Suamico City Zoning Code

No person shall establish, operate, maintain, or permit to be established, operated, or maintained upon any property owned, leased, or controlled by him, a manufactured home park within the limits of the Village without first securing a license for each park from the Board, pursuant to this chapter. Such license shall expire at the close of the calendar year issued, but may be renewed under the provisions of this chapter for additional periods of one year.

The application of such license or renewal thereof shall be approved by the Board. Before a license is issued, an applicant shall pay an annual fee as adopted from time to time by resolution of the Board and, in addition thereto, each applicant for an original or renewal license shall file with the Clerk a bond in the sum of $1,000 for each 50 manufactured home spaces or fraction thereof, guaranteeing the collection by the licensee of the monthly parking permit fees as provided in this code and the compliance of the licensee and the park management with the provisions of this code. Such bond shall also be for the use and benefit and may be prosecuted and recovery had thereon by any person who may be injured or damaged by reason of the licensee violating any provision of this code. The annual license shall be subject to renewal by the Board, provided that said licensee has abided by the requirements of this ordinance or the laws or regulations of the State of Wisconsin relating to manufactured home parks and their operation, and particularly with reference to laws or ordinances relating to health, sanitation, refuse disposal, fire hazard, morals, or nuisances.

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

Manufactured home spaces shall be clearly defined and shall consist of a minimum of 11,250 square feet and a width of not less than 40 feet measured at right angles from the side lot line of each space when served by public sanitary sewer, and a minimum of 40,000 square feet and a width of not less than 100 feet when not served by public sanitary sewer. The park shall be arranged so that all spaces shall face or abut on a roadway of not less than 30 feet in width, giving easy access from all spaces to a public street. Such roadways shall be paved with asphalt or concrete and maintained in good condition, provided for adequate storm water drainage, said drainage to be determined by the Public Works Director. The roadways shall be well lit and shall not be obstructed.

The park shall be so laid out that no dependent unit shall be further than 200 feet from the toilets and service building, provided for herein, and walkways to such buildings shall be paved and well lit.

Electrical service to manufactured home spaces shall conform to the regulations set forth in the Wisconsin State Electrical Code, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth.

All manufactured homes within a manufactured park shall be parked within the designated spaces.

For the protection of abutting property owners, as well as manufactured homeowners, a twenty-five-foot buffer strip shall be provided within all property lines of the site. Said buffer strip to be used for the planting of shrubbery and trees and shall be exclusive of the manufactured home spaces. A decorative fence, in accordance with the off-street parking ordinance may, if so desired, be substituted for the rear and interior twenty-five-foot buffer strip.

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

One off-street parking stall shall be provided within each manufactured home space, said stall to be in accordance with Section 18.16(5)(f).

There shall be constructed on each manufactured home space a concrete pad, or its equivalent, as determined by the Building Inspector to be used for the accommodation of necessary water and sanitary connections.

A minimum of 200 square feet per manufactured home space, exclusive of the minimum herein provided for individual manufactured home spaces and buffer strip, as indicated in Section 18.16(5) (e) and (f) above, shall be required for the express purpose of providing open space and recreational area for the residents of the manufactured home space.

In no case shall a manufactured home and its accessory buildings occupy more than 36% of a space.

All manufactured homes in manufactured home parks shall be skirted, unless the unit is placed within one foot vertically of the stand with soil and other material completely closing such space from view and entry by rodents and vermin. Areas enclosed by such skirting shall be maintained free of rodents and fire hazards.

No person shall construct, add to, or alter any structure attachment or building in a manufactured home park or in a manufactured home space without a permit from the Building Inspector. Construction on or addition or alteration to the exterior of a manufactured home shall be of the same type of construction and materials as the manufactures home affected. This section shall not apply to addition of awnings, antennae, or skirting to manufactured homes. Accessory structures on manufactured home spaces shall comply with all setback side yard and rear yard requirements for manufactured home units.

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

The attendant or person in charge and the park licensee shall operate the park in compliance with this code and regulations and codes of the Village and state and their agents or officers and shall have the following duties:

Upon a showing of a hardship and/or immediate necessity for use, the Planning and Zoning Commission may issue special written permits allowing the location of a Manufactured Home Class II outside of a manufactured housing park for a period not to exceed 90 days for any one premises in any twelve-month period. This permit shall be granted only upon the written consent of the owner, legal agent of the owner, or the lessee of the location for which the permit is issued. Not more than one Manufactured Home Class II shall be granted a permit to locate on any one premises outside a manufactured housing park. Any violation of this clause shall comply with the penalty as set forth in Section 18.99 of this code.

Application for the hardship/necessity permit shall be made to the Clerk and shall be accompanied by an inspection fee of $25 and shall state the name and permanent addresses of the occupants of the Manufactured Home Class II, the license number of the Manufactured Home Class II and towing vehicle, place of last stay, intended purpose of stay at requested location, whether any occupant is employed in state; the exact location of premises, and the owner's and/or occupant's sanitary facilities, and the permission of the occupant of the dwelling house for their use and statement that all wastes from Manufactured Home Class II occupancy will be disposed of in a sanitary manner. Application for location on a vacant lot or parcel of land shall be accompanied by a statement of the nature and location of sanitary facilities, which must include a safe water supply and toilet within 200 feet of the proposed location of the Manufactured Home Class II, and a statement of permission from the owner for their use.

All occupied Manufactured Homes Class II not located in a manufacturer housing park shall be subject to the remaining regulation of this code.