible for moving the manufactured
home to a legal location for storage and the park owner will not be responsible for
the costs in A.1, A.2, A.5 and A.6 of this section, even if the same are imposed as
conditions by the Planning Commission. The park owner shall not be responsible
for paying any storage costs for the manufactured home.
C. If a manufactured home Includes illegal additions or structures, the park
owner shall not be responsible for the costs associated with tearing down, moving,
or setting up the same at a new location.
D. If a manufactured home owner locates his or her manufactured home
In a park after notice has been given of a change in use which would affect the
portion of the park in which the manufactured home would be located, the
manufactured home owner shall not be entitled to any of the relocation benefits
provided by this chapter. If the proposed change of use does not take place or does
not affect the manufactured home owner, then the manufactured home owner shall
be eligible for all applicable relocation benefits for any subsequent change of use
which affects that manufactured home owner. The manufactured home owner shall
sign a written statement acknowledging that said owner is aware that a change of
use has been proposed for the park.
6.04.080 Direct Payments By Park Owners.
At each manufactured home owner's sole option, the manufactured home
owner may enter into a written agreement with the park owner for direct payment
of some or all of the relocation costs which the Planning Commission may impose
on the park owner pursuant to Section 6.04.070 A.1-7. If the manufactured home
owner is a nonresident owner, then the manufactured home owner shall only be
entitled to the relocation costs specified in Section 6.04.070, subsection A.1, 2 and
3. A resident who is not a mobilehome home owner shall not be entitled to any of
the relocation benefits outlined in Section 6.04.070.
Specific relocation costs are payable by the park owner only to the extent
that which the Planning Commission may Impose such relocation costs on the park
owner pursuant to Section 6.04.070.
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6.04.090 Responsibilities Of Manufactured Home Owner.
The following expenses associated with relocation of the manufactured
homes are the responsibility of the manufactured home owner and may not be
imposed on the park owner:
A. Relocating Illegal additions or structures attached to, connected with, or
a part of manufactured homes and any Illegal additions to structures attached to or
associated with manufactured homes.
B. Ensuring that a manufactured home meets the requirements of a new
park and the jurisdiction in which the new park is located. Park owners are not
responsible for rehabilitating manufactured homes to enable them to be accepted
into a new park or a new jurisdiction.
C. Paying for the costs of any upgrades on rebuilding the manufactured
home at a new location.
D. Rebuilding the manufactured home, if the manufactured home cannot
be moved because it is an illegal structure.
6.04.100 Relocation To A Specific Park Not Required.
In no instance shall relocation to a specific park or location be required for
the receipt of relocation benefits allowable pursuant to Section 6.04.070. Applicable
benefits are payable regardless of the actual location to which the manufactured
home is removed.
6.04.110 Comparable Relocation Unavailable
In its consideration of the Relocation Impact Report, the Planning
Commission is to determine if there are comparable parks within a radius of 200
miles from the affected park to which all of the manufactured homes could be
relocated. If any manufactured home cannot be relocated due to lack of vacancies
In other parks, the age, size or condition of the displaced manufactured home or for
other reasons, the park owner shall be responsible for payment of relocation
benefits equal to those payable if the manufactured home could be relocated to a
park 200 miles from the park affected by the change of use.
6.04.120 Appeal From Imposition Of Conditions For Change of Use.
The park owner, residents and nonresident owners affected by the proposed
change in use have fifteen days to appeal the Planning Commission's decision. If
no appeal is filed within fifteen days, the Planning Commission's decision shall be
deemed final. If an appeal is filed, the City Council shall hear the appeal within 30
days. The City Council's decision shall be final as of the date it is rendered.
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(civ. Cuda 6.04.130 Notice After Public Hearing And City Approval.
§ 798.S6�g))
After all required permits requesting a change In use have been approved
and are deemed final, the park owner shall give residents and nonresident owners
at least six month's written notice of termination of tenancy.
6.04.140 Park Bankruptcy.
The provisions of this Chapter are inapplicable if the change in use of a park
Is the direct result of a bankruptcy adjudication.
6.04.150 Approval Must Be Obtained Prior To Change In Use.
No building permit shall be issued on property occupied by a park for uses
other than those associated with the park use until approval for a change in use has
been obtained pursuant to this Chapter.
6.04.160 Nonexclusive Remedy.
This Chapter is not intended to substitute for any legal or equitable remedy
otherwise available under law and should be understood to provide remedies which
are cumulative thereto and otherwise nonexclusive:'
SECTION 2. Santa Clarita Municipal Code is hereby amended at Section
16.25.040 to read as follows:
"16.25.040 Contents And Submittal Requirements.
The subdivider shall provide the information and documents required
by City resolution as well as the following:
A. Approximate location of all areas subject to flooding and the
location and directions of flow of all watercourses.
B. A soil or geologic report when required by the City Engineer.
C. A Relocation Impact Report, which contains the information
required pursuant to Government Code section 66427.4 and
Municipal Code section 6.04.030, if the tentative map or parcel
map involves the subdivision of a manufactured home park or
mobilehome park."
SECTION 3. Santa Clarita Municipal Code is hereby amended at Section
16.25.110 to read as follows:
"16.25.110. Authority Of The Planning Commission.
The Planning Commission is authorized to approve, conditionally approve
or disapprove tentative maps and to exercise the responsibilities as
specified by Sections 66473.5, 66474, 66474.1 and 66474.6 of the Subdivision
Map Act. When the proposed tentative map or parcel map involves the
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subdivision of a manufactured home park or mobilehome park, the Planning
Commission Is not authorized to approve any tentative maps until the
subdivider has complied with the provisions of Municipal Code Chapter
6.04."
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion
of this Chapter is for any reason held void, invalid or unconstitutional by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this
Ordinance or clauses or applications thereof which can be implemented without the
invalid provisions or clause or application and to this end the provisions and
clauses of this Ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance
and shall cause the same to be published in the manner required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of
1994.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) §
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Donna M. Grindey, City Clerk, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Resolution was
duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on
the day of , 1994, by the following vote of Council:
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City Manager Approval
Item to be presented
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CONSENT CALENDAR
DATE: April 27, 1993
SUBJECT: Committee Findings: Manufactured Home Park ClosuretConverslon Ordinance
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
BACKGROUND
The City Council directed the City Manager to appoint a committee of manufactured home park
owners and residents to study the Issue of the closure and conversion of existing parks to other
uses. The primary purpose of the committee was to make a recommendation to advise the Council
whether or not a local ordinance would be beneficial to regulate this activity. The primary purpose
of a closureiconverslon ordinance would be to define the proper relocation assistance and other
potential benefits that park owners would be obligated to provide to residents who would be
displaced by a park closure. A local ordinance would bring together the various state statutes
governing park closures, which limit mitigation to relocation costs. The committee unanimously
recommends that a local ordinance Is necessary, and that the City Council should appoint a
committee to prepare a draft ordinance for the Council's consideration. The complete findings of
the committee, also adopted unanimously, are attached.
The City Manager appointed a balanced committee of park owners, tame owners, and an
Independent mediator. The committee was composed of the following members:
Park Residents/Home Owners: Jim Robinson and Jay Paul
Park Owners: Tom Clark and Bill Read
Independent Mediator: Mary Spring, voluntary Mediation Services
The committee met four times, and the meetings were facilitated by City staff. This was a
committee of lay people, knowledgeable of the Issues, yet not experts or trained In the taw. The
Introductory paragraph of the committee findings states that these aro "...common sense
conclusions..., and should be reviewed by an attorney prior to Implementation " The committee
requested that their flndings be transmitted to the Council as drafted, and they are attached for your
review and comment.
For your Information, staff has prepared a chart estimating average relocation costs, which Is
attached. Costs average between $3,450 and $6,000, depending on the type of manufactured home.
The State Planning and Zoning Law states, 'The steps to be taken to mitigate shall not exceed the
reasonable costs of relocation" The Subdivision Map Act, which would appy to park conversions
proposing to subdivide land Into multiple parcels, states that, " This section establishes a minimum
standard for local regulation of conversions of mobllehome parks Into other uses and shall not
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prevent a local agency from enacting more stringent measures." A local ordinance would have to
conform to the mandatory requirements of the state, and could exceed state requirements where
discretion Is allowed. A City ordinance for closures would clarify the requirements for doth park
owners and residents. The ordinance would not create an additional set of obligations, but rather,
take Into account all of the state regulations and our local needs, and state in one place all of the
requirements for a closure.
RECOMMENDATION
1. Direct the City Attorney and staff to review and comment on the Committee's findings.
2. Direct the City Attorney to prepare a draft ordinance for City Council review and direction.
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FINDINGS OF THE
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK CLOSURE/CONVERSION COMMITTEE
April 1993
The Committee of manufactured home owners, manufactured home park owners, and a mediator
knowledgeable of tenanViandlord Issues have reached consensus on Issues regarding a local
manufactured home park closurelconversion ordinance. These are common sense conclusions of
lay people and should be reviewed by an attorney prior to their Inclusion in any future ordinance.
None of these findings should be considered as binding on any future committee appointed to
develop an ordinance; rather, they should be considered a starting point for any future committee.
1. The Committee recommends that the City adopt a local ordinance to govem the closure and
conversion of manufactured home parks to other uses. By providing a set of rules, the
ordinance will benefh both the park owners and manufactured home owners. A committee
should be appointed, composed of manufactured home owners, park owners, and a neutral
mediator if possible, to draft a fair and equitable ordinance. Any member of this committee
Is eligible to serve on the proposed committee to prepare the ordinance, If one Is appointed
by the City Council. ,
2. The Committee reviewed the existing sections of the Civil Code, the Subdivision Map Act, and
the California Zoning and Planning Law. The relevant sections of these laws will provide an
adequate basis for a local ordinance, with modifications to fit our community. An ordinance
will bring the variety of state requirements Into a unified local code.
3. Except if a longer period Is specified In state law, any notification requirements shall be at
least 30 days prior to any public hearing. Copies of reports and notices shalt be furnished to
manufactured home owners at least 30 days prior to any public hearing.
4. An ordinance should address the relocation costs manufactured home owners will face. In
determining relocation costs, the cost of moving and relocating manufactured homes shall be
considered a reasonable cost to be paid by the park owner. The park owners shall be
responsible for the relocation costs within a 200 mile radlus. For moves greater than 200
Miles, the park owner will be responsible for only those costs typically assoclated with a 200
mile move.
5.
The park owner Is not responsible for paying the costs of relocating Illegal structures and/or
Illegal additions to structures.
8. It Is the manufactured home owner's responsibility to ensure that a tame meets the
requlrwnw is of a new park and/or local Jurisdiction. Park owners are not responsible to
rehabilitate manufactured homes to enable them to be accepted Into a new park and/or local
Jurisdiction.
If a manufactured home cannot be moved because it Is an Illegal structure, it Is the
responsibility of the home owner, not the park owner. The park owner will be responsible to
move the manufactured home to 819981 ktcatlon for storage, but M not required to rebuild the
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8. The Issue of park bankruptcies reeds to be addressed In drafting the new ordinance.
9. The City should receive a fee for processing park closures and conversions. There should be
a base fee for any closure equal to the costs of filing a tentative tract map, Including the
Findings of the Manufacture Home Park Closure/Conversion Committee
April 1993
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provision for additional fees based on the number of units Involved. Large parks would pay
a larger fee. The preparation of Required Relocation Impact Studies shall be the responsibility
of the park owner. Any costs are the responsibility of the park owner.
10. In paying moving costs, the park owner will pay all the reasonable costs of the following Items:
a. Moving preparation and "take down" charges Incidental to preparation of the
manufactured home for moving.
b. Towing, mileage and Insurance charges for movement of the manufactured home to within
a 200 mile radius. The park owner shall obtain three bids to determine the maximum
allowable costs.
c. Setup charges as necessary to Install the manufactured home In the new location within
a 2W mile radius. The park owner Is responsible to prepare the home to be moved, to
relocate h, and to rebuild It the way It was prior to shipping. The park owner is not
responsible to provide any upgrades.
d. And other Issues to be defined In drafting the ordinance.
11. In cases where manufactured homes can be relocated successfully:
a. The ordinance may wish to address the Issue of rent stablllzatlon In the new park, as the
new park may not be governed by a rem control ordinance or may have substantially
higher rents.
b. The Issue of the change In the quality of the environment, such as the level of amenities,
may be addressed In the ordinance.
12. If It Is not possible to relocate an otherwise legal manufactured home, because a space is not
available or the home does not meet the requirements of a new park, the manufactured home
owner shall receive a dollar amount similar to that which would be accrued in a successful
relocation. The ordinance should address what value a manufactured tame owner should
receive H a legal home cannot be relocated.
13. When a manufactured home owner locates hl&Ur own space for relocation within a 200 mile
radius, the park owner shall compensate the home owners actual costs with a dollar amount
comparable to that which would be paid by a park owner for a manufactured home relocation
up to a distance of 200 milas.
14. If them are no vacant spaces available within it* City's Planning Area as defined on the
General Plan Map, the ordinance may want to consider the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
guidelines to assist In determining the Impact of the ntlocatbn on the manufactured home
owner. Distances beyond the City's Planning Area, up to a distance of 200 miles, shall be
compensated on a sliding scale to compensate the home owner for the Increased
Inconvenience.
15. The City should consider Including certain manufactured home parks In future redevelopment
areas, directing CDBG funds Into manufactured home parks, Including the manufactured home
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April 1983
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Parks in the City's affordable housing program, encouraging the development of new
manufactured home parks, and offering other affordable housing strategies to displaced park
residents.
16. The ordinance should address the proper compensation, If any, that should be provided to
home owners who are unable to relocate to a new park because of credit problems, criminal
convictions, and other related Issues.
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RELOCATION COSTS: MANUFACTURED HOMES
ESTIMATE
Pre ared by Community Development, City of Santa
Clarita, 4/15/
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Double
Wide
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Cost Item
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ake Down: Porch, Awnings, Skirting, Air Cooler
800
800
Tires & Axles if needed
350
700
Remove Piers & Pads
200
200
First 50 Miles
250
500
Additional 150 Miles
350
700
Pilot Car
if needed
100
100
Reinstall Coach at New Site
600
1600
Reinstall: Porch, Awnings, Skirting, Air Cooler
800
800
Dry Wall Closure
0
400
Roll Back Carpet
0
200
Total Estimated Costs
3450
6000
These are estimated dealer wholesale costs,rovided
for stud ur
oses.