Granite Shoals City Zoning Code
§ 40-15
Mobile Home Park District, M-2.
(a)
Permitted uses.
In the Mobile Home Park District, M-2, a building or premises may be used only for the following purposes:
(1)
Mobile home park.
Site plan required in accordance with section 40-3.
(2)
Civic.
a.
Administrative services.
b.
Community recreation.
c.
Day care (limited).
d.
Local utility services.
e.
Parks and recreation.
(3)
(Reserved)
(b)
Height requirement.
No building shall exceed 30 feet in height.
(c)
Yard requirements.
(1)
Front yard.
All buildings shall have a 20-foot setback from all street and highway rights-of-way.
(2)
Side yard.
There shall be no side yard requirement on one sideline and a 12-foot side yard on the other, except when zone M-2 borders a residential zone, then a 20-foot side yard shall be required on the side abutting the residentially zoned property.
(3)
Rear yard.
In no case shall a building occupy any part of a public utility easement
(4)
Shoreline.
Where a lot abuts Lake Lyndon B. Johnson or other waterway designated by the city, the following setback and other requirements in relation to the shoreline shall be used. The shoreline shall usually be the water's edge, under normal conditions, existing as of the date of the requested building permit.
a.
No main or accessory building or accessory structure, except as otherwise specified, shall be located closer than 20 feet to the shoreline. In no instance shall the main building extend beyond the original platted lot line.
b.
A boat dock or a boat storage building not to exceed 16 feet in height, (as measured from an 825-foot lake level), and no more than 200 square feet of storage area. No boat dock or boat storage building shall be closer than five feet to any side property line.
(5)
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:
a.
The lot where the existing primary residence is located.
b.
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)(16) a or b of this section [§ 40-12(a)(16)a. or b.] 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.
(d)
Lot requirements.
No mobile home may be placed on a plot of less than 2,500 square feet. LCRA requirements for septic systems may call for greater lot size. A septic system permit shall be obtained from the LCRA before construction of a building is started.
(e)
(Reserved)
(f)
General requirements.
(1)
All mobile homes shall be securely tied down, blocked and skirted completely prior to issuance of the certificate of occupancy. This provision shall have no application to mobile homes for which certificates of occupancy have been issued prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived.
(2)
All mobile homes in the city shall comply with all regulations of the state.
(g)
(Reserved)
(h)
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.
