[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Arcadia 6-10-1999 by Ord. No.
185. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any parcel or tract of land owned by a person, the state,
or a local government which is designed, maintained, intended or used
for the purpose of providing sites for nonpermanent overnight use
by four or more camping units, or by one to three camping units if
the parcel or tract of land is represented as a campground.
Any portable device, no more than 400 square feet in area,
used as a temporary dwelling, including but not limited to a camping
trailer, motor home, bus, van, pickup truck, or tent.
The owner of a campground or the person responsible to the
owner for the operation of the campground.
For purposes of issuing a campground license, an individual,
partnership, corporation, association, firm, or company, whether tenant,
owner, lessee, or licensee, or the agent, heir or assignee of any
of these, but shall not include the City of Arcadia, Wisconsin.
A.
When required. No person shall within the City of Arcadia operate
a campground without first obtaining a campground license.
B.
Separate license required. A campground license shall be required
for each location or premises operated as a campground.
C.
State and local permits. To be considered an eligible applicant and
before opening a campground for business, the operator shall obtain
all state and local permits, licenses, and authorizations required,
including but not limited to the permit required by § ATCP
79.05, Wis. Adm. Code, as amended from time to time.
D.
Issuance; fees. A campground license may be issued to an eligible
applicant by the City Clerk-Treasurer under the authority of the Common
Council after payment of a fee in the amount established by the Common
Council by resolution, which, when so issued, shall permit the holder
to operate a campground in accordance with this chapter. A campground
license may be issued after April 1 in any license year. The license
shall expire on the following March 31. The full license fee shall
be charged for the whole or fraction of any year.[1]
E.
License application. Application for a campground license shall be
made in writing on forms prescribed by the Common Council and shall
be filed with the City Clerk-Treasurer along with satisfactory proof
that the operator has complied with and been issued a permit pursuant
to Ch. ATCP 79, Wis. Adm. Code, as amended from time to time.
A campground operating pursuant to a campground license shall
comply with all the requirements for campgrounds contained in Ch.
ATCP 79, Wis. Adm. Code, as amended from time to time, and such requirements
are hereby adopted and by reference made a part of this chapter as
if fully set forth herein. Any act required to be performed or prohibited
by Ch. ATCP 79, Wis. Adm. Code, as amended from time to time, is required
or prohibited by this chapter.
A.
Penalties for failure to obtain required license.
(1)
Any person who operates a campground in violation of § 171-2A shall be required to forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $100.
(2)
Any person who operates a campground after that person's campground
license has been revoked by the Common Council shall be required to
forfeit $50.
(3)
Every day a person operates a campground without a valid license
shall be counted as a separate offense.
B.
Penalties for failure to comply with campground requirements.
(2)
Any person whose campground license is revoked, pursuant to Subsection B(1) of this section, shall not be eligible for a campground license for a period of two years from the date of revocation, and no campground in which the person has an ownership interest shall be eligible for a campground license for a period of two years from the date of revocation.
