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I I "......- ~ ~ 3 The second administrative problem is the lack of minimum standards for the placement of mobile homes on a lot. There are standards set out in the Mobile Home Park Ordinance, but there are none that apply to mobile homes outside of a park. The number of man-hours required to process applica- tions and renewals is the third administrative problem. It is estimated that it would take about thirteen (13) weeks to bring existing mobile homes into compliance with the ordinance. This figure represents time required only to process the applications; it does not include time for locating the mobile homes nor time for notifying the owners of the need to apply. The time required to permit all the existing mobile homes in the city could justify the hiring of an additional employee. The final topic upon which staff would like to comment is how temporary is defined. In other Texas cities, temporary is often defined in terms of a specified number of days (usually 15 or 30 days). However, when temporary is defined in terms of years (as in this case) problems can arise. Because of the length of time between renewals, mobile home owners begin to feel that this is a permanent situation. In summary, there appear to be three (3) problem areas in administering the ordinance. The first is insufficient criteria upon which decisions can be based. Secondly, there are no minimum lot standards for mobile homes outside of mobile home parks. The final problem area is the large number of man-hours required to up-date and process ap- plications and renewals. IV. ALTERNATIVES Staff has developed several alternatives which attempt to correct the deficiencies of both the ordinance and the administration of that ordinance. The staff has ranked the alternatives with the first being the most desired and the last being the least desired. The first alternative is to replace the existing ordinance. Instead of allowing mobile homes to be scattered throughout the city, this alternative restricts mobile homes to mobile home parks. To achieve this intention, the current MHP zone would be utilized. This zone was enacted in 1974 but has never been located on the official map.