§ 9209.3. Application Requirements.

• A. Compliance with Law. A conversion project shall comply with the Division of Land regulations in Chapter 2 of Article IX of the Carson Municipal Code, the provisions of this Part, and local ordinances and other applicable State laws such as Government Code Sections 66427.5 and/or 66428.1 .

• B. Information Required. In addition to the information required by other applicable sections of this Code and other applicable law, the following information shall be submitted at the time of filing:

  1. Building Plans. Building plans or other documents containing the following information pertaining to the project and certified as to its accuracy by a licensed engineer:

     • (a) A description of the features of the type of common area building and project, including age, type of construction, number of dwelling units, excluding manufactured housing units; and

     • (b) A site plan, including common area buildings, structures, open spaces, and accessory storage areas and buildings including trash storage areas, and the footprint of each manufactured housing unit and other dwelling unit (if applicable); and

     • (c) A parking plan, including the total number of spaces actually provided and the total number required at the time of the original entitlement of the mobilehome park if

different from that actually provided; dimensions of stalls, aisles and driveways; locations of columns, walls and other obstructions; and total number of covered and uncovered parking spaces and location and number of guest parking spaces; and

• (d) A phase I and, if indicated from the phase I report, a phase II environmental report; and

• (e) A soils report, if that same is required by the County of Los Angeles or indicated from the phase I report; and

• (f) A Department of Real Estate budget (Form No. 623, as the same may be modified from time to time), which includes, but is not limited to, information regarding: (i) the condition of park infrastructure and common facilities and the necessity for any replacements of infrastructure and common area facilities or major repairs estimated for the remaining useful life; (ii) building component reports indicating conditions and estimated remaining useful life of the roof, foundation, plumbing, electrical, heating, air conditioning, other mechanical and structural systems, prepared by a registered civil or structural engineer, licensed general building contractor, licensed general engineering contractor or architect; (iii) a reserve study estimating the cost of replacing all these facilities over their useful life and a plan that provides adequate funding for same; and (iv) an estimate of the cost of all overhead and operating costs of maintaining the park, including, but not limited to, maintaining the park's open space areas over the next thirty (30) years; and

• (g) Floor and elevation plans, including indications of common and private areas (excluding manufactured housing units) and required exits; and

• (h) All existing building inspection reports (if any such report has already been submitted to the California Department of Real Estate, a copy of such report shall be furnished to the City); and

  • (i) A structural pest control report, prepared by a licensed pest control contractor for all common areas; and

  • (j) A utility report, if the spaces within a park are not individually metered, confirming (i) the existence of adequate utility services, and (ii) indicating the feasibility of individual or submetering, prepared by qualified engineers; and

  • (k) All legal documents confirming the legal status of the park, including, but not limited to, documents (i) prepared for and defining the powers and duties of the proposed homeowners' association, including articles of incorporation, bylaws, and conditions, covenants and restrictions; and (ii) any notice(s) from the Department of Housing and Community Development of claimed violations; and (iii) a general title report.

2. Tenant Impact Report. The tenant impact report shall include all information required by State law or by the provisions of this Part, including the following:

   • (a) Identify the anticipated timetable for compliance with Government Code Section 66427.5(a) ; and

   • (b) Identify the method and anticipated timetable for making rent determinations required by Government Code Section 66427.5(f)(1) ; and

   • (c) Identify the number of tenants likely to be determined to be subject to Government Code Section 66427.5(f)(1) ; and

   • (d) Upon conversion, identify the number of tenants likely to be determined to be subject to Government Code Section 66427.5(f)(1) during the period within five (5) years following conversion; and

   • (e) Upon conversion, identify the number of tenants likely to be determined to be subject to Government Code Section 66427.5(f)(2) ; and

   • (f) Upon conversion, and during the period within five (5) years following conversion, identify the number of tenants likely to be determined to be subject to Government Code Section 66427.5(f)(2) ; and

   • (g) Include an analysis of the then-feasible mitigation measures to mitigate adverse impacts of the conversion on the ability of the mobilehome park residents, if such residents so choose, to find adequate comparable replacement space in a mobilehome park. The mitigation measures shall include all measures appropriate to assure that residents: (i) are not displaced by being given a reasonable opportunity to purchase in the park; or (ii) if displaced, through relocation assistance services, are substantially likely to be relocated to a comparable mobilehome park; and

   • (h) Include a survey of resident support meeting the requirements of Government Code Section 66427.5 ; provided, that the agreement between the subdivider and a resident homeowners' association shall be subject to reasonable review by the City prior to approval by any resident homeowners' association; and

• (i) Include an analysis of how the subdivider will avoid the displacement of nonpurchasing tenants by providing the phased increase to market rent as outlined in Government Code Section 66427.5 , and include the same in its tenant notice; and

  • (j) Include a showing that any assistance being provided to tenants to assist with housing purchase and the extent to which such assistance will be likely to permit purchase by eligible tenants, including, as applicable, assistance from private and public sources, including Federal and State. The subdivider shall meet with the City's Redevelopment Agency staff and/or Housing Division staff to determine the resources in any public housing funding which may be set aside to assist in purchase, including the conditions of such assistance and which tenants can qualify and include this information in the report.

3. Resident Information. The following information shall be requested, but cannot be required, for all existing residents:

   • (a) Name and address of each resident; and

   • (b) Household size and total number of project occupants; and

   • (c) Consistent with Government Code Section 66427.5(f)(2) , the subdivider shall provide a rent schedule for four (4) years preceding the application date and relocation assistance plan, if any, or if required by law; and

   • (d) Information concerning the number of residents in the park who are moderate-income, low-income, and very low-income persons as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and

   • (e) Information concerning the number of residents in the park who are disabled or handicapped; and

   • (f) Information concerning the number of the residents in the park who are senior citizens as defined by law.

4. Required Submittals and Notices. No application for tentative map or preliminary parcel map approval of a residential conversion project or a residential-to-other-use conversion project shall be accepted until the filing of the tenant impact report as required in subsection (B )(2)(g) of this Section and without adequate evidence from the subdivider that each resident of the project has received notice of the application as of the date of application and notice of the relocation assistance provisions of CMC § 9209.4 . Any person who

becomes a resident of a residential rental unit proposed for conversion project after the date of such application shall be given written notice by the subdivider of the pendency of such application prior to entering into any written or oral rental agreement. (Ord. 11-1468 §§ 1, 2; Ord. 06-1358 § 1; Ord. 08-1401 § 2)