Dalhart holds public hearing and reads ordinance to allow manufactured home at 1208 Omaha Street

The Dalhart City Council opened a public hearing and subsequently conducted a reading of Ordinance 2025‑02 on March 10, 2025 to rezone Lot 16 and the east half of Lot 17, Block 10, Blair Division, City of Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas, from R‑3 residential to a special‑use designation to allow placement of a manufactured home at 1208 Omaha Street.

During the public hearing a resident speaker identified herself (name not given in the record) and said she missed the first reading because she was in training but supported the application. She said setbacks are met and that the manufactured home is new and would be a positive addition to the area. A staff speaker confirmed that water connections exist at the site and that, although HUD‑approved homes do not always require local inspections under state law, the city has continued to perform inspections for new utility connections, including plumbing, HVAC and electrical, and requires a preliminary site plan to show placement on the lot.

The council moved to open the public hearing, took public comment, closed the hearing and then moved to consider and act on the planning and zoning commission’s recommendation. The council recorded motions and votes in favor; no opposition was recorded in the meeting transcript. The transcript contains inconsistent references to the reading sequence (the item was introduced as a second reading during the public hearing but later referred to as a first reading when the council acted); the council proceeded with the reading and approved the action recorded in the minutes.

Ordinance 2025‑02 as described in the meeting materials rezones the property to permit placement of a manufactured home at 1208 Omaha Street subject to the city’s permitting and inspection requirements. The council did not record additional conditions in the hearing beyond standard setbacks and inspection requirements.