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Home My WebLink AboutRES 960711-W - Manufactured Housing P&ZRESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON ELEMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS FOR MANUFACTURED HOUSING WHEREAS, the City Council has held Policy Development/Review Workshops, on May 14, 1996 and on July 9, 1996 to discuss the development of standards for manufactured housing to be included in the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations; and WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission considered standards for lot size (density) and street width on July 2, 1996; and WHEREAS, the City Council has requested that the Planning and Zoning Commission develop a complete set of standards for manufactured housing; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this resolution 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 resolution implements the following Policies of the Century Plan - Policy Plan Element: 1. Housing Policy 1 which states: "The City, builders, developers and property owners provide safe and adequate housing opportunities for all household types"; and 2. Growth and Physical Development Policy 2, which states: "The City's regulations implement the policy statements and provide the opportunity to seek change with reasonable effort and expense"; and further finds that the adoption of this resolution 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. SECTION 2. The City Council instructs the Planning and Zoning Commission to include the following elements in the standards being developed for manufactured housing: (1) minimum space size for each house shall be 3,500 square feet; (2) the width of interior drives shall be a minimum of 28 feet; (3) all interior drives be open to the public; and (4) two points of ingress and egress be provided to insure adequate emergency access. Resolution No. 7`60 0 6' / 1 ZV Page 1 of 1 SECTION 3. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption. //A RESOLVED this'kl day of July, 1996. ATT T: THE CITY OF F GEORGE OWN: Sandra D. Lee By: EO WOOD City Secretary Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: cz_.'ice .Marianne Landers Banks City Attorney Resolution No. Page 1 of 1 Exhibit A City Council Recommended Manufactured Home Park Development Standards 1. Minimum Development Parcel Size, Dimension. Maximum Impervious Coverage, Building Coverage 2. Lease Space Setbacks/Minimum Dimensions 3. Parking 4. Landscaping/Open Space 5. Sidewalks and accessory storage 5 acres 25' front 2 spaces per unit. 20% of parcel area + No additional requirement for sidewalks 100' width, 120' depth 20' rear (or 10' next to commercial or industrial) This standards is currently required for all residential uses. applicable bufferyard. unless street standards are not met. 50% impervious cover 15' side(building seperation, no minimum setback per lease space side)* As with all other uses, parking must be located behind the This standard is currently Current public street standards only requirt / 35% building cover No minimum lease space size provided setbacks are met front building line of each lot/lease space. required for Multifamily sidewalks w/in 1,000 feet of schools or park These standards, except for parcel size, are the These standards are primarily the same as the current Multifamily standards. Additional common parking areas built to accommodate development. property for local streets. There is not a same as our current Multifamily standards and will * However, a provision allowing zero side lot/space line siting in order to guest parking, recreational vehicle parking, etc. are not Park land dedication will be separate, on-site sidewalk requirement for be applied on a parcel wide basis, not lease space maximize usable open space on what will probably be smaller lots than other currently required for other residential development, so it is required as is currently the Multifamily developments. by lease space basis. single family detached uses are required to have. not recommend for this use. case for all residential No additional/lessened requirement for The parcel size is larger than that required for No minimum individual lease space size, width or depth standards are necessary if However, if street width standards are not required to be met development. accessory structures. Multifamily because the manufactured home park the setback standards are met due to the standardized width of the manufactured and no on -street parking will be allowed, then a common use Accessory structures on permanent foundations use requires greater land area to accommodate home, which is limited to 18' due to transport concerns. parking area of 1 space per 4 units should be required. I must meet the lease space setback requirements even a small number of units to make it a viable that are currenity in place for other residential commercial development. uses. 6. Skirting 7. Foundation/Tie down S. Meet HUD Code Construction Standards, height standards 9. Individual meters 10. Public or Private Streets/ Integrated or not with other public streets Skirting that is All first time installations must meet the manufacturers instructions for installation and Any manufactured home installed within a manufactured home Must be individually metered. Open to the public and built to complementary to building all installations must meet State standards and be performed by a licensed installer. park developed under the Subdivision Regulations must meet the Currently, Multifamily units have public standards (minimum of 28' of exterior if "ground set" The State inspects all licensed installations, so the City does not have to make an inspection HUD construction code standards. individual meters and customers are pavement curb to curb) with at least foundations are not other than those for plumbing and mechanical hook-ups to the manufactured home units. Height limit of 40'. charged for utility usage individually. two entrances and exits. If the utilized. However, because the Building Code does have requirements regarding manufactured home The RM -2 District zoning restricts building height to 40'. The The same standard should apply to this developer chooses to gate the installation, for those installations that are made within the City limits, the City will make Subdivision Regulations, which will effect any development outside the use because it encourages individual streets, they cannot be classified as and inspection, in addition to the State's inspection. City limits, regulates height by requiring an increased side and rear conservation and ensures proper billing public and the gates can only be The State standards and manufacturers standards do not require that the lowest profile setback if the structure is above 35' when located adjacent to to individual users. closed between the hours of 10 p.m. installation be utilized. If a low profile method were to be by the City it would mean that commercial and above 20' when located next to residential. and 6 a.m. Any gate must meet special grading would have to be down at each lease space in order to accomodate access to emergency services personnel the underside of the manufactured home unit. The additional cost would be significant. I approval prior to installation