In addition to the above general requirements, other specific
requirements shall pertain, as applicable, to certain land uses and
activities as follows.
[Amended 3-25-2015 by Ord. No. 3575; 11-28-2018 by Ord. No. 3680]
No mobile home park may be built or expanded until a proposal
meeting the requirement of this section has been approved by the Plan
Commission and subject to site plan approval by the Community Development
Department.
A. Environmental standards.
(1) Size and density. The minimum area allowable for a new park shall
be 10 acres and the maximum density of mobile homes within the park
shall be seven mobile homes per gross acre. (Gross acreage includes
all areas within the approved mobile home park boundaries.) Additions,
regardless of size, may be made to any existing mobile home park,
provided the proposal has had the approval of the Plan Commission
in accordance with this section.
(2) Mobile home space. Each mobile home space shall be clearly defined
and shall abut on an internal street or driveway with unobstructed
access to a public street. The minimum mobile home space shall be
not less than 4,000 square feet; the minimum width of the mobile home
space shall be at least 40 feet at the front building line. Each mobile
home space shall contain no more than one mobile home and one accessory
structure (i.e., detached garage or storage shed). The maximum size
of a storage shed is 100 square feet.
(3) Separation. Mobile home units may be positioned in a variety of ways
within a park, provided that an average separation of at least 20
feet is maintained between units.
(4) Setback. No mobile home shall be located less than 15 feet from the
pavement edge of a private street or 15 feet from the right-of-way
of any public street within the mobile home park. A minimum of 30
feet shall be maintained between mobile home units and all park boundary
lines, except that at least 50 feet shall be maintained between all
units and any park boundary abutting an existing public road or highway.
The minimum side/rear yard setback for a detached garage or storage
building is two feet.
(5) Tie-down. Each mobile home shall be placed on a pad, piers or a foundation
and shall be secured to the ground by well anchored tie-downs at least
on each corner of the unit.
(6) Mobile home skirting. All mobile homes shall have around their entire
perimeters a continuous skirting material of wood, metal, masonry
or other suitable durable material within 90 days of occupancy.
(7) Parking. Two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each
mobile home space. Such parking areas may be located on each individual
mobile home space or grouped to serve two or more mobile home spaces.
(8) Streets, driveways and parking areas. Streets, driveways and parking
areas shall be at least 22 feet wide and shall consist of a compacted
base at least four inches thick and shall be paved with four inches
of concrete or three inches of asphalt.
(9) Lighting. All streets within the park shall be lighted at night.
Freestanding lights shall not exceed 12 feet in height. Lighting shall
be confined to the park property and shall not produce glare or wash
onto adjacent properties or public rights-of-way.
(10)
Placement of utility lines. All power, telephone and television
cable lines shall be located beneath the finished grade of the mobile
home park in accordance with the State Electrical Code.
(11)
Required recreation area. A minimum of 8% of the gross site
area shall be devoted to recreation. Recreation areas shall be conveniently
located to serve all park residents and shall contain not less than
2,500 square feet, nor a dimension of less than 50 feet.
(12)
Required buffers. Mobile home parks shall be surrounded by buffer
strips at least 15 feet in depth on the sides and rear and 50 feet
in depth along the front; no side or rear buffer is required between
adjacent mobile home developments. Buffers shall be attractively landscaped
and maintained and shall otherwise be unoccupied except for permitted
utility facilities, signs or entrance ornamentations. The inside 35
feet or a fifty-foot front buffer may be used for streets or driveways
or recreational facilities.
B. Expansion of existing mobile home parks. Plans for expansion of existing mobile home parks shall be submitted and approved in the same manner as plans for new parks. Environmental standards for new mobile home parks as set forth in Subsection
A shall not be retroactive and shall not be applied to existing mobile home parks operating within the City of Fond du Lac at the time of the adoption of this section, nor shall this section govern existing parks annexed to the City.
[Amended 11-28-2018 by Ord. No. 3680]
A. Freestanding canopies with fuel pump islands, uncovered fuel pump
islands/fuel dispensers, and outdoor services such as vacuums, tire
air, scales, etc., shall be located at least 20 feet from the street
property line or as specified by the zoning district in which the
property is located, whichever is greater. Where a lot is adjacent
to a residential district or property used for residential purposes
the minimum setback for a canopy and outdoor services shall be 40
feet from side and/or rear property lines.
B. When adjacent to a residential district or property used for residential
purposes, a landscape setback of not less than five feet shall be
provided, including a solid fence not less than six feet in height.
C. Illuminated building and canopy signage, including neon tubing and
other decorative lighting, shall not be utilized on any building or
canopy facade that is oriented to face or abut a residential district
or property used for residential purposes.
D. Electronically produced music or amplified sound is prohibited when
adjacent to a residential district or property used for residential
purposes. In all other cases, electronically produced music or amplified
sound is prohibited between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
[Amended 6-25-2014 by Ord. No. 3552]
A. Application. An application for a special use permit shall contain
all of the following information:
(1) The name, business address, phone number and e-mail address of the
applicant and the contact individual.
(2) The location of the proposed or affected support structure.
(3) The location of the proposed mobile service facility.
(4) If the application is to construct a new mobile service support structure,
a construction plan shall describe the proposed mobile service support
structure and the equipment and network components, including antennas,
transmitters, receivers, base stations, power supplies, cabling, and
related equipment to be placed on or around the new mobile service
support structure.
(5) If the application is to construct a new mobile service support structure,
an explanation shall describe why the applicant chose the proposed
location and why the applicant did not choose co-locations, including
a sworn statement from an individual who has responsibility over the
placement of the mobile service support structure attesting that co-location
within the applicant's search ring would not result in the same mobile
service functionality, coverage, and capacity; is technically infeasible;
or is economically burdensome to the mobile service provider.
(6) If the application is to substantially modify an existing support
structure, a construction plan shall describe the proposed modifications
to the support structure and the equipment and the network components,
including antennas, transmitters, receivers, base stations, power
supplies, cabling, and related equipment associated with the proposed
modifications.
B. Application process.
(1) If an applicant submits an application for a special use permit to
the Community Development Department to engage in an activity described
in this chapter, which contains all of the information required under
this chapter, the Department shall consider the application complete.
If the Department does not believe that the application is complete,
the Department shall notify the applicant, in writing, within 10 days
of receiving the application, that the application is not complete.
The written notification shall specify in detail the required information
that was incomplete. An applicant may resubmit an application as often
as necessary until it is complete.
(2) Within 90 days of its receipt of a complete application, the Community
Development Department shall complete all of the following or the
applicant may consider the application approved, except that the applicant
and the Department may agree in writing to an extension of the ninety-day
period:
(a)
Review the application to determine whether it complies with
the building code and this chapter, subject to the limitations of
this section.
(b)
Make a final decision whether to approve or disapprove the application, pursuant to §§
720-63 and
720-72.
(c)
Notify the applicant, in writing, of its final decision.
(d)
If the decision is to disapprove the application, include with
the written notification substantial evidence which supports the decision.
(3) The Plan Commission may deny an application if an applicant refuses to evaluate the feasibility of co-location within the applicant's search ring and provide the sworn statement described under Subsection
A(5).
[Amended 11-28-2018 by Ord. No. 3680]
C. Tower height. Tower height shall not exceed 200 feet and shall comply
with current standards of the FAA, FCC and any other agency of the
state or federal government with the authority to regulate mobile
service facilities.
D. Setbacks. The minimum setback of a tower shall comply with requirements
of the zoning district in which the tower is located. Guy wires, anchors,
supporting equipment and structures shall comply with requirements
of the zoning district in which the tower is located.
E. Co-location. Any proposed tower shall be structurally and electrically
designed to accommodate one or more antennas for multiple users.
[Amended 5-14-2014 by Ord. No. 3546]
No person, partnership, corporation or other entity shall own,
operate, manage, rent, lease, occupy or exercise control of any building,
structure, premises, or portion or part thereof for a shelter facility
within 300 feet of any elementary school (whether public or private).
For the purpose of determining distance, the measurement shall be
from the nearest exterior wall of the building which the shelter will
occupy to the nearest exterior building wall of the elementary school
being measured.
The following criteria shall be considered:
A. The relationship of the proposed digital multiple message sign location
to other off-premises signs, existing man-made and/or natural features
and surrounding development.
B. The impact of the proposed digital multiple message center on existing
residences in the surrounding area.
C. The impact of the proposed digital multiple message sign on the development
or redevelopment of the parcel on which it is proposed to be located.
D. The impact on the surrounding area and future rights-of-way as designated
by the Comprehensive Plan and/or the Official Map.
[Added 6-25-2014 by Ord. No. 3552]
The minimum criteria are required pursuant to Wis. Stats. § 62.23(7)(hi):
A. No payday lender shall be located within 1,500 feet of another payday
lender.
B. No payday lender shall be located within 150 feet of a single-family
or two-family residential zoning district.
C. Determination of distance.
(1)
For the purpose of determining the distance between a payday lender and any use set forth in Subsections
A and
B above, the measurement shall be from the nearest lot line, that is the legal boundaries of a parcel of property, of the parcel upon which the use is located and then along the nearest public street or streets to the nearest lot line of the use being measured.
(2)
In the circumstances of a shopping center, for the purpose of determining the distance between a payday lender and any use set forth in Subsections
A and
B above, the measurement shall be from the nearest building wall of the commercial building space of the parcel upon which the use is located to the nearest building wall of the principal use being measured.
[Added 12-10-2014 by Ord.
No. 3568; amended 7-22-2015 by Ord. No. 3586; 2-28-2024 by Ord. No. 3783]
A dwelling unit(s) may be allowed in a nonresidential building, provided that such dwelling unit(s) distinctly and physically separate from a nonresidential use(s) in the building. A nonresidential building may be converted to a residential building with ground floor dwellings, provided that such building is adjacent to or in the near vicinity of other residential uses. Off-street parking spaces required in Article
X shall be provided on the same lot.
[Added 7-22-2015 by Ord.
No. 3586]
A dwelling unit(s) in a C-2 district may be allowed, provided that such dwelling unit(s) is located entirely above the ground floor of a building and is distinctly and physically separate from a nonresidential use(s) in the building, and provided that such building and dwelling unit is adjacent to or in the near vicinity of other similar development. A dwelling unit(s) shall conform to all housing, building, heating, electrical, plumbing and fire protection regulations in effect and which apply to new construction. Off-street parking spaces required in Article
X shall be provided.
A. For
lots five acres or greater, residential densities shall be 12 to 40
units per net acre.
[Added 3-23-2022 by Ord. No. 3750]
[Added 11-28-2018 by Ord.
No. 3680]
A special use permit is required for a hospital and ancillary
services such as clinics, offices and parking lots, when located within
200 feet of a property zoned for residential use or property used
for residential purposes.
[Added 11-28-2018 by Ord.
No. 3680]
A special use permit is required for a hotel when located within 200 feet of a property zoned for residential use or property used for residential purposes. In addition to the standards for site plan approval described in §
720-12, the following apply:
A. The principal entrance to a hotel, and/or the accommodation for vehicular
access for guest registration, shall be situated on the building elevation
that does not face an adjacent residential property or a residential
use.
B. On-site parking spaces shall not be sited along a lot line that is
adjacent to or directly visible to a residential property or residential
use. Parking spaces shall be configured to prevent the light and glare
of vehicle headlights onto a residential property.
C. A solid eight-foot-high fence shall be constructed along a lot line(s)
that borders property zoned for residential use or used for residential
purposes. The fence requirement is in addition to the required landscape
setback. Acceptable materials include decorative masonry, wood, or
vinyl. The use of chain link fencing or similar materials is not permitted.
D. The siting of an enclosure for trash and recycling receptacles is
not permitted along a lot line that is adjacent to a residential property
or a residential use.
E. Wall signage, including lettering, corporate logos, decorative graphics,
illuminated graphics, and illuminated sign bands, is limited to the
main building facade that faces a public street.
F. Roof lighting and building fascia and soffit lighting, including
decorative neon tubing/lighting, is not allowed.
G. Wall lights on a facade that faces a residential property or a residential
use shall be placed within the first story area of the structure and
positioned to avoid shine and/or glare onto nearby properties.
H. Determination of distance. For the purpose of determining the distance
between a commercial property and land that is zoned for residential
use or used for residential purposes, the measurement shall be from
the nearest lot line, that is the legal boundaries of a parcel of
property, of the parcel upon which the hotel would be located and
then along the nearest public street or streets to the nearest lot
line of the use being measured.