b. A recreational vehicle as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), Wis. stats. D. Any licensed manufactured and mobile home community operator or owner of land on which a manufactured and mobile home community is located shall timely notify the town clerk of information requested in writing by the town clerk, including the number of all manufactured dwellings, mobile homes, manufactured homes, or camping units installed, parked, or removed at any specific time periods in the mobile home park. This information shall be provided by the owner of the land or the operator of the manufactured and mobile home community within 5 days after written request from the town clerk. The information requested shall be on a form provided by the town clerk.
E. No person may in any manufactured and mobile home community in the town create or maintain, or cause or allow the creation or maintenance of, a public nuisance or a substantial threat or danger to the health or safety of the public, including to those persons who are occupants or tenants of the mobile home park.
F. No person, after the effective date of this ordinance, may construct, install, operate, or maintain, or cause the construction, installation, operation, or maintenance of, any manufactured and mobile home community unless the manufactured and mobile home community meets the following minimum construction, installation, and maintenance standards for the community and for every mobile home, manufactured home, manufactured dwelling, or camping unit to be installed or maintained in the mobile home park: [list specific standards]
G. No manufactured and mobile home community, after the effective date of this ordinance, may be occupied at any one time by more than _____ mobile homes, manufactured homes, or camping units, or a combination thereof, installed, maintained, or parked in the manufactured and mobile home community. Manufactured dwellings shall be permitted for installation in a manufactured and mobile home community only upon written approval of the town board. No other buildings or structures are to be constructed, installed, or used in the manufactured and mobile home community for living quarters, sleeping, lodging, or any habitation unless approved in writing by the town board.
H. The town reserves the right to place special charges or special assessments on the land where the manufactured and mobile home community is located to defray the costs to the town of services and materials furnished to the mobile home park.
SECTION VIII – CAMPGROUNDS
No person, after the effective date of this ordinance, may construct, install, operate, maintain, or cause the construction, installation, operation, or maintenance of, a campground without obtaining a Town Campground License. No Town Campground License shall be issued for a campground for which a permit has not been issued by the State of Wisconsin under s. 97.67, Wis. stats. SECTION IX – GENERAL LICENSE AND PERMIT PROVISIONS
A. No person may conduct or cause any activity or use enumerated in this ordinance without a license or permit required in this ordinance.
B. Application for a license or permit under this ordinance shall be made to the town clerk on a form furnished by the town. The application shall contain such information as may be required by the town board.
C. All license or permit fees imposed under this ordinance shall be collected by the town clerk and paid into the town treasury. If a license or permit is denied after payment of a license fee, the license or permit fee shall be returned to the applicant.
D. A license or permit under this ordinance may be issued by the town clerk, with the approval of the town board. If the town clerk has reason to believe that the applicant is not a fit person to be granted the license or permit, that the conduct, use or activity is not in compliance with federal or state law or regulations or any county, extraterritorial, or town ordinance, or that the parcel for the conduct, use, or activity is not suitable, the town clerk shall refer the license or permit to the town board, or its designee, for investigation or inspection. If as a result of the investigation or inspection, the town clerk, with the approval of the town board, denies the license or permit, an appeal may be made by the applicant in writing to the town clerk within 5 days after the date of the denial. Upon receipt of a written appeal, the town clerk shall set a public hearing before the town board not less than 10 days after receipt of the written appeal and provide written notice of the hearing to the appellant. At the hearing the appellant is entitled to be represented by counsel. After hearing the evidence the town board may confirm or reverse the denial. The determination of the town board is final.
E. All annual licenses or permits issued under this ordinance shall expire on the succeeding June 30.
F. All licenses or permits issued under this ordinance shall be displayed upon the parcel or vehicle for which issued, or, if carried on the person, shall be displayed to any officer of the town upon request.
G. It is a condition of holding a license or permit under this ordinance that the licensee or permittee fully comply with all federal and state law or regulations and all county, extraterritorial, and town ordinances. Failure to do so is cause for revocation of the license or permit.
H. All licenses or permits issued under this ordinance are personal and are not transferable except by written approval of the town board.
I. Any license or permit issued under this ordinance may be revoked for cause by the town board. Any licensee or permittee whose license or permit is so revoked may apply within 5 days after the revocation for a public hearing before the town board. At the hearing, the licensee or permittee is entitled to be represented by counsel. The hearing shall be conducted upon publication of a Class 1 Notice under s. 985.07, Wis. stats., prior to hearing, with the costs for publication and public hearing paid by the licensee or permittee to the town clerk prior to publication. After hearing the evidence, the town board may confirm or reverse the revocation, or modify the revocation by imposing a limited period of suspension. The determination of the town board shall be in writing, shall state the reasons for the Board’s action, and is final. SECTION X – PENALTY PROVISIONS
Any person, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that fails to comply with the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, pay a forfeiture of not less than $_____ nor more than $_____, plus the applicable surcharges, assessments, and costs for each violation. Each day a violation exists or continues constitutes a separate offense under this ordinance. In addition, the town board may seek injunctive relief from a court of record to enjoin further violations.
SECTION XI – SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION XII – EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance is effective on publication.
The town clerk shall properly publish this ordinance as required under s. 60.80, Wis. stats. Adopted this ________ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 66.0435, Wis. stats. I, ________ ________, of ________, ________, [insert mailing address] apply for [a license or renewal of a license] to maintain and operate a manufactured and mobile home community at ________________ [legal description] in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin; attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, is the complete plan and specification of the park.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of applicant]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 66.0435, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
Application having been properly filed by ________ ________, of ______________ [insert mailing address], for a license to maintain and operate a manufactured and mobile home community at ______________ [legal description] in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, and it appearing that the plans and specifications comply with all applicable town ordinances, statutes, and rules of the State of Wisconsin and that the town board has approved the application and that all work on the park has been completed according to the plans, and the applicant having paid the required fee of $ ________ [not less than $25 nor more than $100 per year for each 50 spaces or fraction thereof within the town limits];
A manufactured and mobile home community license is issued to ________ ________, of ______________, to maintain and operate a manufactured and mobile home community at the place above described for the term of one year from the date hereof.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
The following statutes affect this form: ss. 66.0801 to 66.0827, Wis. stats. Note: Information on water use regulation can be accessed on the Public Service Commission website:
The following statutes affect this form: ch. 68, Wis. stats. Note: Chapter 68, Wis. stats., guarantees the right of persons affected by certain determinations made by municipalities to appeal those determinations and provides procedures for the review of those determinations. Specifically ss. 68.01 and 68.02, Wis. stats., provide: 68.01 Review of administrative determinations. Any person having a substantial interest which is adversely affected by an administrative determination of a governing body, board, commission, committee, agency, officer or employee of a municipality or agent acting on behalf of a municipality as set forth in s. 68.02, may have such determination reviewed as provided in this chapter. The remedies under this chapter shall not be exclusive. No department, board, commission, agency, officer or employee of a municipality who is aggrieved may initiate review under this chapter of a determination of any other department, board, commission, agency, officer or employee of the same municipality, but may respond or intervene in a review proceeding under this chapter initiated by another. 68.02 Determinations reviewable. The following determinations are reviewable under this chapter:
(1) The grant or denial in whole or in part after application of an initial permit, license, right, privilege, or authority, except an alcohol beverage license.
(2) The suspension, revocation or nonrenewal of an existing permit, license, right, privilege, or authority, except as provided in s. 68.03 (5). (3) The denial of a grant of money or other thing of substantial value under a statute or ordinance prescribing conditions of eligibility for such grant.
(4) The imposition of a penalty or sanction upon any person except a municipal employee or officer, other than by a court.
Chapter 68, Wis. stats., may be viewed in its entirety at: The following statutes affect this form: s. 88.94, Wis. stats. To the [drainage board or supervisors] of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin:
Your petitioner desires to drain agricultural land, not exceeding 80 acres, owned by the petitioner. Because of the lay of the land, there is no suitable outlet for drainage on petitioner’s land. The proposed drain will promote the general welfare and health of the community. It is impractical for petitioner to drain the land without crossing the land of others.
Therefore, ________ ________ petitions you to lay out a suitable drain and outlet as shown in the attached map, which map is made part of this petition. [The map should show and describe: 1. The land of the petitioner. 2. The names of the other landowners. 3. A description of the lands of others over which the drain will extend. 4. The location and kind of drain.]
The land that the petitioner desires to drain is described as follows: [here describe the land as in a deed]. The drain will cross [describe the land] owned by ________ ________ and [describe the land] owned by ________ ________.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of petitioner]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 88.94, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
Notice of Hearing
Notice is hereby given by the supervisors of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, that the petition of ________ ________ to lay out a drain and outlet, pursuant to s. 88.94, Wis. stats., as shown in the map attached to the petition on file with the town will be heard by them on ________ ___, 20__, at ________ __.m. [insert time], at ________ [insert place of hearing]. Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Note: This petition may be presented to the town supervisors of the town only if there is no drainage board in the county.
Notice shall be given under s. 88.05, Wis. stats., to the owners and occupants of all lands through or along which the drain may pass and to the persons specified in s. 88.05 (4) (a), Wis. stats. The following statutes affect this form: s. 93.90, Wis. stats. Note: The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has created a website that provides information on all aspects of livestock facility siting in Wisconsin, at:
Note: This DATCP website specifically includes material regarding local implementation including model zoning and licensing ordinances at:
The following statutes affect this form: s. 101.65, Wis. stats. Note: The Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Industry Services Programs, has created the Model Ordinance for Adoption of Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code, which covers adoption of the Uniform Dwelling Code, appointment of an inspector, requiring a permit and imposing a fee, and assessing a penalty. Electronic copies may be downloaded from the Department of Safety and Professional Services website at:
The following statutes affect this form: s. 157.50, Wis. stats. (ONLY for use by towns authorized to exercise VILLAGE POWERS under s. 60.22, Wis. stats.) STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
SECTION I – TITLE AND PURPOSE
The title of this Ordinance is the “Town of ________ Town Cemetery Ordinance.” The purpose of this Ordinance is to regulate the construction, management, operation, and platting of cemeteries, the burial of human corpses, and other cemetery uses and activities in the town.
