[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Fremont 5-27-1986 by Ord. No. 86-1 as Secs. 12.07 and 12.15 of the 1986 Municipal Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Mobile home park requirements — See Ch. 560, Art. VIII.
The provisions of § 66.0435, Wis. Stats., and the definitions therein are hereby adopted by reference.
A. 
Restricted. No occupied mobile home shall be permitted to be located in the Village unless the same is in a licensed mobile home park, except those mobile homes occupied outside of a mobile home park on the effective date of this chapter.
B. 
Exception. Subsection A above is not intended to restrict the location of one- and two-family manufactured homes which meet the applicable one- and two-family standards set forth in Ch. 101, Wis. Stats., and the requirements of Chapter 560, Zoning, of this Code.
No person shall establish or operate upon property owned or controlled by him within the Village a mobile home park without having first secured a license therefor from the Clerk-Treasurer. The application for such license shall be accompanied by a fee of $ 25 for each 50 spaces or fraction thereof. Such parks shall comply with Ch. SPS 326, Wis. Adm. Code, which is hereby adopted by reference. The license transfer fee is $10.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
Licensees of mobile home parks shall furnish information to the Clerk-Treasurer and Assessor on such homes added to their parks within five days after their arrival on forms furnished by the Clerk-Treasurer.
There is imposed on each mobile home located in the Village a parking permit fee, such amount to be determined in accordance with § 66.0435, Wis. Stats. The fees shall be paid to the Clerk-Treasurer, quarterly, on or before the 10th day of the month following the quarter for which they are due. It shall be the full and complete responsibility of the licensee of a mobile home park to collect such fees from each mobile home therein and to remit such fees to the Clerk-Treasurer. Failure to do so is to be treated like a default in payment of personal property taxes and subject to all procedures and penalties applicable under Chs. 70 and 74, Wis. Stats.
A. 
License application. The application for a license or a renewal thereof shall be made on forms furnished by the Clerk-Treasurer 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, written authorization signed by the owner must be furnished stating that the applicant is authorized to construct or maintain the park and make the application. The application shall also include a legal description of the premises upon which the park is or will be located as will readily identify and definitely locate the premises. The application shall be accompanied by two copies of the park plan showing the following, either existing or as proposed:
(1) 
The boundaries used for park purposes.
(2) 
The location of roadways and driveways.
(3) 
The location of units.
(4) 
The location and number of sanitary conveniences, including toilets, washrooms, laundries and utility rooms, to be used by occupants of units, if required.
(5) 
Method and plan of sewage disposal.
(6) 
Method and plan of garbage removal.
(7) 
Plan for water supply.
(8) 
Plan of electrical lighting of units, if required.
B. 
Inspection and enforcement. No park license shall be issued until the Clerk-Treasurer shall notify the Fire Chief and the Director of Public Works of such application, and these officials shall inspect, or cause to be inspected, such application and the premises to determine whether the applicant and the premises on which mobile homes will be located comply with this Code and state administrative rules and laws applicable thereto. These officials shall furnish to 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. 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 is about to be located, and inspect the same and all accommodations connected therewith at any reasonable time.
[Amended 4-23-2024 by Ord. No. 24-02]
C. 
Location of parks. See Chapter 560, Zoning, of this Code.
D. 
Park plan.
(1) 
Drainage. Every mobile home and mobile home park shall be located in a well-drained area and the premises shall be properly graded so as to prevent the accumulation of storm or other waters. No mobile home or mobile home park shall be located in any area that is situated so that drainage or contaminated liquids or solids can be deposited on its location, including, but not limited to, drainage from any barnyard, outdoor toilet or other source of filth.
(2) 
Sites. Home spaces shall be clearly defined and shall consist of a minimum of 1,000 square feet and a width of not less than 20 feet. The basic unit shall not occupy an excess of 1/4 of the area of the site and a complete unit, including all accessory structures, shall not occupy more than 1/2 of the area of the site. Mobile home parks which existed lawfully March 1, 1971, with mobile home sites that do not comply with the foregoing minimum area requirements may continue to operate. Expansion and modification of such mobile home parks shall, however, be in accord with this provision. All sites shall abut upon a street or driveway giving easy access from all units to a public street. For a two-way street, the width must be at least 32 feet if parking is to be permitted on both sides of the street, 25 feet in width if parking is permitted only on one side, or 18 feet in width if parking on the street is prohibited. One-way streets must be at least 14 feet in width. One-way streets shall be no longer than 500 feet and parking is prohibited unless the width is appropriately increased. Such driveways shall be graveled or paved and maintained in good condition, having natural drainage, be well lighted at night and shall not be obstructed. Parking spaces in a ratio of two for each home site shall be provided.[1]
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
(3) 
Walkways. Walkways shall be graveled or paved and well lighted at night.
(4) 
Electrical service. Every 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 30 amperes capacity and a heavy duty outlet receptacle. Electrical outlets shall be weatherproof, and no power lines shall be less than 15 feet above ground.
(5) 
Mobile home parking restricted. No unit shall be parked in a park outside of a designated space.
E. 
Water supply.
(1) 
An adequate supply of pure water, furnished through a pipe distribution system, shall be furnished for drinking and domestic purposes in all parks.
(2) 
Individual water service connections shall be so constructed that they will not be damaged by the parking of such units. Such system shall be adequate to provide 20 pounds of pressure per square inch and capable of furnishing a minimum of 125 gallons per day per space.
F. 
Waste and garbage disposal.
(1) 
All liquid waste from showers, toilets, laundries, faucets, lavatories, etc., shall be discharged into a sewer system extended from and connected with the public sewer system, where available.
(2) 
Every space shall be provided with sewer connections which shall be provided with suitable fittings so that watertight connections can be made. Such connections shall be so constructed that they can be closed when not connected and trapped in such a manner as to be maintained in an odor-free condition.
(3) 
All sanitary facilities in any unit which are not connected with a public sewer system, where available, by approved pipe connections shall be sealed and their use is prohibited.
(4) 
Each faucet shall be equipped with facilities for drainage of excess water.
(5) 
Every unit shall be provided with a substantial flytight and watertight garbage depository from which the contents shall be removed and disposed of in a sanitary manner by the park custodian between May 1 and October 15, and otherwise weekly.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
G. 
Management.
(1) 
In every park there shall be located the office of the attendant or person in charge. A copy of the license and of this section shall be posted therein and the park register shall be, at all times, kept in such office.
(2) 
The attendant or person in charge, together with the licensee, shall:
(a) 
Keep a register of all mobile home owners, to be open at all times to inspection by Village and state officers, which shall show for all mobile home owners the following:
[1] 
Names and addresses.
[2] 
Dates of entrance and departure.
(b) 
Maintain the park in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition at all times.
(c) 
Insure that this section is 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 his attention.
(d) 
Maintain in convenient places, approved by the Fire Chief, hand fire extinguishers in the ratio of one to each eight units.
(e) 
Collect the parking permit fee provided for in § 382-5 above. A book shall be kept showing the names of the persons paying such service charges and the amount paid.
(f) 
Prohibit the lighting of open fires on the premises.
H. 
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 requirements of the State Department of Health Services.
I. 
Revocation and suspension. The Village Board may revoke any license or permit issued pursuant to the terms of this section, in accordance with § 66.0435(2), Wis. Stats.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or any order, rule or regulation made hereunder shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I, Construction and Penalties, of this Code.