The following regulations shall apply to mobile home parks:
(1) To provide regulations and standards for the development of a safe, healthy and well- designed community for permanent mobile home living;
(2) To provide appropriately located sites for mobile home living, developed at reasonable densities consistent with sound standards of public health and safety;
(3) To comply as much as possible with the objectives and purposes of each zoning district in which mobile home parks are located;
(4) To ensure adequate light, air, access and open space for each mobile living unit; and
(5) To regulate the mobile home park such that it will complement the land use policy of the zoning district.
(B) Placement.
(1) No mobile home shall be located within the following delineated area of the village: all of the village limits except within the boundaries of two mobile home parks existing in the village on the date of adoption of this chapter.
(2) Mobile homes located in all other areas of the village shall be in accordance with the provisions of this section. Mobile homes presently placed and occupied in the aforesaid described area shall not be replaced.
(C) Administration.
(1) Mobile home park applications. New mobile home parks, as herein defined, shall require a conditional use permit, issued in accordance with the provisions of this section. Applications for a conditional use permit shall contain the following information:
(a) Name and address of the applicant. If the owner of the land is other than the applicant, a duly verified statement by the owner that the applicant is authorized by him or her to construct the proposed park and make the application;
(b) Location and legal description of the proposed mobile home park;
(c) Existing easements and covenants affecting the property;
(d) Land characteristics, such as natural drainage, swamp areas and wooded areas;
(e) Development characteristics, such as surrounding streets, existing buildings, available community sewer, water and other utilities;
(f) Complete preliminary engineering plans and specifications of the proposed park, showing but not limited to the following:
1. The area and dimensions of the tract of land;
2. The number, location and size of all mobile home lots and the location of common and recreational areas;
3. The location and width of roadways and walkways;
4. The location of the mobile home stands within the mobile home park, including a detailed sketch of at least one typical mobile home lot and stand therein;
5. Plans and specifications of all utilities, including: sewage collection and disposal, storm water drainage, water distribution and supply, solid waste storage and collection, lighting, electrical, telephone and TV antenna systems;
6. The number, location and size of all individual and common parking areas;
7. Landscaping plans for the entire park, including a planting plan for the buffer strip;
8. Plans and specifications of all buildings to be located within the park;
9. Written statements describing proposed park operations, management and maintenance, including proposed fees and charges and rules to be established by the operator for conduct of persons within the park; and
10. Such other plans and specifications and information as may reasonably be required by the Planning Committee or Village Board.
(2) Action by Planning Committee.
(a) Review; action.
1. The Planning Committee shall review the conditional use permit application to determine its conformity with land development trends in the community and recognized principles of design, land use planning and landscape architecture.
2. The Planning Committee shall forward the conditional use permit application to the Village Board with a recommendation that it be:
a. Approved;
b. Approved with conditions;
c. Approved with modifications; or
d. Disapproved.
3. This communication must be made within 30 days of receipt of the conditional use permit application.
(b) Determination of Village Board. After receipt of the recommendations of the Planning Committee, the Village Board shall make its determination regarding the conditional use permit.
(c) Findings of fact. Within 30 days after the close of the public hearing in regards to the proposed conditional use permit, the Village Board shall approve, approve with conditions, approve with modifications or disapprove the conditional use permit. For the Village Board to make an affirmative recommendation, it must find in each of the following instances that:
1. The establishment of a proposed mobile home park will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, comfort or general welfare of the community;
2. The proposed mobile home park will not be injurious to the use and enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity for the purposes already permitted nor substantially diminish and impair property values within the neighborhood;
3. The proposed mobile home park will not impede the normal or orderly development and improvement of the surrounding property for uses permitted in the district;
4. Adequate utilities, access roads, drainage and/or other necessary facilities have been, are being or will be provided; and
5. Adequate measures have been or will be taken to provide ingress and egress so designed as to minimize traffic congestion in the public streets.
(3) Mobile home park license. It shall be unlawful for a person to establish or operate a mobile home park upon property owned or controlled by him or her within the village without having first secured the conditional use permit required by this chapter and the mobile home park license required by Chapter 152. The application for a mobile home park license shall accompany the conditional use permit request and shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount which can be found at the office of the Village Clerk. The Village Clerk shall issue the mobile home park license only upon Village Board approval of the conditional use permit. The mobile home park license fee will be returned to the applicant if the conditional use permit is denied.
(D) Mobile home park requirements.
(1) Park size. The minimum size of a mobile home park shall be five acres.
(2) Density. The maximum density for mobile home parks shall be eight mobile home units or lots per gross acre.
(3) Setbacks. No mobile home shall be located closer than 30 feet from any park property boundary line.
(4) Drainage and landscaping. The ground surface in all parts of every mobile home park shall be graded and equipped to drain all surface water in a safe, efficient manner away from the mobile home stand; all mobile home sites shall be sodded or seeded and the park shall be attractively landscaped in accordance with a plan submitted at the time of initial permit application.
(5) Recreation areas. Each park shall contain a recreation area. A minimum of one-half acre of area for such use shall be provided for each 100 sites. The minimum area in a park shall be one-half acre.
(6) Screening. All mobile home parks shall be provided with a screening of trees or shrubs along the property boundary line separating the park and such adjacent properties, except where the adjoining property is also a mobile home park. Within the six months after issuance of the appropriate licenses and permits for the occupation of such mobile home park, the following plantings shall be established: a permanent planting of trees and shrubs so arranged and in sufficient numbers so as to form a solid wall of plant material. Such planting shall be a minimum height of two feet at the original time of planting and shall be grown or maintained at a height of not less than ten feet, except where line of sight vision is necessary for pedestrian or vehicular traffic safety.
(7) Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted within mobile home parks:
(a) Mobile homes used for single-family residential uses;
(b) One single-family dwelling per park for the owner, operator or caretaker thereof;
(c) Service buildings such as park offices, laundromats and recreational buildings provided that such uses be subordinate to the residential character of the park and are intended for use only by park residents;
(d) Accessory structures such as storage sheds, porches and carports as approved by the park management. Accessory structures shall meet the minimum setback requirements prescribed for the basic mobile home unit; and
(e) Home occupations as permitted in § 157.032.
(8) Prohibited uses.
(a) Commercial sales of mobile homes except that existing mobile homes on the site may be sold by the owner.
(b) Dependent mobile homes (those which do not have complete bathroom facilities as defined in Wis. Stats. § 66.058(1)(a)), and recreational vehicles shall be prohibited from placement or occupancy within mobile home parks.
(9) Access, street and parking requirements.
(a) General requirements. All mobile home stands shall be provided with safe, convenient access to public streets and roads. Such access shall be provided by private streets located within the park boundaries.
(b) Park entrances. Entrances to parks shall be designed to minimize congestion and hazards and allow free movement of traffic on adjacent streets.
(c) Interior streets.
1. Paving requirements for interior streets shall adhere to locally applicable codes and shall meet the following width standards:
Description | Distance |
2-way street with parking on both sides | 32 feet |
2-way street with parking on one side | 25 feet |
2-way street with parking prohibited | 18 feet |
1-way street with parking on one side | 22 feet |
1-way street with parking prohibited | 14 feet |
2. Right-of-way width shall be at least 66 feet, unless the Village Board has specifically approved a lesser width, but shall in no case be less than 50 feet.
(d) Parking requirements. A minimum of two improved parking spaces shall be provided for each mobile home, one of which will be on the mobile home site.
(10) Water and sanitary sewer requirements. Mobile home parks and each mobile home therein shall be connected to public water and sanitary sewage facilities.
(11) Plumbing requirements. All plumbing within the park and within the mobile homes therein shall meet all applicable standards for the Wisconsin Administrative Code and any additional requirements of the Village Board.
(12) Solid wastes. All solid wastes shall be stored, collected and disposed.
(E) Mobile home site requirements. Each site for the placement of mobile homes shall be clearly staked or otherwise delineated and shall meet the following standards.
(1) Minimum lot size. Individual lots within the mobile home park shall contain an area of not less than 5,000 square feet and shall have a minimum width, at the narrowest point, of 50 feet.
(2) Mobile home stand. A mobile home stand with minimum dimensions of 17 feet by 70 feet intended for the actual placement of the mobile home shall be provided on each mobile home site. The stand shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete, gravel or similar material and provide adequate drainage and support against settling and frost heave. The mobile home stand shall be equipped with tie-downs and anchors to secure the mobile home against winds.
(3) Required separation between mobile homes. Mobile homes shall be separated from each other and from other buildings and structures by at least 20 feet. An accessory structure such as an awning, cabana, storage cabinet, carport, windbreak or porch attached to the mobile home shall, for purposes of the separation requirements, be considered a part of the mobile home. The basic unit shall not occupy in excess of one-fourth of the area of the lot and the complete unit, including all accessory structures, shall not occupy more than one-half of the area of the lot.
(4) Setback and buffer strips. Each mobile home shall be located at least five feet from any mobile home lot line. There shall be a minimum setback of the mobile home of 20 feet from the front, or main street side of the lot and of at least ten feet from the rear of the lot. All mobile homes shall be located at least 30 feet from any park property boundary line.
(Prior Code, § 22.13(C)) (Ord. passed - -2011)