Emory City Zoning Code
§ 15 MH
MOBILE HOME PARK.
A.
PURPOSE AND SCOPE.
It is the purpose of the MH Mobile Home Park District to provide areas for the location of manufactured homes in an attractive, moderate density setting and insure the presence of amenities required for satisfactory quality of life in areas designated for manufactured home use. The use of Mobile Homes, as defined herein, and manufactured homes older than (10) years, is prohibited. In addition, all HUD-Code manufactured homes will be placed in and on manufactured home zoned locations exclusively.
B.
PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES.
(1)
HUD-Code manufactured home.
(2)
Single-family dwellings, detached.
(3)
Recreational.
Public parks, playgrounds, recreational and community center buildings and grounds; public golf courses, public swimming pools, tennis courts and similar recreational uses, all of a noncommercial nature. Any principal buildings of a noncommercial nature. Any principal building or any swimming pool shall be located not less than one hundred (100) feet from any other lot in any residential district.
NOTE: Mobile homes as defined in the Manufactured Housing Standards Act, Article 5221f, Section 3(a), V.T.C.S., recreational vehicles, travel trailers, shall not be used as dwelling units in the City of Emory. Other than MH Mobile Home Parks, manufactured homes less than (20) feet in width shall not be used as dwelling units in the City of Emory. |
C.
CONDITIONAL USES.
All conditional uses permitted in the R1 Single-Family District.
D.
ACCESSORY USES.
All accessory uses permitted in the R1 Single-Family District.
E.
HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
No principal structure shall exceed two and one-half (2-1/2) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height and no accessory structure shall exceed one (1) story or twenty (20) feet in height.
F.
PARK PLAN REQUIRED.
Application for the establishment of a manufactured home park shall be filed with the city planner and must be accompanied by a plat, drawn to scale and certified by a registered public surveyor, civil engineer, landscape registered public surveyor [sic], civil engineer, landscape architect or architect. Six (6) blue and black line copies of the plat shall be submitted to the city secretary at least fourteen (14) days prior to the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at which the plat is to be considered. The plat shall be drawn on a 24" x 36" sheet at a scale of 1" = 100' unless a larger scale is authorized by the city planner. A scale of 1" = 200' is the smallest scale to be permitted. The city planner shall check the plat, and if he finds it to be in compliance with the requirements of this section, he shall forward such to the Planning and Zoning Commission [which] shall review the plat for the manufactured home park and submit a recommendation to the City Council. The plat shall contain the following information:
(1)
Accurate dimensions of the proposed manufactured home park;
(2)
All roads and approaches and the method of ingress and egress from public streets;
(3)
Complete electric service installation, wire service outlets and lighting facilities all underground;
(4)
Complete location of any natural gas facilities to serve the park;
(5)
Complete layout of unit parking spaces and number of square feet therein, together with the dimensions;
(6)
Location of electric power or gas distribution systems, water mains or wells for water supply outlets for domestic water users, location of sanitary facilities, washrooms, garbage disposal units, incinerators, sanitary sewers or septic tanks, sewer drain lines, leaching beds, fire protection stalls, and other buildings or structures contemplated to be used by such applicant in connection with the manufactured home park;
(7)
Name and address of the owner, engineer, surveyor, or land planner;
(8)
Proposed name of the park;
(9)
A north point, scale of plat, and date of preparation;
(10)
Contours at intervals of five (5) vertical feet; and
(11)
Drainage plans for park.
G.
ENLARGEMENT.
Any enlargement or extension of any existing manufactured home park shall require application for a building permit as if it were a new establishment.
EXISTING FACILITIES TO COMPLY. No enlargement or extensions to any manufactured home park shall be permitted unless the existing facility is made to conform with all the requirements for new construction for such an establishment.
H.
MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Manufactured home parks shall be designed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements:
I.
MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
(1)
Parking.
All areas used for automobile access and parking shall comply with the applicable provisions of this Ordinance, provided that there shall be at least one (1) off-street parking space for each manufactured home lot and one (1) additional space for each three (3) lots to accommodate guests.
(2)
Entrance to Manufactured Home Parks.
No vehicular entrance to or exit from any manufactured home park, wherever such may be located, shall be within two hundred (200) feet along streets from any school, public playground, church, hospital, library, or institution for dependents or for children, except where such property is in another block or another street which the premises in question do not abut.
(3)
Landscaping - Unused Areas.
All areas not used for access, parking, circulation, buildings, and service shall be completely and permanently landscaped and the entire site maintained in good condition. A landscaped strip of land not less than ten (10) feet in width shall be established and maintained within the manufactured home park along the exterior boundaries.
(4)
Screening.
Screening shall be provided according to the following requirements:
(a)
In the event that a manufactured home park backs or sides upon a residential, commercial, or industrial district, a solid wood or masonry screening fence not less than six (6) feet in height shall be erected and maintained along the property line dividing the two districts.
(b)
A wood or masonry screening fence shall consist of materials of equal composition and characteristics.
(c)
No such screening fence shall be so erected as to obstruct the vision of motorists at alley, street or drive intersections.
(5)
Access.
Each manufactured home park shall abut a public street and each manufactured home lot shall have direct access to a private interior street.
(6)
Interior Streets.
The minimum roadway width of interior streets will comply with the subdivision regulations and current development standards for the City of Emory. Such streets shall be paved according to the City of Emory specifications for residential streets and maintained in good condition and lighted at night.
(7)
Distances Between Manufactured Homes.
The minimum distance between mobile homes shall be not less than fifteen (15) feet.
(8)
Foundation and Installation.
Each manufactured home shall be installed per the guidelines of the manufactured home manufacturer, as specified in the Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act, by an installer licensed by the State of Texas.
(9)
Utilities.
Each manufactured home unit shall be connected to an appropriately sized electrical service, fed underground from the electrical utility. A municipal sanitary sewer and municipal water system shall be installed in accordance with city specifications to every lot. Fire hydrants shall be located in accordance with the specifications of the National Board of Fire Underwriters.
(10)
Recreational Areas.
There shall be provided within each manufactured home park an adequate site or sites for recreation for the exclusive use of the park occupants. Such recreational site or sites shall have a minimum area of at least 5% of the gross land area of the mobile home park.
(11)
Recreational Vehicles and Boat Storage.
A storage area must be provided within each manufactured home park for the parking and storage of boats and recreational vehicles. Said storage area shall be of sufficient size to accommodate all boats and recreational vehicles in the manufactured home park. Said storage area shall be screened with six (6) foot solid fence of masonry or wood construction.
J.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
In addition to the foregoing, the City Council may impose such other conditions, requirements, or limitations concerning the design, development, and operation of such manufactured home park as it may deem necessary for the protection of adjacent properties and public interest.
K.
DEVELOPMENT FEES.
Each application for a manufactured home park shall be accompanied by a check payable to the City or cash payment in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per park.
(Ordinance 1-2019 adopted 5/21/19; Ordinance 6-2021 adopted 10/19/21)