A.
Residential - Mobile Home (R-MH) Zoning Districts
may hereafter be established by amendments to the Official Zoning
Map in any district previously classified as residential in accordance
with the procedures, requirements and limitations set forth in this
article. Within such districts, mobile homes, with such additional
supporting uses and occupancies as are permitted herein, may be established
subject to the requirements and limitations set forth in these and
other regulations.
B.
It is the intent of this article to recognize mobile
homes constructed prior to October 1, 1974, as distinct and different
from units designated as mobile homes within the definitions of this
article and to prohibit units not meeting the requirements for mobile
homes as defined herein. Units constructed prior to 1974 are prohibited.
Mobile homes meeting the requirements of the State Uniform Dwelling
Code shall not be permitted in a Residential - Mobile Home (R-MH)
District except as a conditional use. Permits may be obtained only
after approval by the Village Board, after a recommendation from the
Plan Commission.
[Amended 2-10-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-01]
C.
No person shall park, locate or place any mobile home
outside of a licensed mobile home park in the Village of Siren, except
that unoccupied mobile homes may be parked on the lawfully situated
premises of a licensed mobile home dealer for the purpose of sales
display; the lawfully situated premises of a vehicle service business
for the purpose of servicing or making necessary repairs; or the premises
leased or owned by the owner of such mobile home for the purpose of
sales display for a period not exceeding 120 days, provided that no
business is carried on therein, or in an accessory private garage,
building or rear yard of the owner of such mobile home, provided that
no business is carried on therein.
A.
FOUNDATION SIDING
MOBILE HOME COMMUNITIES (PARKS)
MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION
PRIMARY EXPOSURE
RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME
SECONDARY EXPOSURE
The following
definitions are used in this article:
A fire- and weather-resistant, prefinished material surrounding
the entire perimeter of a home and completely enclosing a space between
the exterior wall of such home and the ground. Foundation siding shall
be properly vented, harmonious, and compatible with the house and
installed within 60 days from the date of placement on site.
Mobile home communities/parks are distinguished from subdivisions
lacking common facilities and continuing management services. The
latter would be controlled by general subdivision regulations, which
would apply also to mobile home subdivisions without common open space
or continuing management.
A parcel of land platted for subdivision according to all
requirements of the Comprehensive Plan, designed or intended for lots
to be conveyed by deed to individual owners for residential occupancy
primarily by mobile homes.
Open areas adjacent to the front wall (or main entrance)
of a dwelling unit.
A single-family dwelling built on or after October 1, 1974,
in accordance with the ANSI Code (American National Standards Institute)
or in accordance with the HUD Code (Housing and Urban Development),
both of which govern the heating and cooling systems, electrical systems,
firesafety, body and frame construction, thermal protections and plumbing
systems. All said homes shall bear the proper approved Wisconsin insignia
as required by §§ Comm 20.12 to 20.17, Wis. Adm. Code.
"Mobile home" also means a dwelling which is, or was as originally
constructed, 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 mobile home is not deemed a mobile home if the assessable
value of such additions, attachments, annexes, foundations and appurtenances
equals or exceeds 50% of the assessable value of the mobile home.
The term "mobile home" shall not include a factory-built structure
meeting the following requirements:
Open areas adjacent to side and rear walls of a dwelling
unit.
B.
In addition
to the above definitions, definitions contained in § 66.0435,
Wis. Stats., shall also be applicable.
A.
Mobile homes legally located and occupied on premises
outside a licensed mobile home park prior to the enactment of this
chapter may be continued in such location, provided that the owner
of the premises on which such unit is located shall apply to the Village
Clerk-Treasurer within 60 days after the original effective date of
this chapter for a use permit showing the date on which such use and
occupancy commenced, the names of the owner and occupants and that
such use and occupancy are otherwise in conformity with the applicable
laws and regulations of the state and Village. Such nonconforming
use shall be automatically terminated upon a discontinuance for any
reason for 12 consecutive months or if the total structural repairs
and alterations to the mobile home exceed 50% of the net value, except
as otherwise provided in § 62.23(7)(hc), Wis. Stats.[1]
B.
The owner or occupant of a mobile home shall, within
five days after entering of a licensed mobile home park or removing
to another park within the Village, obtain a permit from the Village
Clerk-Treasurer. Such permits shall be issued only for mobile homes
which bear a seal, stamp or certificate of the manufacturer guaranteeing
that the mobile home is constructed in accordance with the standards
of the American National Standards Institute Book A 119.1, as originally
existing, or, if amended, as amended.
C.
Nothing herein shall prevent the owner of a mobile home under Subsection A hereof from replacing the mobile home with a newer model, provided that the replacement unit meets all applicable standards of construction in the industry existing as of the date of replacement, not at the date of manufacture of the replacement unit.
A.
There
is hereby imposed on each owner of a nonexempt, occupied mobile home
in the Village of Siren a monthly parking permit fee as determined
in accordance with § 66.0435(3), Wis. Stats., which is hereby
adopted by reference and made part of this section as if fully set
forth herein. It shall be the full and complete responsibility of
the mobile home park licensee to collect the proper amount from each
mobile home owner. Licensees shall pay to the Village Clerk-Treasurer
such parking permit fees on or before the 10th day of the month following
the month for which such fees are due in accordance with the terms
of this section and such regulations as the Village Clerk-Treasurer
may reasonably promulgate.
(1)
Licensees of mobile home parks and owners of land
on which are parked any occupied, nonexempt mobile homes shall furnish
information to the Village Clerk-Treasurer and Assessor on such homes
added to their park or land within five days after arrival of such
home on forms furnished by the Village Clerk-Treasurer in accordance
with § 66.0435(3)(c) and (e), Wis. Stats. Failure to comply
with this subsection shall be subject to a forfeiture of not more
than $25. Each failure to report is a separate offense.
(2)
Occupants or owners of nonexempt mobile homes parked
outside of a mobile home park shall remit such fees directly to the
Village Clerk-Treasurer as provided in this section. It shall be the
full and complete responsibility of the licensee of a mobile home
park to collect such fees from each occupied, nonexempt mobile home
therein and to remit such fees to the Village Clerk-Treasurer as provided
in this section.
B.
Owners of nonexempt, occupied mobile homes, upon receipt of notice from the Village Clerk-Treasurer of their liability for the monthly parking permit fee, shall remit to the Village Clerk-Treasurer a cash deposit as provided in § 595-100 to guarantee payment of such fees when due to the Village. It shall be the full and complete responsibility of the licensee of a mobile home park to collect such cash deposits from each occupied, nonexempt mobile home therein and to remit such deposits to the Village Clerk-Treasurer. Upon receipt of a notice from the owner or licensee that the nonexempt, occupied mobile home has been or is about to be removed from the Village, the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall apply said cash deposit to reduce any monthly parking permit fees for which said owner is liable and refund the balance, if any, to said owner.
A.
Where an R-MH District is to be established for the
development of a single mobile home community only, minimum area shall
be 10 acres. Minimum number of lots or spaces completed and ready
for occupancy before first occupancy is permitted shall be established
as 25% of total units permitted on zoned site.
B.
These limitations shall not apply where expansion
of an existing mobile home community is concerned and where such expansion
will not increase variation from requirements applying to mobile home
communities, as set forth herein.
The following principal uses and structures
are permitted within R-MH Districts:
A.
One-family detached mobile homes (residential mobile
home). In mobile home communities, recreational vehicles shall not
be occupied as living quarters and sales lots shall not be permitted,
but dwellings may be sold on lots they occupy in residential use.
B.
Permitted accessory uses and structures. Uses and
structures that are customarily accessory and clearly incidental to
permitted principal uses and structures shall be permitted, except
for those requiring specific approval as provided below.
A.
No person shall construct, alter, modify or extend
any mobile home park or mobile home park building or facility within
the limits of the Village without first securing a mobile home park
developer's permit from the Village. Such permits shall be issued
by the Village Clerk-Treasurer upon approval by the governing body.
B.
Application for a mobile home park developer's permit
shall be filed with the Village Clerk-Treasurer with sufficient copies
for the Clerk-Treasurer to forward one to each of the Building Inspector,
Fire Chief and Police Chief, who shall investigate and review said
application to determine whether the applicant, the premises on which
said park will be located and the proposed design and specifications
thereof and all buildings proposed to be constructed thereon will
comply with the applicable regulations, ordinances and laws of the
state and Village and report their findings in writing to the governing
body within 60 days. Such reports shall be considered by the governing
body before any permit is issued hereunder. Failure of any officer
or body to report within the allotted time shall be deemed a favorable
recommendation.
C.
Application for a mobile home park developer's permit
shall be accompanied by a fee as set by the Village Board to cover
the cost of investigation and processing, plus regular building permit
fees for all buildings or structures to be erected within the proposed
park.
D.
Applications shall be made on forms furnished by the
Village Clerk-Treasurer and shall include the following information:
(1)
Name and address of applicant.
(2)
Location and legal description of the proposed park,
addition, modification or extension.
(3)
A complete plot plan showing compliance with all applicable
provisions of this chapter and the Municipal Building Code and zoning
and subdivision ordinances.[1]
(4)
Completion preliminary engineering plans and specifications,
including a scale drawing of the proposed park showing, but not limited
to:
(a)
Plans and specifications of all utilities, including:
sewage collection and disposal, stormwater drainage, water and electrical
distribution and supply, refuse storage and collection, lighting,
and telephone and television antenna systems.
(b)
Location and width of roadways and walkways,
buffer strips, and recreational and other common areas.
(c)
The location of mobile home stands with the
mobile home spaces, including a detailed sketch of at least one typical
mobile home space and stand therein.
(d)
Landscape plan showing all plantings.
(e)
Plans and specifications of all park buildings
and structures.
(5)
Interest of the applicant in the proposed mobile home
park or extension thereof. If the owner of the tract is a person other
than the applicant, a duly verified statement by the owner that the
applicant is authorized by him to construct and maintain the proposed
park, addition, modification or extension and make the application.
(6)
Written statements describing proposed park operations,
management and maintenance, including proposed fees and charges and
other requirements to be imposed on park occupants by the park operator.
E.
Final engineering plans and specifications complying
with the provisions of this article and the zoning regulations and
any modifications or conditions imposed by the governing body shall
be submitted to the Village Clerk-Treasurer and checked by the proper
municipal officials for compliance before the permit is issued.
All mobile home parks and modifications of or
additions or extensions to existing parks shall comply with the following:
A.
Chapter Comm 26, Wis. Adm. Code, as now existing or
hereafter amended, is hereby made a part of this chapter and incorporated
herein by reference as if fully set forth, except that such regulations
shall not be deemed to modify any requirement of this chapter or any
other applicable law or ordinance of the state or Village.
B.
The maximum number of mobile home spaces shall be
10 per acre, and individual spaces shall be not less than 4,350 square
feet in area and arranged to afford ample area for a variety of units
and a setback of 40 feet from all public rights-of-way and 10 feet
from any park drive or common area, including common parking areas,
10 feet from all park boundary lines, and 15 feet from any other unit,
building or structure. Accessory structures, such as awnings, cabanas,
storage cabinets, carports, windbreaks or attached porches, shall
be considered part of the unit for purposes of determining compliance
with this provision. The minimum size of a mobile home park shall
be 10 acres; the minimum dimensions of a mobile home site shall be
50 feet wide by 85 feet long; all drives, parking areas and walkways
shall be hard surfaced; there shall be a minimum yard setback of 40
feet at all lot lines of the mobile home park; no mobile home site
shall be rented for a period of less than 30 days; there shall be
two surfaced automobile parking spaces for each mobile home; and unless
adequately screened by existing vegetative cover, it shall be screened
by a temporary planting of fast-growing material, capable of reaching
a height of six feet or more, the individual trees to be 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 to a height of not less than six feet.[1]
C.
No mobile home park shall be laid out, constructed
or operated without Village water supply and sanitary sewer service.
All water or sanitary sewerage facilities in any unit not connected
with public water or sewer systems by approved pipe connections shall
be sealed and their use is hereby declared unlawful.
D.
Individual valved water service connections shall
be provided for direct use of each unit, so constructed and installed
that they will not be damaged by frost or parking of the unit. Water
systems shall be adequate to provide pure, potable water supply of
six gallons per minute at a minimum pressure of 20 pounds per square
inch (psi) and capable of furnishing a minimum of 150 gallons per
unit per day. Fire hydrants shall be installed within 500 feet of
every mobile home stand and park building.
E.
All liquid wastes originating at units or service
or other buildings shall be discharged into a sewerage system extended
from and connected to the public sewerage system. Such systems shall
comply with all provisions of the state codes and Village ordinances
relating to plumbing and sanitation. Each individual space shall be
provided with a three-inch watertight sewer connection protected from
damage by heaving and thawing or parking of the unit and located within
the rear 1/3 of the stand, with a continuous grade which is not subject
to surface drainage, so constructed that it can be closed when not
in use and trapped in such a manner that it can be kept odor free.
F.
Adequate provision shall be made for the disposal
of solid and liquid wastes in a manner approved by the Village Board
and Fire Chief. Open burning of waste or refuse is prohibited.
G.
All television cable systems, electrical and telephone
distribution lines and oil or gas piping serving the park or spaces
therein shall be installed underground. Distribution systems shall
be new, and all parts and installations shall comply with all applicable
federal, state and local codes.
H.
Each space shall be provided with a weatherproof electrical
overcurrent protection device, disconnect means and branch service
of not less than 60 amperes for two-hundred-twenty-volt service located
adjacent to the water and sewerage outlets. Receptacles shall be of
the four-pole four-wire grounding type and have a four-prong attachment
for 110 to 220 volts.
I.
A minimum of two off-street parking spaces surfaced
with bituminous concrete or similar material capable of carrying a
wheel load of 4,000 pounds shall be provided for each mobile home
space.
J.
Condition of soil, groundwater level, drainage and
topography shall not create hazards to the property, health or safety
of occupants of mobile home spaces or living units. The site shall
not be exposed to objectionable smoke, noise, odors or other adverse
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 within or without the park to hazards.
K.
Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every mobile
home park shall be paved or covered with stone screenings or other
solid material or protected with a vegetative growth that is capable
of preventing soil erosion and eliminating objectionable dust.
L.
The ground surface in all parts of every mobile home
park shall be graded and equipped to drain all surface water in a
safe, sanitary and efficient manner.
M.
All parks shall be furnished with lighting so spaced
and equipped with luminaires placed at such heights as will provide
the following average maintained levels of illumination for the safe
movement of pedestrians and vehicles at night:
N.
All mobile home spaces shall abut upon a street. All
streets shall be provided with a smooth, hard and dense surface which
shall be well drained under normal use and weather conditions for
the area. Pavement edges shall be curbed and protected to prevent
raveling of the wearing surface and shifting of the pavement base.
Grades of streets shall be sufficient to ensure adequate surface drainage
but not more than 8%, provided that a maximum grade of 12% may be
used if approved by the Director of Public Works as safe and designed
to avoid traffic hazards. Streets shall be at approximately right
angles within 100 feet of an intersection. Intersections of more than
two streets at one point shall not be allowed. A distance of at least
150 feet shall be maintained between center lines of offset intersecting
streets.[2]
O.
All parks shall be provided with pedestrian walks
between individual mobile homes, park streets and community facilities
of not less than three feet in width. Walks in locations where pedestrian
traffic is concentrated shall be a minimum of 3 1/2 feet wide.
Grade and surfacing of walks shall be approved by the Director of
Public Works as safe and comparable to sidewalks in other areas of
the municipality subject to similar usage.
P.
All mobile home parks shall have a greenbelt or buffer
strip not less than 20 feet wide along all boundaries. Unless adequately
screened by existing vegetative cover, all mobile home parks shall
be provided within such greenbelt or buffer strip with screening of
natural growth or screen fence, except where the adjoining property
is also a mobile home park. Compliance with this requirement shall
be made within five years from the granting of the mobile home park
developer's permit. Permanent planting shall be grown and maintained
at a height of not less than six feet. Screening or planting requirements
may be waived or modified by the governing body if it finds that the
exterior architectural appeal and functional plan of the park, when
completed, will be materially enhanced by modification or elimination
of such screen planting requirements.
Q.
In all mobile home parks, there shall be one or more
recreation areas easily accessible to all park residents. No single
recreation area shall contain less than 2,500 square feet unless each
mobile home site is provided with a contiguous common recreation area
not less than 20 feet wide at the narrowest dimension. Recreation
areas shall be so located as to be free of traffic hazards and convenient
to mobile home spaces which they serve.
R.
Single-family nondependent mobile homes and approved
accessory structures included in the original plans and specifications
or revisions thereof, parks, playgrounds, open space, off-street parking
lots, one park office and service buildings for exclusive use of park
residents shall be the only permitted uses in mobile home parks, provided
that the Village Board may approve the following uses when designed
and limited to exclusive use of park residents:
T.
All mobile home parks shall be provided with safe
and convenient vehicular access from abutting public streets or roads
to each mobile home space. Entrances to parks shall be designed to
minimize congestion and traffic hazards and allow free movement of
traffic on adjacent streets.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish,
operate, maintain or administer or permit to be established, operated
or maintained upon any property owned, leased or controlled by him
a mobile home park within the Village without a valid, unexpired mobile
home park license issued by the Village Clerk-Treasurer and approved
by the Village Board upon determination that the standards in this
section have been met and payment of the required fees.
B.
Mobile home park licenses shall be issued for a calendar
year and shall expire on December 31 next succeeding the date of issue.
Licenses may be issued after January 1 of any year but no rebate or
diminution of the fee shall be allowed therefor.
C.
The fee for a mobile home park license shall be as
set by the Village Board for each 50 mobile home spaces or fraction
thereof. Licenses may be transferred during a license year for a fee
as set by the Village Board.
D.
Licenses granted under this section shall be subject
to revocation or suspension by the governing body for cause in accordance
with § 66.0435(2), Wis. Stats., and the procedures in that
section shall be followed. "Cause" as used in this subsection shall
include but not be limited to:
(1)
Failure or neglect to abide by the requirements of
this chapter or the laws or regulations of the State of Wisconsin
relating to mobile home parks and their operation.
(2)
Conviction of any offense under the laws of the state
or ordinances of the Village relating to fraudulent or misleading
advertising or deceptive practices regarding the sale or renting of
mobile homes or the leasing or rental of mobile home spaces or sale,
lease or operation of park facilities.
(3)
Operation or maintenance of the mobile home park in
a manner inimical to the health, safety or welfare of park occupants
or the inhabitants of the Village, including but not limited to repeated
violations of laws or ordinances relating to health, sanitation, refuse
disposal, fire hazards, morals or nuisances.
(4)
Transfer or sale of an ownership interest in any mobile
home space or the underlying land other than to another eligible licensee.
Such action shall also subject the owner of the underlying land to
all requirements of the state or municipal subdivision control laws
and regulations regardless of the size or number of lots or spaces
so transferred or sold.[1]
E.
Except as provided in Subsection F of this section, no mobile home park license shall be granted for any premises or to any person not meeting the following standards and requirements:
(1)
All standards and requirements set forth in § 595-98 except as specifically waived or modified in writing by the Village Board and endorsed on the mobile home developer's permit. This requirement includes a valid certificate from the Wisconsin Department of Commerce that the park complies with the provisions of Ch. Comm 26, Wis. Adm. Code, applicable thereto.[2]
(2)
Mobile home parks should be used only for the parking and occupancy of single-family nondependent mobile homes and accessory structures and appurtenances and uses authorized and approved under § 595-98R.
(3)
The applicant shall file with the Village Board certificates
of the Building Inspector certifying that all equipment, sanitary
facilities, water facilities and other equipment and facilities, including
roads, have been constructed or installed in the park as required
by this article and are in required operating condition at the time
of said application. In addition, the Chief of Police and the Chief
of the Fire Department shall inspect or cause to be inspected each
application and the premises to determine compliance with all applicable
laws, regulations and ordinances applicable thereto. These officials
shall furnish the Village Board 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 which
the officer is certifying.
(4)
Location and operation of the park shall comply with
all zoning and land use ordinances of the state and Village, and no
permit shall be issued until the proposed use has been certified by
the Building Inspector as complying with such ordinances.
F.
Mobile home parks in existence and operating under a valid mobile home park license upon the effective date of this chapter, including parks in areas hereafter annexed to the Village, shall be exempt from the requirements hereof relating to land use and occupancy, provided that such use and occupancy comply with the applicable laws and ordinances in effect at the time of issuance of the original license, but shall file application for a mobile home park developer's nonconforming use permit and comply with all other provisions of this chapter within six months after the effective date hereof, provided that an existing mobile home park having a density in excess of that provided in § 595-98B shall not increase its density and shall be operated in other respects in accordance with this chapter. The governing body may extend the time for compliance as herein required upon such conditions as it shall determine necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of park occupants or inhabitants of the Village. All extensions, modifications or additions to lawfully licensed existing parks or facilities or structures therein shall comply with this chapter.
G.
Each applicant for an original or renewal license shall file with the Village Clerk-Treasurer a bond in the sum of $1,000 for each 50 mobile home spaces or fraction thereof guaranteeing the collection by the licensee of the monthly parking permit fees as provided in § 595-94 of this article and the compliance of the licensee and the park management with the provisions of this chapter. Such bond shall also be for the use and benefit and may be prosecuted and recovery had thereof by any person who may be injured or damaged by reason of the licensee violating any provision of this chapter.
A.
In every mobile 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 chapter shall be posted therein, and
the park register shall at all times be kept in said office.
B.
The attendant or person in charge and the park licensee
shall operate the park in compliance with this chapter and regulations
and ordinances of the Village and state and their agents or officers
and shall have the following duties:
(1)
Maintain a register of all park occupants, to
be open at all times to inspection by state, federal and municipal
officers, which shall show:
(a)
Names and addresses of all owners and occupants
of each mobile home.
(b)
Number of children of school age.
(c)
State of legal residence.
(d)
Dates of entrance and departure of each mobile
home.
(e)
Make, model, year and serial number or license
number of each mobile home and of towing or other motor vehicles and
state, territory or country which issued such licenses.
(f)
Place of employment of each occupant, if any.
(2)
Notify park occupants of the provisions of this
article and inform them of their duties and responsibilities and report
promptly to the proper authorities any violations of this article
or any other violations of law which may come to their attention.
(3)
Report to the Village Board all cases of persons
or animals affected or suspected of being affected with any dangerous
communicable disease.
(4)
Supervise the placement of each mobile home
on its stand, which includes securing its stability and installing
all utility connections and tie-downs.
(5)
Maintain park grounds, buildings and structures
free of insect and rodent harborage and infestation and accumulations
of debris which may provide rodent harborage or breeding places for
flies, mosquitoes and other pests.
(6)
Maintain the park free from growth of noxious
weeds.
(7)
Maintain the park free of litter, rubbish and
other flammable materials, provide portable fire extinguishers of
a type approved by the Fire Chief in all locations designated by the
Chief and maintain such extinguishers in good operating condition
and cause every area within the park designated as a fire lane by
the Fire Chief to be kept free and clear of obstructions.
(8)
Check to ensure that every mobile home unit
has furnished and in operation a substantial, flytight, watertight,
rodentproof container for the deposit of garbage and refuse in accordance
with the ordinances of the Village and the regulations of the Village
Board.[1] The management shall provide stands for all refuse and
garbage containers so designed as to prevent tipping and minimize
spillage and container deterioration and facilitate cleaning.
(9)
Provide for the sanitary and safe removal and
disposal of all refuse and garbage at least weekly. Removal and disposal
of garbage and refuse shall be in accordance with the laws of the
State of Wisconsin and the ordinances and regulations of the municipality,
including regulations promulgated by the Village Board and the Fire
Chief.
(10)
Collect a security deposit equal to three months'
parking fee for each occupied nonexempt mobile home within the park
and remit such fees and deposits to the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
A.
Park occupants shall comply with all applicable requirements
of this chapter and regulations issued hereunder and shall maintain
their mobile home space, its facilities and equipment in good repair
and in a clean and sanitary condition.
B.
Park occupants shall be responsible for proper placement
of their mobile homes on the mobile home stand and proper installation
of all utility connections in accordance with the instructions of
the park management.
C.
No owner or person in charge of a dog, cat or other
pet animal shall permit it to run at large or to cause any nuisance
within the limits of any mobile home park.
D.
Each owner or occupant of a nonexempt mobile home
within a mobile home park shall remit to the licensee or authorized
park management the cash deposit and monthly parking permit fee.
E.
It shall be the duty of every occupant of a park to
give the park licensee or management, or his agent or employee, access
to any part of such park or mobile home premises at reasonable times
for the purpose of making such repairs or alterations as are necessary
to effect compliance with this chapter or any law or ordinance of
the state or Village or lawful regulation or order adopted thereunder.
F.
Mobile homes shall be parked only on the mobile home
stands provided and shall be placed thereon in accordance with all
requirements of this chapter.
G.
No mobile home owner or occupant shall conduct in
any unit or any mobile home park any business or engage in any other
activity which would not be permitted in single-family residential
areas in the Village.
H.
No person shall discharge any wastewater on the surface
of the ground within any mobile home park.
I.
No person shall erect or place upon any mobile home
space any permanent or temporary structure intended to be used for
dwelling purposes or in connection with any mobile home unit except
as specifically authorized by this chapter.
A.
Wrecked, damaged or dilapidated mobile homes shall
not be kept or stored in a mobile home park or upon any premises in
the Village. The Building Inspector or Village Board shall determine
if a mobile home is damaged or dilapidated to a point which makes
it unfit for human occupancy. Such mobile homes are hereby declared
to be a public nuisance. Whenever the Building Inspector or Village
Board so determines, he or it shall notify the licensee or landowner
and owner of the mobile home in writing that such public nuisance
exists within the park or on lands owned by him, giving the findings
upon which his or its determination is based, and shall order such
home removed from the park or site or repaired to a safe, sanitary
and wholesome condition of occupancy within a reasonable time, but
not less than 30 days.
B.
The Building Inspector, Fire Chief, Village Engineer,
or their lawful agents or employees are authorized and directed to
inspect mobile home parks not less than once in every twelve-month
period to determine the health, safety and welfare of the occupants
of the park and inhabitants of the Village as affected thereby and
the compliance of structures and activities therein with this chapter
and all other applicable laws of the state and ordinances of the Village.[1]
C.
Fires in mobile home parks shall be made only in stoves
and other cooking or heating equipment intended for such purposes.
Outside burning is prohibited except by permit and subject to requirements
or restrictions of the Fire Chief.
D.
All plumbing, building, electrical, oil or gas distribution,
alterations or repairs in the park shall be in accordance with the
regulations of applicable laws, ordinances and regulations of the
state and municipality and their authorized agents.
E.
All mobile homes in mobile home parks shall be skirted
unless the unit is placed within one foot vertically of the stand
with soil or other material completely closing such space from view
and entry by rodents and vermin. Areas enclosed by such skirting shall
be maintained free of rodents and fire hazards.
F.
No person shall construct, alter or add to any structure,
attachment or building in a mobile home park or on a mobile home space
without a permit from the Village Building Inspector. Construction
on or addition or alteration to the exterior of a mobile home shall
be of the same type of construction and materials as the mobile home
affected. This subsection shall not apply to the addition of awnings,
antennas or skirting to mobile homes. Accessory structures on mobile
home spaces shall comply with all setback, side yard and rear yard
requirements for mobile home units.
G.
Storage under mobile homes is prohibited.
All plumbing, electric, electrical, building
and other work on or at any mobile home park under this chapter shall
be in accordance with the ordinances of the Village and the requirements
of the State Plumbing, Electrical and Building Codes and the regulations
of the State Department of Commerce. Licenses and permits granted
under this article grant no right to erect or repair any structure,
to do any plumbing work or to do any electric work.
In connection with mobile home communities,
no sign intended to be read from any public way adjoining the district
shall be permitted except:
A.
No more than one identification sign, not exceeding
20 square feet in area, for each principal entrance may be erected.
B.
No more than one sign, not exceeding four square feet
in area, advertising property for sale, lease or rent, or indicating
"Vacancy" or "No Vacancy," may be erected at each principal entrance.
C.
In the case of new mobile home communities consisting
in whole or in part of mobile home subdivisions or condominiums, one
sign, not exceeding 20 square feet in area, may be erected for a period
of not more than two years at each principal entrance to advertise
the sale of lots or dwellings.
D.
No source of illumination for any such signs shall
be directly visible from adjoining streets or residential property,
and no such signs shall be erected within five feet of any exterior
property line.
A.
No less than 10% of the total area of any mobile home
community established under these regulations shall be devoted to
common recreational areas and facilities, such as playgrounds, swimming
pools, community buildings, ways for pedestrians and cyclists away
from streets and play areas for small children or other recreational
areas in block interiors. At least one principal recreation and community
center shall contain not less than 5% of the total area of the community.
B.
To be countable as common recreational area, interior
block ways for pedestrians or cyclists shall form part of a system
leading to principal destinations. Such ways may also be used for
installations of utilities.
C.
Common recreational area shall not include streets
or parking areas, shall be closed to automotive traffic except for
maintenance and service vehicles, and shall be improved and maintained
for the uses intended.
The following guides, standards and requirements
shall apply in site planning for mobile home communities:
A.
Principal vehicular access points. Principal vehicular
access points shall be designed to encourage smooth traffic flow with
controlled turning movements and minimum hazards to vehicular or pedestrian
traffic. Merging and turnout lanes and/or traffic dividers shall be
required where existing or anticipated heavy flows indicate need.
In general, minor streets shall not be connected with streets outside
the district in such a way as to encourage the use of such minor streets
by substantial amounts of through traffic. No lot within the community
shall have direct vehicular access to a street bordering the development.
B.
Access for pedestrians and cyclists. Access for pedestrians
and cyclists entering or leaving the community shall be by safe and
convenient routes. Such ways need not be adjacent to or limited to
the vicinity of vehicular access points. Where there are crossings
of such ways and vehicular routes at edges of planned developments,
such crossings shall be safety located, marked and controlled, and
where such ways are exposed to substantial vehicular traffic at edges
of communities, safeguards may be required to prevent crossings except
at designated points. Bicycle paths, if provided, shall be so related
to the pedestrianway system that street crossings are combined.
C.
Protection of visibility for automotive traffic, cyclists and pedestrians. At intersections of any streets, public or private, the provisions of § 595-54 shall apply and are hereby adopted by reference. Where there is pedestrian or bicycle access from within the community to a street at its edges by paths or across yards or other open space without a barrier to prevent access to the street, no material impediment to visibility more than 2.5 feet above ground level shall be created or maintained within 25 feet of said street unless at least 25 feet from said access measured at right angles to the path.
D.
Exterior yards for mobile home communities; minimum
requirements; occupancy. The following requirements and limitations
shall apply to yards at the outer edges of mobile home communities:
(1)
Along public streets. Where R-MH communities
adjoin public streets along exterior boundaries, a yard at least 25
feet in minimum dimensions shall be provided adjacent to such streets.
Such yard may be used to satisfy open space depth requirements for
individual dwellings but shall not contain carports, recreational
shelters, storage structures or any other structures generally prohibited
in yards adjacent to streets in residential districts. No direct vehicular
access to individual lots shall be permitted through such yards, and
no group parking facilities or active recreation areas shall be allowed
therein.
(2)
At edges of R-MH Districts (other than at streets
or alleys). Where R-MH communities are so located that one or more
boundaries are at the edges of R-MH Districts and adjoining neighboring
districts without an intervening street, alley or other permanent
open space at least 20 feet in width, an exterior yard at least 20
feet in minimum dimension shall be provided. Where the adjoining district
is residential, the same limitations on occupancy and use of such
yards shall apply as stated above concerning yards along public streets.
Where the adjoining district is nonresidential, such yards may be
used for group or individual parking, active recreation facilities
or carports, recreational shelters or storage structures.
E.
Ways for pedestrians and/or cyclists in exterior yards.
In any exterior yard, required or other, ways for pedestrians and/or
cyclists may be permitted, if appropriately located, fenced or landscaped
to prevent potential hazards arising from vehicular traffic on adjacent
streets or other hazards and annoyances to users or to occupants of
adjoining property. When otherwise in accord with the requirements
concerning such ways set forth above, approved ways in such locations
shall be counted as common recreation facilities and may also be used
for utility easements.
F.
Yards, fences, walls or vegetative screening at edges
of mobile home communities. Along the edges of mobile home communities,
walls or vegetative screening shall be provided where needed to protect
residents from undesirable views, lighting, noise, or other off-site
influences or to protect occupants of adjoining residential districts
from potentially adverse influences within the mobile home community.
In particular, extensive off-street parking areas and service areas
for loading and unloading, other than passenger vehicles, and for
storage and collection of trash and garbage shall be screened.
G.
Internal relationships. The site plan shall provide
for safe, efficient, convenient and harmonious groupings of structures,
uses and facilities and for appropriate relation of space inside and
outside buildings to intended uses and structural features. In particular:
(1)
Streets, drives and parking and service areas.
Streets, drives and parking and service areas shall provide safe and
convenient access to dwellings and community facilities and for service
and emergency vehicles, but streets shall not be so laid out as to
encourage outside traffic to traverse the community, nor occupy more
land than is required to provide access as indicated, nor create unnecessary
fragmentation of the community into small blocks. In general, block
size shall be the maximum consistent with use, the shape of the site
and the convenience and safety of the occupants.
(2)
Vehicular access to streets. Vehicular access
to streets from off-street parking areas may be direct from dwellings
if the street or portion of the street serves 50 units or fewer. Determination
of units served shall be based on normal routes anticipated for traffic.
Along streets or portions of streets serving more than 50 dwelling
units or constituting major routes to or around central facilities,
access from parking and service areas shall be so combined, limited,
located, designed and controlled as to channel traffic conveniently,
safely and in a manner that minimizes marginal traffic friction, and
direct vehicular access from individual dwellings shall generally
be prohibited.
(3)
Ways for pedestrians and cyclists; use by emergency;
maintenance or service vehicles.
(a)
Walkways shall form a logical, safe and convenient
system for pedestrian access to all dwellings, project facilities
and principal off-street pedestrian destinations. Maximum walking
distance in the open between dwelling units and related parking spaces,
delivery areas and trash and garbage storage areas intended for use
of occupants shall not exceed 100 feet.
(b)
Walkways to be used by substantial numbers of
children as play areas or routes to school, bus stops or other destinations
shall be so located and safeguarded as to minimize contacts with normal
automotive traffic. If an internal walkway system is provided away
from streets, bicycle paths shall be incorporated in the walkway system.
Street crossings shall be held to a minimum on such walkways and shall
be located and designated to provide safety and shall be appropriately
marked and otherwise safeguarded. Ways for pedestrians and cyclists,
appropriately located, designed and constructed, may be combined with
other easements and used by emergency, maintenance or service vehicles
but shall not be used by other automotive traffic.
