Katy City Zoning Code
§ 13
“MH” MOBILE HOME DISTRICT.
The “MH” mobile home district is for low density, single-family occupancy of mobile homes and related personal services allowing for open space within the area and separation from areas with permanent construction.
13.1
Uses Permitted.
13.1-1
Single-family occupation of a mobile home.
13.1-2
Community or recreational building for use by residents within district.
13.1-3
Mobile home park management offices.
13.1-4
Laundry service facilities for persons living within a mobile home park.
13.1-5
Commercial sale of mobile homes which are located on a mobile home stand within a mobile home park and connected to all utilities.
13.2
Regulations.
13.2-1
The minimum number of mobile home spaces contained in any mobile home park shall be twenty (20).
13.2-2
The average density of mobile homes in the mobile home park shall not exceed eight (8) per gross acre.
13.2-3
The mobile home park shall have direct access to a street having a dedicated and accepted right-of-way not less than sixty (60) feet.
13.2-4
An internal street shall be provided to each mobile home space. Each internal street shall be paved to a width of not less than thirty (30) feet. The internal streets shall be continuous and connect with other internal streets or with public streets, or shall be provided with a paved cul-de-sac having a diameter of eighty (80) feet. No internal street ending in a cul-de-sac shall exceed four hundred (400) feet in length.
13.2-5
Each mobile home space shall have no less than two (2) off-street parking spaces at the mobile home stand and one (1) per stand elsewhere within the mobile home park.
13.2-6
Every mobile home shall be separated from every other mobile home, building or structure by at least fifteen (15) feet provided that an accessory building which has a horizontal area exceeding twenty-five (25) square feet and has an opaque top or roof that is higher than the nearest mobile home window may be attached to or located within twenty (20) feet of the mobile home of which it is an accessory.
13.2-7
Every mobile home shall be located at least twenty-five (25) feet from the property lines of the mobile home park which abut a public street or highway, except that the front line of any porch may be located fifteen (15) feet from the street or highway. Every mobile home shall set back at least fifteen (15) feet from the other mobile home park property lines.
13.2-8
The minimum distance between mobile homes and the pavement of a mobile home park street, common parking area, or other common area at any point shall be ten (10) feet.
13.2-9
A solid wall or a solid fence at least six (6) feet high shall be erected and thereafter properly maintained along all boundaries of the mobile home park.
13.2-10
The height of the mobile home chassis above the ground elevation, measured at ninety (90) degrees to the frame, shall not exceed three (3) feet at the low end.
13.2-11
Not less than five (5) percent of the gross area of the mobile home park shall be designated common area for recreational use. Streets, parking area, and areas used for service facilities shall not be counted as common recreational area. No single outdoor recreational area shall contain less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet.
13.2-12
Every mobile home stand shall:
a.
Be connected to a common system of walks by a paved walkway no less than two (2) feet wide, a paved parking space, a paved driveway, or any combination thereof, or
b.
Be connected to a paved street by a paved walkway not less than two (2) feet wide, a paved parking space, a paved driveway, or any combination thereof[.]
c.
Each mobile home stand (space) shall be at least fifty (50) feet wide and one hundred (100) feet long. Lots fronting on cul-de-sacs shall contain not less than five thousand five hundred (5,500) square feet and may not conform to the fifty (50) feet by one hundred (100) feet configuration.
[13.2-13] | One (1) HUD-Code Manufactured Home is permitted within the boundaries of a Municipal Utility District located within any zoned or unzoned area within the City of Katy for a period not to exceed 12 months in connection with the holding of an election to confirm the creation of a Municipal Utility District. |
13.3
No mobile home or HUD-Code manufactured home, as defined in Tx. Civ. St. Art. 5221f shall be placed or occupied in an “R-1,” “R-2,” “R-3,” “C-1,” “C-2,” or “M” District and no travel trailer, camper or recreational vehicle shall be occupied, temporarily or permanently, in an “R-1,” “R-2,” “R-3,” “C-1,” “C-2,” or “M” District.
13.4
All mobile home uses must comply with City of Katy ordinances as they now exist or may hereafter be adopted or amended, and in the event of conflict with this Section 13, the terms of Section 13 shall prevail.
(Ordinance 621 adopted 3/24/83; Ordinance 2178 adopted 3/25/02; Ord 2849 adopted 5/14/18)