Victorville Municipal Code Art. 8 Mobile Home Park Maintenance Inspections

The provisions of this Article shall apply to the maintenance and occupancy of mobile home parks, mobile homes, special occupancy lots, permanent buildings, accessory buildings or structures, and building components located within mobile home parks, in all parts of the City of Victorville. These provisions shall also apply to recreational vehicles located within mobile home parks.

(Ord. No. 2303, § 1, 12-3-13)

Mobile Home Park Inspections are mandated by the California Health and Safety Code and the provisions of Title 25, California Code of Regulations, Division 1, Chapter 2. Responsibility for these inspections is hereby assumed by the City of Victorville and shall be by means provided within this Article.

(Ord. No. 2303, § 1, 12-3-13)

No person shall operate a mobile home park, or a portion thereof, or rent, lease, sublease, or hire out for occupancy, any new or existing lot in a mobile home park without a current permit to operate issued by the City of Victorville Development Department.

(Ord. No. 2303, § 1, 12-3-13)

(a) The owner, operator, or the designated agent for the park shall be responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of all common areas, park-owned electrical, gas, and plumbing equipment and their installations, all park-owned permanent buildings, structures, and facilities, and maintenance of roadways within the park.

(b) The owner of a unit, accessory building or structure, or building component shall be responsible for the use and maintenance of the unit, accessory building or structure, or building component and its utility connections up to the lot's property line in compliance with the requirements of this Code.

(c) Any person obtaining a building permit shall be responsible for the construction or installation in accordance with the requirements of this Code.

(d) The operator of a park shall not permit a unit, accessory building or structure, building component, or any park utility to be constructed, installed, used, or maintained in the park unless constructed, installed, used, and maintained in accordance with the requirements of this Code.

(Ord. No. 2303, § 1, 12-3-13)

At the direction of the City Manager or his/her designee, Zoning Administrator, Building/Fire Official, Code Enforcement Official, or Code Enforcement Manager, a mobile home park may be inspected for Title 25 compliance, at least once every 3 years and at the discretion of the Code Enforcement Official.

(Ord. No. 2303, § 1, 12-3-13; Ord. No. 2388, § 3, 3-19-19)

Notice and orders shall be in compliance with Development Code Section 16-6.01.140.

(Ord. No. 2303, § 1, 12-3-13)

If a violation poses an imminent hazard representing an immediate risk to life, health, and safety and requires immediate correction, the City has the authority to initiate any appropriate action or proceeding to abate a violation if abatement is not complete within the time period allowed by the notice of violation and order. This Article shall not prohibit the City from exercising any other action provided for in this Code, at law or in equity.

(Ord. No. 2303, § 1, 12-3-13)

Persons owning, possessing, or having in their control a mobile home unit or mobile home park are required to abate violations that exist.

(Ord. No. 2303, § 1, 12-3-13)

Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the requirements of this article shall be subject to the penalty provisions set forth in Section 16-6.01.100 of the Development Code.

(Ord. No. 2303, § 1, 12-3-13)

In compliance with California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Health & Safety Code Sections 18603 and 18871.8, all mobilehome and special occupancy parks shall have updated current emergency preparedness plan in effect and on file with the City.

The emergency preparedness plan shall be posted in a conspicuous public location at the park and contain the mobile home park's address and at least the following:

(a) Telephone numbers for the:

(1) Fire Department,

(2) Police or Sheriff's Department or Sheriff's Office,

(3) Park office manager or owner,

(4) Responsible person for operation and maintenance, and

(5) City of Victorville Code Enforcement.

(b) Locations of the:

(1) Nearest fire alarm box, when installed, and

(2) Nearest public telephone.

(Ord. No. 2303, § 1, 12-3-13)