The purpose of this article is to provide orderly, safe and healthful commercial manufactured home parks within the city and within the area surrounding the city.

(Ordinance 06-09, § 2, 3-23-06)

No person shall operate a commercial manufactured home park within the territorial limits of the city without complying with this entire article.

(Ordinance 06-09, § 2, 3-23-06)

Only those commercial manufactured home parks existing at the time of the passage of the ordinance codified in this section are allowed within the city.

(Ordinance 06-09, § 2, 3-23-06)

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this article, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning. Words, terms and phrases not expressly defined in this section are to be construed according to the definition of such words, terms or phrases as may appear elsewhere in this chapter or ordinances of the city, and where no definition appears, then according to their customary usage.

Commercial manufactured home park means real property used in whole or in part for the parking of manufactured housing used for or intended to be used as a temporary or permanent dwelling for one or more persons with or without compensation to the owner of the real property.

HUD-code manufactured home means a structure constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the rules of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; built on a permanent chassis; designed for use as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when the structure is connected to the required utilities; transportable in one or more sections; and in the traveling mode, at least eight body feet in width or at least 40 body feet in length or, when erected on site, at least 320 square feet; includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems of the home; and does not include a recreational vehicle as defined by 24 CFR Section 3282.8(g).

Manufactured housing or manufactured home means a HUD-code manufactured home or a mobile home and collectively means and refers to both. These terms do not include prefabricated homes or structures.

Mobile home means a structure: constructed before June 15, 1976; built on a permanent chassis; designed for use as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when the structure is connected to the required utilities; transportable in one or more sections; and in the traveling mode, at least eight body feet in width or at least 40 body feet in length or, when erected on site, at least 320 square feet; and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems of the home.

Recreational vehicle is a vehicle built on a single chassis, 400 square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projections, self-propelled or permanently towable by a light-duty truck, and designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonal use.

(Ordinance 06-09, § 2, 3-23-06)

In district R-1-4000C, no building, structure, land or premises shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or altered except for one or more of the following uses. The buildings and structures that exist at the time of the passage of the ordinance codified in this section are approved.

(1)

Dwelling, one-family.

(2)

Park office building for the administration and management of the commercial manufactured home park.

(3)

Clubhouse, meeting room, recreation center, swimming pool, playground or other recreational amenity for the private purposes of the residents and guests of the manufactured home park and operated by the management of the commercial manufactured home park.

(4)

Laundry facilities for the use and benefit of owners and/or residents of lots within a manufactured home park.

(5)

Tool storage buildings; provided that not more than one such building may be placed or constructed on a lot at any one time, that no such building may exceed 120 square feet in size, and that no such building may at any time be used as a dwelling.

(Ordinance 06-09, § 2, 3-23-06)

Accessory uses permitted in district R-1-4000C are customarily incident to the uses described in this article and located on the same space or lot, not involving the conduct of a trade, business or industry. The following accessory uses are permitted in the R-1-4000C district and may be used if allowed by the commercial manufactured home park owner:

(1)

Automobile parking areas which are necessary to the uses permitted in this district.

(2)

One private carport shall be permitted for each manufactured home. For lots-spaces less than 4,000 square feet, the carport shall be of a size to accommodate a maximum of one vehicle. For lots-spaces 4,000 square feet or greater, the carport shall be of a size to accommodate a maximum of two vehicles.

(Ordinance 06-09, § 2, 3-23-06)

(a)

No building or structure shall exceed 25 feet nor be more than two stories in height.

(b)

Buildings or structures in the R-1-4000C district shall not exceed 25 feet or two stories in height.

(c)

Manufactured homes shall not exceed 15 feet (not including the distance from the ground to the base) or one story in height.

(d)

Minimum dwelling size in the R-1-4000C district is ten feet by 46 feet.

(Ordinance 06-09, § 2, 3-23-06)

(a)

The lots-spaces of all commercial manufactured home parks existing at the time of the passage of the ordinance codified in this section and in accordance with the plat filed by the owners with the city and approved by the zoning administrator are approved.

(b)

There is no limitation on the spacing between the manufactured housing structures and the lot lines.

(c)

Whenever there is a change in the spacing of the manufactured housing structures, the spacing shall be done so as to keep as safe a distance between the structures and to keep as safe a distance between the street and the structures as is prudent considering the size and shape of the lots.

(d)

At no time shall the distance between manufactured housing structures be less than 12 feet.

(Ordinance 06-09, § 2, 3-23-06)

(a)

No wooden fences are allowed within commercial manufactured home parks.

(b)

All permanent park buildings, patio awnings and cabana roofs constructed after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section and all extensions to existing structures shall comply with applicable construction codes of the city.

(c)

Storage buildings may be constructed without a permit but must comply with all codes and ordinances in effect and be no greater than 120 square feet.

(d)

Platform decks, patios, walks, and driveways may be constructed without a permit but must comply with all codes and ordinances. Platform decks can be no greater than 36 inches above ground. Platform decks exceeding 120 square feet require a permit.

(Ordinance 06-09, § 2, 3-23-06)

(a)

No vehicle other than passenger motor vehicles, boats and motorcycles shall be placed or stored on lots in a commercial manufactured home park.

(b)

Recreational vehicles must be stored in a storage area provided by the owners of the commercial manufactured home park when not in use and/or remaining within the park more than 48 hours.

(c)

The ability of the tenant to exercise these parking regulations within the commercial manufactured home park shall be determined by the rules and regulations of the commercial manufactured home park owner.

(Ordinance 06-09, § 2, 3-23-06)

(a)

Every owner-operator of a space in a commercial manufactured home park shall maintain, or ensure that the occupant of said manufactured home space maintains, the manufactured home space, its facilities and equipment, in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.

(b)

The owner-operator of a space in a commercial manufactured home park shall be responsible for proper placement of the manufactured home in its manufactured home space and proper installation of all utility connections in accordance with applicable city ordinances and regulations. Prior to moving a manufactured home into the city, the owner-operator or occupant of said manufactured home space shall submit the following to the city for review:

(1)

A completed manufactured home move-in permit.

(2)

A site plan labeling the manufactured home's proposed situation on the lot, labeling, and the distance to adjacent structures. The situation of the proposed manufactured home shall conform to the provisions of this article.

(3)

Verification the manufactured home complies with HUD-code certification criteria for manufactured homes; and

(4)

Verification a Texas Department of Motor Vehicle's moving permit has been obtained.

(c)

Fire-resistant skirting with the necessary vents, screens and/or openings must be installed on all manufactured homes in manufactured home parks, which installation shall occur not later than 30 days after placement of the manufactured home. The occupant of the manufactured home shall be responsible for contacting building inspections to confirm compliance with all requirements of this article.

(d)

Skirting, porches, awnings and other additions, when installed, shall be maintained in good repair.

(Ordinance 07-06, § 1, 3-8-07; Ord. No. 2020-13, § 1, 8-13-2020)

Fire-resistant skirting with the necessary vents, screens and/or openings shall be required on all manufactured homes in all commercial manufactured home parks and shall be installed within 30 days after placement of the manufactured home. Skirting, porches, awnings and other additions, when installed, shall be maintained in good repair.

(Ordinance 07-23, § 1, 9-27-07)