2005 California Health and Safety Code Sections 18200-18218.5 CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS

18200.  The provisions of this part insofar as they are
substantially the same as existing statutory provisions relating to
the same subject matter shall be construed as restatements and
continuations, and not as new enactments.
18201.  "Approved" when used in connection with any material,
appliance, or construction, means meeting the requirements for
obtaining the approval of the department.
18203.  "Building standard" means building standard as defined in
Section 18909.
18205.  "Conditional permit" means a construction, reconstruction,
or operation permit issued by the enforcement agency which may
prescribe conditions on the use or occupancy of a mobilehome park,
subject to the provisions of this part.
18206.  "Department" is the Department of Housing and Community
Development.
18207.  "Enforcement agency" is the Department of Housing and
Community Development, or any city, county, or city and county which
has assumed responsibility for the enforcement of this part pursuant
to Section 18300.
18209.  "Lease" is an oral or written contract for the use,
possession, and occupation of property.  It includes rent.
18210.  "Lot" means any area or tract of land or portion of a
mobilehome park designated or used for the occupancy of one
manufactured home, mobilehome, or recreational vehicle.
18210.5.  "Manufactured home"  as used in this part shall have the
same meaning as defined in Section 18007.
18211.  "Mobilehome" as used in this part shall have the same
meaning as defined in Section 18008.
18213.  "Mobilehome accessory building or structure" is any awning,
cabana, ramada, storage cabinet, storage building, private garage,
carport, fence, windbreak or porch, or any residential building or
structure established for the use of the occupant of a manufactured
home, mobilehome, or recreational vehicle on a lot.
18214.  (a) "Mobilehome park" is any area or tract of land where two
or more lots are rented or leased, held out for rent or lease, or
were formerly held out for rent or lease and later converted to a
subdivision, cooperative, condominium, or other form of resident
ownership, to accommodate manufactured homes, mobilehomes, or
recreational vehicles used for human habitation.  The rental paid for
a manufactured home, a mobilehome, or a recreational vehicle shall
be deemed to include rental for the lot it occupies.  This
subdivision shall not be construed to authorize the rental of a
mobilehome park space for the accommodation of a recreational vehicle
in violation of Section 798.22 of the Civil Code.
   (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), an area or tract of land
zoned for agricultural purposes where two or more lots are rented or
leased, held out for rent or lease, or provided as a term or
condition of employment, to accommodate 12 or fewer manufactured
homes, mobilehomes, or recreational vehicles used for the purpose of
housing agricultural employees shall not be deemed a mobilehome park
for the purposes of the requirement to obtain an initial or annual
permit to operate or pay any related fees required by this part.
   (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), an area or tract of land
shall not be deemed a mobilehome park if the structures on it consist
of residential structures that are rented or leased, or held out for
rent or lease, if those residential structures meet both of the
following requirements:
   (1) The residential structures are manufactured homes constructed
pursuant to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5401 et seq.) or mobilehomes containing
two or more dwelling units for human habitation.
   (2) Those manufactured homes or mobilehomes have been approved by
a city, county, or city and county pursuant to subdivision (d) of
Section 17951 as an alternate which is at least the equivalent to the
requirements prescribed in the California Building Standards Code or
Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910) in performance, safety, and
for the protection of life and health.
18214.1.  "Park" means any manufactured housing community or
mobilehome park.
18214.2.  "Multi-unit manufactured housing," for the purposes of
this part, has the same meaning as in Section 18008.7.
18214.5.  "Permanent building" means any permanent structure, other
than factory-built housing, under the control and ownership of the
mobilehome park owner or operator which is not on a lot.
18214.6.  "Plan checking agency" means a private entity employing at
least one architect or engineer licensed by the state to perform the
review of plans and specifications for the construction of
mobilehome parks, including buildings and permanently constructed
fixtures, utility systems, streets and other regulated facilities,
for the purpose of determining compliance with the applicable
provisions of this part and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
The plan checking agency shall submit to the department a list of all
personnel performing plan checking reviews, including the individual'
s name, California architect or engineer license number and
expiration date, and a summary of qualifications.
18215.5.  "Recreational vehicle"  as used in this part has the same
meaning as defined in Section 18010.
18216.  "Rent" is money or other consideration given for the right
of use, possession, and occupation of property.
18218.  "Commercial coach" as used in this part has the same meaning
as defined in Section 18001.8.
18218.5.  "Special purpose commercial coach" as used in this part
has the same meaning as defined in Section 18012.5.