Wisconsin Administrative Code

SPS 326.03 Petition for variance. The department shall consider and may grant a variance to a non-statutory provision of this chapter in accordance with ch. SPS 303. The petition for variance shall include a position statement from the fire department having jurisdiction over the…

SPS 326.04 Penalties. Penalties for violations of this chapter shall be assessed in accordance with s. 101.94 (8) (c), Stats. Note: Section 101.94 (8) (c), Stats., indicates that a person who violates s. 101.935, a rule promulgated under s. 101.935 or an order issued under s. 101…

SPS 326.05 Appeals. (1) APPEAL OF DEPARTMENT ORDER. Pursuant to ss. 101.02 (6) (e) and 101.94 (7), Stats., any person who owns or occupies a property that is affected by an order

SPS 326.06 Fees. Fees for the plan examination, community permit and inspection of communities shall be submitted to the department as specified in ch. SPS 302.

SPS 326.07 Plan approval. Two sets of plans and one set of related specifications and calculations for a new or expanded manufactured home community shall be submitted to the department or its agent for examination in relation to this chapter and for approval before work is begun…

SPS 326.08 Permit. (1) APPLICATION. Before a manufactured home community is opened for public use, the manufac- the chapter was last published. SPS 326.08 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE tured home community operator shall obtain a permit from the department or its agent by applica…

SPS 326.09 Enforcement. (1) ACCESS. An authorized employee or agent of the department, upon presenting proper identification if requested, shall be permitted to enter any manufactured home community at any reasonable time for the purpose of inspecting the manufactured home commun…

SPS 326.10 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XAbility to payY means a manufactured home community occupant[s financial capacity to meet the manufactured home community occupant[s water and sewer service financial obligation. (2) XAgentY means a village, city or county designated …

SPS 326.11 Location. (1) Every manufactured home community and manufactured home within the community shall be located on a well-drained area and shall be properly graded to prevent the accumulation of stormwater or other waters. (2) A manufactured home shall be located on soil t…

SPS 326.12 Physical layout. (1) SITES. (a) Each site shall be clearly delineated on plans submitted to the department or its agent for approval. (b) Each basic unit shall be located on a site so that there is at least a 10-foot clearance between basic units. The clearance require…

SPS 326.13 Fire hydrants. For manufactured home communities and community expansions constructed after the chapter was last published. SPS 326.13 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE March 1, 2006, fire hydrants shall be provided in accordance with ch. NR 811 when the required water sup…

SPS 326.14 Plumbing systems. Water and sewer systems owned by a manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor shall be constructed and maintained in compliance with chs. SPS 381 to 387. Note: The connection and use of a public water or sewer syste…

SPS 326.15 Adequacy of water supply. Each manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor shall furnish a continuous and adequate supply of potable water to its manufactured home community occupants.

SPS 326.16 Electricity. (1) Manufactured home community electrical connections shall meet the requirements set forth in ch. SPS 316. (2) A manufactured home community operator may request an electric utility provider to disconnect the electrical service to a site where an electri…

SPS 326.17 Garbage and rubbish. (1) All garbage not disposed of through a garbage disposal unit connected with the sewage system shall be kept in separate, leak proof, non-absorbent containers equipped with tight-fitting covers unless otherwise protected from flies and insects, a…

SPS 326.18 Management. (1) AVAILABILITY. The manufactured home community operator or a designee in charge of the manufactured home community in the absence of the operator shall, during reasonable hours, be available in the community, in close proximity to the community or via el…

SPS 326.19 Duties of occupants. All owners and other occupants of manufactured homes in a manufactured home community shall do all of the following: (1) Register with the manufactured home community operator. (2) Maintain their site in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition at a…

SPS 326.20 Other municipal fees. A manufactured home community contractor or a manufactured home community operator may pass along to a homeowner a municipal charge imposed on the community or its occupants on a schedule to meet the obligations imposed by the municipality or muni…

SPS 326.25 General requirement. A manufactured home community contractor and a manufactured home community operator that provides water service or sewer service, or both, to the occupants of their manufactured home community shall furnish reasonably adequate service and facilitie…

SPS 326.26 Uniform billing rate. No manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor may provide water and sewer service to a manufactured home community occupant at a billing rate different from that provided to all other occupants of their manufact…

SPS 326.27 Records of service interruptions. Each manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor shall maintain a record of each interruption of service that results from a failure or disruption of the manufactured home community water supply or se…

SPS 326.28 Information available and required to be provided to customers. Each manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor shall have available and provide, to all new manufactured home community occupants and to any manufactured home community…

SPS 326.29 Application. The provisions of Part 3 are not applicable to manufactured home community operators or manufactured home community contractors who include the costs associated with water and sewer service in their rental fees.

SPS 326.30 Reasonableness of water and sewer rates. A manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor may establish general service charges for water and sewer service in one of the following ways: (1) (a) If a manufactured home community operator o…

SPS 326.31 Billing methods. Sewer or water bills for manufactured home community occupants shall be based on one of the following methods: (1) Metered. (2) Flat rate. (3) Residential equivalent units. Note: See s. SPS 383.43 for information regarding estimating wastewater flow. (…

SPS 326.32 Billing. (1) If payments for water and sewer service are paid separately from rent, a bill for water and sewer service shall be issued at least quarterly by the manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor. The bill shall include all o…

SPS 326.33 Deposits for water and sewer service. (1) A manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor may require a deposit as a condition of new or continued water and sewer service. The amount of the required deposit may not exceed $75. (2) The m…

SPS 326.34 Reasons for disconnection and refusal of service. (1) Water and sewer service may be disconnected or refused for any of the following actions on the part of a manufactured home community occupant: (a) Failure to pay a delinquent account. (b) Failure to comply with depo…

SPS 326.35 Disconnection procedure. (1) (a) A notice of disconnection may not be issued until at least 20 days after the date of issuance of the bill. (b) Manufactured home community water and sewer service shall not be disconnected or refused because of any disputed matter while…

SPS 326.36 Disconnection notice. (1) A disconnection notice shall contain all of the following information: (a) The name and address of the manufactured home community occupant and the address of the service, if different. (b) The reason for the proposed disconnection of service …

SPS 326.38 Dispute procedures. (1) If a manufactured home community occupant disputes a manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor[s request for a deposit, or advises the manufactured home community[s designated office prior to the disconnectio…

SPS 326.39 Complaint procedures. Manufactured home community occupants may complain to the department concerning adequacy of water supply, or the general condition of the manufactured home community[s water distribution system, sewer collection system or sewer treatment system. P…

SPS 326.40 Meters. (1) All meters used for measuring the quantity of water delivered to a manufactured home community occupant shall be in good working condition. They shall be adequate in size and design for the type of service measured and shall be accurate to the standard spec…

SPS 326.41 Meter testing facilities and equipment. Each manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor billing for water and sewer service on a metered basis shall own or provide, through contract or oth- the chapter was last published. 9 SAFETY AN…

SPS 326.42 Testing of manufactured home community occupant meters. (1) The test of any manufactured home community occupant[s meter shall consist of a comparison of its accuracy with that of a standard of known accuracy. If the test standard consists of a previously calibrated re…

SPS 326.43 Test flows. The required test flow and normal test flow limits are as listed in s. PSC 185.65. The stated test flows apply for both XAs FoundY and XAs LeftY tests.

SPS 326.44 Required tests of manufactured home community occupant meters. Meters shall be tested by the manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor at each of the following times: (1) Before use if the meter has not been tested or certified to b…

SPS 326.45 Requested test. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), each manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor shall promptly make an accuracy test of any metering installation upon request of a manufactured home community occupant. (2) If less…

SPS 326.46 Remote outside meter system tests. The remote outside meter system, if used, shall be tested each time the associated meter is tested. If the total recorded consumption of the remote outside meter agrees with that of the base meter, no further testing of the remote out…

SPS 326.47 Flushing mains. If practical, dead-end mains or other low-flow portions of distribution systems shall be flushed as needed to eliminate or minimize complaints from manufactured home community occupants arising from an objectionable condition of water due to lack of cir…

SPS 326.48 Interruptions of service. (1) Each manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor shall make all reasonable efforts to prevent interruptions of service. When interruptions occur, the manufactured home community operator or manufactured h…

SPS 326.49 Maintenance of water and sewer piping. (1) Thawing of a manufactured home community occupant[s frozen water service or building sewer shall be at the manufactured home community occupant[s expense unless either of the following apply: (a) The freeze-up is a direct resu…

SPS 327.01 Purpose. The purpose of this code is to establish uniform statewide construction standards and inspection procedures for camping units in accordance with the requirements of ss. 101.63 (1), 101.82 (1), and 145.02 (2) (b), Stats. History: EmR1703: emerg. cr., eff. 2-6-1…

SPS 327.02 Scope. (1) GENERAL. The provisions of this code apply to all camping units for which construction commenced on or after February 6, 2017. Note: Also see s. SPS 327.04. (2) MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES. (a) A municipality may not adopt an ordinance on any subject falling within…

SPS 327.03 Effective date. The effective date of this chapter is February 6, 2017. History: EmR1703: emerg. cr., eff. 2-6-17; CR 17-017: cr. Register March 2018 No. 747, eff. 4-1-18.

SPS 327.04 Applications. (1) NEW CAMPING UNITS. This code applies to all camping units for which construction commenced on or after February 6, 2017. All camping units covered under this subsection shall meet the requirements of this chapter. If a plumbing, electrical, heating, o…

SPS 327.05 Exemptions. (1) EXISTING CAMPING The provisions of this code shall not apply to camping units, the construction of which was commenced prior to February 6, 2017, or to additions or alterations to such camping units. UNITS. Note: As provided under s. SPS 327.02 (2) (d),…

SPS 327.07 State jurisdiction. In accordance with s. 101.64 (1) (h), Stats., municipalities administering the code may be monitored by the department for compliance with the administrative requirements under this code. History: EmR1703: emerg. cr., eff. 2-6-17; CR 17-017: cr. Reg…

SPS 327.08 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XAccessory buildingY means a detached building, not used as a camping unit but is incidental to that of the camping unit and which is located on the same lot. Accessory building does not mean farm building. (2) XAdditionY means new con…

SPS 327.09 Wisconsin camping unit building permit. (1) WHERE REQUIRED. A Wisconsin camping unit building permit shall be obtained from the municipality administering and enforcing this code or from a registered UDC inspection agency administering and enforcing this code in a muni…