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Bridgeport council approves special-use permit for manufactured home at 110 Hostel Street
Summary
The Bridgeport City Council voted 5-0 to grant a specific-use permit allowing a manufactured home at 110 Hostel Street with conditions including a 2024-or-newer requirement, compliance with zoning and floodplain rules, and a replat requirement; the lot is in flood zone A and the home will need significant elevation.
The Bridgeport City Council on May 12 approved a specific-use permit allowing a manufactured home at 110 Hostel Street, voting 5-0 on a motion by Councilman Bobby Rodriguez, seconded by Councilman Matt Van Hoos.
Council and staff said the property, made up of Lots 9–12 in the original town, is currently zoned Single-Family (R-1), and manufactured homes are allowed only by specific-use permit. Development Services staff told council the owner, Ricardo Lopez, purchased the property thinking it was suitably zoned. Staff said the lot — about 0.32 acres — meets minimum area but is in flood zone A and consists of four lots that must be replatted into a single lot before a permit is issued.
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval with conditions: the unit must be model year 2024 or newer and comply with all applicable provisions of the city’s zoning ordinance and floodplain management ordinance. Staff and council discussed a base flood elevation determination in the packet showing a base flood elevation of 766 feet; staff said the house would need to be at least one foot above that (7 67) and likely elevated roughly 5–7 feet above natural ground to meet those requirements. Staff also said a used home would require a prior inspection before a permit would be issued.
Two residents opposed or raised concern during the public-hearing phase. Development Services staff reported an email from an adjacent property owner, Mariah Leiva, opposing a manufactured home because she is building a site-built house next door. Resident Jennifer Jackson told council she had been informed before buying her lot years ago that new mobile homes were not allowed and said allowing a new manufactured home felt unfair to others who had followed rules when purchasing lots.
Council members said P&Z wrestled with whether the lot could be built up for a site-built house because of floodplain issues; they concluded allowing a raised manufactured home would put the lot back into productive use. The council’s motion included the P&Z conditions; Rodriguez’s motion passed with all five members voting yes.
Council and staff did not set a separate timeline for replatting or construction in the motion; staff must still issue any required permits if and when the owner submits compliant plans.
The council record shows no other public commenters for this item and that the applicant’s representative did not attend the P&Z meeting. The ordinance granting the specific-use permit will be filed with the city clerk and must be followed by the required replat and permitting steps before placement of the home.
