This chapter shall be known as, referred to
and cited as the "Zoning Code of the City of Lodi, Wisconsin."
This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authorization
contained in §§ 62.23 and 87.30, Wis. Stats.
The provisions of this chapter shall be held
to be minimum requirements adopted for the purpose of:
This chapter is intended to establish and accomplish
certain standards and objectives by:
A.
Dividing the entire City of Lodi into districts and
regulating therein the location, construction, reconstruction, alteration
and use of buildings, structures and land for residence, business,
manufacturing or other specified uses;
B.
Avoiding or lessening congestion in the public streets
by adequate requirements for off-street parking and loading facilities;
C.
Preventing the overcrowding of land by regulating
and limiting the height and bulk of buildings hereafter erected;
D.
Establishing, regulating, and limiting the building
or setback lines on or along streets, alleys, or property lines;
E.
Regulating and limiting the intensity of the use of
lot areas and regulating and determining the area of open spaces within
and surrounding such buildings;
F.
Permitting in each of the zoning districts only those
uses, buildings, and structures that are compatible with the character
of each district;
G.
Providing controls over additions to and alterations
and remodeling of existing buildings and structures;
H.
Providing controls governing the continuation of those
uses, buildings, and structures that are incompatible with the character
of the districts in which they are located;
I.
Providing controls governing the size and location
of signs and other forms of outdoor advertising;
J.
Defining the powers and duties of the administrative
officers and bodies for the administration and enforcement of this
chapter; and
K.
Prescribing penalties for the violation of the provisions
of this chapter or of any amendment thereto.
A.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions
of this chapter shall be held to the minimum requirements for the
promotion and protection of the public health, safety, morals, and
general welfare.
B.
Where the conditions imposed by any provisions of
this chapter are either more or less restrictive than comparable standards
imposed by any other provisions of this chapter or of any other applicable
law, ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation of any kind, the regulation
that is more restrictive or that imposes higher standards or requirements
shall govern.
C.
This chapter is not intended to abrogate any easement,
covenant, or other private agreement, provided that, where the regulations
of this chapter are more restrictive or impose higher standards or
requirements than such easements, covenants, or other private agreements,
the requirements of this chapter shall govern.
D.
No building, structure, or use not lawfully existing
at the time of the adoption of this chapter shall become or be made
lawful solely by reason of the adoption of this chapter. To the extent
that said unlawful building, structure, or use is in conflict with
the requirements of this chapter, said building, structure, or use
remains unlawful hereunder.
E.
The language of this chapter shall be interpreted
in accordance with the following rules of construction. Words used
in the present tense shall include the future; the singular number
shall include the plural, and the plural the singular; the word "building"
shall include the word "structure"; and the word "used" shall include
"arranged, designed, constructed, altered, converted, rented, leased"
or "intended to be used." The word "may" is permissive, and the word
"shall" is mandatory and not discretionary. All distances shall be
measured horizontally, except height which shall be measured vertically.
F.
With respect to the classification of land uses that
are not defined or specifically listed within this chapter, the Zoning
Administrator shall make interpretations based on the most recent
edition of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (SIC) published
by the United States Office of Management and Budget.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of
the Common Council of the City of Lodi that the several provisions
of this chapter are separable, in accordance with the following:
A.
If any court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge
any provision of this chapter to be invalid, such judgment shall not
affect any other provision of this chapter not specifically included
in said judgment;
B.
If any court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge
invalid the application of any provision of this chapter to a particular
property, building, or structure, such judgment shall not affect the
application of said provision to any other property, building, or
structure not specifically included in said judgment.
