A. 
On a corner lot in all zoning districts in the City of Amery, no fence, wall, hedge, planting or structure shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to obstruct vision between a height of three feet and 10 feet above the center line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the street lines of such corner lots and a line joining the points along said street lines 25 feet from the point of intersection. Fences shall comply with the corner setback requirements of § 450-102.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
B. 
In the case of arterial streets intersecting with other arterial streets or railways, the corner cutoff distances establishing the triangular vision clearance space shall be increased to 50 feet.
A. 
Loading space requirements. On every lot on which a new business, trade or industrial use is hereafter established, space with access to a public street or alley shall be provided as indicated below for the loading and unloading of vehicles off the public right-of-way:
Use
Floor Area
(square feet)
Loading Space
Retail, wholesale warehouse, service manufacturing, and industrial establishments
2,000 to 10,000
1
10,000 to 20,000
2
20,000 to 40,000
3
40,000 to 60,000
4
Each additional 50,000
1
Hotels, offices, hospitals, places of public assembly
5,000 to 10,000
1
10,000 to 50,000
2
50,000 to 100,000
3
Each additional 25,000
1
Funeral homes
2,500 to 4,000
1
4,000 to 6,000
2
Each additional 10,000
1
B. 
Multiple or mixed uses. Where a building is devoted to more than one use or for different uses and where the floor area for each use is below the minimum required for a loading space but the aggregate floor area of such uses is above such a minimum, then off-street loading space shall be provided as if the entire building were devoted to that use in the building for which the most loading spaces are required.
C. 
Location. Required off-street loading spaces shall be located on the same lot with the principal use requiring such space. No loading space shall be located within 30 feet of the nearest point of intersection of two streets or require any vehicle to back into a public street.
D. 
Design standards. Each off-street loading space shall have a width of at least 12 feet, a length of at least 45 feet, and a vertical clearance of at least 14 feet. Dimensions for loading spaces in connection with funeral homes shall be reduced to 10 feet in width, 25 feet in length, and eight feet in vertical clearance. Every loading space shall be sufficiently screened in the form of a solid fence or shrubbery to protect neighboring residences.
E. 
Surfacing. All open off-street loading berths shall be improved with a compacted gravel base, not less than six inches thick, surfaced with not less than two inches of asphalt or treated with some comparable all-weather dustless material.
F. 
Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in conjunction with loading facilities.
G. 
Utilization. Space allocated to any off-street loading berth shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off-street parking facilities or portions thereof.
H. 
Central loading. Central loading facilities may be substituted for loading berths on the individual zoning lots, provided the following conditions are fulfilled:
(1) 
Each zoning lot served shall have direct access to the central loading area without crossing streets or alleys at grade.
(2) 
Total berths provided shall meet the requirements based on the sum of the several types of uses served. (Areas of types of uses may be totaled before computing number of loading berths.)
(3) 
No zoning lot served shall be more than 300 feet removed from the central loading area.
(4) 
The tunnel or ramp connecting the central loading area with the zoning lot served shall be not less than seven feet in width and have a clearance of not less than seven feet.
All new parking lots and all alterations of existing lots shall be subject to the approval of the City Council. Requests for said parking lots shall be accompanied with detailed plans on landscaping, parking layout, drainage provisions and driveway locations. In all districts, there shall be provided at the time any use or building is erected, enlarged, extended, or increased off-street parking stalls for all vehicles in accordance with the following:
A. 
Access. Adequate access to a public street shall be provided for each parking space.
B. 
Location.[1]
(1) 
Off-street parking is permitted in all yards of all districts except in the front yards of single-family and two-family residence districts but shall not be closer than five feet to a side lot line, right-of-way line or rear lot line.
(2) 
Off-street parking in the single-family and two-family residence districts is permitted in the front yard in the driveway, even though closer than five feet to a side lot line, providing the driveway conforms to the requirements in § 450-60.
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 13-1-92(b)(1) of the 2004 Code of Ordinances, regarding required location of parking lots, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
C. 
Use restrictions.
(1) 
Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in association with parking facilities provided in residence districts.
(2) 
Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be directed away from residential properties and public streets in such a way as not to create a nuisance. However, in no case shall such lighting exceed three footcandles measured at the lot line.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 13-1-92(c)(3) of the 2004 Code of Ordinances, Street Setback Area, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
D. 
Number of spaces. Number of parking spaces required for newly created parking lots is shown in the following table:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Use
Minimum Parking Required
Dwellings: Single-family, two-family and mobile homes
2 spaces for each dwelling unit
Dwellings: Multifamily
2 spaces for each dwelling unit
Housing for the elderly
0.75 space for each dwelling with 1/2 of these spaces to be built before occupancy and the balance of which spaces shall be reserved until such time as the City Council may order them installed
Hotels, motels
1 space for each guest room, plus 1 space for each 3 employees
Sororities, dormitories, rooming houses and boardinghouses
1 space for each bed
Retirement homes, orphanages
1 space per 2,000 feet of principal floor area
Rest and nursing homes
1 space for each 5 beds, plus 1 space for each 3 employees
Medical and dental clinics
5 spaces for each doctor
Churches, community centers, vocational and night schools, and other places of public assembly
1 space for each 5 seats
Secondary and elementary schools
1 space for each 2 employees, plus 1 space for each 5 students of 16 years of age or more
Restaurants, bars, clubs and lodges, places of entertainment
1 space for each 150 square feet
Manufacturing and processing plants (including meat and food processing), laboratories and warehouses
1 space for every 2 employees; "number of employees" shall be construed to mean the maximum number on the premises at one time
Financial institutions, business, government and professional offices, retail and service establishments
1 space for each 300 square feet of floor area and 1 space for each 2 employees
Motor vehicle sales (new and used)
1 space for each 500 square feet of floor area used, plus 1 space for each 300 square feet of outdoor display area for each motor vehicle to be displayed (this requirement does not include service garages; see below)
Repair shops, retail and service stores
1 space for each 150 square feet of net floor space
Automobile repair garages and service stations
1 space for each employee, plus 1 space for each 250 square feet of floor area used for repair work
Bowling alleys
5 spaces for each alley
E. 
Uses not listed. In the case of structures or uses not mentioned, the provision for a use which is similar shall apply. "Floor space or area" shall mean the gross floor area inside the exterior walls, where floor space is indicated above as a basis for determining the amount of off-street parking required.
F. 
Handicapped parking requirements. In addition to any other requirements relating to parking spaces contained in this chapter, the provisions contained in §§ 101.13, 346.503 and 346.56, Wis. Stats., and any Wisconsin Administrative Code sections adopted pursuant thereto are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable to all parking facilities whenever constructed.
G. 
Changes in buildings or use. Whenever a building or use is changed, structurally altered or enlarged to create a need for an increase of 50% or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change.
H. 
Off-lot parking.
(1) 
Required off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same lot with the principal use or, when this requirement cannot be met, such parking spaces may be located off-lot, provided the parking spaces are located in the same district. Off-lot parking spaces shall also be held in fee simple ownership by the owner of the use requiring such parking or be leased or rented through a written agreement satisfactory to the City Attorney.
(2) 
Off-lot parking spaces for residential uses shall be within 250 feet of the principal entrance or the entrance for the individual occupants for whom the spaces are reserved, while the farthest portions of a parking lot for all other uses shall be within 300 feet of the entrance of the establishment.
(3) 
Accessory parking may be located in residential districts, provided that said lots or property is immediately adjacent to a commercial, business or industrial zoning district.
(4) 
All off-street parking lots adjoining lots zoned for residential use shall have a minimum setback of 10 feet from any interior lot line, except if the adjoining lot is used for legally conforming parking purposes.
All driveways installed, altered, changed, replaced or extended after the effective date of this chapter shall meet the design requirements of §§ 211-1 and 211-2 of the City of Amery Code of Ordinances.
A. 
Highway access. No direct private access shall be permitted to the existing or proposed rights-of-way of expressways nor to any controlled access arterial street without permission of the highway agency that has access control jurisdiction. No direct public or private access shall be permitted to the existing or proposed rights-of-way of freeways, interstate highways and their interchanges or turning lanes nor to intersecting or interchanging streets within 1,500 feet of the most remote end of the taper of the turning lanes (such as exit and entrance ramps). No driveway openings shall be permitted within 100 feet of the intersection of an arterial street right-of-way line.
B. 
Access barriers. Access barriers, such as curbing, fencing, ditching, landscaping or other topographic barriers, shall be erected to prevent unauthorized vehicular ingress or egress to the above-specified streets or highways.
C. 
Temporary access. Temporary access to the above rights-of-way may be granted by the Zoning Administrator after review and recommendation by the highway agencies having jurisdiction. Such access permit shall be temporary, revocable and subject to any conditions required and shall be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months.
A. 
Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
BOAT
Every description of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.
BOAT OR SNOWMOBILE TRAILER
A vehicle on which a boat or snowmobile may be transported and is towable by a motor vehicle. When removed from the trailer, a boat or snowmobile, for purposes of this section, is termed an unmounted boat or snowmobile.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
Any of the following:
(1) 
TRAVEL TRAILERA vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis and on wheels that is between 10 feet and 36 feet long, including the hitch, and eight feet or less in width, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation, vacation or other uses and towed by a car, station wagon or truck. It includes so-called "fifth-wheel" units.
(2) 
PICKUP COACHA structure designed to be mounted on a truck chassis for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation, vacation or other uses.
(3) 
MOTOR HOMEA portable, temporary dwelling to be used for travel, recreation, vacation, or other uses, constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle.
(4) 
CAMPING TRAILERA canvas or folding structure mounted on wheels and designed for travel, recreation, vacation or other uses.
(5) 
CHASSIS MOUNTS, MOTOR HOMES and MINI MOTOR HOMESRecreational structures constructed integrally with a truck or motor van chassis and incapable of being separated therefrom.
(6) 
CONVERTED AND CHOPPED VANSRecreational structures which are created by altering or changing an existing automobile or van to make it a recreational vehicle.
YARD, FRONT
That part of a lot between the front lot line and the front(s) of the principal building on the lot, and extended to both side lot lines.
YARD, REAR
That part of a lot between the rear lot line and the back(s) of the principal building on the lot, and extended to both side lot lines.
YARD, SIDE
That part of a lot not surrounded by building and not in the front or rear yard.
B. 
Permitted parking or storage of recreational vehicles. In all residential and commercial districts provided for in this Zoning Code, it is permissible to park and store a recreational vehicle or boat and boat trailer on private property in the following manner:
(1) 
Parking is permitted inside any enclosed structure, which structure otherwise conforms to the zoning requirements of the particular zoning district where located.
(2) 
Parking is permitted outside in the side yard, provided it is not nearer than five feet to the lot line.
(3) 
Parking is permitted outside on a hard-surfaced or well-drained gravel driveway, provided that:
(a) 
Space is not available in the rear yard or side yard or there is no reasonable access to either the side yard or rear yard. A corner lot is always deemed to have reasonable access to the rear yard. A fence is not necessarily deemed to prevent reasonable access.
(b) 
Inside parking is not possible.
(c) 
The unit is parked perpendicular to the front curb.
(4) 
The body of the recreational vehicle or boat must be at least 15 feet from the face of any curb.
(5) 
No part of the unit may extend over the public sidewalk or public right-of-way.
(6) 
Parking is permitted only for storage purposes. Recreational vehicles or boats shall not be:
(a) 
Used for dwelling purposes, except for overnight sleeping for a maximum of 10 days in any one calendar year. Cooking is not permitted at any time.
(b) 
Permanently connected to sewer lines, water lines or electricity. The recreational vehicle may be connected to electricity temporarily for charging batteries and other purposes.
(c) 
Used for storage of goods, materials, or equipment other than those items considered to be part of the unit or essential for its immediate use.
(7) 
Notwithstanding the above, a unit may be parked anywhere on the premises during active loading or unloading, and the use of electricity or propane fuel is permitted when necessary to prepare a recreational vehicle for use.
(8) 
The recreational vehicle or boat shall be owned by the resident on whose property the unit is parked for storage.
No person, firm or corporation shall park, keep or maintain on properties zoned for residential or multiple residential dwellings the following types of vehicles: semi-tractors and/or trailers, landscaping equipment, dump trucks, auto wreckers and road machinery. Said vehicles may not be kept or parked on said premises whether or not they are in enclosed buildings, except for the purposes of unloading or servicing the premises.