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Ordinance 2016-20 - Ord. 2016-20 - Development Code updates for MHs & RVs, 5-3-16 i i ORDINANCE 2016-20 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, AMENDING CHAPTER 24 LAND DEVELOPMENT OF THE HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADOPTING REVISIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS; REQUIRING THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; REPEALING ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS AND FINDINGS THERETO; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Huntsville held public hearings prior to consideration of amending the ordinance; WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended adopting the updates to the City of Huntsville Development Code; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing at their meeting on April 19, 2016, prior to consideration of amending the Ordinance; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, COUNTY OF WALKER, STATE OF TEXAS: L FINDINGS OF FACT All of the above premises are hereby found to be true and correct legislative and factual findings of the City of Huntsville, Texas, and are hereby approved and incorporated into the body of this ordinance as if copied in their entirety. II. AMENDMENT The Development Code of the City of Huntsville, Texas, Chapter 24, Land Development, of the Huntsville, Texas Municipal Code Sections 4.100 Allowed Uses, Table 4-1: Use Table; 4.203 Mobile Homes and Manufactured Housing Units, 4.203.G, 4.203.H, and 4.203.I; 4.205 Recreational Vehicle Parks, 4.205.G; 5.200 Lot Size and Building Setback Regulations, Table 5.1: Lot and Building Setback Regulations; and 5.400 Residential Lots, 5.407 Manufactured Home shall be amended as shown in Exhibit I attached hereto and incorporated herein. III. REPEALER All ordinances or parts of ordinances in force when the provisions of this Ordinance becomes effective which are inconsistent or in conflict with the terms and provisions contained in this Ordinance are hereby repealed only to the extent of any such conflict. IV. SEVERABILITY Should any paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or section of this Ordinance be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole or any part or provision thereof, other than the part so declared to be invalid, illegal or unconstitutional. V. EFFECTIVE DATE Nod adoO ,A /11 1;� ,n . Triis Ural The City Secretary shall publish the caption of this Ordinance in the official City newspaper at least twice within ten (10) days of its passage. VI. PROPER NOTICE AND MEETING It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this Ordinance was passed was open to the public and that public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. Notice was also provided as required by Chapter I of the Development Code of the City of Huntsville, Texas. PASSED AND APPROVED on this the day of , 2016. THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS Andy B auninger, Mayor ATT", Ci APPROVED AS TO FORM: 1 Leeary 6Le LaurdSchneider, City Attorney i 4.203.13 A lawfully existing mobile home may be replaced with a (HUD-code) manufactured housing unit. 4.203.0 A lawfully existing mobile home may not be relocated within the city limits. The owner of a mobile home or manufactured housing unit may remove the home or housing unit from its location and install a replacement manufactured housing unit on the same property if the replacement is a newer model manufactured housing unit and it contains at least as much living space(floor area)as the mobile home or manufactured housing unit that was removed. 4.203.D It is unlawful for a person to place a manufactured housing unit within the City unless the manufactured housing unit is equipped with permanently affixed skirting that effectively hides the underside of the manufactured housing unit or mobile home from view. The owner and occupant will have 3o days from the date of the electrical inspection to install the required skirting. All skirting must be constructed of rock, brick, plastic, metal, treated wood, concrete masonry materials or other materials approved by the Building Official, and must be installed so there is no visible gap between the finished floor of the manufactured housing unit and the ground. Cloth of any type, or shrubbery, is not acceptable material for skirting. Existing manufactured housing units or mobile homes with existing skirting that is in good condition may be allowed until replacement is needed. 4.203.E The skirting used on a particular manufactured housing unit or mobile home must be consistent in material, orientation and color, must be of such design as to not permit the passage of a sphere 4 inches or greater in diameter and must present a continuous and complete surface. 4.203.F The skirting requirements of gs4s9o4_2034.2g3_D and §1_ioo4.2o34,zo3._E also apply to all other building types utilizing pier and beam or post and beam construction. 4.203.G No more than 2 manufactured housing units may be placed on or occupy a single lot except within a mobile home/manufacturing housing park. Mobile home/manufactured housing parks are allowed only in those development districts indicated in Error! Reference source not found. and are subject to the supplemental use regulations SII of Sec. 4.204 .2'M3.H I con ncti wit the laceme of new anu ctur d ho e a _ 1 to a ildin that ' a nimum f o uare eet siz mus e ��\C to to on a sa a lot s a QY) ° 4.203.1 Any new manufactured housing units placed inside the city limits shall be less than 20ears old on the date of application. Y P� 44 g .2o Mobile Home/Manufactured Housing Parks/Subdivisions Mobile home/manufactured housing parks/Subdivisions are subject to all applicable city regulations including the subdivision plat standards of 412.7oo and the infrastructure and public improvement standards of Article:Lo. 4.205 Recreational Vehicle Parks Recreational vehicle parks are subject to all of the following regulations. USECATEGORY . ition/Description Districts Subcategory Supplemental Specific use NC D 'M Regulations - _ P=Permitted by right I C=Conditional use a royal required(Sec.12. X='Prohibited RESIDENTIAL Uses that provide living accommodations for one or more persons. Household Living Residential occupancy of a dwelling unit by a household.When dwelling units are rented,tenancy is arranged on a month-to-month or longer basis.Uses where tenancy may be arranged for a shorter period are not considered residential;they are considered a form of lodging. Detached house A single dwelling unit on a single lot,with private yards on all sides. P P P Townhouse A single dwelling unit on a single lot that shares at least one common or X C P abutting wall with another attached house located on a separate lot. Two-unit house Two dwelling units within the same principal building,located on a single X P P lot.The 2 dwelling units are attached and may be located on separate floors or side-by-side.Also known as"duplexes." Apartment/condo One or more residential buildings occupied by 3 or more dwelling units X P P that share common walls and/or common floors/ceilings. Mobile/Manufactured dwelling One or more Two orfewer mobile homes or manufactured dwelling units X X P 4.293 unit(outside of MH park) located on a single lot outside of a mobile/manufactured home park.See also the definition in Sec.15;2qp Mobile/Manufactured home A lot upon which more than two manufactured housing units are available X X C park/subdivision for lease or upon which multiple spaces intended for occupancy by manufactured housing units are available for lease.Mobile/manufactured home parks have an internal street network,park management buildings li and common areas for residents. Recreational Vehicle(outside of One or more recreational vehicles located on a single lot outside of a X X X RV park) recreational vehicle park.See also the definition in Sec.i5_Zoo Group Living Residential occupancy of a building or any portion of a building by a group other than a household.Group living uses typically provide communal kitchen/dining facilities. Community home A community-based residential home occupied by no more than 8 P P ! P disabled persons and 2 nonresident supervisory personnel and that otherwise complies with the Community HomesforDisabled Persons II Location Act,Chapter 123.00i,Texas Human Resources Code. Nursing home An institution providing meals and resident care and services for persons X P P who are generally admitted for periods of time exceeding 3o days.Such service includes custodial or attendant care,and may or may not provide for routine and regular medical and skilled nursing services.Nursing homes include homes for the aged,and convalescent and rest homes. All Other Group Living Uses X C C PUBLIC,CIVIC • d private uses that provide INSTITUTIONALat-large. Aircraft Landing Area Facilities where fixed-wing aircraft or helicopters take off and land, X X C including customary accessory uses and structures. College or University Institutions of higher learning(beyond senior high school)that offer X P P courses of general or specialized study and are authorized to grant academic degrees. Community Center A building and its surrounding premises owned,leased or otherwise C P P controlled by a unit of local government or a school district and that contains rooms or other facilities limited to use for purposes of meetings, gatherings or other functions or activities carried on or performed by or under the supervision of a unit of local government,a school district or a civic,educational,religious or charitable organization. Governmental Facility Uses(not otherwise classified)that are related to the administration of C P P local,state or federal government services or functions. 4.203 Mobile Homes and Manufactured Housing Units 4.203.A The installation of any mobile home or manufactured housing unit for use as a dwelling unit is prohibited except as expressly stated in this section. 4.205.A The maximum number of RV or camping spaces may not exceed 25 units per acre. 4.205.13 Each RV or camping space must have a minimum area of -1,200 square feet. 4.205.0 At least 5%of the overall RV park area must be set aside and improved as a common recreation area for RV park guests. 4.205.D Infrastructure and public improvements must be provided in accordance with Article-1o.. 4.205.E The maximum rental and occupancy period per unit per space may not exceed go days. 4.205.F All recreational vehicles must be separated from other RVs and other buildings by a distance of at least-10 feet. Table 5-s:Lot and Building Setback Regulations Residential See Sec.5.790 for Rural Urban Patio . Town- Two- Apartment/ Manufactured:Nonresidential measurement rules Residential Residential Home: house Unit Condo Home Minimum Lot Size Lot Area(sq.ft.) 26,136 6,000 5,000 . 2,400 6,000 7,500 3.500 7,500 LotAreaper Unit(sq.ft.) 26,136 6,000 :5,000 2,400 3,000 1,Soo 35oo 1,500 Lot Width(feet)[1] 150 50 45 24 50 75 35 75 Minimum Building Setbacks Street(feet)[2] 25 25 2S 2S 2S 25 zS �5 Side(/o of lot width) '10131141 10131141 10[3] 10 6 10[3][5] 0 Rear(feet) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 [1] The width must be at least 33%of the lot's depth,but not more than 2 times the lot's depth. [2] No minimum street setbacks apply in D district.The sight triangle requirements of§10.407.D do apply. j [3] Ora minimum 10 feet between principal buildings on abutting lots,whichever results in the least required setback. j [4] Applies only to end units.No setback required between units with attached/abutting walls. [5] Side setback only required when abutting lots occupied by residential uses. i r61 Or minimum 20 feet,between housing units. i 5.407 Manufactured Home Manufactured home lots may only be located within a Manufactured Home Park/Subdivision and are subject to compliance with the manufactured home lot and buildingsetback re ulations of Table --1.Only manufactured homes can bg laced 9 5 Y ----P on lots developed to the manufactured home lot standard. ISI I I�