[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Monona
as Title 7, Ch. 4, of the 1994 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 480.
A.
There is hereby imposed on each owner of a nonexempt, occupied mobile
home in the City of Monona a monthly permit fee as determined in accordance
with § 66.0435(3), Wis. Stats., which is hereby adopted
by reference and made part of this chapter 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 shall
pay to the City Treasurer such monthly 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 chapter and such regulations
as the City 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 City 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 City 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.[1]
(2)
Occupants or owners of nonexempt mobile homes parked outside of a mobile home park shall remit such fees directly to the City Treasurer as provided in Subsection A. 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 City Treasurer as provided in Subsection A.
B.
It shall be the full and complete responsibility of the licensees
of a mobile home park to collect such cash deposits from each occupied,
nonexempt mobile home therein and to remit such deposits to the City
Treasurer.
A.
No person shall establish, operate or maintain, or permit to be established,
operated or maintained, upon any property owned, leased or controlled
by him or her, a mobile home park within the City, without having
first obtained a license for each such park from the Council pursuant
to this section. Such license shall be issued as of July 1 of each
year and shall expire on June 30 following the date of issuance but
may be renewed under the provisions of this section for additional
periods of one year. Licenses for mobile home parks not in existence
or not operating on July 1 may be granted, subject to the provisions
of this section, at any time during the licensing year upon payment
of such proportion of the annual fee provided herein as the number
of months or fraction of a month remaining until June 30 bears to
12. Licenses issued under this section may be transferred from owner
to owner with consent of the Council upon payment of a ten-dollar
transfer fee.
B.
The application for such license or renewal thereof shall be filed with the City Clerk no later than May 15 and shall be accompanied by a fee of $100 for each 50 spaces or fractional part thereof in the existing or proposed park, but no less than $100, and a surety bond from a company licensed to do business in the State of Wisconsin in the sum of $1,000. In lieu of the bond, the applicant may post a one-thousand-dollar cash deposit. The bond or cash deposit shall guarantee the collection by the licensee of the monthly permit fee provided for in § 303-1 (see § 66.0435(3), Wis. Stats.).
C.
The application for a license or a renewal thereof shall be made
on forms furnished by the City Clerk and shall include the name and
address of the owner in fee of the tract and a legal description of
the premises proposed for licensing. If the application is made by
someone other than the fee owner of the premises, the application
shall contain a statement from the owner that the applicant is authorized
to construct or maintain a mobile home park on the premises proposed
for licensing. Each application shall be accompanied by two copies
of the park plan showing the following items:
(1)
The precise area to be used for mobile home purposes.
(2)
Roadways and driveways.
(3)
Location and up-to-date dimensions of units or pads for mobile homes.
(4)
Location and number of sanitary conveniences, including toilets,
washrooms, laundries and utility rooms to be used by occupants of
units.
(5)
Method and plan for sewage disposal.
(6)
Method and plan for garbage and refuse disposal.
(7)
Plan for water supply.
(8)
Plan for provision of electric to units.
(9)
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.
A.
Annual inspection. No mobile home park license shall be issued or
renewed until the City Clerk shall notify the Chief of Police, Chief
of the Fire Department and Building Inspector of such application,
and these officials 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 or are located comply with the regulations,
ordinances and laws applicable thereto. These officials shall furnish
to the City Clerk and the Council in writing by May 1 of each year
the information derived from such investigation and a statement as
to whether the applicant and the premises meet the requirements of
the department for whom the officer is certifying. No permit shall
be issued or renewed unless each official named above has certified
that the requirements of his or her department have been met. 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 about to be located to inspect the same and all
accommodations connected therewith at any reasonable time.
B.
Inspections. The Chief of Police, Fire Chief and Building Inspector
are hereby authorized and directed to inspect mobile home parks not
less than once in every twelve-month period to determine whether the
conditions therein pose a threat to the health, safety and welfare
of the occupants of the park or the inhabitants of the City and that
the activities, structures and conditions comply with the provisions
of this chapter and all other applicable laws of the City and state.
If upon such inspections, any violation of the ordinances of the City
or laws of the state or any threat to the health, safety or welfare
of the occupants or of the public is found, the inspecting officer
shall notify the park permittee in writing of the nature of the violation
and order correction of the offending condition within a time fixed
by the order, but not less than 10 days from the date of the order.
If such order affects an individual mobile home, a copy of such order
shall also be served on the owner of such mobile home. Such order
shall be served by registered mail or by a law enforcement officer
of the City. If the park operator fails to comply with such order
within the time stated, a citation for violation of this chapter shall
be issued to the operator, and the offending condition shall be abated
by the City and the cost thereof levied as a special tax against the
property under § 66.0627, Wis. Stats.[1]
C.
Duty of occupants. It shall be the duty of every occupant of a mobile
home park to give the owner or the owner's agent or employee
access to any part of a mobile home or the site on which located at
reasonable times for the purpose of making repairs or alterations
necessary to comply with any order of the Chief of Police, Chief of
the Fire Department or Building Inspector issued under this section.
