1989-03-13 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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• -12- front and rear yard are provided adjacent and opposite, respectively to the front lot line. Lot Line, Side: A "side lot line" is any boundary of a building lot which is not a front lot line or a rear lot line. Lot Line, Rear: The "rear lot line" is that boundary of a building lot which is most distant from and is, or is most nearly parallel to the front lot line. Lot of Record: A "lot of record" is an area of land designated as a lot on a plat of a subdivision recorded pursuant to statutes of the State of Texas with the County Clerk (of the County of Harris, Texas) or an area of land held in single ownership described by metes and bounds upon a deed recorded or registered with the County Clerk. Lot, Single Family Dwelling, Special: Any residential lot for single family dwelling purposes with an area of less than 6,000 square feet, but greater than 4,500 square feet. Lot, Through: A "through lot" is a building lot not a corner lot, both the front and rear lot lines of which adjoin street lines. On a "through lot" both street lines shall be deemed front lot lines. Lot, Width: The "lot width" is the minimum distance measured in a straight line between the side lot lines of a building lot along a straight line, which shall be on the side of the building. Manufactured Housing or Mobile Homes: A structure, transportable in one (1) or more sections, which in the traveling mode is eight (8) body feet or more in width or forty feet (401) in length, or, when erected on site, is three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet in size and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a foundation system when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein. Such manufactured housing may or may not be constructed under H.U.D. specifications. Manufactured Housing Parks: A development under single ownership intended for the rental or leasing only of manufactured housing units. Manufactured Housing Subdivision: A subdivision designed and/or intended for the sale of lots for residential occupancy by manufactured housing meeting H.U.D. specifications as established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act. Modular Building: A building, built to specifications of the Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act, and the Texas Department of Labor and Standards (T.D.L.S.) Rules and Regulations designed to be placed on a permanent foundation system consistent with the above requirements. Said modular home or modular building must bear a T.D.L.S. decal permanently affixed to each transportable section or modular component of each modular building to indicate compliance with the State standards. A modular home is not a mobile home as defined herein.