[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Wild Rose. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The provisions of § 66.0435, Wis. Stats., including
any amendments thereto that may hereafter be adopted, and the definitions
therein are hereby adopted by reference, including without limitation
the definitions set forth below.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any person, persons or corporation licensed to operate a
mobile home park under this chapter.
The Village of Wild Rose.
Is that which is, or was, as originally constructed, designed
to be transported by any motor vehicle upon public highway and designed,
equipped and used primarily for sleeping, eating and living quarters,
or is intended to be so used, and includes any additions, attachments,
annexes, foundations and appurtenances.
Any plot of ground upon which two or more units occupied
for dwelling or sleeping purposes are located, whether or not a charge
is made for such accommodation.
Mobile home park.
Any natural individual, firm, trust, partnership, association
or corporation.
A plot of ground within a mobile home park designed for the
accommodation of one mobile home unit.
A mobile home unit.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate, within
the limits of the Village of Wild Rose, any mobile home park, unless
such person shall first obtain from the Village a license therefor.
The licensing authority is required to investigate the qualifications
of each applicant for a license or renewal of license and reserves
the right to reject any application for a license without publicly
stating an objection. Applicants for renewal of an existing license,
if rejected, must be informed of the reason for such rejection. Reasons
for rejection shall include, without limitation, keeping an untidy
park, failure to landscape the sites, or permitting unruly persons
to locate or congregate on the park premises.
B.
An application for a mobile home park license shall be in writing,
on forms prescribed by the licensing authority, set forth the applicant,
legal description of the premises to be licensed, and shall be signed
and dated by the applicant. Original applications must include a complete
plan of the park. Renewal applications merely delineate any changes.
C.
Upon application to the Village by any person, and after approval
by the Village Board and payment of the required annual fee, the Village
Clerk shall issue a license which shall expire on the following June
30. The license fee shall not be prorated.
D.
The annual license fee for a mobile home park license shall be $25
or $2 for each site within the park, whichever number would be greater.
E.
Transfers of licenses from person to person or from park to park
within the Village shall be permitted, upon approval by the licensing
authority. Requests to transfer must be accompanied by any necessary
information as to legal descriptions or personal data regarding the
proposed transferee as shall permit the licensing authority to make
an intelligent decision regarding whether the transfer request should
be accepted or rejected. The fee for such a home park licensee may
not be transferred to another licensee or be transferred from its
licensed premises without prior approval from the licensing authority.
A.
In addition to the license fee provided above, except for mobile
homes that constitute improvements to real estate under § 70.043(1),
Wis. Stats., the permit fee computed according to the provisions of
§ 66.0435(3)(c), Wis. Stats. The fee shall be computed on
each occupied site within the licensed mobile home park. The licensee
shall be responsible for collection and payment to the Village for
the payment of the described fee. The licensee may deduct, for administrative
expenses, 2% of the monthly fees so collected and paid to the Village.
B.
The licensee shall furnish information to the Village Clerk and the
Village Assessor on newly occupied sites in the park within five days
of their arrival, upon forms prescribed by the Wisconsin Department
of Revenue.
A.
Boundaries of the park must be at least 300 feet from any permanent
residential building located outside the park.
B.
General requirements. Every mobile home and mobile home park shall
be located on a well-drained area, and premises shall be properly
graded so as to prevent the accumulation of stormwaters or other liquids.
No mobile home or mobile home park shall be located in an area that
is situated so that drainage of contaminated liquids can accumulate
on its location.
C.
Each site shall be clearly defined. The basic unit shall not occupy
in excess of 1/4 of the area of the site, and the complete unit shall
not occupy more than 1/2 of the area of the site. Mobile home spaces
or sites shall be not less than 2,450 square feet in area.
D.
Each unit shall be so located on a site that there shall be at least
a twenty-five-foot clearance between basic units. No unit shall be
located closer than 10 feet to any building within the park, or any
property line of the park. No unit shall be located closer than 25
feet to the right-of-way line of a highway or 10 feet to the right-of-way
line of a public street.
E.
All sites shall abut upon a public or private street. For a two-way
street, the width must be at least 32 feet if parking is to be permitted
on both sides of the street, 25 feet if parking is permitted on only
one side of the street, or 18 feet if parking is prohibited on the
street. A one-way street may be as narrow as 14 feet if parking is
prohibited on the street. One-way streets shall be no longer than
500 feet in length. All streets shall be surfaced, maintained in good
condition, have natural drainage and be lighted at night.
F.
Parking spaces in a ratio of 1 1/2 for each site shall be provided.
All permanent parking shall be off-street parking.
Water supply shall be by private well to be maintained in good
condition by the licensee, and shall provide adequate supplies or
potable water to each unit occupied. All plumbing shall meet the requirements
contained in the Wisconsin State Plumbing Code applicable to mobile
home parks. Solid wastes shall be disposed of in accordance with the
existing Village disposal system. All sewage is to be connected to
the Village system, and in compliance with existing Village ordinances.
Every unit shall be equipped with usable bathroom facilities.
A.
It shall be illegal, except in a mobile home park, for any person to park any mobile home on any tract or land within the Village. Lawful use of any existing mobile home on a nonconforming lot within the Village prior to the effective date of this chapter may be continued. Mobile homes which are permitted to be located outside of a licensed park pursuant to this section shall be subject to the monthly parking fee and reporting requirement set forth in § 7-7-4 above. The owner of the mobile home or the occupant thereof shall pay the monthly fee. The owner of a mobile home located on a lot outside of a licensed mobile home park shall be required to comply with the same reporting requirements as owners with mobile homes located in a licensed mobile home park.
B.
A mobile home may be removed from an existing nonconforming lot so
long as it is removed to a site outside of the Village of Wild Rose.
The owner of such nonconforming lot may replace the removed mobile
home with a new or newer model, provided that:
(1)
The new or newer mobile home has a minimum floor area of 720 square
feet;
(2)
The mobile home is not more than four years old, and provided that
color photographs not less than 2 1/2 inches by four inches showing
front and side, rear and opposite side be submitted with a building
permit requesting replacement of a mobile home on a nonconforming
lot located outside a mobile home park; and provided that
(3)
A statement from a licensed appraiser listing the estimated value
of the mobile home, or that a copy of the sales contract or similar
document be submitted with the building permit, indicating purchase
price;
(4)
The new or newer mobile home is placed on a permanent foundation
with adequate anchoring provisions;
(5)
Such permanent foundation shall entirely enclose the lower portion
of the unit and be of fireproof materials.
C.
Any property owner wishing to move an existing mobile home and replace it under this amendment must request a building permit pursuant to §§ 10-3-1 through 10-3-5 and adhere to all building permit requirements, including submission of the above-cited amendment requirements. A building permit requested under this amendment must be approved by a majority of the Village Board membership at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1-2, Adoption
of Code)]
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in § 1-1-8, General penalty.
