CHAPTER 7. Permits and Fees [18870. - 18870.19.]

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC 7.
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Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 18870. Section 18870.

It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following unless he or she has a valid permit issued by the enforcement agency: (a) Construct a park. (b) Construct additional buildings or lots, or alter buildings, lots, or other installations, in an existing park. (c) Operate, occupy, rent, lease, sublease, let out, or hire out for occupancy any lot in a park that has been constructed, reconstructed, or altered without having obtained a permit as required herein. (d) Operate a park or any portion thereof. This section shall not apply to any employee housing having a valid annual permit to operate.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 18870.1. Section 18870.1.

Applications for a permit to construct or reconstruct shall be accompanied by: (a) A description of the grounds. (b) Plans and specifications of the proposed construction. (c) A description of the water supply, ground drainage and method of sewage disposal. (d) Appropriate fees. (e) Evidence of compliance with all valid local planning, health, utility and fire requirements.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 18870.2. Section 18870.2.

Fees as applicable shall be submitted for permits: (a) Fees for a permit to conduct any construction subject to this part as determined by the schedule of fees adopted by the department. (b) Plan checking fees equal to one-half of the construction, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical permit fees, except that the minimum fee shall be ten dollars ($10). (c) Except for a temporary recreational vehicle park, an annual operating permit fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) and an additional two dollars ($2) per lot or two dollars ($2) per camping party for the maximum number of camping parties to be accommodated at any one time in an incidental camping area. (d) Temporary recreational vehicle park operating permit fee of twenty-five dollars ($25), with no additional fee for the lots. (e) Change in name fee or transfer of ownership or possession fee of ten dollars ($10). (f) Duplicate permit fee or amended permit fee of ten dollars ($10).

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 18870.3. Section 18870.3.

(a) Funds collected by the department pursuant to this part shall be deposited into the Mobilehome Parks and Special Occupancy Parks Revolving Fund established pursuant to Section 18502.5. Moneys deposited in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation, to the department for expenditure in carrying out the provisions of this part and Part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200). The department shall, by January 1, 2003, establish procedures that permit the identification of revenues received by the fund and expenditures paid out of the fund as they relate to mobilehome parks and special occupancy parks. (b) Notwithstanding any maximum fees set by this part, the department may set, by regulation, fees charged by the department for all permits and for the department’s activities required by this part. The fees shall be set with the primary objective that the aggregate revenue deposited in the Mobilehome Parks and Special Occupancy Parks Revolving Fund by or on behalf of special occupancy parks shall not, on an annual basis, exceed the costs of the department’s activities mandated by this part. (c) No proposed increase in fees may be effective any sooner than 45 days after written notification thereof is provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and the State Auditor. Upon receipt of the notification, the State Auditor may prepare a report to the Legislature that indicates whether the proposed increase is appropriate and consistent with this part. (d) The total money contained in the Mobilehome Parks and Special Occupancy Parks Revolving Fund on June 30 of each fiscal year shall not exceed the amount of money needed for the department’s operating expenses for one year for the enforcement of this part and Part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200). If the total money contained in the fund exceeds this amount, the department shall make appropriate reductions in the schedule of fees authorized by this section, Section 18502.5, or both.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 18870.4. Section 18870.4.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the department by administrative rule and regulation shall establish a schedule of fees relating to all construction, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and installation permits. The fees shall apply to and be paid to the enforcement agency. Fees established for construction, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing permits shall be reasonably consistent with the current edition of the Uniform Building Code as published by the International Conference of Building Officials, the Uniform Plumbing Code as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, and the National Electrical Code as published by the National Fire Protection Association. (b) Fees for construction, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and installation permits in temporary recreational vehicle parks shall be determined by the enforcement agency for each project, based on the cost of administration and enforcement, including the cost of determining the amount of fees to be charged.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 18870.5. Section 18870.5.

Any person responsible for obtaining any of the permits required by this chapter, Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 18871), or the regulations adopted pursuant to either of these chapters, who fails to obtain those permits, shall pay double the fees prescribed in this chapter, Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 18871), or the regulations adopted pursuant to either of these chapters, as applicable.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 18870.6. Section 18870.6.

A permit to operate shall be issued by the department following notification by the local enforcement agency of completion of construction of a new park or additional lots to an existing park. The local enforcement agency shall, by approving the application for a permit to operate, authorize occupancy of the newly constructed facilities. Upon approval by the local enforcement agency, one copy of the permit application shall be provided to the applicant and one copy shall be forwarded to the department.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 18870.7. Section 18870.7.

A permit to operate shall be issued by the enforcement agency. A copy of each permit to operate shall be forwarded to the department. A permit to operate shall not be issued for a park when the previous operating permit has been suspended by the enforcement agency until the violations that were the basis for the suspension have been corrected. Any park that was in existence on September 15, 1961, shall not be denied a permit to operate if the park complied with the law that this part directly or indirectly supersedes. A permit to operate shall be issued for a 12-month period and invoiced according to a method and schedule established by the department. The invoice shall provide notice of the Mobilehome Residency Law (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 798) of Title 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Civil Code) and the Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy Law (Chapter 2.6 (commencing with Section 799.20) of Title 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Civil Code), as applicable to the park. Permit applications returned to the enforcement agency 30 days after the due date shall be subject to a penalty fee equal to 10 percent of the established fee. The penalty fee for submitting a permit application 60 or more days after the due date shall equal 100 percent of the established permit fee. The penalty and the established permit fee shall be paid prior to issuance of the permit, and the fee and 100 percent penalty shall be due upon demand of the enforcement agency for any park that has not applied for a permit.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 18870.8. Section 18870.8.

(a) The enforcement agency shall be notified by the new owner or operator of any park of any change in the name or ownership or possession thereof. The notice shall be in written form and shall be furnished within 30 days from and after any such change in name or transfer of ownership or possession. The notice shall be accompanied by the appropriate fees to the enforcement agency. Following receipt of the notice and fee, the enforcement agency shall record the change of ownership or possession and shall issue an amended permit to operate, except as provided in Section 18870.7. (b) In case of any change in name or transfer of ownership or possession prior to completion of construction, no additional fee for a construction permit is required, provided that the new owner completes construction in accordance with prior enforcement agency approved plans and specifications. However, if there is any substantial deviation from the approved plans and specifications, a new application for a permit to construct shall be submitted, accompanied by revised plans and specifications and the appropriate fees.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 18870.10. Section 18870.10.

All permits as required by this chapter for construction or reconstruction shall automatically expire within six months from the date of issuance thereof in those cases where the construction or reconstruction has not been completed within that period. However, the enforcement agency may extend the expiration date of the permit for a reasonable time.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 18870.11. Section 18870.11.

If any person who holds a permit to operate violates the permit or this part, the permit may be suspended by the enforcement agency. This section does not, however, authorize the suspension of a permit of any park existing on September 15, 1961, for any violation of this part directly or indirectly that was not a violation of the law that this part supersedes.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 18870.12. Section 18870.12.

The enforcement agency shall issue and serve upon the permittee a notice setting forth in what respect the provisions of the permit or this code have been violated, and shall notify them that unless these provisions have been complied with within 60 days after the date of notice, the permit shall be subject to suspension.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 18870.13. Section 18870.13.

The notice shall be served by posting at least one copy in a conspicuous place on the premises described in the permit, and by sending another copy by registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the person to whom the permit was issued at the address therein given.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 18870.14. Section 18870.14.

Any permittee receiving a notice issued pursuant to Section 18870.12 may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before an authorized representative of the enforcement agency. The permittee shall file with the enforcement agency a written petition requesting the hearing and setting forth a brief statement of the grounds therefor within 10 days of the date of mailing of the notice.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 18870.15. Section 18870.15.

Upon receipt of the petition, the enforcement agency shall set a time and place for the hearing and shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. At the hearing the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to be heard and to show cause, if any, why the notice should be modified or withdrawn.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 18870.16. Section 18870.16.

The hearing shall be commenced not later than 10 days after the day on which such petition was filed. Upon application of the petitioner the enforcement agency may, however, postpone the date of the hearing for a reasonable time beyond the 10-day period, if in its judgment the petitioner has submitted a good and sufficient reason for the postponement.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 18870.17. Section 18870.17.

After the hearing the enforcement agency shall sustain, modify, or withdraw the notice, depending upon its findings as to whether the provisions of this part have been complied with.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 18870.18. Section 18870.18.

If the requirements of the notice have not been complied with on or before the expiration of 30 days after the mailing and posting of the notice, the enforcement agency may suspend the permit.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 18870.19. Section 18870.19.

Upon compliance by the permittee with the provisions of this part and of the notice, and submission of proof thereof to the enforcement agency, the enforcement agency shall reinstate the permit or issue a new permit.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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