This article is hereby referenced as the "Teague Tiny Home Ordinance."
(Ordinance 2025-01-21 adopted 1/21/2025)
The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Board of Aldermen.
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Teague, Texas.
City.
The City of Teague, Freestone County, Texas.
Driveway.
Private drive allowing principal means of access to an individual tiny home.
Permit.
Written permit issued by the city permitting the construction or placement of a tiny home under the provisions of this article and regulations issued hereunder.
Person.
Any natural individual, firm, trust, partnership, association, or corporation.
Tiny Home.
Residential structure with less than 900 square feet total living space. Living space shall not include porches, garages, and other spaces not heated or cooled by any means.
(Ordinance 2025-01-21 adopted 1/21/2025)
(a) 
In order to build, place, or occupy a tiny home within the city limits, a city permit is required. An application for a permit must be submitted to the city secretary containing the following information:
(1) 
The name and address of the applicant.
(2) 
The location and legal description of the property on which the applicant wishes to locate a tiny home.
(3) 
The dimensions of the tiny home.
(4) 
A plat or blueprint identifying connections to city services, including water and sewer services, if available.
(5) 
Photographs of the tiny home, if available.
(b) 
In considering the application, the Board of Aldermen shall review the application and determine whether the application and the proposed tiny home complies with this article and other applicable laws and regulations.
(c) 
Upon approval by the Board of Aldermen of the application, the applicant/owner must purchase a permit from the city at the cost of $500.00 as reflected in the current fee schedule before the tiny home may be constructed or placed on the lot within the city.
(d) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to reside in or place a tiny home on a lot within the city limits without a city permit.
(e) 
The permit shall be displayed at the right front corner of the tiny home facing the street at all times until occupied.
(f) 
No city services shall be provided to any tiny home until such time as a permit is obtained and the required fees for such services are paid.
(g) 
Any person whose application for a permit for a tiny home has been denied may, within ten (10) calendar days of such denial, request in writing to the Board of Aldermen for a rehearing, and may offer additional evidence at the rehearing.
(Ordinance 2025-01-21 adopted 1/21/2025)
(a) 
A tiny home within the city limits must be placed on a foundation with at least six (6) inches of concrete footing which is steel-reinforced for load-bearing walls. A tiny home built on a trailer must have its wheels/axles removed and shall be tied down to a foundation as described in this subsection 3.1004(a).
(b) 
A tiny home must have its own driveway.
(c) 
A pre-manufactured tiny home is required to be skirted.
(d) 
A tiny home must have an assigned 9-1-1 address.
(e) 
Tiny homes must be connected to city water and sewer services. Sewer service is essential to dispose of all human waste. No composting toilets will be permitted.
(f) 
The homeowner/occupier of a tiny home must subscribe to the city's waste collection services, if available.
(g) 
Tiny homes that do not meet current city, county, state, and federal safety standards shall not be permitted.
(h) 
Tiny home sites must comply with the following regulations:
(1) 
One tiny home per lot.
(2) 
The minimum size for a lot or tract of land on which a tiny home may be located shall be 7,000 square feet, with a minimum width of 50 feet, and a minimum depth of 140 feet.
(3) 
A tiny home shall be so situated upon the lot or tract of land that it will not be located within twenty-five (25) feet of any other dwelling and shall be located within the limits of a twenty-five-foot setback line on the front of the property, a ten-foot setback on each side of the property, and a fifteen-foot setback line on the rear of the property.
(Ordinance 2025-01-21 adopted 1/21/2025)
Any tiny home that is located within the corporate limits of the city, if found to be in violation of any term or condition of this article, is subject to removal by the city at the owner's expense. If, upon a city-directed order for removal, the owner fails to comply, the city may enter upon the property and take steps to have the tiny home removed and place a lien upon the property for the costs of removal.
(Ordinance 2025-01-21 adopted 1/21/2025)
Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, with a separate offense for each day or portion thereof during which the violation is committed, continued or allowed, and each violation shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(Ordinance 2025-01-21 adopted 1/21/2025)