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The following words and terms shall be defined as follows, insofar as the same are used in this article:
Driveway
means a minor private way used by vehicles and pedestrians on a manufactured home lot or used for common access to a small group of lots.
HUD-code manufactured house
means a structure that meets the definition of that term as defined in the Texas Occupations Code, section 1201.003, as may be amended.
License
means a written license issued by the city manager allowing a person to operate a [and] maintain a manufactured park or RV park under the provisions of this article and regulations used hereunder.
Manufactured home
means a HUD-code manufactured home or a mobile home.
Manufactured home lot
means a parcel of land for the placement of a single manufactured home and the exclusive use of its occupants.
Manufactured home park
means a parcel of land which has been developed for the placement of two or more manufactured homes.
Manufactured home stand
means that part of an individual lot which has been reserved for the placement of one manufactured unit.
Mobile home
means a mobile home as defined by section 1201.003 of the Texas Occupations Code.
Natural or artificial barrier
means any river, pond, canal, railroad, levee, embankment, fence or hedge.
Park
means either an RV park or a manufactured home park.
Park street
means a private way which affords the principal means of access to individual manufactured home lots.
Person
means any natural individual, firm, trust, partnership, association or corporation.
Recreational vehicle
means a motor vehicle primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational camping or travel use, including, but not limited to, truck campers and motor homes.
RV lot
means a parcel of land for the placement of a single travel trailer or recreational vehicle and the exclusive use of its occupants.
RV park
means a parcel of land which has been developed for the temporary placement of two or more travel trailers or recreational vehicles.
Travel trailer
means a temporary dwelling for travel or recreation built on a chassis 8 feet or less wide and 40 feet or less long and designed to move on the highway.
(Ordinance 106 adopted 9/5/78; Ordinance 122 adopted 6/12/84; Ordinance 170 adopted 11/13/90; 1986 Code, secs. 6.150–6.183; Ordinance 214 adopted 8/17/99; Ordinance 216 adopted 2/15/00; Ordinance 227 adopted 6/27/02; Ordinance 249-07 adopted 9/11/07; Ordinance 2012-02 adopted 2/14/12; Ordinance adopting 2017 Code)
Any person violating any provision of this article shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009 of this code for each offense. Each day that a violation is committed or is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 106 adopted 9/5/78; Ordinance 122 adopted 6/12/84; Ordinance 170 adopted 11/13/90; 1986 Code, secs. 6.150–6.183; Ordinance 214 adopted 8/17/99; Ordinance 216 adopted 2/15/00; Ordinance 227 adopted 6/27/02; Ordinance 249-07 adopted 9/11/07; Ordinance 2012-02 adopted 2/14/12; Ordinance adopting 2017 Code)
(a) 
Manufactured homes or mobile homes which were permanently in place as of September 5, 1978 may continue to be maintained outside of an approved manufactured home park.
(b) 
In addition, these manufactured homes must comply with the following requirements:
(1) 
All such homes must be completely skirted with nonflammable materials, and installed by acceptable and recommended methods as approved by the building inspector.
(2) 
All such homes shall be tied down and affixed by steel cable or concrete anchorage which are in compliance with federal and state regulations.
(3) 
Minimum foundation must be approved by the building inspector. Concrete blocks or pads, or trailer house stands, will be accepted in the approved manner.
(4) 
The pads must be a maximum distance of five feet (5') apart down each side of such home.
(5) 
Condensate drains shall be trapped and tied to house sewer lines unless the building inspector is convinced that the water will not cause a nuisance.
(6) 
All such homes must be tied to their own water and sewer taps, and gas and electric meters.
(Ordinance 106 adopted 9/5/78; Ordinance 122 adopted 6/12/84; Ordinance 170 adopted 11/13/90; 1986 Code, secs. 6.150–6.183; Ordinance 214 adopted 8/17/99; Ordinance 216 adopted 2/15/00; Ordinance 227 adopted 6/27/02; Ordinance 249-07 adopted 9/11/07; Ordinance 2012-02 adopted 2/14/12; Ordinance adopting 2017 Code)