Texas licence MHDRET00037870
60 min49 mi25155 TX-321, Cleveland, TX 77327
Our lot is not in Houston. It is in Cleveland, about 49 miles and close to an hour northeast, up US 59 / I-69. Plenty of people make that drive from Houston, see the homes the same day and head back, which is why it is worth calling ahead to find out what is on the lot.
The official route description for US 59 runs through Livingston, Cleveland and Houston in that order. From Houston you head up the Eastex Freeway, signed as I-69 and US 59, and come off at Cleveland. The City of Cleveland describes itself as “45 miles northeast of Houston” on the I-69 (US 59) corridor.
TxDOT, US 59; City of Cleveland, “About the City”
The city’s Planning and Development Department puts it this way: “The City of Houston does not have zoning, but development is governed by ordinance codes that address how property can be subdivided. The City codes do not address land use.” That surprises a lot of people, but it does not mean anything goes on a piece of land.
City of Houston, Planning & Development, “Development Regulations”
With no zoning, what controls the use of land is private deed restrictions, and the city enforces them in court. The city warns that they bind every future owner in the subdivision and that some run in perpetuity. You get a copy from the Harris County Clerk for a small fee.
City of Houston Legal Department and Planning, deed restriction pages
Houston’s permit page says the Manufactured Home Placement Permit is required when a home is placed “inside a licensed manufactured home park”, and that the address where it will be placed must be in a licensed park. If your land is not in a park, talk to the city’s Manufactured Homes Section at 832-394-8842 before you buy the home.
Houston Permitting Center, Manufactured Home Placement Permit
Harris County has no zoning in the unincorporated area, but it does require a permit: “A permit is needed for all development within Harris County”, and its regulations count placing a manufactured home as the start of development. If the land is in the floodplain they will also want an elevation certificate.
Harris County Engineering, permits FAQ and floodplain management regulations
Local rules change. What this page says comes from what the city and the county publish, with the source noted on each point, but always confirm with them before you buy or move a home.
This is the case where checking first matters most. Start by finding out whether your land carries deed restrictions, because in Houston those are what govern. Then confirm with the city, or with the county if the land is outside the city, whether your address will take the home. We are not going to tell you it can be done until you have confirmed it with them.
Our inventory changes every week. These are homes we have sold and examples of the kind of home we bring to the lot.
See example homesIt is close to an hour each way. Leave us your name and phone number and we will tell you what is on the lot before you set out.
Would you rather talk to someone right now? Call (832) 558-5822