[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Hudson 2-7-1972. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings hereinafter designated:
A flush toilet, lavatory, bath and kitchen sink.
Any person, firm or corporation licensed to operate and maintain
a mobile home park under this chapter.
A space, as defined in this section.
Is that which is, or was as originally constructed, designed
to be transported by any motor vehicle upon a 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, except that a mobile home
is not deemed a mobile home if the assessable value of such additions,
attachments, annexes, foundations and appurtenances equals or exceeds
50% of the assessable value of the mobile home.
Any plot or plots of ground upon which two or more units
occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes are located, regardless
of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodation. As used
in this chapter, "mobile home park" is limited to plots on which are
located two or more nondependent mobile homes.
That part of an individual space which has been reserved
and improved for the placement of one mobile home unit.
A mobile home equipped with complete bath and toilet facilities,
all furniture, cooking, heating, appliances and complete year-round
facilities.
That portion of an individual mobile home space which is
covered by a mobile home and its accessory structures.
Mobile home park.
The person who owns or has charge, care or control of the
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.
Except as permitted under Subsections C and D of this section, no person shall park, locate or place any mobile home outside of a licensed mobile home park in the Town of Hudson, except unoccupied mobile homes may be parked on the lawfully situated premises of a licensed mobile home dealer for purposes of sales display; the lawfully situated premises of a vehicle service business for purposes of servicing or making necessary repairs; the premises leased or owned by the owner of such mobile home for purposes of sales display for a period not exceeding 120 days, provided no business is carried on therein; or in an accessory private garage, building or rear yard of the owner of such mobile home.
B.
No person shall stop, stand or park a mobile home
on any street, alley, or highway within the Town in violation of Chapters
340 to 348 of the Wisconsin Statutes or the traffic ordinances and
regulations of the Town of Hudson.
C.
The Town Board shall have authority, on a proper application,
to issue a permit allowing a landowner owning not less than five acres
to park or to permit to be parked on his premises not more than one
mobile home having an area of at least 720 square feet for each 80
acres or fraction thereof under the following circumstances:
(1)
The owner resides in a dwelling house located on the
premises and the mobile home will be occupied by a parent or grandparent
who is at least 60 years of age.
(2)
The mobile home will be occupied by a person having
substantial employment on the premises.
(4)
The Town Board may by resolution or bylaw or express
written agreement with the applicant impose additional requirements
or modify the requirements set forth in this chapter whenever it shall
determine that such modification or addition will achieve the purposes
of this section and will not conflict with state law.
D.
The Town Board shall have authority to issue a temporary
permit allowing a mobile home to be occupied for a period of not to
exceed one year by the owner of the land on which it is located while
a dwelling house is being constructed on the premises. A permit for
this purpose shall not be issued until the applicant has received
a building permit for the dwelling house and established to the satisfaction
of the Board that he will promptly proceed with the construction.
A.
Mobile homes legally located and occupied on premises outside a licensed mobile home park prior to the enactment of this chapter may be continued in such location, provided that the owner of the premises on which such unit is located shall apply to the Town Clerk, within 60 days after the effective date on which such use and occupancy commenced, the names of the owner and occupants and that such use and occupancy is otherwise in conformity with the applicable laws and regulations of the state and Town. Such nonconforming use shall be automatically terminated upon a discontinuance for any reason for 12 consecutive months or if the total structural repairs and alterations to the mobile home exceed 50% of the net value as determined under § 59-10 of this chapter.
B.
The owner or occupant of a mobile home shall, within
five days after entering of a licensed mobile home park or removing
to another park within the Town, obtain a permit from the Town Clerk.
Such permits shall be issued only for mobile homes which comply with
Section 101.91 et seq. of the Wisconsin Statutes, or bear a seal,
stamp or certificate of the manufacturer guaranteeing that the mobile
home is constructed in accordance with the standards of the American
National Standards Institute Book A 119.1.
A.
No person shall construct, alter, modify or extend
any mobile home park or mobile home park building or facility within
the limits of the Town of Hudson without first securing a mobile home
park developer's permit from the Town. Such permit shall be issued
by the Clerk upon approval by the governing body. No more than one
permit will be issued and in effect for the Town at any time.
B.
Applications for a mobile home park developer's permit
shall be filed with the Town Clerk with sufficient copies for the
Clerk to forward one each to the Building Inspector/Zoning Administrator
and Town Plan Commission, who shall investigate and review said application
to determine whether the applicant, the premises on which said park
will be located and the proposed design and specifications thereof
and all buildings proposed to be constructed thereon will comply with
the applicable regulations, ordinances and laws of the state and Town
and report their findings in writing to the governing body within
60 days. Such reports shall be considered by the governing body before
any permit is issued hereunder. Failure of any officer or body to
report within the allotted time shall be deemed a favorable recommendation.
[Amended 3-2-2010]
C.
Applications for mobile home park developer's permits
shall be accompanied by a fee as set from time to time by resolution
of the Town Board[1] to cover the cost of investigation and processing, plus
regular building permit fees for all buildings or structures to be
erected within the proposed park.
D.
Applications shall be made on forms furnished by the
Clerk and shall include the following information:
(1)
Name and address of the applicant.
(2)
Location and legal description of the proposed park,
addition, modification or extension.
(3)
A complete plot plan showing compliance with all applicable
provisions of this chapter, and the Municipal Building Code and Zoning
and Subdivision Ordinances.
(4)
Complete preliminary engineering plans and specifications,
including a scale drawing of the proposed park showing, but not limited
to:
(a)
Plans and specifications of all utilities, including
sewerage collection and disposal, stormwater drainage, water and electrical
distribution and supply, refuse storage and collection, lighting,
telephone and TV antenna systems.
(b)
Location and width of roadways and walkways, buffer
strips, recreational and other common areas.
(c)
The location of mobile home stands with the mobile
home spaces, including a detailed sketch of at least one typical mobile
home space and stand therein.
(d)
Landscape plan showing all plantings.
(e)
Plans and specifications of all park buildings and
structures.
(5)
Interest of applicant in proposed mobile home park
or extension thereof. If owner of tract is a person other than applicant,
a duly verified statement by the owner that applicant is authorized
by him to construct and maintain the proposed park, addition, modification,
or extension and make the application.
(6)
Written statements describing proposed park operations,
management and maintenance, including proposed fees and charges and
other requirements to be imposed on park occupants by the park operator.
(7)
An agreement that units smaller than 720 square feet
will not be permitted in the park and that the operator of the park
will not require prospective occupants of the park to purchase mobile
homes from the operator or other designated dealer. This agreement
shall continue in effect as a condition of any permit to be issued
to the park operator, and breach of said agreement shall constitute
a breach of this chapter.
E.
Final engineering plans and specifications complying
with the provisions of this chapter and any modifications or conditions
imposed by the governing body shall be submitted to the Clerk and
checked by the proper municipal officials for compliance before the
license is issued.
All mobile home parks and modifications of or
additions or extensions to existing parks shall comply with the following:
A.
Chapters SPS 326 and PSC 184, Wisconsin Administrative
Code, which are hereby made a part of this chapter and incorporated
herein by reference as if fully set forth; except that such regulations
shall not be deemed to modify any requirement of this chapter or any
other applicable law or ordinance of the state or Town which is more
restrictive.
[Amended 12-7-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3]
B.
Mobile home parks shall contain a minimum of 25 mobile
home spaces. Additions to or extensions of mobile home parks shall
contain a minimum of 25 mobile home spaces.
C.
The maximum number of mobile home spaces in a mobile
home park shall be 50. Individual spaces shall be not less than 6,000
square feet in area and not less than four times the area occupied
by the mobile home and accessory structures and arranged to afford
ample area for a variety of units, a setback of 50 feet from all public
rights-of-way and 25 feet from any park drive or common area, including
common parking areas, 40 feet from all park boundary lines, 20 feet
from any other unit, building or structure. Accessory structures,
such as awnings, cabanas, storage cabinets, carports, windbreaks or
attached porches, shall be considered part of the unit for purposes
of determining compliance with this provision.
D.
Individual valved water service connections shall
be provided for direct use of each unit, so constructed and installed
that they will not be damaged by frost or parking of the unit. Water
systems shall be adequate to provide a pure, portable water supply
of six gallons per minute at a minimum pressure of 20 psi and capable
of furnishing a minimum of 150 gallons per unit per day. Fire hydrants
shall be installed within 500 feet of every mobile home stand and
park building.
E.
All liquid wastes originating at units, service or
other buildings shall be discharged into a sewerage system extended
from any connected with the park's central sewerage system. Such system
shall comply with all provisions of the state code and Town ordinances
relating to plumbing and sanitation. Each individual space shall be
provided with a three-inch watertight sewer connection protected from
damage by heaving and thawing or parking of the unit, and located
within the rear 1/3 of the stand, with a continuous grade, which is
not subject to surface drainage, so constructed that it can be closed
when not in use and trapped in such a manner that it can be kept odor
free.
F.
Adequate provision shall be made for the disposal
of solid and liquid wastes. Open burning of waste and refuse is prohibited.
[Amended 4-2-2001 by Ord.
No. 04-02-01]
G.
All television antenna systems, electrical and telephone
distribution lines and oil or gas piping serving the park of spaces
therein shall be installed underground. Distribution systems shall
be new and all parts and installations shall comply with all applicable
federal, state and local codes. Each space shall be provided with
a weatherproof electrical overcurrent protection device, disconnect
means and branch service of not less than 60 amperes for 220-volt
service located adjacent to the water and sewerage outlets. Receptacles
shall be of the 4-pole-4-wire grounding type and have a 4-prong attachment
for 110-220 volts.
H.
Before a mobile home is located on a space, a stand
consisting of a concrete slab of six-inch-thick concrete (3,500 psi)
12 feet wide and 50 feet long shall be erected thereon. At least six
tie-downs shall be provided at regular intervals on each slab.
I.
A minimum of two off-street parking spaces surfaced
with bituminous concrete or similar material capable of carrying a
wheel load of 4,000 pounds shall be provided for each mobile home
space.
J.
Condition of soil, groundwater level, drainage and
topography shall not create hazards to the property, health or safety
of occupants of mobile home spaces or living units. The site shall
not be subject to unpredictable or sudden flooding, subsidence or
erosion, nor shall it be used for any purpose which would expose persons
or property within or without the park to hazards.
K.
Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every mobile
home park shall be paved or covered with stone screenings or other
solid material or protected with a vegetative growth that is capable
of preventing soil erosion and eliminating objectionable dust.
L.
The ground surface in all parts of every mobile home
park shall be graded and equipped to drain all surface water in a
safe, sanitary and efficient manner.
M.
All parks shall be furnished with lighting so spaced
and equipped with luminaries placed at such heights as will provide
the following average maintained levels of illumination for the safe
movement of pedestrians and vehicles at night:
N.
All mobile home spaces shall abut upon a street. Widths of streets shall be in accordance with Chapter 86, Article II, of this Code. All streets shall be provided with a smooth, hard and dense surface which shall be well drained under normal use and weather conditions for the area. Pavement edges shall be curbed or protected to prevent raveling of the wearing surface and shifting of the pavement base. Grades of streets shall be sufficient to ensure adequate surface drainage, but not more than 8%, provided a maximum grade of 12% may be used if approved by the Town Chairman as safe and designed to avoid traffic hazards. Streets shall be at approximately right angles within 100 feet of an intersection. Intersections of more than two streets at one point shall not be allowed. A distance of at least 150 feet shall be maintained between center lines of offset intersection streets.
[Amended 12-7-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3]
O.
All parks shall be provided with pedestrian walks
between individual mobile homes, park streets and community facilities
of not less than three feet in width. Walks in locations where pedestrian
traffic is concentrated shall be minimum of 31/2 feet wide. Grade
and surfacing of walks shall be approved by the Town Chairman as safe
and comparable to sidewalks in other areas of the municipality subject
to similar usage.
P.
All mobile home parks shall have a greenbelt or buffer
strip not less than 20 feet wide along all boundaries. Unless adequately
screened by existing vegetative cover, all mobile home parks shall
be provided within such greenbelt or buffer strip with screening of
natural growth or screen fence, except where the adjoining property
is also a mobile home park. Compliance with this requirement shall
be made within five years from the granting of the mobile home park
developer's permit. Permanent plantings shall be grown and maintained
at a height of not less than six feet. Screening or planting requirements
may be waived or modified by the governing body if it finds that the
exterior architectural appeal and functional plan of the park when
completed will be materially enhanced by modification or elimination
of such screen planting requirements.
Q.
In all mobile home parks there shall be one or more
recreation areas easily accessible to all park residents, and having
an area of at least one acre.
R.
Every park shall provide a central storage area of
at least 5% of the mobile home site for the storage of boats, boat
trailers, campers and camper trailers, hauling trailers, and snowmobiles
and all other equipment not stored within the mobile home or the utility
building. This area shall be fenced and screened with fast growing
trees or shrubs.
S.
Every park shall have an excavated storm shelter or
shelters of sufficient size to accommodate all residents of the park.
T.
Single-family nondependent mobile homes and approved
accessory structures included in the original plans and specifications
or revisions thereof, parks, playgrounds, open space, off-street parking
lots, one park office and service buildings for exclusive use of park
residents shall be the only permitted uses in mobile home parks; provided
the Town Board may approve the following uses when designed and limited
to exclusive use of park residents:
U.
No signs shall be erected in mobile home parks except
signs pertaining to the lease, hire or sale of individual mobile homes
not more than two square feet in area and one mobile home park identification
sign not more than 50 square feet in area at each park entrance.
V.
All mobile home parks shall be provided with safe
and convenient vehicular access from abutting public streets or roads
to each mobile home space. Entrances to parks shall be designed to
minimize congestion and traffic hazards and allow free movement of
traffic on adjacent streets.
W.
The standards and requirements for mobile home park
design, layout and development contained in this section are intended
to be minimum standards necessary to create a safe, sanitary, healthful,
agreeable and urbane environment in mobile homes and mobile home parks
and the Town of Hudson. The express enumeration of such standards
shall not preclude the governing body by resolution or bylaw or express
written agreement with the mobile home park owner or developer from
imposing additional requirements or modifying the requirements set
forth in this chapter whenever it shall determine that such modifications
or additions are more likely to achieve the purposes of this section
than those set forth herein and will not conflict with applicable
laws of the state (or county).
A.
No person shall operate, administer or maintain a
mobile home park within the Town of Hudson without a valid, unexpired
mobile home park license issued by the Municipal Clerk and approved
by the governing body upon determination that the standards in this
section have been met and payment of the required fee. Not more than
one license shall be in effect in the Town at any time.
B.
Mobile home park licenses shall be issued for a calendar
year and shall expire on December 31 next succeeding date of issue.
Licenses may be issued after January 1 of any year, but no rebate
or diminution of the fee shall be allowed therefore.
D.
Licenses granted under this section shall be subject
to revocation or suspension by the governing body for cause in accordance
with § 66.0435(2)(d), Wis. Stats. "Cause," as used in this
subsection, shall include, but not be limited to:
[Amended 12-7-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3]
(1)
Failure or neglect to abide by the requirements of
this chapter or by the laws or regulations of the State of Wisconsin
relating to mobile home parks and their operation.
(2)
Conviction of any offense under the laws of the state
or ordinances of the Town relating to fraudulent or misleading advertising
or deceptive practices regarding the sale or renting of mobile homes
or the leasing or rental of mobile home spaces or sale, lease or operation
of park facilities.
(3)
Operation or maintenance of the mobile home park in
a manner inimical to the health, safety or welfare of park occupants
or the inhabitants of the Town of Hudson, including but not limited
to repeated violations of laws or ordinances relating to health, sanitation,
refuse disposal, fire hazards, morals, or nuisances.
(4)
Transfer or sale of an ownership interest in any mobile
home space or the underlying land other than to another eligible licensee.
Such action shall also subject the owner of the underlying land to
all requirements of the state and municipal subdivision control laws
and regulations regardless of the size or number of lots or spaces
so transferred or sold.
E.
Except as provided in Subsection F of this section, no mobile home park license shall be granted for any premises or to any person not meeting the following standards and requirements:
(1)
All standards and requirements set forth in § 59-5 of this chapter except as specifically waived or modified in writing by the Town Board and endorsed on the mobile home park developer's permit. This requirement includes a valid certificate from the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services that the park complies with the provisions of Chapter SPS 326, Wis. Adm. Code, and a valid permit from the Department of Natural Resources that the park complies with the provisions of PSC 184, Wisconsin Administrative Code, applicable thereto.
[Amended 12-7-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3]
(2)
Mobile home parks shall be used only for the parking and occupancy of single-family nondependent mobile homes and accessory structures and appurtenances and uses authorized and approved under § 59-5R of this chapter.
(3)
Applicant shall file with the approving officer certificates
of the Building Inspector/Zoning Administrator certifying that all
equipment, roads, sanitary facilities, water facilities and other
equipment and facilities, including roads, have been constructed or
installed in the park as required by this chapter and are in required
operating condition at the time of said application.
[Amended 4-2-2001 by Ord.
No. 04-02-01]
(4)
Location and operation of the park shall comply with
all zoning and land use ordinances of the state and Town, and no permit
shall be issued until the proposed use has been certified by the Building
Inspector/Zoning Administrator as complying with such ordinances.
F.
Each applicant for an original or renewed license shall file with the Municipal Clerk a bond in the sum of $1,000 for each 50 mobile home spaces or fraction thereof guaranteeing the collection by the licensee of the monthly parking permit fees as provided in § 59-10 of this chapter and the compliance of licensee and the park management with the provisions of this chapter. Such bond shall also be for the use and benefit and may be prosecuted and recovery had thereon by any person who may be injured or damages by reason of the licensee violating any provision of this chapter.
A.
In every mobile home park there shall be located an
office of the attendant or person in charge of said park. A copy of
the park license and of this chapter shall be posted therein and the
park register shall at all times be kept in said office.
B.
The attendant or person in charge and the park licensee
shall operate the park in compliance with this chapter and regulations
and ordinances of the Town and state, and their agents or officers
and shall have the following duties:
(1)
Maintain a register of all park occupants, to be open
at all times to inspection by state, federal and municipal officers,
which shall show:
(a)
Names and addresses of all owners and occupants of
each mobile home.
(b)
Number of children of school age.
(c)
State of legal residence.
(d)
Dates of entrance and departure of each mobile home.
(e)
Make, model, year and serial number or license number
or each mobile home and towing or other motor vehicles and state,
territory or country issuing such licenses.
(f)
Place of employment of each occupant, if any.
(2)
Notify park occupants of the provisions of this chapter
and inform them of their duties and responsibilities and report promptly
to the proper authorities any violations of this chapter or any other
violations of law which may come to their attention.
(3)
Notify the applicable health officer immediately of
any suspected communicable or contagious disease within the park.
[Amended 4-2-2001 by Ord.
No. 04-02-01]
(4)
Supervise the placement of each mobile home on its
stand, which includes securing its stability and installing all utility
connections and tie-downs.
(5)
Maintain park grounds, buildings and structures free
of insect and rodent harborage and infestation and accumulations of
debris which may provide rodent harborage or breeding places for flies,
mosquitoes and other pests.
(6)
Maintain the park free from growth of noxious weeds.
(7)
Maintain the park free of litter, rubbish and other
flammable materials; provide portable fire extinguishers of a type
approved by the Fire Chief in all locations designated by the Fire
Chief and maintain such extinguishers in good operating condition
and cause every area within the park designated as a fire lane by
the Fire Chief to be kept free and clear of obstructions.
(8)
Provide every mobile home unit with a substantial,
flytight, watertight, rodentproof container for the deposit of garbage
and refuse in accordance with the ordinances of the municipality.
The management shall provide stands for all refuse and garbage containers
so designed as to prevent tipping and minimize spillage and container
deterioration and facilitate cleaning.
[Amended 4-2-2001 by Ord.
No. 04-02-01]
(9)
Provide for the sanitary and safe removal and disposal
of all refuse and garbage at least weekly. Removal and disposal of
garbage and refuse shall be in accordance with the laws of the State
of Wisconsin and the ordinances and regulations of the municipality,
including regulations promulgated by the Fire Chief.
[Amended 4-2-2001 by Ord.
No. 04-02-01]
A.
Park occupants shall comply with all applicable requirements
of this chapter and regulations issued hereunder and shall maintain
their mobile home space, its facilities and equipment in good repair
and in a clean and sanitary condition.
B.
Park occupants shall be responsible for proper placement
of their mobile homes on the mobile home stand and proper installation
of all utility connections in accordance with the instructions of
the park management.
C.
No owner or person in charge of a dog, cat or other
pet animal shall permit it to run at large or to cause any nuisance
within the limits of any mobile home park.
D.
Each owner or occupant of a nonexempt mobile home within a mobile park shall remit to the licensee or authorize park management the cash deposit and monthly parking permit fee as required by § 59-10 of this chapter.
E.
It shall be the duty of every occupant of a park to
give the park licensee or management, or his agent or employee, access
to any part of such park or mobile home premises at reasonable times
for the purpose of making such repairs or alterations as are necessary
to effect compliance with this chapter or any law or ordinance of
the state or municipality or lawful regulation or order adopted thereunder.
F.
Mobile homes shall be parked only on the mobile home
stands provided and shall be placed thereon in accordance with all
requirements of this chapter.
G.
No mobile home owner or occupant shall conduct in
any unit or any mobile home park any business or engage in any other
activity which would not be permitted in single-family residential
areas in the Town.
H.
No person shall discharge any wastewater on the surface
of the ground within any mobile home park.
I.
No person shall erect or place upon any mobile home
space, any permanent or temporary structure intended to be used for
dwelling purposes or in connection with any mobile home unit except
as specifically authorized by this chapter.
A.
Wrecked, damaged or dilapidated mobile homes shall
not be kept or stored in a mobile home park or upon any premises in
the Town. The Building Inspector/Zoning Administrator shall determine
if a mobile home is damaged or dilapidated to a point which makes
it unfit for human occupancy. Such mobile homes are hereby declared
to be a public nuisance. Whenever the Building Inspector/Zoning Administrator
so determines he shall notify in writing that such public nuisance
exists within the park or on lands owned by him giving the findings
upon which his determination is based and shall order such home removed
from the park or site or repaired to a safe, sanitary and wholesome
condition of occupancy within a reasonable time, but not less than
30 days.
[Amended 4-2-2001 by Ord.
No. 04-02-01]
B.
The Building Inspector/Zoning Administrator, Fire
Chief or their lawful agents or employees are authorized and directed
to inspect mobile home parks not less than once in every twelve-month
period to determine the health, safety and welfare of the occupants
of the park and inhabitants of the Town as affected thereby and the
compliance of structures and activities therein with this chapter
and all other applicable laws of the state and ordinances of the municipality.
[Amended 4-2-2001 by Ord.
No. 04-02-01]
C.
Fires in mobile home parks shall be made only in stoves
and other cooking or heating equipment intended for such purposes.
Outside burning is prohibited except by permit and subject to requirements
or restrictions of the Fire Chief.
D.
All plumbing, building, electrical, oil or gas distribution,
alterations or repairs in the park shall be in accordance with the
regulations of applicable laws, ordinances and regulations of the
state and municipalities and their authorized agents.
E.
All mobile homes in mobile home parks shall be skirted
unless the unit is placed within one foot vertically of the stand
with soil or other material completely closing such space from view
and entry by rodents and vermin. Areas enclosed by such skirting shall
be maintained free of rodents and fire hazards.
F.
No person shall construct, alter, add to or alter
any structure, attachment or building in a mobile home park or on
a mobile home space without a permit from the Town Building Inspector/Zoning
Administrator. Construction on or addition or alteration to the exterior
of a mobile home shall be of the same type of construction and materials
as the mobile home affected. This subsection shall not apply to addition
of awnings, antennas or skirting to mobile homes. Accessory structures
on mobile home spaces shall comply with all setback, side yard and
rear yard requirements for mobile home units.
G.
Storage under mobile homes is prohibited.
A.
There is hereby imposed on each owner of a nonexempt,
occupied mobile home in the municipality, a monthly parking permit
fee determined in accordance with § 66.0435(3), Wis. Stats.
It shall be the full and complete responsibility of the mobile home
park licensee to collect the proper amount from each mobile home owner
or occupant. Licensees and owners and occupants of mobile homes permitted
to be located on land outside a mobile home park and owner of lands
on which such homes are parked shall pay to the Town Treasurer such
parking permit fees on or before the 10th of the month following the
month for which such fees are due in accordance with the terms of
this chapter and such reasonable regulations as the Treasurer may
promulgate.
[Amended 12-7-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3]
B.
Licensees of mobile home parks and owners of land
on which are parked any occupied, nonexempt mobile homes shall furnish
information to the Town Clerk and Assessor on such homes added to
their park or lands within five days after arrival of such homes on
forms furnished by the Clerk in accordance with § 66.0435(3)(c)
and (e), Wis. Stats.
[Amended 12-7-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3]
C.
Optional. Owners of nonexempt occupied mobile homes,
upon receipt of a notice from the Clerk of their liability for the
monthly parking permit fee, shall remit to the Clerk a cash deposit
as set from time to time by resolution of the Town Board[1] to guarantee payment of such fees when due to the Municipal
Treasurer. It shall be the full and complete responsibility of the
licensee of a mobile home park or owner of land on which the occupied
mobile home is parked to collect such cash deposits from each occupied,
nonexempt mobile home therein and remit such deposits to the Town
Clerk. Upon receipt of a notice from the owner or licensee that the
nonexempt occupied mobile home has been or is about to be removed
from the Town, the Clerk shall direct the Town Treasurer to apply
said cash deposit to the balance due or to become due for any monthly
parking permit fees for which said owner is liable and refund the
balance, if any, to said owner.
In addition to the penalties imposed by § 59-6, any person violating any provisions of this chapter or failing to perform any duty imposed hereunder or committing any act prohibited hereby shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit not more than $200 and the costs of prosecution and in default of payment of such forfeiture and costs shall be imprisoned in the county jail until payment is made, but not exceeding 30 days for each violation, provided that the forfeiture for violation of § 59-10C shall not exceed $25. Each day of violation of any provision of this chapter shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
