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Village of Hobart, WI
Brown County
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The following regulations shall apply in R-1 Districts.
The following uses are permitted in the R-1 District:
A. 
Single-family dwellings.
B. 
Parks, playgrounds and athletic fields.
C. 
Public recreational and community center buildings and grounds.
The following uses are prohibited in the R-1 District:
A. 
Corporate retreats.
B. 
Outdoor wood burners/solid-fuel heating devices.
[Added 1-6-2015 by Ord. No. 01-2015]
The following are permitted accessory uses in the R-1 District:
A. 
Home occupations.
B. 
Private garages, carports and driveways.
C. 
Private swimming pools.
D. 
Satellite dish antennas less than 38 inches in diameter.
E. 
Tool houses, sheds and other similar buildings used for the storage of common supplies.
F. 
Telephone, cable television, and public utility installations.
[Amended 1-15-2013; 1-2-2019 by Ord. No. 2018-20; 6-15-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-07]
The following are conditional uses in the R-1 District:
A. 
Cemeteries.
B. 
Colleges and universities.
C. 
Fire stations, police stations, post offices, and other municipal facilities necessary for Village operation.
D. 
Manufactured home parks.
E. 
Planned unit development.
F. 
Ponds.
G. 
Public, parochial and private, elementary, junior high and senior high schools.
H. 
Religious institutions in the form of convents, seminaries, monasteries, churches, chapels, temples, synagogues, rectories, parsonages, and parish houses.
I. 
Satellite dish antennas larger than 38 inches and less than 12 feet in diameter.
J. 
Accessory structures and fences which do not conform to the requirements identified elsewhere in this chapter, but which are designed, constructed and maintained so as to be harmonious and appropriate in appearance with the existing or intended character of the general vicinity or use and will not change the essential character of the same area.
K. 
Public utility and service uses, and civic buildings as follows:
(1) 
Substations.
(2) 
Fire stations.
(3) 
Gas regulator stations.
(4) 
Police stations, public works facilities.
(5) 
Railroad right-of-way but not including railroad yards and shops, other than for passenger purposes.
(6) 
Telephone exchanges, transmission equipment buildings and microwave relay towers.
(7) 
Parcels that do not meet any one of the zoning requirements regarding building setbacks, lot frontage, lot size, accessory building size and number of buildings per parcel; provided that the remaining zoning requirements are all met.
A. 
Lot area. Lot size for subdivision plats and multi-lot certified survey maps shall achieve a density of no more than three residential lots for each two acres of land, except that no lot shall be less than 12,000 square feet. Lot size for unplatted individual lots and one lot certified survey maps shall be no less than 2/3 of an acre.
B. 
Zoning lot frontage. Residential lots, where served by public sewer, shall not be less than 100 feet wide measured at the right-of-way line, except where said lot is located on the outer radius of a cul-de-sac, the lot width may be measured at the right-of-way line, but shall not be less than 75 feet wide.
All structures: 35 feet maximum, except as provided in § 295-13, Height regulations.
[Amended 1-6-2015 by Ord. No. 01-2015]
Yard
Principal Structure
Accessory Building
Driveways
Front yard
40 feet minimum from right-of-way
30 feet minimum from right-of-way for urban road sections
40 feet minimum from right-of-way
30 feet minimum from right-of-way for urban road sections
6 feet from property line
Side yard
1 story - 10 feet minimum each side;
2 story - 15 feet minimum each side
10 feet minimum
6 feet from property line
Rear yard
25 feet minimum
10 feet minimum
6 feet from property line
Corner lot
40 feet minimum from right-of-way
30 feet minimum from right-of-way for urban road sections
40 feet minimum from right-of-way
30 feet minimum from right-of-way for urban road sections
75 feet rom center line of intersection
A. 
Minimum size of dwelling shall be 1,200 square feet for a single-family residence.
B. 
All single- and two-family dwellings and attached/detached accessory and utility buildings shall have faces constructed of or faced with finish materials which are intended for that use by the manufacturer for purposes of preservation and appearance, are aesthetically compatible with other dwelling facades in the general area, and presents an attractive appearance to the public and to surrounding properties. Acceptable materials include, but are not limited to, weatherproof materials such as wood, decorative masonry, decorative concrete, stucco, exterior insulation and finish systems (EFIS), Masonite, "hardie" board and vinyl, aluminum or steel lap siding, or other materials of a similar character, providing said materials or combination of materials meet the intent of this section. This regulation has been established to enhance the aesthetic compatibility with the surrounding area and neighborhood.
[Added 1-6-2015 by Ord. No. 01-2015]
[Amended 1-6-2015 by Ord. No. 01-2015]
Attached and detached accessory and utility buildings shall conform to district requirements and those set forth in § 295-11, Building and uses.
Parking shall conform to the requirements as set forth in Article XXVIII, Off-Street Parking Requirements.
Signs shall be regulated as set forth in § 295-361, Regulation of signs.