Ord 081-87 9/1/1987 ORDINANCE NO. 81-87
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS ESTABLISHING MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW MOBILE HOME PARKS, AND ESTABLISHING
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING MOBILE HOME PARKS.
WHEREAS, there is a need to update certain sections and
to chance certain definitions in the existing mobile home park
ordinance relating to the creation of new mobile home parks, and to
update and clarify requirements for existing mobile home parks.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The title of Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances is
hereby changed to read as follows:
"MOBILE HOMES, MOBILE HOME PARKS, AND MOBILE HOME
SUBDIVISIONS."
SECTION 2. Section 30-1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 30-1. Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter the following words shall
have the meaning herein ascribed to them:
(a) Mobile Home - a transportable, factory-built home,
designed to be used as a year-round residential dwelling unit and
constructed prior to enactment of the Federal Manufactured Housing
Construction and Safety Standards Act, made effective June 15,
1976.
(b) Manufactured Home - a dwelling unit fabricated in an
off site manufacturing facility for installation or assembly at the
building site, bearing a label certifying that it is constructed in
compliance with the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction
Standards Act.
(c) Travel Trailer - a transportable, factory built
structure, which in the traveling mode is less than eight ( 8) body
feet in width and less than forty ( 40) body feet in length and
designed as a temporary use dwelling unit.
(d) Recreational Vehicle - a transportable or self
propelled factory built structure, other than a travel trailer,
mobile home, or manufactured home, designed as a temporary use
dwelling unit.
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(e) Mobile Home Park - a parcel of land, under single
ownership, on which two or more manufactured homes or mobile homes
in the aggregate are located and occupied as permanent dwelling
units.
(f) Temporary Use - for purposes of this ordinance, a
period of time not exceeding one hundred eighty ( 180) days.
(g) Mobile Home Lot - a plot of ground within a mobile
home park and so indicated on the site plan for the placement of
one (1) mobile home, manufactured home, travel trailer, or
recreational vehicle.
(h) Awning - a roof-like cover extending over an area to
provide shade and/or shelter. The awning shall be entirely
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supported orted b the exterior wall of the building with no independent
means of support.
(i) Structure - any building, shed, room, cover, ramp,
patio, mobile home, manufactured home, travel trailer, recreational
vehicle, tent trailer or any other building constructed on or off
site.
( j ) Mobile Home Subdivision - an area of not less than
four ( 4) acres so designated for the purpose of subdividing land
into residential lots to be sold for the exclusive use of mobile or
manufactured homes. "
SECTION 3 . Section 30-2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 30-2. Location of mobile homes, manufactured homes,
travel trailers and recreational vehicles
outside of mobile home parks or subdivisions.
(a) Location, parking, or placement of manufactured
homes, mobile homes, travel trailers or recreational vehicles
outside of a mobile home park or mobile home subdivision shall be
regulated by the City Building Code, Zoning regulations, and all
other applicable City and State regulations. "
SECTION 4. Section 30-3 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 30-3. Mobile Home Park License.
(a) No person, firm, or corporation shall operate or
maintain a mobile home park within the limits of the City of
Wichita Falls without first having secured a mobile home park
license from the Building Inspection Divisions of the Planning
Department.
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(b) The application for license shall be made on forms
provided by the Planning Department and licenses shall be granted
only after inspection and approval of the park by the Building
Inspection Division.
(c) The application for license shall be accompanied by
a fee of fifty dollars ( $50. 00) for each mobile home park.
(d) No license may be issued for a mobile home park
unless the plans for such park have been approved according to the
requirements of this chapter.
(e) No license may be issued for a mobile home park if
the park is delinquent in payment of city taxes.
(f) No license may be issued to a mobile home park
unless a park plan has been submitted to the Building Inspection
Division. Such park plan shall contain the following information;
1. Name, address and owner of park
2. Address of Park
3. Names of adjacent public streets and
roads
4. Locations and dimensions of all lots,
utility easements, drives, recreational
areas, streets and sidewalks
5. Number of each lot
6. Property lines of park property. "
SECTION 5. Section 30-4 is hereby amended by adding the
following after ( 1) .
" (m) No mobile home or manufactured home shall be
installed in a mobile home park until a permit has been issued by
the Building Inspection Division. The mobile home owner shall make
application to the Inspection Division for such permit.
(n) All electrical installations in the park must be
done by city licensed electrical contractors. Placement and tie
down of the mobile home must be done by State licensed installers
in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Texas
Department of Labor and Standards. Plumbing installation from the
park supplied connections to the mobile home may be done by the
mobile home owner/occupant or by a licensed plumber. In any case
the names of each person or licensee making the installations must
be provided to the Inspection Division upon application for the
Installation Permit. Inspections for electrical and plumbing
installations must be called for by the person or licensee
installing such service.
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(o) No electrical clearance will be given to a mobile
home until the unit has been installed in accordance with the
applicable requirements of this ordinance.
(p) An inspection fee of twenty-five dollars ( $25.00)
shall be charged for each mobile home installation permit. An
inspection fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) may be charged for re-
inspection of any rejected installation.
(q) Temporary use travel trailers or recreational
vehicles are not required to have an installation permit, however
the installation must comply with the applicable requirements of
this ordinance."
SECTION 6. Section 30-10 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 7. Any mobile home legally parked, used or occupied
outside a mobile home park on January 1, 1970 shall be considered a
nonconforming mobile home. Such a nonconforming mobile home which
is moved from its location shall be required to conform to Chapter
30 of the Code of Ordinances. Any lot vacated by a nonconforming
mobile home may not be reoccupied by mobile homes in violation of
Chapter 30.
SECTION 8. Any mobile home park in use and/or existence on the
effective date of this ordinance and not complying with all
applicable provisions of Chapter 30 shall be considered a
noncomplying mobile home park and shall conform to the following
requirements:
Subsection I. Definitions
(A) Mobile Home - a transportable, factory-built home,
designed to be used as a year-round residential dwelling unit and
constructed prior to enactment of the Federal Manufactured Housing
Construction and Safety Standards Act, made effective June 15,
1976.
(B) Manufactured Home - a dwelling unit fabricated in an
off site manufacturing facility for installation or assembly at the
building site, bearing a label certifying that it is constructed in
compliance with the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction
Standards Act.
(C) Travel Trailer - a transportable, factory built
structure, which in the traveling mode is less than eight ( 8) body
feet in width and less than forty (40) body feet in length and
designed as a temporary use dwelling unit.
(D) Recreational Vehicle - a transportable or self
propelled factory built structure, other than a travel trailer,
mobile home, or manufactured home, designed as a temporary use
dwelling unit.
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(E) Mobile Home Park - a parcel of land, under single
ownership, on which two or more manufactured homes or mobile homes
in the aggregate are located and occupied as permanent dwelling
units.
(F) Temporary Use - for purposes of this ordinance, a
period of time not exceeding one hundred eighty ( 180) days.
(G) Mobile Home Lot - a plot of ground within a mobile
home park and so indicated on the site plan for the placement of
one (1) mobile home, manufactured home, travel trailer, or
recreational vehicle.
(H) Awning - A roof-like cover extending over an area to
provide shade and/or shelter. The awning shall be entirely
supported by the exterior wall of the building with no independent
means of support.
(I) Structure - Any building, shed, room, cover, ramp,
patio, mobile home, manufactured home, travel trailer, recreational
vehicle, tent trailer or any other building constructed on or off
site.
Subsection II . Mobile Home Park License
(A) No person, firm, or corporation shall operate or
maintain a mobile home park within the limits of the City of
Wichita Falls without first having secured a mobile home park
license from the Building Inspection Division of the Planning
Department.
(B) The application for license shall be made on forms
provided by the Planning Department and licenses shall be granted
only after inspection and approval of the park by the Building
Inspection Division.
(C) The application for license shall be accompanied by
a fee of fifty dollars ( $50.00) for each mobile home park. A
mobile home park that has paid a license fee for the current year
under requirements of the mobile home park ordinance in effect
prior to the date of this ordinance shall be refunded the amount
previously paid.
(D) A mobile home park license so issued shall convey
with it the right to operate a mobile home park and shall remain in
effect until such license is revoked or until such park ceases to
operate as a mobile home park.
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(E) A license will not be issued to a mobile home park
if the park is delinquent in payment of city taxes.
(F) No license may be issued to a mobile home park
unless a park plan has been submitted to the Building Inspection
Division. Such park plan shall contain the following information;
1. Name, address and owner of park
2. Address of Park
3 . Names of adjacent public streets and
roads
4. Locations and dimensions of all lots,
utility easements, drives, recreational
areas, streets and sidewalks
5. Number of each lot
6. Property lines of park property
Subsection III . Revocation of License
(A) It shall be the responsibility of the licensee to
insure that all requirements of this ordinance are met and
maintained. Any mobile home park issued an initial license after
adoption of this ordinance that is found to be in violation of any
provision of this ordinance shall be notified in writing by the
Building Official to cease such violation within thirty ( 30) days
thirty ( 30) days the violation has not
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ceased the Building Official shall forward a notice of license
revocation to the owner of the mobile home park. Revocation of the
license shall mean that no future licenses or permits may be issued
to the mobile home park until said violation ceases and the license
has been reinstated.
Subsection IV. Location of Mobile Homes and Other Buildings
Within a Mobile Home Park
(A) Mobile homes, manufactured homes and
other
structures shall be installed in accordance with the following
minimum separation and setback requirements:
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( 1) Side Fiftee n ( 15) feet between units
( 2) Rear - Ten (10) feet between units
( 3) Front - Behind the front lot line, behind the
curb or behind the street pavement
if no curb exist.
(4) Abutting Private Property Line - Five ( 5) feet
from a property line
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( 5) Storage Buildings or Out Building up to and
including 150 square feet -
Three ( 3) feet from any other
structure. Five ( 5) feet from
a property line.
(6) Storage Buildings or Out Buildings more
than 150 square feet - Ten ( 10) feet
from any other structure. Five
( 5) feet from a property line.
(7) Uncovered porches, patio decks, steps,
landings, or ramps - Five ( 5) feet from
any other structure or property
line.
( 8) Covered, unenclosed porches, patio decks,
steps, landings, or ramps (other than awnings)
Ten ( 10) feet from any other structure
(other than awnings) . Five ( 5) feet
from property line.
(9) Awnings - Three ( 3) feet from any other
structure or property line.
( 10) For purposes of separation or setback
requirements, any structure that is en-
closed or covered by construction on any
side (other than the primary building
side) , shall be considered as part of
the mobile home, manufactured home or
building.
(B) Mobile homes, manufactured homes and other
structures hereinafter installed in mobile home park that were in
existence on September 1, 1967 shall be installed in accordance
with the separation and setback requirements as hereinafter set
out; such mobile home parks shall comply with paragraph (A) of this
subsection by September 1, 1997. Such minimum separation and
setback requirements are as follows:
( 1) Side - Ten ( 10) feet between units
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( 2)
Rear - Eight ( 8) feet between units
(3) Front - Behind the front lot line, behind
the curb or behind the street
pavement if no curb exists.
( 4) Abutting Private Property Line - Three ( 3)
feet from a property line
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( 5) Storage Buildings or Out Building up to and
including 150 sq. ft. - Three ( 3) feet from any
other than the owner' s mobile home.
Five ( 5) feet from a property line.
(6) Storage Buildings or Out Buildings more than
150 sq. ft. - Ten (10) feet from any other
structure other than the owner' s mobile
home. Five ( 5) feet from a property
line.
(7) Covered or uncovered porches, patio decks,
steps, landings, or ramps - Five ( 5) feet from
any other structure or property line.
( 8) Awnings - Three ( 3) feet from any other
structure or property line.
(9) For purposes of separation or setback require-
ments, any structure except those set forth in
this Subsection IV that are enclosed or covered
by construction on ay side (other than the
primary building side) , shall be considered as
part of the mobile home, manufactured home or
building.
(C) A statement from the owner of the mobile home park
governed by paragraph (B) of this Subsection, acknowledged before a
notary public, shall be provided to the Inspection Division
indicating that such owner is fully knowledgeable that the mobile
home park will be required to comply with paragraph (A) of this
Subsection by September 1, 1997. Such statement shall be provided
to any subsequent owner.
Subsection V. Streets, Roadways and Lot Identification
(A) Access roadways shall be provided to each lot.
Street surfaces shall be constructed with a minimum of two-course
penetration asphalt.
(B) Streets and roadways shall be maintained free of
obstruction and potholes and shall provide a minimum clear access
width of twenty ( 20) feet.
(C) Streets and lots shall be marked by clearly visible
signs and numbers. Lot numbers shall be a minimum of two ( 2)
inches in width and three ( 3) inches in height. Lot numbers may be
placed upon the mobile home if located so as to be visible from
each direction of street approach.
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Subsection VI . Electrical and Plumbing Installations
(A) Installation and maintenance of electrical wiring
and service equipment in the park shall be in accordance with the
City Electrical Code except as follows:
The installation of electrical service from the service
disconnect to the mobile home shall not require a separate
electrical permit other than the mobile home installation permit.
A service disconnect of the proper amperage for each
mobile home, travel trailer, or recreational vehicle must be
furnished.
(B) Installation and maintenance of plumbing service in
the park shall be in accordance with the City
Plumbing Code except as follows:
The installation of plumbing service from the park
supplied connections to the mobile home shall not require a
separate plumbing permit other than the mobile home installation
permit.
Subsection VII. Mobile Home Installation Permit Required
(A) No mobile home or manufactured home shall be
installed in a mobile home park until a permit has been issued by
the Building Inspection Division.
(B) The mobile home owner shall make application to the
Inspection Division for such permit.
(C) All electrical installations in the park must be
done by city licensed electrical contractors. Placement and tie
down of the mobile home must be done by State licensed installers
in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Texas
Department of Labor and Standards. Plumbing installation from the
park supplied connections to the mobile home may be done by the
mobile home owner/occupant or by a licensed plumber. In any case
the names of each person or licensee making the installation must
be provided to the Inspection Division upon application for the
Installation Permit. Inspections for electrical and plumbing
installations must be called for by the person or licensee
installing such service.
(D) No electrical clearance will be given to a mobile
home until the unit has been installed in accordance with the
applicable requirements of this ordinance.
(E) An inspection fee of twenty-five dollars ( $25.00)
shall be charged for each mobile home installation permit. An
inspection fee of fifteen dollars ( $15.00) may be charged for re-
inspection of any rejected installation.
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(F) Temporary use travel trailers or recreational
vehicles are not required to have an installation permit, however
the installation must comply with the applicable requirements of
this ordinance.
Subsection VIII . Travel Trailers and Recreational Vehicles
(A) Travel trailers, recreational vehicles, tent
trailers, and other like vehicles shall be considered as temporary
use dwellings only. No such temporary use vehicle shall be placed
on a designated lot for a period exceeding 180 consecutive days.
Subsection IX. Health, Fire and Sanitation
(A) In addition to the requirements contained in this
ordinance, the mobile home park and all lots contained therein
shall be subject to all other applicable city codes and ordinances.
(B) Unit installation, foundation, blocking and tie down
requirements shall be consistent with the rules and regulations of
the Manufactured Housing Division of the Texas Department of Labor
and Standards.
(C) Installations and use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas
shall be consistent with the rules and regulations of the Liquefied
Petroleum Gas Division of the Texas State Railroad Commission and
the City Fire Prevention Code.
(D) Construction of buildings or other structures in the
mobile home park must conform to the Building Code and must be
separately permitted by the Inspection Division.
(E) Existing conditions not in strict compliance with
this Code may be permitted to continue, if in the opinion of the
Building & Code Administrator, these conditions do not constitute a
distinct hazard to life or property, however any installation of a
mobile or manufactured home, travel trailer, or recreational
vehicle or any construction after the effective date of this
ordinance must comply with the applicable provisions of this
ordinance.
Subsection X. Penalties for Violation
(A) Any mobile home park operator
or owner who fails to
comply with a notice of violation from the Building Official or who
operates a mobile home park without a license as required herein
shall be in violation of this ordinance and upon conviction of such
violation shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred
dollars ( $200.00) . Each violation or non-compliance shall
constitute a separate offense and each day that the violation
continues shall constitute a separate offense.
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Subsection XI . Variances and Administrative Appeals.
(A) Whenever the owner or operator of a mobile home park
disagrees with the interpretation of the Building and Code
Administrator or is unable to m eet the requirements is of this
ordinance owing to conditions peculiar to the property and not the
result of actions of the applicant or where a literal enforcement
of this ordinance would result in unnecessary or undue hardship, an
appeal or request for variance may be submitted to the Building
Board of Adjustments and Appeals.
(B) The application for variance or appeal shall be
reviewed and evaluated using the following criteria:
( 1) The granting of the variance or appeal will
not be contrary to the public interest.
( 2) Special conditions exist, other than financial
hardship alone, whereby a literal enforcement
of the terms of this Ordinance will result in
unnecessary hardship to the owner of the land.
( 3) The granting of the variance or appeal is
consistent with the intent of this Ordinance,
is in harmony herewith, and will not be
injurious to the neighborhood or other wise
detrimental to the public health, safety and
welfare.
SECTION 9 . Any land area added to a nonconforming mobile home park
shall conform to all requirements of Chapter 30.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 1 •a of Septembe • , 1987 .
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