Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Tryon, Oklahoma

Town of Tryon’s own rules

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Mobile homes not in a licensed mobile home park inside Tryon town; no district-based lot size for site-built homes was found

  • Within a licensed mobile home park, each site must be at least 2,500 sq ft and the park tract at least 2 acres.

  minimum plot for mobile home outside park: >= 10000 sq ft

  “every mobile home not in a mobile home park as defined by sec. 14-13 (a) shall be on a plot of land not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Mobile homes in licensed mobile home parks inside Tryon town (Sec. 14-16); Sec. 14-22 extends the remaining article provisions to mobile homes outside parks; no district setbacks for site-built homes found

  • Each mobile home must be at least 20 feet from any other mobile home or permanent building.

  front setback: >= 25 feet · rear setback: >= 15 feet

  “each mobile home shall be not less than twenty (20) feet from any other mobile home or permanent building. each mobile home shall have a setback of not less than twenty-five (25) feet from the front property line and not less than fifteen (15) feet from the rear property line.”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Residing in a travel trailer/recreational vehicle inside Tryon town limits

  • After a break in residency, no person may reside in the RV again for thirty (30) days from the date of last residency.
  • Article 3 of the same chapter also uses the number 14-24 for a different section (residence restrictions); the numbering in the town's code book is inconsistent.
  • Section 14-13 also defines 'mobile home' to include travel trailers and recreational vehicles.

  maximum continuous residency: <= 14 days · waiting period after residency: 30 days

  “no person may reside in a travel trailer/recreational vehicle for a period in excess of fourteen (14) continuous days. furthermore, for each break of continuous residency, no person or persons shall reside in said travel trailer/recreational vehicle for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of last residency in said travel trailer/recreational vehicle.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile homes moved into Tryon town limits

  • The Board of Trustees may grant a variance for a home over 15 years old after town inspection if it is in satisfactory condition.
  • Every mobile home must be skirted within 90 days of being moved into town.
  • Mobile homes outside licensed parks need a plot of at least 10,000 sq ft (Sec. 14-22).
  • Mobile home parks require a license, plans and a surety bond.
  • Mobile homes supplied with town water must be titled and registered under Oklahoma law.

  maximum age of mobile home moved in: <= 15 years (variance from Board of Trustees after inspection) · skirting deadline: <= 90 days

  “every mobile home moved into the town of tryon shall not be in excess of fifteen (15) years of age. provided, that if a mobile home is in excess of fifteen (15) years old at the time it is to be moved into the city limits of the town of tryon, the owner may apply to the board of trustees for a variance after inspection of said mobile home by the town of tryon and if in satisfactory condition, the board of tryon may issue a variance.”

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• Building permit — Building permits inside Tryon town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Tryon town
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Tryon town
• Inspections — Building inspection inside Tryon town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Tryon town

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