Appendix 81001. Definitions.

"Board" or "Mobile Home Park Rent Review Board" or "MHPRRB". The Mobile Home Park Rent Review Board established by this Chapter.

"Capital Improvements". Those improvements that materially add to the value of the property and appreciably prolong its useful life or adapt it to new uses, and which may be amortized over the useful life of the improvement in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and regulations issued pursuant thereto.

"Completely New Capital Improvements". Those improvements which are entirely new in the mobile home park. Examples include a new swimming pool, golf green, electric security gate, etc. Not included are additions, replacement, upgrades, modernization, repairs or modifications of existing features or facilities.

"Housing Services". Services provided by the park owner related to the use of occupancy of a mobile dwelling unit space, including, but not limited to, water and sewer, natural gas, electricity, refuse removal, management and administration (including employee salaries and fringe benefits), maintenance and repairs, supplies, advertising, recreation facilities, laundry facilities, parking, security services, insurance, property taxes, other governmental assessments, and other costs reasonably attributable to the operation of the park. The term "housing services" shall not include legal fees or mortgage payments, whether for principal, interest, or both.

"Mobile Dwelling Unit". A dwelling unit designed for human habitation which may be towed by another vehicle or which is self-contained and self-powered, including mobile homes, trailers, and recreational vehicles.

"Mobile Home". A structure with dimensions larger than eight (8) feet by forty (40) feet or a size larger than three hundred twenty (320) square feet designed for human habitation, transported over streets and highways to a permanent occupancy site, and installed on the site either with or without a permanent foundation.

"Mobile Home Park". An area of land having two or more spaces on which are located mobile homes, trailers, or other mobile dwelling units used as residences.

"Mobile Home Park Owner" or "Owner". The owner, lessor, operator or manager of a mobile home park in the unincorporated area of Ventura County.

"Mobile Home Tenant" or "Tenant". Any person entitled to occupy a mobile home, trailer, or other mobile dwelling unit which is located within a mobile home or trailer park in the unincorporated area of Ventura County.

"Park". An area of land where two (2) or more spaces for mobile dwelling units are rented or leased out to tenants.

"Recreational Vehicle". A vehicle for human habitation, which is self-propelled or towed by a light-duty vehicle, in which the plumbing, heating, and electrical system contained therein, may be operated without connection to outside utilities. Recreational vehicles do not fall within the definition of mobile homes.

"Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment". This is a rent adjustment based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), United States City Average, as determined by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor. The Consumer Price Index is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services.

"Space Rent". The consideration, including any security deposits, bonuses, benefits, or gratuities demanded or received in connection with the use and occupancy of a space in a mobile home or trailer park, or for housing services provided, but exclusive of any amount paid for the use of a mobile dwelling unit, or utility charges or trash charges which are billed to units separately whether or not the units are individually metered.

"Space rent" does not include reasonable user fees for services actually rendered to some, but not all, of the tenants of a park.

"Trailer". A structure with dimensions of eight (8) feet by forty (40) feet or less or a size of three hundred twenty (320) square feet or less designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and to be used for human habitation or for carrying persons and property, including a trailer coach or house trailer.

"Trailer Park". An area of land where two (2) or more trailer spaces are rented or leased out for trailers.

"Trailer Park Owner". The owner, lessor, operator, or manager of a trailer park in the unincorporated area of the County.

"Trailer Park Tenant". Any person entitled to occupy a trailer which is located within a trailer park in the unincorporated area of the County.

"Utility Separation". The separation from the space rent of utility charges (water, sewer, electricity, trash, gas).

"Violation". Failure to conform to any provision of this Chapter.

"Violator". Any person, firm, or corporation who violates a provision of this Chapter.

(Ord. No. 4462, 5-6-2014)