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Sonoma council begins drafting stronger rules for mobile-home park closures after residents plead for protections
Summary
Council held a study session on mobile-home park closure and conversion rules under AB 2782 and SB 610, heard extensive public comment from park residents and advocates, and directed staff to draft an ordinance that increases pre-application notice, clarifies relocation impact reports, and tightens enforcement and assistance measures.
The Sonoma City Council spent the bulk of its Dec. 3 meeting in a study session on potential revisions to municipal code Chapter 9.82 addressing mobile-home park closures and conversions, seeking council direction after staff explained new state statutes and options drawn from a Tri Park Committee proposal.
Staff presented the required elements under state law, including the mandatory Relocation Impact Report (RIR), and walked council through an options matrix comparing the current city code, state requirements, and a homeowners-drafted ordinance. "There are two reasons" for the effort, Community Development Director Jennifer Gates said: comments received from the Tri Park Committee and the city's housing-element commitment to update local code in line with state law.
Residents from the city's three mobile-home communities—Moon Valley, Pueblo Serena and Sonoma Oaks—spoke in force. Anne Colachitas, a resident of Pueblo Serena, urged a detailed RIR with "household questionnaires, financial data, independent appraisals,…
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