Ordinance No. 919s
ORDINANCE NO. 919
MOBILE HOMES
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 460 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGULATING THE CONSTRUCTION,
OPERATION AND'MAINTENANCE OF MOBILE HOME PARKS IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN; REQUIR-
ING A CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION OR EXTENSION OF
MOBILE HOME PARKS AND PROVIDING FOR INSPECTIONS AND FEES; REQUIRING A LICENSE
FOR THE OPERATION OF A MOBILE HOME PARK AND PROVIDING FOR INSPECTIONS AND FEES;
REQUIRING THAT AN ANNUAL, A SEMI - ANNUAL OR A TEMPORARY PARKING PERMIT BE OB-
TAINED FOR ANY MOBILE HOME OR TRAVEL TRAILER OCCUPYING A STAND IN A MOBILE
HOME PARK AND PROVIDING FOR INSPECTIONS AND FEES; ESTABLISHING A MOBILE HOME
REVIEW BOARD AND PROVIDING FOR APPEALS; ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUC-
TION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF MOBILE HOME PARKS; PROVIDING THAT OWNERS OR
OPERATORS OF EXISTING MOBILE HOME PARKS SHALL BE PERMITTED A PERIOD OF TIME AS
HEREIN PROVIDED TO OPERATE A MOBILE HOME PARK WITHOUT OBTAINING A LICENSE;
REGULATING MOBILE HOMES AND TRAVEL TRAILERS OUTSIDE OF MOBILE HOME PARKS; CON-
TAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING A PENALTY
PROVISION AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.
Section I. That Sections 30 -1 through 30 -46 of the Code of Ordinances
be, and the same is hereby amended so that It shall hereafter read as follows,
to -wit:
Section 30
Mobile Home Parks
Section 30 -1. Definitions.
The following terms, phrases and words as used in this chapter shall
have the following respective definitions:
A. Annual parking permit means a permit required for any mobile home or travel
trailer which is occupying a stand in a mobile home park and which permit
is valid for the period from January I through December 31 of the year of
Issuance.
B. Board means the Mobile Home Review Board as established by the Ordinance.
C. Building Official is the Chief Inspector of the City.
D. Cash means United States currency or coin or a cashier's or certified check
or a postal money order.
City means the City of Baytown, Texas.
Construction permit means the permit required for the construction, alteration
or extension of any mobile home park in the city.
Construction permittee means the person to whom a construction permit has
been issued.
Current parking permit means a valid, unexpired, annual,'semi- annual or
temporary parking permit.
E. Director of Public Works means the Director of the Department of Public
Works and Engineering of the City.
F. Expandable room means an enclosed or a semi - enclosed room or roofed portion
which expands outward from the basic mobile Home by means of rollers, hinges
or other devices or arrangements but which is designed as a structural portion
of the mobile home and which is carried on, or within, the mobile home while
traveling.
G. health Officer means the Senior Sanitarian of the City.
H. Label means a metal inspection label or plate which has been permanently
affixed by the manufacturer or by an approved testing agency to a mobile
home or travel trailer or to equipment used in connection therewith and
which contains a serial number, if required, the specifications of the vehicle
or the equipment to which it is attached and which refers to any standards
that have been met in the construction of such vehicle or equipment.
License means a mobile home park operator's license.
Licensee means the person to whom a mobile home park operator's license has
been issued.
I. Manufacturer means the manufacturer of a mobile home or a travel trailer.
J. Mobile home means a portable vehicle constructed on a chassis and which has
been designed so that it may be occupied and used without a permanent founda-
tion. For the purpose of this chapter, a mobile home shall mean a single
family dwelling unit suitable for year -round occupancy and which has pro-
vision for electrical and water connections and which provides for waste
disposal in compliance with the Plumbing Code requirements for dwellings.
Such vehicle shall be eligible for registration and licensing by the State
of Texas for operation on the public streets and highways.
K. Mobile home lot means a parcel or tract of land for the placement of a
single mobile home and the exclusive use of its occupants and which is
located in a mobile home subdivision approved by the Planning Commission
of the City. This is to be distinguished from a mobile home stand and site
located within a mobile home park.
L. Mobile Home Park means a tract or parcel of land used for rental occupancy
by two or more mobile homes.
M. Mobile home sales lot means a parcel or tract of land which is used by a
mobile home dealer for the sale, lease or renting of mobile homes or travel
trailers.
N. Mobile home stand means that part of a mobile home park which has been im-
proved for the placement of the mobile home including all required appurtenant
structures and having provision for available utility connections.
0. Occupant means the person or persons who occupy a mobile home or travel
trailer in a mobile home park. Owner means the owner or lessee, whether
one or more, of the premises on which a mobile home park is operated when
such person is not a licensee.
P. Overnight parking means the use of a mobile home park for a period not to
exceed seven (7) days by a travel trailer or mobile home, provided that if
said use exceeds seven (7) days, a valid annual, semi - annual, or temporary
parking permit is required and the beginning date shall be the initial date
of occupancy of the mobile home park. No permit or fee shall be required by
the City for the temporary use of a mobile home park for a period of seven (7)
days or less.
Q. Parking permit means an annual, semi - annual or temporary parking permit.
R. Person means a natural person, his heirs, executors, administrators or
assigns, and shall also include a firm, partnership or corporation, its
successors or assigns, or the agent of any of the aforesaid.
S. Semi - annual parking permit means a permit required for any mobile home or
travel trailer which has been placed upon a stand in a mobile home park and
which is valid for the period from January I through June 30 or for the
period from July I through December 31 of the year of issuance.
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T. Service building means a structure housing toilet facilities, lavatories,
bathing facilities, and such other facilities as may be required or per-
mitted under the provisions of this chapter and which is used in connection
with the operation of a mobile home park.
U. Sewer connection means the connection consisting of the pipes, fittings and
appurtenances from the drain outlet of the mobile home or travel trailer
to the inlet of the corresponding sewer riser pipe or the sewerage system
serving the mobile home park.
V. Sewer riser means that portion of the pipe of the sewer lateral which
extends vertically to the ground elevation and terminates at each mobile
home stand.
W. Temporary parking permit means a permit which may be used in lieu of an
annual or a semi - annual parking permit and which is valid for thirty days
from the date of issuance.
X. Travel trailer means a portable vehicle built on a chassis and designed as
a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation and vacation use and which has
been permanently identified by the manufacturer. When such a vehicle has
been equipped by the manufacturer for use on public streets and highways,
the body of such vehicle shall not exceed eight feet in width but may be
of any length, provided its gross weight does not exceed 4,500 pounds, or
a travel trailer may be of any height, provided its length does not exceed
29 feet, exclusive of the tongue. The term travel trailer shall also be
deemed to include all other portable contrivances other than mobile homes
used or intended to be used generally for living and sleeping quarters and
which may be moved under its own power, towed, or transported by another
vehicle.
Y. Utilities means the water, sewage, gas or electrical distribution system,
which are available for connection to mobile homes or travel trailers in
mobile home parks.
Z. Utility connection means the connection of available utilities in a mobile
home park to a mobile home or travel trailer placed on a mobile home stand
in a mobile home park.
AA. Vehicle means a mobile home or a travel trailer unless the context in which
the word is used indicates that another meaning is intended.
BB. Water connection means the connection of the pipes, fittings and appurtenances
from the water riser pipe to the water inlet pipe for the water distribution
system of a mobile home or travel trailer.
Section 30 -2. Construction permit required for mobile home parks.
2.1. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, alter or extend
any mobile home park within the corporate limits of the City of Baytown unless he
shall first have obtained a mobile home park construction permit therefor from the
City.
2.2. Application for such permit shall be made to the building official
in triplicate and the following information and items shall be furnished:
1. Name and address of applicant.
2. Interest of the applicant in the mobile home park.
3. Location and legal description of the mobile home park.
4. Complete engineering plans and specifications in triplicate for
the proposed park showing:
(a) The area and dimensions of the tract of land.
(b) A plat or map of the proposed mobile home park showing
the number, location and size of all mobile home sites,
stands, locations and widths of roadways and walkways,
service buildings and other proposed structures.
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(c) The location of water and sewer lines and riser pipes.
(d) Plans and specifications for the water supply and refuse
and sewage disposal facilities.
(e) Plans and specifications for all buildings to be constructed
within the mobile home park .
(f) The location and details of lighting and electrical systems.
2.3. A separate permit shall be required for the building, electrical,
plumbing and driveway - sidewalk and other permits when required.
2.4. Any person who has been denied a mobile home park permit may
appeal such denial by following the same procedure provided for an appeal from a
license denial, revocation or suspension by the Building Official.
Section 30 -3. Mobile Home Park Operator's License Required.
3.1. It shall be unlawful to establish, maintain or operate a mobile
home park without first securing a mobile home park license therefor.
3.2. As an exception to the requirement for a license, and as limited
hereinafter, the owner or operator of an existing mobile home park will be permitted
to continue operation of such park for a period of six months from the effective
date of this chapter without obtaining a license therefor upon the following con-
ditions:
(a) He shall make application for a license, paying the required
fee therefor within 90 days from the effective date of this
Chapter.
(b) Upon receipt of his application, an investigation and inspec-
tion will be made of the existing mobile home park.
(c) The applicant will not be required to make any modification
or changes in his existing mobile home park if the variance
from the requirements of this Chapter is not dangerous to
life, health and safety of the public.
(d) The Building Official shall furnish to the applicant in
writing a list of any necessary changes or modifications in
the existing mobile home park and it shall be the duty of
the applicant to commence making such changes in good faith.
3.3. For good cause, the Building Official may extend the period for
completion of such necessary changes or modifications for one additional period of
six months, but in no event will an existing mobile home park be permitted to con-
tinue operations, if, at the end of one year from the effective date of this chapter,
the owner thereof has not obtained a mobile home park license. The owner or operator
of an existing mobile home park shall be entitled to appeal any required changes or
modifications and any denial of an extension of time for such changes or modifica-
tions to the Board by following the procedure that is provided for appeals for
license denials, revocations or suspensions by the Building Official, but the Board
shall have no authority to extend the period for completion beyond one year from
the effective date of this ordinance.
3.4. (a) It shall be unlawful for any mobile home park owner or operator
to continue operating any mobile home park unless he shall
have made application for a mobile home park operator's
license as provided herein within 90 days from the effective
date hereof.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any mobile home park occupant to
continue occupying a mobile home or a travel trailer located
in a mobile home park which has not been duly licensed by the
City or the owner or operator or which has not, within 90 days
from the effective date of this ordinance, made application
for a mobile home park operator's license. A 10 -day notice
of such failure of the owner or operator of an existing mobile
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home park shall be given to the occupants of such mobile,home
park and the failure, refusal or neglect of such occupant or
occupants to remove their mobile home or travel trailer there-
from, or to cease occupying such mobile home or travel trailer
within said 10 -day period shall constitute an offense.
3.5. Licenses shall be valid for a period of one year beginning on
July I of each year and shall be renewable annually during the month of June. A non-
refundable license application investigation fee of $25 shall accompany each applica-
tion for a license, provided, such investigation fee will be allowed as a credit upon
the license if it is granted. The license fee and annual license renewal fee shall be
determined by the following fee schedule:
2 through 15 mobile home stands . . . . . . . . . . $25.00
16 through 40 mobile home stands . . . . . . . . . . $50.00
41 through 60 mobile home stands . . . . . . . . . . $75.00
61 through 80 mobile home stands . . . . . . . . . .$100.00
Each stand in excess of 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1.00 each
Section 30 -4.
4.1. It shall be unlawful for any person to occupy a mobile home or
travel trailer in a mobile home park without first securing a parking permit therefor
except that no permit will be required for the use of a mobile home park for a period
of seven (7) days or less.
4.2. It shall be unlawful for any person to occupy a mobile home or
travel trailer in a mobile home park unless such vehicle has first been connected to
the utilities available in such park.
4.3. It shall be unlawful for the occupant of a mobile home or travel
trailer to connect or permit such vehicle to be connected to the available utilities in
a mobile home park or for such vehicle to remain so connected, without first securing
a parking permit except that no permit will be required for the use of a mobile home
park for a period of seven (7) days or less.
4.4. It shall be the responsibility of the mobile home park licensee,
his agents or employees, to notify the office of the Chief Inspector of the City of
Baytown when any mobile home or travel trailer is to be connected to the available
utilities in the mobile home park operated by the licensee. Failure to perform such
notification shall constitute a misdemeanor under the terms of this ordinance.
4.5. An annual parking permit shall be valid for the period from
January I through December 31 of the year of issuance. A semi - annual parking permit
shall be valid for the period from January I through June 30, or July I through
December 31 of the year of issuance. An annual or a semi- annual parking permit may
be issued only by the City and such permits may not be issued by licensees or mobile
home dealers. Application for an annual parking permit or a semi- annual parking permit
shall be made to the Building Official. A cash fee of $25 shall be paid for an annual
permit and no proration shall be allowed for any elapsed period of time in the year
of issuance. A cash fee of $15 shall be paid for a semi - annual parking permit. This
fee will be prorated by allowing a credit of $2.50 for each elapsed month in the period
of issuance. Applications may be made by mail to the Building Official.
If the mobile home stays within the City of Baytown less than one
month, a refund may be made for all but $5 of the semi - annual or annual fees paid. If
the period of time is more than one month but less than six, the City shall, upon re-
quest, refund $10 of any annual fee paid.
4.6. A temporary parking permit may be used in lieu of an annual or
a semi- annual parking permit and it shall be valid for a period of 30 days from the
date of issuance. A temporary parking permit may be obtained from the building
official in the same manner as an annual or semi - annual parking permit upon payment
of a $5 cash fee. In addition, a temporary parking permit may be obtained from any
licensee or mobile home dealer who elects to issue such temporary parking permits
and who follows the requirements herein for such issuance.
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4.7. A licensee or mobile home dealer may issue temporary parking
permits in accordance with the following procedure and requirements:
I. One or more temporary parking permits will be delivered to the
licensee or mobile home dealer upon payment of $5 for each
permit. Such permit shall be numbered and receipts in quad-
ruplicate, similarly numbered to correspond with each temporary
permit, will be delivered to the licensee or mobile home dealer.
2. When a temporary parking permit is issued by a licensee or mobile
home dealer, such permit shall be legibly dated in ink on the
date of issuance. In addition, the licensee or mobile home dealer
shall furnish a receipt therefor to the purchaser, which receipt
shall contain the purchaser's name, date of issuance, license plate
number, State of issuance of license plate and year of license
of the mobile home or travel trailer, together with such other
information as the building official may from time to time require
by the form of the temporary parking permit receipts.
4.8. The licensee or mobile home dealer shall deliver or cause to
be delivered to the building official two copies of the temporary parking permit
receipt within 48 hours from the date of issuance of such permit, provided, this
requirement may be complied with by mailirg to the building official such receipts
within 24 hours from the time of issuance of such permit. In the computation of
the period of time within which the City's copies of the receipt must be delivered
or mailed to the building official, Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays will
be excluded so as to afford this additional time for compliance with this require-
ment.
4.9. Licensees and mobile home dealers shall retain their copy of the
temporary parking permit receipt and such receipt shall be available for inspec-
tion during reasonable hours.
4.10. A parking permit may be assigned in connection with the sale,
lease, or renting of a mobile home or travel trailer or a permit holder may transfer
a parking permit from one vehicle to another. Application for such assignment or
transfer shall be made to the building official who shall furnish the necessary
forms. A service charge of $.50 will be made for each transfer or assignment.
This provision is not to be construed as requiring an assignment of a parking
permit from the seller in whose name the parking permit has been issued to the
purchaser provided the seller has delivered to the purchaser his receipt for such
parking permit.
4.11. The City will make no refund for temporary parking permits which
have been lost, destroyed or stolen prior to issuance by a licensee or mobile home
dealer, but if a temporary parking permit has been defaced or damaged prior to
issuance and satisfactory proof thereof is presented to the building official,
replacements therefor may be issued by the building official upon payment of a
service charge of $.50 for each permit replaced. In no event shall a replacement
permit be issued unless the unissued receipt applicable to the damaged or defaced
permit is surrendered to the building official. No cash refund shall be made under
any circumstances.
4.12. The sale of temporary parking permits by licensees or mobile home
dealers who desire to participate is solely for their convenience and the convenience
of mobile home and travel trailer occupants and purchasers and no fee whatever will
be paid or allowed to any licensee or mobile home dealer for the issuance of such
permits.
4.13. If the building official is furnished satisfactory proof that
a parking permit which has been issued has been lost, destroyed or defaced, he may
issue a replacement permit for the unexpired term of such permit upon payment of
a service charge of $.50. The building official may prescribe such forms and
requirements as he may from time to time find necessary to insure that no replace-
ment parking permit is improperly issued.
4.14. The building official is hereby authorized to prescribe the
form of parking permits and to require that additional relevant information be
furnished either in the application for parking permits, upon the face or back
of the parking permit or upon the receipt thereof. The building official is
further hereby authorized to designate the place on or within a mobile home or
travel trailer that a parking permit shall be affixed or replaced and the failure,
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refusal or neglect of a parking permit holder to comply with this requirement
shall constitute an offense and the building official is hereby authorized to
disconnect or cause to be disconnected the available utilities in a mobile home
park from such vehicie.
30 -5. Inspection of Mobile Home Park.
5.1. The inspecting authority shall make such inspection as are
necessary to insure compliance with the provisions of this Chapter.
5.2. By the acceptance of the license, the licensee shall be deemed
to authorize the inspection of a mobile home park at all reasonable hours. Such
hours shall usually be during normal working hours and failure to permit such
inspection shall be a ground for suspension or revocation of the license. Where
there is reason to believe a violation may exist before or after the hours of
normal inspection, the building official may authorize special inspections at any
time; provided, however, nothing herein shall prohibit inspection for valid park-
ing permits at any time.
5.3. Failure or refusalof a mobile home park occupant to permit
inspection by the inspecting authority, or to permit the licensee to make necessary
repairs or alterations in compliance with the requirements of the inspecting
authority shall constitute a ground for disconnection of the utilities serving
such mobile home. The mobile home occupant shall have the right to appeal any
decision, order or action of the building official or the inspecting authority by
following the same procedure provided for appeals from license denials, suspensions
or revocations by the building official.
30 -6. Written notices of violations to be cumulative of Penal
Provisions.
6.1. The inspecting authority may issue written notice of violations
to the licensee or his agent, or to any owner or operator of a mobile home park
operating without a license during the first year from the effective date of this
chapter, or to any mobile home park occupant, setting out the particular violation
and setting out a time for making the necessary correction or repair. The person
receiving such a notice shall have the right of appeal from license denials, sus-
pensions or revocations by the building official. The provision for written notices
shall be cumulative of the Penal provisions hereinafter provided and the issuance
of a written notice shall not prevent the filing of a criminal charge for violation
of the provisions of this Chapter.
30 -7. Appeals from decisions of Building Official, etc.
7.1. Any person whose application for a license has been denied by
the building official shall have the right to appeal such decision to the Board
by mailing postpaid or delivering to the City Manager, City Hall, Baytown, Texas,
written notice of appeal within ten days after he has been notified of such denial.
7.2. The building official shall have authority to suspend or re-
voke licenses or to order utility disconnections for the following violations of
the provisions of this Chapter:
I. A license may be suspended for any period of time up to
six months for a violation affecting the health, safety
or welfare of occupants of a mobile home or of other persons
or property.
2. A license may be revoked for a violation which is dangerous
to l i fe.
3. For a violation of the provisions of this chapter not
deemed to require a license suspension or revocation, the
utility connection servicing any stand or stands, or any
structure in a mobile home park, may be disconnected or
caused to be disconnected, provided, a utility disconnection
may be ordered in connection with a license suspension or
revocation as to all or any part of a mobile home park if
necessary to protect life or property.
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7.3.
I. After the period of suspension, a suspended license will
be reinstated by the building official upon a showing of
ability and willingness by the licensee to comply with the
provisions of this chapter.
2. A person whose license has been revoked may apply for a
new license six months after such revocation by making a
new application and paying the required fee therefor. Before
granting such new license, the building official shall require
the applicant to show ability and willingness to comply with
the provisions of this chapter.
3. No sale, transfer or assignment of a revoked license or of
a license during the period of suspension will be recognized
by the City, provided, a person whose license has been sus-
pended or revoked may sell, transfer or assign his interest
in the premises, if any, to another person who may then make
application for a license to operate the mobile home park.
If it is shown by the applicant that he has had no responsible
connection with the mobile home park, he will be eligible for
the granting of a new license and if a new license is granted,
the new licensee may commence to operate the mobile home park
upon issuance of the license.
Where a person whose license has been suspended or revoked has no interest
in the premises other than by agreement with the owner or owners of the premises,
such person may advise the City in writing of his withdrawal from any further connec-
tion with the mobile home park. In this event, and if it be shown that the owner
or owners had no responsible connection with the actual operation and maintenance
of the mobile home park, a new application may be made by any person other than the
person whose license was suspended or revoked and if the new license is granted,
the new licensee may commence to operate the Mobile Home Park upon issuance of the
license.
7.4 Appeals.
Any license revocation or suspension, or any order for a utility
disconnection, or any decision, order or action taken by the
building official may be appealed by any person affected by the
decision, order or action to the Board by filing written notice
of appeal within ten days from the date of notice of such action
by mailing postpaid or delivering such notice to the City Manager,
City Hall, Baytown, Texas. When such a written appeal has been
made within ten days, a license suspension or revocation, or any
decision or action by the building official will be held in abey-
ance and such person will be given a hearing before the Board,
provided, any utility disconnection shall not be reconnected
unless authorized by the Board after a hearing.
30 -8. Mobile Home Review Board.
8.1. There is hereby created a Mobile Home Review Board conisiting of
five members.
8.2. All members shall be appointed by the City Council. Membership
on the Board shall be as follows:
I. Property owners of the City of Baytown.
2. A licensed master plumber in good standing.
3. A licensed mobile home park operator in good standing.
The Fire Marshal and the Chief Building Inspector are designated as ex-
officio members. The five regular members will choose a chairman from among them-
selves.
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8.3. Appointments, removals, etc.
The first appointment to the positions on the Review Board created
hereunder shall be made immediately after the final adoption hereof, and appoint-
ments thereafter shall be made on or before January 2 of each year and shall take
effect on that date. The original appointments to the Board small expire on the
next succeeding January 2. Thereafter, each member of the Board shall serve for
a term of three years and until his successor has been appointed and qualified.
Any member of the Board shall be subject to removal from his position on the Board
at any time by the City Council.
Whenever any position on the Board becomes vacant by reason of death,
resignation or removal, such vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term of
the member being replaced. Should a vacancy occur on the Board, the City Council
shall appoint another qualified person to serve the unexpired term of such position.
8.4. Three members of the Board present at any meeting shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of all business of the Board and a majority vote of
those members present at any meeting shall prevail.
8.5. Appeals to the Board shall be set for hearing within fifteen days
from the date notice of appeal was received by the Chairman whenever possible. Such
hearings may be continued from time to time until completed, but a final decision
shall be made within thirty days from the date notice of appeal was received by the
Chairman unless by consent or request of the person appealing, a nearing is set
for or continued beyond such thirty day period.
8.6. The Board shall have authority to affirm, modify or reverse the
decision or action of the building official. The building official, a licensee,
or any person who appeals a decision or action of the building official may appeal
a decision or action of the Board to the City Council by mailing postpaid or deliver-
ing to the City Secretary written notice of appeal addressed to the Mayor and City
Council, City Hall, Baytown, Texas, within ten days after he has been notified of
the decision of the Board.
8.7. A license suspension, revocation, utility disconnection order, or
other decision or action of the building official which has been upheld by the Board
shall be immediately effective, subject, however, to the right of the person affected
thereby to appeal to the City Council as provided above. The decision of the City
Council on any appeals from the Board to the City Council shall be final.
30-9. Environmental, Open Space and Access Requirements.
9.1. General Requirements.
Condition of soil, ground water level, drainage and topography shall not
create hazards to the property or the health or safety of the occupants. The site
shall not be exposed to objectionable adverse influences, and no portion subject
to unpredictable and /or sudden flooding, subsidence or erosion shall be used for
any purpose which would expose persons or property to hazards.
9.2. Soil and Ground Cover Requirements.
Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every mobile home park shall be
paved, or covered with stone screenings, or other solid material, or protected with
a vegetative growth that is capable of preventing soil erosion and of eliminating
objectionable dust.
9.3. Site Drainage Requirements.
The ground surface in all parts of every mobile home park shall be graded
and equipped to drain all surface water in a safe, efficient manner.
9.4. Park Areas for Nonresident Uses.
a. No part of any park shall be used for nonresidential purposes,
except such uses that are required for the direct servicing and
well being of park residents and for the management and maintenance
of the park.
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b. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to prohibit
the sale of a mobile home located on a mobile home stand and
connected to the utilities.
9.5. Required Separation Between Mobile Homes in Mobile Home Parks
a. Mobile homes shall be separated from each other and from other
buildings and structures by at least ten (10) feet on the sides
and end -to -end clearance of ten (10) feet.
b. An accessory structure which has a horizontal area exceeding 25
square feet, is attached to a mobile home or located within 10 feet
of its window, and has an opaque top or roof that is higher than
the nearest window shall, for purposes of all separation requirements,
be considered to be part of the mobile home.
9.6. Required Recreation Areas
a. In all parks accommodating or designed to accommodate 25 or more
mobile homes, there shall be not less than one recreation area
which shall be easily accessible to all park residents.
b. The size of such recreation areas shall be based upon a minimum
of 100 square feet for each mobile home stand. No outdoor recrea-
tion area shall contain less than 2,500 square feet.
c. Recreation areas shall be so located as to be free of traffic hazards
and should, where the topography permits, be centrally located.
9.7. Required Setbacks, Buffer Strips and Screening in Mobile Home Parks
a. All mobile homes shall be located at least 10 feet from any property
boundary line abutting upon a public street or highway and at least
five (5) feet from interior property boundary lines.
b. There shall be a minimum distance of 10 feet between individual
mobile home and 4 feet from adjoining pavement of a park street,
or common parking area, or other common areas.
c. All mobile home parks located adjacent to industrial, commercial, or
residential land uses shall be provided with screening such as fences
or natural growth along the property boundary line separating the
park and such adjacent nonresidential uses.
9.8. Park Street System
a. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: All mobile home parks shall be provided
with safe and convenient vehicular access from abutting public
streets or roads to the internal parking area or mobile home stand.
Alignment and gradient shall be properly adapted to topography.
b. ACCESS: Access to mobile home parks shall be designed to minimize
congestion and hazards at the entrance or exit and allow free move-
ment of traffic on adjacent streets. The entrance road connecting
the park streets with a public street or road shall have a minimum
road pavement width of 34 feet where parking is permitted on both
sides, or a minimum road pavement width of 27 feet where parking is
limited to one side. Where the primary entrance road is more than
100 feet long and does not provide access to abutting mobile home
lots within such distance, the minimum road pavement width may be
24 feet, provided parking is prohibited at both sides.
C. INTERNAL STREETS: Surfaced roadways shall be of adequate width to
accommodate anticipated traffic, and in any case shall meet the
following minimum requirements:
(1) All streets, except minor streets, shall be not less than 24
feet in width.
(2) Minor streets, when parking is prohibited, shall not be less
than 20 feet in width. Such a street will be acceptable only
if it is less than 500 feet long and serves fewer than 25 mobile
homes, provided, such street may exceed 500 feet if it is a one -
way street and provides access to abutting mobile home sites on
one side only.
(3) Dead -end streets shall not exceed 1,000 feet in length. Such
street shall be provided with a turn around at the closed end
and having an outside roadway diameter of at least 60 feet.
d. REQUIRED ILff,`H NATION OF PARK STREET SYSTEMS: All mobile home
parks shall be furnished with lighting units so spaced and equipped
with luminaires placed at such mounting heights as will provide
the following average maintained levels of illumination for the
safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles at night.
(1) All parts of the Park Street system shall average 0.6 foot -
candles and no part shall have less than 0.1 foot - candles.
(2) Potentially hazardous locations, such as major street inter-
sections and steps or stepped ramps shall be individually
illuminated and shall have a minimum of 0.3 foot- candles.
e. STREET CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN STANDARDS:
(1) PAVEMENT: All streets shall be provided with a smooth, hard
and dense surface which shall be durable and well drained
under normal use and weather conditions. Pavement edges shall
be protected to prevent raveling of the wearing surface and
shifting of the pavement base. Street surfaces shall be main-
tained free of dust, cracks, holes, and other hazards.
(2) GRADES: Grades of all streets shall be sufficient to insure
adequate surface drainage, but shall be not more than eight
percent. Short runs with a maximum grade of 12 percent
may be permitted, provided traffic safety is assured by
appropriate paving, adequate leveling areas and avoidance
of lateral curves.
(3) INTERSECTIONS: Within 100 feet of an intersection, streets
shall be approximately right angles. A distance of at least
150 feet shall be maintained between center lines of offset
intersecting streets. Intersections of more than two streets
at one point shall be avoided.
9.9. Required Off- Street Parking Areas
a. Off- street parking areas shall be provided in all mobile home parks
for the use of park occupants and guests. Such areas shall be
furnished at the rate of not less than two (2) spaces for each
mobile home stand, each space to be accessible without moving anothercar
b. Required car parking spaces shall be so located as to provide
convenient access to the mobile home, but shall not exceed a
distance of 200 feet from the mobile home that it is intended to
serve.
9.10. Walks
a. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: All parks shall be provided with safe,
convenient all season pedestrian access walks of adequate width
for the intended use constructed of durable material and con-
venient to maintain, and such walk shall be placed between
individual mobile homes, the park streets and all community
facilities provided for park residents. Sudden changes in
alignment and gradient shall be avoided.
b. COMMON WALK SYSTEM: A common walk system shall be provided and
maintained between locations where pedestrian traffic is con-
centrated. Such common walks shall have a minimum width of
three (3) feet.
C. INDIVIDUAL WALKS: All mobile home stands shall be connected by
individual walks to a common walk, or paved street, or to a paved
driveway or parking space which is connected to a paved street.
Such individual walks shall have a minimum width of two feet.
9.11. Mobile Home Stands
The area of the mobile home stand shall be improved to provide an adequate
foundation for the placement and tie -down of the mobile home, thereby securing the
superstructure against uplift, sliding, rotation and overturning.
a. The mobile home stand shallnot leave, shift or settle unevenly under
the weight of the mobile home due to inadequate drainage, vibration
or other forces acting on the superstructure.
Section 39 -10. Water Supply
10.1. General Requirements
An accessible, adequate,
provided in each mobile home park
quantity, quality, and pressure is
its supply used exclusively. Whan
able, a private water supply syste
health authority.
10.2. Source of supply
safe, and potable supply of water shall be
Where a public supply of water of satisfactory
available, connection shall be made thereto and
a satisfactory public water supply is not avail -
n may be developed and used as approved by the
a. The water supply shall be capable of supplying a minimun of 150
gallons per day per mobile home.
b. Every well or suction line of the water supply system shall be
located and constructed in such a manner that neither underground
nor surface contamination will reach the water supply from any
source. The following minimum distances between wells and various
sources of contamination shall be required:
Contamination Well or Suction Line
Sources (Distance in Feet)
Building Sewer
50
Septic Tank
50
Disposal Field
l00
Seepage Pit
100
Dry Well
50
Cesspool
150
c. No well- casings, pumping machinery or suction pipes shall be placed
in any pit, room or space extending below ground level nor in any
room or space above ground which is walled in or otherwise enclosed,
unless duch rooms, whether above or below ground, have free drain-
age by gravity to the surface of the ground.
d. The treatment of a privatA water supply shall be in accordance with
applicable laws and regulations.
10.3. Water Storage Facilities
All water storage reservoirs shall be covered, watertight and constructed
of impervious material. Overflows and vents of such reservoirs shall be effectively
screened. Manholes shall be constructed with overlapping covers, so as to prevent
the entrance of contaminated material. Reservoir overflow pipes shall discharge
through an acceptable air gap.
10.4. Water Distribution System
a. The water supply system of the mobile home park shall be connected
by pipes or other approved material to all mobile homes, buildings,
and other facilities requiring water.
b. All water piping, fixtures and other equipment shall be constructed
and maintained in accordance with the requirements of the Building
Code and shall be of a type and in locations approved by the
inspecting authority.
C. The water piping system shall not be connected with non - potable
or questionable water supplies and shall be protected against the
hazards of backflow, back siphonage, or cross connection.
d. The system shall be so designed and maintained as to provide a
pressure of not less than 20 pounds per square inch, under normal
operating conditions at service buildings and other locations re-
quiring potable water supply.
10.5. Individual Water -Riser Pipes and Connections
a. Individual water riser pipes shall be located within the confined
area of the mobile home stand at a point where the water connection
will approximate a vertical position.
b. Water riser pipes shall extend at least four inches above ground
elevation. The pipe shall be not less than three quarter inch in
diameter. The water outlet shall be capped when a mobile home
does not occupy the stand.
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C. Adequate provision shall be made to prevent freezing service lines.
Valves and riser pipes shall be protected from heaving and /or
thawing actions of the ground. Surface drainage shall be diverted
from the location of the riser pipe.
d. A shutoff valve shall be provided near the water riser on each
mobile home stand.
e. Underground stop and waste valves shall not be installed on any
water service.
Section 30 -11. Sewage Disposal
11.1. General Requirements
An adequate and safe sewerage system shall be provided in mobile home
parks. Such system shall be designed, constructed, maintained in accordance with
City ordinances and the City of Baytown Building Code.
11.2. Sewer Lines
All sewer lines shall be located in trenches of sufficient depth to be
free of breakage from traffic or other movements and shall be separated from the park
water supply system at a safe distance as provided by state law and ordinance of the
City. Sewers shall be at a grade which will insure adequate flow as provided in
Building Code All sewer lines shall be constructed of approved materials, shall be
adequately vented, and shall have watertight joints.
11.3. Individual Sewer Connections
a. Each mobile home stand shall be provided with at least one (1)
four -inch diameter sewer riser pipe. The sewer riser pipe shall
be so located on each stand that the sewer connection to the
mobile home drain outlet will approximate a verticle position.
Each mobile home stand shall be provided with a 4" P -trap for
the mobile home sewer connection and be properly vented.
b. The sewer connection shall have an inside diameter not less than
three inches, and the slope of any portion thereof shall be at
least one - fourth inch per foot. The sewer connection shall
consist of one pipe line only without any branch fittings. All
joints shall be watertight.
c. All materials used for sewer connections shall be semi - rigid,
corrosive resistant, non - absorbent and durable. The inner surface
shall be smooth.
d. Provision shall be made for capping the sewer riser pipe when a
mobile home-does not occupy the lot. Surface drainage shall be
diverted away from the riser. The rim of the riser pipe shall
extend at least four inches above ground elevation.
e. Sewer lines laid on city easements or right -of -way shall conform
to all city codes and ordinances.
11.4. Sewerage Treatment and /or Discharge
Where the sewer lines of the mobile home park are not connected to a
public sewer, all proposed sewage disposal facilities shall be approved by the
inspecting authority prior to construction. Effluents from sewage treatment facilities
shall not be discharged into any waters of the state except incompliance with the
applicable law.
Section 30 -12. Electrical Distribution System
12.1. General Requirements
Every park shall contain an electrical wiring system consisting of
wiring, fixtures, equipment and appurtenances which shall be installed and main-
tained in accordance with the Building Code and the National Electrical Code
governing such systems.
12.2. Individual Electrical Connections
a. Each mobile home stand shall be provided with an approved disconnecting
device and overcurrent protective equipment. The minimum service
per outlet shall be 120/240 volts AC, 50 amperes. A minimum of
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50 amperes per mobile home stand shall be used for calculating
the main service.
b. Outlet receptacles at each mobile home stand shall be located not
more than 25 feet from the overcurrent protective devices in the
mobile home and a three -pole, four wire grounding type shall be
used. Receptacles shall be of weatherproof construction and con-
figurations shall be in accordance with American Standard Outlet
Receptacle C -73.
c. The mobile home shall be connected to the outlet receptacle by
an approved type of flexible cable with connectors and a male
attachment plug.
d. Where the connected load of the mobile home is more than 50 amperes
either a second outlet receptacle shall be installed or electrical
service shall be provided by means of permanently installed con-
ductors. Except that a single providing more than 50 amperes may
be used subject to the express approval of the electrical inspector
who will ascertain the safety and capability of the receptacle.
e. All exposed noncurrent carrying metal parts of mobile homes and all
other equipment shall be grounded by means of an approved ground-
ing conductor with branch circuit conductors or other approved
method of grounded metallic wiring. The neutral conductor shall
not be used as an equipment ground for mobile homes or other equip-
ment.
12.3. Structural Requirements for Buildings
a. A permanent type management office shall be constructed at each
licensed mobile home park. Construction standards for this
office shall comply with the City of Baytown Building Code. All
other permanent type structures, except building housing sanitary
facilities, shall be at the option of the licensee.
b. All portions of a structure shall be properly protected from
damage by ordinary uses and by decay, corrosion, termites, and
other destructive elements. Exterior exposed portions of such
materials shall be constructed and protected as to prevent entrance
or penetration of moisture and weather.
c. All rooms containing sanitary or laundry facilities shall have:
I. Sound resistant walls extending to the ceiling between male
and female sanitary facilities. Walls and partitions around
showers, bathtubs, lavatories and other plumbing fixtures
shall be constructed of dense, non - absorbent, waterproof
material or covered with moisture resistant material.
2. At least one window or skylight facing directly to the out-
doors. The minimum aggregate gross area of windows for each
required room shall be not less than 10 percent of the floor
area served by them.
3. At least one window which can be easily opened, or a mechanical
device which will adequately ventilate the room.
d. Toilets shall be located in separate compartments equipped with self -
closing doors. Shower stalls shall be of the individual type. The
rooms shall be screened to prevent direct view of the interior
when the exterior doors are open.
Section 30 -13. Service Building and Other Community Service Facilities
13.1. General
The requirements of this section shall apply to servide buildings,
recreation buildings and other community service facilities when constructed.
a. Management offices, repair shops and storage areas;
b. Sanitary facilities;
C. Laundry facilities;
d. Indoor recreation areas;
e. Commercial uses supply goods or services for the exclusive use
of park occupants.
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13.2. Required Community Sanitary Facilities
Mobile home parks shall have not less than one flush toilet and one
lavatory for men and one flush toilet and one lavatory for women. The building
or buildings containing such community sanitary facilities shall be accessible to
all mobile homes.
a. Illumination levels shall be maintained as follows:
(1) general seeing tasks - -five footcandles; (2) laundry room
work area - -40 footcandles; (3) toilet room, in front of
mirrors - -40 footcandles.
b. Hot and cold water shall be furnished to every lavatory, sink,
bathtub, shower and laundry fixture, and cold water shall be
furnished to every water closet and urinal.
13.3. Barbecue Pits, Fireplaces, Stoves and Incinerators
Cooking shelters, barbecue pits, fireplaces, woodburning stoves and
incinerators shall be so located, constructed, maintained and used as to minimize
fire hazards and smoke nuisance both on the property on which used and on neighbor-
ing property. No open fire shall be permitted except in facilities provided. No
open fire shall be left unattended. No fuel shall be used and no materiai burned
which emits dense smoke or objectionable odors.
30 -14. Refuse Handlirg
14.1. The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in the mobile home
park shall be so conducted as to create no health hazards, rodent harborage, insect
breeding areas, accident or fire hazards or air pollution (see Code of Ordinances
and other City ordinances for specific requirements).
30 -15. Fuel Supply and Storage
15.1. Natural Gas System
a. Natural gas piping systems shall be installed and maintained in
accordance with the Building Code and other regulations governing such systems.
b. Each mobile home stand provided with piped gas shall have an
approved manual shutoff valve installed upstream of the gas outlet. The outlet
shall be equipped with an approved cap to prevent accidental discharge of gas when
the outlet is not in use.
15.2. Liquefied Petroleum Gas Systems
a. Liquefied petroleum gas systems shall be installed and maintained
in accordance with applicable laws, ordinances and regulations governing such
systems. Bulk storage and distribution system plans shall be submitted to the
Fire marshal for approval.
15.2. Fuel Oil Supply Systems
a. All fuel oil supply systems shall be installed and maintained in
accordance with applicable laws, ordinances and regulations governing such systems.
b. Storage tanks located in areas subject to traffic shall be
protected against physical damage.
30 -16. Fire Protection
16.1. Mobile dome parks shall be kept free of litter, rubbish and other
flammable materials.
16.2. Portable fire extinguishers of a type approved by the fire marshal
shall be kept in service buildings and all other locations designated by the fire
marshal or fire inspectors and such extinguisher shall be maintained in good operat-
ing condition.
16.3. Fires shall be made only in stoves, incinerators and other equip-
ment intended for such purposes.
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16.4.
a. Fire hydrants, shall be located within 500 feet of any mobile
home, service building or other structure in the park. Fire
hydrant locations shall be determined by the Fire Marshal.
Section 30 -17. Miscellaneous Park Requirements
17.1. Responsibilities of the Mobile Home Park Licensee
a. The person to whom a license for a mobile home park has been
issued shall be responsible for operation of such park in com-
pliance with the provisions of this chapter and he shall provide
adequate supervision to maintain such park, its facilities and
equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.
b. The licensee shall be responsible for notifying park occupants
of the applicable provisions of this chapter.
c. The licensee shall be responsible for supervising the placement
of mobile homes on mobile home stands within the mobile home
park. The licensee shall be responsible for maintaining a register
containing the names of all park occupants. Such register shall
be available to any authorized person inspecting the park for
the enforcement of this ordinance, or any other ordinances of
the City of Baytown.
17.2. Responsibilities of Park Occupants
a. Mobile home park occupants shall comply with all applicable pro-
visions of this chapter and such occupant shall maintain his
mobile home, mobile home stand, mobile home site and appurtenances
and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.
b. The mobile home park occupant shall be responsible for the proper
placement of his mobile home on the mobile home stand and for
proper installation of all utility connections.
17.3. Restrictions on Occupancy
A mobile home shall not be occupied for dwelling purposes unless it is
properly placed on a mobile home stand and connected to water, sewerage, and elec-
trical utilities, and other services where required for health, wealth, and safety
of the occupants.
Section 30 -18. Parking of Mobile Home Outside of Licensed Mobile Home
Park
18.1. No mobile home shall be parked in violation of any enforceable deed
restriction or covenant.
18.2. A mobile home may be parked on a vacant lot, or plot, outside a
mobile home subdivision as defined in Section 30 -IK, provided the lot, or plot,
has 5,000 square feet of land. The mobile home shall set back a minimum of 25 feet
from any public street right -of -way line and 5 feet from any side or back lot li.ne.
18.3. Not more than one mobile home shall be parked on a vacant lot or
plot without first obtaining a mobile home park license. Such lot or plot shall
contain a minimum of 5,000 square feet. Any mobile home placed on such a lot, or
plot, shall meet the minimum standards for plumbing, heating, and electrical systems
outlined or referred to in this ordinance.
18.4. A mobile home may be parked adjacent to a residence, or place of
business, provided a spacing of ten feet (10') from the nearest building, on the
same property, is maintained and five feet (5') from any interior property lines,
or not less than 25 feet set back from a street. Not more than one mobile home
shall be parked on the same lot, or plot, with a residence, or commercial building.
without first obtaining a mobile home park license. No mobile home shall be parked
adjacent to a residence, or place of business, where such placement would create a
hazard to life, safety or health.
18.5. All mobile homes located outside a mobile home park or mobile
homes sales park for more than 48 hours shall be connected to all required utilities,
and permits obtained from the Building official for a foundation, driveway, plumbing
and electricity.
18.6. Mobile Homes located outside mobile home parks will be connected
by separate and individual water and sewer taps to city services where such services
are available.
18.7. Parking permit fees for single mobile homes located outside
mobile home parks shall be the same as fees for mobile homes inside mobile home
parks, except that a license fee will not be required.
18.8. The Building Official may permit the temporary parking of a mobile
home in a location outside an approved and licensed mobile home park for a period in
excess of 48 hours, provided such location shall not create.a health, traffic, or
other hazard, and provided such mobile home shall not be occupied.
18.9. All mobile homes, both existing and new, and all parts thereof,
shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition. All devices, or safeguards,
which are required by this ordinance and other regulations, pamphlets, or data
made a part hereof when installed, repaired, or altered, shall be maintained in
good working order. The owner, or occupant, shall be responsible for the maintenance
of the mobile home.
Section 30 -19.
It shall be urlawful to occupy a mobile home as any type occupancy other
than as a private dwelling, provided; however, a mobile home may be parked at a
constructing site for use as a field office for a period not exceeding the period
of construction and not more than one mobile home may be used for demonstration
and office at a mobile home sales park.
Section 30 -20. Paeans of Egress
Every mobile home shall be provided with two (2) exit doors. Such doors
shall be located remote from each other. Screen doors shall be of the hinged typed,
opening outwardly from the inside. Escape door suitably designed as an emergency exit -
way, and releasing to the outside, may be provided as a substitute for one exit
door when length of the mobile home will not permit use of a regular exit door.
20.1. Lockinw mechanism, when provided on doors and screen doors,
shall be of a type whichpermits opening from the inside by the simple operation of
a knob, or lever, or by pressure against the door or screen door.
20.2. Each mobile home must have a minimum space of 200 squere feet
floor area, and qualify as a mobile home under Section 30 -IJ herein.
20.3. No travel trailer shall be used as or occupied as a permanent type
residence except in a licensed mobile home park. Travel trailers so occupied shall
comply with American Standard Association Pamphlet A 119.2 -1963 Plumbing, Heating
and Electrical Systems in Travel Trailers.
20.4. Light and Ventilation
a. No mobile home shall be used or occupied without proper light
and ventilation. All habitable rooms (including rooms with
combined functions) shall be provided with natural light openings
by means of fixed, or openable, windows, glazed doors, or openable
roof, or fixed roof panels. The light opening size required in
each such room shall not be less than ten percent of the floor
area of the room, combined room, or space, Exception: In lieu of
natural light, artificial light may be provided in kitchens,
laundry rooms, and other rooms approved by the Building Official.
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b. Bathrooms, toilet compartments, and kitchens may use mechanical
ventilation systems in lieu of natural ventilation. The system
shall have a capacity to provide a minimum of twelve air changes
per hour in the area occupied by such rooms. The mechanical
ventilation system shall discharge to the outside air. All rooms
used for sleeping purposes shall be provided natural ventilation
by means of openings, such as windows, exterior doors, roof vents, or
other openings In the exterior walls, or roof. The natural ventilator
shall have no less than 4% of the floor area of the room, combined room
or space, or three square feet, whichever is greater.
Section 30 -21. Density Requirement
No more than 10 Mobile Home stands shall be situated per acre of unimproved
land. By unimproved land is meant land upon which no roadways or sidewalks have
been constructed as well as other types of improvements. In addition to this require
ment, all space and distance requirements as elsewhere herein set out shall be ob-
served and complied with so that in the enforcement of this density requirement the
more restrictive of the two standards shall be applied in any situation to determine
compliance with this section.
Section 30 -22. Violations and Penalties
Any person violating any of the provisions of this orainance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a
separate offense for each and every day, or portion thereof, during which any
violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance is committed, continued, or
permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punished
by a fine of not more than two handred dollars (200.00).
Section 2:
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict only.
Section 3:
If any provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of
this ordinance, or the application of same to any person or set of circumstances
is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, void or invalid, the validity of
the remaining portions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or
sets of circumstances shall not be affected hereby, it being the intent of the
City Council in adopting this ordinance that no portion thereof or provision or
regulation contained herein shall become inoperative or fail by reason of any
unconstitutionality and all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
reasonable.
Section 4:
The provisions of this ordinance requiring parking permits for mobile
homes in Mobile Home Parks shall become effective from and after duly 1, 1968.
Section 5:
The City Council of the City of Baytown hereby finds and determines that
for the purpose of protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the
City of Baytown, and particularly the people who reside in and occupy mobile. home
and travel trailers in mobile home parks, and for the purpose of providing the
inspection necessary to accomplish this, this ordinance and the regulations,
standards, and sanctions herein established, and the construction permits, mobile
home park licenses, parking permits, and the fees provided therefor, are necessary
to accomplish such purposes.
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Section 6: Effective Date:
This ordinance shall take effect from and after ten (10) days from
its passage by the City Council. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice
hereof by causing the caption of this ordinance to be published in the official
newspaper of the City of Baytown, at least twice within ten days after the passage
of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council
of the City of Baytown, this 9th day of May, 1968.
ATTEST:
Edna Oliver, City Clerk
APPROVED:
William R. Laughlin, City Attorney
Seabor ravey, May