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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1969-811 . ~~ ~\ .,.: ORDINANCE NO. 811 AN ORDINANCE TO PROTEGT THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND PROMOTE THE PUBL~C WELFARE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, BY REGULATING MOBILE HOME PARKING AND MOBILE HOME PARKS IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR MOBILE HOME PARK PERMITS, ANNUAL LICENSE AND ANNUAL' LICENSE FEE, AND MONTHLY RESIDENT SERVICES FEES; PROVID~NG TECHNICAL, PHYSICAL, AND OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR MOBILE HOME PARKS; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($25.00) NOR MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) AND EACH DAY OF VIOLATION SHALL BE DEEMED A SEPARATE OFFENSE; CONTAININ~ A REPEALING AND A SAVING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT: ---.... ,.;'( -..;::::::: - . Section 1. Definitions. '.. ..." MOBILE HOME. "Mobile home" means any vehicle designed and constructed to travel on the public thoro~ghfares and to provide dwelling or sleeping places for one or more persons. The term "mobile home" shall not include "campers." A "camper" is defined as any enclosed structure intended for human habitation mounted on any manufactured pickup truck or flat-bed vehicle. Nothing contained in this Ordinance shall be construed to prohibit parking or storing a "camper" or a "mobile home" on any tract or ,....--.,.." -'~ " , , ,,,. :::;../' parcel of land within the City of La Porte, so long as the same is parked or stored on such property in conformity with the requirements of the City of La Porte Zoning Ordinance, and, " provided further, so long as the same is not used on such property for human habitation. MOBILE HOME PARK. "Mobile Home Park" means any area, lot or tract of land upon which two (2) or more mobile homes, occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, are located. Such term shall be deemed to include "mobile home parks" existing and in operat{on in the corporate limits of the City of La Porte on t4e effective date of this Ordinance, or which may hereafter be created.under the terms of this Ordinance. "Mobile --...., -.-' " , ,pI home park" eX,cludes sales areas or lots used exclusively for the sale of mobile homes. . . Ordinance No. 811 , Page 2. .. ,PERSON. "Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, ,or association. Section 2. Mobile Home Parking Limitations. ' FOUR-HOUR STREET PARKING. No person shall park, place, or locate any mobile home upon any public street or public park within the corporate limits of the City for a period of more than four (4) hours. Any mobile home shall be parked parallel to the r~ght side curb, completely clear of driving lanes or areas of said street or park, and facing in the direction which traffic shall be des~gnated to travel on said side of said street .' or in said drivi~g area. No person"shall park, place or locate any mobile home being used for" human habitation for living and sleeping quarters on any lot, tract, 0+ parcel of land, in the City for a longer period than four (4) hours, except in a licensed mobile home park. Section 3.' Mobile Home Park Permits GENERALLY. No Mobile Home Park shall be constructed, or opened and operated, within the corporate limits of the City unless the owner shall first file an application, with plat, for a Mobile Home Park Permit therefor ' in writing with both: -. A. The City of La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission, '" to first obtain the des~gnation of the lot, tract, or parcel of land desired to be zoned as a mobile home park, under the City of La Porte Zoning Ordinance, as the same now exists, or as it may be amended from time to time. All necessary proceedi~gs shall be had under the City of La Porte Zoning Ordinance to obtain the re7~~ng of, the subject parcel of land for mobile home park purposes, prior to the application for a mobile home park permit, as prOVided for in the next subparagraph hereof. B. When and if the said re-zoning for mobile home park ....,....,...,. ; ..... . . ".~ ~~, ::';~:;:,::', purposes has been accomplished, an application for a Mobile Home Park Permit shall be made with the Permit Department of the City of La Porte, and due and valid written approval of said applica- tion, pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Ordinance, shall be obtained. . . Ordinance No. 811, Page 3. .a w. Section 4. Owner's Annual License and Fee. A. When the re-zoning and permit provided for in Section 3 hereof shall "have been obtained, an annual license for the main- tenance and operation of said mobile home park shall be issued to the owner thereof by the City of La Porte Tax Assessor and Collector, on payment to him of a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), which said license shall be valid until December 31st of the calendar year when issued, unless sooner suspended, revoked, or surrendered. Such license shall be renewed annually thereafter, upon the payment of a fee of Twenty-five Dollars e: ( $ 2 5 '. 00) . B. Any Mobile Home Park permit may be suspended or revoked by the City for the violation by the holder of any of the provisions of this Ordinance or any other applicable City ordinance. An appeal may be taken to the City Commission from any O'rder revoking or suspending a permit. Section 5. Resident Service Fee. A Mobile Home Park owner, in addition to any other fees provided herein, shall also pay a resident service fee of Two Dollars ($2.00) per month for each unit in actual occupancy at ~ . the park as of the first day of each month, and no later than the 10th of each month each owner shall pay the total fees and furnish the City a s~gned sworn statement showing the number of occupied units in the park as of the first day of that month. Such amount shall be subject to a" penalty of ten per cent (lO%) if paid later than the 10th of the month. Section 6. License Nontransferable; No Vested Rights. All licenses issued hereunder shall be nontransferable and nonrefundable and no vested, irrevocable right is conferred upon'issuance thereof by virtue of such issuance only. Section 7. Technical and Physical Requirements for Mobile Home Parks. --......., , ....... A. Plans required.; preparation; information; additional iiiiiiiiiiii ,~ plans. / -..:::~ -~~ e . Ordinance No. 811, Page 4. '. (1) Prior to any construction or installation of any building or utilities in a new or proposed mobile home park, and prior to any expansion' of any existing mobile home park, the owner or operator thereof shall file with the Pianning and Zoning Commission four (4) copies of a complete and detailed plan of the mobile home "park complying with the requirements of this chapter. In the event that an owner is not capable of developing plans and drawings acceptable to the Building Inspector then all plans pertaining to sewer disposal, water supply systems, street paving and drainage, electrical systems, park- e. , ' ing areas, and recreational facilities, shall be prepared by a licensed professional engineer familiar with the design of such ,systems and fa,cilities. Two (2) sets of such plans shall be provided to the Building Inspector for his review and approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission, one set to be returned to the City Clerk with any corrections or additions required and one set to remain in the Building Inspector's files. All plans shall be drawn to scale and com~letely dimensioned. The Build- ing Inspector shall refuse to examine any incomp~ete, unintelli- gible or inde~inite drawings. When such plans show compliance with the Ordinance and the other applicable ordinances of the ,~ . City of La Porte, they shall be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, and the Building Inspector shall be authorized to issue a building permit. All such construction and installa- tion shall comply with said plans as approved. (2) Plans for the design of the mobile home park shall clearly set forth the following information: (a) Name and address of the owner and operator. (b) Address, location and legal description of the property on which the mobile home park is to be located. (c) Extent of the area and dimensions of the mobile home park. ... ~ (d) Size, location and number of mobile home sites segregated as to areas for dependent and independent mobile homes, if both are 'to be accommodated. e '. Ordinance No. 811, P~ge 5. I. (e) Entrances, exits, driveways, walkways and roadways. (f) Number, size and location of automobile parking accommodations. (g), Plan of storage facilities for use of occupants of mobile home park, if any. (h) Plans showing the number, size, location and equipment of all service buildings and other proposed structures, if any. (i) Location, size and design of recreation areas, if any. (3) Plans for the mobile home parks shall be accompanied by additional plans showing: . (a) Method and details of rubbish storage and disposal. (b) Method, details and plan of sewage disposal. (c) Plan and detail of water system. (d) Plans and detail for electrical system and lighting of the mobile home park. B. Required Standards and Specifications. (1) Area, site, size, roads and parking. (a) The area of a mobile home park shall not be less than two (2) acres, exclusive of alleys. (b) Each mobile home site shall contain not less than two thousand (2,000) square feet of area, excluding the area. requirements for any off street vehicular parking. . (c) Pickup Coach (Camper) sites shall. contain not less than eight hundred (800) square feet of area. (d) All mobile home sites shall abut a hard J surfaced roadway having a minimum width of twenty (20) feet providing that off street vehicular parking is provided or a minimum width of twenty-eight (28) feet if on street parking is used. (e) Vehicular parking for mobile home sites shall be provided within the park in an amount equal to two (2) spaces, each of which shall be not less than ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet for each mobile home site. Vehicular parking may be provided on each site or in separate parking areas. Such area shall be in addition to the . minimum area required for each mobile home site. ....... (f) Mobile home parks shall not be constructed in a No..l Fire Zone. e . Ordinance No. 811, Page 6. . (g) No mobile home shall be parked closer than thirty (30) feet to any property line abutting a residential district, nor clo;ser"than twenty-five (25) feet to any public street, or any street facing a residential district. (h) Minimum spacing between mobile homes or campers will be eighteen (18) feet whether parked side by side or end to end. (2) Specifications for service buildings, facilities and services: All dependent mobile home parks and all camper parks shall" provide a service building as follows: ..' . ._.'!oo (a) Plans showing floor plan, location of plumbing, electrical plans, type heating and cooling plans, and lighting facilities shall be inclUded with the application for building permit. (b) Plumbing facilities shall be provided in the following ratios for dependent mobile homes or camper parks, installed in accordance with present city ordinances. Separate facilities will be provided for men and women. MALES FEMALES Q) rn rn rn .-IQ) Q) Q) .,..f +I .r-! 'r-! ..Q .r-! rn rn I-l rn rn rn I-l OU) +I .-I 0 I-l +I I-l 0 ::s I-l Q) ld +I Q) I-l Q) Q) +I Q) Q) rn ~ ld ~ Q) rn ~ ld . !:: +10 .r-! > 0 +10 0 > o 0 ld.-l I-l ld ..c:: ld.-l ..c:: ld z::r: :3:U ::> ...:l U) ~u U) ...:l 2-.20 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 a 21-30 3 1 3 2 4 2 3 31-40 4 1 4 2 5 2 4 ., 4~...;50 5 2 5 4 6 4 5 51-60 6 2 6 4 7 4 6 61-70 7 2 7 5 8 5 7 Over 70 add one additional water closet and lavatory for each sex for each addi- tional ten (10) mobile home sites or fraction thereof. (For males, urinals may be substituted up to 1/3 of the additional water closets required.) Add one additional shower for each sex for each additional twenty (20) sites or fraction thereof. ~ (c) Water connections for individual mobile homes shall be provided and located on the same side of the site as the sewer lateral and shall consist of a riser at least four (4) inches above the ground surface with two (2) one-half (1/2) inch valved outlets threaded for screw on connections. - e . Ordinance No. 811, Page 7. :. (d) No water line shall be installed closer laterally than three (3) feet to any sewer line. Whenever sewer lines and water lines cross, no joints or couplings will be made any closer than six (6) feet from point of crossover. No water line shall be installed closer than ten (10) feet to ani septic tank drain field. (e) Sewer laterals shall be provided at each site, be trapped, terminated above grade on the same side of the site as the water connection and pe at least four (4) inches in diameter. l\. leak proof system for connecting to mobile home drainage systems will be used. When not in use the sewer inlet will be plugged with a gas-tight sewer stopper. -. (f) All utilities on the site for direct service to the user shall be installed underground. Section 8. Operational Requirements for Mobile Home Parks. A. General requirements. (1) Park areas shall be well drained, free from trash, and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. (2) Service buildings shall be well ventilated and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. (3) Parks shall be kept free of rodents and vermin. (4) A minimum of two (2) candle-foot of light shall '. be provided for all common driveways, roadways and walkways within the mobile home park. (5) Garbage and rubbish will be handled and disposed of in accordance with applicable city garbage department ordi- nance.s. (6) Occupied mobile homes shall be parked only on sites intended for'that purpose. (7), Occupants of mobile homes shall keep in a clean and sanitary condition the site which they occupy. (8) It shall be unlawful for more than one family to U$e the same mo~ile home, for living or sleeping quarters. (9) The mobile home park shall maintain an office . ..'W" within the park with a resident manager or owner in charge. - . Ordinance No. 811, Page 8. .It B. Permitted Structures. (1) Cabanas may be located on only one side of a mobile home. (2) Awnings of metal or canvas are permitted. c. Fire Protection. (1) Parks shall have access to a public street by directly abutting thereon or by means of a private road for access by fire fighting apparatus. (2) The physical layout of any park will be such . that will permit fire department apparatus to approach within one hundred (100) feet of any part of any mobile home therein. (3) Clearance: Mobile homes shall be so located V within the park that no less than eighteen (18) feet is main- tained between mobile homes parked side by side or end to end. (4) Electrical Systems (a) Electrical systems shall be of an approved type and installed in accordance with applicable city ordinances. The electrical supply facilities shall have adequate capacity to serve the maximum connected load subject to the demand factor. ~. (b) Facilities will be provided for electrical supply to each mobile home with accessible means of disconnecting. Each mobile home will be provided with a grounded type switch box or supply receptacle provided with appropriate size fuses or circuit breakers. (c) Direct burial type wire between the grounded switch box and the mobile home disconnect or park box will be not less than number six (#6) stranded copper for mobile home parks and not less than number ten (#10) stranded copper for pickup coach (camper) parks. Electrical connections between electrical supply and the mobile home shall be made only by the park owner or manager. (5) Liquefied petroleum gas tanks will be filled only by qualified personnel of the gas company. (6) Natural gas will be connected to mobile homes only by personnel of the natural gas company, or park owner or . manager. . . Ordinance No. 811, Page 9. .. (7) Rubbish and Weeds: The Park operator shall maintain the entire area of the park free of rubbish, brush, leaves and weeds. (8) Empty fuel containers: Tenants shall not place empty fuel containers under their units. These containers shall be left in place if their unit is so designed for more than one container. If the unit is not designed for more than one container, empty fuel containers shall be stored in desig- nated areas. (9) Traffic regulations: Operators of vehicular equipment shall observe the traffic signs and signals. '. Section 9. ,penalty. Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation violating any provision of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than Twenty-five ($25.00) Dollars nor more than Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars, and each day of such violation shall be deemed as a separate offense. Section 10. Repealing of Conflicting Ordinances. All ordinances or part of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. However, the City of La Porte Zoning ". Ordinance as the same now exists, or as the same may hereafter be amended from time to time, is hereby expressly saved from repeal. Wherever the City of La Porte Zoning Ordinance, as the same now exists or as the same may be amended from time to time, requires higher standards than are required in this Ordinance, the provisions of the said City of La Porte Zoning Ordinance shall govern. Wherever the provisions of this Ordinance require a higher standard than is required by the said City of, La Porte Zoning Ordinance, as the same now exists, or as the same may hereafter be amended from time to time, the provisions of this Ordinance shall govern. Without limitation -!'r~. - .~ of the foregoing, nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be . . Ordinance No. 811, Page 10. ,.., deemed to waive the requirement for appropriate zoning or re-zoning of any tract or parcel of land for mobile home park purposes, before issuance of any mobile home park permit. Section 11. Saving Clause. I.f any section, paragraph, clause or sentence shall be decl~red void and unenforceable or unconstitutional, it is hereby declared to be: the intention of the Commission that the remainder of such Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Section 12. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in . force from and after its passage, approval and publication as required by law. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 13th day of January, A.D. 1969. ATTEST: , ~ 0~ C~ ~, . - '--- :,.,