The provisions of § 66.0435, Wis. Stats., and Ch.
SPS 326, Wis. Adm. Code, and the definitions therein are hereby adopted
by reference. To ensure uniformity between City of Lancaster ordinances
and State of Wisconsin regulations, any future amendments, revisions
or modifications of the statutes and Wisconsin Administrative Code
incorporated herein are made a part of this chapter.
A.
Temporary stopping or parking of a mobile home is permitted on any
street, alley or highway for not longer than one hour subject to any
other and further prohibitions, regulations, or limitations imposed
by the traffic and parking regulations for that street, alley or highway.
In case of emergency or breakdown such parking or stopping shall be
permitted for not more than 24 hours.
[Amended 11-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-05]
B.
Existing mobile homes outside of a mobile home park, not meeting
the specifications of width and square footage, shall be classified
as existing nonconforming uses and subject to the provisions of the
applicable chapters of the Municipal Code of the City of Lancaster.
In addition to the duties of the mobile home park operator or
manager as described in Ch. SPS 326, Wis. Adm. Code, the following
shall apply:
A.
The mobile home park operator or manager shall furnish information
to the City Clerk/Treasurer on mobile homes added to the park within
five days of their arrival, on forms furnished by the City Clerk/Treasurer.
B.
The mobile home park operator shall request the City Clerk/Treasurer
to assign a street address to each mobile home. Said address shall
correspond with the lot number as shown on the mobile home park plan.
The park operator shall display said address in a manner easily visible
from the street.
All plumbing, HVAC, electrical, building and other work on or
at any licensed mobile home park or at or within any mobile home,
within or outside of a mobile home park, shall be in accordance with
this chapter and the requirements of the City of Lancaster Building
Code.
Applications for a conditional use permit shall include mobile
home park plans which clearly show or provide the following items
of information:
A.
Lot layout and pad locations.
B.
Setback lines.
C.
Location of recreation areas.
D.
Location and extent of related nonresidential uses (laundromat, shelter,
etc.).
E.
Location of the mobile home park signage.
F.
Traffic, parking, and access plans.
G.
Sidewalk layout.
H.
Utility improvements.
I.
Landscaping and screening.
A.
Density. The maximum allowable density in a mobile home park development
shall be eight units or lots per acre.
B.
Minimum lot size. Individual lots within a mobile home park must
contain an area of not less than 4,000 square feet.
C.
Required separation between mobile homes. Mobile homes shall be separated
from each other and from other buildings or structures by at least
20 feet. Structural attachments to mobile homes, such as porches,
storage sheds, and the like, are considered part of the mobile home.
Detached accessory structures shall be allowed only if included and
approved as part of the original mobile home park plan and shall not
be closer than five feet to the principal structure or any lot line.
D.
Setbacks. Each mobile home shall be located a minimum of 10 feet
from any mobile home lot line. There shall be a minimum distance of
five feet between the mobile home stand and an abutting public or
private street right-of-way. All mobile homes shall be located at
least 15 feet from any park boundary except where the adjoining property
is also a mobile home park.
[Amended 6-20-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-08]
A.
All residential structures shall be permanently affixed to the property
on which they are sited and held in common ownership with said property
and classified and taxed as real estate.
B.
Permanent connections to all available utilities shall be made to
each residential structure.
C.
Any and all appendages or accessory uses such as steps, carports,
garages, storage buildings, decks and awnings or additions and alterations
shall be done in accordance with the adopted addition of the Uniform
Building Code.
A.
All manufactured homes shall be certified by the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development inspectors as meeting the National
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974,
effective June 15, 1976 (HUD Code), and any subsequent amendments
thereto.
B.
Each manufactured home shall be installed, with or without basement,
on a site-built permanent foundation system that meets or exceeds
applicable requirements of the building codes as detailed in the "Guidelines
for Manufactured Housing Installations." Permanent masonry or concrete
perimeter enclosures shall be required and shall conform to the adopted
edition of the Uniform Building Code as specified for foundation walls.
C.
The manufactured home, when fully installed, must generally have
the appearance of a site-built single-family dwelling.
D.
Towing hitches and running gear, which includes tongues, axles, brakes,
wheels, lights, and other parts of the chassis intended to be operated
only during transport, shall be removed.
E.
Exterior siding and trim materials shall consist of durable weather-resistant
materials approved for dwelling construction. In no case may corrugated
metal, fiberglass, plastics, or typical trailer coach or recreational
vehicle-type coverings be used.
F.
The roof shall have a minimum pitch of a three-inch rise to twelve-inch
run with six-inch eaves and gable overhangs.
G.
Roofing materials shall consist of composition asphalt shingles or
other shingle materials pre-approved by the Building Inspector.
H.
The manufactured home is required to have outside hose bibs attached
to the front and back of the home.
I.
All manufactured homes must meet requirements of the Municipal Code
of the City of Lancaster pertaining to the residential section and
the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
[Amended 11-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-05]
A.
Park entrance. Entrances to mobile home parks shall be designed to
minimize congestion and hazards and allow free movement of traffic
on adjacent streets.
B.
Internal private streets. All private roadways shall be surfaced
with a seal coat, bituminous, or concrete surface so as to be dust
free and properly drained and of adequate width to accommodate anticipated
traffic.
A.
Occupant parking. A minimum of two parking spaces shall be provided
for each mobile home lot. Each space shall be a minimum of 153 square
feet. The parking spaces shall be a smooth, hard surface pavement.
[Amended 11-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-05]
B.
Recreation vehicle parking. Parking of boats, trailers, campers,
snowmobiles or other motorized recreational vehicles shall be restricted
to an area or areas provided by the park management specifically for
said purposes, and in the event no such area is provided by park management,
such boats, trailers, campers and snowmobiles shall not be parked
in a mobile home park.
All mobile home parks shall provide a basement or a comparable
subsurface shelter suitable for sheltering mobile home park residents
in the event of a tornado or other natural or man-caused disaster.
Such a shelter shall be on the grounds of the mobile home park. The
shelter shall provide at least 30 square feet of available floor area
for each mobile home lot in the park.
The lawful nonconforming use or layout of a mobile home park
existing at the time of the adoption or amendment of this chapter
may be continued even though the use or layout does not conform with
the provisions of this chapter. However, only that portion of the
land in actual use may be so continued, and the park may not be extended,
enlarged, reconstructed, substituted, moved, or structurally altered
except when required to do so by law or order or so as to comply with
the provisions of this chapter.
