BILL NUMBER: AB 1318 CHAPTERED 09/27/01 CHAPTER 356 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 27, 2001 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2001 PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 30, 2001 PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 27, 2001 AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 9, 2001 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 5, 2001 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 19, 2001 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 28, 2001 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Correa FEBRUARY 23, 2001 An act to amend Sections 18008.7, 18551.1, and 18611 of, and to add Section 18214.2 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to manufactured housing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1318, Correa. Multi-unit manufactured housing: construction standards. (1) The existing Mobilehomes-Manufactured Housing Act of 1980 requires multi-unit manufactured housing to meet specified handicap accessibility and adaptability requirements applicable to dormitories, hotels, and apartment houses when the multi-unit manufactured housing is constructed for those purposes. The act provides that all provisions of law that apply to manufactured homes also apply to multi-unit manufactured homes. This bill would require multi-unit manufactured housing to meet specified egress and fire separation requirements applicable to dormitories, hotels, apartment houses and structures that contain 2 dwelling units when the multi-unit manufactured housing is constructed for those purposes. It would require multi-unit manufactured housing containing 3 or more dwelling units to meet specified accessibility and adaptability requirements applicable to dormitories, hotels, and apartment houses. (2) Existing law authorizes placement upon a foundation system any manufactured home originally sited on or after January 1, 1985, in a mobilehome park constructed prior to January 1, 1982, subject to certain requirements. This bill would prohibit any single structure from exceeding 2 stories or containing more than 4 dwelling units. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 18008.7 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 18008.7. (a) "Multi-unit manufactured housing," for the purposes of this part, means either of the following: (1) A structure transportable under permit in one or more sections, designed and equipped to contain not more than two dwelling units, a dormitory, or an efficiency unit, to be used either with a support system pursuant to Section 18613 or a foundation system pursuant to Section 18551 system. (2) A structure transportable under permit in one or more sections, designed to be used with a foundation system for either of the following purposes: (A) Three or more dwelling units, as defined by Section 18003.3. (B) A residential hotel, as defined by paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 50519. (b) Multi-unit manufactured housing shall be constructed in compliance with applicable department regulations. The egress and fire separation requirements of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations applicable to dormitories, hotels, apartment houses, and structures that contain two dwelling units shall also be applicable to all multi-unit manufactured housing constructed for those purposes. The accessibility and adaptability requirements of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations applicable to dormitories, hotels, and apartment houses shall also be applicable to multi-unit manufactured housing containing three or more dwelling units. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all provisions of law that apply to manufactured homes shall apply equally to multi-unit manufactured housing, except as provided in this section. (d) For purposes of this section: (1) "Dormitory" means a room or rooms inhabited for the purposes of temporary residence by two or more persons. (2) "Efficiency unit" has the same meaning as defined in Section 17958.1. SEC. 2. Section 18214.2 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read: 18214.2. "Multi-unit manufactured housing," for the purposes of this part, has the same meaning as in Section 18008.7. SEC. 3. Section 18551.1 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 18551.1. (a) Any mobilehome park, constructed on or after January 1, 1982, may be constructed in a manner that will enable manufactured homes, mobilehomes, and multi-unit manufactured housing sited in the park to be placed upon a foundation system, and manufactured homes, mobilehomes, and multi-unit manufactured housing sited in the park may be placed upon foundation systems, subject to the requirements of Section 18551. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), any manufactured home, mobilehome, or multi-unit manufactured housing originally sited on or after January 1, 1985, in a mobilehome park constructed prior to January 1, 1982, may be placed upon a foundation system, subject to the requirements of Section 18551. (c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), any manufactured home, mobilehome, or multi-unit manufactured housing sited in a mobilehome park which is converted, or in the process of being converted, to resident ownership on or after January 1, 1992, may be placed on a foundation system, subject to the requirements of Section 18551, and with the approval of the ownership of the park. (d) With respect to any manufactured home, mobilehome, or multi-unit manufactured home sited in a mobilehome park under subdivision (a), (b), or (c), no single structure shall exceed two stories in height or contain more than four dwelling units. (e) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), the installation of a manufactured home, mobilehome, or multi-unit manufactured housing within a mobilehome park pursuant to Section 18551 shall be subject to prior written approval by the ownership of the mobilehome park. SEC. 4. Section 18611 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 18611. Factory-built housing bearing an insignia of approval pursuant to Section 19980, mobilehomes as defined in Section 18008, manufactured homes as defined in Section 18007.5, or multi-unit manufactured housing as defined in Section 18008.7 may be affixed to a foundation system within a mobilehome park, provided that the installation conforms to the rules of the mobilehome park, the installation is approved pursuant to Section 19992, or in the case of mobilehomes, manufactured homes, or multi-unit manufactured housing the installation is in accordance with Section 18551, and no single structure exceeds two stories in height or contains more than four dwelling units. Any factory-built housing, mobilehomes, manufactured homes, or multi-unit manufactured housing included in a mobilehome park pursuant to this section shall be located on lots especially designated for that purpose in accordance with the rules of the mobilehome park. This section shall be applicable only to mobilehome parks (1) where the permit to construct the park is issued on or after January 1, 1982, and (2) that are additionally granted a zone designation or conditional use permit that authorizes permanent occupancies of the type and to the extent established pursuant to this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to create an exemption from the requirements of Division 2 (commencing with Section 66410) of Title 7 of the Government Code. SEC. 5. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.