Lancaster City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
Mobile Home Parks
§ 455-27 Adoption of state regulations.
The provisions of § 66.0435, Wis. Stats., and Ch. SPS 326, Wis. Adm. Code, and the definitions therein are hereby adopted by reference. To ensure uniformity between City of Lancaster ordinances and State of Wisconsin regulations, any future amendments, revisions or modifications of the statutes and Wisconsin Administrative Code incorporated herein are made a part of this chapter.
§ 455-28 Location outside mobile home park.
A.
Temporary stopping or parking of a mobile home is permitted on any street, alley or highway for not longer than one hour subject to any other and further prohibitions, regulations, or limitations imposed by the traffic and parking regulations for that street, alley or highway. In case of emergency or breakdown such parking or stopping shall be permitted for not more than 24 hours.
[Amended 11-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-05]
B.
Existing mobile homes outside of a mobile home park, not meeting the specifications of width and square footage, shall be classified as existing nonconforming uses and subject to the provisions of the applicable chapters of the Municipal Code of the City of Lancaster.
§ 455-29 Management of mobile home parks.
In addition to the duties of the mobile home park operator or manager as described in Ch. SPS 326, Wis. Adm. Code, the following shall apply:
A.
The mobile home park operator or manager shall furnish information to the City Clerk/Treasurer on mobile homes added to the park within five days of their arrival, on forms furnished by the City Clerk/Treasurer.
B.
The mobile home park operator shall request the City Clerk/Treasurer to assign a street address to each mobile home. Said address shall correspond with the lot number as shown on the mobile home park plan. The park operator shall display said address in a manner easily visible from the street.
§ 455-30 Applicability of City Building Code.
All plumbing, HVAC, electrical, building and other work on or at any licensed mobile home park or at or within any mobile home, within or outside of a mobile home park, shall be in accordance with this chapter and the requirements of the City of Lancaster Building Code.
§ 455-31 Conditional use permit application.
Applications for a conditional use permit shall include mobile home park plans which clearly show or provide the following items of information:
A.
Lot layout and pad locations.
B.
Setback lines.
C.
Location of recreation areas.
D.
Location and extent of related nonresidential uses (laundromat, shelter, etc.).
E.
Location of the mobile home park signage.
F.
Traffic, parking, and access plans.
G.
Sidewalk layout.
H.
Utility improvements.
I.
Landscaping and screening.
§ 455-32 Dimensional requirements.
A.
Density. The maximum allowable density in a mobile home park development shall be eight units or lots per acre.
B.
Minimum lot size. Individual lots within a mobile home park must contain an area of not less than 4,000 square feet.
C.
Required separation between mobile homes. Mobile homes shall be separated from each other and from other buildings or structures by at least 20 feet. Structural attachments to mobile homes, such as porches, storage sheds, and the like, are considered part of the mobile home. Detached accessory structures shall be allowed only if included and approved as part of the original mobile home park plan and shall not be closer than five feet to the principal structure or any lot line.
D.
Setbacks. Each mobile home shall be located a minimum of 10 feet from any mobile home lot line. There shall be a minimum distance of five feet between the mobile home stand and an abutting public or private street right-of-way. All mobile homes shall be located at least 15 feet from any park boundary except where the adjoining property is also a mobile home park.
[Amended 6-20-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-08]
§ 455-33 Residential structures.
A.
All residential structures shall be permanently affixed to the property on which they are sited and held in common ownership with said property and classified and taxed as real estate.
B.
Permanent connections to all available utilities shall be made to each residential structure.
C.
Any and all appendages or accessory uses such as steps, carports, garages, storage buildings, decks and awnings or additions and alterations shall be done in accordance with the adopted addition of the Uniform Building Code.
§ 455-34 Manufactured housing.
A.
All manufactured homes shall be certified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development inspectors as meeting the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, effective June 15, 1976 (HUD Code), and any subsequent amendments thereto.
B.
Each manufactured home shall be installed, with or without basement, on a site-built permanent foundation system that meets or exceeds applicable requirements of the building codes as detailed in the "Guidelines for Manufactured Housing Installations." Permanent masonry or concrete perimeter enclosures shall be required and shall conform to the adopted edition of the Uniform Building Code as specified for foundation walls.
C.
The manufactured home, when fully installed, must generally have the appearance of a site-built single-family dwelling.
D.
Towing hitches and running gear, which includes tongues, axles, brakes, wheels, lights, and other parts of the chassis intended to be operated only during transport, shall be removed.
E.
Exterior siding and trim materials shall consist of durable weather-resistant materials approved for dwelling construction. In no case may corrugated metal, fiberglass, plastics, or typical trailer coach or recreational vehicle-type coverings be used.
F.
The roof shall have a minimum pitch of a three-inch rise to twelve-inch run with six-inch eaves and gable overhangs.
G.
Roofing materials shall consist of composition asphalt shingles or other shingle materials pre-approved by the Building Inspector.
H.
The manufactured home is required to have outside hose bibs attached to the front and back of the home.
I.
All manufactured homes must meet requirements of the Municipal Code of the City of Lancaster pertaining to the residential section and the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
[Amended 11-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-05]
§ 455-35 Access requirements.
A.
Park entrance. Entrances to mobile home parks shall be designed to minimize congestion and hazards and allow free movement of traffic on adjacent streets.
B.
Internal private streets. All private roadways shall be surfaced with a seal coat, bituminous, or concrete surface so as to be dust free and properly drained and of adequate width to accommodate anticipated traffic.
§ 455-36 Parking requirements.
A.
Occupant parking. A minimum of two parking spaces shall be provided for each mobile home lot. Each space shall be a minimum of 153 square feet. The parking spaces shall be a smooth, hard surface pavement.
[Amended 11-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-05]
B.
Recreation vehicle parking. Parking of boats, trailers, campers, snowmobiles or other motorized recreational vehicles shall be restricted to an area or areas provided by the park management specifically for said purposes, and in the event no such area is provided by park management, such boats, trailers, campers and snowmobiles shall not be parked in a mobile home park.
§ 455-37 Subsurface tornado shelters.
All mobile home parks shall provide a basement or a comparable subsurface shelter suitable for sheltering mobile home park residents in the event of a tornado or other natural or man-caused disaster. Such a shelter shall be on the grounds of the mobile home park. The shelter shall provide at least 30 square feet of available floor area for each mobile home lot in the park.
§ 455-38 Existing mobile home parks.
The lawful nonconforming use or layout of a mobile home park existing at the time of the adoption or amendment of this chapter may be continued even though the use or layout does not conform with the provisions of this chapter. However, only that portion of the land in actual use may be so continued, and the park may not be extended, enlarged, reconstructed, substituted, moved, or structurally altered except when required to do so by law or order or so as to comply with the provisions of this chapter.