{"id":397729,"date":"2026-08-04T21:16:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T21:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/397729\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T21:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T21:16:07","slug":"check-out-3-recent-changes-to-the-allen-land-development-code-allen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/397729\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out 3 recent changes to the Allen Land Development Code | Allen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updates to the <a href=\"https:\/\/library.municode.com\/tx\/allen\/codes\/land_development_code\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Allen Land Development Code<\/a> include changes related to manufactured homes and food trucks.<\/p>\n<p>Allen City Council approved an update to the city\u2019s land development code to comply with two legislative bills at a <a href=\"https:\/\/actv.org\/internetchannel\/show\/4354\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 28 meeting.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Diving deeper<\/p>\n<p>The Allen Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of these changes at its <a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/allen\/government\/allen-officials-propose-amending-land-code-to-comply-with-legislative-changes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 7 meeting.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ALDC is amended a few times each year due to policy changes, new legislative bills and to correct minor errors, Senior Planner Nabiha Ahmed said.<\/p>\n<p>The first change is proposed to comply with <a href=\"https:\/\/capitol.texas.gov\/BillLookup\/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&amp;Bill=SB785\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 785<\/a>, which was passed by the 89th Texas Legislature in 2025. The change would allow manufactured homes compliant with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/hud-partners\/manufactured-home\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development<\/a>&#8216;s code to be developed on land that is at least 1 acre in size and zoned for agriculture and open space uses without a special use permit, according to Ahmed\u2019s presentation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re also taking the opportunity to clean up some definitions for manufactured homes,\u201d Ahmed said.<\/p>\n<p>Manufactured homes and manufactured housing units will now be synonymous with manufactured home-HUD code, per Ahmed\u2019s presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Also of note<\/p>\n<p>The next change is to comply with <a href=\"https:\/\/capitol.texas.gov\/BillLookup\/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&amp;Bill=HB2844\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 2844<\/a>, which determines how municipalities can and cannot regulate mobile food establishments, Ahmed said.<\/p>\n<p>Cities can no longer regulate:<\/p>\n<p>Health permits and inspectionsDistance to a restaurantOperating hours<\/p>\n<p>Cities can still regulate:<\/p>\n<p>Land use permissions, such as not allowing a food truck in a fire lane or easementLocation by zoning districtRequirement for mobile food trucks to hold a state-issued permit<\/p>\n<p>One more thing<\/p>\n<p>The final change to the code is to correct a minor error, getting rid of a duplicate bullet point, in Allen&#8217;s Downtown District Ordinance, Ahmed said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updates to the Allen Land Development Code include changes related to manufactured homes and food trucks. 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