Residents of a manufactured home community in Santa Clarita, California are upset about the new view of a hillside in their backyards that was once covered with wildlife, and more upset realizing there may be little they can do about it.
The owner of Canyon View Estates, Kerry Seidenglanz, said he is weary of a six-digit utility bill to operate the MHC and is in phase one of installing an array of solar panels on the hillside that overlooks the community.
The 20-foot tall panels are set to come within a few feet of the residents’ property lines. Some of the residents have 99-year leases and feel a bit disillusioned.
While Seidenglanz comments the world is “going green,” residents Ben and Susan Turner say they don’t want to “go green” at the expense of their view of the natural world, according to what KHTS tells MHProNews.
Residents May Have No Say
While several residents have complained to the city, Santa Clarita city building official John Caprarelli said, “The city doesn’t have jurisdiction to enforce city or building code in a mobile home park (sic).” MHCs are under the jurisdiction of the state’s Department of Housing and Community Development headquartered in Sacramento.
The department’s responsibility is to oversee the health and safety of the communities, which may exclude the solar panels.
Residents received notice of the plan for the panels in February, and are holding a meeting to discuss their options. ##
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