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(b) Any industrialized housing shall: (1) Have a value equal to or greater than the median taxable value for each single- family dwelling located within 500 feet of the lot on which the industrialized housing is proposed to be located, as determined by the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county in which the industrialized housing is to be located; (2) Comply with applicable building setbacks, side and rear yard offsets, square footage, and other site requirements applicable to single-family dwellings; and (3) Be securely fixed to a permanent foundation. (4) Have exterior siding or treatment, roofing materials, roof pitch, and foundation fascia compatible with the single family dwellings located within 500 feet of the lot on which the industrialized housing is proposed to be located if 51 percent of the single family dwellings located within that 500 foot area share an architectural style encompassing the above listed exterior features. (c) In this section: (1) Industrialized housing has the same meaning as in Section 1202.002 of the Texas Occupations Code or as that section may be amended. (2) Permanent foundation means one ofthe following: a. Pier and beam foundation: 1. Where all footings will be 24" x 24" and shall extend into undisturbed soil 12" deep. A minimum of 4 pieces of re-bar will be required. Blocks used as piers will be solid or filled with concrete. A connecting strap or piece of re-bar will need to extend from the footing up to the bottom of the structure. 11. A combination pier and footing. It must be no less than a round column 18" in diameter and placed 24" into the soil containing 4 pieces ofre-bar with stirrups. A connecting strap or piece of re-bar will need to be attached to bottom of structure from this column. iii. An outside perimeter beam will be required that is a minimum of 12" in width and 18" deep, 12" of which must be in undisturbed soil and 8" or more above ground. This will allow for attachment of skirting or loading of structure. If a wider beam is required to accept the weight of structure, that will be allowed [exp. two and three story structures require wider footings]. A beam and footer design in this situation would be allowed. This perimeter beam could be extended to the bottom ofthe structure. iv. An engineered pier and beam system will be accepted but must also include the outside perimeter beam as noted above; or, b. A monolithic poured in place slab. Will be allowed for all industrialized housing. It will consist of exterior beams eight inches wide and 24" thick that extent into undisturbed soil one-foot. All load-bearing beams will be eight inches wide or wider and 24" thick or thicker as required for load and soil conditions. The minimum thickness of the slab will be 12