(a) 
The following words when used in this article shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except where the context and all meaning clearly indicate otherwise:
Trailer, trailer house, travel home, motor home, mobile home.
Any structure used for living or sleeping purposes having no foundation other than wheels, blocks, skids, jacks, horses, skirtings, and which has been, or reasonably may be, equipped with wheels or any other device or other devices for transporting the structure from place to place. As used in this article, these terms shall also apply to HUD-code manufactured homes.
(b) 
For the purpose of this article all of the words and terms as defined in the city zoning ordinance are hereby adopted and made a part hereof by reference for all pertinent purposes.
(Ordinance adopting Code; Ordinance 887, sec. I, adopted 3/6/74)
No additions may be made other than a porch, carport or garage which may contain a storeroom with not more than one hundred twenty (120) square feet of floor area.
(Ordinance 887, sec. VIII, adopted 3/6/74)
No person may erect, move onto or install a trailer, trailer house, motor home or mobile home on any lot in the city or attach utilities thereto without first obtaining a permit from the zoning administrator of the city permitting the use of such lot for the erection, installation or attaching of utilities to a mobile home, trailer, trailer house, travel home or motor home.
(Ordinance 887, sec. II, adopted 3/6/74)
(a) 
To obtain a permit as set forth above, application shall be made by the property owner or his or her agent to the zoning administrator on a form prescribed by the city accompanied by a drawing setting forth in simple detail the installation of the improvements thereon.
(b) 
Such application shall be filed in triplicate with the zoning administrator, at least one copy of which will be filed in the records of the zoning administrator of the city.
(c) 
The drawing to scale in triplicate shall indicate the following:
(1) 
The location of all structures on the subject property and on the adjoining property.
(2) 
Landscaping and/or fencing.
(3) 
Egress and ingress.
(4) 
Off-street parking.
(5) 
Proposed use of the structure.
(Ordinance 887, sec. III, adopted 3/6/74)
(a) 
No structure, as defined in section 3.15.031 above, shall be erected or placed on any lot in the city without first obtaining a permit from the planning and zoning commission.
(b) 
The proposed unit shall comply with the Texas Mobile Home Association Construction Standards and a floor plan, electrical and plumbing plan shall be provided to the building inspector prior to any request to the planning and zoning administrator or planning and zoning commission.
(c) 
The planning and zoning commission after receipt of a report and recommendation of its administrator and building inspector may grant such permit subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards when, after public notice as herein provided, the commission finds that:
(1) 
The permit meets the minimum building standards established in the city.
(2) 
The proposed use is in harmony with the purpose and intent of the zoning ordinance.
(3) 
The proposed use will not be detrimental to the welfare and safety of the surrounding neighborhood or its occupants, nor be substantially or permanently injurious to neighboring properties.
(Ordinance 887, sec. IV, adopted 3/6/74)
(a) 
Within five (5) days after receiving an application for a permit, notification shall be given by certified mail to all owners of real property within two hundred feet (200') of the property on which application has been made.
(b) 
The planning and zoning commission may, if no adverse response to the above notice is received within ten (10) days, set the appropriate conditions for the permit and approve same upon agreement by the applicant. If there is a negative response to the notification in writing, the planning and zoning administrator will notify all affected parties and make preparation for a public hearing before the planning and zoning commission. Such hearing shall not be later than the second regular monthly meeting of such commission. Notice of such hearing shall be published in one issue of a newspaper within the city not more than fifteen (15) days nor less than five (5) days prior to the hearing.
(c) 
Upon final hearing of such application the planning and zoning commission shall approve or deny same and a report of such action, together with the recommendation for final approval or denial, shall be made by the planning and zoning commission to the mayor and city commission.
(d) 
The city commission may approve the permit or deny such permit after public hearing if the proposed use fails to meet the criteria established by the zoning ordinance in effect at the time of the application.
(e) 
Before acting upon any application the city commission shall set a time and place for a hearing thereon, notices of which hearing shall be published at least one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the city not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of hearing.
(Ordinance 887, sec. V, adopted 3/6/74)
(a) 
In the event the city approves the permit, the planning and zoning administrator shall issue the same, and if it has not been used within six (6) months after the date granted, the permit will be automatically canceled.
(b) 
Subsequent to the issuance of a permit by the planning and zoning administrator, the building inspector shall be notified and he or she shall inspect all wiring, piping and plumbing to insure compliance with existing codes related thereto. After compliance the building inspector shall issue a building permit and collect applicable fees.
(Ordinance 887, sec. VI, adopted 3/6/74)
In addition to the foregoing requirements hereinabove set forth, no permit shall be issued unless the applicant agrees in writing to remove all items which would make the structure mobile (that is, wheels, skids or other means of mobility) from the structure, and said structure shall be permanently attached to the real property and skirts or skirting will be required to conceal the underpinnings of such structure and the structure must be anchored to comply with the building code in effect in the city at such time.
(Ordinance 887, sec. VII, adopted 3/6/74)