(a) Prior to conversion of a park, the park owner shall file with the city an application to convert the park, a resident questionnaire and relocation impact report ("RIR"). The application shall be made on a form provided by the city. No application shall be deemed complete until a resident questionnaire for each affected resident and tenant and a completed RIR have been filed.
(b) No notice that the park is being converted or of any proposed new use of the park shall be given and no signs indicating that the park is being converted or closed or indicating the future use of the park shall be posted prior to the date on which the city has approved the conversion and the park owner has signed and filed a certificate accepting the conditions of approval adopted by the city.
(c) Resident Questionnaire. A confidential resident questionnaire shall be sent to each resident and tenant of the park on a form provided by the city as soon as the conversion application has been filed. The form shall require the following information for each mobilehome space in the park:
(1) The registered owner and legal owner of the mobilehome;
(2) The identity, ages, number and any mental or physical handicap or special needs of the residents occupying the mobilehome;
(3) The date of manufacture of the mobilehome, the name of the manufacturer, the size of the mobilehome, the number of bedrooms in the mobilehome, any special amenities in the home, including but not limited to equipment needed because of the medical condition, age, or handicap or disability of any resident or tenant in the home;
(4) Any improvements or renovations to the mobilehome or improvements to the mobilehome space made by the current resident, including, but not limited to, a new roof, porches, patios, awnings, pop-out rooms, recreational equipment, barbecue equipment, landscaping, etc., whether such improvements are movable and the cost of such improvements;
(5) The purchase price paid by the current resident of the mobilehome and the amount and terms of any remaining mortgage or loan on the home;
(6) Any special circumstance that would limit the area to which the resident or tenant is able to relocate;
(7) Whether the residents receive Supplemental Social Security Income or qualify as low or very low income persons or families under the standards issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD");
The questionnaires shall be kept separately from the rest of the application materials and shall not be included in the RIR sent to each resident and tenant. The identity of each resident and his or her responses shall be kept confidential and used only to determine the relocation assistance to be provided to a particular resident or tenant. If the park owner does not submit questionnaires containing sufficient information, the city may seek the information directly from the residents.
(d) Contents of the RIR. The RIR shall include the following information:
(1) A description of any proposed new use for the site;
(2) A proposed timetable for the conversion of the park;
(3) A legal description of the park;
(4) The number of spaces in the park;
(5) For each space in the park:
(i) The size, number of bedrooms, manufacturer and date of manufacture of the mobilehome on the space,
(ii) The names and ages of the occupants of the mobilehome and their length of residency in the park,
(iii) Any special needs, handicaps or disability of the occupants and related special equipment, modifications or improvements to the home known to the park owner,
(iv) The value the mobilehome would have if the park were not being closed, the depreciated replacement value of the mobilehome and its value if it is to be removed from the park and cannot be relocated to a space in a comparable mobilehome park, these values shall be determined by appraisals by a qualified appraiser to be chosen by the park owner from a list supplied by the city. The cost of the appraisals shall be paid by the park owner.
(v) Any improvements to the home, including but not limited to, patios, porches, pop-out rooms and any recent major improvements to the home, including but not limited to, a new roof or new siding.
(vi) Any information available to the park owner concerning any handicap, disability or special need of the residents.
(vii) Two sets of mailing labels for both the residents and legal owners of each mobilehome.
(e) The purchase price paid for the park by the park owner and any amount incurred to make capital improvements to the park.
(f) An appraisal of the park if continued in use as a mobilehome park and an appraisal of the park site if used for the highest and best use permitted by the zoning for the site or any new zoning being requested by the park owner. The appraiser shall be selected by the park owner, subject to the approval of the city, and shall be paid by the park owner.
(g) Whether the park owner has offered to sell the mobilehome park to the residents and terms of that offer.
(h) The purchase price of comparable mobilehomes in comparable mobilehome parks.
(i) The cost of comparable housing, including the purchase price of comparable condominiums and comparable mobilehomes in a comparable mobilehome park and the cost of moving into a comparable apartment, including such items as first and last months rent, security deposits and higher rent or mortgage payments at the comparable housing.
(j) A list of comparable parks within a thirty-five-mile radius and for each such park, the space rents and the qualifications for residency in each park (e.g., age restrictions, no pets), whether the park has any vacant space and will accept homes being relocated and if so, any restrictions, such as size and age, on the relocated homes that would be accepted.
(k) Estimates from two moving companies approved by the city, and qualified to move mobilehomes on public streets and highways, of the cost of moving each mobilehome in the park, including the cost of permits and tearing down and setting up the home at the new location, including the cost of any upgrades to comply with applicable building, plumbing, electrical and health and safety codes and the cost of moving any improvements, including, but not limited to, patios, porches and pop-out rooms.
(l) Proposed measures to mitigate the adverse impacts of the park conversion on the residents in the park.
(m) Identification of a relocation specialist to assist the residents in finding and moving to relocation spaces and comparable housing. The relocation specialist shall be selected by the park owner subject to the approval of the city and shall be paid by the park owner.
(Ord. 4696 § 1(part), 2001)