[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Pacific 10-16-2012 by Ord. No.
2012-44. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter is entitled the "Campground Licensing and Regulation
Ordinance."
This chapter is adopted in accord with §§ 60.10(2)(c),
60.22(3) and 61.34(1) and (5), Wis. Stats., pursuant to which the
Town Board is authorized to adopt police power ordinances for and
on behalf of the health, safety, welfare and convenience of the public
by necessary and convenient means.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the owner and
to the operator, if other than the owner, of any campground. "Campground,"
for the purposes of this chapter, means any parcel or tract of land
owned by a person, entity, the state or a local government, which
is designed, maintained, intended or used for the purpose of providing
sites for nonpermanent overnight use, which by virtue of its usage
for that purpose is deemed to be a campground under state law and/or
under county ordinance.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to establish, operate
or maintain, or permit to be established, operated or maintained upon
any property owned, leased or controlled by him/her/it, any campground
within the limits of the Town of Pacific without first having obtained
a license for such campground from the Town pursuant to this chapter.
Such license shall expire June 30 of each year but may be renewed
under the provisions of this chapter for additional periods of one
year.
B.
The application for such license, or the renewal thereof, shall be
filed with the Town Clerk at least 60 days before the date the license
period or renewal period is to commence and shall be accompanied by
a fee as established by resolution adopted by the Town. In addition,
applicant shall be responsible to reimburse the Town for the inspection
costs that it incurs in regard to the inspection(s) performed relating
to the application for the license or renewal of the license.
C.
Application; plan.
(1)
The application for a license or a renewal thereof shall be made
on forms furnished by the Town Clerk and shall include the name and
address of the owner(s) in fee of the tract (if the fee is vested
in some person other than the applicant, a duly verified statement
by that person that the applicant is authorized by applicant to construct
or maintain the campground and to apply for the license), and the
legal description of the premises upon which the campground is to
be or is located. The application shall be accompanied by two copies
of the campground plan (hereinafter "campground plan") showing the
following, either existing or as proposed for licensing, which shall
be subject to review and approval by the Town Board:
(a)
The layout of the campground, including the following:
[1]
Location of campground roadways and driveways.
[2]
Setbacks from any public road and from other exterior boundary
lines.
[3]
Number and location of the sites to be rented.
[4]
Use and location of buildings affixed to the real estate.
[5]
Location of designated parking, storage, retail, recreational
and waste disposal areas.
(b)
The following operational information:
[1]
Method and plan of sewage disposal.
[2]
Method and plan of recycling and removal and storage of garbage.
[3]
Method and plan for water supply.
[4]
Plan for handling of stormwater.
[5]
Plan for controlling light emanating from the campground.
[6]
Plan for controlling smoke emanating from the campground.
[7]
Plan for controlling noise emanating from campground.
[8]
Plan for handling traffic entering and exiting the campground.
(2)
Once the campground has been licensed under an approved campground
plan, then on any renewal application the applicant may incorporate
by reference the then existing approved campground plan. However,
if the applicant seeks on the renewal application to license the campground
under a revised campground plan, then the applicant shall submit the
proposed revisions to the campground plan with its renewal application.
(3)
During the term of the license, the campground plan may be altered
or modified if an application covering such alteration or modification
is submitted to and approved by the Town Board and if all other governmental
approvals are obtained that are required in order to implement that
proposed change in the campground. The applicant shall pay a review
fee, to be set by the Town in a separate resolution, in regard to
any proposed change in the campground plan, as well as reimburse the
Town for all inspection fees incurred by the Town in regard to such
review.
D.
In addition to the campground plan provided for above, the application
packet submitted to the Town shall also include the following:
(1)
A copy of all licenses and permits relating to the campground operation
in effect from any state agency or department and all permits in effect
from Columbia County.
(2)
A copy of the most recent inspection reports from any state and/or
county inspection authorities.
(3)
If any inspection during the preceding twelve-month period has resulted
in any warning, complaint, citation or other legal action relating
to the campground, the applicant shall also include a copy of the
records relating to those issues and an explanation of the status
of those issues and the corrective actions, if any, taken to address
those issues.
(4)
A copy of the campground's disaster/emergency response plan.
E.
The Town, in its consideration of the license application, may issue the license under the application as submitted, issue the license subject to conditions/modifications, or may deny the license application. If the Town, on a renewal application, denies the license application or approves it subject to conditions/modifications, then the applicant shall be entitled to a hearing, as provided under Chapter 278, Licenses and Permits.
No campground license shall be issued until the Town Engineer
and/or Town Building Inspector have reviewed each application and
inspected the premises on which the campground is located or is proposed
to be located. No license will be renewed without a reinspection of
the premises. Further, at all reasonable times during the term of
the license, the campground and its facilities shall be open to inspection
by the Town Engineer and/or the Town Building Inspector to ensure
compliance with this chapter, the approved campground plan and all
applicable governmental regulations.
Once the campground plan is approved and the license issued, compliance with that plan, as approved, shall be deemed to be a condition applicable to that license, and the campground operator shall operate the campground in compliance with that campground plan. If in any compliance inspection it is determined that the campground is not in compliance with the approved campground plan or any other applicable governmental rules or regulations of the Town, the Town may suspend or revoke such license, as provided under Chapter 278, Licenses and Permits, and shall have such other remedies as may be provided by law.
Anyone violating this chapter, in addition to other remedies
provided by law, shall be subject to abatement by a restraining order
or injunction issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
The Town Board is hereby authorized to revoke any license issued pursuant to this chapter in accordance with Chapter 278, Licenses and Permits.
