Bridgeport City Zoning Code
§ 11C
MANUFACTURED HOMES AND MOBILE HOMES.
1.
Location Requirements.
A person commits an offense if the person places, keeps, maintains or occupies a mobile home or a manufactured home upon any lot or parcel of ground within the city for a period exceeding twenty-four (24) hours, except in conformance with the provisions of this ordinance.
2.
Mobile Homes Prohibited.
(a)
A person commits an offense if the person locates or occupies a mobile home within the city for use or occupancy as a residential dwelling. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a mobile home installed before the effective date of this ordinance. In the absence of water connection records, or a building permit, it shall be the responsibility of the owner of the mobile home to establish proof of the date that such mobile home was legally permitted.
(b)
A previously existing mobile home which is removed from the city may be replaced with a manufactured home, subject to the restrictions in the Zoning Ordinance and other city ordinances regarding abandonment or termination of nonconforming uses.
3.
Unlawful Occupancy.
A person commits an offense if a person occupies a manufactured home, or permits the occupancy of any such manufactured home except as specifically permitted in this ordinance.
4.
Electrical Connections.
Except as provided in Section 11D, no person shall make any electrical connection to any manufactured home from any source of electricity within the city without the approval of the electrical inspector of the city as to such connection, and the payment of the required inspection fee therefor. All electrical connections must comply with the requirements of the adopted Electric Code of the City of Bridgeport, including any requirement to obtain a permit prior to making such connection.
5.
Plumbing Connections.
Except as provided in Section 11D, no person shall make any plumbing connection to any manufactured home from any source of water supply or sewage disposal within the city without the approval of the plumbing inspector of the city as to such connection, and the payment of the required inspection fee therefor. All plumbing connections must comply with the requirements of the adopted Plumbing Code of the City of Bridgeport, including any requirement to obtain a permit prior to making such connection.
6.
Nonconforming Uses.
(a)
[Reserved]
(b)
Notwithstanding anything in the Zoning Ordinance to the contrary, the owner of a manufactured home that has been destroyed by fire or natural disaster, may replace the manufactured home, provided that the installation complies with all applicable state or local regulations and the owner applies for a permit and commences installation within twelve (12) months of the date of destruction. The failure of the owner to start such installation within twelve (12) months shall forfeit the owner’s right to replace the manufactured home. In this subsection, the terms “fire” and “natural disaster” shall have the same meanings as the identical terms in Section 1201.008(f) of the Texas Occupations Code.
(c)
Notwithstanding anything in the Zoning Ordinance to the contrary, the owner of a nonconforming manufactured home that occupies a lot within the city may remove the manufactured home from its location and place another manufactured home on the same property, provided that the replacement is a newer manufactured home and is at least as large in living space as the prior manufactured home, and provided that the installation complies with all applicable state or local regulations and the owner applies for a permit and commences installation within twelve (12) months of the date of removal. The failure of the owner to start such installation within twelve (12) months shall forfeit the owner’s right to replace the manufactured home. Replacement of a manufactured home in accordance with this subsection is limited to a single replacement.
(d)
In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Section and Section 12 of the Zoning Ordinance, the provisions of this Section shall be controlling.
(Ordinance 02-05 adopted 2/19/02; Ordinance 08-24 adopted 4/1/08; Ordinance 2025-20 adopted 9/8/2025)