Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: John L. Maltbie, County Manager
Peggy Jensen, Deputy County Manager
Subject: Introduction of an Ordinance regarding Mobilehome Park Change of Use
RECOMMENDATION:
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Introduction of an ordinance adding Chapter 5.156 (Mobilehome Park Change of Use) of Title 5 (Business Regulation) of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code relating to conversion, closure, or change of use of mobilehome parks, and waive the reading of the ordinance in its entirety.
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BACKGROUND:
The seven existing mobilehome parks located in unincorporated San Mateo County ("County") provide more than 750 spaces for mobile housing units. Many of those spaces, whether occupied by a mobilehome or other type of shelter (such as a recreational vehicle or travel trailer), provide affordable housing for low-income families and seniors.
When a mobilehome park is converted to another land use or closes, residents are displaced. In the case of traditional mobilehomes, displaced owners are generally unable to move their home to another mobilehome park due to the physical condition of the home and/or because parks generally accept only new mobilehomes. Displaced residents of other types of mobile shelter also face challenges because most of the facilities that accept recreational vehicles, travel trailers, or other types of mobile shelter in San Mateo County have long waiting lists for long-term residents.
The ongoing housing crisis in the Bay Area has led to concern about the preservation of all types of affordable housing in mobilehome parks. A number of mobilehome parks in cities within or near San Mateo County have been the subject of conversion or closure efforts, including Palo Alto, Pacifica, and San Jose. The market conditions that led to planned conversions or closures such as these suggest a risk for similar conversion of mobilehome parks located in the unincorporated C...
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