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MANUFACTURED HOMES
Can a manufactured home be placed on a residential lot?
Yes, under certain conditions. Manufactured homes are allowed by-right in the MH district, and as a specific use in the RMD and RHD districts. However, in all cases they must meet the standards listed in the Zoning Ordinance, which include being brand new from the factory and not having an overall horizontal dimension less than 24 feet. There are other standards pertaining to the foundation, floor height, orientation on the lot, etc. Single-wide manufactured homes are allowed only in manufactured home parks and are exempt from some of the other standards such as being new. The installation of a mobile home manufactured before June 15, 1976, is prohibited in all locations. A complete list of standards for manufactured homes on residential lots is contained in this booklet.
Standards for manufactured homes on residential lots.
- Manufactured homes shall be new from the factory and not previously installed in any other location.
- Except where limited by the width of lots pre-existing on October 7, 1997, the widest horizontal dimension of manufactured homes must face the street.
- The frame shall be supported by and tied to a foundation and anchoring system meeting the current requirements of the Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act as administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Manufactured Housing Division, or successor agency.
- Axle and hitch assemblies shall be removed at the time of placement on the foundation.
- The floor of the manufactured home shall be no more than 25 inches above the average adjacent ground level at the foundation on all sides visible from an abutting street or from a lot containing a site-built single-family dwelling, except where the floor must be higher in order to be a minimum of 12 inches above the top of the highest abutting street curb or street crown if no curb. If necessary to maintain a minimum of 18 inches required for clearance betweeen the ground and bottom of floor joists, the foundation may be recessed in a pit that is provided with a proper drainage system approved by a registered professional engineer, or by raising the grade of the earth in the yards where needed adjacent to the structure.
- A stoop, porch, patio, or deck must be provided at each entrance to the manufactured home.
- The space between ground level and the manufactured home’s floor level shall be skirted with non-degradable materials compatible in color, style, and texture with the exterior of the home if the concrete foundation does not already enclose that space.
- Site-built attached additions must be compatible in color, style, and materials with the exterior of the manufactured structure.
- The owner shall cancel the personal property title on the manufactured home so that it can be rendered as real property for the purpose of ownership, taxes, insurance, and financing.
- The land and structure shall be under the same ownership.
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