The following terms shall have the meanings as set forth in
this section:
The City of Kilgore, Rusk County and Gregg County, Texas.
A commercial structure that is constructed in one or more modules
or constructed using one or more modular components built at a location
other than the commercial site; and designed to be used as a commercial
building when the module or the modular component is transported to
the commercial site and erected or installed.
Includes the structure’s plumbing, heating, air-conditioning,
and electrical systems.
A permanent commercial structure and a commercial structure
designed to be transported from one commercial site to another commercial
site but does not include a commercial structure that exceeds three
stories or 49 feet in height; or a commercial building or structure
that is installed in a manner other than on a permanent foundation;
and either not open to the public; or less than 1,500 square feet
in total area and used other than as a school or a place of religious
worship.
A residential structure that is designed for the occupancy of
one or more families; constructed in one or more modules or constructed
using one or more modular components built at a location other than
the permanent site; and designed to be used as a permanent residential
structure when the module or the modular component is transported
to the permanent site and erected or installed on a permanent foundation
system, as defined by HUD.
Includes the structure’s plumbing, heating, air-conditioning,
and electrical systems.
Does not include a residential structure that exceeds three
stories or 49 feet in height; housing constructed of a sectional or
panelized system that does not use a modular component; or a ready-built
home constructed in a manner in which the entire living area is contained
in a single unit or section at a temporary location for the purpose
of selling and moving the home to another location.
(Ordinance 1585 adopted 7/9/13)
Before any erecting or installing of industrialized housing
or industrialized building, a building permit must first be issued.
Before the issuance of a permit, the following items are required
for submittal with the building permit application:
(1)
Two
(2) complete sets of designs, plans, and specifications bearing the
state Texas Industrialized Building Code Council’s stamp of
approval for each installation of industrialized housing or building.
(2)
Plans
that demonstrate that the industrialized building or industrialized
housing be securely fixed to a permanent foundation.
(3)
Permit
applications for single-family or duplex industrialized housing must
include:
(A)
Documentation verifying that industrialized housing must have a value
equal to or greater than the median taxable value for each single-family
dwelling located within 500 feet of the lot on which the industrialized
housing is proposed to be located, as determined by the most recent
certified tax appraisal roll for Rusk or Gregg County;
(B)
Plans that demonstrate the exterior siding, roofing, roofing pitch,
foundation fascia, and fenestration is compatible with the single-family
dwellings located within 500 feet of the lot on which the industrialized
housing is proposed to be located;
(C)
Plans that demonstrate compliance with the building setbacks, side
and rear yard offsets, square footage, and other zoning and site requirements
applicable to one- and two-family dwellings; and
(4)
The
installation of an industrialized building or industrialized housing
must demonstrate compliance with all land use and zoning requirements,
commercial design standards, building setback requirements, side and
rear yard requirements, and all elements of commercial site plan as
set forth in the city’s development code.
(5)
Each
industrialized modular section or modular component must bear a decal
or insignia as approved by the state’s industrialized building
code council.
(Ordinance 1585 adopted 7/9/13)
