Mobile home parks may hereafter be established only in accordance with the procedures, requirements and limitations set forth in this article. Mobile home parks, with such additional supporting uses and occupancies as are permitted herein, may be established subject to the requirements and limitations set forth in these and other regulations. For purposes of this article, manufactured homes are not considered to be mobile homes.

It is the intent of this article to recognize mobile homes constructed prior to October 1, 1974, as distinct and different from units designed as mobile home within the definitions of this article and to prohibit units not meeting the requirements for mobile homes as defined herein. Units constructed more than 10 years of age at such time the mobile home is located within the City of New Lisbon is prohibited. Mobile homes meeting the requirements of the Uniform Dwelling Code shall not be permitted in a mobile home park except as a conditional use. Such conditional use permits may be obtained only after approval by the Common Council.

The following definitions are used in this article:

In addition to the above definitions, definitions contained in § 66.0435, Wis. Stats., shall also be applicable.

It shall be unlawful, except as provided in this article or elsewhere in this chapter, for any person to park or use any mobile home on any street, alley, highway or road or other public place or on any parcel of land or other space within the City of New Lisbon.

Emergency or temporary stopping or parking is permitted on any street, alley, highway or road for no longer than six hours, subject to any other and further prohibition, regulation or limitation imposed by the traffic and parking regulations or ordinance for that street, alley, highway or road.

In mobile home parks, recreational vehicles shall not be occupied as living quarters and sales lots shall not be permitted.

No mobile home park site shall be rented for a period of less than 30 days.

No person shall park or occupy any mobile home on any premises which is situated outside an approved, licensed mobile home park.

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 mobile home park within the limits of the City of New Lisbon without first having obtained a license for each such mobile home park from the Common Council 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 shall be accompanied by a fee as set by the Common Council for each 50 spaces or fraction thereof.[1]

The application for a license or a renewal thereof shall be made on forms furnished by the Zoning Administrator and shall include the name and address of the owner in fee of the lands upon which said mobile home park is to be located (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 mobile home park and to apply for a license shall be provided) and the location and legal description of the premises upon which the mobile home park is to be or is located as will readily identify and definitely locate the premises. The application shall be accompanied by two copies of the complete mobile home park plan showing the following, either existing or as proposed: the extent and area used for mobile home park purposes; roadways and driveways; location of space for mobile homes; location and number of sanitary conveniences, including toilets, washrooms, laundries and utility rooms, to be used by occupants of spaces; method and plan of sewage disposal; method and plan of garbage removal; plan for water supply; plan for lighting of spaces; plan for rubbish disposal; and all other matters required of this chapter. If the existing or proposed mobile home park is designed to serve nondependent mobile home units, such plans shall clearly set forth the location of all sewer and water pipes and connections.

Every licensee shall furnish the Zoning Administrator and City Assessor with information on mobile homes added to the mobile home park within five days after their arrival on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue.

No mobile home park license shall be issued until the Zoning Administrator shall notify the Common Council and the Common Council or its designee shall have inspected each application and the premises on which mobile homes will be located to ensure compliance with the regulations, ordinances and laws applicable thereto. No license will be renewed without a reinspection of the premises. For the purposes of making inspections and securing the enforcement of this chapter, such officials or their authorized agents shall have the right and are hereby empowered to enter on any premises on which a mobile home is located, or about to be located, and to inspect the same and all accommodations connected therewith at any reasonable time.

Whenever the Common Council determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a violation of any provision of this chapter, the Common Council shall give notice of such alleged violation to the person to whom the permit or license was issued, as hereinafter provided. Such notice shall:

Any person affected by any notice which has been issued in connection with the enforcement of any provision of this chapter shall take the remedial action required to effect compliance with the provisions of this chapter. In the event that such action is not taken in the period provided for in the notice issued pursuant to Subsection B herein, the license or permit shall be subject to revocation or suspension pursuant to § 66.0435(2)(d), Wis. Stats. The holder of the license or permit shall be entitled to a public hearing on the issue of revocation or suspension, shall be given 10 days' notice in writing of such hearing and shall be entitled to appear and be heard as to why such license shall not be revoked. The holder of such permit or license shall have such rights to appeal revocation or suspension of his/her permit or license as shall be provided by law.

Each mobile home space/lot within a mobile home park shall be clearly defined and shall contain at least 3,000 square feet of land area for the exclusive use of the occupant; such space shall be no less than 50 feet in width and no less than 85 feet in depth. The area occupied by a mobile home shall not exceed 50% of the total area of the mobile home space (including any awnings, carports, vehicles or attachments thereto). Each mobile home space shall be landscaped in accordance with the plans approved by the Common Council. The mobile home park shall be so arranged that all spaces shall face or abut on an approved public roadway giving easy access thereto. The yard shall be landscaped except for necessary driveway and sidewalk needs, which shall not exceed 1/2 the width of the space. Temporary storage shall not be allowed on lawn areas.[1]

Roadways shall be at least 66 feet in width and shall be paved to City specifications. There shall be a concrete sidewalk along at least one side of roads and access drives off roads to all parking spaces and mobile home spaces shall be paved.

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. Each mobile home park shall maintain paved off-street parking lots for guests of occupants in the amount of one parking space for each mobile home space. Such parking shall be located within 300 feet of the mobile homes to be served.

Each space shall be properly landscaped with at least one tree, hedges, grass, fences, windbreaks and the like. 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 planting 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.

No mobile home shall be parked closer than 10 feet to the side lot lines nor closer than 25 feet to the front (street) lot line or within 25 feet of the rear lot line.

There shall be an open space of at least 10 feet between the sides of adjacent mobile homes. Automobiles may park no closer than five feet to the side of any mobile home; automobiles shall not, however, be parked nearer than five feet to any side lot line.

No tents shall be erected or occupied on any space, and there shall be no outdoor camping anywhere in the mobile home park.

All nondependent units must be connected to public water and sanitary sewer systems, and plans for disposal of surface stormwater shall be approved by the Common Council.

Every mobile home space shall be furnished with an electric service outlet. Such outlet shall be equipped with an externally operated switch or fuse with not less than 100 amperes' capacity and a heavy-duty outlet receptacle. All utility lines shall be placed underground.

No mobile home shall be parked in a mobile home park outside of a designated space therein.

Each mobile home space shall contain a paved area upon which said mobile home is to be placed. Said paved area shall be at least as large as the mobile home which is to be placed thereon.

No dependent units are allowed.[2]

The mobile home park shall contain a recreation area. The recreation area shall be a minimum of 1/2 acre for each 100 sites. The minimum recreation area in a mobile home park shall be 1/2 acre.

An adequate supply of pure water furnished through a pipe distribution system connected directly with the public water main shall be furnished for drinking and domestic service in all mobile home parks.

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

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

All liquid wastes from showers, toilets, laundries, faucets, lavatories, etc., shall be discharged into the public sewer system.

Every space designed to serve a nondependent unit shall be provided with sewer connections which shall comply with all applicable state plumbing codes. The sewer connections 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 in such a manner as to be maintained in an odor-free condition.

All sanitary facilities in any unit which are not connected with a public sewer system by approved pipe connections shall be sealed and their use is hereby declared unlawful.

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

Maintain a register of all park occupants, to be open at all times to inspection by state, federal and municipal officers, which shall show:

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.

Report to City authorities all cases of persons or animals affected or suspected of being affected with any dangerous communicable disease.

Supervise the placement of each mobile home on its stand, which includes securing its stability and installing all utility connections and tie-downs, in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin and the ordinances and regulations of the City.

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.

Maintain the park free from growth of noxious weeds.

Maintain the park free of litter, rubbish and other flammable materials and provide portable fire extinguishers of a type approved by the Fire Chief in all locations designated by the 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.

Allow inspections of park premises and facilities at reasonable times by municipal officials or their agents or employees as provided by § 520-125B of this chapter.

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.

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.

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 in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin and the ordinances and regulations of the City.[1]

It shall be the duty of every occupant of a park to give the park licensee or management, or his/her 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 City or lawful regulation or order adopted thereunder.

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.

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 City.

No person shall discharge any wastewater on the surface of the ground within any mobile home park.

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.

Wrecked, damaged or dilapidated mobile homes or those less than 14 feet in width shall not be kept or stored in a mobile home park or upon any premises in the City. The Building Inspector 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 so determines, he/she shall notify the licensee or landowner and owner of the mobile home in writing that such public nuisance exists within the park or on lands owned by him/her giving the findings upon which his/her 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.

The Building Inspector, 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 City 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 City.

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.[1]

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 municipality and their authorized agents.

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.

No person shall construct, alter or add to any structure, attachment or building in a mobile home park or on a mobile home space without a permit from the Building Inspector. 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.

Storage under mobile homes is prohibited.

In connection with mobile home parks, no sign intended to be read from any public way adjoining the district shall be permitted except the following:

No source of illumination for any such signs shall be directly visible from adjoining streets or residential property, and no such signs shall be erected within five feet of any exterior property line.

Principal vehicular access points. Principal vehicular access points shall be designed to encourage smooth traffic flow with controlled turning movements and minimum hazards to vehicular or pedestrian traffic. Merging and turnout lanes and/or traffic dividers shall be required where existing or anticipated heavy flows indicate need. In general, minor streets shall not be connected with streets outside the park in such a way as to encourage the use of such minor streets by substantial amounts of through traffic. No lot within the park shall have direct vehicular access to a street bordering the development.

Access for pedestrians and cyclists. Access for pedestrians and cyclists entering or leaving the park shall be by safe and convenient routes. Such ways need not be adjacent to or limited to the vicinity of vehicular access points. Where there are crossings of such ways and vehicular routes at edges of planned developments, such crossings shall be safety located, marked and controlled, and where such ways are exposed to substantial vehicular traffic at edges of parks, safeguards may be required to prevent crossings except at designated points. Bicycle paths, if provided, shall be so related to the pedestrianway system that street crossings are combined.

Protection of visibility for automotive traffic, cyclists and pedestrians. At intersections of any streets, public or private, the provisions of § 520-55 shall apply and are hereby adopted by reference. Where there is pedestrian or bicycle access from within the park to a street at its edges by paths or across yards or other open space without a barrier to prevent access to the street, no material impediment to visibility more than 2.5 feet above ground level shall be created or maintained within 25 feet of said street unless at least 25 feet from said access measured at right angles to the path.

Exterior yards for mobile home parks; minimum requirements; occupancy. The following requirements and limitations shall apply to yards at the outer edges of mobile home parks:

Ways for pedestrians and/or cyclists in exterior yards. In any exterior yard, required or other, ways for pedestrians and/or cyclists may be permitted, if appropriately located, fenced or landscaped to prevent potential hazards arising from vehicular traffic on adjacent streets or other hazards and annoyances to users or to occupants of adjoining property. When otherwise in accord with the requirements concerning such ways set forth above, approved ways in such locations shall be counted as common recreation facilities and may also be used for utility easements.

Yards, fences, walls or vegetative screening at edges of mobile home parks. Along the edges of mobile home parks, walls or vegetative screening shall be provided where needed to protect residents from undesirable views, lighting, noise, or other off-site influences or to protect occupants of adjoining residential districts from potentially adverse influences within the mobile home park. In particular, extensive off-street parking areas and service areas for loading and unloading other than passenger vehicles and for storage and collection of trash and garbage shall be screened.

Internal relationships. The site plan shall provide for safe, efficient, convenient and harmonious groupings of structures, uses and facilities and for appropriate relation of space inside and outside buildings to intended uses and structural features. In particular: