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Odessa council amends zoning rules to align with Texas law, allows multiple manufactured-home replacements
Summary
The Odessa City Council voted to amend city zoning rules so replacement of nonconforming manufactured homes follows state law and to permit multiple replacements on a single property; councilors debated long-term effects on lot usability and affordable housing.
The Odessa City Council voted May 20 to amend the city code so replacement of nonconforming mobile and manufactured homes conforms with Texas state law and to allow property owners to replace those homes more than once.
The change affects City Code Chapter 14 (zoning), including provisions that previously required owners to seek relief from the Zoning Board of Adjustment to rebuild, and clauses that imposed a 60% damage threshold after disasters. City staff presented the revision as a correction to remove conflicts between the local ordinance and state statute 12.01.008 of the Texas…
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