Spur Tiny House Packet Everything you need to help you get started! Any questions, feel free to call City Hall at (806) 271-3316. Or get in contact with Denise Rosner. (239) 565-8172 Email: dee1311@aol.com A local Tiny House owner Volunteer
www.spurfreedom.org Spur City Hall: This is where you will pay your water and/or gas bill for any home in Spur. John Schmidt is the city s code compliance officer; feel free to leave a message for him regarding lots, tiny house regulations, & etc. Address: 402 Burlington Spur, TX 79370 Telephone: (806) 271-3316 Dickens County Office: This is where you will place bids for any land owned by Dickens County. You will need to ask for Rebecca Haney. Address: 508 Crow Street Dickens, TX 79229 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 119 Dickens, TX 79229 Telephone: (806) 623-5216 Local Real Estate Agent: Sandra Dillashaw Telephone: (806) 269-7173 AEP This is where you will go to arrange electric service. https://www.aeptexas.com/account/service /StartStopTransfer/aspx Things to Know The Texas Spur Newspaper They will have any local real estate listings as well as what is going on in Spur. Address: 424 Burlington Spur, TX 79370 Telephone: (806) 271-3381 Caprock Telephone This is where you will go if you are needing Internet, telephone, or television services. Address: 121 E. 3 rd Street Spur, TX 79370 Telephone: (806) 271-3003 West Texas Gas This is where you will go if you are needing propane service. Address: 102 E. Hill Spur, TX 79370 Telephone: (806) 271-3369 P a g e 2 9
AN ORDINANCE FOR PROVIDING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TINY HOUSES WITHIN THE CITY OF SPUR, TEXAS, REQUIRING AN APPLICATION FOR THE LOCATION AND PLACEMENT OF SAME; AND CONTAINING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLAITON OF THIS ORDINANCE AND CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. Amended March 15,2016 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Spur has determined to develop zoning requirements for Tiny Houses; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City that the health, safety and general welfare of the City be promoted by planning the orderly growth of the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Spur finds it to be in the best interest of the public safety, health and general welfare to regulate Tiny Houses within the City; therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SPUR: Section I. This Ordinance is hereby referenced as the Spur Tiny Houses Ordinance. Section II. DEFINITIONS: For purposes of this Ordinance, certain terms, words and phrases shall have the meaning hereinafter ascribed thereto. A. Building Official: The Fire Marshall or other designated inspection authority of the City. B. City: City of Spur, Dickens County, Texas and its extraterritorial jurisdiction. C. City Council: City Council of the City of Spur, Texas. D. Common Access Route / Internal Street: Private drive allowing principle means of access to individual Tiny Houses. E. Driveway: Minor entrance way of the common access route, into an off-street parking area serving one or more Tiny Houses. F. Permit: Written permit and or application issued by the City Council permitting the placement, alteration or extension of a Tiny Home under the provisions of this Ordinance and regulations issued hereunder. G. Person: Any natural individual, firm, trust, partnership, association or corporation. H. Tiny Houses: Residential structures with less than 900 square feet total living space. Living space shall exclude porches, garages, and other space no heated or cooled by any means. Section III: Permits/ and variances A. Variance required : A variance is required to locate a Tiny House in any of the following subdivisions of the City as identified on the Zoning Map of the City an applicant is required to go before the City Council for approval. P a g e 3 9
1. Martin Addition 2. Smart Addition 3. Kizer Addition 4. McClurkin Addition 5. Highway Addition 6. Tom Fields Tract, including the Residential Area west of Williams Street to South Plains Electric Coop property 7. Suitt/JED Addition B. Application Requirements for a Permit: All tiny home builders must complete an application for building. Including but not limited to the following: 1. Name and Address of Applicant 2. Telephone Number 3. Location, Legal Property description, Block and Lot where Tiny House is to be located 4. Dimensions of the Tiny House 5. Description of material being used to build the Tiny House 6. Plat or blueprints identifying connections to city services including Water, Sewer and Sanitation, if available 7. Photographs of the tiny house, if available C. Issuance of Permit: In considering the application, the City Council or designated building inspector may take into account the proposed location of the Tiny House in relation to the present and anticipated land use and development. After review of the application and determining the application and the proposed home complies with this Ordinance and other applicable laws, codes regulations and zoning ordinances, the permit shall be issued. D. Denial of Application / Hearing. Any person whose application for a Permit has been denied may, within 10 (ten) days of the denial, request in writing a rehearing on the matter and offer additional evidence at the hearing if desired. Section IV. Basic Tiny House Requirements: A. The Tiny House must be on a foundation with at least six (6) inches of cement footing, which is steel reinforced for load bearing walls. A tiny home built on a trailer is required to remove wheels/axles in order to tie down to a foundation as described above. B. The Tiny House must have a driveway. C. A Pre-manufactured Tiny House is required to be skirted. D. The Tiny House must be located on a Common Access Route / Internal Street, and have an assigned address. E. The Tiny House must be connected to City utilities, which is water and sewer services. Sewer service is essential to dispose of all human waste. No composting toilets will be permitted. P a g e 4 9
F. The Tiny House must comply with applicable portions of the 2005 Structural Standards Code of the City of Spur. G. The Tiny House must pass the inspection of the Building Official, or any subsequent structural standards which may be adopted by the City of Spur. SectionV. Penalty Provisions. Any person violating this Ordinance or any portion thereof shall upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $1.00 nor more than $500.00 for each day that such violation continues. Each day may be considered a separate offense and punishable accordingly. Section VI. Severability. If any section or part of any section or paragraph of this Ordinance is declared invalid or unconstitutional for any reason, it shall not be held to invalidate or impair the validity, force or effect of any other section or sections or part of a section or paragraph of this Ordinance. Section VII. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage, approval and publication. P a g e 5 9
Local Restaurants BJ s Truck Wagon Variety/American food, ice cream & snow cones. Address: East Hill (Next to Dixie Dog) Telephone: (806) 271-4260 Dixie Dog Burgers/American food. Address: 216 E. Hill. Telephone: (806) 271-3171 Old Town Café Mexican food. Address: 415 Burlington. Telephone: (806) 271-4522 Turnaround Café Variety/American food. Address: 202 Burlington. Telephone: (806) 271-3983 Idle Times Pizza place. Address: 905 E. Hill Telephone: (806) 271-4304 P a g e 6 9
Allsups Convenience store and gas station. Address: 321 W. Hill Telephone: (806) 271-4122 Hawg & Dawg Computers Computer service/support. Address: 324 Burlington Telephone: (806) 271-4931 Hawg & Dog Treasures Antique/collections store. Address: 324 Burlington Telephone: (806) 271-4931 Capital Farm Credit Credit Loan Service/banking. Address: 515 Sterley Ave. Telephone: (806) 271-3378 Chastain s Hardware/True Value Hardware retail store. Address: 302 Burlington Telephone: (806) 271-3501 Curl Up & Dye Hair Salon Address: 202 Carroll Ave. Telephone: (806) 317-0029 Dana s Pharmacy Pharmacy & Gifts. Address: 315 Burlington Telephone: (806) 271-3394 DC Auto Auto Parts. Address: 800 Experiment Station Rd. Telephone: (806) 271-3799 Local Businesses Dickens County Library Public Library. Address: 403 E. Hill Telephone: (806) 271-3714 Farmer COOP Gin Farmer supply store. Address: 302 E. 6 th Street Telephone: (806) 271-3391 Grusendorf Welding Welding shop, tires, etc. Address: South Burlington. Telephone: (806) 271-3354 His & Hers Hair Salon. Address: 620 E. Hill. Telephone: (806) 271-3437 Lawrence Brothers Grocery store. Address: 611 Burlington. Telephone: (806) 271-4372 South Plains Electric Electricity services. Address: 705 Willard. Telephone: (806) 271-3311 Duck Creek Processing Animal processing & RV park. Address: 420 Willard Ave. Telephone: (325) 242-3861 South Plains Community Action Community support. Telephone: (806) 271-4394 (806) 675-7307 Mike s Mowers Mower repairs & sales. Address: 601 W. Harris Telephone: (806) 271-4482 R&R Monuments Cemetery stones. Address: E. Highway 70 & 6 th Street Telephone: (806) 271-3574 Shady Acres Gardening/Plants. Address: 2413 State Highway. Telephone: (325) 242-3861 Spur Security Bank Local bank. Address: 120 W. Harris. Telephone: (806) 271-3301 Spur Vet Clinic Vet clinic. Address: 664 Highway 70 Telephone: (806) 271-3355 Spur/Dickens County Museum Local Museum. Address: 321 Burlington. Spur Health Clinic Local clinic. Address: 907 E. Hill Telephone: (806) 271-3306 Star Feed Store Farmer supply, plant & animal needs. Address: 211 W. Harris. Telephone: (806) 271-4532 P a g e 7 9
The Backdoor Inn Hotel/Antique shop. Address: 403 Burlington Telephone: (806) 271-4780. The Mesquite Inn Hotel. Address: 70 Highway 70. Telephone: (806) 271-4995 The Rowel Variety Store Variety/General Store. Address: 317 Burlington. Telephone: (806) 271-4000 U.S. Post Office Post Office. Address: 210 W. Harris Telephone: (806) 271-3132 Wyatt Tractor Service Tractor & auto repair. Address: 507 Burlington. Telephone: (806) 271-4169 Zapata Funeral Home Funeral services. Address: 602 Burlington Telephone: (806) 271-4280 Churches Freedom Church Address: Highway 70 (Diagnol from Spur Library) St. Mary s Catholic Church Address: 814 E. 6th First Assembly of God Church Address: 610 N. Burlington First Baptist Church Address: 120 W. 2nd First United Methodist Church Address: 528 N. Burlington Bethel Baptist Church Address: 515 Williams Lakeside Baptist Address: 102 S. Parker Highway 70 Church of Christ Address: E. Highway 70 Community Bible Chapel Address: 209 E. 3rd. Jennifer Lee Portraits Photography services. Email: jenjenchance@yahoo.com Spur Micro Farm Vegetables/fruit & goods. Address: 905 E. Hill. Telephone: (806) 271-4435 Switchco Ceiling fan parts. Address: 905 E. Hill. Telephone: (800) 365-4548 Helping Hands Clothes/stuff. Address: 113 E. Harris (Behind Police Station) P a g e 8 9
Lots for Sale DICKENS CO TRUST PROPERTIES FEBRUARY 21,2016 SUB DIVISIONS BLOCK LOT DATE CLEANED FREEMAN 1 1 1 2 1 5 2 2&3 BID PLACED 3 1&2 4 W 1/2 of 1 5 2 BID PLACED 5 5&6 8 6 10 4 12 1 12 7 GABRIEL 2 7 3 N PART 108X130 IN 7 NO DEED 4 11 NO DEED 5 12 BID PLACED 7 8 BID PLACED 8 50X50 N 390 LOT 3 BID OUT 8 3 BID OUT 10 7 HILL 2 4 SPUR OTS 10 12 14 8 BID PLACED 15 4 16 5 BID PLACED 19 1 23 3 26 3 35 13 40 5 50 16 P a g e 9 9