As used in this article, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them:
Common Access Route.
A private way which affords the principal means of access to individual mobile home lots or auxiliary buildings.
Driveway.
A minor entranceway off the common access route within the park into an off-street parking area serving one or more mobile homes.
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, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and electrical systems. The term does not include a recreational vehicle.
Mobile Home.
Means a structure that was constructed before June 15, 1976, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling unit with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and electrical systems.
Mobile Home Park.
A unified development of mobile or manufactured home spaces arranged on a tract of land under single entity ownership, meeting all requirements of this article and any applicable deed restrictions. A mobile home subdivision is not a mobile home park.
Mobile Home Subdivisions.
A mobile home subdivision is a unified development of mobile or manufactured home lots arranged on a tract of land which has been subdivided and is under ownership of two or more persons meeting all requirements of the subdivision regulations.
Parking, Off-Street.
A minimum space nine (9) feet in width by eighteen (18) feet in length, located within the boundary of a mobile or manufactured home space, or in a common parking and storage area, having unobstructed access to an internal street.
Replacement.
The act of moving one mobile or manufactured home from its existing stand and replacing it with another mobile or manufactured home.
Sewer Connection.
The connection consisting of all pipes, fittings and appurtenances from the drain outlet of a mobile home to the inlet of the corresponding sewer service riser pipe of the sewage system serving the mobile home park.
Water Connection.
The connection consisting of all pipes, fittings and appurtenances from the water riser pipe to the water inlet pipe of the distribution system within a mobile home park.
(1979 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, Sec. 12-1; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Inspections Required.
The building inspector, the health officer, the fire marshal, the police chief and their authorized representatives, are hereby authorized and directed to make such inspections as are necessary to determine compliance with this article.
(b) 
Entry on Premises.
The building inspector, the health officer, the fire marshal, the police chief and their authorized representatives, shall have the power to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the enforcement of this article.
(1979 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, Sec. 12-2)
(a) 
Off-Street Parking.
All mobile home parks shall provide off-street parking for all occupants; their guests, servants, employees, etc.
(b) 
Access Route.
If a mobile park includes more than one mobile unit, there shall be a common access route.
(c) 
Water Supply.
(1) 
An accessible, adequate, safe and potable supply of water shall be provided in each mobile home park. Connection shall be made to the public supply of water unless a special exception is granted by the city council to use a private water supply system. If a private supply is utilized for service to the park, the private supply shall be adequate both for domestic requirements and for fire fighting requirements established by the city.
(2) 
Water Distribution System.
(A) 
The water supply system of the mobile home park shall be connected by pipes to all mobile homes, buildings and other facilities requiring water.
(B) 
All water piping, fixtures and other equipment shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with state and city regulations and requirements.
(d) 
Sewage disposal.
The following shall apply:
(1) 
General requirements.
An adequate and safe sewerage system shall be provided in all mobile home parks for conveying and disposing of all sewage. The sewer system for a mobile home park shall be constructed in accordance with Texas Department of Health Resources requirements and all applicable city codes and ordinances. All proposed sewage disposal facilities shall be approved by the city health officer prior to construction. Effluents from sewage treatment facilities shall not be discharged into any waters of the state except with prior approval of the city health officer and the appropriate regulatory agency of the state.
(2) 
Sewer lines.
All sewer lines shall be constructed of materials in accordance with all applicable city codes and ordinances and requirements of the Texas Department of Health Resources.
(e) 
Refuse and garbage handling.
Refuse and garbage handling shall be in compliance with city ordinances.
(1979 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, Sec. 12-3)
The property described in the zoning ordinance for such purpose shall be zoned as mobile home property.
(1979 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, Sec. 12-4)
All mobile or manufactured homes located on other property than a mobile home park shall not be affected by this article so long as said mobile homes conform to all applicable city ordinances, but upon removal of same, if not replaced within ten (10) days, the property no longer qualifies as a parking place or use for mobile or manufactured homes unless an exemption is granted by the city council.
(1979 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, Sec. 12-5)
Mobile homes as defined in Section 10.101 above will not be allowed to be placed within the city limits of Tahoka, Texas.
(Ordinance adopting Code)
This article is subject to and encompasses the Mobile Homes Standards Act effective September 1, 1975, and codified as article 5221f, V.AC.S.
(1979 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, Sec. 12-6)
The city council is hereby empowered to make exceptions to this article, to conduct hearings, and determine same. Any requests for exemptions must be in writing and upon the filing of such request, this article will be stayed until the next regular or special meeting of the city council at which time it shall issue an order sustaining, modifying or withdrawing the refusal.
(1979 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, Sec. 12-7)
Whenever the standards and specifications in this article conflict with those contained in another ordinance or elsewhere in this code, the most stringent or restrictive provision shall govern.
(1979 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, Sec. 12-8)
The subdivision ordinance, adopted by the city on 6/14/10, as amended, is included at the end of this chapter as exhibit A. Due to the nature of the subdivision ordinance and the technicalities involved in adopting or amending it, such ordinance is printed herein as enacted, with only nonsubstantive formatting and style changes. Capitalization, punctuation and numbering of articles, sections and subsections have been retained as enacted. Subsequent amendments will be inserted in their proper place and denoted by a history note following the amended provisions. The absence of a history note indicates the material is unchanged from the original. Obviously misspelled words have been corrected without notation. Any other material added for purposes of clarification is enclosed in brackets.
(Editorially supplied)