Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Bonney, Texas

Village of Bonney’s own rules

• Living in an RVLimited

  Parking or placing recreational vehicles inside Bonney village limits

  • Exceptions: RVs stored on residential lots where the owner lives in a house on the same lot or an adjoining lot; RVs in a licensed RV park; temporary placement approved by the city council on written request with site plan and utility plan
  • RV parks need a license and must be located west of FM 521 unless council waives
  • Ordinance 7-2006 section 4(e) separately excepts temporary parking of an occupied RV at a residence for up to 30 cumulative days in any 12 months; the two ordinances are not reconciled here

  maximum RV parking without exception: <= 72 hours (council-approved temporary placement, licensed RV park, owner-resident storage)

  “it shall be unlawful for any person for any reason to park or place a recreational vehicle within the village of bonney for a period longer than seventy-two (72) hours.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile and HUD-code manufactured homes inside Bonney village limits and its ETJ

  • Must be in a manufactured home park unless an exception applies (e.g. HUD-code home on a parcel with no other residential or commercial structure, within a solid perimeter enclosure before utilities are installed; hardship exception up to one year, renewable yearly; homes there before the ordinance or annexation)
  • An installation permit is required for each manufactured home placed in the village; fee set by the village based on valuation
  • Skirting required within 30 days of placement
  • Section 2 'mobile home prohibition' text was not read; pre-1976 mobile homes may be restricted

  “it shall be required that all manufactured homes, travel trailers, or motor homes placed in the corporate limits of the village or the village's extraterritorial jurisdiction (as defined by state law) after the adoption date of this ordinance must be installed and located in a manufactured home, travel trailer, or motor home park.”

• Permit feesPublished

  Residential building permit fees inside Bonney village

  • Fee schedule is for residential dwellings only; additional fees may be payable at application unless the mayor sets a different amount
  • Improvements and additions are priced by value tier, from no fee up to $500 to $500 for the first $150,000 plus $0.75 per $1,000 above

  new/repair fee, 100 to 1500 sq ft: per 0.45 USD per sq ft · new/repair fee, over 1500 sq ft: per 0.5 USD per sq ft

  “100 sq ft. to 1500 sq. ft. $0.45 per square foot, starting with the first square foot 1501 sq. ft. to and above $0.50 per square foot, starting with the first square foot”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Bonney or Brazoria County directly.

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

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.