Santa Cruz Municipal Code Part 17 Mobilehome Park Conversions

The purpose of the mobilehome park conversion procedure is to ensure that any conversion of these parks to other uses is preceded by adequate notice and that relocation and other assistance is provided park residents.

(Ord. 85-05 § 1 (part), 1985).

The conversion of an existing mobilehome park to another shall require a special use permit. An application for such a permit shall include a description of the proposed new use of the site and a disposition/relocation plan for existing tenants of the mobilehome park. Upon filing an application for conversion, the planning director or his/her designee shall inform the applicant of the requirements of Civil Code Section 798.56 and Government Code Section 65863.8 regarding notification of the mobilehome park residents concerning the conversion proposal.

(Ord. 85-05 § 1 (part), 1985).

The relocation plan for tenants of a mobilehome park shall be submitted as part of the application for conversion of a mobilehome park to another use. The standards for the relocation plan shall be separately adopted by resolution. Standards shall emphasize relocation assistance to full-time, low- and moderate-income residents.

(Ord. 85-05 § 1 (part), 1985).

The date on which the mobilehome park is scheduled to be converted to another use (date of termination of tenancy) shall not be less than ninety days after approval of the use permit for the new use of this site or the date of issuance of the building permit for the new use whichever is sooner, so long as this period is at least one hundred eighty days following approval of the relocation plan.

(Ord. 85-05 § 1 (part), 1985).

A permit for a mobilehome park conversion shall not be issued, unless the following findings have been made:

1. There exist lands zoned for replacement housing or adequate space in other mobilehome parks for the residents who will be displaced.

2. Reasonable mitigation measures are approved in the relocation plan.

3. The relocation plan mitigates the impacts of the displacement of low- and moderate-income individuals or households for a reasonable transition period and mitigates the impacts of any long-term displacement.

4. The proposed new use of the property is consistent with the General Plan.

(Ord. 85-05 § 1 (part), 1985).

The provisions of Sections 24.08.1610 through 24.08.1640 prescribe standards for the conversion of mobilehome parks and implement the requirements of Government Code Section 65590 in the Coastal Zone. Substantial site plan alterations to an existing mobilehome park not covered by the approved site plan for the mobilehome park shall require approval of an administrative use permit.

(Ord. 85-05 § 1 (part), 1985).