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Auburndale Village City Zoning Code

ARTICLE V

- MANUFACTURED HOUSING, MOBILE HOMES, MOBILE HOME PARKS AND TRAVEL TRAILER PARKS

Sec. 16-132.- Manufactured housing.

(a)

Placement. It shall be lawful to locate and occupy a manufactured home on any lot or parcel of land where a single-family residence may be constructed on site, provided such lot or parcel is owned by the owner of the manufactured home. All zoning, building and sanitary ordinances and regulations which apply to on-site constructed single-family residential buildings shall apply to manufactured homes, except to the extent such regulations may conflict with controlling state or federal law.

(b)

Foundation. Manufactured homes shall be established on permanent, closed foundations which extend below the frost line, and shall be permanently connected to utility connections. Any manufactured house that is so established and connected under this subsection shall have its tow hitch, wheels or traveling carriage, if any, removed, and it shall be affixed to a permanent foundation in the same manner as an on-site built residential house.

(c)

Compliance. Any manufactured housing unit which does not comply with the foundation, utility, and other applicable zoning and building requirements imposed by this chapter and other applicable village, county and state ordinances and regulations shall be deemed, for the purposes of this chapter, a mobile home, and shall be subject to the restrictions and limitations applicable to mobile homes, as set forth in this article.

(Ord. of 3-11-1996, § 7.01)

Sec. 16-133. - Mobile homes and travel trailers.

No mobile homes or travel trailers may be placed, located or parked on any privately owned parcel of land except as provided hereunder. All the permitted uses listed hereunder shall be subject to approval as a conditional use in article VI of this chapter.

(1)

It shall be lawful to locate and occupy as a residence one mobile home only on each parcel of land within an area designated as a mobile home lot by the village board.

(2)

It shall be lawful to locate and occupy as residences mobile homes in a mobile home park as delineated by this chapter, provided that the park is licensed by the village board.

(3)

It shall be lawful to locate a travel trailer or motor home on a parcel of land as delineated by this chapter, provided that it is within a travel trailer park licensed by the village board.

(4)

It shall be lawful to locate mobile homes or travel trailers on the premises of business establishments which are engaged in the sale, rental, leasing, manufacture, or repair of mobile homes or travel trailers.

(5)

It shall be lawful to park for storage only a house trailer, motor home or recreational mobile home in any district, if such unit is unoccupied.

(6)

It shall be lawful to locate and occupy a mobile home or house trailer temporarily on a residential lot during construction of a primary residence, provided that the mobile home or house trailer is occupied by the owner of the residence under construction.

(Ord. of 3-11-1996, § 7.02)

Sec. 16-134. - Mobile home lot.

A mobile home lot may be established where permitted as a conditional use within any zoning district as delineated by this chapter, subject to all requirements of said district and the following requirements:

(1)

Parcels of land designated as a mobile home lot shall be utilized for single-family residential housing on individual lots.

(2)

The subdivision of land and the use of land within an area designated as a mobile home lot shall be in accordance with the subdivision provisions of chapter 12, and all other applicable ordinances of the county and the village applying to the subdivision, use and occupancy of land, including, but not limited to, yard setbacks, average lot width and lot area per family.

(3)

Every mobile home located on a mobile home lot shall be sited parallel to the adjacent public road or street and shall be set on a concrete slab or permanent basement foundation, secured by adequate tie-downs, and, unless on a permanent foundation, shall be equipped with skirting.

(Ord. of 3-11-1996, § 7.03)

Sec. 16-135. - Mobile home parks.

(a)

Establishment. A mobile home park may be established only as delineated by this chapter, subject to all the provisions hereof.

(b)

Building permits. Construction, alteration or extension of a mobile home park shall be subject to the usual requirements for a building permit as set forth in this chapter.

(c)

Code compliance. All mobile home parks established in the village shall comply with the design, system and other requirements set forth in Wis. Admin. Code ch. H 77, and with all applicable village and county ordinances.

(Ord. of 3-11-1996, § 7.04)

Sec. 16-136. - Mobile home permit.

(a)

Requirement to apply. Any person desiring to place or locate a mobile home within the village shall apply for a mobile home permit, which shall be issued on the same terms and conditions as a building permit, except as provided in this section.

(b)

Permit cost. The valuation of a mobile home for purposes of the fee for a permit shall be the fair market value of the home plus costs of placement, including well, sanitary disposal installation and foundation or slab, except that the fee for temporary placement of mobile homes shall be as provided in the village fee schedule.

(Ord. of 3-11-1996, § 7.05)

Sec. 16-137. - Temporary placement.

When any person owning or occupying a lot in a residential zone requests permission to park a mobile home for the purpose of constructing a permanent dwelling, the following procedure shall be followed:

(1)

The applicant shall first be required to apply for a building permit for the permanent residence from the village zoning administrator, as required by this chapter.

(2)

After such time as the zoning administrator issues a building permit for an approved building on such premises, the applicant may then apply for a mobile home permit as provided under section 16-136. Such mobile home permit issued under these conditions shall be invalid after a period of two years from the date of issuance.

(3)

Not more than one permit shall be issued to any person occupying the same property for the same purpose. A temporary mobile home permit cannot be extended for a period of more than two years.

(Ord. of 3-11-1996, § 7.06)

Sec. 16-138. - Removal.

Whenever a mobile home existing as a nonconforming use as the time of the adoption of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived is removed from any premises, the nonconforming use shall terminate and another mobile home permit shall not be issued for a different mobile home on that premises to any person owning or controlling such premises, except as provided herein.

(Ord. of 3-11-1996, § 7.07)