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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 98-10 - Zoning Manufactured HomesORDINANCE NO. - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE PASSED AND ADOPTED ON THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1968, TO REVISE THE MANUFACTURED HOME PARK USE SECTION OF PART TWO, DISTRICT REGULATIONS AND AMEND OTHER SECTIONS OF THE ORDINANCE AS NEEDED; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS; INCLUDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; INCLUDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, finds that portions of its current Zoning Ordinance governing uses does not adequately address the manufactured home park use; and WHEREAS, this revision provides a means of allowing the manufactured home park use to be established in higher density residential areas of the City while protecting the integrity of the surrounding neighborhoods through design and operational criteria; and WHEREAS, this revision is being made to augment the first set of regulations for the Manufactured Home use that were adopted on an emergency basis in November of 1996; NOW, TIIEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are hereby found and declared to be true and correct, and are incorporated by reference herein and expressly made a part hereof, as if copied verbatim. The City Council hereby finds that this ordinance implements the following policies of the Century Plan - Policy Plan Element: 1. Housing Policy 10.0 which states "The City cooperates with builders, developers, and property owners to provide safe and adequate housing opportunities for all citizens"; and 2. Growth and Physical Development Policy 7.1 which states "The City's regulations implement the Policy Ends and provide the opportunity to seek change with reasonable effort and expense"; and further finds that the enactment of this ordinance is not inconsistent or in conflict with any other Century Plan Policies, as required by Section 2.03 of the Administrative Chapter of the Policy Plan, Zoning Ordinance Revision - Revised Manufactured Home Park Ordinance No. V40 Page 1 of 2 SECTION 2. Exhibit A relating to the addition of regulations regarding manufactured home parks is hereby adopted by the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas. SECTION 3. All ordinances and resolutions, or parts of ordinances and resolutions, in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed, and are no longer of any force and effect. SECTION 4. If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions, or application thereof, of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable. SECTION 5. Any person(s) or firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this ordinance, or shall fail to comply therewith, shall be deemed guilty of a Class C misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable. Each day a violation shall continue shall be deemed to be a separate offense to the maximum fine allowed by State law for Class C misdemeanors . SECTION 6. The City Council hereby declares that this Ordinance should be adopted on emergency passage. This ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect in ten (10) days on and after publication in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Georgetown. PASSED AND APPROVED on First Reading on the 10th day of February, 1998, PASSED AND APPROVED on Second Reading on the 24th day of February, 1998, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: Marianne Landers Banks City Attorney Zoning Ordinance Revision - Revised Manufactured Home Park Ordinance No. Page 2 of 2 THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN: By:tLEO WOOD Mayor Exhibit A Attached are the changes to the Zoning Ordinance that will be made with the adoption of this ordinance: Underlined text is new and will be added. i Section 2.14 Residential Manufactured Home (R -MH) 2.1401 Purpose and Intent. This district provides for the use of single family manufactured housing, as defined in this ordinance, on leased space within a Manufactured Home Park . 2.1402 Use regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes: A. Permitted Uses, 1. Manufactured Home Park, with all attendant services and facilities. 2. Single Family residences on individual lots, both site built and manufactured. 3. All other uses permitted in the R -S district. B. Conditional Uses 1. Mobile homes, as defined in Section 18 of this ordinance, are prohibited from being located within a Manufactured Home Park or on an individual single family residential lot unless the City Council agrees to the relocation of a unit that was legally located within the City limits prior to the adoption of this ordinance. Co Accessory Buildings and Uses. General accessory structures and uses shall be permitted in accordance with Section 8 of the Zoning Ordinance, 2.1403 Development Regulations A. The following are minimum development standards for a Manufactured Home Park parcel: 1) Parcel requirements: a.) Minimum size: 5 acres b) Minimum width: 100 feet c) Minimum depth: 120 feet d) Building setbacks: Front - 25 feet Exhibit A page #1 19a), V A tljp M /0 Side - 15 feet Rear - +5- 20 feet e) Coverage: Up to 60* 50% impervious coverage - Up to -40* 35 o building coverage 2) The following are minimum development standards for a Manufactured Home Park individual lease space: a) Minimum size: No minimum, however, all setbacks and other development requirements must be met. b) Minimum width: No minimum c) Minimum depth: No minimum d) Building setbacks: Front -20 25 feet Side - 48 15 feet total building"L separation, zero -lot line arrangement permitted. Rear - +0 20 feet toW butild separation, zero -lot line arrangement permitted -. T. 1': -2 spaces per 1' unit. Must meet all requirements ftekoneaeh lease .i 4) Landscaping: Ne requir went 20 % of parcel area and applicable buff eryard requirements. 5) Building height: Shall not exceed 40 feet or three (3) stories. B. The following conditions also apply to development of a Manufactured Home Park: 1) A Detailed Development Plan, as defined by the Subdivision Regulations and meeting all of the development criteria of that ordinance, must be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission and approved by the City Council. 2) Installation of a manufactured home must meet the manufacturers recommended installation requirements and must be performed by a State licensed installer. If those requirements cannot be obtained, installation must meet the State standards. Every effort shall be made to Exhibit A page #2 is : �. IWMIP fi y. ii_ _i i _i. •i "i_ :' f:. is W, Wi ORt is i' T. 1': -2 spaces per 1' unit. Must meet all requirements ftekoneaeh lease .i 4) Landscaping: Ne requir went 20 % of parcel area and applicable buff eryard requirements. 5) Building height: Shall not exceed 40 feet or three (3) stories. B. The following conditions also apply to development of a Manufactured Home Park: 1) A Detailed Development Plan, as defined by the Subdivision Regulations and meeting all of the development criteria of that ordinance, must be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission and approved by the City Council. 2) Installation of a manufactured home must meet the manufacturers recommended installation requirements and must be performed by a State licensed installer. If those requirements cannot be obtained, installation must meet the State standards. Every effort shall be made to Exhibit A page #2 minimize the'distance between the home and the ground -,-providing for only the minimum crawl space necessary to access the undercarriage of the unit. State inspection of the installation must be made. In addition, the property owner shall cause an inspection of the installation in accordance with the City Building Code to be made by the City Building Official prior to habitation of the housing unit. 3) Skirting or underpinning of the manufactured home unit is required to be of durable material that is complementary to the manufactured home unit. The property owner must ensure that any screening device is kept in good repair and condition for the life of the use. :. . tired homes :if : i; t6lity- easemettB =stbe provided s allow for of i' individtfai, metered1112tintenanee. Manufactured homes within parks must be individually forof of • g' • 1 water. an approved water, All I 1 the park mustbe constructed to public standards,— if exception that a mimmum. pavement area of 2-6 2.8 feet curb face to curb by the park ntamgement. in addition, maintenanee of the streets will beeome the property ii'r's respowibility. in the event that : park developer ishes to gate a private a Lreet, the gate =st rneet eme, getter i` `i ii' appi oval as part of ii' ".'si Planr eview f6r Mts of the Detailed Development • The locationof any park must be a minimum of 00 feet from right-of-way. i ,y choose to waive this requirement if they approve a Detailed Development Plan of an expansion of an existing park that is located within this area. Any i. i of an existing mobile homepark or ! home park must meet the standardsfor , ! home park, howeverpark notdesign continuescontinue operation provided the criteria of Chapter 4 of this ordinance • be Exhibit A page #3 6.304 Required Landscape Installation A. A minimum percentage of the total lot area of property on which development, construction or reconstruction occurs after the effective date of this article shall be devoted to landscape development in accordance with the following schedule. These requirements shall not apply to the development; construction or reconstruction of single-family detached or two (2) family residential structures except when such structures abut an -arterial street. Exceptions to this chapter may be granted to require a lesser amount of landscaping, by the Commission, if the aesthetic, buffering and environmental intent of this chapter is met, and the reduction of the landscape area results in the preservation of a natural feature having comparable value to the reduced landscape requirements. NOTE: The R -O district has separate landscaping requirements, see Section 2.11 for details. B. The landscaping shall be placed upon that portion of a tract or lot that is being developed. Fifty percent (50%) of the required landscaped area and required plantings shall be installed between the front property lines and the building being constructed. Undeveloped portions of a tract br lot shall not be considered landscaped, except as specifically approved by the Commission. _C. Credit for trees. In order to reward the preservation of existing Exhibit A page #4 ©RD TABLE A Required Landscaping Schedule Land Use Landscaping Required % of lot area Three (3) family structures 20 Multifamily structures 20 Manufactured Home Park 020 Office and professional uses 15 Commercial 10 Industrial or manufacturing 10 NOTE: The R -O district has separate landscaping requirements, see Section 2.11 for details. B. The landscaping shall be placed upon that portion of a tract or lot that is being developed. Fifty percent (50%) of the required landscaped area and required plantings shall be installed between the front property lines and the building being constructed. Undeveloped portions of a tract br lot shall not be considered landscaped, except as specifically approved by the Commission. _C. Credit for trees. In order to reward the preservation of existing Exhibit A page #4 ©RD TABLE 37030 Bufferyard Requirements Table B - Buffervard Requirements Zoning of Proposed Adjacent Existing Zonin Development A R -E R -S RM -1 RM -2 R -MH RM -3 R -P R-0 C-1 C2 -A C213 A t E E D C C B D B A A A A R -E' • k k M ♦ f s f k R t < R -S' ♦ f f k • RM -1 C E E A B B C A C D D D D RM -2 B E E D A A B D B C C C C R -MH *B +E +E AD +A 'A +B 'D =e AC •C 'C AC RM -3 A E E D C C A D A B B B B R -P C E E A B B C A C D D D D R-0 A E E D C C A D A B B B B C-1 B E E D C C C D B A A A A C -2A B E E D C C C D B A A A A C-213 B E E D C C C D B A A A A I B E E D C C C D B A A A A No bufferyard requirement Bufferyard required as per Section 6.304 Table C - Land use Classifications Land Use Class II Land Use Single Family Residences II Two & Three Family Residences Planned Unit Developments Non -Commercial Recreational III Religious Institutions Educational Institutions Public Buildings Multifamily Residences Manufactured Home Park or Mobile Home Park IV Offices Service Establishments Agricultural Exhibit A page #5 V General Retail Establishments Other Commercial Uses Research and Development Uses Wholesale and Warehousing Other Industrial Uses Parking Lots Arterial Streets Bufferyard requirements for properties adjacent to those located outside the City Limits are based on the following equivalencies between Zoning Classifications and Land Use Classes. Zoning A R -E RS RM -1 RM -2 R -MH RM -3 R -P R -O C-1 C -2A C -2B I Land Use Classes IV I I II III III IV II IV V V V V [Section 6.304 amended as shown by Ordinance #96-51] Exhibit A page #6 r OR