(A) Purpose.
The purpose of this section is to re-establish camping in above subdivisions where the restrictions never expire.
(B) Regulations.
(1) All lots (except those listed in division (C) below) shall be known and described as lots for single-family conventional built residential homes and/or manufactured homes, and/or single-family camping purposes only.
(2) Said lots shall not be used for business or commercial purposes.
(3) The following may be used for camping purposes:
(d) No school buses converted to recreational vehicles are permitted, as well as pick-up truck type campers are not permitted to be used as camping units separate and apart from the associated pick-up truck.
(4) Storage buildings built on site or pre-fabricated must be of an attractive design and appearance. A permit and payment of appropriate fee as well as a site plan is required when application is submitted to the city office. Under no circumstances shall any storage building be used for habitation.
(5) No travel trailer, motor home, or other movable structure of any kind (with the exception of manufactured homes which will follow permit process established in Ord. 2011-027(a) and any revisions thereafter) shall be erected, placed, or maintained on any lot, nor brought into the subdivision, until a city sticker of approval has been applied for and approved by the city’s Code Enforcement Official or his or her designee. There will be a fee established by the city and renewable yearly. The unit must be of professional construction and in good repair and of an attractive design and appearance. At no time shall a travel trailer, motor home be occupied as a full-time residence or shall more than one travel trailer, motor home, or other movable structure be placed on a lot.
(a) All lots upon which a travel trailer, motor home, park model, or other movable structure is placed shall at all times maintain premises in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition. In the event of default on the part of the owner or occupant of any lot in observing the requirements set forth in secs. 90.15 through 90.18 of this code of ordinances (Ordinance 2011-027(a) and any revisions thereafter), the Code Enforcement Official or his or her designee shall issue a notice of violation or give written notice sent by certified or first-class mail to last known address of the property owner of record to comply.
(b) If a travel trailer, motor home, or other movable structure is placed on a lot without first obtaining a sticker of approval from the city, the Code Enforcement Official or his or her designee shall issue a notice of violation or give written notice by first-class mail to last known address of the owner of record to remove the unit from the property until the application for sticker of approval has been obtained from the city.
(6) Tents shall be of professional construction and in good repair, and of attractive design and appearance. Tents can be used for temporary camping only and cannot be left set up on the lot unattended for more than 24 hours at any one time. If permanent restroom facilities are not available, self-contained portable units shall be used for sewage disposal, but must be emptied in a designated dump station or in accordance with (E) Sewage Disposal, below. See Chapter
51.
(7) Fire must be contained in a fire ring or pit away from overhanging trees and bushes. At no time is a camp fire to be left unattended and fire shall be extinguished completely before leaving the area. If a burn ban is in effect, no campfires will be allowed.
(8) All current city zoning ordinances shall apply.
(C) Exempt lots.
(1) The designated single-family residential, conventional built homes (no manufactured home, travel trailer, motor home) are Lake Tristan Section 4, Block 149, Lots 1 through 25.
(2) All lots referred to in division (C)(1) above are to be used for building single-family residential conventional built homes. Recreational vehicles, travel trailers and motor homes may be used for on-site dwelling purposes for up to six months after obtaining a building permit for construction.
(D) Sticker of approval.
Sticker of approval shall be issued by the city for any travel trailer or motor home used within the above mentioned sections of the city for camping, or as an on-site dwelling when construction of a home is planned. Sticker must be displayed in a location on the recreational vehicle so that it is visible from the street. Application for the sticker of approval shall be applied for at the city office and payment of established fee is required at that time. Sticker is renewable yearly.
(E) Sewage disposal.
(1) All lots hereunder are subject to all of the terms and conditions of TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality).
(2) No outside toilet or privy shall be erected or maintained on any lot hereunder, nor shall any sewage be disposed of upon, in, or under any lot hereunder, except into a septic system installed and operated pursuant to the TCEQ standards for private sewage facilities and local standards.
(3) All plumbing, lateral lines, and holding tanks installed for the disposal of sewage on any lot hereunder shall conform with the requirements of the state’s Health Department and the city’s authorized agent for TCEQ (if applicable).
(4) Such septic system shall be required before any permanent or semi-permanent travel trailer, motor home, park model, or other structure installed on any lot hereunder and shall be installed before being placed on property. A holding tank that meets the requirements of the TCEQ and has a contract for pumping it out may be used if a copy of the pumping contract is on file at the city office. The pumping contractor must notify the city immediately if the contract is no longer valid and in force.
(5) Self-contained sanitation systems may be used by temporary campers, travel trailers, motor homes, or other movable structure, provided each meets the state’s environmental and pollution regulations and is constructed to be gas- and odor-tight. All self-contained sanitation systems (permanently installed in a travel trailer or motor home with holding tanks, or self-contained portable units) must be evacuated when needed and maintained in a sanitary condition without odor. Self-contained systems shall be emptied in a designated dump station only.
(6) The dumping, emptying, or evacuation of sewage or wastewater onto the ground or into any lake, ditch, or drainage facility within the city is strictly prohibited. In addition, such action is a violation of the Tex. Water Code, Ch. 26 and of the Texas Water Quality Board Order No. 77-0714-1 and is subject to civil and criminal penalties. The city shall vigorously assist in prosecution of any person or persons engaged in such action.
(7) At such time as an organized sewage disposal system for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage becomes available, sewage disposal will be by means of said system only and no permanent or semi-permanent facility shall be erected, placed, or maintained on any lot hereunder.
(8) Within 90 days of being notified of the availability of an organized sewage disposal system, all existing permanent and semi-permanent facilities must be connected to said system.
(Ordinance 2011-27(f) adopted 11/12/15; Ordinance 2018-4 adopted 5/10/18)