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Report regarding the adoption of urgency and standard ordinances establishing a permit process for mobile home park closures, redevelopments, or changes of use, including noticing and relocation benefits. (Pierce Abrahamson, Management Analyst II)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommend that the City Council consider adopting an urgency ordinance and introducing a regular ordinance to establish a permit process for mobile home parks proposed to be converted, demolished, and/or redeveloped. The intention of this policy is to establish streamlined administrative processes for the City to enforce noticing and relocation benefit requirements for residents displaced for this housing type.
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BACKGROUND
South San Francisco is home to a unique type of naturally occurring affordable housing: mobile home parks. When a mobile home park closes or is converted to another use, its residents are displaced. Due to the complicated rental and ownership nature of these parks, displaced mobile home owners often face the difficult choice of whether to abandon their home or move their home to another mobile home park, often an expensive and onerous process. Additionally, some individuals rent mobile homes and are at risk of displacement in the event of a mobile home park closure or redevelopment. This is because although the median rental unit as of December 2024 in South San Francisco is $3,200 per month according to Zillow, the median mobile home site rents for $1600 per month. Consequently, when mobile home park owners seek to sell or redevelop these properties, residents may face challenges finding new, permanent affordable housing options.[NS1]
Mobile Home Parks in South San Francisco
Treasure Island Mobile Home and RV Park located at 1700 El Camino Real is the only mobile home park currently in South San Francisco. According to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), the state department responsible for regulating and permitting mobile h...
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