Camarillo Municipal Code Ch. 18.52 Mobilehome Park Conversion

A. At the time of filing a tentative or parcel map for a subdivision to be created from the conversion of a mobilehome park to another use, the subdivider shall also file a report on the impact of the conversion upon the displaced residents of the mobilehome park to be conveyed. In determining the impact of the conversion on displaced mobilehome park residents, the report shall address the availability of adequate replacement space in mobilehome parks.

B. The subdivider shall make a copy of the report available to each resident of the mobilehome park at least fifteen days prior to the hearing on the map by the planning commission.

C. The city council, or planning commission in the case of a parcel map, may require the subdivider to take steps to mitigate any adverse impact of the conversion on the ability of displaced mobilehome park residents to find adequate space in a mobilehome park.

(Ord. 810 § 38 (part), 1994.)

The subdivider shall offer each existing tenant an option to purchase his or her condominium unit which is to be created by the conversion of the park into condominium interests or to continue residency as a tenant. In the event that the tenant elects to continue residency as a tenant in a park created pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 50780) of Part 2 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code, Government Code Section 66427.5 shall be applicable.

(Ord. 810 § 38 (part), 1994.)

A. When at least two-thirds of the owners of mobilehomes who are tenants in the mobilehome park sign a petition indicating their intent to purchase the mobilehome park for purposes of converting it to resident ownership, and a field survey is performed, the requirement for a parcel map or a tentative and final map shall be waived unless any of the following conditions exist:

1. There are design or improvement requirements necessitated by significant health or safety concerns;

2. The city determines that there is an exterior boundary discrepancy that requires recordation of a new parcel or tentative and final map;

3. The existing parcels which exist prior to the proposed conversion were not created by a recorded parcel or final map; or

4. The conversion would result in the creation of more condominium units or interests than the number of tenant lots or spaces that exist prior to conversion.

B. The petition signed by owners of mobilehomes in a mobilehome park proposed for conversion to resident ownership pursuant to subsection (A) of this section shall read as follows:

"MOBILEHOME PARK PETITION AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

SIGNING THIS PETITION INDICATES YOUR SUPPORT FOR CONVERSION OF THIS MOBILEHOME PARK TO RESIDENT OWNERSHIP. THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT CONCERNS THE REAL PROPERTY SITUATED IN THE CITY OF CAMARILLO, COUNTY OF VENTURA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS _______. THE TOTAL COST FOR CONVERSION AND PURCHASE OF THE PARK IS $_____ TO $_____, EXCLUDING FINANCING COSTS. IF TWO-THIRDS OF THE RESIDENTS IN THIS PARK SIGN THIS PETITION INDICATING THEIR INTENT TO PURCHASE THE MOBILEHOME PARK FOR PURPOSES OF CONVERTING IT TO RESIDENT OWNERSHIP, THEN THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A NEW PARCEL, OR TENTATIVE AND FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SUBDIVISION MAP ACT MUST BE WAIVED, WITH CERTAIN VERY LIMITED EXCEPTIONS. WAIVING THESE PROVISIONS OF LAW ELIMINATES NUMEROUS PROTECTIONS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU.

C. The city shall provide an application for waiver pursuant to this section. After the waiver application is deemed complete pursuant to Government Code Section 65943, the city shall approve or deny the application within fifty days. The applicant shall have the right to appeal that decision to the city council in the case of a parcel map.

D. If a tentative or parcel map is required, no off-site design or improvement requirements shall be imposed unless these are necessary to mitigate an existing health or safety condition. No other dedications, improvements, or in-lieu fees shall be required by the city. In no case shall the mitigation of a health or safety condition have the effect of reducing the number, or changing the location, of existing mobilehome spaces.

E. If the city imposes requirements on an applicant to mitigate a health or safety condition, the applicant and the city shall enter into an unsecured improvement agreement. The city shall not require bonds or other security devices for the performance of that agreement. The applicant shall have a period of one year from the date the agreement was executed to complete those improvements.

F. If the waiver application provided for in this section is denied by the city pursuant to the provisions of subsection (A) of this section, the applicant may proceed to convert the mobilehome park to a tenant-owned, condominium ownership interest, but shall file a parcel map or a tentative and final map. The city may not require the applicant to file and record a tentative and final map unless the conversion creates five or more parcels shown on the map. The number of condominium units or interests created by the conversion shall not determine whether the filing of a parcel or a tentative and final map shall be required.

G. For the purposes of this section, "resident ownership" means, depending on the context, either the ownership by a resident organization (as defined in section 50781 of the Health and Safety Code), of an interest in a mobilehome park which entitles the resident organization to control the operations of the mobilehome park for a term of no less than fifteen years, or the ownership of individual interests in a mobilehome park, or both.

(Ord. 810 § 38 (part), 1994.)

The provisions of this chapter are in addition to any requirements imposed pursuant to Sections 19.18.340 and 19.18.360 of this code.

(Ord. 810 § 38 (part), 1994.)