California Senate Bill SB622 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 622INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Cedillo FEBRUARY 27, 2009 An act to amend Section 18502 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to mobilehome parks. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 622, as introduced, Cedillo. Mobilehome Parks Act: fees. Under existing law, the Mobilehome Parks Act requires a valid permit issued by the Department of Housing and Community Development or a city, county, or city and county that assumes responsibility for the enforcement of the act for the construction or alteration of a mobilehome park. The act requires a plan checking fee equal to 1/2 of the construction, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical permit fees and establishes a minimum fee of $10. This bill would raise the minimum fee by one dollar to $11. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 18502 of the Health and Safety Code, as amended by Section 4 of Chapter 858 of the Statutes of 2006, is amended to read: 18502. 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   eleven  dollars  ($10)   ($11)  . (c) (1) An annual operating permit fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) and an additional two dollars ($2) per lot. (2) An additional annual fee of four dollars ($4) per lot shall be paid to the department or the local enforcement agency, as appropriate, at the time of payment of the annual operating fee. All revenues derived from this fee shall be used exclusively for the inspection of mobilehome parks and mobilehomes to determine compliance with the Mobilehome Parks Act (Part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200)) and any regulations adopted pursuant to the act. (3) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the health and safety of mobilehome park occupants are matters of public interest and concern and that the fee paid pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be used exclusively for the inspection of mobilehome parks and mobilehomes to ensure that the living conditions of mobilehome park occupants meet the health and safety standards of this part and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Therefore, notwithstanding any other provisions of law or local ordinance, rule, regulation, or initiative measure to the contrary, the holder of the permit to operate the mobilehome park shall be entitled to directly charge one-half of the per lot additional annual fee specified herein to each homeowner, as defined in Section 798.9 of the Civil Code. In that event, the holder of the permit to operate the mobilehome park shall be entitled to directly charge each homeowner for one-half of the per lot additional annual fee at the next billing for the rent and other charges immediately following the payment of the additional fee to the department or local enforcement agency. (d) Change in name fee or transfer of ownership or possession fee of ten dollars ($10). (e) Duplicate permit fee or amended permit fee of ten dollars ($10). (f) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2012, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2012, deletes or extends that date.