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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: CARLOS BALTODANO, DIRECTOR
BUILDING INSPEICTION DEPARTMENT C
DATE: January 9, 2007
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SUBJECT: Building Inspection Department Mobilehome Park Fees —
Possibility of Pass-Through to Mobilehome Owners
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)& BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
ACCEPT the report from the Building Inspection Department on Mobilehome
Park fees and the possibility of pass-through of the fees to Mobil a owners
only on rare occasions. I
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: i YES SIGNATURE
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECO MENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD ON f -le-,67 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED 1- 0,T KER
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
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Contact: Carlos Baltodano(925/335-1108) SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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cc: Dennis Barry, AICP, Director of Community Johneeten, Clerk of the Board of
Development Supervisor and County Administrator
Attn: Debbie Gorman, Mobilehome Officer
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FISCAL IMPACT
No General Fund Impact
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
BACKGROUND:
On July 11, 2006, The Board adopted Ordinance No 2006-14, establishing fees to
defray the costs of Building Inspection Department's administration and enforcement of
certain State requirements applicable to mobilehome parks, special occupancy parks
and factory built housing. As to fees charged for services in mobilehome parks, the
Board requested information on 'whether these new fees could be passed o\through to
mobilehome owners under the County's Mobilehome Space Rent Stabilization
Ordinance ("Mobilehome Ordinance") (Contra Costa County Code, Division 520.)
SUMMARY:
Only a few of the recently adopted mobilehome park and special occupancy fees apply
to mobilehome apply to mobilehome park owners. Under the County's Mobilehome
Space Rent Stabilization Ordinance, none of these fees that are charged to park owners
are allowed to be automatically passed through to mobilehome owners. Fees charged
to a park owner in connection with a new capital improvement could be passed through
to mobilehome owners as a component of a capital improvement rent increase. Other
fees charged to a park owner .may be considered for pass-through only if the park
owner seeks a major rent increase, which has never been done under the County's
Mobilehome Ordinance. Other fees are not subject to pass-through at all.
DISCUSSION: l
A. The County's Mobilehome Ordinance.
The County's Mobilehome Ordinance limits the amount of rent a park owner may
charge for covered mobilehome spaces in mobilehome parks. The Mobilehome
Ordinance allows for a limited lautomatic annual rent increase (Contra Costa County
Code, § 540-2.404), and al limited (partial) pass-through of any Community
Development administration fee (none imposed at this time) (Contra Costa County
Code, § 540-2.406). The only other rent increase allowed by the Mobilehome
Ordinance are limited-duration) capital improvements rent increases for new capital
improvements (Contra Costa County Code, §§ 540-2.204(c), 504-2.408; article 540-
2.12), and major rent increases (Contra Costa County Code, § 540-2.410, article 540-2-
10). A park owner seeking a major rent increase, if challenged, must disclose (among
other things) actual income and operation expenses for the two-year period prior to the
projected rent increase (Contra Costa County Code, § 540-2.1002(e)). To date, no park
owner has sought a major rent increase under the Mobilehome Ordinance.
Mobilehome fees Board Order 1-07
Board Date 1-9-07
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