A.
Home occupations defined. Home occupations include
any occupation for gain or support conducted by members of the immediate
household residing on the premises, provided that the specified use
is incidental to the residential use.
[Amended 3-21-2023 by Ord. No. A-561]
B.
Home occupations are allowed in all residences in
all districts with permits issued by the Zoning Administrator, provided
that the following requirements are met:
[Amended 1-17-2017 by Ord. No. A-508]
(1)
No article is sold or offered for sale on the premises;
samples and goods may be kept but not sold on the premises.
(2)
No exterior storage of equipment or materials is used
in connection with the home occupation.
(3)
Portions of a dwelling used for home occupations shall
be no more than 1/4 of the area of the total area of the principal
structure.
(4)
No structural alterations or construction involving
features not customarily found in dwellings are required.
(5)
Home occupations shall not involve the repair of vehicles,
or motors or construction of equipment and machinery.
(6)
Home occupations shall have no on-premises or off-premises
advertising signs in connection with the use.
(7)
There shall be no detriments to the residential character
of the neighborhood due to the emission of noise, odor, smoke, dust,
gas, heat, vibration, electrical interference, traffic congestion,
or other nuisances resulting from the home occupation.
(8)
Classes held on the premises shall have no more than
four students at any given time.
(9)
No employees other than residents of the premises
shall be permitted.
(10)
No home occupation shall be permitted that results
in the need for more than two parking spaces at any given time in
addition to spaces required by the occupant of the home.
A.
Distance separation. Each rehabilitation center and
group home established after the date of this chapter must be at least
2,000 feet from any other existing rehabilitation center or group
home.
B.
Minimum lot size. The minimum lot size for each district
shall apply, except that the minimum lot area in square feet shall
be increased 1,000 square feet for each additional two residents over
15.
C.
Minimum floor area. The minimum floor area shall be
2,500 square feet, plus 100 square feet for each resident.
D.
Visual screening. Each facility shall have a rear
yard which is visually screened from adjacent residential properties.
A.
Spacing. Facilities shall be at least 1,200 feet from
any other day-care centers.
B.
Minimum lot size. The minimum lot size requirement
for each district shall apply, except that the minimum lot area must
be increased 1,000 square feet for each five children or adults between
15 and 30, plus 800 square feet for each person over 30.
C.
Parking. Off-street parking shall be provided for
all employees.
D.
Visual screening. The rear yard shall be required
to be visually screened to a height of six feet.
E.
Owner-resident. In the R-1A, R-1, R-2 and R-3 Districts,
the operator shall be an owner-resident of the facility.
F.
Dropoff area. All group day-care facilities providing
care for nine or more children or adults shall provide a safe off-street
dropoff area.
A.
Office use. Only 15% of the main floor area of the
model home may be used for office purposes.
B.
Limited time period. The conditional use permit, if
issued, shall be limited to a maximum period of two years, after which
the structure must be converted to the use permitted in the district
in which the same is located, with a maximum of two-unit use.
[Amended 3-21-2023 by Ord. No. A-561]
C.
Advertising. Advertising placed on the same lot with
such model home shall be limited to real estate "For Sale" signs not
exceeding six square feet in area.
D.
Hours of operation. Daily and Sunday hours of operation,
for purposes of showing the model home, shall be from 8:00 a.m. to
8:00 p.m.
E.
Spacing. There shall be a minimum of 500 feet of space
between model homes.
A.
Manufactured homes permitted. Manufactured homes are
permitted in any residential district, provided that the home conforms
to all of the requirements of the district in which it is located.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 16.12D2,
Basements or foundations, which immediately followed this subsection,
was deleted 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. A-361.
B.
Minimum size. Each manufactured home shall have a
minimum dimension, when erected on site, of at least 24 feet in width
and a minimum floor area of at least 960 square feet.
C.
Siding and roofing materials. Siding and roofing materials
must be similar to materials found on nearby nonmanufactured home
housing or be a type broadly and generally used in residential construction
and shall have an appearance harmonious with adjacent housing.
D.
Standards.
(1)
Manufactured homes shall be treated the same as conventional
site-built residences with respect to minimum building size, lot area,
yard setbacks and other restrictions applicable to single-unit residences
in the same district.
[Amended 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. A-361; 3-21-2023 by Ord. No. A-561]
(2)
In addition, manufactured homes must comply with the
following conditions to assure compatibility with conventional site-built
dwellings:
(a)
Removal of wheels, hitches, and other equipment
associated with transport. All axles, wheels, tires, hitches, and
other equipment associated with transport must be removed.
(b)
Permanent foundations. All manufactured homes
shall be installed on a permanent foundation in compliance with all
applicable Building Code requirements as applied to conventional site-built
dwellings.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Original § 16.03M3,
Minimum width, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted
10-10-2006 by Ord. No. A-361.
(c)
Exterior materials. The manufactured home must
be covered with exterior materials customarily used on conventional
site-built dwellings.
(d)
Roof. The roof of a manufactured home must be
pitched so that there is at least a two-inch vertical rise for each
12 inches of horizontal run. The roof materials must consist of shingles
or other material customarily used on conventional site-built dwellings.
A.
Communications structures as accessory structures.
Communications structures, other than roof-mounted television and
radio antennas under eight feet in height and three feet in diameter,
shall be considered accessory structures and shall be governed by
the provisions of this chapter applicable to accessory structures.
B.
Communication structure height restrictions: freestanding
towers. Freestanding mast-type television or radio antennas or microwave
or telecommunications structures shall not exceed 60 feet in height
in any residential district.
C.
Exceptions for amateur radio operations. The height
limitations shall not apply to any amateur radio operator currently
licensed with the Federal Communications Commission under Part 97
of the Communications Act of 1934. This exemption shall apply only
to structures used solely for amateur radio transmitting and receiving
purposes.
D.
Satellite dish receivers. Freestanding dish-type satellite
television receivers shall not exceed 12 feet in diameter and shall
be considered accessory structures subject to the provisions of this
chapter.
E.
Compliance with state codes. All communication structures
shall conform to State of Wisconsin Administrative Codes with regard
to construction, wind loading, material, etc.
F.
Communication structures as outdoor advertising. Communication
structures shall not be painted for use as signs or used as signs
in residential districts. Communications structures containing printed
advertising messages shall be treated as outdoor advertising and regulated
under the sections of this Code related to signs and outdoor advertising.[1]
G.
Size limit on roof-mounted communications structures
in residential districts. Roof-mounted communication structures in
excess of eight feet in height or three feet in diameter shall not
be mounted on roofs in the R-1A to R-3 Zoning Districts.
H.
Temporary communication structures. The temporary
use of wheeled communications structures, properly anchored, shall
be accepted, but they shall not remain at any given location for more
than 30 days and shall be registered with the City Clerk if they are
going to be used for more than 72 hours.
I.
Building permits required for communication structures.
All communications structures, with the exception of roof-mounted
antennas under three feet in diameter and less than eight feet in
height over the peak of the roof, shall require a building permit.
[Added 4-16-2013 by Ord. No. A-451]
A.
Zero-lot-line
construction is permitted in the R-2 and R-3 Zoning Districts under
the following conditions:
(1)
The developer shall provide with the building permit application
a signed agreement in recordable form, between the owners of record
specifying maintenance standards for the common walls, maintenance
and replacement standards for all exterior surfaces of the building,
to maintain a neat and harmonious appearance over time, maintenance
standards for any common features, and restrictions against construction
of detached single-unit residences on any of the affected lots in
the event either or all sides of the zero-lot-line constructed dwelling
are destroyed. Such written agreement shall provide that it may not
be terminated, amended or otherwise altered without the approval of
the Common Council. Said agreement shall be subject to Zoning Administrator
approval and be recorded by the developer against all affected properties
and continually maintained by the property owners.
[Amended 3-21-2023 by Ord. No. A-561]
(2)
Existing structures. Existing two-unit buildings built prior to the date of this section adoption may be converted to zero-lot-line structures following the establishment of a written agreement, in recordable form and obtaining a Certified Survey Map as outlined in § 340-66.1. Such written agreement shall provide that it may not be terminated, amended or otherwise altered without the approval of the Common Council. Said agreement shall be subject to Zoning Administrator approval and be recorded by the developer against all affected properties and continually maintained by the property owners. The separate sewer and water lateral requirements may be waived if protective covenants, approved by the Common Council, addressing the maintenance and repair of shared or common sewer laterals are recorded with the Certified Survey Map to establish a written agreement between owners on of use and maintenance of shared or common laterals to the sewer main.
[Added 3-21-2023 by Ord. No. A-561]
A.
Definitions.
(1)
Accessory dwelling unit (ADU). An attached or a detached residential
dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities
for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or
existing principal structure. The unit shall contain permanent provisions
for:
(2)
Interior ADU. A separate dwelling unit located entirely within the principal structure that also includes permanent provisions per § 340-66.2A(1)(a) through (f), typically an attic or basement suite.
B.
Eligibility. No more than one accessory dwelling unit shall be permitted
per lot within all residential districts, excluding R-3, pursuant
to the following requirements:
(1)
Attached or interior ADUs. Attached or interior ADUs which do
not exceed 800 square feet or 50% of an existing principal structure,
whichever is greater, and have no more than two bedrooms.
(2)
Detached ADUs. Detached ADUs which do not exceed the principal
structure size or 800 square feet, whichever is smaller, and have
no more than two bedrooms.
C.
Supplemental regulations. All ADUs shall comply with § 340-11, Accessory Buildings and Uses. All ADUs shall also comply with the following standards:
(1)
The ADU shall have a separate entrance from the principal structure.
(2)
The entryway to the ADU shall be connected to a street frontage
with a paved walkway.
(3)
An ADU shall be considered part of the principal structure on
the same lot for the purpose of the bulk building requirements of
the district. Any secondary structure connected to the principal structure
is considered attached.
(4)
Parking shall meet the district's principal structure parking
requirement plus one additional parking space for ADU. Existing parking
for the principal structure must be maintained or replaced on-site.
(5)
Separate water and sewer laterals are required for detached
ADUs.
[Added 3-21-2023 by Ord. No. A-561]
A.
Definition. "Detached Condominium" (also commonly known as "site
condominiums," "bungalow courts," or "cottage clusters"). A condominium
project characterized by single detached dwelling units which are
encumbered by a declaration of condominium covenants or is limited
by a condominium form of ownership. The detached dwelling units shall
be arranged around a shared internal courtyard which is used in place
of a private rear yard. The condominium unit shall be considered a
lot under this section.
B.
Eligibility. Not more than one single-family dwelling unit and permitted
accessory structure shall be proposed or constructed on each condominium
lot within the larger condominium complex. Detached condominiums are
not permitted in R-1 districts.
C.
Supplemental regulations. All detached condominium projects shall comply with § 300, Article IX Condominiums. All detached condominiums shall also comply with the following standards:
(1)
Each detached condominium shall have an entrance to the communal
courtyard and/or public street accessible via a paved walkway.
(2)
A separate water and sewer lateral and utility services are
required for each individual unit.
(3)
Bulk regulations. See Table 340-66.3 (below).
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Table 340-66.3 Bulk Regulations
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|---|---|---|
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Type of Standard
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Detached Condominium Site Requirements
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R-2 District
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R-3 District
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Minimum Total Site Area (Per Unit)
|
5,000 square feet
|
4,500 square feet
|
|
Minimum Building Setbacks and Separation
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Front street/flanking street building setback
|
20 feet
|
20 feet
|
|
Side building separation
|
16 feet
|
12 feet
|
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Rear building separation
|
60 feet
|
50 feet
|
|
Maximum building height
|
35 feet
|
45 feet
|
|
Maximum percent of total site building coverage
|
35%
|
40%
|
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Max impervious surface coverage
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70%
|
70%
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