Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

Chapter 28.78
MOBILEHOME AND PERMANENT RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK
CONVERSION REGULATIONS
Sections:
28.78.010 Permit Required for Conversion of
Mobilehome and Permanent
Recreational Vehicle Parks;
Conversion Defined.
28.78.020 Issuance of Conversion Permits.
28.78.030 Physical Standards for Conversion
of Mobilehome and Permanent
Recreational Vehicle Parks to
Condominiums or Over-night
Recreational Vehicle Parks.
28.78.040 Application Requirements for
Conversion Permits.
28.78.050 Acceptance of Reports.
28.78.060 Public Hearing.
28.78.070 Findings - Mobilehome and
Permanent Recreational Vehicle
Park Conversion Permit.
28.78.010 Permit Required for Conversion of Mobilehome and Permanent Recreational Vehicle Parks;
Conversion Defined.
A. PERMIT REQUIRED. No person, firm, corporation, partnership or other entity shall convert the use of any
existing mobilehome park or permanent recreational vehicle park without first having said conversion tentatively
approved by the Planning Commission, or the City Council on appeal, and having been issued a conversion permit by
the Chief of Building and Zoning.
B. CONVERSION DEFINED. For purposes of this Chapter, "conversion" shall mean use of a mobilehome or
permanent recreational vehicle park or a portion of a mobilehome or permanent recreational vehicle park for a
purpose other than the rental, or the holding out for rent, of two (2) or more mobilehome or recreational vehicle
spaces to accommodate mobilehomes or recreational vehicles and shall not mean the adoption, amendment or repeal
of a park rule or regulation. "Conversion" may affect an entire park or any portion thereof, and such "conversion"
shall include, but is not limited to, a conversion of a park or any portion thereof to a condominium, stock cooperative,
residential development, commercial use, office use, manufacturing use or vacant land. Any conversion to
condominiums shall be subject to Sections 28.88.050, 28.88.060, 28.88.070, 28.88.080, 28.88.090 and Section
28.88.100 of this Title, in addition to the provisions of this Chapter. For the purposes of this Chapter, condominiums
shall be deemed to include community apartments and stock cooperatives. (Ord. 4269, 1984.)
28.78.020 Issuance of Conversion Permits.
A. CRITERIA. The Chief of Building and Zoning shall issue a conversion permit when he determines that:
1. The applicant has complied with all the applicable City, state and federal laws and regulations in effect at
the time that the conversion was approved; and
2. The applicant has complied with all of the conditions of approval.
B. REVOCATION. Once issued, the conversion permit may be revoked if the applicant or his successors in
interest fails to comply with the conditions of approval or other applicable laws.
C. EXPIRATION. For a conversion involving a subdivision, a tentative conversion approval shall expire when
the tentative subdivision map expires. For a conversion not involving a subdivision a tentative approval shall expire
after the same period of time as if it were a project requiring a tentative subdivision map. (Ord. 4269, 1984.)
28.78.030 Physical Standards for Conversion of Mobilehome and Permanent Recreational Vehicle Parks to
Condominiums or Overnight Recreational Vehicle Parks.
A. STANDARDS. In order to convert the use of a mobilehome or permanent recreational vehicle park to
mobilehome or recreational vehicle condominiums, said park shall be brought up to the standards for construction of
new mobilehome or permanent recreational vehicle parks as established in Section 28.94.040 and 28.94.045 of this
Code. In cases where (i) the applicant can demonstrate that the standards cannot or should not reasonably be met, and
(ii) 75% of the current residents of an applicant's park have expressed a written intent to purchase the park from the
applicant, said standards may be waived or modified by the Planning Commission.
B. CONVERSION. In order to convert the use of a mobilehome or permanent recreational vehicle park to an
overnight recreational vehicle park, said overnight recreational vehicle park shall meet all standards required by
Section 28.94.050 of this Code. (Ord. 4269, 1984.)
527 rev. 3/31/91