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Village of Greendale, WI
Milwaukee County
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(1) 
Permitted uses.
(a) 
Permitted uses of land or buildings as herein listed in the Office-Research District shall be permitted under conditions specified. No land or buildings shall be devoted to any use other than a use permitted hereinafter in the Office-Research District with the exception of the following:
1. 
Uses lawfully established on the effective date of this chapter (April 8, 1964).
2. 
Special uses allowed in accordance with provisions set forth in § 17.36.
(b) 
Uses lawfully established on the effective date of this chapter (April 8, 1964) and rendered nonconforming by the provisions thereof shall be subject to regulations of Wisconsin Statutes governing nonconforming uses.
(2) 
Special uses. Special uses as herein listed in this district may be allowed only upon the issuance of special use permits in accordance with the procedure herein set forth.
(1) 
General regulations.
(a) 
All business, service, processing and storage shall be conducted wholly within enclosed buildings, except for accessory uses and off-street parking and off-street loading.
(b) 
All activities involving the manufacturing, processing, cleaning, servicing, testing or repair of materials, goods or products shall conform to the performance standards herein set forth in the M Manufacturing District,[1] provided that performance standards shall be applied at the boundaries of the lot on which such activity takes place.
[1]
Editor's Note: See § 17.26(4).
(c) 
Parking of trucks in the open within 150 feet of a residence district boundary line shall be limited to vehicles of not over 1 1/2 tons' capacity. Trucks in excess of 1 1/2 tons' capacity used in conjunction with operation of any business permitted in this district shall not be parked in the open within 150 feet of a residence district, except during normal business hours.
(2) 
Permitted uses. There are no permitted uses in this district.
[Amended by Ord. No. 656]
(3) 
Special uses. The following allowable special uses shall be permitted only in accordance with procedures, regulations and standards set forth in this chapter, unless, when applicable, more restrictive federal, state, county or other Village regulations and standards may be recommended by the Plan Commission and required by the Village Board. Development plans and specifications shall be submitted at the time of application for a special use permit, and such plans and specifications shall show, when applicable, utility installations; site and land improvements; location, architectural elevations and construction details of buildings and structures; locations of vehicular ingress and egress traffic control facilities; and other improvements.
[Amended by Ord. No. 656]
(a) 
Medical and dental clinics.
(b) 
Offices, private, public or institutional.
(c) 
Parking lots and garages other than accessory for the storage of private passenger automobiles.
(d) 
Public educational and cultural institutions as follows:
1. 
Aquariums.
2. 
Art galleries.
3. 
Libraries.
4. 
Museums.
5. 
Schools, elementary, junior high and high.
(e) 
Public recreational facilities:
1. 
Parks and playgrounds.
2. 
Recreation buildings and community centers.
(f) 
Public utility and governmental service uses as follows:
1. 
Electric distribution centers.
2. 
Fire stations.
3. 
Gas regulator stations.
4. 
Police stations.
5. 
Post offices.
6. 
Telephone exchanges, telephone transmission equipment buildings and microwave relay towers.
(g) 
Research and testing laboratories, provided that processes and equipment employed shall be limited to those which shall be operated in such manner as to comply at least with applicable performance standards as herein set forth in the M Manufacturing District[2] governing noise, smoke and particulate matter, glare or heat, radiation hazards, use of toxic or noxious materials or similar nuisances, odors or vibration.
[2]
Editor's Note: See § 17.26(4).
(h) 
Commercial or trade schools.
(i) 
Training centers, engineering or sales.
(j) 
Activities involving manufacturing, processing, cleaning, servicing, testing or repair of materials, goods or products when accessory to offices or research laboratories.
(4) 
Floor area ratio.
(a) 
Not more than 1.0 for buildings two stories or less in height.
(b) 
Not more than 2.0 for buildings over two stories in height.
(5) 
Front yard and side yard abutting a street. Not less than 40 feet in depth. Off-street parking spaces may be located in a front or side yard abutting a street when not less than 25 feet from the nearest lot line abutting a street.
(6) 
Side yards. Two side yards, neither of which is less than 20 feet in width.
(7) 
Rear yard. Not less than 30 feet in depth.
(8) 
Yards, general. For buildings more than 40 feet in height, front, side and rear yards as required above shall be increased in width or depth by one foot for each additional one foot of building height over 40 feet.
(9) 
Signs, awnings and marquees. As in the B-1 District, except regulations governing additional signs shall apply to office-research park developments under unified ownership or control containing not less than five acres.
(10) 
Off-street parking and off-street loading. In accordance with regulations set forth in § 17.06.
(11) 
Site plan, landscape plan, and lighting plan submission and Village review required. Detailed site plan(s), landscape plan(s), and lighting plan(s) are required to be submitted to the Village and shall be reviewed by the Village as set forth and required under the provisions of § 17.10(6), Site plan, landscape plan, and lighting plan review required in all zoning district; and § 17.38, site plan, § 17.39, Landscape plan, and § 17.40, Lighting plan, of the Village of Greendale Zoning Code. All single-family dwellings on lots (and their associated accessory structures) and two-family dwellings on lots (and their associated accessory structures) are hereby deemed exempt from the requirements of site plan, landscape plan, and lighting plan review.
[Added 12-21-2010 by Ord. No. 854]
(1) 
Permitted uses. Professional offices used solely for the practice of their profession by the following:
(a) 
Architects.
(b) 
Certified public accountants.
(c) 
Chiropractors.
(d) 
Dentists.
(e) 
Engineers and surveyors.
(f) 
Landscape architects.
(g) 
Lawyers.
(h) 
Optometrists.
(i) 
Pharmacists.
(j) 
Physicians and surgeons.
(k) 
Planning consultants.
(l) 
Other recognized professional offices of a similar nature when approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(2) 
Special uses. Subject to submission by the Village Board to the Plan Commission for recommendation and subject to approval by the Village Board, the following offices may be permitted, provided that their uses are consistent with the uses above, are not detrimental to a Restricted Office District, shall not create an excessive traffic or parking problem and shall not be a hazard to safety, health and the general welfare.
(a) 
Artists.
(b) 
Bookkeeping services.
(c) 
District sales representatives.
(d) 
Insurance agencies.
(e) 
Manufacturer's representatives.
(f) 
Photographers.
(g) 
Real estate offices.
(h) 
Undertaking establishments and funeral parlors.
(i) 
Other offices of a similar nature when approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(3) 
General regulations.
(a) 
Building height limit. No principal structure shall exceed two stories or 25 feet in height.
(b) 
Required minimum yards.
1. 
Front yards. Twenty-five feet.
2. 
Side yards. Ten feet, except that a side yard of at least 15 feet shall be provided on corner lots along all side street lot lines and along all lot lines separating the Restricted Office District from a residential district or from a public park.
3. 
Rear yards. Twenty feet.
(c) 
Auto parking. One off-street parking space shall be provided on the site for every 240 square feet of usable floor area, and such parking space shall be for the sole use of the occupants of such building and the visitors thereto. Such parking areas may be located in any yard, except that portion of the front yard bounded on either side by the side walls of the building as projected to the front street lot line, and shall be substantially screened from residential districts which abut or lie across the street from the property by a densely planted hedge or landscape buffer at least four foot in height or by a solid masonry wall or a fence of acceptable design at least four feet but in no case more than six feet in height.
(d) 
Maximum coverage. Forty percent, provided that all other general and specific setbacks and off-street parking requirements established for the district are met. At least 15% of the lot area shall be put to no use other than the growing of grass, shrubs, trees or other plants.
(e) 
Development plan approval. No building permit for any of the uses in this district shall be issued until the Village Board, after receiving a recommendation from the Plan Commission, has approved the development plan and the Building Board has approved the building plans. The development plan shall be prepared by a registered surveyor, engineer or architect and shall clearly indicate the location of the building on the site, the off-street parking with necessary ingress and egress driveways, streets, walks, provisions for the conservation of trees and other scenic or historic features, landscaping plans, lighting, signs and such other information deemed relevant by the Plan Commission, Village Board or Building Board.
(4) 
Site plan, landscape plan, and lighting plan submission and Village review required. Detailed site plan(s), landscape plan(s), and lighting plan(s) are required to be submitted to the Village and shall be reviewed by the Village as set forth and required under the provisions of § 17.10(6), Site plan, landscape plan, and lighting plan review required in all zoning district; and § 17.38, site plan, § 17.39, Landscape plan, and § 17.40, Lighting plan, of the Village of Greendale Zoning Code. All single-family dwellings on lots (and their associated accessory structures) and two-family dwellings on lots (and their associated accessory structures) are hereby deemed exempt from the requirements of site plan, landscape plan, and lighting plan review.
[Added 12-21-2010 by Ord. No. 854]