Sheboygan Falls City Zoning Code
§ 365-8
Mobile Home District R5.
A.
Permitted uses. The R5 District is intended to provide a living area that is compatible with mobile home living. The following uses of land are permitted:
(1)
Single-family residential mobile homes placed in a licensed mobile home park.
(2)
Passive outdoor recreational land uses such as arboretums, natural areas, wildlife areas, hiking trails, bicycle trails, cross-country ski trails, picnic areas, gardens, fishing areas, and similar land uses.
B.
Definitions. The definitions contained in § 66.0435(1), Wis. Stats., are adopted by reference.
C.
Location outside parks.
(1)
Except as provided in this section, no person shall park any mobile home on any street, alley or highway, or other public place, or on any tract of land owned by any person within the City.
(2)
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.
(3)
No person shall park or occupy any mobile home on any premises which is situated outside an approved mobile home park. The parking of only one unoccupied recreation vehicle in a rear yard is permitted, provided no living quarters shall be maintained or any business practiced in such recreation vehicle while such vehicle is so parked or stored.
D.
License for mobile home parks.
(1)
License required. No person shall establish, operate or maintain, or permit to be established, operated or maintained, upon any property owned, leased or controlled by him, a mobile home park within the City, without having first secured a license for each such park from the Common Council pursuant to this section. Such license shall be issued on March 1 of each year and shall expire on the last day of February following the date of issuance, but may be renewed under the provisions of this section for additional periods of one year.
(2)
Fee. The application for such a license or the renewal thereof shall be filed with the City Clerk and shall be accompanied by a fee as designated in the fee schedule.
(3)
Application.
(a)
The application for a license, or a renewal thereof, shall be made on forms furnished by the City Clerk and shall include the name and address of the owner in fee of the tract, and shall include such a legal description of the premises upon which the mobile home park is or shall be located, as shall readily identify and definitely locate the premises. If the fee is vested in some person other than the applicant, a duly verified statement by that person shall be submitted that the applicant is authorized by him to construct or maintain the mobile home park and make the application. The application shall be accompanied by two copies of the park plan showing the following, either existing or as proposed:
[1]
The extent and area used for park purpose.
[2]
Streets and roadways, including existing and proposed names. No street or road name shall be established or changed without prior approval of the Common Council.
[3]
The location of mobile home units, including driveways, and existing and proposed street addresses for said units.
[4]
Location of connection to City sanitary sewer.
[5]
Method and plan of garbage removal.
[6]
Location of connection to City water main, and provisions for metering water usage.
[7]
Plan for electrical lighting of units.
[8]
Stormwater management plan in accordance with Chapter 164 of this Code.
(b)
If the existing or proposed 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.
E.
Inspection and enforcement. No mobile home park license shall be issued until the City Clerk shall notify the Chief of Police, Chief of the Fire Department and Zoning Administrator or their authorized agent of such application, and these officials shall inspect or cause to be inspected each application and the premises to determine whether the applicant and the premises on which mobile homes shall be located comply with regulations, ordinances and laws applicable thereto. These officials shall furnish to the Common Council, in writing, the information derived from such investigation and a statement as to whether the applicant and the premises meet the requirements of the department for whom the officer is certifying. No license shall be renewed without a reinspection of the premises. For the purpose of making inspections and securing enforcement, such officials, or their authorized agents, may enter on any premises on which a mobile home is located, or about to be located, to inspect the same and all accommodations connected therewith at any reasonable time.
F.
Location of mobile home parks. No mobile home or mobile home park shall be located in any zoning district other than the Mobile Home District.
G.
Park plan.
(1)
Every mobile home or mobile 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 and other waters. No mobile home or mobile 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.
(2)
Mobile home spaces shall be clearly defined and shall consist of a minimum of 4,000 square feet and a width of not less than 45 feet. The park shall be so arranged that all spaces face or abut on a driveway of not less than 20 feet in width, giving easy access from all units to a public street. Such driveway shall be paved and maintained in good condition, have natural drainage, be well lighted at night and shall not be obstructed.
(3)
The park shall be so laid out that no mobile home unit shall be permitted to be parked for purposes of human habitation unless such unit is provided with City sanitary sewers and City water supply.
(4)
Every mobile 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 100 amperes capacity and a heavy-duty outlet receptacle. Electrical outlets shall be weatherproof, and all power lines shall be placed underground according to approved specifications.
(5)
No mobile home unit shall be parked in a park outside of a designated space.
H.
Dependent units prohibited.
(1)
Every mobile home park shall be so designed to require each mobile home unit to be an independent unit, providing for its own toilet, lavatories and showers. Each unit shall supply its own hot water and, as is herein provided, its own water supply and sanitary sewage disposal.
(2)
There shall be no separate buildings provided for toilets, showers, lavatories or slop sinks, except for community centers or similar buildings.
(3)
Laundry facilities may be provided in a separate building.
I.
Management.
(1)
In every mobile home park, there shall be located the office of the attendant or person in charge of the park. A copy of the park license and of this section shall be posted therein and the park register shall, at all times, be kept in such office.
(2)
The attendant or person in charge, together with the licensee, shall:
(a)
Maintain the park in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition at all times.
(b)
Ensure that the provisions of this section are complied with and enforced and report promptly to the proper authorities any violations of this section or any other violations of law which may come to their attention.
(c)
Report to the Chief of Police all cases of persons or animals affected or suspected of being affected with any communicable disease.
(d)
Ensure that each mobile home unit has a suitable fire extinguisher, as approved by the Fire Chief.
(e)
Collect the monthly parking fee provided for in § 66.0435(3), Wis. Stats. A book shall be kept showing the names of the persons paying such service charges and the amount paid.
J.
Applicability of plumbing, electrical and building codes. All plumbing, electrical, building and other work on or at any park licensed under this section shall be in accordance with the ordinances of the City and the regulations of the Department of Safety and Professional Services. Licenses and permits granted under this section grant no right to erect or repair any structure, to do any plumbing work or to do any electrical work.
K.
Revocation and suspension. The Common Council may revoke any license or permit issued pursuant to the terms of this section in accordance with § 66.0435, Wis. Stats.