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File Number: 21-492 <br />o Available relocation space for displaced mobile homes exists in other parks within <br />San Leandro or its general vicinity; <br />o First right of refusal for displaced residents to move into any new residential <br />housing constructed on site will be provided; <br />o All reasonable costs incurred by residents as a result of relocation will be <br />compensated by the applicant; and <br />o The relocation plan mitigates the impacts of the displacement for a reasonable <br />transition period and mitigates the impacts of any long-term displacement. <br />While many mobile home park residents purchase individual units, the land that homes sit on is <br />typically rented. Once a home is positioned on a given lot, it is very costly, if not very difficult to <br />move to a new location. As such, mobile home park residents are often vulnerable to space rent <br />increases, having already invested significant resources into the purchase of a home that is now <br />tied to a site they do not own. To further provide protections for mobile home park residents, the <br />City Council adopted a Mobilehome Space Rent Stabilization Ordinance (Municipal Code Title 4, <br />Chapter 4-39) in 2019. The Ordinance caps annual mobile home space rents at four percent (4%) <br />or the annual percent change in the CPI, whichever is less. <br /> <br />Proposed Mobile Home Park Policy Amendments <br />To further provide protections for mobile home park residents, staff recommends the following: <br />1. Adopt a Zoning Overlay - Establish a mobile home park zoning overlay that prohibits all <br />uses other than a mobile home park use. The overlay will be applied to all existing mobile <br />home parks citywide. Proposed conversions would require removal of the zoning overlay <br />in addition to obtaining approval for a conversion per Chapter 5.28 prior to establishment <br />of a new use. <br />2. Expand Scope of Conversion Ordinance - Amend the Mobile Home Park Conversion <br />Ordinance to clarify that the protections in Chapter 5.28 apply to all residents of a mobile <br />home park, regardless of what type of structure/vehicle they reside in. This will be <br />accomplished by broadening the definition of mobile home in the Ordinance to include any <br />structure used for human habitation in a mobile home park, including RVs or other similar <br />vehicles. <br />3. Require Relocation Assistance for Waivers - In cases of extreme economic hardship, <br />Section 5.28.124 allows the City to waive or modify any of the required findings and <br />related conditions of approval as necessary to alleviate a hardship. This may leave park <br />residents vulnerable if the City Council waives certain requirements of the conversion <br />ordinance without any alternative protection for residents. Staff recommends amending the <br />ordinance to require a park owner to provide certain minimum relocation payments even if <br />a waiver is granted. The proposed minimum relocation payments are consistent with the <br />City’s existing Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance. <br />Rules Committee Meeting <br />The City Council Rules Committee considered the proposed amendments on May 26, 2021 and <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/2/2021 <br />18