Chapter 4. Permits And Fees of California Health And Safety Code >> Division 13. >> Part 2.1. >> Chapter 4.

It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following unless he or she has a valid permit issued by the enforcement agency:
  (a) Construct a park.
  (b) Construct additional buildings or lots, alter buildings, lots, or other installations, in an existing park.
  (c) Operate, occupy, rent, lease, sublease, let out, or hire out for occupancy any lot in a park that has been constructed, reconstructed, or altered without having obtained a permit as required herein.
  (d) Operate a park or any portion thereof. This section shall not apply to any labor camp having a valid annual permit to operate.

Notwithstanding Section 18500, the owner of one manufactured home or mobilehome who is also the owner of the land upon which the manufactured home or mobilehome is located shall be able to rent, lease, sublease, let out, or hire out for occupancy the manufactured home or mobilehome and the land upon which the manufactured home or mobilehome is located without qualifying for or obtaining any permit or license from a state or local governmental agency required or authorized by this part.

Notwithstanding Section 18500, the owner of a manufactured home or mobilehome who is not a mobilehome park operator and who rents or leases the land upon which the manufactured home or mobilehome is located shall be able to rent, lease, sublease, let out, or hire out for occupancy the manufactured home or mobilehome and the land upon which the manufactured home or mobilehome is located, subject to lawful covenants and conditions of the lease or rental agreement governing the underlying ground upon which the manufactured home or mobilehome is located, without qualifying for or obtaining any permit or license from a state or local governmental agency required or authorized by this part.

Applications for a permit to construct or reconstruct shall be accompanied by:
  (a) A description of the grounds.
  (b) Plans and specifications of the proposed construction.
  (c) A description of the water supply, ground drainage and method of sewage disposal.
  (d) Appropriate fees.
  (e) Evidence of compliance with all valid local planning, health, utility and fire requirements.

Fees as applicable shall be submitted for permits, as follows:
  (a) Fees for a permit to conduct any construction subject to this part as determined by the schedule of fees adopted by the department.
  (b) Plan checking fees equal to one-half of the construction, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical permit fees, except that the minimum fee shall be ten dollars ($10).
  (c) (1) An annual operating permit fee of one hundred forty dollars ($140) and an additional seven dollars ($7) per lot.
  (2) An additional annual fee of four dollars ($4) per lot shall be paid to the department or the local enforcement agency, as appropriate, at the time of payment of the annual operating fee. All revenues derived from this fee shall be used exclusively for the inspection of mobilehome parks and mobilehomes to determine compliance with the Mobilehome Parks Act (Part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200)) and any regulations adopted pursuant to the act.
  (3) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the health and safety of mobilehome park occupants are matters of public interest and concern and that the fee paid pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be used exclusively for the inspection of mobilehome parks and mobilehomes to ensure that the living conditions of mobilehome park occupants meet the health and safety standards of this part and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Therefore, notwithstanding any other law or local ordinance, rule, regulation, or initiative measure to the contrary, the holder of the permit to operate the mobilehome park shall be entitled to directly charge one-half of the per lot additional annual fee specified herein to each homeowner, as defined in Section 798.9 of the Civil Code. In that event, the holder of the permit to operate the mobilehome park shall be entitled to directly charge each homeowner for one-half of the per lot additional annual fee at the next billing for the rent and other charges immediately following the payment of the additional fee to the department or local enforcement agency.
  (d) Change in name fee or transfer of ownership or possession fee of ten dollars ($10).
  (e) Duplicate permit fee or amended permit fee of ten dollars ($10).
  (f) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2019, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date.

Fees as applicable shall be submitted for permits, as follows:
  (a) Fees for a permit to conduct any construction subject to this part as determined by the schedule of fees adopted by the department.
  (b) Plan checking fees equal to one-half of the construction, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical permit fees, except that the minimum fee shall be ten dollars ($10).
  (c) An annual operating permit fee of one hundred forty dollars ($140) and an additional seven dollars ($7) per lot.
  (d) Change in name fee or transfer of ownership or possession fee of ten dollars ($10).
  (e) Duplicate permit fee or amended permit fee of ten dollars ($10).
  (f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.

(a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Mobilehome Parks and Special Occupancy Parks Revolving Fund into which funds collected by the department pursuant to this part and Part 2.3 (commencing with Section 18860) shall be deposited. Moneys deposited in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation, to the department for expenditure in carrying out the provisions of this part and Part 2.3 (commencing with Section 18860). The department shall by January 1, 2003, establish procedures that permit the identification of revenues received by the fund and expenditures paid out of the fund as they relate to mobilehome parks and special occupancy parks.
  (b) Notwithstanding any maximum fees set by this part, the department may, by regulation, set fees charged by the department for all permits and for the department's activities mandated by this part. The fees shall be set with the primary objective that the aggregate revenue deposited in the Mobilehome Parks and Special Occupancy Parks Revolving Fund by or on behalf of mobilehome parks and special occupancy parks shall not, on an annual basis, exceed the costs of the department's activities mandated by this part, and the aggregate amount deposited into the fund by or on behalf of recreational vehicle parks shall not, on an annual basis, exceed the costs of the department's activities mandated by Part 2.3 (commencing with Section 18860).
  (c) No proposed increase in fees may be effective any sooner than 45 days after written notification thereof is provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and the State Auditor. Upon receipt of the notification, the State Auditor may prepare a report to the Legislature that indicates whether the proposed increase is appropriate and consistent with this part.
  (d) The total money contained in the Mobilehome Parks and Special Occupancy Parks Revolving Fund on June 30 of each fiscal year shall not exceed the amount of money needed for the department's operating expenses for one year for the enforcement of this part and Part 2.3 (commencing with Section 18860). If the total money contained in the fund exceeds this amount, the department shall make appropriate reductions in the schedule of fees authorized by this section, Section 18870.3, or both.

The department by administrative rule and regulation shall establish a schedule of fees relating to all construction, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and installation permits. The fees shall apply to and be paid to the enforcement agency. Fees established for construction, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing permits shall be reasonably consistent with the current edition of the Uniform Building Code as published by the International Conference of Building Officials, the Uniform Plumbing Code as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, and the National Electrical Code as published by the National Fire Protection Association.

Any person responsible for obtaining any of the permits required by this chapter, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 18600), or the regulations adopted pursuant to either of these chapters, who fails to obtain those permits, shall pay double the fees prescribed in this chapter, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 18600), or the regulations adopted pursuant to either of these chapters, as applicable.

A permit to operate shall be issued by the department following notification by the local enforcement agency of completion of construction of a new park or additional lots to an existing park. The local enforcement agency shall, by approving the application for a permit to operate, authorize occupancy of the newly constructed facilities. Upon approval by the local enforcement agency, one copy of the permit application shall be provided to the applicant and one copy shall be forwarded to the department.

A permit to operate shall be issued by the enforcement agency. A copy of each permit to operate shall be forwarded to the department. A permit to operate shall not be issued for a park when the previous operating permit has been suspended by the enforcement agency until the violations which were the basis for the suspension have been corrected. Any park which was in existence on September 15, 1961, shall not be denied a permit to operate if the park complied with the law which this part supersedes. A permit to operate shall be issued for a 12-month period and invoiced according to a method and schedule established by the department. The invoice shall provide notice of the Mobilehome Residency Law (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 798) of Title 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Civil Code) and the Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy Law (Chapter 2.6 (commencing with Section 799.20) of Title 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Civil Code), as applicable to the park. Any permit application returned to the enforcement agency 30 days after the due date shall be subject to a penalty fee equal to 10 percent of the established fee. The penalty fee for submitting a permit application 60 or more days after the due date shall equal 100 percent of the established permit fee. The penalty and the established permit fee shall be paid prior to issuance of the permit, and the fee and 100 percent penalty shall be due upon demand of the enforcement agency for any park which has not applied for a permit.

(a) The enforcement agency shall be notified by the new owner or operator of any park of any change in the name or ownership or possession thereof. The notice shall be in written form and shall be furnished within 30 days from and after any such change in name or transfer of ownership or possession. The notice shall be accompanied by the appropriate fees to the enforcement agency. Following receipt of the notice and fee, the enforcement agency shall record the change of ownership or possession and shall issue an amended permit to operate, except as provided in Section 18506.
  (b) In case of any change in name or transfer of ownership or possesion prior to completion of construction, no additional fee for a construction permit is required, provided the new owner completes construction in accordance with prior enforcement agency approved plans and specifications. However, if there is any substantial deviation from the approved plans and specifications, a new application for a permit to construct shall be submitted, accompanied by revised plans and specifications and the appropriate fees.

Permits for construction and operation shall be posted in a conspicuous place.

All permits as required in this chapter for construction or reconstruction shall automatically expire within six months from the date of issuance thereof in those cases where the construction or reconstruction has not been completed within said period; provided, however, that the enforcement agency may extend expiration date of said permit for a reasonable time.

If any person who holds a permit to operate violates the permit or this part, the permit may be suspended by the enforcement agency. This section does not, however, authorize the suspension of a permit of any park existing on September 15, 1961, for any violation of this part which was not a violation of the law which this part supersedes.

The enforcement agency shall issue and serve upon the permittee a notice setting forth in what respect the provisions of the permit or this code have been violated, and shall notify him that unless these provisions have been complied with within 30 days after the date of notice, the permit shall be subject to suspension.

The notice shall be served by posting at least one copy in a conspicuous place on the premises described in the said permit, and by sending another copy by registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the person to whom the permit was issued at the address therein given.

Any permittee receiving a notice issued pursuant to Section 18511 may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before an authorized representative of the enforcement agency. The permittee shall file with the enforcement agency a written petition requesting such hearing and setting forth a brief statement of the grounds therefor within 10 days of the date of mailing of such notice.

Upon receipt of such petition the enforcement agency shall set a time and place for such hearing and shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. At such hearing the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to be heard and to show cause, if any, why such notice should be modified or withdrawn.

Such hearing shall be commenced not later than 10 days after the day on which such petition was filed. Upon application of the petitioner the enforcement agency may, however, postpone the date of such hearing for a reasonable time beyond such 10-day period, if in its judgment the petitioner has submitted a good and sufficient reason for such postponement.

After such hearing the enforcement agency shall sustain, modify or withdraw the notice, depending upon its findings as to whether the provisions of this part have been complied with.

If the requirements of the said notice have not been complied with on or before the expiration of 30 days after the mailing and posting of the notice, the enforcement agency may suspend the permit.

Upon compliance by the permittee with the provisions of this part and of the notice, and submission of proof thereof to the enforcement agency, the enforcement agency shall reinstate the permit or issue a new permit.