Mobile Home Park Land Use
Designation Status Report
Council Committee on Community and
Economic Development
September 26th,2022 – Item (d)3
Presenter:
Michael Brilliot, Deputy Director, Citywide
Planning
Background
2015 - Adoption of mobile home park policy and ordinance preservation framework • Zoning Code amendments
• General Plan text amendments
• Council Policy 6-33
2017 - Council direction to analyze potential General Plan land use amendments to further promote preservation.
2018 - Council provided with analysis of potential General Plan Amendments. 2019 - Staff initiated work to create new Mobile home Park General Plan land use designation and apply it to two parks at most risk
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Background
2020
• Council applied new Mobile Home Park designation to the Mountain Springs and Westwinds mobile home parks
• Staff directed to initiate General Plan amendments for all remaining mobile home parks
• County issued a Shelter in Place order in response to Covid-19, placing this work on pause 2022 - FY22-23 Budget Process
• $30,000 allocated to change the land use designation on at least five mobile home parks at greatest risk of redevelopment
• Staff directed to return to the CED in September 2022 with an analysis of which five to prioritize •
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Analysis of mobile home parks
1. Analyzed 42 parks with Residential Neighborhood land use designation
2. Identified parks in a Tier 1 and 2 market subareas per Strategic Economics Opportunity Housing feasibility report
3. Analyzed the surrounding prevailing residential densities Goal
Determine which five parks should be prioritized for changing their land use designation to Mobile Home Park.
Analysis Overview
Analysis 1: Mobile home parks designated
Residential Neighborhood (RN)
Why this criterion?
- Residential redevelopment could occur
Parks without a General Plan Amendment.
- All other parks would need a General Plan
amendment to redevelop into residential
- Parks not anticipated to redevelop into
commercial or industrial uses
42 total parks
Findings
- Forty-two parks with the Residential
Neighborhood land use designation
Analysis 2: Tier 1 & 2 Subareas
Why this criterion?
- Strategic Economics’ analysis on Opportunity
Housing used as a proxy to assess economic
feasibility of redevelopment
- Helps assess risk of redevelopment based on
economic conditions.
- Townhomes and small lot single family
identified as feasible in some submarket
areas.
3 total parks
Findings
- Three parks identified in Tier 1:
A. Oak Crest,
B. Lamplighter
C. Quail Hollow
- No parks identified in Tier 2
Analysis 3: Surrounding Prevailing Density 16
Dwelling Units to the Acre or greater
Why this criterion?
- Residential Neighborhood land use
designation supports redevelopment at
prevailing neighborhood density, up to 16
dwelling units to the acre (du/ac)
- 16 du/ac is the low end of town home
densities
- Townhomes could be developed on the 42
parks designated Residential
Neighborhood without a General Plan
amendment
- Strong market support for townhomes
12 total parks
Findings
- Twelve parks designated Residential
Neighborhood have a prevailing density of
16 du/ac or greater
Analysis 3: Surrounding Prevailing Density 16
du/ac or greater
How was list narrowed down to Five?
- Gross area was used
- Larger parks could be more attractive for
redevelopment
- General Plan amendments to Mobile home Park
on larger parks would provide additional
protection to more residents.
Analysis: Recommended 5 mobile home
parks
Five parks recommended to be
prioritized for General Plan
Amendments:
A. Oak Crest
B. Lamplighter
C. Quail Hollow
D. Chateau La Salle
E. Mill Pond I
5 total parks
Next Steps
• Item cross referenced to Council on October 18th
• Submit FY 23-24 budget request to complete General Plan Amendments on remaining mobile home parks • Initiate General Plan Amendment process on five parks - Spring 2023 • Planning Commission and City Council Hearings – Fall 2023 •
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Mobile Home Park Land Use
Designation Status Report
Council Committee on Community and
Economic Development
September 26th,2022 – Item (d)3
Presenter:
Michael Brilliot, Deputy Director, Citywide
Planning