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:
A. Promoting the health, safety, morals, and general
welfare;
B. Securing adequate light, pure air, and safety from
fire and other dangers;
C. Conserving the taxable value of land and buildings;
and
D. Preserving and enhancing aesthetic values, generally,
throughout the City of Lodi.
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.
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.