BILL NUMBER: SB 1627	CHAPTERED  09/13/00

	CHAPTER   433
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 13, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 12, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 25, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 21, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JULY 5, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JUNE 20, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MAY 2, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   APRIL 6, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MARCH 27, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Dunn
   (Principal coauthors:  Assembly Members Havice and Lowenthal)
   (Coauthors:  Senators Alarcon, Chesbro, Karnette, McPherson, Sher,
and Solis)
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Corbett, Honda, Keeley, Longville,
Machado, Mazzoni, and Washington)

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2000

   An act to amend Section 18691 of the Health and Safety Code,
relating to mobilehome parks.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1627, Dunn.  Mobilehome parks:  fire protection.
   Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community
Development to adopt rules and regulations that are reasonably
consistent with generally recognized fire protection standards,
governing conditions relating to the prevention of fire or for the
protection of life and property against fire in mobilehome parks and
special occupancy parks.  The regulations apply to all parks, except
those parks within a city, county, or city and county that has
adopted and is enforcing a fire prevention code imposing restrictions
equal to or greater than state building standards.  This exception
applies only if the city, county, or city and county is the
enforcement agency for state building standards.
   The bill would authorize a city, county, city and county, or
special district that is not the enforcement agency under the above
provisions to enforce its own fire prevention code in mobilehome
parks, as specified, if it gives the department a 30-day written
notice.
   This bill would require the department, in consultation with local
firefighting agencies, to adopt and implement no later than January
1, 2002, regulations requiring regular maintenance and the periodic
inspection and testing of fire hydrants in mobilehome parks.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 18691 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
   18691.  (a) The department shall adopt rules and regulations that
it determines are reasonably consistent with generally recognized
fire protection standards, governing conditions relating to the
prevention of fire or for the protection of life and property against
fire in parks.  The department shall adopt and submit building
standards for approval pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section
18935) of Part 2.5 for the purposes described in this section within
permanent buildings.  The department, in consultation with local
firefighting agencies, shall adopt and implement no later than
January 1, 2002, regulations that require regular maintenance and
periodic inspection and testing of fire hydrants in mobilehome parks.

   (b) The regulations adopted by the department shall be applicable
in all parks, except in a park within a city, county, or city and
county that is the enforcement agency and has adopted and is
enforcing a fire prevention code imposing restrictions equal to or
greater than the restrictions imposed by those building standards
published in the California Building Standards Code and the other
state regulations adopted by the department.
   (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the rules and
regulations adopted by the department relating to the installation of
water supply and fire hydrant systems shall not apply within parks
constructed, or approved for construction, prior to January 1, 1966.

   (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a city,
county, city and county, or special district that is not the
enforcement agency under this part may enforce its fire prevention
code in mobilehome parks relating to fire hydrant systems, water
supply, fire equipment access, posting of fire equipment access,
parking, lot identification, weed abatement, debris abatement,
combustible storage abatement, and burglar bars.  Before assuming
fire code enforcement in accordance with this subdivision, a city,
county, city and county, or special district shall give the
department a 30-day written notice.  A city, county, city and county,
or special district that enforces its fire prevention code pursuant
to this subdivision shall apply its code provisions to conditions
that arise after adoption of its fire prevention code, to conditions
not legally in existence at the adoption of its fire prevention code,
or to conditions that, in the opinion of the fire chief, constitute
a distinct hazard to life or property.