MANUFACTURED HOME COMPLIANCE

Houston Code of Ordinances ch. 29, art. II, div. 3

in effect

Houston Code of Ordinances § 29-35 Finalized placement permit required for occupancy.

Sec. 29-35. - Finalized placement permit required for occupancy. It shall be unlawful for any person to use or occupy in whole or in part any manufactured home which has been placed or replaced within the city until and unless the placement permit therefor has been issued and finalized. (Ord. No. 85-498, § 1, 4-10-85)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 29-36 Finalized placement permit required prior to utility service.

Sec. 29-36. - Finalized placement permit required prior to utility service. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to make use of any utility service, or to furnish any utility service to any manufactured home which has been placed or replaced within the city until and unless the placement permit therefor has been issued and finalized. (Ord. No. 85-498, § 1, 4-10-85)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 29-37 Utility disconnection.

Sec. 29-37. - Utility disconnection. (a) When any utility service to a manufactured home is discontinued it shall be the duty of the utility company to disconnect, lock, seal or otherwise prevent the unauthorized connection or reconnection of such utility service. In the event that the service is provided on a submetering or other basis whereby the utility company's billing is not made directly to the manufactured home resident, then such duty shall rest upon the person contracting for service with the utility company. (b) A manufactured home which has not been replaced but which has had any utility service disconnected thereto may be reconnected to such utility service, provided that: (1) A placement permit has been previously issued and finalized for such manufactured home at the site on which it is located; and (2) A permit has been obtained for reconnection of any electrical utilities and the building official has found, upon inspection, that the exterior wiring service on the manufactured home is in such condition that it may be safely connected to the electrical utility services. The fee specified in the Construction Code for a reconnection fee shall be imposed for the issuance of a permit under this item. (Ord. No. 85-498, § 1, 4-10-85; Ord. No. 90-635, § 57, 5-23-90; Ord. No. 02-399, § 68, 5-15-02; Ord. No. 2021-1037, § 20(Exh. I.32), 12-1-2021, eff. 4-1-2022)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 29-38 Timely application.

Sec. 29-38. - Timely application. (a) For manufactured homes placed or replaced within manufactured home parks and manufactured home subdivisions, application for a placement permit must be made within 48 hours from the time of placement or replacement. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays observed by closure of city offices are excepted in calculating the said period. (b) No manufactured home may be placed or replaced upon a site designated in a hardship permit issued pursuant to division 2 of article II of this chapter until and unless application for a placement permit has first been made therefor. Furthermore, application for a placement permit may not be made for any manufactured home to be located pursuant to a hardship permit issued under division 2 of article II of this chapter until and unless such hardship permit has been issued. (c) No application for a placement permit may be made for any manufactured home which is to be connected to public water or sewer services until application has been made for such services and the availability thereof has been established. (Ord. No. 85-498, § 1, 4-10-85)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 29-39 Application.

Sec. 29-39. - Application. (a) Any person desiring a placement permit shall make application therefor upon one or more forms prescribed by the building official setting forth: (1) A description of the manufactured home by dimensions, manufacturer and serial or identification number; (2) The name and address of the person having title to the manufactured home; (3) The date of manufacture of the manufactured home; (4) The proposed location of the manufactured home by legal description, plot plan, diagram or other means which is adequate to advise the building official of the exact placement location contemplated and its relationship to the property lines and other structures; (5) The number of the hardship permit which has been issued by the city pursuant to division 2 of article II of this chapter if the manufactured home is to be placed outside the confines of a sales lot, manufactured home park or manufactured home subdivision; (6) The license number of the manufactured home park operator if the manufactured home is to be placed in a manufactured home park; (7) The county clerk's recording information for the plat thereof if the manufactured home is to be placed in a manufactured home subdivision; (8) Any information necessary to determine compliance with any applicable provisions of chapter 19 of this Code relating to flood-prone areas; (9) The utilities to be provided to the manufactured home and the source and availability thereof; (10) Any additional information the building official finds will aid him in the enforcement of this chapter or other laws applicable to the manufactured home. (b) The application shall be signed by the owner of the manufactured home or his agent, and if the manufactured home is to be located outside a manufactured home park, the owner of the land on which the manufactured home is to be located. (c) In any instance in which the application is for a permit relating to the placement of a new "HUD-code manufactured home," as that item is defined by Texas Revised Civil Statutes article 5221f, then the building official shall ensure that the application is acted on and the applicant is given written notice of the approval or denial within 45 days of the filing of the application, including notice of the grounds if the application is denied. If the foregoing action is not taken by the forty-fifth day following the filing of the application, then the permit is deemed granted. Notice is considered to be given when placed in the mail addressed to the address as stated on the application. (Ord. No. 85-498, § 1, 4-10-85; Ord. No. 90-635, § 57, 5-23-90; Ord. No. 94-1268, §§ 7, 8, 11-22-94)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 29-40 Finalization of placement permits.

Sec. 29-40. - Finalization of placement permits. A placement permit shall be finalized by the building official and occupancy of the manufactured home shall be authorized when: (1) The applicant has obtained all applicable permits and inspections under this Code and the Construction Code; (2) The applicant has complied with all other applicable provisions of this code including, without limitation, chapter 19 relating to flood hazard areas; (3) The building official has inspected the placement of the manufactured home and has found its placement is in accordance with this chapter; and (4) The building official has found that the manufactured home and its placement, meet all applicable requirements of the city's ordinances and all state laws which may be enforced by the city. (Ord. No. 85-498, § 1, 4-10-85; Ord. No. 90-635, § 57, 5-23-90; Ord. No. 94-1268, § 8, 11-22-94; Ord. No. 02-399, § 69, 5-15-02)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 29-41 Placement inspection.

Sec. 29-41. - Placement inspection. (a) Each manufactured home placed or replaced within the city shall be inspected by the building official to determine that its placement is in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. A fee for such placement inspection is hereby established and shall be collected in the amount specified in section 29-160. In consideration of such fee the applicant shall be entitled to the original inspection of the placement of the manufactured home and one reinspection for deficiencies, if required. An additional fee, as specified in section 29-160, is hereby imposed and shall be collected for the second and each subsequent reinspection due to deficiencies concerning the manufactured home or its placement. (b) The purpose of a placement permit under this chapter is to ensure that the manufactured home has been situated in a location that complies with this Code, has been located so that it is in compliance with applicable setbacks and meets other municipal regulations that are enforceable by the city with respect to the use and occupancy of manufactured homes. No provision of this Code shall be construed to require a city-imposed inspection of the "installation" of the manufactured home as that term is defined by Texas Revised Civil Statutes article 5221f, § (3). The building official may conduct installation inspections on behalf of the state if so authorized by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, but no city permit or fee shall be imposed for that service. (Ord. No. 85-498, § 1, 4-10-85; Ord. No. 90-635, § 57, 5-23-90; Ord. No. 94-1268, § 10, 11-22-94)

Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH29MAHOREVE_ARTIIRECOMAHOREVE_DIV3MAHOCOFetched: 10/26/2026