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99-a Section 15.2. Temporary Use of Land by Mobile Homes. A mobile home, as that term is defined in Section 4 of this Ordinance, may be placed temporarily in any zoned district provided the following requirements are first satisfied. 1. Compliance with all pertinent prOV1S1ons of the Minimum Housing, Building, Plumbing and Electrical Codes, as presently in force or hereafter amended, of the City of San Marcos. 2. All applications for a permit to temporarily place a mobile home upon a I certain tract of land shall be made by the owner of the land which is the subject of the application and shall be processed in the same manner as applications for changes of zoning, as provided in Section 2 of this Ordinance. Under no circum- stances shall a temporary mobile home permit be issued to any person other than the owner of land in question, nor to any owner already holding two such permits for the land in question. If no opposition to the location of a trailer house is made by an owner of land within two hundred (200) feet in each direction of the tract upon which the applicant wishes to place the mobile home, the Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend to the City Council that a permit be granted to temporarily locate a mobile home upon the designated tract of land. Such permit shall not be granted for a period in excess of twent~-four (24) months. If opposition to the location of a mobile home is made by any owner of land within two hundred (200) feet in each direction of the tract upon which the applicant wishes to place the mobile home, such application shall be denied. 3. If the holder of a permit to temporarily place a mobile home upon a certain tract of land desires the extension thereof, he shall make application for such extension a minimum of thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of the original permit. An application for an extension of a permit shall be processed in the same manner a~ applications for the original permits. 4. For each public hearing held in connection with any original or extension permit application, a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be paid by the applicant to the City of San Marcos. toward the discharge of the expenses of such I hearing. 5. Upon the giving of notice of opposition by the owner or owners of property within two hundred (200) feet of the proposed location of the mobile home, the owner of the mobile home, or the owner of the land upon which same is located, or both, shall remove said mobile home within sixty (60) days of his or their receipt of such notice. Failure to remove the mobile home following receipt of such notice shall constitute a violation of this Ordinance. 6. A permit to locate a mobile home may be revoked by majority action of the City Council of the City of San Marcos. Following any such revocation, the owner of the mobile home, or the owner of the land upon which same is located, or both, shall remove said mobile home within sixty (60) days of his or their receipt of such notice. Failure to remove the mobile home following receipt of such notice shall constitute a violation of this Ordinance. 7. Any permit issued under the terms of this Oridnance shall not be transfer- able to any person or persons. 8. In the event that there are restrictions of record in the office of the County Clerk of Hays County, Texas, which prohibit the location of a mobile home upon the land where the applicant desires to place same, no permit shall be issued. 9. All applications for the temporary location of a mobile home shall contain at least the make, year, model, floor area, and condition of the mobile I home.