Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 9 — LAND USE CODE›Division 9 — FEES
Imperial County Municipal Code Ch. 4 Mobile Home Park Act
Imperial County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Imperial County
Cite as: Imperial County Municipal Code Chapter 4 · Text as of 2026-10-04
90904.00 - Applicability.¶
Every application for a mobile home park or service required to be processed by the planning and development services department shall be assessed a fee as provided herein.
(Amended during 2008 codification; Ord. 1386 (part), 2004: Ord. 1355 § 2 (part), 2002)
90904.01 - Permit to operate fees.¶
A. A state fee shall be required in addition to the permit to operate fee contained in Section 18502 of the Health and Safety Code. The state fee is required to be paid annually. The operator is not required to pay additional state fees for an amended permit to operate. The state fee shall be established by the number of lots or camping parties according to the following schedule:
| Number of Lots or Camping Parties | State Fee |
|---|---|
| 2—19 | $40.00 |
| 20—49 | 75.00 |
| 50—99 | 175.00 |
| 100—249 | 400.00 |
| 250—499 | 800.00 |
| 500+ | 1,600.00 |
B. A state fee shall not be required for the permit to operate a temporary recreational vehicle park.
(Ord. 1386 (part), 2004: Ord. 1355 § 2 (part), 2002)
90904.02 - Local permit to operate fees.¶
A. Except for a temporary recreational vehicle park, an annual operating permit fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and an additional two dollars ($2.00) per lot or two dollars ($2.00) per camping party for the maximum number of camping parties to be accommodated at any time in an incidental camping area.
B. Except for a special occupancy park, an additional annual fee of four dollars ($4.00) per lot shall be paid to the planning and development services department, or as appropriate, at the time of payment of the annual operating fee. All revenues derived from this fee shall be used exclusively for the inspection of mobile home parks and mobile homes to determine compliance with the Mobile home Parks Act, part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200 of the Health and Safety Code) and any regulations adopted pursuant to the Act.
C. Temporary recreational vehicle park operating permit fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00), with no additional fee for the individual lots.
D. A change in name fee or transfer of ownership fee or possession fee is ten dollars ($10.00).
E. A duplicate permit fee or amended permit fee is ten dollars ($10.00).
(Amended during 2008 codification; Ord. 1386 (part), 2004: Ord. 1355 § 2 (part), 2002)
90904.03 - Annual permit to operate—Penalty fee for late application or payment.¶
A permit to operate shall be issued by the enforcement agency. A copy of each permit to operate shall be forwarded to the department of housing and community development. No permit to operate shall be issued for a park when the previous operating permit has been suspended by the enforcement agency until the violations (which were the basis for the suspension) have been corrected. No park which was in existence on September 15, 1961, shall be denied a permit to operate if the park complied with the law which this title supersedes. Permits to operate shall be issued for a twelve (12) month period and invoiced according to a method and schedule established by the planning and development services department. Permit applications returned to the enforcement agency thirty (30) days after the due date shall be subject to a penalty fee equal to ten percent (10%) of the established fee. The penalty fee for submitting a permit application sixty (60) or more days after the due date shall equal one hundred percent (100%) of the established permit fee. These penalties and the established permit fees shall be paid prior to issuance of the permit, and the fee and one hundred percent (100%) penalty shall be due upon demand by the planning and development services department for any park which has not applied for a permit.
(Amended during 2008 codification; Ord. 1386 (part), 2004: Ord. 1355 § 2 (part), 2002)
90904.04 - Mobile home installation—Accessory buildings and structures—General fees.¶
A. Application filing fee, twenty dollars ($20.00).
B. Installation permit fee, one hundred dollars ($100.00) provided the inspection is not more than one hour, plus thirty dollars ($30.00) for each thirty (30) minutes or factional part in excess of one hour.
C. Re-inspection fee of sixty dollars ($60.00) provided the re-inspection is not more than one hour, plus thirty dollars ($30.00) for each thirty (30) minutes or fractional part in excess of one hour.
D. When the plans or specifications submitted with the application for permit do not comply with these regulations, the enforcement agency shall notify the applicant in what respects the plan and specifications do not comply. When the applicant resubmits the application, plans and specifications, an additional application filing fee may be required.
E. The permit issuance fee shall be twenty dollars ($20.00). A single permit may be issued for all mobile home accessory buildings or structures to be erected at the same time on the same mobile home lot. A permit to construct shall be obtained for each permanent building, which may include electrical, mechanical and plumbing installations within the building. A single permit may be issued for the electrical, mechanical and plumbing installations within a mobile home park, or a permit may be issued for each type of installation.
F. Construction or alteration permit fees for mobile home accessory buildings and structures that have a standard plan approval for the department are as follows:
Each cabana or ramada;
Each private garage;
Each awning garage;
Each porch;
Each fence or windbreak over six feet in height;
Fees for facilities and installations on mobile home lots and within mobile home parks shall be as follows:
| a. For each lot | $5.75 |
|---|---|
| b. Electrical permit fees: | |
| i. Each park service | 14.00 |
| ii. Each unit substation or secondary distribution transformer | 10.50 |
| iii. Each alteration or replacement of a service or a transformer | 10.50 |
| iv. Each mobile home lot service | 7.00 |
| v. Each alteration, repair, or replacement of a mobile home lot service equipment | 7.00 |
| vi. Each street light including circuit conductors and control equipment | 3.00 |
| c. Plumbing permit fees: | |
| i. Each park drain system | 14.00 |
| ii. Each private sewage disposal system or park water treatment installation | 14.00 |
| iii. Each lot drain inlet | 7.00 |
| iv. Each alteration or repair of drainage or vent piping | 7.00 |
| v. Each park water system | $7.00 |
| vi. Each water service outlet or outlets at the same location | 4.25 |
| vii. Each fire hydrant or riser | 4.25 |
| viii. Each individual lot water conditioning installation | 4.25 |
| ix. Each alteration, repair, or replacement of water fixtures or equipment | 4.25 |
| d. Gas piping permit fees: | |
| i. Each park gas piping system | 7.00 |
| ii. Each installation of a liquefied petroleum or natural gas tank of 60 gallon capacity or more | 7.00 |
| iii. Each mobile home lot gas outlet riser | 4.25 |
| iv. Each alteration, repair, or replacement of gas distribution equipment | 4.25 |
| v. Each installation of equipment regulated by this subchapter for which no other fee is listed | 7.00 |
Any person submitting an application for a permit to construct shall pay the following fees as applicable. A permit issuance fee shall be paid for each permit issued. For the purpose of determining fees, the enforcement agency may establish the valuation for permanent buildings, miscellaneous structures, and mobile home accessory buildings and structures that do not have the housing and community development department's standard plan approval.
Plan checking fees shall be equal to one-half of the combined total of construction, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical permit fees; provided, however, the minimum fees shall be ten dollars ($10.00). Plan checking fees shall not be required for mobile home accessory buildings or structures for which a standard plan approval has been obtained from the housing and community development department.
When any person files applications simultaneously to construct two or more buildings, or two or more mobile home accessory buildings or structures which are identical, and are within the same mobile home park, only one plan check fee shall be required.
Electrical, mechanical and plumbing permit fees for installations in mobile home accessory buildings or structures and miscellaneous structures shall not exceed those contained in this subchapter.
When plans and specifications fail to comply with the requirements of this subchapter, the planning and development services department shall notify the applicant for the permit in what respects the plans do not comply. The applicant shall correct the plans and specifications and resubmit to the enforcement agency for each resubmission of plans subsequent to the initial plan check:
Plan resubmission fee: ten dollars ($10.00).
Plan checking fee: sixty dollars ($60.00) provided that such plan check is not in excess of one hour duration plus thirty dollars ($30.00) for each thirty (30) minutes or fractional part thereof in excess of one hour.
Fees for a permit to construct or install buildings, mobile home accessory buildings or structures or miscellaneous structures that do not have a standard plan approval from the housing and community development department, and electrical, mechanical, and plumbing installations within or on buildings or structures shall be as follows:
- Table A. Construction Permit Fees.
| Total Valuation | Fee |
|---|---|
| $2,000 or less | $ 45.00 |
| $2,001 to $25,000 for the first $2,000 plus $9.00 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000 | 45.00 |
| $25,001 to $50,000 for the first $25,000 plus $6.50 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000 | 252.00 |
| $50,001 to $100,000 for the first $50,000 plus $4.50 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000 | 414.50 |
| $100,001 and up for the first $100,000 plus $3.50 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000 | 639.50 |
| $500,001 to $1,000,000 for the first $500,000 plus $3.00 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000 | 2,039.50 |
| $1,000,001 and up for the first $1,000,000 plus $2.00 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof | 3,539.50 |
- Table B. Mechanical and Plumbing Permit Fees.
| Each plumbing fixture, trap, set of fixtures on one trap, including water, drainage piping and backflow protection therefore | $ 3.00 |
|---|---|
| Each building sewer | 14.00 |
| Each private sewage disposal system | 14.00 |
| Each water heater and/ |
7.00 |
| Each gas piping system of one to five outlets | 7.00 |
| Each gas piping of six or more, per outlet | 1.50 |
| Each gas regulator | 1.50 |
| Each water branch service outlet or outlets at the same location, or each fixture supply | 1.00 |
| Each installation of water treating equipment | 7.00 |
| Alteration or repair of water piping or water treating equipment | 7.00 |
| Alteration or repair of drainage or vent piping | 7.00 |
| Each lawn sprinkler system on any one meter, including backflow protection devices therefore | 7.00 |
| Vacuum breakers or backflow protective devices on tanks, vats, etc. or for installation on unprotected plumbing fixtures: | |
| one to five | $ 3.00 |
| over five, each additional | 1.00 |
| The installation or relocation of each forced-air or gravity-type furnace or burner, including ducts and vents attached to such appliance, up to and including one hundred thousand (100,000) BTU | 14.00 |
| The installation or relocation of each forced-air or gravity type furnace or burner, including ducts and vents attached to such appliance over one hundred thousand (100,000) BTU | 21.00 |
| The installation or relocation of each floor furnace, including vent | 7.00 |
| The installation or relocation of each suspended heater, recessed wall heater or floor mounted unit heater | 7.00 |
| The installation, relocation or replacement of each appliance vent installed and not included in an appliance permit | 7.00 |
(Amended during 2008 codification; Ord. 1386 (part), 2004: Ord. 1355 § 2 (part), 2002)
90904.05 - NSF checks.¶
If the department receives payment in the form of a check and the check is not redeemable, the department shall charge a re-filing fee equal to double the original amount. All processing and time frames shall be held in abeyance until such time as the full amount has been deposited. The director may waive this provision only if it is determined that the check was non-redeemable through no fault of the applicant. This requires written proof from the bank.
(Ord. 1386 (part), 2004: Ord. 1355 § 2 (part), 2002)
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