REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 26, 2024
FROM
MARK WARDLAW, Director, Land Use Services Department
SUBJECT
Title
Closure Impact Report for the Glen Helen Mobile Home Park
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Receive Closure Impact Report for the Glen Helen Mobile Home Park located at 1924 Glen Helen Road (Assessor's Parcel Numbers 0349-201-05, 06, 09, and 24) in the unincorporated San Bernardino area, submitted pursuant to Government Code Section 65863.7.
2. Find that the closure and change in use of the Glen Helen Mobile Home Park, taking into consideration both the Closure Impact Report and the overall housing availability, will not result in or materially contribute to a shortage of housing opportunities and choices for low and moderate-income households within the unincorporated San Bernardino area.
(Presenter: Mark Wardlaw, Director, 387-4431)
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FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The applicant is responsible for all costs associated with completion of the Closure Impact Report.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This item considers a Closure Impact Report (Report) filed by Transwestern Development Company (Applicant) for the closure and change of use of the Glen Helen Mobile Home Park, also known as Freedom Acres - The Resort (Mobile Home Park), in accordance with Government Code Section 65863.7. The Mobile Home Park is located at 1924 Glen Helen Road (Assessor's Parcel Numbers 0349-201-05, 06, 09, and 24), in the unincorporated San Bernardino area on approximately 31 acres. Originally created as an all-age nudist resort in 1950 with 34 mobile home spaces, the resort had a number of different name changes over time (Deer Park Resort, Buff Creek, and Tree House Fun Ranch) and transitioned to an adult-only resort known as The Freedom Acres Resort. In 2014, the nudist resort formally bec...
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