Requirements as to lot width and area for the construction of a one-family dwelling shall not apply to any lot having less than the required area or width at the time of adoption of this chapter or any amendment thereof increasing the area or width required for such lot, provided that the area and the width of such lot shall be no less than 75% of the required minimum set forth in the Schedule of Regulations and the structure meets setback requirements.
A.
Height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to chimneys, church
spires, belfries, standpipes, water towers, flagpoles, monuments,
transmission towers or cables, or radio or television antennas or
towers.
B.
Penthouses, stage towers, scenery lifts, elevators, bulkheads, clock
towers, cupolas, water tanks and similar structures and mechanical
appurtenances may be erected on a building to a height greater than
the limit for the district in which the building is located, provided
that no such exception shall cover, at any level, more than 25% of
the area of the roof on which it is located, and provided further
that no such exception shall be used for sleeping or housekeeping
purposes or for any commercial purpose other than such as may be incidental
to the permitted use of the main building.
C.
A parapet wall or cornice, solely for ornamental purposes, may exceed
the height limit established for the district but shall not exceed
five feet.
In residential districts, except for corner lots, required setbacks
shall be modified in the following cases: where 50% or more of the
frontage on a block is occupied by residences having setbacks less
than that required by this chapter, the setback on each remaining
lot shall be determined in accordance with the following rule: the
front building line of a proposed structure shall be no nearer the
front lot line than a line joining adjacent front corners of the nearest
principal structures which are in the same block frontage on either
side of the proposed structure. If, on a block frontage, no principal
structure exists to one side of a proposed structure, a structure
may be assumed to exist on the corner lot which conforms to the minimum
setback and side yard width requirements of this chapter.
In the B-C Business District, canopies attached to business structures at the front property line shall be permitted to extend over the sidewalk, subject to the restrictions of § 365-110. A zoning permit shall be required for any canopy projecting into the right-of-way of any street. Permits for such structures shall be revocable as provided in § 86.04, Wis. Stats.
The required side yard on the street side of corner lots shall
be at least 50% greater than the minimum specified for the district.
Where an industrial district abuts a residential district, there
shall be provided along any rear, side or front line coincidental
with any industrial-residential boundary a buffer strip not less than
40 feet in width, as measured at right angles to the lot line. Plant
materials at least six feet in height, of such variety and growth
habits as to provide a year-round effective visual screen when viewed
from the residential district, shall be planted within the exterior
25 feet abutting the residential district. If the required planting
screen is set back from the industrial-residential boundary, the portion
of the buffer strip facing the residential district shall be attractively
maintained. The exterior 25 feet of the buffer strip shall not be
devoted to the parking of vehicles or storage of any material or accessory
uses. The interior 15 feet may be devoted to parking of vehicles.
