Lawrence Town City Zoning Code

It shall be unlawful, except as provided in this article, for any person to park any manufactured home on any street, alley, highway or other public place or on any tract of land owned by any person within the Town of Lawrence.

Emergency or temporary stopping or parking 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 or ordinances for that street, alley or highway.

No person shall park or occupy any manufactured home on any premises which is situated outside an approved manufactured home park (except under special permit as provided in § 300-158 of this article). The parking of only one unoccupied manufactured home in an accessory private garage, building or in a rear yard is permitted, provided that no living quarters shall be maintained or any business practiced in said manufactured home while such manufactured home is so parked or stored.

Upon a showing of hardship and/or immediate necessity for use, the Town Board may issue a special written permit allowing the location of a manufactured home outside a manufactured home park. All provisions of this article governing the location, use and sanitation of manufactured home parks shall, so far as they are applicable, apply to any manufactured home located outside such manufactured home park. The permit shall be granted only upon written consent of the owner, legal agent of the owner, or the lessee of the location for which the permit is issued. Not more than one manufactured home shall be granted a permit to locate on any one premises outside a manufactured home park. The person to whom this permit is granted shall be subject to the parking fee as provided in § 300-168 of this article.

Application for the permit shall be made to the Town Clerk/Treasurer and shall be accompanied by an inspection fee as provided in the Town Fee Schedule and shall state the names and permanent addresses of the occupants of the manufactured home; the license number of their manufactured home and towing vehicle; place of last stay; intended purpose of stay at requested location; whether the occupants are nonresident tourists; whether any occupant is employed in this state; the exact location of the premises, the name of the owner and the occupant of any dwelling on the premises and the owner's and/or occupant's permission to locate; a statement of the nature and location of sanitary facilities and the permission of the occupant of the dwelling house for their use; and a statement that all wastes from manufactured home occupancy will be disposed of in a sanitary manner. Application for location on a vacant lot or parcel of land shall be accompanied by a statement of the nature and location of sanitary facilities, which must include a safe water supply and toilet within 200 feet of the proposed location of the manufactured home, and a statement of permission from the owner for their use.

It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, operate or maintain or permit to be established, operated or maintained upon any property owned, leased or controlled by him/her a manufactured home park within the limits of the Town of Lawrence without having first secured a license for each such park from the Town Board pursuant to this article. Such license shall expire one year from the date of issuance but may be renewed under the provisions of this article for additional periods of one year.

The application for such license or the renewal thereof shall be filed with the Town Clerk/Treasurer. After approval of such application in accordance with Subsection A and before issuance of such license, the applicant shall pay an annual fee as provided in the Town Fee Schedule and cause to be filed a surety bond in the amount of $5,000. The bond shall guarantee the collection by the licensee of the monthly permit fee provided for in § 300-168 and the payment of such fees to the Town Clerk/Treasurer, the payment by the licensee of any fine or forfeiture, including legal costs, imposed upon or levied against said licensee for a violation of the ordinances of said Town pursuant to which said license is granted, and shall also be for the use and benefit and may be prosecuted and recovery had thereon by any person, firm, or corporation who or which may be injured or damaged by reason of the licensee violating the provisions of this article. Licenses issued hereunder cannot be transferred by the licensee, and, should there be a sale or other conveyance or transfer of such manufacture home park, then there shall be a new application for such license and a new fee required. Licenses issued hereunder shall not be sold or otherwise transferred by the licensee.[1]

The application for a license or a renewal thereof shall be made on forms furnished by the Town Clerk/Treasurer and shall include the name and address of the owner in fee of the tract (if the fee is vested in some person other than the applicant, a duly verified statement by that person that the applicant is authorized by him/her to construct or maintain the manufactured home park and make the application) and such a legal description of the premises upon which the manufactured home park is or will be located as will readily identify and definitely locate the premises. The application shall be accompanied by two copies of the park plan showing the following, either existing or as proposed:

If the existing or proposed park is designed to serve nondependent manufactured home units, such plans shall clearly set forth the location of all sewer and water pipes and connections.

For the protection of abutting property owners, as well as manufactured home park residents, a fifty-foot buffer strip shall be provided and maintained within all property lines of the site, said buffer strip to be used for the planting of shrubbery and trees.

Each manufactured home or manufacture home space shall provide a front yard setback of 15 feet, a rear yard setback of 10 feet and a side yard setback of 10 feet. The above setbacks shall be seeded and landscaped and in no case shall they be used for off-street parking or be occupied by a manufactured home and/or its accessory buildings, except for the following:

Parking requirement. One off-street parking stall shall be provided within each manufactured home space. No parking stall, building or structure located in a manufactured home park shall exceed 30 feet in width or length.

Pad. There shall be constructed on each manufactured home or manufactured home space a concrete pad to be used for the accommodation of necessary water and sanitary connection as stipulated within the State Plumbing Code.

Parks and playgrounds. A minimum of 400 square feet per manufactured home space, exclusive of individual manufactured home space and buffer strip, as indicated in Subsection A above, shall be required to be provided for parks and recreational area for the residents of the manufactured home park.

Every manufactured home or manufactured home park shall be located on a well-drained area, and the premises shall be properly graded so as to prevent the accumulation of stormwater or other waters. No manufactured home or manufactured home park shall be located in any area that is situated so that drainage from any barnyard, outdoor toilet or other source of filth can be deposited in its location.

Manufactured home spaces shall be clearly defined and shall consist of a minimum width of not less than 44 feet, measured at right angles to lot line, and a depth of not less than 80 feet; maximum coverage limited to 36%. The park shall be arranged so that all spaces shall face or abut on a driveway of not less than 50 feet in width, giving easy access from all units to a public street. Such driveway shall be hard surfaced, maintained in good condition, have natural drainage, be well lighted at night and shall not be obstructed.[1]

The park shall be so laid out that no dependent unit shall be located farther than 200 feet from the toilets and service buildings provided for herein, and walkways for such buildings shall be graveled or paved and well lighted at night.

Every manufactured home space shall be furnished with an electric service outlet. Such outlet shall be equipped with an externally operated switch or fuse of not less than 30 amperes' capacity and a heavy-duty outlet receptacle. Electrical outlets shall be weatherproof, and no power lines shall be less than 15 feet above ground, unless installed underground by approved methods.

No manufactured home unit shall be parked in a park outside of a designated space.

An adequate supply of pure water furnished through a pipe distribution system with supply faucets located not more than 200 feet from any dependent manufactured home shall be furnished for drinking and domestic purposes in all parks.

Individual water service connections provided for street use of an independent unit shall be so constructed that they will not be damaged by the parking of such units. Such system shall be adequate to provide 20 pounds pressure per square inch and capable of furnishing a minimum of 125 gallons per space.

No common drinking vessels shall be permitted, nor shall any drinking water faucets be placed in any toilet room.

Every manufactured home park serving dependent units shall provide an abundant supply of hot water at all reasonable times for bathing, washing and laundry facilities.

Every manufactured home park designed to serve dependent units shall have erected thereon suitable buildings for housing toilets, lavatories, showers, slop sinks, and laundry facilities as required by this article, such buildings to be known as "service buildings." Service buildings shall be located not more than 200 feet from any dependent unit space nor closer than 15 feet to any manufactured home park space. Such buildings shall be of permanent construction and adequately lighted, screened and ventilated.

There shall be provided separate toilet rooms for each sex. Water flush toilets shall be required. Toilets shall be provided for each sex in the ratio of one toilet for each eight dependent units or fraction thereof and shall have separate compartments. Every male toilet room shall also contain one urinal for each 16 dependent units, but in no case shall any male toilet be without one urinal. Toilet rooms shall contain lavatories with hot and cold water in the ratio of one lavatory to every two or fewer water closets.

Separate bathing facilities for each sex shall be provided with one shower enclosed in a compartment at least four feet square for each eight dependent units or fraction thereof. Each shower compartment shall be supplemented by an individual dressing compartment of at least 12 square feet.

Laundry facilities shall be provided in the ratio of one double-tray unit and one conventional-type washing machine, or one automatic washing machine, with electric outlet, for each eight units. Sufficient drying facilities shall be available.

Slop sinks for disposal of liquid wastes originating at the units shall be provided in a separate room of the service building in the ratio of one slop sink for each 16 dependent units.

The above accommodations shall be based on the total park capacity according to accepted plans.

Floors of toilets, showers and the laundry shall be of concrete, tile or similar material impervious to water and easily cleaned and pitched to a floor drain.

All liquid waste from showers, toilets, laundries, faucets, lavatories, etc., shall be discharged into a public sewer system if available or into a septic tank system approved by the State Department of Safety and Professional Services.[1]

Every space (designed to serve a nondependent unit) shall be provided with sewer connections which shall comply with the State Plumbing Code. The sewer connection shall be provided with suitable fittings so that watertight connections can be made. Such connections shall be so constructed that they can be closed when not connected and trapped to be maintained in an odor-free condition.

Each faucet shall be equipped with facilities for drainage of waste and excess water.

Every manufactured home unit shall be provided with a substantial flytight, watertight metal garbage depository from which the contents shall be removed and disposed of in a sanitary manner by the park custodian at least twice weekly between May 1 and October 15 and otherwise weekly.

In every manufactured home park there shall be located the office of the attendant or person in charge of said park. A copy of the park license and of this article shall be posted therein and the park register shall at all times be kept in said office.

It is hereby made the duty of the attendant or person in charge, together with the licensee, to:

The amount of the monthly parking permit fee for the following year shall be established by the Town Board yearly at least two months prior to the beginning of the year. The amount of the fee shall be determined as indicated within § 66.0435(3), Wis. Stats., and further defined as follows:

It shall be the full and complete responsibility of the licensee to collect the proper amount from each manufactured home owner or occupant and to pay to the Town Clerk/Treasurer such parking permit fees on or before the 10th of the month following the month for which such fees are due.

Occupied manufactured home monthly parking permit fees shall be subject to pro rata amount for each twenty-four-hour period if less than 15 days.

A licensee failing to pay to the Town Clerk/Treasurer such parking permit fees on or before the 30th of the month following the month for which such fees are due shall be assessed a penalty of 5% of the amount of fees due.

Collection of delinquent monthly parking fee. The collection of delinquent monthly parking fees shall be as provided in § 66.0435(3)(g), Wis. Stats.

Revocation or suspension of license. The Town Board may suspend or revoke a license after a hearing held pursuant to § 66.0435(2)(d), Wis. Stats.

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this article is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.

All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, inconsistent with or contrary to this article are hereby repealed, except that nothing in this article shall be interpreted so as to conflict with state laws or orders regulating manufactured homes or manufactured home parks or any of the requirements of any ordinances of the Town of Lawrence not mentioned or made inapplicable by the express terms of this article.

Should there be a conflict between Town and state regulations, the most restrictive shall prevail.