[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Tigerton 4-5-1988 as Title 7, Ch. 6, of the 1988 Code; amended in its entirety 4-24-2017. Subsequent amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 585.
There is hereby imposed on each owner of a nonexempt, occupied
manufactured or mobile home in the Village of Tigerton a monthly permit
fee as determined in accordance with § 66.0435(3), Wis.
Stats., which is hereby adopted by reference and made part of this
chapter as if fully set forth herein. It shall be the full and complete
responsibility of the licensee to collect the proper amount from each
manufactured or mobile home owner, subject to § 66.0435(3)(c)6,
Wis. Stats. Licensees shall pay to the Village Clerk-Treasurer such
monthly permit fees on or before the 10th day of the month following
the month for which such fees are due.
A.
Licensees of manufactured and mobile home communities, and owners
of land on which are parked any occupied, nonexempt manufactured or
mobile homes, shall furnish information to the Clerk-Treasurer and
Assessor on such homes added to their community or land within five
days after arrival of such home on forms furnished by the Clerk-Treasurer
in accordance with § 66.0435(3)(c) and (e), Wis. Stats.
Failure to comply with this subsection shall be subject to a forfeiture
of not more than $25. Each failure to report is a separate offense.
B.
It shall be the full and complete responsibility of the licensee
of a manufactured and mobile home community to collect such fees from
each occupied, nonexempt manufactured or mobile home therein and to
remit such fees to the Village Clerk-Treasurer as provided in this
section, subject to § 66.0435(3)(c)6, Wis. Stats.
Owners of nonexempt, occupied manufactured or mobile homes,
upon receipt of notice from the Clerk-Treasurer of their liability
for the monthly permit fee, shall remit the Clerk-Treasurer a cash
deposit of $25 to guarantee payment of such fees when due to the Village.
It shall be the full and complete responsibility of the licensee of
a manufactured or mobile home community to collect such cash deposit
from each occupied, nonexempt manufactured or mobile home therein
and remit such deposits to the Clerk-Treasurer, subject to § 66.0435(3)(c)6,
Wis. Stats. Upon receipt of a notice from the owner or licensee that
the nonexempt, occupied manufactured or mobile home has been or is
about to be removed from the Village, the Clerk-Treasurer shall apply
said cash deposit to reduce any monthly permit fees for which said
owner is liable and refund the balance, if any, to said owner.
The definitions contained within § 66.0435(1), Wis.
Stats., and as they may be amended, are hereby incorporated into this
chapter by reference as if fully set forth herein. As used in this
chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings given in this
section.
Any person licensed to operate and maintain a manufactured
and mobile home community under the provisions of this chapter.
Any manufactured or mobile home located within a licensed
manufactured and mobile home community and/or any manufactured or
mobile home assessed pursuant to § 70.043, Wis. Stats.
Any person to whom
A.
General provisions.
(1)
Master plan. At the time of application for rezoning to the MMH District
and application for a manufactured or mobile home community license
under this Code, the applicant shall submit a preliminary master plan
to the Village containing the following:
(a)
The names and addresses of all owners and developers of the
proposed manufactured or mobile home community.
(b)
The legal description and size, in acres, of the proposed manufactured
or mobile home community.
(c)
The location and approximate sizes of all manufactured or mobile
home sites, storage areas, recreation areas and facilities, and proposed
roadways and their width, sidewalks and permanent buildings.
(d)
Existing landscaping features and proposed landscaping concepts.
(e)
The location and size of all public roadways abutting the manufactured
or mobile home community and all street and sidewalk accesses from
such streets and sidewalks to the manufactured or mobile home community.
(f)
A drawing of a typical manufactured or mobile home site showing
the placement of the home, parking area, garage, setbacks, lighting
and a typical landscaping plan.
(g)
Other pertinent information pertaining to the proposed manufactured
or mobile home community as required by the Plan Commission.
(2)
Area requirements. Each manufactured or mobile home community shall
comply with the following standards:
(a)
A manufactured or mobile home community shall have a minimum
of 10 acres in area.
(b)
The minimum setback for a manufactured or mobile home community
building, structure or unit shall be 50 feet from the right-of-way
line of a street or highway which abuts the development.
(c)
Except for public utility structures, no structure or pavement
of any type shall be placed closer than 20 feet from the exterior
property line.
(3)
Site requirements. Each manufactured or mobile home site shall have:
(a)
A minimum of 6,000 square feet of land area for a single manufactured
or mobile home for the exclusive use of the residents of the manufactured
or mobile home located on the site with an average width of 60 feet
and a minimum depth of 100 feet.
(b)
A minimum of 6,500 square feet of land area for a double manufactured
or mobile home for the exclusive use of the residents of the manufactured
or mobile home located on the site with an average width of 65 feet
and a minimum depth of 100 feet.
(c)
A minimum frontage for cul-de-sac sites shall be 20 feet measured
along the pavement edge.
(d)
Manufactured and mobile home sites with their long axis parallel
to the roadway (parallel lots) shall be a minimum 100 feet wide and
60 feet deep for a single unit and 100 feet wide and 65 feet deep
for a double-wide unit.
(e)
Each space shall be numbered.
(4)
Yard requirements. All manufactured and mobile homes shall comply
with the following yard requirements:
(a)
No manufactured or mobile home shall be parked closer than 15
feet to the front site line nor 10 feet to the rear site line. Cul-de-sac
lots shall provide a minimum fifteen-foot setback from the roadway
edge.
(b)
There shall be an open space of at least 20 feet between adjacent
manufactured or mobile homes and 20 feet between adjacent manufactured
or mobile homes on the rear of the site lines.
(5)
Parking. The following are minimum parking requirements for manufactured
and mobile home communities:
(a)
Each manufactured or mobile home site shall have hard-surfaced
off-street parking space for two automobiles. The parking spaces shall
total a minimum of 360 square feet in area.
(b)
Access drives off roads to all parking spaces and manufactured
and mobile home spaces shall be hard-surfaced in bituminous concrete
or portland cement concrete designed to accommodate normal traffic.
(6)
Utilities. The following minimum requirements for utilities shall
be maintained:
(a)
There shall be no permanent obstructions impeding the inspection
of plumbing, electrical facilities, utilities or other related equipment.
(b)
Garbage, waste, and trash disposal plans must conform to all
state and local health and pollution control regulations.
(c)
The owner of a manufactured and mobile home community shall
pay all required sewer and utility fees or assessments to the Village
Clerk-Treasurer or appropriate utility.
(d)
The owner of a manufactured and mobile home community may elect
to either have the manufactured and mobile home community master metered
or to have each manufactured or mobile home individually metered for
water service, subject to the following:
[1]
Should the owner elect to have the Village meter each manufactured
or mobile home individually, the water mains and laterals shall be
installed in accordance with the Village specifications and located
in accordance with the specifications acceptable to the Plan Commission.
Such mains and laterals to the curb box shall be conveyed to the Village
by such document approved by the Village. The mains and laterals shall
become part of the Village's utility distribution system.
[2]
Should the owner elect to locate the water mains and laterals
in locations that are not acceptable to the Plan Commission, the ownership
of such mains and laterals shall remain with the manufactured and
mobile home community owner. The manufactured or mobile home community
shall, however, be metered at a strategic location approved by the
Plan Commission. The meter pit or manhole shall be installed in accordance
with the specifications of the Village. The maintenance of the mains
and laterals shall be the sole responsibility of the manufactured
and mobile home community owner. The manufactured and mobile home
community owner may purchase, install and bill each tenant directly
for the water used, and such meters shall be owned, read and maintained
by the manufactured and mobile home community owner.
(e)
Each manufactured or mobile home site shall be provided with
a sewer receptacle at least four inches in diameter, which shall be
connected to receive the waste from the shower, bath, tub, flush toilet,
lavatory and kitchen sink of the manufactured or mobile home harbored
on such site having any or all of such facilities. The sewer in each
site shall be connected to discharge the manufactured or mobile home
waste into a public sewer system in compliance with applicable ordinances.
Each unit shall be subject to a sewer service charge according to
the license agreement with the Village Board.
(f)
An adequate supply of pure water for drinking and domestic purposes
shall be supplied by pipes to all buildings and manufactured and mobile
home sites within the community to meet the requirements of the community.
(7)
Internal streets. All internal streets shall meet the following minimum
requirements:
(a)
Streets shall be hard-surfaced with bituminous concrete or portland
cement concrete to conform to the structural requirements of Village
streets as approved by the Plan Commission.
(b)
All streets shall be developed with a street surface not less
than 24 feet in width. On-street parking on one side may be allowed
(except at community entrance), if the street width is at least 28
feet. Streets shall be at least 32 feet wide, if on-street parking
is permitted on both sides.
(c)
Streets shall be designed to provide suitable drainage without
on-street ponding of stormwater. The Village Engineer may require
curb, gutter and/or storm sewers based on the natural characteristics
of the site and the public health, safety and welfare.
(8)
Sidewalks. A thirty-six-inch-wide portland cement concrete sidewalk
shall be built and maintained by the owner or operator, providing
access from roadways to all recreational areas, common use buildings,
and common storage areas.
(9)
Lighting. Artificial lights shall be maintained during all hours
of darkness in all buildings provided for common facilities for occupants'
use. The manufactured or mobile home community, streets and pedestrian
areas shall be lighted from sunset to sunrise. Entrance roads intersecting
with adjacent public streets shall be lighted with either public streetlights
or private entrance lights, or a combination of both, as required
by the Plan Commission.
(10)
Recreational areas. All manufactured or mobile home communities
shall have one or more recreational areas which shall be easily accessible
to all community residents. Recreational areas shall be so located
as to be free of traffic hazards and shall, where the topography permits,
be centrally located. The size of such recreational areas shall be
based on a ratio of providing a minimum of 1 1/2 acres of recreational
area for each 100 manufactured or mobile home sites. At least 1/2
acre of the recreational area shall be concentrated in one site, and
the remaining balance may be distributed throughout the community
in several smaller sites. All recreational equipment installed in
such area shall be owned and maintained by the owner or operator of
the manufactured or mobile home community at his expense.
(11)
Landscaping. The following minimum landscaping requirements
shall be maintained in all manufactured or mobile home communities:
(a)
Each space shall be properly landscaped with at least two trees.
All yards shall be sodded or planted in grass. Trees, grass and landscape
materials shall be properly maintained and replaced as needed to conform
to the initially approved landscaping.
(b)
All manufactured or mobile home communities constructed under
this chapter shall have a greenbelt or buffer strip at least 20 feet
wide along all boundaries. This area shall be landscaped with permanent
plantings and/or berms to establish a screening effect. Where the
adjoining property is also a manufactured or mobile home community,
such screening or buffer strip shall not be required on that side
of the property.
(c)
All areas shall be landscaped, and the landscaping shall be
shown on a typical manufactured or mobile home individual site plan
and also shall be shown in concept on the overall master plan.
(12)
Manufactured and mobile home stands required. All manufactured
and mobile homes shall be placed and leveled on stands consisting
of either eight-inch by sixteen-inch by four-inch block, or sixteen-inch
by sixteen-inch by four-inch square solid base minimum, with a double
tier of alternately crossed eight-inch block ascending; no I-beam
or any portion of the manufactured or mobile home frame shall rest
directly on the concrete block. Wood shimmying shall be used. No second
or medium grade of concrete block may be used, and all block must
be installed with the hollow core in a vertical position.
(13)
Tie downs and anchors required. All manufactured or mobile homes
shall be equipped with straps and anchoring equipment capable of resisting
an allowable working load of not less than 3,150 pounds and capable
of withstanding a fifty-percent overload (4,750 pounds) without failure.
(e.g., Type 1 finish B, Grade 1 steel strapping, 1 1/4 inch wide
and 0.035 inch thick, conforming with federal specifications. Q-QS781-H
is recommended to meet the above load requirements.) Tie downs and
anchors shall be installed as follows:
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Number of Frame Ties Required
(pier height above grade)
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Mobile Home Size
(feet)
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Number of Over-the-Roof Ties Required
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2-Foot Pier
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3-Foot Pier
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4-Foot Pier
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44 x 12
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2
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4
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5
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5
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52 x 12
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2
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5
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5
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6
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54 x 12
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2
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5
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6
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7
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60 x 12
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2
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5
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6
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7
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65 x 12
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2
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6
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7
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8
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70 x 12
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2
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6
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7
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9
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74 x 12
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2
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6
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8
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9
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54 x 14
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2
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4
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5
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6
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60 x 14
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2
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5
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5
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6
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65 x 14
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2
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5
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6
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7
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70 x 14
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2
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6
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7
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8
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76 x 14
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2
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6
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7
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8
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80 x 14
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2
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7
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7
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8
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(14)
Skirting. All manufactured and mobile home units shall have
skirts around the entire manufactured or mobile home made of plastic,
fiberglass or other comparable materials and shall be of a permanent
color or painted to match the appropriate manufactured or mobile home
so as to enhance the general appearance thereof.
(15)
Accessory storage buildings or garages. Any accessory storage
building or garage in a manufactured or mobile home community shall
comply with other applicable Village codes. Accessory storage buildings
shall be anchored.
(16)
Service buildings.
(a)
Service buildings housing sanitation facilities shall be permanent
structures complying with all applicable ordinances and statutes regulating
buildings, electrical installations and plumbing and sanitation systems.
(b)
The service buildings shall be well-lighted at all times of
the day and night, shall be well-ventilated with screened openings,
shall be constructed of such moistureproof materials, which may be
painted woodwork, as shall permit repeated cleaning and washing, and
shall be maintained at a temperature of at least 68° F. during
the period from October 1 to May 1. The floors of the service buildings
shall be of water-impervious materials. Washing and drying machines
may be installed according to needs of the community.
(c)
All service buildings and the grounds of the community shall
be maintained in a clean, sightly condition and kept free of any condition
that will menace the health of any occupant or the public or constitute
a nuisance.
(17)
Fire protection. Service buildings shall be equipped with fire
extinguishers and the community with water hydrants of such type,
size and number and so located within the community to comply with
the Tigerton Water and Sewer Department rules and all of standard
size and fittings of this Department and the regulations of the Fire
Department. No open fires shall be permitted at any place which may
endanger life or property. No fires shall be left unattended at any
time. All municipal codes regulating open fires shall be enforced.
(18)
Register of owners. The manager of a manufactured and mobile
home community shall keep a registration list of manufactured and
mobile home owners available to the Village or its agents for inspection
at reasonable times.
(19)
Inspection and occupancy permit.
(a)
All manufactured and mobile homes shall comply with state and
Village fire, health, building and plumbing regulations. Before a
manufactured or mobile home unit may be occupied, the manufactured
or mobile home owner or licensed selling agent must secure the inspection
and approval of the Building Inspector regarding compliance with such
regulations, including the provisions of this chapter. All dependent
manufactured and mobile homes are prohibited in the Village of Tigerton.
(b)
Prior to occupancy of a manufactured home, the exit and stair
requirements of §§ SPS 321.03 and 321.04, Wis. Adm.
Code (the Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code), shall be complied with.
As long as they meet code requirements, these porches, decks and steps
may be furnished on a temporary basis by the seller of the manufactured
home until such time as the home owner can construct a permanent porch,
deck and steps.
B.
Declaration of restrictions/restrictive covenants. The Village may
accept a declaration of restrictions or restrictive covenants filed
by the applicant petitioning for rezoning concerning the uses of the
proposed parcel to be rezoned, establishing lot sizes, setbacks, roadways,
recreational areas, location of manufactured and mobile homes, buildings,
structures, and landscaping and other physical features as specified
in this chapter. Such declaration of restrictions or restrictive covenant
shall run with the land and shall contain the following requirements:
(1)
A subscription clause.
(2)
The legal description of the property and master plan.
(3)
The names of the persons having an interest in the property, who
shall also execute the restrictive covenant or declaration of restrictions.
(4)
The names and addresses of all persons holding a security interest
in the property, who shall also execute the restrictive covenant or
declaration of restrictions.
(5)
The declaration of restriction or restrictive covenant shall run
with the land and be binding upon the property owners, grantees, successors,
heirs or assigns of the property.
(6)
Contain the condition that, as long as the property is zoned Manufactured
and Mobile Home Community District, should buildings or the property
be used for other than that specified in the declaration of restriction
or restrictive covenant, any building permit issued by the Village
shall be null and void or the occupancy of such building(s) or use
of the property shall be considered to be in violation of this chapter
of the Code of the Village.
(7)
Such declaration of restrictions or restrictive covenant running
with the land shall be recorded in the Register of Deeds office for
Shawano County and shall be considered a restrictive covenant running
with the land or a declaration of restrictions running with the land
and shall ensure to the benefit of all abutting and contiguous properties
to that of the subject property as well as the residents of the Village
of Tigerton.
C.
Detailed site plans and information required. After MMH District
zoning has been granted, detailed plans and information covering that
portion of the total project which is intended for construction shall
be submitted for approval by the Plan Commission prior to the start
of construction of the subject manufactured and mobile home community.
The detailed plans and information shall conform substantially to
the preliminary plans and to all other conditions required at the
time of zoning approval. All required detailed plans and information
shall be submitted to the Plan Commission at least 10 business days
prior to the requested date of approval. The detailed plans and information
shall include:
(1)
A master plan showing the entire manufactured and mobile home community
area including plan elements as approved by the Plan Commission.
(4)
The square footage of each manufactured or mobile home site shall
be depicted on the site plan. Verification of the manufactured or
mobile home site square footage shall be the responsibility of the
manufactured and mobile home community owner.
(5)
Other plans and information as required by the Plan Commission.
D.
Management.
(1)
In every manufactured and mobile home community, there shall be located
the office of the person in charge of said manufactured and mobile
home community. In instances where the manufactured and mobile home
community is owned by the same persons owning other manufactured and
mobile home communities within the Village, only one office shall
be required.
(2)
The licensee or permittee, or a duly authorized attendant or caretaker,
shall be in charge at all times to keep the manufactured and mobile
home community and its facilities and equipment in a clean, orderly
and sanitary condition.
(3)
It is the duty of the manufactured and mobile home community owner
or operator, together with any attendants or person in charge of a
manufactured and mobile home community, to:
(a)
Keep a register of all principal occupants of manufactured and
mobile homes, to be open at all items to inspection by federal, state
and local officials.
(b)
Maintain the manufactured or mobile home community in a clean,
orderly and sanitary condition at all times.
(c)
At the time of entry into the manufactured or mobile home community,
obtain a signed application form, stating year in which manufactured
or mobile home was new, together with size and make, last prior address
and current employer, plus number of and ages of children in family.
(d)
Inform new residents of the location of the nearest available
public tornado shelter(s).
E.
Licenses.
(1)
License required. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct,
alter or extend any manufactured or mobile home community within the
limits of Tigerton unless he holds a valid license issued by the Village
in the name of such person for the specific construction, alteration
or extension proposed. All applications for licenses shall contain
the following:
(a)
Name and address of applicant.
(b)
Location and legal description of the manufactured or mobile
home community.
(c)
A complete plan of the community in conformity with the requirements
of this chapter.
(d)
Plans and specifications of all buildings, improvement and facilities
constructed or to be constructed within the manufactured and mobile
home community.
(e)
Application for initial manufactured and mobile home community
license shall be filed with the Village Clerk-Treasurer and, subject
to approval, be issued by the Village Clerk-Treasurer. The application
shall be in writing, signed by the applicant.
(f)
An annual renewal of the license shall be obtained as described
below.
(3)
Application for renewal or transfer of license.
(a)
Upon application in writing by a licensee for renewal of a license
and upon payment of the annual license fee, and upon review, the Village
Clerk-Treasurer shall issue a certificate renewing such license for
another year.
(b)
Upon application in writing for transfer of a license and payment
of the transfer fee, the Village Board shall issue a transfer.
(4)
Revocation of licenses or permits. The Village may suspend or revoke
a manufactured and mobile home community license pursuant to the procedures
in § 66.0435(2)(d), Wis. Stats..
(5)
Posting of license or permit. The license certificate and special
permit shall be conspicuously posted in the office of or on the premises
of the manufactured and mobile home community at all times.
