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Alpine staff clarifies housing terms, proposes renaming R‑4 and allowing small 'casita' homes
Summary
At a Jan. 27 Planning and Zoning workshop, building services staff proposed replacing the R‑4 "mobile home" label with a mixed‑residential designation, clarified distinctions among mobile, manufactured, modular and tiny homes, and recommended allowing small detached 'casita' homes in R‑4 to expand affordable options.
ALPINE, Texas — Building services staff explained proposed zoning‑code edits and housing definitions at the Alpine City Planning and Zoning Commission workshop on Jan. 27, 2025, saying the changes are meant to clear confusion in the city ordinance and create more small‑home options.
The proposed edits would rename the current R‑4 "mobile home district" to a mixed residential or similar term and explicitly allow several housing types in that district, including newer manufactured homes and small detached accessory houses commonly called casitas or cottages. Jessica, the city building services presenter, said the changes are based on definitions in the International Property Maintenance Code (2021 edition), which she said the city has adopted for these purposes: "The international property maintenance code book is the book that we've adopted for the city." She…
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