San Marcos council extends temporary moratorium on senior mobile‑home conversions

The San Marcos City Council on Jan. 14 voted unanimously to extend an interim urgency ordinance that temporarily blocks conversions of mobile‑home parks now occupied primarily by residents 55 and older into parks allowing residents of all ages, and adopted a companion resolution holding any proposed conversions in abeyance while the city studies a permanent approach.

Deputy City Attorney Jacqueline Paterno told the council the urgency ordinance — first approved on Dec. 2 — was set to expire Jan. 16 if not extended and that the extension was intended to give the city time to prepare a lasting solution. “The urgency ordinance is set to expire on January 16,” Paterno said. “The urgency ordinance put in place a moratorium on the change from senior mobile home parks to all‑ages parks… a park owner is required to give residents 180 days notice when making changes to park regulations.”

The ordinance extension lasts 10 months and 15 days, placing the new expiration in late November of this…