This chapter is adopted under the authority granted by § 62.23(7),
Wis. Stats., and amendments thereto.
This chapter shall be know as, referred to and cited as the
"Zoning Code, Village of Stratford, Wisconsin" and is hereinafter
referred to as the "code" or "chapter."
The purpose of this chapter is to promote the comfort, health,
safety, morals, prosperity, aesthetics and general welfare of the
people of the Village of Stratford, Wisconsin.
The general intent and purposes in view of this chapter are
to regulate and restrict the use of all structures, lands and waters
and to:
A.
Promote and protect the comfort, public health, safety, morals, prosperity,
aesthetics and general welfare of the people;
B.
Divide the Village into zones or districts restricting and regulating
therein the location, erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration
and use of buildings, structures and land for residence, business
and manufacturing and other specified uses;
C.
Protect the character and the stability of the residential, business,
manufacturing and other districts within the Village and to promote
the orderly and beneficial development thereof;
D.
Regulate lot coverage, the intensity of use of lot areas and the
size and location of all structures so as to prevent overcrowding
and to provide adequate sunlight, air, sanitation and drainage;
E.
Regulate population density and distribution so as to avoid sprawl
or undue concentration and to facilitate the provision of adequate
public services, utilities and other public requirements;
F.
Regulate parking, loading and access so as to lessen congestion in
and promote the safety and efficiency of streets and highways;
G.
Secure safety from fire, panic, flooding, pollution, contamination
and other dangers;
H.
Stabilize and protect existing and potential property values and
encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the Village;
I.
Preserve and protect the beauty of the Village of Stratford;
J.
Prohibit uses, buildings, or structures incompatible with the character
of development or intended uses within specified zoning districts;
K.
Provide for the elimination of nonconforming uses of land, buildings
and structures which are adversely affecting the character and value
of desirable development in each district;
L.
Prevent and control erosion, sedimentation and other pollution of
the surface and subsurface waters;
N.
Provide for and protect a variety of suitable commercial and industrial
sites;
O.
Protect the traffic-carrying capacity of existing and proposed arterial
streets and highways;
P.
Implement those municipal, county, watershed and regional comprehensive
plans or components of such plans adopted by the Village of Stratford;
and
Q.
Provide for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and
to provide penalties for the violation of this chapter.
It is not intended by this chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul,
impair or interfere with any existing easements, covenants, deed restrictions,
agreements, rules, regulations or permits previously adopted or issued
pursuant to law. However, whenever this chapter imposes greater restrictions,
the provisions of this chapter shall govern.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this
chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements and shall be liberally
construed in favor of the Village and shall not be construed to be
a limitation or repeal of any other power now possessed by the Village
of Stratford.
If any application of this chapter to a particular structure,
land, or water is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a court
of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not be applicable to
any other structure, land or water not specifically included in said
judgment.
