ORD 1986-23ORDINANCE NO. p 136-23
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS,
MAKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO LOCATE OR
MAINTAIN ANY MOBILE HOME WITHIN THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB OTHER THAN IN A
MOBILE HOME PARK; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; MAKING IT
UNLAWFUL TO REPLACE A MOBILE HOME, AS DEFINED BY
ARTICLE 5221F OF THE TEXAS REVISED CIVIL STATUTES, WITH
ANOTHER MOBILEHOME; PROVIDING FOR REPLACEMENT WITH
A HUD -CODE MANUFACTURED HOME; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL
TO LOCATE OR MAINTAIN A BOAT, TRAILER OR RECREA-
TIONAL VEHICLE WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB WHICH IS CONNECTED TO A UTILITY
SERVICE EXCEPT THAT CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS SHALL NOT
BE SUBJECT TO SUCH PROHIBITION; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL
FOR ANY RESIDENT TO LOCATE ANY BOAT, TRAILER OR
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF
THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB FOR A PERIOD OF MORE THAN
TWO (2) DAYS PER MONTH AND UNLAWFUL FOR ANY NON-
RESIDENT TO LOCATE ANY RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WITHIN
THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN FOR A PERIOD OF
MORE THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS PER MONTH; PROVIDING FOR A
PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) AND EACH DAY DURING OR ON
WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS OR CONTINUES SHALL CON-
STITUTE A SEPARATE OFFENSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN EMERGENCY AND DECLARING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY
CLUB, TEXAS:
Section 1. Definitions. For the purpose of this Ordinance, the words
and phrase— s deTined shall be construed in accordance with the definitions set
forth unless it is apparent from the context that a different meaning it intended.
a) 'Boat" means any and all watercraft structure which is designed
for carrying persons or property upon a body of water.
b) "HUD -code manufactured home" means a structure, constructed on
or after June 15, 1976, according to the rules of the United States Department
of Housing and Urban Development, transportable in one or more sections, which
in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or
more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which
is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or
without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and
includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems.
c) "Mobile Home" means any vehicle or similar portable structure
having no foundation other than wheels, jacks, blocks, or skirtings, and so
designed or constructed to permit occupancy for dwelling or sleeping purposes.
d) "Recreational Vehicle" means any motor vehicle or trailer designed
and used as a travel trailer, camper, tent trailer, boat, boat trailer, snowmobile
trailer, camping trailer, and for any similar purpose.
e) "Trailer" means a vehicle without motive power designed for
carrying persons or property on its own structure and to be drawn by a vehicle
with motive power. The term trailer shall include trailer coach, semitrailer,
travel trailer, boat trailer, or utility trailer.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to intall, construct, erect,
maintain, place or locate any mobile home within the corporate limits of the
Town of Trophy Club, except that a mobile home shall be allowed in a
designated Mobile Home Park.
Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to replace a mobile home,
as that term is defined in article 5221f of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes, as
amended, with another mobile home. A mobile home may be replaced with a
Hud-code manufactured home, provided a permit is secured from the Town prior
to such replacement.
Section 4. It shall be unlawful for any person to install, construct,
erect, maintain, place, locate, extend or alter any mobile home or HUD -code
manufactured home within the corporate limits of the Town unless such person
holds a valid permit issued by the Town Council in the name of such person for
the specific construction, erection, maintenance, placement, location, extension
or alteration.
a) Application. All applications for permits shall contain the
following:
1) Name and address of applicant;
2) Location and legal description of the mobile home, HUD -
code manufactured home or designated Mobile Home Park.
3) A description of the mobile home or HUD -code manu-
factured home;
4) Such other information as the Town officials reviewing the
application may require.
Section 5. It shall be unlawful for any person to locate or maintain any
recreational vehicle, boat or trailer which is tied into utility service, within the
corporate limits of the Town of Trophy Club, except that trailers used
exclusively in conjunction with construction projects shall not be subject to the
prohibition of this section. Such construction trailers shall be located on the
construction site and must be removed from said site no later than seven (7)
days after completion of construction.
Section 6. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person who is a resident of
the TownoTTrophy Club to locate or maintain any recreational vehicle, boat or
trailer within the corporate limits of the Town for more than two (2) days per
month.
(b) Any bona fide guest of a resident of the Town of Trophy Club may
locate a recreational vehicle within the Town for a period not to exceed seven
(7) consecutive days in any calendar month.
Section 7. Any person firm, corporation or association violating any of
the provisi nos of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and,
upon conviction in the municipal court of the Town shall be subject to a fine not
to exceed the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each offense, and each
and every day that the premises shall remain in a condition in violation of the
terms of this Ordinance shall constitute a continuing and separate offense,
subject to application of the full penalty contained herein.
Section B. That the zoning regulations as herein established have been
made or —the for of promoting the health, safety, morals and the general
welfare of the community.
Section 9. This ordinance shall be cumulative of all other Ordinances of
the Town affecting zoning and shall not repeal any of the provisions of said
Ordinances except in thos instances where provisions of those Ordinances are in
direct conflict with the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 10. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase,
or wor ind, tHis ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstance
is held invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such
holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance
and the Town Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining
portions of the Ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall
remain in full force and effect.
Section 11. The fact that the present zoning Ordinances and regulations
of the Town are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals,
peace and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Town creates an emergency
for the immediate preservation of the public business, property, health, safety
and general welfare fo the public which requires that this ordinance shall
become effective from and after the date of its final passage and publication as
provided by law, and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the 25 day of August , 1986.
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Town JAttorney, Town of Trophy Club, Texas