January 5, 2017
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Dear Mobilehome Park Stakeholders,
 
The City has an ordinance that covers mobilehome park conversions to other uses.  The City Council asked staff to prepare an ordinance that applies to mobilehome parks that wish to close but do not intend to seek any entitlements or permits for redevelopment.  One example is when a leasehold expires and the land owner decides not to enter into a new lease with another park operator.  If the City has no ordinance that applies to park closures, then closures can still occur under State Law provisions.  The following chart compares State Law Provisions with the proposed Closure Ordinance.
 State Law (Current) San José MHP Closure Ordinance (Proposed)
  • Requires the owner to submit a report on the impact of the closure to address the availability of adequate replacement housing in mobilehome parks and relocation costs.
  • Does not specify the information required in the Relocation Impact Report (RIR) in detail or the relocation related services to be provided as part of the reasonable cost of relocation.
  • Requires 6-12 months written notice of termination of tenancy.
  • Allows for a public hearing on the sufficiency of the RIR if requested, but provides no standards for determining sufficiency of mitigation proposed by the report.
  • Would require park owners to pay for a city selected relocation specialist to prepare a detailed Relocation Impact Report (RIR) before a closure can be approved.
  • Enables the City to specify the information required in the RIR, the relocation related services to be provided, and the standards for sufficiency of the report.
  • Allows for a public hearing on the sufficiency of the RIR if requested.
  • Posting or delivery of any notice of park closure (other than required notices) is delayed until after the RIR is complete and the City Council has approved the closure.
  • Would require park owners to pay reasonable costs of relocation unless bankruptcy has been approved by a court or a request for a waiver is approved.

The  Draft Discussion Mobilehome Park Closure Ordinance is posted for review.

Please join us at one of the following community meetings to discuss this draft ordinance:
Date  Time Location
Thursday,  January 12, 2017 10:00am - 12:00pm Alviso Library
5050 N. First Street (Community Room)
San José, CA 95002
Wednesday,  January 18, 2017 6:00pm - 8:00pm  Southside Community Center
5585 Cottle Road
San José, CA 95123
Thursday, January 19, 2017  2:00pm - 4:00pm San José City Hall, Council Chambers
200 E. Santa Clara Street
San José, CA 95113
Monday, January 30, 2017  6:30pm to 8:30pm Seven Trees Community Center
3590 Cas Drive (Multipurpose Room)
San José, CA 95111

Flyers are available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

For questions about the proposed Ordinance, you may contact Jenny Nusbaum, Supervising Planner, Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement (PBCE) at 408-535-7872 or [email protected].

To request an accommodation for these meetings such as language interpretation, translation, and/or a disability related assistance, please contact Adam Marcus at 408-975-4451 or [email protected], or 408-294-9337 (TTY) at least three business days before the meeting.

Para solicitar un alojamiento para estas reuniones como interpretación, traducción y o una incapacidad relacionada para asistencia, póngase en contacto con Theresa Ramos al 408-975-4475 o [email protected] por lo menos de tres días antes de la reunion.

Nếu cần giúp đỡ tại những cuộc họp như thông dịch hay người khuyết tật cần giúp đỡ xin vui lòng liên hệ với Janie Le tại 408-975-4414 hoặc [email protected] hoặc 408-294-9337 (TTY) ít nhất ba ngày trước khi họp.

Sincerely,
 
Jacky Morales-Ferrand
Director of Housing

City of San Jose - Housing Department

408-535-3860