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Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 1202.253. Municipal Regulation of Single-Family and Duplex Industrialized Housing

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Single-family or duplex industrialized housing must have all local permits and licenses that are applicable to other single-family or duplex dwellings.

(b) For purposes of this section, single-family or duplex industrialized housing is real property.

(c) A municipality may adopt regulations that require single-family or duplex industrialized housing to:

(1) have a value equal to or greater than the median taxable value for each single-family dwelling located within 500 feet of the lot on which the industrialized housing is proposed to be located, as determined by the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for each county in which the properties are located;

(2) have exterior siding, roofing, roof pitch,  1 foundation fascia, and fenestration compatible with the single-family dwellings located within 500 feet of the lot on which the industrialized housing is proposed to be located;

(3) comply with municipal aesthetic standards, building setbacks, side and rear yard offsets, subdivision control, architectural landscaping, square footage, and other site requirements applicable to single-family dwellings; or

(4) be securely fixed to a permanent foundation.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (c), “value” means the taxable value of the industrialized housing and the lot after installation of the housing.

(e) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a municipality may not adopt a regulation under this section that is more restrictive for industrialized housing than that required for a new single-family or duplex dwelling constructed on-site.

(f) This section does not:

(1) limit the authority of a municipality to adopt regulations to protect historic properties or historic districts; or

(2) affect deed restrictions.

1 Subsection (c)(2), as added by Acts 2003, 78th ch. 816, § 10.016, read “roofing pitch,” in place of “roof pitch,” following “roofing,”
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