Sherwood Village City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XI
Residential Housing Standards
§ 22-77 Statement of intent.
It is the intent of the following regulations to conserve and promote the character and appearance of the Village by minimum standards dealing with the size, appearance and design of residential dwelling units and manufactured housing parks.
§ 22-78 Minimum usable floor area.
Within the Village, no dwelling unit shall be constructed or remodeled to have less living area than the following minimum standards:
Dwelling Unit Type | Minimum Usable Gross Floor Area | |
|---|---|---|
One-family detached dwelling | 800 square feet with no less than 500 square feet on first floor if more than 1 story | |
Two-family dwelling | 1,500 square feet with no less than 500 square feet per family | |
Townhouse-style attached single-family dwelling | 800 square feet | |
Multiple-family dwelling: | ||
Efficiency apartment | 400 square feet | |
One-bedroom apartment | 500 square feet | |
Two-bedroom apartment | 800 square feet | |
Three- or more bedroom apartment | 1,000 square feet | |
Manufactured single-family dwellings or manufactured single-family homes in manufactured housing park subdivision | 400 square feet | |
§ 22-79 Utilities.
All dwellings hereafter constructed shall be properly connected to the Village water and sewer systems.
§ 22-80 Single-family and two-family buildings outside R-6 District.
All main single- and two-family buildings, except those in the R-6 Zoning District, shall comply with the following minimum standards:
A.
Garages or carports. A garage or carport shall be provided for every dwelling unit, but such garage or carport shall not exceed in size the square footage of the principal dwelling(s). Garages in excess of 1,000 square feet will be required to have three street-facing overhead garage doors. No garage, regardless of the square footage of the principal structure, may have more than 1,500 square feet. No garage may be prohibited from having a rear-yard-facing overhead garage door.
[Amended 7-9-2001]
B.
Roof structure. Except for authorized deck areas, all roof structures shall be pitched with at least a two-foot vertical rise for each 12 inches of horizontal run.
C.
Roof overhang. All main buildings shall have a minimum six-inch and a maximum thirty-inch roof overhang on each of the dwelling's perimeter walls such that the overhang is architecturally integrated into the design of the dwelling.
D.
Roofing materials. All main buildings and all detached garages or carports located on the front half of a lot shall have a nonreflective roof surface of wood shakes, asphalt, composition or wood shingles, or clay, concrete or slate tiles.
E.
Siding materials. All main buildings and all detached garages located on the front half of a lot shall have exterior siding material consisting of either wood, masonry, concrete, stucco, masonite, or metal lap. Use of flat or corrugated sheet metal for the exterior walls is prohibited. The exterior siding material shall extend to ground level, except that when a solid concrete or masonry perimeter foundation is used, the siding material need not extend below the top of the foundation.
F.
Foundations. All main buildings shall be placed upon an enclosed, permanent foundation. The Village Building Inspector may require a plan to be certified by a registered architect or engineer to ensure proper support for the home.
G.
Minimum width. The minimum width of the main building shall be 20 feet for a distance of at least 20 feet.
H.
Wheels and axles. Any wheels, axles or pulling apparatus that may have been used in moving all or portions of the dwelling unit to its site shall be removed when the dwelling is installed on a residential lot.
§ 22-81 Manufactured housing parks.
A.
Purposes. The purposes of these regulations are as follows: to enforce minimum standards for manufactured housing parks; to establish the requirements for the design, construction, alteration, extension and maintenance of manufactured housing parks and related utilities and facilities; to authorize the issuance of permits for construction, alteration and extension of manufactured housing parks; to authorize the inspection of manufactured housing parks; and to regulate the location of manufactured structures in manufactured housing parks.
B.
Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to this section:
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
All structures constructed on a manufactured housing lot apart from the basic manufactured home or dwelling unit, and shall include awning, cabanas, storage cabinets (or sheds), carports, windbreaks, attached porches or garages.
COMMON AREA
Any area or space designed for joint use of tenants occupying the manufactured housing park.
COMMON STORAGE AREA
An enclosed fenced area for the residents of the manufactured housing park for the storage of recreation vehicles, trailers and other licensed or unlicensed vehicles.[1]
DRIVEWAY
A minor private way used by vehicles and pedestrians on a manufactured housing lot or used for common access to a small group of lots or facilities.
LICENSE
A written license issued by the Village allowing a person to operate and maintain a manufactured housing park under the provisions of this section and regulations issued hereunder.
LOT AREA
The total area reserved for exclusive use of the occupants of a manufactured structure.
MANUFACTURED DWELLING
Manufactured housing certified as meeting the Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code.
MANUFACTURED HOME
A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is 400 square feet or more in area, excluding the hitch, built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling, with or without permanent foundation, when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and electrical systems contained in it. Such structures are manufactured or constructed under the authority of 42 U.S.C. § 5401.
MANUFACTURED HOUSING
Manufactured structures designed for long-term residential use. For the purposes of these regulations, "manufactured housing" consists of two types: manufactured dwellings and manufactured homes.
MANUFACTURED HOUSING LOT
A parcel of land for the placement of a manufactured housing structure and the exclusive use of its occupants.
MANUFACTURED HOUSING PARK
A parcel of land which has been developed for the placement of two or more manufactured housing structures and is owned by an individual, a firm, trust, partnership, public or private association or corporation.
MANUFACTURED HOUSING STAND
That part of an individual lot which has been reserved for the placement of one manufactured housing structure.
MANUFACTURED STRUCTURE
Any structure that is wholly, or in substantial part, made, fabricated, formed, or assembled in manufacturing facilities for installation or assembly and installation on a building site.
MOBILE HOME
A transportable, manufactured home designed to be used as a year-round residential dwelling and built prior to enactment of the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, which became effective June 15, 1976. In many cases, mobile homes were built to a voluntary industry standard of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), A119.1, Standard for Mobile Homes.
PARK MANAGEMENT
The person who owns or has charge, care or control of a manufactured housing park.[2]
PERMIT
A written permit or certification issued by the Village permitting the construction, alteration and extension of a manufactured housing park under the provisions of this section and regulations issued hereunder.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, trust, partnership, public or private association or corporation.
TENANT STORAGE AREA
An enclosed space designed to provide auxiliary general storage space for an individual manufactured structure.
UTILITY DRIVE
A private way which affords principal means of access to individual manufactured housing lots or auxiliary buildings.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 25, Construction and Effect of Ordinances, Art. II).
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 25, Construction and Effect of Ordinances, Art. II).
C.
Permits.
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, alter or extend any manufactured housing park within the limits of the Village unless he holds a valid permit issued by the Village Board in the name of any such person for the specific construction, alteration or extension proposed.
(2)
All applications to the Village Board for permits shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator, reviewed by the Plan Commission and shall contain the following:
(a)
Name and address of applicant.
(b)
Location and legal description of the manufactured housing park.
(c)
Complete engineering plans and specifications of the proposed park, showing but not limited to the following:
[1]
The area and dimensions of the tract of land.
[2]
The number, location and size of all manufactured housing lots and the location of common areas.
[3]
The location and width of roadways and walkways as required by Chapter 24, Subdivision and Platting, of this Code.
[4]
The location of the manufactured housing stand within the manufactured housing lot.
[5]
Plans and specifications of all utilities, including sewage collection and disposal, stormwater drainage, water distribution and supply, refuse storage and collection, lighting, electrical, telephone and television antenna system.
[6]
Landscaping plans for the entire park, including a planting plan for the buffer strip.
[7]
Plans and specifications of all buildings to be located within the park.
[8]
Such other plans and specifications and information as may reasonably be required by the Village Board.
(3)
No permit shall be issued for the construction of a manufactured housing park unless said development shall contain a minimum number of not less than 50 manufactured housing sites or less than 10 acres of manufactured housing lots, except in the case of an addition to, or extension of, a contiguous manufactured housing park in which case the minimum requirement shall be 30 lots.
(4)
No permit shall be issued for the construction, alteration or extension of any manufactured housing park unless said development, as determined by the Village Board, shall meet the following requirements:
(a)
The Village Board shall determine that the proposed manufactured housing park shall be located on premises duly and properly zoned R-6 Manufactured Home District under this chapter.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 25, Construction and Effect of Ordinances, Art. II).
(b)
A copy of the restrictive covenants to be applied to the proposed manufactured housing park shall be presented to and approved by the Village Board.
(5)
All applications for a permit shall be accompanied by the deposit of a fee as prescribed in Chapter 40, Fees and Penalties, of this Code for each manufactured housing structure lot proposed, plus normal construction permit fees for any buildings to be included in the manufactured housing park.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 25, Construction and Effect of Ordinances, Art. II).
(6)
When, upon review of the application, the Village Board is satisfied that the proposed plan meets the requirements of this section, a permit shall be issued by the Zoning Administrator.
(7)
Any person whose application for a permit under this section has been denied may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Village Board under the procedure specified in Subsection F of this section.
D.
Licenses.
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any manufactured housing park within the limits of the Village unless he holds a valid license issued annually by the Village Board in the name of such person for the specific manufactured housing park. All applications for licenses shall be made to the Village Board, which shall issue a license upon compliance by the applicant with provisions of this section. There shall be a minimum of 25 manufactured housing lots, with stands, completed and ready for occupancy before a license is issued for a manufactured housing park.[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 25, Construction and Effect of Ordinances, Art. II).
(2)
Every person holding a license shall give notice in writing to the Village Board within three days after having sold, transferred, given away, or otherwise disposed of interest in or control of any manufactured housing park. Such notice shall include the name and address of the person succeeding to the ownership or control of such manufactured housing park. Upon application in writing for transfer of the license and deposit of a manufactured housing park license fee, the license shall be transferred if the manufactured housing park is in compliance with all applicable provisions of this section.
(3)
Application for original licenses shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, accompanied by any affidavit of the applicant as to the truth of the application and by the deposit of a fee as prescribed in Chapter 40, Fees and Penalties, of this Code and shall contain the name and address of the applicant, the location and legal description of the manufactured housing park, and a site plan of the manufactured housing park showing all lots, structures, roads, walkways, and other service facilities as required by Subsection C(2) of this section and as required by Chapter 24, Subdivision and Platting, of this Code.[6]
[6]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 25, Construction and Effect of Ordinances, Art. II).
(4)
Application for renewals of licenses shall be made in writing by the holders of the licenses, shall be accompanied by the deposit of a fee as prescribed in Chapter 40, Fees and Penalties, of this Code and shall contain any change in the information submitted since the original license was issued or the latest renewal granted.[7]
[7]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 25, Construction and Effect of Ordinances, Art. II).
(5)
In addition to the above license fee, the licensee or the owner or the occupants of every manufactured housing lot shall pay and be jointly and severally liable for the payment of a monthly parking permit fee to the municipality. Such monthly parking permit fees shall be collected by the licensee, who is primarily liable for the payment thereof, and the enforcement of the payment and the disposition of such fee shall be in accordance with § 66.0435(3) and (8), Wis. Stats.
(6)
Delinquent charges for utility service provided to manufactured housing structures shall be collected in accordance with § 66.0809(3), Wis. Stats.[8]
[8]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 25, Construction and Effect of Ordinances, Art. II).
(7)
After approval of such application in accordance with this section and before issuance of such license, the applicant shall cause to be filed a surety bond in an amount as prescribed in Chapter 40, Fees and Penalties, of this Code. The bond shall guarantee the collection from the licensee of the monthly parking fee provided for in Subsection D(5) and the payment of such fees to the Village Clerk-Treasurer.[9]
[9]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 25, Construction and Effect of Ordinances, Art. II).
(8)
Any person whose application for a license under this section has been denied may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Village Board under the procedure provided by Subsection F of this section.
(9)
Whenever, upon inspection of any manufactured housing park, the Village Board or its authorized agent finds that conditions or practices exist which are in violation of any provision of this section, the Village Board shall give notice in writing in accordance with Subsection F(1) to the person to whom the license was issued that unless such conditions or practices are corrected within a reasonable period of time specified in the notice by the Village Board, the license shall be suspended. At the end of such period, the Village Board shall reinspect such manufactured housing 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 manufactured housing park except as provided in Subsection F(2) of this section.
E.
Inspection.
(1)
The Village Board is hereby authorized and directed to make such inspections as are necessary to determine satisfactory compliance with this section.
(2)
The Village Board and its authorized agents, upon notification, 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 section.
(3)
The Village Board and its authorized agents shall have the power to inspect the register containing a record of all residents of the manufactured housing park.
(4)
It shall be the duty of the park management to give the Village Board and its authorized agents free access to all lots at reasonable times for the purpose of inspection.
(5)
It shall be the duty of every occupant of a manufactured housing park to give the owner thereof or his agent or employee access to any part of such manufactured housing park at reasonable times for the purpose of making such repairs or alterations as are necessary to effect compliance with this section.
F.
Notices, hearings and orders.
(1)
Whenever the Village Board determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a violation of any provision of this section, the Village Board 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 be in writing, include a statement of the reasons for its issuance, and contain an outline of remedial action which, if taken, will effect compliance with the provisions of this section. 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 Village Clerk-Treasurer, 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.
(2)
Any person affected by any notice which has been issued in connection with the enforcement of any provisions of this section may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Village Board, provided that such person shall file in the office of the Village Board a written petition requesting such hearing and setting forth a brief statement of the grounds therefor within 10 days after the day such notice or order was served.
(3)
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 F(5) of this section. Upon receipt of such petition, the Village Board 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 no later than 10 days after the day on which the petition was filed or not later than 10 days after the next regularly scheduled Village Board meeting, whichever date is the latest, provided that, upon the application of the petitioner, the governing body may postpone the date of the hearing for a reasonable time beyond such ten-day period when, in its judgment, the petitioner has submitted good and sufficient reasons for such postponement.
(4)
Upon the expiration of the time required in such notice or order or after such hearing, as the case may be, the Village Board shall make findings as to the compliance with the provisions of this section and shall issue an order in writing sustaining, modifying or withdrawing the notice and order which shall be served as provided in Subsection F(1) of this section. Upon failure to comply with such order, either as sustained or modified, the license of the manufactured housing park affected by the order may be suspended or revoked.
(5)
Whenever the Village Board, Village Administrator or Village designee finds that an emergency exists which requires immediate action to protect the public health, it or he may, without notice or hearing, issue an order reciting the existence of such an emergency and requiring that such action be taken as it or he may deem necessary to meet the emergency, including the suspension of this section. Such order shall be effective immediately. Any person to whom such an order is directed shall comply therewith immediately but, upon petition to the Village Board, shall be afforded a hearing as soon as possible.[10]
[10]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 25, Construction and Effect of Ordinances, Art. II).
G.
Exemptions.
(1)
Where the Village Board finds compliance with provisions of this section would result in undue hardship, an exemption may be granted by the Village Board without impairing the intent and purpose of this section 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.
(2)
Such period shall begin after the Village Board has given notice of a certain and specific deviation from this section to the person to whom the permit or certification was issued.
(3)
Gradual improvements to a higher degree of conformity shall be permissible, provided that there shall be complete conformity at the end of a period prescribed by the Village Board.
H.
General requirements. Any person making application for a permit to construct a manufactured housing park shall meet the following design and system requirements:
(1)
Environmental requirements.
(a)
Minimum lot size. Individual lots within the manufactured housing park must contain an area of not less than 3,500 square feet for single-section housing units and 5,000 square feet for multi-section units.
(b)
Minimum lot width. The minimum lot width for single-section manufactured housing units shall be 34 feet and for multi-section housing units 50 feet.
(c)
Required separation between manufactured housing units. Manufactured housing structures shall be separated from each other and from other buildings and structures by at least 15 feet. An accessory structure such as an awning, cabana, storage cabinet, carport, windbreak, or porch attached to the manufactured housing structure shall, for purposes of separation requirements, be considered a part of the manufactured housing structure. Detached accessory structures shall be allowed only if included and approved as part of the original or revised manufactured housing park plan.
(d)
Accessory building. No larger than 100 square feet nor closer than three feet to the rear lot line.
(e)
Occupied lot area ratios. A manufactured housing unit shall not occupy an area in excess of 1/3 of its respective lot area. The total occupied area of a manufactured housing unit and its accessory buildings on a manufactured housing lot shall not exceed 2/3 of the lot area.
(f)
Screening. All manufactured housing 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 manufactured housing park. The planting area shall have a minimum width of 15 feet. Within such a planting area, there shall be established within six months after the issuance of the license for the occupation of such manufactured housing park the following plantings:
[1]
A temporary planting of fast-growing material capable of reaching a height of 15 feet or more such as lombardy poplar.
[2]
A permanent planting such as white or Norway pine, the individual trees to be of such a number and so arranged that within 10 years they will have formed a screen equivalent in opacity to a solid fence or wall. Such permanent planting shall be grown or maintained at a height of not less than 15 feet.
(g)
Recreation areas. In all manufactured housing parks, there shall be at least one substantial area of group-usable open space, exclusive of park perimeter buffer yards and road right-of-way. Such area shall:
[1]
Total at least 250 square feet per manufactured housing lot, except that no outdoor recreation area shall contain less than 2,500 square feet.
[2]
Be of such size and shape that each side of the rectangle inscribed within it is at least 100 feet in length.
[3]
Include outdoor recreational facilities for both active and passive recreation.
[4]
Include an enclosed indoor recreation facility of not less than 10 square feet for each manufactured housing unit.
[5]
Be easily accessible to all park residents and centrally located where topography permits.
(2)
Allowable uses. The following uses shall be allowed in a manufactured housing park:
(a)
Single-family manufactured dwellings and manufactured homes as defined by this section and any approved accessory structures included in the original plans and specifications or revisions thereof. Mobile homes shall specifically be prohibited from placement within manufactured housing parks.
(b)
Parks, playgrounds, walking and biking trails, swimming pools, ponds and open space.
(c)
Common areas for the storage of recreation vehicles owned by park residents.
(d)
The following commercial uses when they are for the exclusive use of park residents: manufactured housing park office, laundromat, clubhouse and facilities for private social or recreation clubs.
(e)
Signs pertaining to the lease, hire or sale of individual manufactured housing structures not more than two square feet in area shall be allowed, as well as one manufactured housing park identification sign not more than 50 square feet in area, to be located in proximity to the park entrance.
(3)
Access and parking requirements.
(a)
General requirements. All manufactured housing parks shall be provided with safe and convenient vehicular access from abutting public streets or roads to each manufactured housing lot. Such access shall be provided by streets, driveways or other means.
(b)
Park entrance. Entrance to manufactured housing parks shall be designed to minimize congestion and hazards and allow free movement of traffic on adjacent streets.
(c)
Occupant parking. A minimum of two parking spaces shall be provided for occupant parking purposes. Such spaces shall be located on the manufactured housing lot.
(d)
Parking space. Each parking space shall contain a minimum of 200 square feet. The space be paved with a smooth, hard and dense surface which shall be durable and well drained under normal use and weather conditions.[11]
[11]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 25, Construction and Effect of Ordinances, Art. II).
(e)
Parking restrictions. Parking of boats, trailers, campers, snowmobiles, or other similar vehicles shall be restricted to a common storage area of the manufactured housing park provided specifically for said purposes. This common storage area shall total not less than 50 square feet for each manufactured housing lot.
(4)
Manufactured housing stand. For purposes of this section, a manufactured housing stand shall be defined as an area 15 feet by 70 feet. The area of the manufactured housing stand shall be improved to provide adequate support for the placement and tie-down of the manufactured housing structure, thereby securing the superstructure against uplift, rotation and overturning.
(a)
The manufactured housing stand shall not heave, shift or settle unevenly under the weight of the manufactured housing structure due to frost action, inadequate drainage, vibration or other forces acting on the structure.
(b)
The manufactured housing stand shall be provided with anchors and tie-downs such as cast-in-place concrete "dead men" eyelets embedded in concrete foundations or runways, screw augers, arrowhead anchors, or other devices securing the stability of the manufactured housing structure.
(c)
Anchors and tie-downs shall be placed at least at each corner of the manufactured housing stand and each shall be able to sustain a minimum tensile strength of 2,800 pounds. Over fifty-foot manufactured housing structures require two additional tie-downs or anchors centrally located at each side.
(5)
Site suitability and stormwater drainage. Condition of soil, groundwater level, drainage and topography shall not create hazards to the property or the health or safety of the occupants. The site shall not be exposed to objectionable smoke, noise, odors or other diverse influences, and no portion subject to unpredictable and/or sudden flooding, subsidence or erosion shall be used for any purpose which would expose persons or property to hazards.
(a)
Soil and ground cover requirements. Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of the manufactured housing park that are not paved or covered with stone screenings or other solid material shall be protected with a vegetative growth that is capable of preventing soil erosion and of eliminating objectionable dust.
(b)
Site drainage requirements. The ground surface in all parts of the manufactured housing park shall be graded and equipped to drain all surface water in a safe, efficient manner.
(6)
Water supply and distribution system. An adequate and safe water supply system shall be provided within all manufactured housing parks. The manufactured housing park water supply system shall make connection to the public water supply system at the boundary of the site and shall use such system exclusively for domestic residential purposes.
(7)
Sewage disposal system. An adequate and safe sewer system shall be provided within all manufactured housing parks for conveying all sewage. The manufactured housing park system shall make connection to the public sewerage system at the boundary of the site and shall use its disposal and treatment services exclusively.
(8)
Refuse storage and collection system.
(a)
The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in the manufactured housing 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, rodentproof containers, which shall be located not more than 150 feet from any manufactured housing 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 cleaning 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 manufactured housing 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 manufactured housing park site.
(9)
Public utility systems. All utility service systems shall be installed and maintained in accordance with applicable codes and regulations governing such systems.
(a)
Public utility service outlets shall be provided at each manufactured housing stand for electric, telephone, gas (if provided) and television service systems.
(b)
All utility service lines shall be located underground within the manufactured housing park.
(c)
If television antenna is used, no more than one such antenna shall be used to serve manufactured housing park residents.
(10)
Street and public walkway illumination. All parks shall be furnished with lighting units so spaced and equipped with luminaires placed at such mounting heights as will provide for the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles at night.[12]
[12]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 25, Construction and Effect of Ordinances, Art. II).
(11)
Fire protection.
(a)
Manufactured housing parks shall be kept free of litter, rubbish and other flammable material.
(b)
Portable fire extinguishers rated for Class B and C fires shall be maintained in good operating condition. Their capacity shall not be less than 2 1/2 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 are 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 fuel shall be used which emits dense smoke or objectionable odors.
(e)
Fire hydrants shall be located within 500 feet of any manufactured housing structure, service building or other structure in the park.
I.
Miscellaneous requirements.
(1)
Responsibility of the park management.
(a)
The person to whom license for a manufactured housing park is issued shall operate the park in compliance with this section and shall provide adequate supervision to maintain the park, its facilities and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.
(b)
The park management shall notify park occupants in writing and obtain a signed receipt of all applicable provisions of this section and inform them of their duties and responsibilities under this section.
(c)
The park management shall supervise the placement of the manufactured house on its manufactured housing stand, which includes securing its stability and installing all utility connections.
(d)
The park management shall maintain a register containing the names of all park occupants identified by lot number or street address, the motor vehicle license numbers, and the places of employment. A copy of such register, listing all such information, and all monthly changes as of the first day of each month, shall be mailed to the Village Clerk-Treasurer by the park management on or before the 10th day of each month.
(e)
The park management shall notify the governing body immediately of any suspected communicable or contagious disease within the park.
(f)
In every manufactured housing park, the park management shall locate an office for the attendant or person in charge of said park. A copy of the park license and this section shall be posted therein, and the park register shall at all times be kept in said office.
(g)
The park management shall collect the monthly parking permit fee provided in Subsection D(5) of this section. An account shall be kept showing the names of persons paying said service charges and the amount paid.
(2)
Responsibilities of park occupants.
(a)
The park occupant shall comply with all applicable requirements of this section and shall maintain his manufactured housing lot, its facilities and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.
(b)
The park occupant shall be responsible for proper placement of his manufactured housing structure on its manufactured housing stand and/or proper installation of all utility connections in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
(c)
Pets, if permitted in the park, are prohibited from running at large or from committing any nuisance within the limits of any manufactured housing lot.
(d)
The undercarriage, supports and stabilizing devices of the manufactured housing structure shall be skirted to maintain an attractive community appearance.
(e)
Porches, awnings, and other additions shall be installed only if permitted and approved by the park management. When installed, such additions shall be maintained in good repair. The space immediately underneath a manufactured housing structure shall be used for storage only if permitted by the park management. If permitted, the following conditions shall be satisfied:
[1]
The storage area shall be provided with a base of impervious material.
[2]
Stored items shall be located so as not to interfere with the underneath inspection of the manufactured housing structure.
[3]
The storage area shall be enclosed by skirting.
(f)
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 rodentproof, insectproof and watertight.
(g)
Fire extinguishers for Class B and C fires shall be kept at the premises and maintained in working condition.[13]
[13]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 25, Construction and Effect of Ordinances, Art. II).
J.
Location of manufactured housing structures. It shall be unlawful for any person to inhabit any manufactured housing structure while such structure is parked on any public or private roadway or other public place, nor shall any such structure be inhabited on any tract of land owned by any person, unless such home is connected to the Village sewer and water systems.