Granite Shoals City Zoning Code
§ 40-14
Mobile home residential district, M-1.
Permitted uses.
In the Mobile Home Residential District, M-1, a building or premises may be used for any of the following purposes:
One single-family mobile home per lot.
Churches.
Day nurseries.
Municipal building.
Public utilities.
Hangers for planes with or without a dwelling on lots bordering the airstrip.
An approved single accessory building, including a garage, not to exceed 700 square feet, and a single accessory structure, not to exceed 500 square feet, may be constructed or moved onto:
The lot where the existing primary residence is located.
Any lot on the same subdivision and section which is owned by the same person who owns the lot where the primary dwelling is located.
The use described in subsection (a)(8)a. or b. of this section is hereby approved without the necessity of obtaining a replat. If the property owner wishes to construct a garage or an accessory building in excess of 700 square feet, or an accessory structure in excess of 500 square feet, the property owner may apply for a variance. Such application will be reviewed by the Zoning Board of Adjustment for consideration.
(Reserved)
(Reserved)
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Recreational vehicles, as described and to the extent permitted in this Code.
Yard requirements.
Front yard.
There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 20 feet.
Side yard.
All lots shall have a side yard of not less than five feet on each side. On a corner lot, the side yard on the street side of the lot shall be not less than ten feet and shall extend from the front to the rear of the lot.
Rear yard.
All lots shall have a rear yard of not less than five feet.
Eaves and overhangs.
Eaves and overhangs may not encroach into the front yard, side yard, or rear yard except as follows:
Those portions of eaves and overhangs that extend into the front yard, side yard, or rear yard, that were in existence on July 1, 2016, and that have remained in continuous existence since that date may continue. Any additions to nonconforming structures must conform to same building regulations as new construction.
Structural encroachments.
A building or structure may not encroach into the front yard, side yard, or rear yard except as follows:
Those portions of a building or structure that extend into the front yard, side yard, or rear yard, that were in existence on July 1, 2016, and that have remained in continuous existence since that date may continue. Any additions to nonconforming structures must conform to same building regulations as new construction.
Lot requirements.
No residence shall be constructed on any lot containing less than 5,000 square feet LCRA requirements for septic systems may call for a greater lot size. A septic system permit shall be obtained from the LCRA before construction of a building is started.
Minimum dwelling requirements.
All mobile homes shall be securely tied down, blocked and completely skirted prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
All mobile homes shall be securely tied down, blocked and completely skirted prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
Miscellaneous requirements.
Porches and patios shall not be placed in, or allowed to project into a required front or side yard. Columns, posts and supporting structures may project into a front or side yard not more than one foot and a roof overhang may not project into a front or side yard more than three feet.
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All residences shall display an address so as to be readable from the street.
No lighting shall be done in such a manner as to provide a direct glare into an adjoining residence or into a public street that creates a driving hazard. Lighting shall be hooded or shielded. This excludes streetlights.
The driveway drainage culvert shall be located 3½ feet to the centerline of the culvert beyond the owners property line. The maximum length of a single culvert used for any drainage purpose in a natural drainage waterway on private property or in the utility easements shall be 30 feet. The maximum length of all culverts used for any drainage on two building lots 10,000 square feet shall be 40 feet. The minimum space between two culverts shall be 20 feet.
Driveway material may be of concrete, asphalt or gravel. All concrete driveways shall be reinforced with three-eighths-inch rebar on 16-inch centers. Concrete driveways shall not extend beyond the property line, unless the roadway is concrete. The extension of the driveway to the roadway shall be of material to match existing roadway and shall be graded to match the level of the roadway at that point.