Changes or Expansion of the Mobile Home Park

  • The mobile home park owner wants to add more mobile home spaces / build storage units / add new buildings.  Can he do that?
    • The park owner must receive permit approval from both the County and the state HCD before adding any new mobile home spaces.  The County controls the zoning and the number of spaces allowed in a mobile home park.  The County must issue a Conditional Use Permit before new spaces are added.  The state HCD issues the permits for installing mobile homes and for constructing new buildings.  And the state HCD inspects the work.
    • Regarding new buildings, the state HCD informs the County before allowing large new buildings in a mobile home park.  The County checks if the new building is allowed by the zoning ordinance.
  • Post-1990 mobile home spaces are exempt from rent control.  California Civil Code 798.45 states that new construction is exempt from local rent control ordinances.  And Civil Code 798.7 defines “New Construction” as mobile home spaces that are built after January 1, 1990.
  • The mobile home park owner wants to make changes such as removing a garden area or removing parking spaces.  Can he do that?
    • The park owner should check with the County before removing any park facilities.  Removal of significant facilities such as a swimming pool or a club house could require a reduction in space rent (County Title 25 – 25.06.010(d)(2)).  A garden plot might not be considered a significant feature.