64 - MHP MOBILEHOME PARKS DISTRICT
Sections:
The purpose of this chapter is to enforce minimum standards for mobilehome parks; promote the public health, safety and welfare; establish requirements for the design, construction, alteration, extension and maintenance of mobilehome parks and related facilities and utilities; authorize the issuance of permits for construction, alteration and extension of mobilehome parks; authorize the licensing of operators of mobilehome parks; authorize the inspection of mobilehome parks; regulate the location of mobilehomes; and fix penalties for violations.
(Prior code § 21.29(1))
As used in this chapter:
"Accessory structures" means all structures constructed on a mobilehome lot apart from the basic mobilehome unit, including awnings, cabanas, storage cabinets or sheds, carports, windbreaks, attached porches and garages.
"Common area" means any area or space designed for joint use of tenants occupying the mobilehome park.
"Dependent mobilehome" means a mobilehome which does not have complete bathroom facilities.
"Driveway" means a minor private way used by vehicles and pedestrians on a mobilehome lot or used for common access to a small group of lots or facilities.
"License" means a written license issued by the city allowing a person to operate and maintain a mobilehome park under the provisions of this chapter and regulations issued hereunder.
"Lot area" means the total area reserved for exclusive use of the occupants of a mobilehome.
"Mobilehome" means that which as originally constructed was 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 house trailer is not deemed a mobilehome if the assessable value of such additions, attachments, annexes, foundations and appurtenances equals or exceeds fifty (50) percent of the assessable value of the house trailer.
"Mobilehome lot" means a parcel of land for the placement of a single mobilehome and the exclusive use of its occupants.
"Mobilehome park" means a parcel of land which has been developed for the placement of mobilehomes and is owned by an individual, a firm, trust, partnership, public or private association or corporation.
"Mobilehome stand" means that part of an individual lot which has been reserved for the placement of one mobilehome unit.
"Nondependent mobilehome" means that which as originally constructed was 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 house trailer is not deemed a mobilehome if the assessable value of such additions, attachments, annexes, foundations and appurtenances equals or exceeds fifty (50) percent of the assessable value of the house trailer.
"Park management" means the person who owns or has charge, care or control of the mobilehome park.
"Park street" means a private way which affords principal means of access to individual mobilehome lots or auxiliary buildings.
"Permit" means a written permit or certification issued by the city permitting the construction, alteration and extension of a mobilehome park under the provisions of this chapter and regulations issued hereunder.
"Person" means any individual, firm, trust, partnership, public or private association or corporation.
"Skirting" means the placement of any finished materials of wood or wood products or steel, tin or other material around the bottom of the mobilehome to present a finished appearance to the mobilehome and to prevent the storage and collection of trash and unsightly material from under the structure.
"Tenant storage area" means an enclosed space designed to provide auxiliary general storage space for an individual mobilehome.
"Tie down" means any device(s) that shall be used to anchor a mobilehome to the ground including any combination of cables, metal straps, concrete deadmen eyelet, screw augers, arrowhead anchors, turn buckles or such similar device that is normally capable of withstanding a load of three thousand one hundred fifty (3,150) pounds and may also withstand four thousand seven hundred twenty-five (4,725) pounds of load for a short period under extreme wind conditions.
"Governing bodies" means the city council or its designated agent(s).
(Prior code § 21.29(2))
A.
No person shall construct, alter or extend any mobilehome park within the limits of the city unless he or she holds a valid permit issued by the governing body in the name of such person for the specific construction, alteration or extension proposed.
B.
All applications to the governing body for permits shall be filed with the clerk, reviewed by the plan commission and shall contain the following:
1.
Name and address of applicant;
2.
Location and legal description of the mobilehome park;
3.
Complete engineering plans and specifications of the proposed park showing but not limited to the following:
a.
The area and dimensions of the tract of land,
b.
The number, location and size of all mobilehome lots and the location of common areas,
c.
The location and width of roadways and walkways,
d.
The location of the mobilehome stand within the mobilehome lot,
e.
Plans and specifications of all utilities including sewage collection and disposal, storm water drainage, water distribution and supply, refuse storage and collection, lighting, electrical, telephone and television antenna systems,
f.
Landscaping plans for the entire park, including a planting plan for the buffer strip,
g.
Plans and specifications of all buildings to be located within the park,
h.
Such other plans and specifications and information as may reasonably be required by the governing body.
C.
No permit shall be issued for the construction of a mobilehome park unless such development shall contain a minimum number of twenty (20) mobilehome lots, except in the case of an addition to or extension of a contiguous mobilehome park in which case the minimum requirement shall be five lots.
D.
All applications for a permit shall be accompanied by the deposit of a fee for each mobilehome lot proposed plus normal construction permit fees for any buildings to be included in the mobilehome park. The fee will be set from time to time by resolution of the city council.
E.
When upon review of the application the governing body is satisfied that the proposed plan meets the requirements of this title, a permit shall be issued.
F.
Any person whose application for a permit under the terms herein has been denied may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the governing body under the procedures provided by Section 17.64.060.
(Ord. 1999-7 (part); prior code § 21.29(3))
A.
No person shall operate any mobilehome park within the limits of the city unless he or she holds a valid license issued annually by the governing body in the name of such person for the specific mobilehome park. All applications for licenses shall be made to the governing body who shall issue a license upon compliance by the applicant with provisions of this title. There shall be a minimum of ten (10) mobilehome lots with stands completed and ready for occupancy before a license shall be issued to operate and occupy a mobilehome park.
B.
Every person holding a license shall give notice in writing to the governing body within three days after having sold, transferred, given away or otherwise disposed of interest in or control of any mobilehome park. Such notice shall include the name and address of the person succeeding to the ownership or control of such mobilehome park. Upon application in writing for transfer of the license and deposit of a fee, the license shall be transferred if the mobilehome park is in compliance with all applicable provisions as outlined herein. The fee will be set from time to time by resolution of the city council.
C.
Application for original licenses shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, accompanied by an affidavit of the applicant as to the truth of the application and by the deposit of a fee for each ten (10) lots or fraction thereof and shall contain the name and address of the applicant; the location and legal description of the mobilehome park: and a site plan of the mobilehome park showing all mobilehome lots, structures, roads, walkways and other service facilities as required by Section 17.64.030(B). The fee will be set from time to time by resolution of the city council.
D.
Applications for renewals of licenses shall be made in writing by the holders of the licenses, shall be accompanied by the deposit of a fee for each ten (10) lots or fraction thereof and shall contain any change in the information submitted since the original license was issued or the latest renewal granted. The fee will be set from time to time by resolution of the city council.
E.
In addition to the above license fees, the licensee or the owner or the occupant of every mobile home shall pay and be jointly and severally liable for the payment of a monthly parking permit fee to the city. Such monthly parking permit fees shall be collected by the licensee who is primarily liable for the payment thereof. The determination of the amount of such fee, the review thereof and the enforcement of the payment and the disposition of such fee shall be in accordance with Sections 66.0435(3) and 66.0435(10), Wis. Stats.
F.
After approval of such application in accordance with provisions as outlined herein and before issuance of such license the applicant shall cause to be filed a surety bond in the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000) if the park contains more than one hundred (100) units. The bond shall guarantee the collection from the licensee of the monthly parking fee provided for in subsection E of this section and the payment of such fees to the city treasurer.
G.
Any person whose application for a license has been denied may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the governing body under the procedure provided by Section 17.64.060.
H.
Whenever, upon inspection of any mobilehome park, the governing body or their authorized agents find that conditions or practices exist which are in violation of any provision of this title, the governing body shall give notice in writing in accordance with Section 17.64.060 to the person to whom the license was issued that unless such conditions or practices are corrected within sixty (60) days or upon reasonable cause shown such later date to which such time may be extended by the governing body, the license shall be suspended. At the end of such period the governing body shall reinspect such mobilehome park and, if such conditions or practices have not been corrected, it shall suspend the license and give notice in writing of such suspension to the person to whom the license is issued. Upon receipt of notice of such suspension, such person shall cease operation of such mobilehome park except as provided in Section 17.64.060(B).
(Ord. 1999-7 (part); prior code § 21.29(4))
(Ord. No. 2016-03, § 1, 5-10-2016)
A.
The governing body is hereby authorized and directed to make such inspections as are necessary to determine satisfactory compliance with the provisions herein contained.
B.
The governing body and their authorized agents shall have the power to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the enforcement of this title.
C.
The park management shall give the governing body and their authorized agents free access to all lots at reasonable times for the purpose of inspection.
D.
Every occupant of a mobilehome park shall give the owner thereof or his or her agent or employee access to any part of such mobilehome park at reasonable times for the purpose of making such repairs or alterations as are necessary to effect compliance with provisions contained herein.
(Prior code § 21.29(5))
A.
Whenever the governing body determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a violation of any of the provisions contained herein the governing body, through the zoning administrator, may order the discontinuance of such violation and shall give notice of such alleged violation to the person to whom the permit or license was issued. Such notice shall:
1.
Be in writing;
2.
Include a statement for the reasons of its issuance;
3.
Allow a reasonable time for the performance of the act it requires;
4.
Contain an outline of remedial action which, if taken, shall effect compliance with the provisions of this title. Such notice and order shall have been properly served when a copy thereof has been sent by registered U. S. Mail to the last registered post office of the permittee or licensee as registered with the city clerk, or when the same has been personally served upon the attorney-in-fact of such permittee or licensee, or when the same shall have been served in any other manner as provided by the Wisconsin Statutes for the service of process.
B.
Any person affected by any notice which has been issued in connection with the enforcement of any provisions herein may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the governing body; provided, that such person shall file in the office of the governing body a written petition requesting such hearing and setting forth a brief statement of the grounds therefor within ten (10) days after the day such notice or order was served.
C.
The filing of the request for a hearing shall operate as a stay of the notice and of the order except in the case of an order issued under subsection D of this section. Upon receipt of such petition, the governing body shall set a time and place for such hearing and shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. At such hearing the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to be heard and to show why such notice and order should be modified or withdrawn. The hearing shall be commenced not later than ten (10) days after the day on which the petition was filed; provided, that upon application of the petitioner the governing body may postpone the date of the hearing for a reasonable time beyond such ten (10) day period when in its judgment the petitioner has submitted good and sufficient reasons for such postponement.
D.
Upon expiration of the time required in such notice or order or after such hearing, as the case may be, the governing body shall make a finding as to the compliance with the provisions herein stated and shall issue an order in writing sustaining, modifying or withdrawing the notice and order which shall be served as provided in subsection A of this section. Upon failure to comply with such order, either as sustained or modified, the license of the mobilehome park affected by the order may be suspended or revoked.
E.
Whenever the governing body finds that an emergency exists which requires immediate action to protect the public health it may, without notice or hearing, issue an order reciting the existence of such an emergency and requiring that such action be taken as it may deem necessary to meet the emergency including the suspension of the permit or license. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, such order shall be effective immediately. Any person to whom such an order is directed shall comply therewith immediately, but upon petition to the governing body shall be afforded a hearing as soon as possible.
(Prior code § 21.29(6))
A.
Where the governing body finds that compliance with provisions as herein contained would result in undue hardship, an exemption may be granted by the governing body without impairing the intent and purpose of this title. Deviations from design, construction and installation provisions shall be brought into compliance with this title within a reasonable period of time based on economic feasibility of improvement, nature, significance and extent of deviation, depreciation of material, improvement, layout in use and other similar factors.
B.
Such period shall begin after the governing body has given notice of a certain and specific deviation from this chapter to the person to whom the permit or certification was issued.
C.
Gradual improvements to a higher degree of conformity shall be permissive provided that there shall be complete conformity at the end of a period prescribed by the governing body.
(Prior code § 21.29(7))
Any person making application for a permit to construct a mobilehome park shall meet the following design and system requirements.
A.
Environmental Requirements.
1.
Density. The maximum allowable density in a mobilehome park development shall be five units, or lots, per gross acre.
2.
Minimum Lot Size. Individual lots within the mobilehome park must contain an area of not less than four thousand eight hundred (4,800) square feet.
3.
Required Separation Between Mobilehomes. Mobilehomes shall be separated from each other and from other buildings and structures by at least ten (10) feet. An accessory structure such as an awning, cabana, storage cabinet, carport, windbreak or porch attached to the mobilehome shall for purposes of separation requirements be considered a part of the mobilehome. Detached accessory structures shall be allowed only if included and approved as part of the original or revised mobilehome park plan.
4.
Setback and Buffer Strips. Each mobilehome shall be located at least five feet from any mobilehome lot line, excepting the rear yard line setback which shall be ten (10) feet. There shall be a minimum distance of twenty-five (25) feet between the mobilehome stand and abutting park street right-of-way. The mobilehome stand shall be set back a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet from public streets. All mobilehomes shall be located at least forty (40) feet from any park property boundary line, except where the adjoining property is also a mobilehome park.
5.
Screening. All mobilehome parks shall be provided with screening of natural growth along the property boundary line separating the park and such adjacent properties, except where the adjoining property is also a mobilehome park. The planting area shall have a minimum width of fifteen (15) feet. Within such a planting area, there shall be established within six months after issuance of the license for the occupation of such mobilehome park the following plantings:
A permanent planting such as White or Norway pine, the individual trees to be of such a number and so arranged that within ten (10) years they shall have formed a screen equivalent in capacity to a solid fence or wall. Such permanent planting shall be grown or maintained at a height of not less than fifteen (15) feet.
6.
Recreation Areas. In all mobilehome parks there shall be one or more recreation areas which shall be easily accessible to all park residents. The size of such recreation areas shall be based upon a minimum of two hundred fifty (250) square feet for each lot. No outdoor recreation areas shall contain less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet. Recreation areas shall be located so as to be free of traffic hazards and should, where the topography permits, be centrally located.
7.
Allowable Uses.
a.
Single-family mobilehomes as defined by this title shall be allowed and any approved accessory structures included in the original plans and specifications or revisions thereof. Dependent mobilehomes shall specifically be prohibited from placement within mobilehome parks.
b.
Parks, playgrounds and open-space shall be allowed, as well as the following commercial uses when they are for the exclusive use of park residents:
i.
Mobilehome park office;
ii.
Laundromat;
iii.
Clubhouse, swimming pool and facilities for private social or recreation clubs.
c.
Signs pertaining to the lease, hire or sale of individual mobilehomes, not more than two square feet in area shall be allowed, as well as one mobilehome park identification sign not more than fifty (50) square feet in area to be located in proximity to the park entrance.
d.
Residential rental uses.
B.
Access Requirements.
1.
General Requirements. All mobilehome parks shall be provided with safe and convenient vehicular access from abutting public streets or roads to each mobilehome lot. Such access shall be provided by streets, driveways or other means.
2.
Park Entrance. Entrances to mobilehome parks shall be designed to minimize congestion and hazards and allow free movement of traffic on adjacent streets.
3.
Internal Streets. Surfaced roadways shall be of adequate width to accommodate anticipated traffic and in any case shall meet the following minimum requirements:
a.
Roadway width, all streets: twenty (20) feet.
b.
Right-of-way width: forty (40) feet.
c.
Dead end streets (cul de sacs) limited in length to eight hundred (800) feet and shall be provided at the closed end with a turn around having an outside roadway diameter of at least sixty (60) feet.
4.
Street Construction and Design Standards. a. Pavements. All streets shall be provided with a smooth, hard and dense surface which shall be durable and well drained under normal use and weather conditions. Pavement edges shall be protected to prevent raveling of the wearing surface and shifting of the pavement base.
b.
Grades. Grades of all streets shall be sufficient to insure adequate surface drainage but shall not be more than eight percent.
c.
Intersections. Within one hundred (100) feet of an intersection, streets shall be at approximately right angles. A distance of at least one hundred fifty (150) feet shall be maintained between center lines of offset intersecting streets. Intersections of more than two streets at one point shall be avoided.
5.
Parking Requirements.
a.
Occupant Parking. A minimum of two parking spaces shall be provided for occupant parking purposes. Such spaces shall be located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of the mobilehome lot to be served.
b.
Visitor Parking. A minimum of one space for every four mobilehome lots shall be provided for visitor parking purposes.
c.
Parking Space. Each parking space shall contain a minimum of two hundred (200) square feet. The space shall be paved with a smooth, hard and dense surface which shall be durable and well drained under normal use and weather conditions.
d.
Use of Right-of-Way for Parking. In no instance shall the required twenty (20) feet street pavement width be used for parking purposes. If paved beyond the twenty (20) feet width, the excess may be used for parking.
e.
Parking Restrictions. Parking of boats, trailers, campers, snowmobiles or other similar vehicles shall be restricted to an area provided by the park management specifically for such purpose.
6.
Walkways. All parks shall be provided with safe, convenient, all-season pedestrian access of adequate width for intended use, durable and convenient to maintain, between individual mobilehomes, the park streets and all community facilities provided for park residents.
a.
Common Walk System. A common walk system shall be provided and maintained between locations where pedestrian traffic is concentrated. Such common walks shall have a minimum width of three and a half feet.
b.
Individual Walks. All mobilehome stands shall be connected to common walks, to paved streets or to paved driveways or parking spaces connected to a paved street or roadway. Such individual walks shall have a minimum width of two feet.
C.
Mobilehome Stands. For the purpose of this chapter a mobilehome stand shall be defined as an area seventeen (17) by eighty (80) feet. The area of the mobilehome stand shall be improved to provide adequate support for the placement and tie-down of the mobilehome, thereby securing the structure against uplift, sliding and overturning. The mobilehome shall be secured with anchors and tie-downs as defined so as to secure the structure against violent wind.
(Prior code § 21.29(78)
(Ord. No. 2022-08, § 3, 8-23-2022)
An adequate, safe and potable supply of water shall be provided in each mobilehome park. Where a public supply of water of satisfactory quantity, quality and pressure is available at the site or at the boundary of the site, connection shall be made thereto and its supply used exclusively. When a satisfactory public water supply is not available, a private water supply system may be developed and used as approved by the appropriate state regulatory agencies.
(Prior code § 21.29(9))
An adequate and safe sewer system shall be provided within all mobilehome parks for conveying all sewage. The mobilehome park sewer system shall make connection to the public sewage system at the boundary of the site and shall use its disposal and treatment services exclusively. The mobilehome park sewer system shall be constructed and maintained according to standards set by the Department of Health and Social Services.
(Prior code § 21.29(10))
A.
The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in the mobilehome park shall be so conducted as to create no health hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding areas, accident or fire hazards, or air pollution.
B.
All refuse shall be stored in flytight, watertight, rodent proof containers which shall be located not more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from any mobilehome lot. Containers shall be provided in sufficient number and capacity to properly store all refuse.
C.
Refuse collection stands shall be provided for all refuse containers. Such container stands shall be so designed as to prevent containers from being tipped, to minimize spillage and container deterioration and to facilitate cleansing around them.
D.
All refuse containing garbage shall be collected at regular intervals. Where suitable collection service is not available from public or private agencies, the mobilehome park operator shall provide this service. All refuse shall be collected and transported in covered vehicles or covered containers.
E.
In no instance may disposal of the waste be carried out through incineration on the mobilehome park site.
(Prior code § 21.29(11))
All public utility service systems shall be installed and maintained in accordance with applicable codes and regulations governing systems.
A.
Public utility service outlets shall be provided at each mobilehome stand for electric, telephone, gas (if provided) and television antenna service systems.
B.
All utility service lines shall be located underground within the mobilehome park.
C.
Each mobilehome park shall have only one television antenna that shall serve for all park residents.
(Prior code § 21.29(12))
All parks shall be furnished with lighting units so spaced and equipped with luminaries placed at such mounting heights as will provide the following average maintained levels of illumination for the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles at night:
A.
All parts of the park street system: a minimum of 0.2 average maintained footcandles.
B.
All parts of the public walkway system: a minimum of 0.3 average maintained footcandles.
C.
Potentially hazardous locations, such as street intersections and steps or stepped ramps shall be lighted directly with a luminaire.
D.
All street or walkway light poles shall be decorative in nature ("decorative" is defined here as a pole made of concrete, aluminum, steel, or laminated wood rather than the traditional wood utility pole).
(Prior code § 21.29(13))
A.
Mobilehome parks shall be kept free of litter, rubbish and other flammable materials.
B.
Portable fire extinguishers rated for classes B and C fires shall be kept in service buildings and shall be maintained in good operating condition. Their capacity shall not be less than two and a half pounds.
C.
Fires shall be made only in barbecue pits, fireplaces, stoves or other equipment intended for such purposes. Incinerators for the specific purpose of burning refuse shall be prohibited.
D.
Cooking shelters, barbecue pits, fireplaces and wood-burning stoves shall be so located, constructed, maintained and used as to minimize fire hazards and smoke nuisances, both on the property on which used and on neighboring property. No open fire shall be permitted except in facilities provided. No open fire shall be left unattended. No fuel shall be used which emits dense smoke or objectionable odors.
E.
Fire hydrants shall be installed if the park water supply system is capable of serving them in accordance with the following requirements:
1.
The water supply system shall permit the operation of a minimum of two one and a half inch hose streams.
2.
Each of two nozzles, held four feet above the ground, shall deliver at least seventy-five (75) gallons of water per minute at a flowing pressure of at least thirty (30) pounds per square inch at the highest elevation point of the park.
F.
Fire hydrants, if provided, shall be located within three hundred (300) feet of any mobilehome, service building or other structure in the park at the expense of the mobilehome park developer.
(Prior code § 21.29(14))
A.
Responsibility of the Park Management.
1.
The person to whom a license for a mobilehome park is issued shall operate the park in compliance with this title and shall provide adequate supervision to maintain the park, its facilities and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.
2.
The park management shall notify park occupants of all applicable provisions herein and inform them of their duties and responsibilities under the provisions outlined herein.
3.
The park management shall supervise the placement of each mobile, home on its mobilehome stand which includes securing its stability and installing all utility connections.
4.
The park management shall notify the governing body immediately of any suspected communicable or contagious disease within the park.
B.
Responsibility of Park Occupants.
1.
The park occupant shall comply with all applicable requirements as outlined herein and shall maintain his or her mobilehome lot, its facilities and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.
2.
The park occupant shall be responsible for proper placement of his or her mobilehome on its mobilehome stand and proper installation of all utility connections in accordance with the instructions of the park management.
3.
Pets, if permitted in the park, shall be prohibited from running at large or committing any nuisance within the limits of any mobilehome lot.
4.
The undercarriage, supports and stabilizing devices of the mobilehome shall be skirted to maintain an attractive community appearance.
5.
Porches, awnings and other additions shall be installed only if permitted and approved by the park management. When installed, they shall be maintained in good repair. The space immediately underneath a mobilehome shall be used for storage only if permitted by the park management. If permitted, the following conditions shall be satisfied:
a.
The storage area shall be provided with a base of impervious material.
b.
Stored items shall be located so as not to interfere with the underneath inspection of the mobilehome.
c.
The storage area shall be enclosed by skirting.
6.
The park occupant shall store and dispose of all his rubbish and garbage in a clean, sanitary and safe manner. The garbage container shall be rodent-proof, insect-proof and water-tight.
(Prior code § 21.29(15))
A.
No person shall park any mobilehome, excluding unoccupied camping trailers, on any public roadway or other public place, or on any tract of land owned by any person, except as licensed for mobilehome park use in compliance with the provisions outlined herein or except as provided in subsections B and C of this section.
B.
Emergency or temporary stopping or parking is permitted on any public roadway for not longer than one hour subject to any other and further prohibitions imposed by the traffic and parking regulations or ordinances for that public roadway.
C.
The governing body may issue a special written permit allowing the location and occupancy of a mobilehome outside of a mobilehome park upon a showing of hardship and/or immediate necessity by the applicant. The permit shall be issued for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days for one premises in any twelve (12) month period nor for more than one mobilehome on any one premises. The special permit shall only be granted upon the written consent of the owner, legal agent of the owner or the lessee of the location for which the special permit is used.
D.
Application for the special permit shall be made to the city clerk and shall be accompanied by an inspection fee. The fee will be set from time to time by resolution of the city council.
The application shall contain the following information:
1.
Name and permanent address of the occupants;
2.
License number of the mobilehome and towing vehicle;
3.
Intended purpose of stay at requested location;
4.
Exact location of the premises;
5.
Documentation of the owner's and/or occupant's permissions to locate on the premises;
6.
Statement of the nature and location of sanitary facilities;
7.
Written permission from the occupant of the dwelling house for use of sanitary facilities;
8.
A statement that all wastes from mobilehome occupancy will be disposed of in a sanitary manner;
9.
If the location is a vacant lot or parcel of land, a statement indicating the nature and location of sanitary facilities and source of water supply, that these facilities are within two hundred (200) feet of the mobilehome and that the owner has given permission for their use.
(Ord. 1997-7 (part); prior code § 21.29(16))
64 - MHP MOBILEHOME PARKS DISTRICT
Sections:
The purpose of this chapter is to enforce minimum standards for mobilehome parks; promote the public health, safety and welfare; establish requirements for the design, construction, alteration, extension and maintenance of mobilehome parks and related facilities and utilities; authorize the issuance of permits for construction, alteration and extension of mobilehome parks; authorize the licensing of operators of mobilehome parks; authorize the inspection of mobilehome parks; regulate the location of mobilehomes; and fix penalties for violations.
(Prior code § 21.29(1))
As used in this chapter:
"Accessory structures" means all structures constructed on a mobilehome lot apart from the basic mobilehome unit, including awnings, cabanas, storage cabinets or sheds, carports, windbreaks, attached porches and garages.
"Common area" means any area or space designed for joint use of tenants occupying the mobilehome park.
"Dependent mobilehome" means a mobilehome which does not have complete bathroom facilities.
"Driveway" means a minor private way used by vehicles and pedestrians on a mobilehome lot or used for common access to a small group of lots or facilities.
"License" means a written license issued by the city allowing a person to operate and maintain a mobilehome park under the provisions of this chapter and regulations issued hereunder.
"Lot area" means the total area reserved for exclusive use of the occupants of a mobilehome.
"Mobilehome" means that which as originally constructed was 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 house trailer is not deemed a mobilehome if the assessable value of such additions, attachments, annexes, foundations and appurtenances equals or exceeds fifty (50) percent of the assessable value of the house trailer.
"Mobilehome lot" means a parcel of land for the placement of a single mobilehome and the exclusive use of its occupants.
"Mobilehome park" means a parcel of land which has been developed for the placement of mobilehomes and is owned by an individual, a firm, trust, partnership, public or private association or corporation.
"Mobilehome stand" means that part of an individual lot which has been reserved for the placement of one mobilehome unit.
"Nondependent mobilehome" means that which as originally constructed was 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 house trailer is not deemed a mobilehome if the assessable value of such additions, attachments, annexes, foundations and appurtenances equals or exceeds fifty (50) percent of the assessable value of the house trailer.
"Park management" means the person who owns or has charge, care or control of the mobilehome park.
"Park street" means a private way which affords principal means of access to individual mobilehome lots or auxiliary buildings.
"Permit" means a written permit or certification issued by the city permitting the construction, alteration and extension of a mobilehome park under the provisions of this chapter and regulations issued hereunder.
"Person" means any individual, firm, trust, partnership, public or private association or corporation.
"Skirting" means the placement of any finished materials of wood or wood products or steel, tin or other material around the bottom of the mobilehome to present a finished appearance to the mobilehome and to prevent the storage and collection of trash and unsightly material from under the structure.
"Tenant storage area" means an enclosed space designed to provide auxiliary general storage space for an individual mobilehome.
"Tie down" means any device(s) that shall be used to anchor a mobilehome to the ground including any combination of cables, metal straps, concrete deadmen eyelet, screw augers, arrowhead anchors, turn buckles or such similar device that is normally capable of withstanding a load of three thousand one hundred fifty (3,150) pounds and may also withstand four thousand seven hundred twenty-five (4,725) pounds of load for a short period under extreme wind conditions.
"Governing bodies" means the city council or its designated agent(s).
(Prior code § 21.29(2))
A.
No person shall construct, alter or extend any mobilehome park within the limits of the city unless he or she holds a valid permit issued by the governing body in the name of such person for the specific construction, alteration or extension proposed.
B.
All applications to the governing body for permits shall be filed with the clerk, reviewed by the plan commission and shall contain the following:
1.
Name and address of applicant;
2.
Location and legal description of the mobilehome park;
3.
Complete engineering plans and specifications of the proposed park showing but not limited to the following:
a.
The area and dimensions of the tract of land,
b.
The number, location and size of all mobilehome lots and the location of common areas,
c.
The location and width of roadways and walkways,
d.
The location of the mobilehome stand within the mobilehome lot,
e.
Plans and specifications of all utilities including sewage collection and disposal, storm water drainage, water distribution and supply, refuse storage and collection, lighting, electrical, telephone and television antenna systems,
f.
Landscaping plans for the entire park, including a planting plan for the buffer strip,
g.
Plans and specifications of all buildings to be located within the park,
h.
Such other plans and specifications and information as may reasonably be required by the governing body.
C.
No permit shall be issued for the construction of a mobilehome park unless such development shall contain a minimum number of twenty (20) mobilehome lots, except in the case of an addition to or extension of a contiguous mobilehome park in which case the minimum requirement shall be five lots.
D.
All applications for a permit shall be accompanied by the deposit of a fee for each mobilehome lot proposed plus normal construction permit fees for any buildings to be included in the mobilehome park. The fee will be set from time to time by resolution of the city council.
E.
When upon review of the application the governing body is satisfied that the proposed plan meets the requirements of this title, a permit shall be issued.
F.
Any person whose application for a permit under the terms herein has been denied may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the governing body under the procedures provided by Section 17.64.060.
(Ord. 1999-7 (part); prior code § 21.29(3))
A.
No person shall operate any mobilehome park within the limits of the city unless he or she holds a valid license issued annually by the governing body in the name of such person for the specific mobilehome park. All applications for licenses shall be made to the governing body who shall issue a license upon compliance by the applicant with provisions of this title. There shall be a minimum of ten (10) mobilehome lots with stands completed and ready for occupancy before a license shall be issued to operate and occupy a mobilehome park.
B.
Every person holding a license shall give notice in writing to the governing body within three days after having sold, transferred, given away or otherwise disposed of interest in or control of any mobilehome park. Such notice shall include the name and address of the person succeeding to the ownership or control of such mobilehome park. Upon application in writing for transfer of the license and deposit of a fee, the license shall be transferred if the mobilehome park is in compliance with all applicable provisions as outlined herein. The fee will be set from time to time by resolution of the city council.
C.
Application for original licenses shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, accompanied by an affidavit of the applicant as to the truth of the application and by the deposit of a fee for each ten (10) lots or fraction thereof and shall contain the name and address of the applicant; the location and legal description of the mobilehome park: and a site plan of the mobilehome park showing all mobilehome lots, structures, roads, walkways and other service facilities as required by Section 17.64.030(B). The fee will be set from time to time by resolution of the city council.
D.
Applications for renewals of licenses shall be made in writing by the holders of the licenses, shall be accompanied by the deposit of a fee for each ten (10) lots or fraction thereof and shall contain any change in the information submitted since the original license was issued or the latest renewal granted. The fee will be set from time to time by resolution of the city council.
E.
In addition to the above license fees, the licensee or the owner or the occupant of every mobile home shall pay and be jointly and severally liable for the payment of a monthly parking permit fee to the city. Such monthly parking permit fees shall be collected by the licensee who is primarily liable for the payment thereof. The determination of the amount of such fee, the review thereof and the enforcement of the payment and the disposition of such fee shall be in accordance with Sections 66.0435(3) and 66.0435(10), Wis. Stats.
F.
After approval of such application in accordance with provisions as outlined herein and before issuance of such license the applicant shall cause to be filed a surety bond in the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000) if the park contains more than one hundred (100) units. The bond shall guarantee the collection from the licensee of the monthly parking fee provided for in subsection E of this section and the payment of such fees to the city treasurer.
G.
Any person whose application for a license has been denied may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the governing body under the procedure provided by Section 17.64.060.
H.
Whenever, upon inspection of any mobilehome park, the governing body or their authorized agents find that conditions or practices exist which are in violation of any provision of this title, the governing body shall give notice in writing in accordance with Section 17.64.060 to the person to whom the license was issued that unless such conditions or practices are corrected within sixty (60) days or upon reasonable cause shown such later date to which such time may be extended by the governing body, the license shall be suspended. At the end of such period the governing body shall reinspect such mobilehome park and, if such conditions or practices have not been corrected, it shall suspend the license and give notice in writing of such suspension to the person to whom the license is issued. Upon receipt of notice of such suspension, such person shall cease operation of such mobilehome park except as provided in Section 17.64.060(B).
(Ord. 1999-7 (part); prior code § 21.29(4))
(Ord. No. 2016-03, § 1, 5-10-2016)
A.
The governing body is hereby authorized and directed to make such inspections as are necessary to determine satisfactory compliance with the provisions herein contained.
B.
The governing body and their authorized agents shall have the power to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the enforcement of this title.
C.
The park management shall give the governing body and their authorized agents free access to all lots at reasonable times for the purpose of inspection.
D.
Every occupant of a mobilehome park shall give the owner thereof or his or her agent or employee access to any part of such mobilehome park at reasonable times for the purpose of making such repairs or alterations as are necessary to effect compliance with provisions contained herein.
(Prior code § 21.29(5))
A.
Whenever the governing body determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a violation of any of the provisions contained herein the governing body, through the zoning administrator, may order the discontinuance of such violation and shall give notice of such alleged violation to the person to whom the permit or license was issued. Such notice shall:
1.
Be in writing;
2.
Include a statement for the reasons of its issuance;
3.
Allow a reasonable time for the performance of the act it requires;
4.
Contain an outline of remedial action which, if taken, shall effect compliance with the provisions of this title. Such notice and order shall have been properly served when a copy thereof has been sent by registered U. S. Mail to the last registered post office of the permittee or licensee as registered with the city clerk, or when the same has been personally served upon the attorney-in-fact of such permittee or licensee, or when the same shall have been served in any other manner as provided by the Wisconsin Statutes for the service of process.
B.
Any person affected by any notice which has been issued in connection with the enforcement of any provisions herein may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the governing body; provided, that such person shall file in the office of the governing body a written petition requesting such hearing and setting forth a brief statement of the grounds therefor within ten (10) days after the day such notice or order was served.
C.
The filing of the request for a hearing shall operate as a stay of the notice and of the order except in the case of an order issued under subsection D of this section. Upon receipt of such petition, the governing body shall set a time and place for such hearing and shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. At such hearing the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to be heard and to show why such notice and order should be modified or withdrawn. The hearing shall be commenced not later than ten (10) days after the day on which the petition was filed; provided, that upon application of the petitioner the governing body may postpone the date of the hearing for a reasonable time beyond such ten (10) day period when in its judgment the petitioner has submitted good and sufficient reasons for such postponement.
D.
Upon expiration of the time required in such notice or order or after such hearing, as the case may be, the governing body shall make a finding as to the compliance with the provisions herein stated and shall issue an order in writing sustaining, modifying or withdrawing the notice and order which shall be served as provided in subsection A of this section. Upon failure to comply with such order, either as sustained or modified, the license of the mobilehome park affected by the order may be suspended or revoked.
E.
Whenever the governing body finds that an emergency exists which requires immediate action to protect the public health it may, without notice or hearing, issue an order reciting the existence of such an emergency and requiring that such action be taken as it may deem necessary to meet the emergency including the suspension of the permit or license. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, such order shall be effective immediately. Any person to whom such an order is directed shall comply therewith immediately, but upon petition to the governing body shall be afforded a hearing as soon as possible.
(Prior code § 21.29(6))
A.
Where the governing body finds that compliance with provisions as herein contained would result in undue hardship, an exemption may be granted by the governing body without impairing the intent and purpose of this title. Deviations from design, construction and installation provisions shall be brought into compliance with this title within a reasonable period of time based on economic feasibility of improvement, nature, significance and extent of deviation, depreciation of material, improvement, layout in use and other similar factors.
B.
Such period shall begin after the governing body has given notice of a certain and specific deviation from this chapter to the person to whom the permit or certification was issued.
C.
Gradual improvements to a higher degree of conformity shall be permissive provided that there shall be complete conformity at the end of a period prescribed by the governing body.
(Prior code § 21.29(7))
Any person making application for a permit to construct a mobilehome park shall meet the following design and system requirements.
A.
Environmental Requirements.
1.
Density. The maximum allowable density in a mobilehome park development shall be five units, or lots, per gross acre.
2.
Minimum Lot Size. Individual lots within the mobilehome park must contain an area of not less than four thousand eight hundred (4,800) square feet.
3.
Required Separation Between Mobilehomes. Mobilehomes shall be separated from each other and from other buildings and structures by at least ten (10) feet. An accessory structure such as an awning, cabana, storage cabinet, carport, windbreak or porch attached to the mobilehome shall for purposes of separation requirements be considered a part of the mobilehome. Detached accessory structures shall be allowed only if included and approved as part of the original or revised mobilehome park plan.
4.
Setback and Buffer Strips. Each mobilehome shall be located at least five feet from any mobilehome lot line, excepting the rear yard line setback which shall be ten (10) feet. There shall be a minimum distance of twenty-five (25) feet between the mobilehome stand and abutting park street right-of-way. The mobilehome stand shall be set back a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet from public streets. All mobilehomes shall be located at least forty (40) feet from any park property boundary line, except where the adjoining property is also a mobilehome park.
5.
Screening. All mobilehome parks shall be provided with screening of natural growth along the property boundary line separating the park and such adjacent properties, except where the adjoining property is also a mobilehome park. The planting area shall have a minimum width of fifteen (15) feet. Within such a planting area, there shall be established within six months after issuance of the license for the occupation of such mobilehome park the following plantings:
A permanent planting such as White or Norway pine, the individual trees to be of such a number and so arranged that within ten (10) years they shall have formed a screen equivalent in capacity to a solid fence or wall. Such permanent planting shall be grown or maintained at a height of not less than fifteen (15) feet.
6.
Recreation Areas. In all mobilehome parks there shall be one or more recreation areas which shall be easily accessible to all park residents. The size of such recreation areas shall be based upon a minimum of two hundred fifty (250) square feet for each lot. No outdoor recreation areas shall contain less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet. Recreation areas shall be located so as to be free of traffic hazards and should, where the topography permits, be centrally located.
7.
Allowable Uses.
a.
Single-family mobilehomes as defined by this title shall be allowed and any approved accessory structures included in the original plans and specifications or revisions thereof. Dependent mobilehomes shall specifically be prohibited from placement within mobilehome parks.
b.
Parks, playgrounds and open-space shall be allowed, as well as the following commercial uses when they are for the exclusive use of park residents:
i.
Mobilehome park office;
ii.
Laundromat;
iii.
Clubhouse, swimming pool and facilities for private social or recreation clubs.
c.
Signs pertaining to the lease, hire or sale of individual mobilehomes, not more than two square feet in area shall be allowed, as well as one mobilehome park identification sign not more than fifty (50) square feet in area to be located in proximity to the park entrance.
d.
Residential rental uses.
B.
Access Requirements.
1.
General Requirements. All mobilehome parks shall be provided with safe and convenient vehicular access from abutting public streets or roads to each mobilehome lot. Such access shall be provided by streets, driveways or other means.
2.
Park Entrance. Entrances to mobilehome parks shall be designed to minimize congestion and hazards and allow free movement of traffic on adjacent streets.
3.
Internal Streets. Surfaced roadways shall be of adequate width to accommodate anticipated traffic and in any case shall meet the following minimum requirements:
a.
Roadway width, all streets: twenty (20) feet.
b.
Right-of-way width: forty (40) feet.
c.
Dead end streets (cul de sacs) limited in length to eight hundred (800) feet and shall be provided at the closed end with a turn around having an outside roadway diameter of at least sixty (60) feet.
4.
Street Construction and Design Standards. a. Pavements. All streets shall be provided with a smooth, hard and dense surface which shall be durable and well drained under normal use and weather conditions. Pavement edges shall be protected to prevent raveling of the wearing surface and shifting of the pavement base.
b.
Grades. Grades of all streets shall be sufficient to insure adequate surface drainage but shall not be more than eight percent.
c.
Intersections. Within one hundred (100) feet of an intersection, streets shall be at approximately right angles. A distance of at least one hundred fifty (150) feet shall be maintained between center lines of offset intersecting streets. Intersections of more than two streets at one point shall be avoided.
5.
Parking Requirements.
a.
Occupant Parking. A minimum of two parking spaces shall be provided for occupant parking purposes. Such spaces shall be located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of the mobilehome lot to be served.
b.
Visitor Parking. A minimum of one space for every four mobilehome lots shall be provided for visitor parking purposes.
c.
Parking Space. Each parking space shall contain a minimum of two hundred (200) square feet. The space shall be paved with a smooth, hard and dense surface which shall be durable and well drained under normal use and weather conditions.
d.
Use of Right-of-Way for Parking. In no instance shall the required twenty (20) feet street pavement width be used for parking purposes. If paved beyond the twenty (20) feet width, the excess may be used for parking.
e.
Parking Restrictions. Parking of boats, trailers, campers, snowmobiles or other similar vehicles shall be restricted to an area provided by the park management specifically for such purpose.
6.
Walkways. All parks shall be provided with safe, convenient, all-season pedestrian access of adequate width for intended use, durable and convenient to maintain, between individual mobilehomes, the park streets and all community facilities provided for park residents.
a.
Common Walk System. A common walk system shall be provided and maintained between locations where pedestrian traffic is concentrated. Such common walks shall have a minimum width of three and a half feet.
b.
Individual Walks. All mobilehome stands shall be connected to common walks, to paved streets or to paved driveways or parking spaces connected to a paved street or roadway. Such individual walks shall have a minimum width of two feet.
C.
Mobilehome Stands. For the purpose of this chapter a mobilehome stand shall be defined as an area seventeen (17) by eighty (80) feet. The area of the mobilehome stand shall be improved to provide adequate support for the placement and tie-down of the mobilehome, thereby securing the structure against uplift, sliding and overturning. The mobilehome shall be secured with anchors and tie-downs as defined so as to secure the structure against violent wind.
(Prior code § 21.29(78)
(Ord. No. 2022-08, § 3, 8-23-2022)
An adequate, safe and potable supply of water shall be provided in each mobilehome park. Where a public supply of water of satisfactory quantity, quality and pressure is available at the site or at the boundary of the site, connection shall be made thereto and its supply used exclusively. When a satisfactory public water supply is not available, a private water supply system may be developed and used as approved by the appropriate state regulatory agencies.
(Prior code § 21.29(9))
An adequate and safe sewer system shall be provided within all mobilehome parks for conveying all sewage. The mobilehome park sewer system shall make connection to the public sewage system at the boundary of the site and shall use its disposal and treatment services exclusively. The mobilehome park sewer system shall be constructed and maintained according to standards set by the Department of Health and Social Services.
(Prior code § 21.29(10))
A.
The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in the mobilehome park shall be so conducted as to create no health hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding areas, accident or fire hazards, or air pollution.
B.
All refuse shall be stored in flytight, watertight, rodent proof containers which shall be located not more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from any mobilehome lot. Containers shall be provided in sufficient number and capacity to properly store all refuse.
C.
Refuse collection stands shall be provided for all refuse containers. Such container stands shall be so designed as to prevent containers from being tipped, to minimize spillage and container deterioration and to facilitate cleansing around them.
D.
All refuse containing garbage shall be collected at regular intervals. Where suitable collection service is not available from public or private agencies, the mobilehome park operator shall provide this service. All refuse shall be collected and transported in covered vehicles or covered containers.
E.
In no instance may disposal of the waste be carried out through incineration on the mobilehome park site.
(Prior code § 21.29(11))
All public utility service systems shall be installed and maintained in accordance with applicable codes and regulations governing systems.
A.
Public utility service outlets shall be provided at each mobilehome stand for electric, telephone, gas (if provided) and television antenna service systems.
B.
All utility service lines shall be located underground within the mobilehome park.
C.
Each mobilehome park shall have only one television antenna that shall serve for all park residents.
(Prior code § 21.29(12))
All parks shall be furnished with lighting units so spaced and equipped with luminaries placed at such mounting heights as will provide the following average maintained levels of illumination for the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles at night:
A.
All parts of the park street system: a minimum of 0.2 average maintained footcandles.
B.
All parts of the public walkway system: a minimum of 0.3 average maintained footcandles.
C.
Potentially hazardous locations, such as street intersections and steps or stepped ramps shall be lighted directly with a luminaire.
D.
All street or walkway light poles shall be decorative in nature ("decorative" is defined here as a pole made of concrete, aluminum, steel, or laminated wood rather than the traditional wood utility pole).
(Prior code § 21.29(13))
A.
Mobilehome parks shall be kept free of litter, rubbish and other flammable materials.
B.
Portable fire extinguishers rated for classes B and C fires shall be kept in service buildings and shall be maintained in good operating condition. Their capacity shall not be less than two and a half pounds.
C.
Fires shall be made only in barbecue pits, fireplaces, stoves or other equipment intended for such purposes. Incinerators for the specific purpose of burning refuse shall be prohibited.
D.
Cooking shelters, barbecue pits, fireplaces and wood-burning stoves shall be so located, constructed, maintained and used as to minimize fire hazards and smoke nuisances, both on the property on which used and on neighboring property. No open fire shall be permitted except in facilities provided. No open fire shall be left unattended. No fuel shall be used which emits dense smoke or objectionable odors.
E.
Fire hydrants shall be installed if the park water supply system is capable of serving them in accordance with the following requirements:
1.
The water supply system shall permit the operation of a minimum of two one and a half inch hose streams.
2.
Each of two nozzles, held four feet above the ground, shall deliver at least seventy-five (75) gallons of water per minute at a flowing pressure of at least thirty (30) pounds per square inch at the highest elevation point of the park.
F.
Fire hydrants, if provided, shall be located within three hundred (300) feet of any mobilehome, service building or other structure in the park at the expense of the mobilehome park developer.
(Prior code § 21.29(14))
A.
Responsibility of the Park Management.
1.
The person to whom a license for a mobilehome park is issued shall operate the park in compliance with this title and shall provide adequate supervision to maintain the park, its facilities and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.
2.
The park management shall notify park occupants of all applicable provisions herein and inform them of their duties and responsibilities under the provisions outlined herein.
3.
The park management shall supervise the placement of each mobile, home on its mobilehome stand which includes securing its stability and installing all utility connections.
4.
The park management shall notify the governing body immediately of any suspected communicable or contagious disease within the park.
B.
Responsibility of Park Occupants.
1.
The park occupant shall comply with all applicable requirements as outlined herein and shall maintain his or her mobilehome lot, its facilities and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.
2.
The park occupant shall be responsible for proper placement of his or her mobilehome on its mobilehome stand and proper installation of all utility connections in accordance with the instructions of the park management.
3.
Pets, if permitted in the park, shall be prohibited from running at large or committing any nuisance within the limits of any mobilehome lot.
4.
The undercarriage, supports and stabilizing devices of the mobilehome shall be skirted to maintain an attractive community appearance.
5.
Porches, awnings and other additions shall be installed only if permitted and approved by the park management. When installed, they shall be maintained in good repair. The space immediately underneath a mobilehome shall be used for storage only if permitted by the park management. If permitted, the following conditions shall be satisfied:
a.
The storage area shall be provided with a base of impervious material.
b.
Stored items shall be located so as not to interfere with the underneath inspection of the mobilehome.
c.
The storage area shall be enclosed by skirting.
6.
The park occupant shall store and dispose of all his rubbish and garbage in a clean, sanitary and safe manner. The garbage container shall be rodent-proof, insect-proof and water-tight.
(Prior code § 21.29(15))
A.
No person shall park any mobilehome, excluding unoccupied camping trailers, on any public roadway or other public place, or on any tract of land owned by any person, except as licensed for mobilehome park use in compliance with the provisions outlined herein or except as provided in subsections B and C of this section.
B.
Emergency or temporary stopping or parking is permitted on any public roadway for not longer than one hour subject to any other and further prohibitions imposed by the traffic and parking regulations or ordinances for that public roadway.
C.
The governing body may issue a special written permit allowing the location and occupancy of a mobilehome outside of a mobilehome park upon a showing of hardship and/or immediate necessity by the applicant. The permit shall be issued for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days for one premises in any twelve (12) month period nor for more than one mobilehome on any one premises. The special permit shall only be granted upon the written consent of the owner, legal agent of the owner or the lessee of the location for which the special permit is used.
D.
Application for the special permit shall be made to the city clerk and shall be accompanied by an inspection fee. The fee will be set from time to time by resolution of the city council.
The application shall contain the following information:
1.
Name and permanent address of the occupants;
2.
License number of the mobilehome and towing vehicle;
3.
Intended purpose of stay at requested location;
4.
Exact location of the premises;
5.
Documentation of the owner's and/or occupant's permissions to locate on the premises;
6.
Statement of the nature and location of sanitary facilities;
7.
Written permission from the occupant of the dwelling house for use of sanitary facilities;
8.
A statement that all wastes from mobilehome occupancy will be disposed of in a sanitary manner;
9.
If the location is a vacant lot or parcel of land, a statement indicating the nature and location of sanitary facilities and source of water supply, that these facilities are within two hundred (200) feet of the mobilehome and that the owner has given permission for their use.
(Ord. 1997-7 (part); prior code § 21.29(16))