Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Dawson, Texas

Town of Dawson’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Installation of a HUD-code manufactured home or mobile home dwelling in Dawson (ordinance also covers its extraterritorial jurisdiction); not general construction

  • Only manufactured/mobile home installation; general building permits not found
  • Ordinance revised 7/31/20

  “prior to installation of any manufactured home (hud-code manufactured home) or mobile home dwelling by a person, such person shall apply for a permit”

• InspectionsLimited

  Mobile homes and HUD-code manufactured homes in Dawson

  • Limited to manufactured/mobile homes; general construction inspection not found

  “providing inspection of mobile homes and hud-code manufactured homes by the building official”

• Certificate of occupancyLimited

  Manufactured/mobile homes in Dawson

  • Tie-downs required before certificate issued
  • Underpinning and skirting within 30 days of certificate

  “tie-downs will be required and will be secured on manufactured housing prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Manufactured, mobile and modular homes only in Dawson; site-built minimum not found

  • Wording is 'should be' no less than 840 sq ft

  minimum livable space: >= 840 square feet

  “this dwelling should be no less the 840 square feet of livable space.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Dawson or Navarro County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Dawson town
• Building code adopted — Dawson town
• Local zoning — Land inside Dawson town limits
• Zoning districts — Dawson town
• Minimum lot size — Dawson town

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.