Village of Mukwonago, WI Mobile Home Parks

All provisions of the state statutes, rules and regulations of the department of natural resources, state department of health and the department of industrial labor and human relations and the Village are hereby adopted and made a part of this article, by reference with the same force and effect as though set forth in this article in full.

The provisions of this article or rule or regulation which is most restrictive shall be deemed to apply with respect to the establishment, operation or plan of any mobile home park.

§ 50-28 Location limitations.

[Code 1966, § 18.05]

Mobile home parks shall be located only in the R-5 residence district, as provided by the zoning ordinance of the Village, and must comply strictly with the terms of such ordinance.

§ 50-29 Temporary travel or transient nondependent mobile units.

[Code 1966, § 18.06]

Temporary travel or transient nondependent mobile units may be placed in specially designated mobile home park sites which are equipped to accommodate such travel units on an overnight or temporary basis, limited to an occupancy of not to exceed 30 days in any one calendar year.

Such temporary travel or transient nondependent mobile units shall be equipped with complete bath and toilet facilities, furniture, cooking and heating appliances and complete and adequate facilities shall be available for sanitation so as not to create any health hazard or nuisance.

The sites for such temporary travel or transient nondependent mobile units shall be designated on the park plan and shall be established in one location in the mobile home park as may be approved by the Village Board.

The Village Board may in its discretion impose other reasonable rules and regulations with respect to such units as may be deemed appropriate and necessary in consideration of the general health and welfare of the mobile home park and the community.

§ 50-30 Mobile home park plan.

[Code 1966, § 18.07]

The mobile home park shall conform to the Mobile Home Court Guide issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Affairs, dated January 1970, F.H.A. G4200.7, except as otherwise set forth in this section:

Drainage. The park shall be located on a well drained site, properly graded to ensure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.

Size of lots or spaces. Mobile home lots or spaces shall not be less than 5,500 square feet in area and shall be no less than 50 feet in width. The lots or spaces shall be clearly set forth to scale on the mobile home park plan. However, such minimal space shall be enlarged by order of the Village Board to an area required to adequately accommodate sewage, health or other community problems caused by the environmental characteristics created by the nature of mobile home parks. The square foot lot area as set forth in this section is designed for mobile homes having overall dimensions of not greater than 14 feet by 68 feet. Mobile home lots or spaces for mobile homes of a larger size will require a larger lot size, and the larger lot size will be proportionate to the increased trailer size and shall be approved as a part of the mobile home park plan. Mobile home living area may not occupy more than 20% of the lot area. This subsection is to be construed as providing a minimum lot size of 5,500 square feet for mobile homes not larger than 14 feet by 68 feet, outside dimensions, and to require additional lot size proportionately for mobile home units of larger size.

Separation between units. Mobile homes shall be so harbored on each space that there shall be at least a twenty-foot clearance between mobile homes; provided, however, that with respect to mobile homes parked end to end, the end-to-end clearance shall not be less than 15 feet. No mobile home shall be located closer than 25 feet from any building within the park or from any property line bounding the park. Any accessory structure such as an awning, cabana, storage cabinet, carport, windbreak or porch, which has a floor area exceeding 25 square feet and has a top or roof, shall, for the purpose of this section, be considered a part of the mobile home.

Streets. Streets shall meet the following requirements:

Widths. All mobile home spaces shall abut a street whose paved width shall be as follows:

Space Abutting	Paved Width
All entrance streets and other collector streets with guest parking both sides	36-foot minimum
Collector street with no parking	20-foot minimum
Minor street with parking on one side	28-foot minimum
Minor or cul-de-sac street with no parking	20-foot minimum

Reduction of widths. The widths in Subsection (a)(4)a of this section may be reduced by two feet where an adjoining sidewalk is provided.

Curbs and gutters. All streets shall have curbs and gutters on each side.

Street surface. Street surfaces shall meet the following requirements:

Flexible pavement. Where a pavement base is necessary, it shall be a minimum of four inches thick and composed of crushed stone, gravel or other appropriate durable material, compacted to the maximum practical density. The wearing surface shall be of bituminous concrete a minimum of 1 1/2 inches thick compacted to the maximum practical density.

Rigid pavement. Where Portland cement concrete is used, it should not be less than five inches thick on a prepared subgrade constructed in accordance with the standard practices of the state highway commission, with expansion joints where driveways and walks abut each other or the curb.

Off-street parking. Provisions shall be made in the park plan for off-street parking where roadway parking is not provided and shall be on the ratio of no less than two automobile parking spaces for each mobile home lot. Such off-street parking may be part of the mobile home lot area. There shall be provided additional off-street parking for storage, service vehicles, guest parking, etc., in convenient locations.

Street parking and layout. Spaces shall be laid out in such a manner as to accommodate easy access for service and emergency vehicles. Roadways shall be plainly marked as to speed, traffic control, parking or no parking, etc.

Sidewalks. See FHA Guide, G4200.7, Chapter 3, Section 27.

Mobile home stands. The area of the mobile home shall be improved to provide adequate support for the placement and tiedown of the mobile home, thereby securing the superstructure against uplift, sliding, rotation and overturning. The mobile home stand shall not heave, shift or settle unevenly under the weight of the mobile home due to frost action, inadequate drainage, vibration or other forces acting on the structure. The mobile home stand shall be provided with anchors and tiedowns such as cast-in-place concrete "dead men," eyelets imbedded in concrete foundations or runways, screw augers, arrowhead anchors, or other devices securing the stability of the mobile home. Anchors and tiedowns shall be placed at least at each corner of the mobile home stand, and each shall be able to sustain a minimum tensile strength of 2,800 pounds.

Illumination of park street systems. All parks shall be furnished with lighting units so spaced and equipped with luminaires placed at such mounting heights as will provide the following average maintained levels of illumination for the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles at night:

All parts of the park street systems shall be 0.6 footcandle, with a minimum of 0.1 footcandle.

Potentially hazardous locations, such as major street intersections and steps or stepped ramps shall be individually illuminated, with a minimum of 0.3 footcandle.

All wiring shall be underground.

Service buildings. Each mobile home park shall provide service buildings to house such laundry facilities as are more particularly prescribed in § 50-33.

(6)

Electrical service. Electrical service shall be provided according to the following standards:

Minimum service. Each mobile home space shall be provided with a minimum 100 amp service, and installation, wire size, voltage, etc., shall be in compliance with applicable state and local electrical codes.

Wiring. All wiring shall be underground.

Service facilities. Service facilities shall be as follows:

Service drops from feeder distribution shall be installed in a suitable conduit between the point of connection to feeder and the service equipment.

A weatherproof over current protection device and disconnecting means shall be provided for each mobile home space. Individual mobile home space over current protection device, disconnect means, and branch service shall be a minimum of 100 amps for 220 volt service.

Branch services shall be installed underground and shall terminate in weatherproof receptacles located adjacent to the water and sewer outlets provided for each mobile home space. Receptacles shall be of the polarized type with a grounding conductor and shall have a four-prong attachment for 110/220 volts.

Underground conductors (direct burial cable). Requirements for underground conductors are as follows:

Continuous, without splices or taps between junction boxes.

ii.

Located not less than two feet below grade and protected from mechanical damage by a covering of one by three redwood or the equivalent.

iii.

Protected by rigid conduit at all points of entry or exit from the ground.

iv.

Located in a separate trench not less than one foot from water, sewer, gas or other service piping.

(7)

Telephone service. When telephone service to mobile home stands is provided, the distribution system shall be underground.

(8)

Fuel supply and storage; natural gas system. A natural gas system shall be required and used as follows:

Natural gas piping systems shall be installed and maintained in accordance with applicable codes and regulations governing such systems.

Each mobile home lot shall be provided with piped gas, and have an approved manual shutoff valve installed upstream of the gas outlet. The outlet shall be equipped with an approved cap to prevent accidental discharge of gas when the outlet is not in use.

(9)

Liquefied petroleum gas systems. Liquefied petroleum gas systems are not permitted.

(10)

Fuel oil supply systems. Fuel oil supply systems are not permitted.

(11)

Commercial use of mobile home. No person shall at any time use a mobile home for the purpose of advertising, commercial business or manufacture of any kind whatsoever.

(12)

Plantings. Each mobile home park shall be completely surrounded, except for permitted entrances and exits, by a yard setback which shall be 25 feet from the highway right-of-way, in addition to all other required yards and open spaces, which shall not be less than 25 feet wide. Within such yard there shall be established, at the time of construction and prior to an occupancy and use permit being issued, the following plantings:

A temporary planting of fast growing material. This planting shall be capable of reaching a height of 15 feet or more.

A permanent evergreen planting. The individual trees shall be of such a number and so arranged that within 10 years the trees will have formed a screen. Such a permanent planting shall be grown or maintained to a height of not less than 15 feet.

(13)

Recreation area. Each mobile home park plan shall provide for a recreational area for the benefit of the park residents, of not less than 5% of the gross park area. Such recreation area shall be considered to be part of the mobile home park service area and shall be fully landscaped and properly maintained so as not to be unsightly.

§ 50-31 Water supply.

[Code 1966, § 18.08]

Mobile home parks shall not be permitted where water service is not available from the Village water utility.

An adequate supply of pure water for drinking and domestic purposes shall be supplied by pipe from the utility to all buildings and mobile home spaces within the park, which supply and distribution system must be approved by the utility, department of natural resources and state board of health.

An adequate supply of hot water shall be provided at all times in the service buildings for all washing, cleansing and laundry facilities.

Adequate hose connections shall be provided for watering the lawns of park service buildings.

(e)

At least one drinking fountain shall be provided at each recreational area for each one acre in size, or less.

(f)

Individual water connections. See the FHA Guide G4200.7, Chapter 6, Section 54E.

§ 50-32 Sanitation facilities.

[Code 1966, § 18.09]

Sewer service availability. Mobile home parks shall not be permitted unless the municipal sanitary sewer is available to the site.

Dependent units. No dependent mobile home units shall be permitted in any park.

Connection to sewer system required. All units and service buildings must be connected to the Village sewer system.

Individual connections. Individual sewer connections. See the FHA Guide G4200.7, Chapter 6, Section 56B, or as approved by the Village engineer.

(e)

Drainage. The plan shall provide for the collection and disposal of surface and subsurface water in the form of storm sewers or drainage easements as may be required, at the discretion of the Village engineer.

(f)

Street sanitation. All streets in the park shall be kept clean, sprinkled, salted, sanded and plowed, and the garbage shall be collected once a week at the expense of the licensee.

§ 50-33 Laundry facilities.

[Code 1966, § 18.10]

Laundry facilities shall be provided as follows: An ample number of electrical outlets shall be provided supplying current sufficient to operate each washing and drying machine.

The laundry facilities shall be in a separate service building.

§ 50-34 Service buildings.

[Code 1966, § 18.11]

Permanent structures; in compliance with codes. Service buildings housing laundry facilities shall be permanent structures complying with all applicable ordinances and statutes regulating buildings, electrical installations and plumbing and sanitation systems.

Construction and maintenance standards. 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 material, including 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 material.

Cleanliness. All service buildings and the grounds of the mobile home park 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.

§ 50-35 Garbage receptacles.

[Code 1966, § 18.12]

Garbage cans with tightfitting covers shall be provided in quantities to permit disposal of all garbage and rubbish, such cans shall be emptied no less than once per week and shall be located not more than 150 feet from any mobile home space. Refuse collection stands shall be provided for all garbage cans and containers, and such stands shall be so designed as to prevent containers from being tipped to minimize spillage. Collection of garbage and refuse shall be done at the full expense of the licensee, in such a manner as to create no health hazard, rodent and insect breeding area, accidents, fire hazards or air pollution.

§ 50-36 Fire protection.

[Code 1966, § 18.13]

Service buildings shall be equipped with fire extinguishers, and every park shall be equipped with fire hydrants of such type, size and manner as required by the Village.

§ 50-37 Animals and pets.

[Code 1966, § 18.14]

No owner or person in charge of any dog, cat or other pet shall permit it to run at large or commit any nuisance within the limits of any mobile home park.

§ 50-38 Register of occupants.

[Code 1966, § 18.15]

Required; contents. It shall be the duty of each licensee and permittee to keep a register containing a record of all mobile home owners and occupants located within the park. The register shall contain the following information:

The name and address of each mobile home occupant.

The name and address of the owner of each mobile home.

The make, model, year and license number of each mobile home.

The state, territory or country issuing such licenses.

The date of arrival and of departure of each mobile home.

(6)

Place of last location.

(7)

Make, model and license number and owner of every motor vehicle.

Available for inspection. The park shall keep the register available for inspection at all times by law enforcement officers, tax officials, public health officials and other officials whose duties necessitate acquisition of the information contained in the register. The register record for each occupant registered shall not be destroyed for a period of three years following the date of departure of the registrant from the park.

§ 50-39 Supervision and management.

[Code 1966, § 18.16]

In every mobile home park there shall be located the office of the person in charge of the mobile home park.

It is the duty of the mobile home park owner or operator, together with any attendants or persons in charge of a mobile home park, to:

Keep a register as provided in § 50-38, to be open at all times to inspection by federal, state and local officials.

Maintain the mobile home park in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition at all times.

Report presence of dogs or any other animals running loose in the park.

Post copies of the rules and regulations in one or more conspicuous place in the mobile home park where the rules can be easily seen by the mobile home park residents and visitors.

§ 50-40 Arrival of new occupants.

[Code 1966, § 18.18]

Management is responsible to submit quarterly the following to the Village Clerk: The names of all occupants, addresses, mobile home numbers, years, serial numbers and sizes.

§ 50-41 through § 50-50. (Reserved)

Division 2 Licensing

§ 50-51 License and temporary permit required.

[Code 1966, § 18.02]

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or maintain a mobile home park within the limits of the Village, unless such person shall first obtain a license therefor.

§ 50-52 License fees and taxation.

[Code 1966, § 18.03; Ord. No. 781, § I, 10-18-2005]

Purpose of section. In order to protect and promote the public health, morals and welfare and to equitably defray the cost of the municipal and educational services required by persons and families using or occupying mobile homes and mobile home parks for living, dwelling and sleeping services, the Village Board establishes rules, regulations, fees and taxing provisions as follows:

All licenses issued under this article shall be effective from the date of issue to July 1, unless sooner revoked, as is provided in this division.

The fee for each license, renewal of license and transfer fee shall be specified in the most current Village Board resolution. The license fee shall not be subject to proration.

If an application is received, accompanied by the fee, and a license shall not be granted, such fee shall be returned to the applicant.

Monthly parking permit fee. In addition to the license fee provided in Subsection (a) of this section, the mobile home park operator shall collect and pay to the Village the monthly parking permit fee from each occupied mobile home occupying space or lots in his mobile home park, as provided by W.S.A., § 66.058. Violation or failure to comply with the reporting requirements of W.S.A., § 66.058(3)(c) shall provide a penalty of $25 for each offense. Each failure to report shall be regarded as a separate offense.

§ 50-53 Application.

[Code 1966, § 18.04]

Filing; contents; hearing; approval. Applications for licenses shall be filed with the Village Clerk, together with the applicable fee. The application and all accompanying plans and specifications shall be filed in triplicate. The Village Board shall investigate the applicant and inspect the application and the proposed plans and specifications, and refer the plans and specifications to the plan commission and Village engineer for recommendations. If the applicant is of good moral character and the proposed mobile home park will, when constructed or altered in accordance with such plans and specifications and recommendations of the plan commission and Village engineer, be in compliance with provisions of this article and all other applicable ordinances and statutes, the Village Board may approve the application. Upon completion of the park according to the plans, specifications and recommendations of the plan commission, the Village Board may issue the license. The Village Board may, in addition, prior to the issuance of any license or approval of any application for a license, conduct a public hearing on the question of issuing any new license for any new mobile home park or extensions and additions to an existing mobile home park. The Village Board may approve of an application but withhold issuing a license until completion of the mobile home park according to the plans, specifications and recommendations of the Village Board. No license shall be granted by the Village Board unless the applicant shall provide the Village Board with satisfactory evidence that the plans and specifications for the mobile home park have been approved by the state board of resource development and by the department of public health and social services.

Factors considered for approval or denial. The Village Board, in approving or denying the application, may take into consideration, but is in no way limited to, the following factors. Any comprehensive plan shall contain plans to:

Lessen congestion on streets and roadways to secure safety from fire, panic or other dangers to the occupants of the park and to the community as a whole;

Promote health and the general welfare;

Provide adequate light and air;

Prevent overcrowding of the land to avoid undue congestion of population; and

Facilitate adequate provision for transportation, water, sewage, drainage, floodplain and watershed conditions, schools and parks and other public requirements.

Boundaries. No license shall be issued for any mobile home park unless each boundary of the mobile home park is at least 200 feet from any permanent residential building located outside the mobile home park, unless the mobile home park is separated therefrom by natural or artificial barrier or screening, or with the consent of a majority of the property owners according to area within 750 feet of the boundaries of the proposed mobile home park site, which consent must be in writing.

Restricting factors. The Village Board may restrict any license, whether a new one or a renewal, to an adult mobile home park, where, upon investigation, it is found that any one or more of the following conditions may exist:

Overcrowding of schools.

Extended walking distance to school without public transportation.

Danger to children due to traffic congestion or traffic hazards in the area of the park, or normal walking areas to and from schools or recreational areas.

Insufficient community recreational facilities, unless the mobile home park itself provides a minimum of 8% gross park area for fully developed recreational areas.

(e)

Required information. The application shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, and shall include the following information:

The name and address of the applicant.

The location and legal description of the mobile home park.

A complete and detailed plan of the park in conformity with the requirements of this article.

Plans and specifications of all buildings, improvements and facilities constructed or to be constructed within the mobile home park and the proper location and size of all mobile home lots, recreational areas, drying areas and parking areas.

Such further information as may be requested by the Village Board, plan commission or Village engineer, to enable them to determine if the proposed park will comply with all requirements set forth in this article.

(f)

Application for renewal. Upon application in writing by a licensee for renewal of a license and upon payment of the annual license fee, the Village Clerk shall issue a certificate renewing such license for another year, upon finding no violation of this article.

(g)

Application for transfer from one person to another. Every person holding a license shall give notice in writing to the Village Board within 24 hours after having sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of interest and/or control of any mobile home park. Such notice shall include the name and address of the transferee, and upon payment of the transfer fee of $10 the Village Clerk shall issue a transfer license if the transferee is eligible for a mobile home park license as an original applicant. However, under no circumstances shall license be transferred from one location to another.

§ 50-54 Revocation.

[Code 1966, § 18.17]

The Village Board may at any time revoke any license for lease issued under the provisions of this article, after due hearing as provided in § 50-53, for any or all of the following reasons:

A false statement made in the application.

Failure of the licensee to maintain such mobile home park and operate the same as set forth in the application and the provisions of this article.

Violations of any of the conditions of this article by the licensee, his agents, servants, employees, customers or invitees.