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ORDINANCE NO. 0- 7 -91 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COLTON ESTABLISHING A 60 DAY MORATORIUM ON FILING AND PROCESSING OF PETITIONS FOR MOBILE HOME RENT INCREASES PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 0-19A-89. WHEREAS, the City Council previously adopted a mobile home rent control ordinance known as Ordinance 0-19A-89 that establishes certain limitations on the right of mobile home park owners to increase rent within mobile home parks; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 0-19A-89 the park owner for Rancho Mediterrania Mobile Home Park recently petitioned for an individual rent increase, submitted the matter to mediation, received a rent increase of $175 per month per space, which increase was appealed by the tenants; and WHEREAS, the appeal hearing for the Rancho Mediterrania matter was held on April 3, 1991 and the rent increase allowed by the mediator was substantially reduced by the Rent Review Commission established pursuant to the terms of Ordinance No. 0-19A-89; and WHEREAS, during the course of the Rancho Mediterrania appeal hearing it became clear that certain provisions of Ordinance No. 0- 19A-89 could be construed in a manner that does not effect the purpose of Ordinance No. 0-19A-89, which is to protect mobile home park tenants from unreasonable rent increases while assuring mobile home park owners a fair return on their investment; and WHEREAS, the City Council is informed and believes that other mobile home park owners are in the process of preparing rent increase petitions pursuant to the terms of Ordinance No. 0-19A-89; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that significant revisions are required for the proper implementation of the purposes of Ordinance No. 0-19A-89; and WHEREAS, the City Council has received proposed revisions to Ordinance No. 0-19A-89 from the Mobile Home Rent Review Commission that would address many of the procedural and substantive difficulties that have recently come to light; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that unless a moratorium is imposed on all petitions for rent increases and decreases that may be brought forward under Ordinance No. 0-19A-89 confusion and inconsistency will exist during the period of review and adoption of required amendments to Ordinance No. 0-19A-89 as to the application of the terms that ordinance and rent increases or decreases might be approved that do not effect the purpose of that ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that such confusion could lead to inconsistent and unfair determinations regarding mobile home rent