Except as otherwise herein provided, before any mobile or HUD-code manufactured home may be emplaced in or upon any mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park or portion of a mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park, a site plan containing the following listed information must be submitted, reviewed by the planning board and city council and approved in accordance with the provisions of this article with respect to such mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park or portion thereof:
(1) 
Name and address of applicant.
(2) 
Location and legal description of the proposed or existing mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park.
(3) 
The area, dimensions and boundaries of the tract of land existing or proposed for such park.
(4) 
The number, location and size of all proposed or existing mobile or HUD-code manufactured home spaces.
(5) 
The location, width and types of all driveways, roadways and walkways, if any.
(6) 
The location and details of any fences around the boundaries of the park.
(7) 
The location and types of all permanent buildings within the proposed mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park.
(8) 
The location and types of gas, electrical, water and sewer lines.
(9) 
The location and details of lighting in overhead electrical systems.
(10) 
The existing topography of the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park.
(11) 
The location of fire mains, including the size of hydrants and any other equipment which may be provided and the location of proposed fire lanes and appropriate signs marking same.
(12) 
Such other information as the planning board and the city council may reasonably require in the interest of public welfare.
(Ordinance 79-145, sec. 1, adopted 9/11/79; Ordinance 2002-13, sec. 2, adopted 3/12/02; 1957 Code, sec. 9A-8)
Any mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park or portion thereof built or developed after December 8, 1979, shall be constructed and utilized in accordance with the following minimum standards:
(1) 
Space coverage.
A mobile or HUD-code manufactured home space shall not have more than sixty (60) percent of such space covered by a mobile or HUD-code manufactured home and all accessory buildings, with the floor area of the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home to be used in this computation exclusive of the tongue.
(2) 
Front yard setback.
The minimum distance from the nearest corner of the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home or any accessory building to the front space line of the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home space shall be:
(A) 
If on a public street, the provisions of the city zoning ordinance shall control.
(B) 
Three (3) feet, including the tongue, if on an interior private street of a mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park and if four (4) off-street parking spaces have been provided on the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home space or if two (2) off-street parking spaces have been provided on the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home space and two (2) within one hundred (100) feet thereof or in an improved location.
(C) 
Ten (10) feet, including the tongue, if on an interior street of a mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park and if two (2) off-street parking spaces have been provided on the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home space.
(3) 
Minimum rear yard setback.
The minimum distance from the nearest corner of the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home or any accessory building to the rear space line shall be six (6) feet.
(4) 
Minimum separation; setback at intersecting streets.
The minimum distance between mobile or HUD-code manufactured homes at any point shall be twelve (12) feet, provided that on a corner space any mobile or HUD-code manufactured home thereon shall be set back a minimum distance of ten (10) feet from both intersecting streets.
(5) 
General setback provisions.
(A) 
The city zoning ordinance shall govern setbacks on public streets.
(B) 
No mobile or HUD-code manufactured home may be situated closer than six (6) feet to any space line; provided, however, if the minimum separation requirements of subsection (4) above are met, no setback from a side space line is required.
(6) 
Height regulations.
Structures in a mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park may be built to any legal height.
(7) 
Accessory building setback regulations.
(A) 
An accessory building may be situated on a space line provided same is constructed with a masonry wall adjacent to such space line.
(B) 
An accessory building may be situated as close as three (3) feet to a space line provided same is constructed with a one-hour firewall facing such space line.
(C) 
Any accessory building having a fire resistance rating may not be situated closer than six (6) feet to any space line.
(8) 
Drainage.
The ground surface in all parts of a mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park shall be graded and equipped to drain all surface water in a safe and efficient manner as outlined in the city subdivision regulations.
(9) 
Tie-down and foundation blocking, skirting, entrance areas and landing system porch enhancement standards.
(A) 
Tie-down and foundation blocking requirements: All mobile or HUD-code manufactured homes, whether on individual lots, in mobile or HUD-code manufactured home parks or in mobile or HUD-code home subdivisions, shall conform to the standards and regulations for mobile or HUD-code manufactured home tie-down and foundation blocking as outlined in the Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto by the state department of housing and community affairs, if applicable.
(B) 
Skirting with the appearance of one of the following: Brick, poured concrete, block/cement, wooden material, finished metal with aesthetic structural continuity
(C) 
Entrance areas (front and rear) shall include landing systems or porches including permanent stairs comprised of a minimum of one of these materials: brick, stone, poured concrete.
(D) 
Landing systems/porch enhancements to include: Wooden accents and/or column post; or porch roof system including handrails
(10) 
Access, traffic circulation and parking.
(A) 
Internal streets, no parking area signs, fire lane signs, and street name signs shall be privately owned, built and maintained. Streets shall be constructed and designed for safe and convenient access from all spaces to facilities for common use of park residents. It shall be unlawful to park or place any vehicle or any other obstruction on an internal street or area which has been designated on an approved site plan as a fire lane, and the same shall be kept open and remain unobstructed at all times.
(B) 
All traffic-control signs erected by the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park owner, his agent or any permittee shall comply with the state manual of traffic control devices.
(C) 
All numbering of mobile or HUD-code manufactured homes shall be done in a logical sequence and shall conform to the site plan.
(D) 
Access to mobile or HUD-code manufactured home parks shall be designed to minimize congestion and hazards at the entrance(s) or exit(s) and allow free movement of traffic on adjacent public streets. The following specific standards shall be applicable to all access streets, driveways and similar ways within the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park:
(i) 
All access streets, driveways and parking spaces shall be paved with concrete or asphalt.
(ii) 
Park entrance streets shall be a minimum of thirty-four (34) feet wide for the first one hundred (100) feet or to the first intersecting street, and interior streets shall be a minimum of twenty-four (24) feet wide.
(iii) 
Dead-end streets shall not exceed six hundred (600) feet in length and shall have a cul-de-sac at the closed end.
(iv) 
Cul-de-sacs shall be a minimum diameter of ninety (90) feet curb face to curb face if on-street parking is permitted or eighty (80) feet curb face to curb face if no on-street parking is permitted.
(v) 
On-street parking shall be controlled by the site plan and shall not be permitted on any street having less than thirty-two (32) feet of pavement width.
(vi) 
Internal streets shall permit unobstructed access to within at least two hundred (200) feet of any portion of each mobile or HUD-code manufactured home.
(vii) 
Off-street parking shall be provided for each mobile or HUD-code manufactured home space in the following ratios: two (2) per space if the minimum ten-foot setback provisions of subsection (2)(C) of this section are observed or four (4) per space if the setback provisions of subsection (2)(B) of this section are observed.
(11) 
Street lighting.
Except as otherwise herein provided, the street lighting shall comply with the city standards and requirements for street, alley, water, sewer and drainage improvements ordinance. Provided, however, in no event shall streetlights be more than five hundred (500) feet apart, and the choice of a steel pole is optional with the developer.
(12) 
Fire safety standards.
Approaches to all mobile or HUD-code manufactured homes shall be kept clear for proper access in case of fire. The mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park owner, his agent or permittee shall be responsible for instructing his staff in the use of the park’s fire protection equipment and in their specific duties in the event of a fire. Water supply facilities for the fire department operations shall be connected to the city public water supply system. In all new construction or expansion of an existing park, the park owner shall provide standard city fire hydrants located within a five-hundred-foot radius of all mobile or HUD-code manufactured home spaces. Fire hydrants shall be subject to periodic inspections by the city fire department. Fire lanes shall be adequate to permit free access by firefighting equipment.
(13) 
Water supply and sewer systems.
Connection must be made to the public water supply and sewer system. The water supply and sewer system of the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park shall be connected by approved methods and materials. The building official will periodically publish a list of approved materials and methods for installation.
(14) 
Refuse and garbage handling.
Refuse shall be placed in containers provided by the city sanitation department, and convenient locations shall be provided for easy access of both patrons and the sanitation equipment. The park or space owner may, at his option, provide refuse handling.
(15) 
Electrical, gas and cable distribution systems.
From and after the effective date of this article, all electrical and gas distribution systems shall be installed in accordance with the city plumbing and electrical codes. Underground electrical and cable distribution systems are strongly recommended.
(16) 
Service buildings and other community service facilities.
Requirements of this section shall apply to all service buildings, recreational buildings and other community service facilities related to the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park. Any nonresidential uses which are introduced into the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park and not for the sole use of the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home park applicants [occupants] shall be subject to all applicable zoning regulations. Any building or structure erected, constructed, altered or extended shall conform to all applicable structural ordinance requirements.
(17) 
Responsibilities of management.
The owner or his agent shall operate the park in compliance with this article and other applicable ordinances and shall provide adequate supervision to maintain the park and its facilities so as to comply with all the health ordinances of the city. The owner or his agent shall have available for inspection a copy of this article.
(18) 
Responsibilities of occupants.
A park or space occupant shall comply with all requirements of this article and the Code of Ordinances and shall maintain his mobile or HUD-code manufactured home space in a clean and sanitary condition in conformity with all health ordinances of the city. The owner and/or occupant of a mobile or HUD-code manufactured home shall be responsible for proper placement of the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home in its mobile or HUD-code manufactured home space and for insuring that all electrical, water and sewer connections are made in compliance with the electrical and plumbing codes of the city. The building official shall, from time to time, publish a list of approved materials and a description of approved methods for proper utility hookup.
(19) 
Connection to utilities; inspection and certificate of occupancy.
Necessary connection to utilities shall be made in conformance with the applicable standards of the city as set forth in the ordinances of the city and shall be subject to approval by the building official. Occupancy of a mobile or HUD-code manufactured home shall not be permitted prior to same having passed all city inspections regarding utility hookups and placement and a certificate of occupancy having been issued, except in those instances when the seventy-two-hour grace period applies.
(Ordinance 79-145, sec. 1, adopted 9/11/79; Ordinance 2002-13, sec. 2, adopted 3/12/02; 1957 Code, sec. 9A-9; Ordinance 2018-33 adopted 8/28/18)
Upon receipt of a site plan, the planning board shall recommend either approval or disapproval of same and shall, within thirty (30) days, or within forty-five (45) days if a public hearing is deemed desirable, forward such site plan to the city council for final consideration. In reviewing such site plan the planning board shall be guided by the provisions of sections 3-13-61 and 3-13-62 and all applicable codes and ordinances of the city.
(Ordinance 79-145, sec. 1, adopted 9/11/79; 1957 Code, sec. 9A-10)
After review and recommendation of the planning board, the city council shall consider site plans submitted in compliance with the provisions of this article. If such site plan is found to be in compliance with the provisions of this article and with all applicable codes and ordinances of the city, the same shall, within thirty (30) days of its receipt from the planning board, or within forty-five (45) days if a public hearing is deemed desirable, be approved. In the event a site plan is disapproved, the reasons for such disapproval shall be specified and any future site plan covering all or any part of the same land shall be processed as a new site plan.
(Ordinance 79-145, sec. 1, adopted 9/11/79; 1957 Code, sec. 9A-11)