[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Lancaster 8-15-2005 by Ord. No.
2005-06 as §§ 12.07 and 12.09 of
the 2005 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 4-18-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-02]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A mobile home, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle
which does not have complete bathroom facilities.
A mobile home, manufactured home or RV equipped with complete
bath and toilet facilities, all furniture, cooking, heating, appliances
and complete year-round facilities.
Any person licensed to operate and maintain a mobile home
park under this chapter.
A structure that is designed to be used as a dwelling with
or without a permanent foundation and that is certified by the federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development as complying with the
standards established under 42 USC §§ 5401 to 5425.
That 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.
Any plot or plots of ground upon which two or more units,
occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, are located, regardless
of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodation.
A mobile home park or manufactured home community.
Includes an individual, partnership, firm, company, or corporation,
whether tenant, owner, lessee, licensee or their agent, heir or assign.
A vehicle that has walls of rigid construction, does not
exceed 45 feet in length, is designed to be towed upon a highway by
a motor vehicle or has a motor of its own, and is equipped and used,
or intended to be used, primarily for temporary or recreational human
habitation. A recreational vehicle includes camping trailers, motor
homes, and park models.
A plot of ground within a mobile home park of not less than
1,000 square feet, designed for the accommodation of at least one
auto and one manufactured home or mobile home dwelling unit, which
may also be a multi-sectional home.
A mobile home or manufactured home unit.
A.
No person shall maintain or operate, within the limits of the City,
any mobile home park unless such person shall first obtain from the
Common Council a license therefor. All such parks in existence on
May 14, 1957, shall obtain such license and in all respects fully
comply with the requirements of this chapter, except that the Council
shall, upon application of a park operator, waive such requirements
that require prohibitive reconstruction cost if such waiver does not
affect sanitation requirements of the City or permit to continue any
hazard to the welfare and health of the community and the occupants
of the park. Such license shall expire one year from the date of issuance
but may be renewed under the provisions of this chapter for additional
periods of one year.
B.
The application for such license or the renewal thereof shall be
filed with the City Clerk/Treasurer and shall be accompanied by the
fee provided in the City's Fee Schedule. Such license may be transferred
upon payment of the transfer fee provided in the City's Fee Schedule.
[Amended 11-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-05]
C.
The application for a license or a renewal thereof shall be made
on forms furnished by the City Clerk/Treasurer and shall include the
name and address of the owner in fee of the tract or, if the fee is
vested in some person other than the applicant, a verified statement
by that person that the applicant is authorized by him to construct
or maintain a mobile home park and make such application and such
a legal description of the premises upon which the mobile home park
is or will be located as will readily identify and definitely locate
the premises. Such application shall also include a plan or description
showing the area used for park purposes, roads and driveways, location
of mobile home units, location and number of sanitary facilities,
including toilets, washrooms, laundries and utility rooms, plan of
sewage disposal, method or plan of garbage removal and plans for water
supply and electrical service. If the existing or proposed park is
designated to serve independent mobile home units, such plans shall
clearly set forth the location of all sewer and water pipes and connections.
[Amended 4-18-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-02]
No mobile home park license or permit for location outside of
a mobile home park shall be issued until the City Clerk/Treasurer
shall notify the Director of Public Works of such application and
he shall inspect, or cause to be inspected, each application and the
premises to determine whether the applicant and the premises on which
mobile homes will be located comply with the regulations, ordinances
and laws applicable thereto. Such official shall furnish to the Council,
in writing, the information derived from such investigation and a
statement as to whether the applicant and the premises meet the requirements
of this chapter. No license shall be renewed without a reinspection
of the premises. For the purpose of making inspections and securing
enforcement, the Director of Public Works, as well as the Chief of
Police and Chief of Fire Department, are hereby empowered to enter
on any premises on which a mobile home is located or about to be located
and inspect the same and all accommodations connected therewith at
any reasonable time.
[Amended 4-18-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-02]
A.
Every mobile home or mobile home park shall be located on a well-drained
area, and the premises shall be properly graded so as to prevent the
accumulation of stormwater or other waters.
B.
Mobile home or manufactured home spaces shall be clearly defined
and shall consist of a minimum of 4,600 square feet and a width of
not less than 30 feet. The community shall be so arranged that all
spaces shall face or abut on a driveway of not less than 20 feet in
width, giving easy access from all units to a public street. Such
driveway shall be graveled or paved and maintained in good condition,
having natural drainage, be well lighted at night and shall not be
obstructed.
(1)
Setbacks. No mobile home shall be parked within 15 feet of the property
boundary of the mobile home park, which abuts property which is not
zoned manufactured home community. A minimum distance of 20 feet shall
be maintained between units or appurtenant structures of another lot,
unless a neighboring lot contains or will contain a multi-sectional
home and/or garage or shed, in which case a minimum distance of 10
feet shall be maintained between unit(s) or appurtenant structure(s)
of another lot. A minimum distance of five feet shall be maintained
between the front right-of-way and the front of a manufactured home
or garage. Within a lot, the unit and appurtenant structures may be
placed within 10 feet of one another, provided fire code and building
code requirements are met.
C.
Every mobile home space shall be furnished with an electric service
outlet equipped with an externally operated switch or fuse of not
less than 30 amps capacity and a heavy-duty outlet receptacle. Electrical
outlets shall be weatherproof and no power lines shall be less than
15 feet above the ground.
D.
No mobile homes shall be parked in a mobile home park outside of
a designated space, unless it is done on a temporary basis as a home
is being moved into or out of a community.
A.
The Council may issue permits allowing the location of a mobile home
outside of a mobile home park to persons who, at the date of the enactment
of this chapter, are so located. Such application shall be made within
30 days of the effective date of this chapter. Thereafter, no such
permit shall be issued other than annual renewals of the permit herein
provided. No such permit shall be transferable.
B.
All occupants of any mobile home located outside of a mobile home park shall register with the City Clerk/Treasurer in the same manner as provided in § 306-9 in regard to mobile home parks. All provisions of this chapter governing the location, use and sanitation of mobile homes located in a licensed park shall, so far as they are applicable, apply to any mobile home located outside of such park.
C.
No person shall park, locate or place any mobile home outside of
a licensed mobile home park in the City, except unoccupied mobile
homes may be parked on the premises of a licensed mobile home dealer
for purposes of sales display; on the premises of a mobile home manufacturer;
on the premises of a vehicle service business for purposes of servicing
or making necessary repairs; on the premises leased or owned by the
owner of such mobile home for purposes 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.
D.
No person shall stop, stand or park a mobile home on any street,
alley, or highway within the City in violation of Chs. 340 to 348,
Wis. Stats., or the traffic ordinances and regulations of the City.
E.
Application for the permit shall be made to the City Clerk/Treasurer
and shall be accompanied by an inspection fee as provided in the City's
Fee Schedule, shall state the names and permanent addresses of the
occupants of the mobile home, the serial and license number of their
unit and towing vehicle, place of last stay, whether the occupants
are nonresident tourists, whether any occupant is employed in this
state, the exact location of the premises, the name of the owner and
the occupant of any dwelling on the premises, and the owner's and/or
occupant's permission to locate there.
[Amended 11-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-05]
A.
An adequate supply of pure water, furnished through a pipe distribution
system connected directly with the public water main, with supply
faucets located not more than 200 feet from any dependent unit, shall
be furnished for drinking and domestic purposes in all parks.
B.
Individual water service connections provided for direct use of an
independent unit 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.
[Amended 4-18-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-02]
Every park designed to serve independent units shall have erected
thereon suitable buildings for housing toilets, lavatories, showers,
slop sinks and laundry facilities, such buildings and facilities to
be of permanent construction and adequately lighted, screened and
ventilated and to have separate toilet rooms and bathing facilities
for each sex, all of such facilities to be of such nature and in such
number as may be necessary for proper sanitation in accordance with
the size and type of the park and to be subject to the approval of
the Director of Public Works.
[Amended 4-18-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-02]
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; every space designed
to serve independent units shall be provided with sewer connections
which shall comply with the State Plumbing Code with fittings so that
watertight connections can be made and constructed so that they can
be closed when not connected and trapped in such a manner as to be
maintained in an odor-free condition. All sanitary facilities in any
unit which are not connected with a public sewer system by approved
pipe connections shall be sealed and their use is hereby prohibited.
[Amended 11-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-05; 4-18-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-02]
A.
In every park there shall be located the office of the attendant,
or clearly listed the location or method of contact for the person
in charge of such community. A copy of the community license and of
this chapter shall be posted therein and the community register shall
at all times be kept in such office or be readily available.
B.
The attendant or person in charge, together with the licensee, shall:
(1)
Keep a register of all residents of the community, to be open at
all times to inspection by local, state and federal officers. The
community operator shall not be required to maintain a register of
guests of residents.
(2)
Maintain the community in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition
at all times.
(3)
Ensure that the provisions of this chapter are complied with and
enforce and report promptly to the proper authorities any violations
of this chapter which may come to his attention.
[Amended 11-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-05]
All plumbing, electrical, building and other work on or at any
park licensed under this chapter shall be in accordance with the ordinances
of the City and the requirements of the State Plumbing, Electrical
and Building Codes, and the regulations of the State Department of
Safety and Professional Services. Licenses and permits granted under
this chapter grant no right to erect or repair any structure or to
do any plumbing work or any electrical work.
A.
There is hereby imposed on each owner of a nonexempt, occupied mobile
home in the City a monthly parking permit fee determined in accordance
with § 66.0435(3), Wis. Stats., which is hereby adopted
by reference and made a part of this section as if fully set forth
herein. It shall be the full and complete responsibility of the licensee
to collect the proper amount from each mobile home owner. Licensees
and owners of mobile homes permitted to be located on land outside
a mobile home park shall pay to the City Clerk/Treasurer such parking
permit fees on or before the 10th 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 Clerk/Treasurer may reasonably promulgate.
B.
Licensees of mobile home parks and owners of land on which are parked
any occupied, nonexempt mobile homes shall furnish information to
the City Clerk/Treasurer and City Assessor on such homes added to
their park or land within five days after arrival of such home on
forms furnished by the City Clerk/Treasurer in accordance with § 66.0435(3),
Wis. Stats. Failure to comply with the reporting requirements of this
subsection shall be subject to a forfeiture of $25. Each failure to
report is a separate offense.
[Amended 11-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-05]
C.
Owners of nonexempt, occupied mobile homes, upon receipt of notice
from the City Clerk/Treasurer of their liability for the monthly parking
permit fee, shall remit to the City Clerk/Treasurer a cash deposit
of $25 to guarantee payment of such fees when due to the City Clerk/Treasurer.
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 remit such deposits to the City
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 City, the City Clerk/Treasurer shall apply the cash
deposit to reduce any monthly parking permit fees for which the owner
is liable and refund the balance, if any, to the owner.
The Council is hereby authorized to revoke any license or permit
issued pursuant to the terms of this chapter in accordance with § 66.0435,
Wis. Stats.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, any person found to be in violation of any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Municipal Code. Such penalty may be in addition to the revocation, suspension or nonrenewal of any license or permit issued under the provisions of this chapter.
[Added 4-18-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-02]
A manufactured home community licensed under § 101.935,
Wis. Stats., that is a legal nonconforming use continues to be a legal
nonconforming use notwithstanding the occurrence of any of the following
activities within the community:
[Added 4-18-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-02]
A.
Any licensed manufactured housing community may allow recreational
vehicles in lieu of manufactured homes, with the following conditions:
(1)
Any recreational vehicle shall be an independent unit which is equipped
with a self-contained water distribution system and toilet facility.
(2)
The location of recreational vehicles within the community and their designated space(s) shall be approved by Planning and Zoning. Any additions or changes to the location of designated spaces shall be approved by Planning and Zoning; however, the manufactured housing community may remove a space designated for a recreational vehicle and add a manufactured home to said space, provided that the provisions of this chapter, including the requirements of § 306-4, are met and the siting of the manufactured home is properly permitted.
(3)
At no point shall the number of approved spaces exceed 25 or 20%
of the spaces of the manufactured housing community, whichever is
greater.
(4)
The following requirements shall be met:
B.
The operator shall pay an annual permit fee to the City of $10 per
approved RV space, until such time operator informs City of intent
to quit accepting RV units on said space, and/or a manufactured home
is placed on said space.
