A.
Characteristics of district. The Single-Family Residence District
is characterized by low-density development of one-family dwellings
and accessory buildings. A one-family dwelling is a building not attached
to another dwelling or structure and occupied or intended to be occupied
for residence purposes by one family, but not including trailers,
tents or rooms in hotels, nursing homes or boardinghouses.
B.
Administration.
(1)
The performance standards for this district shall be interpreted
and enforced by the Zoning Administrator, who shall determine whether
the proposed construction, remodeling or alteration to which this
section applies meets all performance standards. The Zoning Administrator's
determination shall be based on whether or not the proposed development
meets the intent and spirit of the performance standards. It is intended
that the Zoning Administrator may grant minor variations from the
dimensional guidelines, as long as the spirit and intent of the performance
standards are preserved.
(2)
Any person aggrieved may appeal a decision of the Zoning Administrator
to the Plan Commission.
(3)
However, conditional use applications shall go directly to the Board
of Zoning Appeals, whose decision may be appealed by persons aggrieved
to the Common Council.
(4)
In addition to the general performance standards, uses in this district
shall meet the standards in this article.
C.
District performance standards.
(1)
Compatibility. All uses shall be compatible with the character of
a one-family residential zone.
(2)
Permitted uses.
(a)
One-family detached houses.
(b)
Owner-occupied dwelling units may be occupied by a family and
not more than two unrelated persons. Dwelling units which are not
owner-occupied may be occupied by a family and one unrelated person,
who are living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit
and evidencing a stable family relationship. A dwelling may be occupied
by any number of members of a church, congregation or religious society
recognized under Ch. 187, Wis. Stats., so long as the church society
or congregation continues to occupy the building which it occupied
on the effective date of this chapter.
(d)
Public utility uses which are designed to blend with a residential
area and which cannot feasibly be located in a nonresidential district.
(e)
Accessory uses which are customarily incidental and subordinate
to a permitted principal use.
(f)
Signs of the following types:
[1]
Real estate signs with an area not more than six square feet
per face, with a maximum of two faces, which advertise the sale or
rental of only the premises on which they are placed and are located
at least five feet from the street line. No real estate sign or part
thereof shall be taller than five feet above the ground. No real estate
sign with a sold label shall remain upon the premises longer than
one week.
[2]
Directional and identification signs for public or nonprofit
institutions shall not exceed eight square feet. All directional and
identification signs for public or nonprofit institutions existing
upon the effective date of this chapter shall be deemed in conformance
with this section.
[3]
Signs or nameplates for home occupations are prohibited, except
that signs no larger than three square feet may be placed on buildings
which face Monona Drive.
D.
District dimensional guidelines.
(1)
Minimum lot area: 10,000 square feet (unless lot was platted prior
to adoption of this chapter).
(2)
Minimum lot frontage: 70 feet in width along a public street or 50
feet if abutting a public street with a curvature exceeding 33.3°.
(3)
Minimum lot width at building line: 60 feet.
(4)
Minimum setbacks.
(a)
Street yard: 30 feet (but if 40% or more of the frontage on
one side of a street between two intersecting streets has been developed
with a setback other than 30 feet, the street yard setback so established
shall prevail).
(b)
Side yard: seven feet.
(c)
Rear yard: 40 feet.
(d)
Shore yard: 50 feet from the meander line. (May be increased
to average shore yard setback of two adjacent houses on both sides,
up to seventy-five-foot maximum requirement.)
(5)
Maximum height: 35 feet.
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 40%.
(7)
Accessory buildings and structures.
(a)
Maximum height: 14 feet.
(b)
Distance. Must be no less than six feet from principal building.
(c)
Minimum setbacks.
[1]
Street yard. Same as principal building.
[2]
Side yard: three feet. Overhangs shall not project more than
1/3 into setback area.
[3]
Rear yard: three feet. Overhangs shall not project more than
1/3 into setback area.
[4]
Shore yard: None, but the only accessory buildings permitted
in shore yards are boathouses, boat shelters, boat landings and piers.
(d)
Lot coverage. Maximum total lot coverage of all accessory buildings
on lot: 1,000 square feet.
(8)
(9)
Maximum
impervious surface.[2]
(a)
Lots over 10,000 square feet: 65%. A special exception permit may
be granted by the Plan Commission up to seventy-percent impervious
surface if the applicant demonstrates there is no substantial negative
impact caused by the additional impervious surface to the adjoining
water bodies or adjacent parcels as a result of stormwater runoff.
(b)
Lots less than 10,000 square feet: 70%. A special exception permit
may be granted by the Plan Commission up to seventy-five-percent impervious
surface if the applicant demonstrates there is no substantial negative
impact caused by the additional impervious surface to the adjoining
water bodies or adjacent parcels as a result of stormwater runoff.
(10)
Grading requirements. The difference between the natural grade of
the property and the finished grade of the property shall not cumulatively
exceed two feet at any point on the lot, as shown on a submitted grading
plan certified by a professional landscape architect, engineer or
surveyor. A special exception permit may be granted by the Plan Commission
for a grade change of up to eight feet, if the applicant demonstrates
there is no substantial negative impact to adjoining water bodies
or adjacent parcels. These regulations shall not prohibit compliance
with floodplain development regulations. Any request above eight feet
shall be reviewed as a variance request by the Zoning Board of Appeals.[3]
(11)
Yard designations.
A.
Characteristics of district. The Two-Family Residence District is
characterized by more dense development than the Single-Family Residence
District, including two-family residences and accessory buildings.
A two-family residence is a building not attached to another dwelling
or structure and occupied or intended to be occupied for residence
purposes by two families, but not including one-family dwellings,
trailers, tents or rooms in hotels, nursing homes or boardinghouses.
B.
Administration.
(1)
The performance standards for this district shall be interpreted
and enforced by the Zoning Administrator, who shall determine whether
the proposed construction, remodeling or alteration meets all performance
standards. The Zoning Administrator's determination shall be
based on whether or not the proposed development meets the intent
and spirit of the performance standards. It is intended that the Zoning
Administrator may grant minor variations from the dimensional guidelines,
as long as the spirit and intent of the performance standards are
preserved.
(2)
Any person aggrieved may appeal a decision of the Zoning Administrator
to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(3)
However, conditional use applications shall go directly to the Plan
Commission, whose decision may be appealed by persons aggrieved to
the Common Council.
(4)
In addition to the general performance standards, uses in this district
shall meet the standards of this article.
C.
District performance standards.
(1)
Compatibility. All uses shall be compatible with the character of
a two-family residential zone.
(2)
Permitted uses.
(a)
One-family detached houses.
(b)
Owner-occupied dwelling units may be occupied by a family and
not more than two unrelated persons. Dwelling units which are not
owner-occupied may be occupied by a family and one unrelated person,
who are living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit
and evidencing a stable family relationship. A dwelling may be occupied
by any number of members of a church, congregation or religious society
recognized under Ch. 187, Wis. Stats., so long as the church society
or congregation continues to occupy the building which it occupied
on the effective date of this chapter.
(c)
Two-family detached houses.
(e)
Public utility uses which are designed to blend with a residential
area and which cannot feasibly be located in a nonresidential district.
(f)
Accessory uses, which are customarily incidental and subordinate
to a permitted principal use.
(g)
Signs of the following types:
[1]
Real estate signs with an area not more than six square feet
per face, with a maximum of two faces, which advertise the sale or
rental of only the premises on which they are placed and are located
at least five feet from the street line. No real estate sign or part
thereof shall be taller than five feet above the ground. No real estate
sign with a "sold" label shall remain upon the premises longer than
one week.
[2]
Directional and identification signs for public or nonprofit
institutions shall not exceed eight square feet. All directional and
identification signs for public or nonprofit institutions existing
upon the effective date of this chapter shall be deemed in conformance
with this section.
[3]
Signs and nameplates for home occupations are prohibited.
D.
District dimensional guidelines.
(1)
Minimum lot area: 10,000 square feet (unless lot was platted prior
to this chapter).
(2)
Minimum lot frontage: 70 feet in width along a public street or 50
feet if abutting a public street with a curvature exceeding 33.3°.
(3)
Minimum lot width at building line: 60 feet.
(4)
Minimum setbacks.
(a)
Street yard: 25 feet (but if 40% or more of the frontage on
one side of a street between two intersecting streets has been developed
with a setback other than 25 feet, the street yard setback so established
shall prevail).
(b)
Side yard: 10 feet.
(c)
Rear yard: 40 feet.
(d)
Shore yard: 50 feet from the meander line.
(5)
Maximum height: 35 feet.
(6)
Maximum lot coverage: 40%.
(7)
(8)
Yard designations.
A.
Characteristics of district. The Multifamily Residence District is
characterized by high-density dwelling units having proximity to commercial
developments or major streets.
B.
District performance standards.
(1)
Standards. In addition to the general performance standards, proposed
uses in this district shall meet the following additional standards:
(a)
Multifamily residential uses shall be designed, sited and located
to serve effectively as a smooth transition between commercial uses
and low-density residential uses.
(b)
Multifamily residential uses shall be designed to be compatible
with nearby low-density residential uses.
(c)
To the extent feasible, a reasonable proportion of new multifamily
residential construction shall be made available at moderate cost
to low-income, elderly and large households.
(d)
No multifamily residential units shall be occupied to exceed
a density greater than two adults per bedroom.
(3)
Signs. Signs of the following types:
(a)
Real estate signs with an area not more than six square feet
per face, with a maximum of two faces, which advertise the sale or
rental of only the premises on which they are placed, and which are
located at least five feet from the street line.
(b)
Directional and identification signs for public or nonprofit
institutions, not to exceed eight square feet. All directional and
identification signs for public or nonprofit institutions existing
upon the effective date of this chapter shall be deemed in conformance
with this section.
(c)
Signs or nameplates for home occupations are prohibited.
A.
Characteristics of district. The goal of this district is to provide
convenient and accessible sites for small business establishments
without harming the historic, architectural and aesthetic quality
of the area.
B.
District performance standards. This district is intended to serve
the daily or frequent shopping needs of residents in adjacent areas
by permitting limited commercial establishments within walking distance
of a large number of residences. It is intended that one-family residences,
two-family residences and small-scale neighborhood retail and service
businesses are to be permitted in this district. This district is
restricted to uses with a limited number of employees, limited traffic
generation and minimal parking needs, in order to avoid disrupting
the surrounding low-density residential neighborhood. It is intended
that existing businesses located in historic buildings may be continued,
provided that the exterior walls of the building are preserved substantially
undisturbed and in substantially the same appearance as they were
on the effective date of this chapter. Use and development in this
district shall blend with the historic, architectural and aesthetic
character of the area. Uses in this district shall not emit smoke,
fumes, gases, dust, odors, vibration, noise or glare in amounts which
are discernible beyond the boundaries of the site. Dimensions of any
development shall be compatible with nearby residential development.
A.
Characteristics of district. The Retail Business District is characterized
by retail trade, service, office, financial, professional, ancillary
residential and entertainment activities serving the community.
B.
District performance standards. In addition to the general performance
standards, proposed uses in this district shall meet the following
additional standards:
(1)
The proposed use shall be related to the general development pattern
and the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan to provide a balanced
local economy; to provide needed goods and services not otherwise
available in the immediate area; and to protect and enhance the character
of the surrounding neighborhood.
(2)
Because of the limited supply of vacant land, the proposed use shall
not unnecessarily duplicate retail or service uses already existing
in the immediate vicinity.
(3)
Whenever feasible, building shall be physically oriented away from
residential development and the layout of parking and service areas,
access, landscaping, yards, walls, signs, lighting and control of
loud and/or discordant noise, glare and other potentially adverse
effects shall be such as to protect nearby residential development.
Yards, fences, walls, landscaping or other screening or buffering
shall be provided where needed to protect nearby residents from undesirable
views, lighting, noise or other adverse influences. In particular,
extensive off-street parking areas, service areas, loading areas and
areas for storage and collection of garbage shall be adequately screened.
(4)
Whenever possible, development shall occur according to a large-scale
plan rather than on a piecemeal basis. For example, whenever practical,
development shall be planned in a coordinated fashion for an entire
block rather than occurring on a lot-by-lot basis. This could be accomplished
by single ownership or control of an entire block, by agreement among
the owners of lots in a block, or by the adoption of a policy resolution
for the area by the Plan Commission. However it is organized or enforced,
the large-scale plan shall provide the benefits of coordinated site
planning in the following manner:
(a)
To provide for features such as shared parking lots, to minimize
the number of driveway entrances and exits through use of the Access
Management Guidelines,[1] to provide for safe and efficient traffic flow, to minimize
the paved area and to facilitate on-site absorption and retention
of stormwater.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Access Management Guidelines are included
as an attachment this chapter.
(b)
To provide more landscaping.
(c)
To encourage more attractive building design and layout.
(d)
To permit the construction of appropriately sized indoor and
outdoor pedestrian plaza areas and attractively landscaped open spaces.
(e)
To prevent the proliferation of unattractive alleys and yards
which are too small or inappropriately located to be aesthetically
pleasing.
A.
Characteristics of district. The Commercial/Industrial District is
characterized by retail, service, commercial, office, recreational,
warehouse and light industrial uses which are highway-oriented. Typical
light industrial uses include manufacturing, fabrication, packing,
packaging, assembly, repair, terminals, depots and storage. It is
contemplated that multifamily residential development shall be permitted
in this district only as part of a rezoning to Planned Community Development
District.
B.
Adult entertainment district. Adult-oriented establishments are allowed
in this section, subject to the following conditions:
(2)
All exterior windows in any premises occupied by such establishment
shall be blackened to the extent necessary to make them opaque.
(3)
No such establishment shall be located within 500 lineal feet of
a church or any other place of worship, or a private or public elementary,
secondary or vocational school, or a public park, or within 500 lineal
feet of any residence district.
(4)
Such establishment may have one nonflashing business sign, which
sign may only indicate the name of the business and identify it as
an adult entertainment establishment.
C.
District performance standards. In addition to the general performance
standards, proposed uses in this district shall meet the following
additional standards:
(1)
The proposed use shall be related to the general development pattern
and the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan to provide a balanced
local economy and to provide stable employment suitable for residents
of Monona and the surrounding area.
(2)
The proposed use shall be compatible with nearby development as built
or contemplated for construction in the near future.
(3)
Because of the limited supply of vacant land, any proposed retail
or service uses shall not unnecessarily duplicate retail or service
use already existing in the immediate vicinity.
A.
Characteristics of district. The Community Design District is characterized
by large predominately undeveloped tracts. Because of the salience
of these properties, the community vests a particular interest in
rational, comprehensively planned development. As part of the limited
remaining area of undeveloped land within the City, these properties
are of critical importance in establishing a balance in land uses
and in community services. It is expected that the development of
property within this district will take advantage of the flexibility
provided by the planned community development procedure. Further,
it is expected that the district's development will include a compatible
mix of residential, commercial, industrial or open space uses which
realize the goals of the Comprehensive Plan.
B.
District performance standards.
(1)
Development shall occur only after coordinated advance site planning
to retain the unique character of these tracts and to strike an acceptable
balance between natural preservation, growth and development.
(2)
For each tract, development shall occur according to a large-scale
plan rather than on a piecemeal basis. It is intended that this plan
be a mutual product of efforts of the property owner and the City.
This could be implemented by a policy resolution of the Plan Commission
to accept the owner's general development plan for the tract
or it could be implemented by a mutual decision by the owner and the
City to rezone the tract to a Planned Community Development based
on a general development plan.
(3)
Development shall preserve the maximum possible amount of open space
and environmental amenities through techniques such as clustering,
site planning and permanent reservation of open space.
(4)
All uses and their intensity, appearance and arrangement shall be
of a visual and operational character, which:
(a)
Is compatible with the physical nature of the site, with particular
concern for preservation of natural features, open space, tree growth,
unique or environmentally significant landforms and unobstructed public
views of bodies of water.
(b)
Would produce an attractive environment of sustained aesthetic
and ecological desirability, economic stability and functional practicality
compatible with the general policy guidelines of the Comprehensive
Plan as well as the specific concerns expressed by the community.
(c)
Would not create traffic or parking demand incompatible with
the existing or proposed facilities to serve it unless jointly resolved.
(d)
Would not seriously affect the anticipated provision of school
or municipal services unless jointly resolved.
(e)
Serve regional and community needs for employment, open space,
moderate-cost housing, lake access and/or recreational facilities.
A.
Purpose and intent. The Conservancy District is established to preserve
in a natural open state certain areas such as lakes, waterways, shorelands,
wetlands, marshes, floodplains, streambeds, slopes and other areas
of aesthetic and ecological value, which because of their unique physical
features are desirable and functional as natural drainageways, water
retention area, natural habitats for plant and animal life or protected
open space. The regulations of the Conservancy District are intended
not only to preserve certain open space land and water areas for uses
consistent with the intent and purpose of this chapter but also to
protect the community from the costs which may be incurred when unsuitable
development occurs in certain areas. Development in the Conservancy
District is limited in character, although certain agricultural, public
and recreational uses are permitted when controlled by specific limitations.
B.
Characteristics of district. The Conservancy District is characterized
by land and water preserves, arboretums, boating, fishing, harvesting
by hand of wild crops, public recreational facilities, the practice
of wildlife and fish management and similar uses which protect the
environmental quality of the area. It is intended that public highways
and parkways will be permitted if they are designed to minimize damage
to the conservancy area, to provide the public with a view of the
conservancy area, and to relieve safety and traffic congestion problems
along existing highways.
C.
Permits. The applicant shall secure all necessary permits from all
appropriate federal, state and local agencies, including those required
under Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended,
33 U.S.C. § 1344.
A.
Characteristics of district. This district is characterized by facilities
owned by a government or governmental agency and by public utility
facilities which are compatible with the environment.
B.
District performance standards. In addition to the general performance
standards, proposed uses in this district shall meet the following
standards:
(1)
To the extent feasible, a substantial portion of the property shall
be maintained as landscaped open space.
(2)
The proposed use shall be related to the general development pattern
and the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan to promote a balanced
local economy, to promote needed goods and services not otherwise
available in the immediate area and to protect and enhance the character
of the surrounding neighborhood.
(3)
All uses and structures within this district must receive a zoning
permit.
A.
Characteristics of district. The Cemetery District is characterized
by cemeteries, mausoleums, funeral chapels, monuments and ancillary
facilities.
