A. 
Meanings and intent.
(1) 
Words and terms expressly defined in this chapter have the specific meanings assigned unless the context indicates another meaning.
(2) 
Words that are not expressly defined in this chapter have the meaning assigned in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
B. 
Computation of time.
(1) 
References to "days" are to calendar days unless otherwise expressly stated. References to "business days" are references to regular city government working days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays observed by city government.
(2) 
The time in which an act is to be completed is computed by excluding the first day and including the last day. If the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, holiday observed by city government or other day on which city offices are closed, that day is excluded.
(3) 
A day concludes at the close of business, and any materials received after that time will be considered to have been received the following day.
C. 
Tenses and usage.
(1) 
Words used in the singular include the plural. The reverse is also true.
(2) 
Words used in the present tense include the future tense. The reverse is also true.
(3) 
The words "shall," "will," and "shall" are mandatory.
(4) 
The word "may" is permissive, not mandatory or required, but the phrase "may not" means that the referenced action is expressly prohibited.
(5) 
Phrases that include numbers, such as "up to x," "not more than x" and "a maximum of x" all include "x."
(6) 
The word "person" includes a firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, trust, or corporation, as well as an individual.
(7) 
The words "used" and "occupied" include "intended and designed to be used or occupied."
D. 
Conjunctions. Unless the context otherwise expressly indicates, conjunctions have the following meanings:
(1) 
"And" indicates that all connected items or provisions apply; and
(2) 
"Or" indicates that the connected items or provisions may apply singularly or in combination.
E. 
Headings and illustrations. Headings and illustrations are provided for convenience and reference only and do not define or limit the scope of any provision of this chapter. In case of any difference of meaning or implication between the text of this chapter and any heading, drawing, table, figure or illustration, the text governs.
F. 
Versions and citations. All references in this chapter to other Village, state or federal regulations are to be construed as referring to the most up-to-date version and citation for those regulations or successor regulations, unless otherwise expressly indicated. When the referenced regulations have been repealed and not replaced by other successor regulations, Zoning Ordinance requirements for compliance are no longer in effect.
G. 
Lists and examples. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, lists of examples that use "including," "such as," or similar terms are intended to provide examples only. They are not to be construed as exhaustive lists of all possibilities.
H. 
Delegation of authority. Whenever a provision appears requiring the head of a department or another officer or employee of the Village to perform an act or duty, that provision is to be construed as authorizing the department head or officer to delegate that responsibility to others over whom they have authority. Delegation of authority is not allowed if a specific provision expressly prohibits such delegation.
I. 
Public officials and agencies. References in this chapter to Village officials, agencies and staff are references to those of the Village of Allouez.
A. 
Fractions and rounding. When calculations required under this chapter result in fractions, the results must be rounded as follows:
(1) 
Minimum requirements.
(a) 
When calculating minimum off-street parking requirements, any fractional result of less than one-half is rounded down to the whole number and any fractional result of one-half or more is rounded up to the whole number.
(b) 
When a requirement other than off-street parking is expressed as a minimum requirement, any fractional result must be rounded up to the next consecutive whole number.
(2) 
Maximum limits. When a regulation is expressed as a maximum limit, any fractional result must be rounded down to the preceding whole number. For example, if a maximum limit of 3.33 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor area is applied to an 8,000 square foot building, the resulting fraction of 26.64 is rounded down to 26 allowed parking spaces. This provision is not to be interpreted as allowing fractional results to be rounded down when determining compliance with percentage-based limits. For example, if maximum allowed lot coverage is 45%, a lot with 45.33% coverage is not considered to be in compliance.
B. 
Lot area. Lot area is measured as the total ground-level surface area contained within the lot lines of a lot.
C. 
Lot width. Lot width is the horizontal distance between the side lot lines of a lot, measured along the minimum front setback line. If no minimum front setback is required, lot width is measured long the front lot line.
D. 
Lot frontage or street frontage. Lot frontage is measured between side lot lines of a lot along the front lot line.
E. 
Setbacks.
(1) 
Measurement.
(a) 
Required setbacks are measured from the applicable lot line, right-of-way, or specific location referred to in the applicable regulation. Building setbacks are measured to the nearest exterior building wall. Minimum setbacks that apply to other features (parking areas, fences, storage areas) are measured from the nearest point of the area or feature for which a setback is required. Unless otherwise expressly stated, no part of any structure may be located within the street right-of-way.
(b) 
Street (front and street side) setbacks are measured from the actual right-of-way line of the street (other than an alley).
(c) 
Interior side setbacks are measured from the nearest side lot line that does not abut a street.
(d) 
Rear setbacks are measured from the rear lot line.
(e) 
On double-frontage lots, the required front setback must be provided from both streets.
(2) 
Setbacks on irregular lots. Setbacks are measured from lot lines towards the center of the lot, except as follows:
(a) 
When lot lines are curvilinear, setbacks must be measured parallel to the curvilinear lot line.
(b) 
When there are multiple rear lot lines, the rear setback must be measured from each of the rear lot lines.
(c) 
When there is no rear lot line, the rear setback must be measured as a radial distance from the intersection of side lot lines at the rear of the lot.
(3) 
Average setbacks.
(a) 
Applicability. Average front setback requirements apply in all R Districts to any new principal building or structural alterations to existing buildings on a lot that abuts one or more lots occupied by principal buildings that are set back a greater or lesser distance than required by the subject lot's zoning district regulations.
(b) 
Measurement. The minimum average setback is determined by calculating the mean street yard depth that exists on the nearest two lots on either side of the subject lot.
[1] 
If one or more of the lots required to be included in the minimum average setback calculation are vacant, the vacant lot will be deemed to have a street yard depth equal to the minimum street setback requirement of the subject zoning district.
[2] 
Lots with frontage on a different street than the subject lot or that are separated from the subject lot by a street or alley are not used in computing the minimum average setback.
[3] 
When the subject lot is a corner lot, the mean street yard depth will be computed on the basis of the nearest two lots with frontage on the same street as the subject lot.
[4] 
When the subject lot abuts a corner lot with frontage on the same street, the mean street yard depth will be computed on the basis of the abutting corner lot and the nearest two lots with frontage on the same street as the subject lot.
[5] 
The average setback provisions of this section may not be used to reduce the required setback in an R District to less than 20 feet or to require a building setback in an R District of more than 50 feet.
F. 
Primary frontage or front lot line coverage. The minimum percentage of building facade along the primary frontage of a lot is measured as follows:
(1) 
The minimum primary frontage or front lot line coverage must at least equal the width of the principal structures, as measured within the build-to zone along the frontage edge, divided by the length of the lot line parallel to the primary street minus side setbacks and any driveways or streets perpendicular to the frontage. See Figure 15-1.
Figure 15-1
Primary Frontage or Front Lot Line Coverage.
(2) 
For some X District building types, courtyards located along the facade in the build-to zone count towards minimum coverage. See the building type regulations in Article III.
G. 
Build-to zone. The build-to zone is calculated and measured as follows. See Figure 15-2.
Figure 15-2
Build-To Zone
(1) 
If no additional pedestrian area is required, the build-to zone is measured from the right-of-way line into the lot perpendicular to the frontage.
(2) 
When additional pedestrian area is required by the supplemental regulations that apply to the subject building type, the build-to zone is measured from the edge of the new pedestrian area into the lot.
(3) 
A river or trail frontage build-to zone is measured from the trail easement or lot line into the lot perpendicular to the easement or lot line.
(4) 
All building facades located within the build-to zone shall meet the required minimum building height.
(5) 
Upper-story recessed balcony facades are not required to be located within the build-to zone.
H. 
Building width. Minimum and maximum building width applies to all facades on a building parallel and facing the front lot line and is measured horizontally across those facades.
I. 
Building and site coverage. Building coverage, impervious area, and additional semipervious area are calculated and measured as follows. See Figure 15-3.
Figure 15-3
Building Coverage
(1) 
Maximum building coverage. The maximum building coverage is the maximum percentage of a lot permitted to be covered by principal and accessory buildings.
(2) 
Maximum site impervious area. The maximum site impervious area is the maximum percentage of a lot permitted to be covered by structures, pavement, and other impervious surfaces.
(3) 
Additional semipervious area. In addition to the allowable impervious area on a site, a maximum amount of additional semipervious area is permitted.
J. 
Occupied building space. Occupied building space means interior building space regularly occupied by the building users.
(1) 
Occupied building space does not include storage areas, utility space, or parking.
(2) 
False stories are not permitted.
(3) 
Occupied building space is measured from the street facade perpendicularly into the building.
K. 
Building height. See Figure 15-4.
Figure 15-4
Building Height
(1) 
Minimum overall height. Each building type requires a minimum number of stories. The building must meet the minimum required height along all primary frontage facades and for a depth of at least 30 feet into the building.
(2) 
Maximum overall height. Maximum heights are specified in number of stories. This requirement applies to the entire building.
(3) 
Towers. When expressly allowed in the building type tables, towers may exceed the overall maximum height of the subject building type. (See § 475-309.)
(4) 
Roof type. When expressly allowed by the regulations of § 475-309, certain roof types may allow additional height.
(5) 
Two half stories. If a building has both a half story within the roof and a half story that is a visible basement, the combined height of the two half stories is considered one full story.
(6) 
Basements. When basements are incorporated, the basement may be located mainly below ground or a visible basement. See Figure 15-5 for illustration of visible basement. A visible basement counts as a half story and with the ground story would fulfill a minimum height requirement of 1.5 stories.
Figure 15-5
Basement and Visible Basement Height
(7) 
Minimum and maximum height per story. Each story is measured with a range of permitted floor-to-floor heights. See Figure 15-4.
(a) 
Measurement. All story heights are measured in feet between the floor of a story to the floor of the story above it. Minimum and maximum floor-to-floor heights are required to be met along facades for a minimum of 80% of each story.
(b) 
Primary frontage ground story. When noted as a separate height range, the primary frontage ground-story height must extend from the primary frontage facade into the building a minimum of 20 feet. The remainder of the ground story may meet either the primary frontage ground-story heights or the height range permitted for all stories.
(c) 
Single-story buildings and top-story measurement. For single-story buildings and the uppermost story of a multistory building, the minimum floor-to-floor height is measured from the floor of the story to the ceiling.
(d) 
Mezzanines. Mezzanines may be included within the floor-to-floor height of any story. Mezzanines occupying more than 30% of the floor area below and extending above the story's allowable floor-to-floor height counts as an additional story and must comply with minimum transparency requirements for the subject building type.
(e) 
Taller spaces. Spaces exceeding the allowable floor-to-floor heights of the building type are permitted for a maximum of 20% the length of primary frontage facades.
L. 
Transparency.
(1) 
Definition of transparency. For the purposes of this chapter, "transparency" is the measurement of the percentage of a facade that contains highly transparent, low-reflectance glass.
(a) 
Storefront. When transparency is required separately for primary street ground-story facades, glass must be a minimum of 60% transmittance factor and a reflectance factor of not greater than 0.25.
(b) 
All other windows. Transparency for all window and door glass other storefront glass must be a minimum of 50% transmittance factor and a reflectance factor of not greater than 0.25.
(c) 
False windows. The use of false or faux windows, where the window is visible from the exterior with no opening from the interior, to meet the transparency requirement is not allowed.
(2) 
Measurement. Minimum facade transparency is measured from floor to floor of each story separately, except for required minimum ground-story transparency as defined below. See Figure 15-6.
Figure 15-6
Minimum Facade Transparency
(a) 
Transparency requirements must be met with windows or glass in doors that comply with applicable transmittance and reflectance factors.
(b) 
The measurement may include the frame, mullions, and muntins, but may not include trim or casing.
(3) 
Blank wall segments. All rectangular areas greater than 30% of the story's facade, as measured floor to floor, must include transparent elements. Additionally, all horizontal segments of a story's facade greater than 15 feet in width must include transparent elements. See Figure 15-7.
Figure 15-7
Blank Walls
(4) 
Exception. When the facade of any story is located less than six feet from another parallel building facade, no minimum transparency is required for that story.
(5) 
Minimum ground-story transparency. When a separate minimum ground-story transparency is required per the building types requirements of Article III, the following applies:
(a) 
Ground-story transparency is measured between two feet and either eight or 10 feet, as specified per building type, from the average grade at the base of the facade.
(b) 
The minimum ground-story transparency requirement supersedes the minimum transparency required per story for the building type. The facade design must fulfill that requirement in addition to a minimum of transparency for the remainder of the ground story.
(6) 
Mezzanines. Mezzanines are treated as a separate story and must include the required upper-story transparency amounts.
(7) 
Tall stories. Stories that are 18 feet or taller in height must include additional transparency consistent with the following standards. See Figure 15-8.
Figure 15-8
Transparency on Tall Stories
(a) 
Separate ground-story transparency required. When a separate minimum ground-story transparency is required per the building types requirements of Article III, the facade design must fulfill that requirement in addition to the minimum transparency for the remainder of the ground story.
(b) 
No separate ground-story transparency required. Except on a ground-story facade to which a primary frontage ground-story facade transparency requirement applies, a tall story is treated as two separate stories, divided in half horizontally, with the minimum transparency per story applied to each half.
(8) 
Half stories. All half stories located within the roof structure and within visible basements are required to meet the minimum required transparency.
M. 
Building entrances. Entrances must be provided consistent with the entrance location and number requirements established for the subject building type and consistent with Figure 15-9.
Figure 15-9
Building Entrances
ABUT OR ABUTTING
To touch or share a contiguous boundary or border.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE OR USE
A use or structure that meets the criteria established in § 475-709.
ACT OF GOD
An event that directly and exclusively results from the occurrence of natural causes that could not have been prevented by the exercise of foresight or caution.
ADJACENT
Lying near or in the immediate vicinity.
AGENT
A person duly authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the subject property.
AISLE (PARKING OR CIRCULATION)
That portion of a parking lot that provides access to parking stalls.
ALLEY
A special public right-of-way affording only secondary access to abutting properties, typically at the rear or sides.
ALTERATION
An enhancement, upgrading or substantial change or modifications other than an addition or repair to a dwelling or to electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and other systems within a structure.
AMATEUR RADIO FACILITY
Any tower or antenna used for noncommercial radio communications (transmission and reception) maintained by an FCC-licensed amateur radio operator.
ANIMAL, COMPANION
Animals that are commonly kept by persons as a pet or for companionship. Companion animals have the following characteristics: have a special and close relationship with humans; are partially or totally dependent on people; commonly live inside a residence in close proximity with humans; form bonds with people; and interact with their human companions. Dogs and cats are common companion animals.
ANIMAL, FARM
Breeds of animals raised primarily for commercial or food production purposes in outbuildings or in open spaces away from residences. Typical examples include cattle, bison, swine, poultry, sheep, goats, donkeys and horses.
ANTENNA
An exterior transmitting or receiving device mounted on the ground or on a telecommunications tower, building or structure and used in communications that radiate or capture electromagnetic waves, microwaves, digital signals, analog signals, radio frequencies (excluding radar signals), wireless telecommunications signals or other communication signals.
APPLICANT
The owner of the subject property or an agent authorized by the subject property owner to submit an application on the owner's behalf.
ATTENTION-GETTING DEVICE
A pennant, flag, valance, banner, propeller, spinner, streamer, searchlight, strobe light, flashing light, balloon, inflatable shape, or similar device used to draw attention to a particular place, including but not limited to the outlining of structures or premises by the use of internal or external lighting techniques.
AWNING
A roof-like structure typically made of cloth, metal or other material attached to a frame that extends from and is supported by a building. Awnings are typically erected over a window, doorway or building front and they may be raised or retracted to a position adjacent to the building.
BANNER
A temporary sign composed of lightweight material enclosed or not enclosed in a rigid frame, secured or mounted to a permanent structure.
BALCONY
A platform, with or without a roof, that:
A. 
Projects from the exterior wall of a structure above the ground floor;
B. 
Is exposed to the open air;
C. 
Has direct access to the interior of the building; and
D. 
Is not supported by posts or columns extending to the ground.
BASE (ZONING) DISTRICT
Any zoning district that is not an overlay district.
BASEMENT
A story partly underground but having at least one-half of its height below the mean level of the adjoining ground. A basement shall be counted as a story for the purpose of height measurements if the vertical distance between the ceiling and the mean level of the adjoining ground is more than five feet, or if used for business purposes, or if used for dwelling purposes. "Basement" is the same as, and includes, the word "cellar."
BATTERY CHARGING STATION
An electrical component assembly or cluster of component assemblies designed specifically to charge batteries within electric vehicles.
BATTERY EXCHANGE STATION
A facility designed to enable an electric vehicle with a swappable battery to enter a drive lane and exchange the depleted battery for a more fully charged battery through an automated process..
BAY WINDOW
A window that projects outward from the structure and that does not rest on a building foundation or on the ground.
BERM
A vegetated, elongated earthen mound.
BIORETENTION
The use of soil and plants to remove pollutants from stormwater runoff.
BLOCK FACE
All lots abutting one side of a street between the two nearest intersecting streets.
BUILD-TO ZONE (OR BUILD-TO LINE)
See § 475-1502.
BUILDING
A structure that is permanently affixed to the land, with or without a roof, or walls on all sides, and used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.
BUILDING COVERAGE
See § 475-1502.
BUILDING FACADE
That portion of a building that is parallel or nearly parallel to the abutting street.
BUILDING HEIGHT
See § 475-1502.
BUILDING, DETACHED
A principal building surrounded by open space on the same lot.
BUILDING, PRINCIPAL
A building or combination of buildings of chief importance or function on a lot. In general, the principal use of the property is carried out in the principal building.
CALIPER
The diameter of the tree trunk measured at a point six inches above the root ball or soil level.
CANOPY
A permanent structure that consists of an overhanging shelter connected to a building and constructed of materials such as wood or steel studs covered with wood or other material and that may or may not be supported by vertical columns.
CAR-SHARE PROGRAM
A system in which a fleet of cars (or other motor vehicles) is made available for use by members of the car-share program and that exhibit all of the following characteristics:
A. 
Members are permitted to use vehicles from the car-share program fleet on an hourly or shorter basis;
B. 
Car-share vehicles are generally available 24 hours a day and seven days a week to members in parking spaces at dispersed locations or facilities; and
C. 
No separate written agreement is required each time a member reserves and uses a car-share vehicle.
CAR-SHARE VEHICLE
A motor vehicle that is part of a car-share program's fleet of rental vehicles.
CARPORT
A structure with a roof and at least two sides used for the protection of one or more vehicles.
CHARACTER
Any letter of the alphabet or any numeral.
COLD FRAME
An unheated structure no more than four feet in height used for protecting seedlings and plants from the cold.
COMMERCIAL MESSAGE
Any sign, wording, logo, or other representation that directly or indirectly, names, advertises, or calls attention to a business, product, service or other commercial activity.
CONDITIONAL USE
A use requiring conditional use approval in accordance with § 475-1105.
COPY (SIGN)
Written material, printed text, numbers, logos, symbols or pictures located on the copy surface for the purpose of delivering a message.
CURB LEVEL
The average (mean) level of the established curb along the street frontage of the subject lot. Where no curb has been established, the Village Engineer is authorized to establish such curb level or its equivalent.
DB(A)
The intensity of sound expressed in decibels read from a calibrated sound level meter utilizing the A-level weighting scale and the slow-meter response, as specified by the American National Standards Institute.
DECIBEL (DB)
The logarithmic unit of measure used to describe the amplitude of sound.
DECK
An unenclosed exterior structure that has no roof or sides, but has a permeable floor that allows the infiltration of precipitation.
DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT (DBH)
The diameter of a tree trunk measured at a point 4.5 feet above ground level at the base of the tree.
DISTRICT
Zoning district.
DRIVEWAY
A paved or surfaced area which provides ingress and egress to a parking area or garage.
DUMPSTER
A container with a capacity of more than 1.5 cubic yards or a height of more than 4.5 feet that is designed for receiving, transporting, and depositing waste materials produced by uses that are on the subject site. Dumpsters are typically designed to be hoisted and emptied into a garbage truck.
DWELLING
A building or portion of a building, but not including a mobile home or manufactured housing unit, designed or used exclusively for residential occupancy, including detached houses, attached houses, two-unit houses, and residential buildings occupied by three or more dwelling units, but not including group residential or lodging uses.
DWELLING UNIT
One or more rooms in a dwelling designed for occupancy by a single household for living purposes and having its own permanently installed cooking and sanitary facilities.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
Any vehicle that is licensed and registered for operation on public and private highways, roads, and streets, either partially or exclusively, on electrical energy from the grid or an off-board source that is stored on-board via a battery. "Electric vehicle" includes: 1) battery electric vehicles; and 2) plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING STATION
A public or private parking space that is served by battery charging station equipment.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION, PRIVATE (RESTRICTED-ACCESS)
An EV charging station that is not available for use by the general public. Examples include electric vehicle charging stations that serve residential homeowners or renters, executive parking areas, designated employee parking areas and fleet parking areas.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION, PUBLIC
An EV charging station that is accessible to and available for use by the general public.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE PARKING SPACE
Any parking space that is clearly identified to be used exclusively for the parking of an electric vehicle.
EROSION
The detachment and movement of soil, sediment or rock fragments by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
EXERCISE OF RELIGION
An act or refusal to act that is substantially motivated by religious belief, whether or not the religious exercise is compulsory or central to a larger system of religious belief.
FENCE
A human-made barrier constructed of wood, iron, stone, or other material erected for the purpose of protection, confinement, enclosure, or privacy.
FLOOR AREA
See § 475-1502.
FLOOR-TO-CEILING HEIGHT
See § 475-1502.
FOOTCANDLE
The luminance on a one-square-foot surface of which there is a uniformly distributed flux of one lumen. One footcandle is equal to one lumen per square foot. Unless otherwise expressly provided, footcandle measurements in this section shall refer to ground-level measurements of luminance at fully maintained output as used rather than initial luminance.
FOUNDATION, PERMANENT
A closed perimeter formation consisting of materials such as concrete or concrete block that extends into the ground below the frost line.
FRONTAGE, STREET
The dimension of a lot abutting a public street, measured along the setback line.
GARAGE
A structure primarily intended and used for the enclosed storage or shelter of the motor vehicles of the individuals who reside on the premises. Carports are considered garages within this definition.
GARAGE, ATTACHED
A garage, the roof of which is attached to the principal building.
GARAGE, PRIVATE
A completely enclosed building used in connection with one or more private dwelling units for the purpose of housing one or more vehicles, only one of which may be a commercial vehicle not exceeding two tons, owned by the occupant of the residence and which are used for personal or family use. A private garage also is a garage used in connection with a two-family dwelling or any type of multiple dwelling for the purpose of housing vehicles for each family living unit, all of which garage space is assigned to occupants of the dwelling, only one of which shall be a commercial vehicle not exceeding two tons' capacity for each dwelling unit.
GARAGE, PUBLIC
Any building or premises used by the public for housing two or more motor-driven vehicles and which has an area of more than 500 square feet.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SYSTEM (GEOTHERMAL HEAT EXCHANGE)
Equipment that transfers thermal energy to and/or from the ground for the purposes of heating and/or cooling a building. Geothermal energy systems consist of a closed-loop system of pipes filled with liquid, a heat exchanger and heat pump. This includes vertical closed loop, horizontal closed loop and water body closed loop systems.
GRADE, FINISHED
The vertical location of the ground or pavement surface after site grading work is completed in accordance with an approved plan.
GREEN ROOF
An extension of an above-grade building roof that includes at least a waterproof membrane, a root repellent system, a drainage system, a filtering layer, soil with a minimum depth of three inches and native or naturalized plants. Also commonly referred to as a "vegetated roof."
GROUND-FLOOR LEVEL
The lowest level of a building that is at or above grade for at least 50% of its interior floor-to-ceiling height.
HABITABLE ROOM
Any room that meets adopted building code requirements for a habitable room, including minimum room proportions, minimum egress requirements, and minimum standards for lighting, ventilation, electricity, and public safety requirements.
HARD SURFACE
A driveway or parking lot surfaced with concrete, paving brick, blacktop or porous pavement or bituminous paving (gravel, rock, patio blocks, bricks and other like materials are not considered hard surface).
HEDGE
A dense row of shrubs forming a boundary fence or barrier.
HEIGHT, BUILDING
See § 475-1502.
HEIGHT, STRUCTURES OTHER THAN BUILDINGS
See § 475-1502.
HOME OCCUPATION
An accessory use of a dwelling for limited commercial purposes. Home occupations are subject to the regulations of § 475-709.
HOMELESS PERSON
An individual who, or family which, lacks a fixed, regular and/or adequate nighttime residence.
HOMELESS SHELTER
Emergency housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is intended for occupancy of 14 days or less in a given year by a homeless person.
HOOP HOUSE
A temporary or permanent structure typically made of flexible pipe or other material covered with translucent plastic, constructed in a half-round or hoop shape, for the purposes of protecting and cultivating plants. A hoop house is considered more temporary than a greenhouse.
HOUSEHOLD
One or more persons occupying a dwelling unit and living as a single housekeeping unit, as distinguished from a group of individuals occupying a group living use.
LANDOWNER
Any person holding title to or having an interest in land.
LANDSCAPING
Any combination of living plants (such as grass, ground cover, shrubs, vines, hedges, or trees) and nonliving landscape material (such as rocks, pebbles, sand, mulch, walls, fences, or decorative paving materials).
LAWFULLY ESTABLISHED
A use, structure, lot or sign (as the context indicates) that was established in conformance with all applicable zoning regulations in effect at the time of its establishment.
LIGHT TRESPASS
Light from an artificial light source that is intruding across property boundaries.
LIGHTING, OUTDOOR
Includes, but is not limited to, floodlighting, security lighting, event lighting, landscape lighting or the lighting of off-street parking and loading areas, but does not include public streetlights or traffic signals.
LIGHTING, SECURITY
Any light source used to illuminate a building, structure or property during the evening hours that seeks to deter criminal activity.
LOGO
A design used by an organization on its letterhead, advertising material and signs as an emblem by which the organization can be easily recognized.
LOT
A parcel of land occupied or to be occupied by one principal building or use, with its accessory building and/or use, and including the open spaces accessory to the same.
LOT AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
Zoning district provisions governing such matters as required minimum lot area, minimum lot width, setbacks, maximum lot coverage and maximum building height.
LOT AREA
See § 475-1502.
LOT LINE, FRONT
The boundary of a lot that is along an existing or dedicated public street or, where no public street exists, that is along a public way. In the case of a corner lot, the front lot line is that line that borders the street that determines the address and upon which the main entrance is or will be located.
LOT LINE, REAR
That boundary of a lot that is most distant from and is, or is most nearly, parallel to the front lot line.
LOT LINES
The lines bounding a lot.
LOT OF RECORD
A parcel of land, the deed to which has been recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Brown County.
LOT, CORNER
A parcel of land at the junction of two streets intersecting at an angle not greater than 135°.
LOT, INTERIOR
A lot other than a corner lot.
LOT, REVERSED CORNER
A corner lot with a single adjoining interior lot that abuts a street different from the street upon which the adjoining interior lot abuts.
LOT, THROUGH
A lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets.
LUMEN
A unit of illumination, being the amount of illumination of a unit area of spherical surface due to a light of unit intensity placed at the center of the sphere.
(SIGN) BANNER
A sign composed of lightweight, flexible, non-rigid material that is mounted to a pole or a structure at one or more edges either vertically or horizontally. Flags are not considered banners.
(SIGN) BEACON
A stationary or revolving light that flashes or projects illumination, single color or multicolored, in any manner that is intended to attract or divert attention; except, however, that this term does not include lights required or necessary under the safety regulations prescribed by the Federal Aviation Administration or similar agencies.
(SIGN) COMMERCIAL MESSAGE
See "commercial message."
(SIGN) DWELL TIME
The duration or interval of time during which each individual advertisement or message is displayed on any sign with a dynamic display.
(SIGN) FLAG
A generally rectangular or triangular sign or part of a sign made of fabric or other pliant material attached to a flagpole only along one side and which predominately displays distinctive colors, images, shapes or designs rather than legible words, letters, numbers or other linguistic characters.
(SIGN) NAMEPLATE
A sign attached flush against a building.
(SIGN) RULES OF MEASUREMENT
See § 475-1010.
(SIGN) STATIC MESSAGE
An advertisement or message that, when displayed, contains no motion, flashing, changeable copy, running lights, variances in brightness, or animation.
(SIGN) STORYBOARDING
The consecutive display of advertisements or messages on a sign, used to provide a continuing or evolving message, theme or story.
(SIGN) WIND DEVICE
Any flag, banner, pennant, streamer or similar device that moves freely in the wind.
(SIGN) WORD
Any and all of the following (otherwise, each separate character is considered to be a word):
A. 
A word in any language found in any standard unabridged dictionary or dictionary of slang.
B. 
A proper noun or any initial.
C. 
A separate symbol or abbreviation, such as "&," "S," "%" and "INC."
D. 
A telephone number, street number or commonly used combination of numerals and/or symbols such as "$5.00" or "50%."
E. 
A symbol or logo that is a registered trademark, but that itself contains no word or character.
SETBACK
An open space area required between a lot line and a building.
SIGN
Any object, device, structure or part thereof used to advertise, identify, display or attract attention to an object, person, institution, organization, business, product, service, event or location by any means, including words, letters, figures, designs, symbols, fixtures, colors, illumination or projected images. Signs as defined herein do not include temporary holiday decorations, or landscape features that display no words or symbols.
SIGN AREA
See § 475-1010.
SIGN, ANIMATION
The presentation of pictorials and graphics on signs displayed in a progression of frames that give the illusion of motion, including but not limited to the illusion of moving objects, moving patterns or bands of light, or expanding or contracting shapes.
SIGN, CAMPAIGN
A temporary sign displayed on a lot during an active local, state or federal campaign for public office or ballot issue or referendum, generally intended to promote the ultimate exercise of voting by the general public.
SIGN, CONSTRUCTION
A temporary sign located on a lot upon which building or construction is actively occurring.
SIGN, DRIVE-THROUGH
A sign associated with an allowed drive-through use.
SIGN, DRIVEWAY
A sign located near a driveway entrance from a street or near an internal site driveway or drive aisle.
SIGN, DYNAMIC DISPLAY
Any element of a sign or sign structure capable of displaying words, symbols, figures, images or messages that can be electronically or mechanically changed by remote or automatic means. This also includes any display that incorporates rotating panels, LED lights manipulated through digital input, digital ink or any other method or technology that allows a sign to present a series of images, messages or displays.
SIGN, FLASHING (ILLUMINATION)
A light source or other image that in whole or in part physically changes in light intensity or gives the appearance of such change.
SIGN, FREESTANDING
A sign that is part of a self-supporting structure, other than a building or portion of a building. Sometimes referred to as a "ground sign."
SIGN, HEIGHT OF
See § 475-1010.
SIGN, ILLUMINATED
Any sign, other than a dynamic display, that is directly lighted by any constant light source, internal or external, except light sources specifically and clearly operated for the purpose of lighting the general area in which the sign is located rather than the sign itself.
SIGN, ILLUMINATION AND LUMINANCE
See § 475-1010.
SIGN, MONUMENT
A freestanding sign where the base of the sign structure is on the ground or no more than 12 inches above the ground adjacent to the sign. Typically constructed of brick, wood, stone, or metal, monument signs have a base that is at least 75% of the width of the sign face.
SIGN, OFF-PREMISES ADVERTISING
A sign that directs attention to a business, commodity, service, or activity that is conducted, sold or offered elsewhere than upon the lot where the subject sign is located.
SIGN, ON-PREMISES
A sign that directs attention to a business, commodity, service, or activity that is conducted, sold or offered upon the lot where the subject sign is located.
SIGN, PROJECTING
A sign that is affixed to a building wall, canopy, awning or marquee and that extends horizontally more than 15 inches from the wall, canopy, awning or marquee.
SIGN, PROMOTIONAL
A temporary sign that is located on a lot on which a business promotion is actively occurring and that consists of tinsel, flags, balloons, banners, wind devices, or similar attention-getting devices, whether or not the same contain any words, numbers or characters.
SIGN, REAL ESTATE
A temporary sign located on a lot or portion of a lot that is actively being marketed for sale, rental or lease.
SIGN, ROOF
A sign that is affixed to a roof, extended roof, pitched roof, or canopy, and that extends above the building wall or parapet wall.
SIGN, SPECIAL EVENT
A sign approved in connection with a special event permit approved by the Village Board.
SIGN, WALL
A sign affixed to a building wall, canopy, awning, marquee or parapet wall, or a sign displayed in or on a door that does not extend horizontally more than 15 inches from the wall, canopy, awning, marquee, parapet wall, or door, nor extend above the parapet wall.
SIGN, WINDOW
A sign attached to a window.
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM
A system intended to convert solar energy into thermal, mechanical or electrical energy.
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM, BUILDING-INTEGRATED
A solar energy system that is an integral part of a principal or accessory building, rather than a separate mechanical device, replacing or substituting for an architectural or structural part of the building. Building-integrated systems include, but are not limited to, photovoltaic or hot water systems that are contained within roofing materials, windows, skylights, shading devices and similar architectural components.
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM, FLUSH-MOUNTED
A solar energy system that is mounted flush with a finished building surface, at no more than six inches in height above that surface.
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM, GROUND-MOUNTED
A solar energy system mounted on the ground and not attached to any other structure other than structural supports.
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM, STRUCTURE-MOUNTED
A solar energy system that is mounted on the facade or roof of either a principal or accessory structure.
SOLAR PANEL
A group of photovoltaic cells assembled on a panel. Panels are assembled on-site into solar arrays.
STORY
A habitable space between two floors or between a floor and the ceiling above it.
STORY, HALF
A story under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the wall plates of which on at least two opposite exterior walls are not less than two feet above the floor of such story.
STREET
A public thoroughfare 30 feet or more in width.
STRUCTURAL ALTERATION
Any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders.
STRUCTURE
Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires more or less permanent location on the ground.
VARIANCE
An exemption from certain of the requirements of the zoning district.
VEHICLE, MOTORIZED
A self-propelled vehicle, and/or a combination of two or more vehicles that is used or intended to be used for the transportation of freight or passengers upon a street or highway, except a device used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
VEHICLE, NONMOTORIZED
Bicycles, roller skates, skateboards, wheelchairs and similar human-propelled conveyances.
VISION CLEARANCE SETBACK LINE
A line connecting the points on each right-of-way line at a street intersection, which points are located 30 feet from the closest intersection of the right-of-way lines.
VISION CLEARANCE TRIANGLE
The area in each segment of land at the intersection of two or more streets which is bounded by the street right-of-way lines and a vision clearance setback line. Also known as a "sight triangle."
YARD, FRONT
An open space on the same lot with the main building, extending the full width of the lot and situated between the front lot line and the front line of the building projected to the side lines of the lot. The depth of the front yard shall be the mean distance as measured between the front line of the building and the front lot line. Covered porches, whether enclosed or unenclosed, shall be considered as part of the main building and shall not project into a required front yard.
YARD, REAR
An open space on the same lot with a main building, extending the full width of the lot and situated between the rear lot line and the rear line of the building projected to the side lines of the lot. The depth of the rear yard shall be the mean distance as measured between the rear line of the lot, or the center line of the alley if there is an alley, and the rear line of the building.
YARD, SIDE
An open space on the same lot with a main building situated between the side of the building and the adjacent side line of the lot, and extending from the rear line of the front yard to the front line of the rear yard. The street side yard on corner lots shall extend to the rear line of the lot in every case.