El Centro Municipal Code Art. XVII Assumption of Enforcement Responsibility for Mobile Home Parks, Travel…

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 25-09, § 1, adopted Dec. 2, 2025, repealed the former Art. XVII, §§ 7-102—7-105, and enacted a new Art. XVII as set out herein. The former Art. XVII pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 18-11, § 1, adopted Dec. 4, 2018.

Pursuant to section 18300 of the California Health and Safety Code, the city hereby assumes responsibility for enforcement of division 13, part 2.1 of the Health and Safety Code, the building standards have published in the State Building Standards Code relating to mobile home parks, travel trailer parks, recreational trailer parks, temporary trailer parks, incident camping areas and tent camps, and the related administrative regulations (collectively referred to as "the act").

(Ord. No. 25-09, § 1, 12-2-25)

The city hereby designates the building and safety division of the planning and development services department of the County of Imperial as the enforcement agency as defined by section 18207 of the Health and Safety Code. The County of Imperial shall assign one (1) inspector plus other necessary qualified personnel within the building inspection division of its planning and development services department for actual enforcement.

(Ord. No. 25-09, § 1, 12-2-25)

The city hereby adopts the fee schedules as contained in the provision of the California Health and Safety Code division 13, part 2.1 and the related administrative regulations.

(Ord. No. 25-09, § 1, 12-2-25)

The city hereby adopts the program and objectives as set forth in the provisions of California Health and Safety Code division 13, part 2.1 and related administrative regulations.

Specified local objectives include, but are not limited to, maintenance of open space and adequate light and ventilation, reduction of the threat of fire and provisions of adequate public utilities, including water and sewer. The city, through its designated enforcement agency, intends to continue the standard of enforcement heretofore assumed by the state and to cause facilities to be brought into compliance as contemplated by the act. Inspection of the parks that are in compliance will be undertaken to assure continued compliance with the act. The city, through its designated enforcement agent, intends to enforce and implement the program to include all parks now under jurisdiction of the department of housing and community development and any new parks.

According to statistics provided by the department of housing and community development there are currently ten (10) mobile home parks in the city that include seven hundred two (702) spaces. Normally said parks are between ninety (90) and one hundred (100) percent occupied.

Immediately upon assumption of enforcement responsibility the city, through its designated enforcement agency, will initiate inspection of existing and new parks and shall inspect each park an average of one time per calendar year.

(Ord. No. 25-09, § 1, 12-2-25)