(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/her a mobile home community within the Village of Edgar without a valid, unexpired mobile home community license issued by the Village Administrator 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 community licenses shall be issued for a calendar year and shall expire on December 31 next succeeding 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.
(d) Licenses granted under this Section shall be subject to revocation or suspension by the governing body for cause in accordance with applicable statutory procedures, 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 communities 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 community facilities.
(3) Operation or maintenance of the mobile home community in a manner inimical to the health, safety or welfare of mobile home community 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.
(e) Except as provided in Subsection (f) of this Section, no mobile home community 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 Section 13-1-286 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 Health Services that the mobile home park complies with the provisions of Ch. HSS 177, Wis. Adm. Code, applicable thereto.
(2) Mobile home communities should be used only for the parking and occupancy of single-family nondependent mobile homes and accessory structures and appurtenances and uses.
(3) Applicant shall file with the Village Board certificates certifying that all equipment, roads, sanitary facilities, water facilities and other equipment and facilities, including roads, have been constructed or installed in the mobile home community as required by this Chapter and are in required operating condition at the time of said application. In addition, the Building Inspector 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 whom the officer is certifying.
(4) Location and operation of the mobile home community shall comply with all zoning and land use ordinances of the state and Village.
(f) Mobile home communities in existence and operating under a valid mobile home community license upon the effective date of this Chapter, including mobile home communities in areas hereafter annexed to the Village, shall be exempt from the requirements hereof relating to land use and occupancy provided such use and occupancy complies 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 community developer's nonconforming use permit and comply with all other provisions of this Chapter within six
(6) months after the effective date hereof, provided that an existing mobile home community having a density in excess of that provided in Section 13-1-286 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 mobile home community occupants or inhabitants of the Village. All extensions, modifications or additions to lawfully licensed existing mobile home communities or facilities or structures therein shall comply with this Chapter.