Mobile homes have nowhere to go if land is rezoned
John French
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Hundreds of residents in Squamish's mobile home parks are being warned they could be next to be evicted if a local trailer park is allowed to change its use.
The owner of Angelo's Trailer Park has submitted a rezoning application to the District of Squamish. If approved, the application would allow the park to be converted to a condominium or townhouse development and the current residents, who own their trailers but not the land they sit on, could be evicted.
In response to the redevelopment plans, a group called the Wagon Wheel Trailer Park Association (WWTPA) has formed.
The vice president of the WWTPA, Archie Boyce, is circulating a notice to all mobile home owners in 樱桃视频warning them they face eviction next.
"If this rezoning is approved by 樱桃视频Council, it starts with us, then Timbertown Estates, Spiral Trailer Court, Three River Trailer Court, Sousters and so on," Boyce wrote in the notice.
Peter Gordon, who speaks for the owner of the land, confirmed the rezoning application was submitted. A development permit application was not submitted, Gordon noted.
Trailer park residents with older homes cannot move the homes, selling the homes is difficult because it is common knowledge the land might be redeveloped and Boyce says in his notice the homes are worthless.
For the few people with mobile homes under 10 years of age it isn't easy to find a place to put a trailer. There is no vacant land available in 樱桃视频and according to Boyce, there's no land in Pemberton.
"The closest place where there is land available is at Lillooet," Boyce said.
The WW-TPA submitted a 450-name petition to 樱桃视频Council this week and Boyce said more names are being added.
"If a trailer park owner wants to redevelop they can not give notice to vacate until all of the approvals are in place so there is a long way to go yet," Gordon said, adding notices were sent to all the residents on the property to make them aware of the progress toward redevelopment of the site.
Boyce feels the rezoning application for Angelo's will set a precedent.
"If they approve this rezoning what is to prevent the other trailer parks from doing the same thing?"
