Surrey official source 7922-0221

Staff Report to Council Application No.: 7922-221-00/7922-0222-00 Planning & Development Report Page 13 o The proposal supports directing higher-density residential land-uses to locations within walking distance of neighbourhood centres, along main roads, near transit routes and adjacent to major parks or civic amenities; and o The dwelling units front onto the public realm with urban design features (e.g. outdoor balconies, ground-floor patio space, internal sidewalks, etc.) that promote a safe, welcoming public streetscape and urban public realm. Other Relevant Policies and By-laws Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act • In order to redevelop the subject site (Crispen Bays at 7790 King George Boulevard and Bear Creek Glen at 7850 King George Boulevard), the applicant must comply with Provincial regulations, including the Province’s Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act. A summary of the requirements under the Act is provided below (staff responses in italics). • The Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act (2002) provides regulations and protection for Manufactured Home Parks. The Act recognizes the unique tenure situation afforded to the residents of Manufactured Home Parks whereby tenants own their manufactured or mobile home but not the land beneath each unit. As such, tenants essentially rent or lease their pad space from the owner/landlord yet must pay municipal taxes based on the assessed value of their mobile unit, which is a depreciating asset, without the benefit of land value increases to off-set this depreciation. In addition, owners are required to maintain and upgrade their units at their own cost, as landlords have no responsibility for the upkeep of the units. Accordingly, manufactured home owners typically rent, or lease based on a fixed or month-to-month lease and do not have security of tenure but still incur some of the costs and responsibilities that go with home ownership. Manufactured home parks, therefore, often serve as a form of affordable housing for seniors, other residents on fixed incomes and/or families. • Section 42 of the Act establishes rules and provisions necessary for the conversion and/or re-development of a manufactured home park. These rules include requirements for a landlord to have all necessary permits and approvals (including rezoning), prior to providing notice to manufactured home owners (i.e. tenants) to end a tenancy agreement. Once notice is given, the tenancy ends no earlier than 12 months after the date of notice is received. (The applicant has indicated that they notified all residents of the subject site regarding the proposed apartment development, at the time that Development Application Nos. 7922-0221-00 and 7922-0222-00 were submitted. The applicant has also met with each resident, as part of the development process, to review the Affordable Housing Program. As a result, the applicant entered into binding agreements to purchase all of the manufactured homes, except two, on the subject properties. The applicant also indicated that they are not relying on the current rezoning application to terminate any tenancy agreements, with the exception of two manufactured homes, since an agreement is already in place with all but two manufactured home owners. The applicant will take possession of the manufactured homes for which there is a binding agreement between 2024 and 2028 and will thereafter remove the manufactured homes from the property, regardless of whether the proposed rezoning is granted by Council. In addition, the applicant has provided the residents

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