ORDINANCE FOR TRAILER PARKS EYED : EX-TENANTS WOULD HAVE TO BE MOVED IN AREA.Byline: Sherry Joe Crosby Daily News Staff Writer In what could be the strictest ordinance A law, statute, or regulation enacted by a Municipal Corporation. An ordinance is a law passed by a municipal government. A municipality, such as a city, town, village, or borough, is a political subdivision of a state within which a municipal corporation has been of its kind in the state, a proposed law would require mobile-home park owners to relocate residents within city limits if their park closes. If approved by the City Council, the proposed ordinance would affect 17 mobile-home parks serving about 2,220 residents. Mobile-home tenants were pleased with the proposed law that would enable them to stay at a comparable park, condominium condominium In modern property law, individual ownership of one dwelling unit within a multidwelling building. Unit owners have undivided ownership interest in the land and those portions of the building shared in common. or apartment within Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, . ``It's a step in the right direction,'' said Pat Regilio, a Greenbrier greenbrier: see smilax. mobile-home park resident. ``It prevents owners from arbitrarily closing a park and forcing residents out.'' The city has no relocation ordinance now. Under state law, park owners must file a relocation impact plan considered fair to residents and approved by the city. City officials said an ordinance is needed to avoid forcing residents out of the area and to prevent costly legal battles. In some parts of the state, mobile-home owners are relocated up to 200 miles away from their former homes, city officials said. The proposed ordinance was created by a committee of park owners, residents and a professional mediator mediator n. a person who conducts mediation. A mediator is usually a lawyer, or retired judge, but can be a non-attorney specialist in the subject matter (like child custody) who tries to bring people and their disputes to early resolution through a conference. . Park owners said they would support the law if the city makes room for aging mobile homes, often rejected by park owners who fear they bring down the value of newer mobile-home models. If passed by the council, the ordinance would last one year while city officials worked to increase space for mobile homes. If the experiment fails, the ordinance would expire, said city planner Richard Henderson Richard Henderson may refer to
``We'll see how well it works,'' he said. ``It could set a precedent.'' But some residents fear the proposed law will prove impractical im·prac·ti·cal adj. 1. Unwise to implement or maintain in practice: Refloating the sunken ship proved impractical because of the great expense. 2. . ``There's no place to relocate in the city,'' said Regilio's husband, Nick, who fears older mobile homes like his will be rejected by price-conscious park owners. ``We're caught between a rock and a hard place.'' |
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