(A) No manufactured homes may be used or occupied as a residential dwelling within the city unless a permit for that use and occupancy has first been issued by the Director. All pre-owned manufactured homes must pass a property inspection report prepared by a licensed inspector before an occupancy permit will be issued. The completed property inspection report, a copy of which is attached to the ordinance codified herein as Appendix B, must be submitted at the time the application for occupancy permit is submitted.
(B) (1) If the Director denies an application to install a new HUD-code manufactured home for use and occupancy as a residential dwelling, it is deemed approved and granted unless the Director denies the application, in writing, within 45 days from the receipt of the application.
(2) The Director shall send the applicant a written denial of the application with the reasons for the denial.
(C) It shall be a condition of each manufactured home use and occupancy permit that the home be installed in accordance with all applicable federal and state regulations, specifically including regulations adopted under the State Manufactured Housing Standards Act, being Tex. Occupations Code, §§ 1204.001 et seq.
(D) Outside of manufactured home parks, it shall be an additional condition of each manufactured home use and occupancy permit that:
(1) Each manufactured home be skirted to conceal view of the undercarriage from all sides; and
(2) Each manufactured home be accompanied by an accessory building providing not less than 200 cubic feet of storage space.
(E) A manufactured home use and occupancy permit shall be of indefinite duration and shall remain in effect for so long as the manufactured home is not relocated and is maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of this chapter.
(F) A manufactured home use and occupancy permit may be revoked if:
(1) The manufactured home fails to connect to, or is disconnected from, the water, sewer, or electrical supply;
(2) The manufactured home becomes unsafe or uninhabitable; or
(3) The certificate of occupancy of the manufactured home park within which the home is located is revoked.
(G) Each application for issuance of a manufactured home use and occupancy permit must be on the form prescribed by the Director and must be accompanied by an application fee in the amount as set out in Appendix A at the end of this chapter.
(H) The application must include:
(1) The applicant's name, address, and telephone number;
(2) The make, model, and year of manufacture of the manufactured home;
(3) The number of each label attached to all separate transportable sections of the manufactured home attesting that the section has been manufactured and inspected in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
(4) The location at which the manufactured home is to be installed, including, as appropriate:
(a) The name and address of the licensed manufactured home park and the space in which the home will be installed; or
(b) The street address and lot and block location within a manufactured home subdivision where the home will be installed, as well as the name and address of the lot owner if different from the applicant.
(Ord. 06-0321, passed 3-21-2006) Penalty, see § 151.99