A.
Building height standards.
1.
Upper stories stepback. (See Figure 13.02.51-1.)
a.
A new building/addition that is more than one story taller than
directly adjacent buildings (non-historically designated) shall incorporate
a minimum eight-foot stepback for the stories that are more than one
story above directly adjacent buildings.
B.
Building facade standards.
1.
Facade horizontal articulation/divisions. (See Figure 13.02.51-1.)
a.
A building facade fronting on a public street, park, or plaza
shall have a minimum of two architectural features for two-story structures.
A horizontal architectural feature is composed of a decorative, three-dimensional,
horizontal element that projects out or is recessed in from the exterior
facade of a building at least two inches.
2.
Facade vertical articulation/divisions. (See Figure 13.02.51-1.)
a.
Any ground-story facade fronting on a public street, park, or
plaza that exceeds 40 feet in width shall be visually divided into
smaller sections through articulation of the facade, every 40 feet
at a minimum. Articulation techniques include vertical recesses or
projections of the building facade, window bays, balconies, and changes
in exterior materials.
b.
For upper stories, facade articulation shall occur for facades
exceeding 80 feet in width on a public street, park, or plaza, every
80 feet at a minimum.
3.
Facade transparency.
a.
A residential building facade fronting on a public street, park,
or plaza shall have a minimum transparency of 20%.
b.
Side and rear facades, which are clearly visible from a public
street, park, or plaza, shall have a minimum transparency of 12%,
unless otherwise prohibited by Title 15, Building Code.
c.
Blank wall areas fronting on a public street, park, or plaza
shall not exceed a rectangular area greater than 30% of a story's
facade, as measured from floor to floor, and shall not exceed a horizontal
distance greater than 15 feet of a story's facade.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, operate, maintain or administer or permit to be established, operated or maintained upon any property owned, leased or controlled by them a manufactured or mobile home community within the City without a valid, unexpired mobile home park license as set forth Section 7.03.12. of the City of Onalaska Code of Ordinances.
B.
It is the intent of this section to recognize mobile homes constructed
prior to October 1, 1974, as distinct and different from units designated
as mobile home within the definitions of this Title and to prohibit
units not meeting the requirements for mobile homes as defined herein.
Units constructed prior to 1974 are prohibited. A site plan permit
may be obtained only after approval by the Plan Commission and Common
Council.
C.
In addition to the definitions in Chapter 06, definitions contained
in § 66.0435, Wis. Stats., as may be amended, shall also
be applicable.
D.
No person shall park, locate or place any manufactured or mobile
home outside of a licensed manufactured and mobile home district in
the City of Onalaska, except unoccupied manufactured or mobile homes
may be parked on the lawfully situated premises of a licensed manufactured
or mobile home dealer for the purposes of sale display; the lawfully
situated premises of a vehicle service business for purposes of servicing
or making necessary repairs; the premises leased or owned by the owner
of such manufactured or mobile home for purposes of sales display
for a period not exceeding 120 days, provided no business is carried
on therein, or in an accessory private garage, building or rear yard
of the owner of such manufactured or mobile home, provided no business
is carried on therein.
E.
No person shall construct, alter, modify or extend any mobile home
community or mobile home community building or facility within the
limits of the City without first securing a site plan permit from
the City.
F.
Minimum dimensional requirements for a R-MMH District consists of
the following:
1.
Where a R-MMH District is to be established for the development of
a manufactured or mobile home community, the minimum area shall be
15 acres.
2.
The minimum number of manufactured or mobile home spaces completed
and ready for occupancy before first occupancy is permitted shall
be established as 25% of total spaces permitted on a zoned site.
3.
The two limitations above shall not apply where expansion of an existing
manufactured or mobile home district is concerned and where such expansion
will not increase variation from requirements that apply to manufactured
or mobile home districts, as set forth herein.
4.
The maximum number of manufactured or mobile home spaces shall be
10 per acre and individual spaces shall not be less than 4,000 square
feet in area and arranged to afford ample area for a variety of units.
5.
The minimum dimensions of a manufactured or mobile home space shall
be 40 feet wide by 100 feet long, and no manufactured or mobile home
shall cover more than 25% of the space. Accessory structures, such
as awnings, cabanas, storage cabinets, carports, garages, windbreaks
or attached porches, shall be considered part of the manufactured
or mobile home unit for purposes of determining compliance with this
provision.
6.
A minimum setback of 25 feet from all public rights-of-way and 10
feet from any park drive or common area, including common parking
areas for newly established districts.
7.
Minimum side and rear lot setbacks of 10 feet, 15 feet from any other
unit.
G.
In manufactured or mobile home districts, recreational vehicles shall
not be occupied as living quarters and sales lots shall not be permitted,
but dwellings may be sold on spaces they occupy in residential use.
H.
No manufactured or mobile home space shall be rented for a period
of less than 30 days.
I.
State Uniform Dwelling Code § SPS 321.40 and Ch. SPS 326
and the State Electrical Code Ch. SPS 316, as may be amended, are
hereby made a part of this section and incorporated herein by reference
as if fully set forth, except that such regulations shall not be deemed
to modify any requirement of this section or any other applicable
law or ordinance of the state or City.
J.
All drives, parking areas and walkways shall be of hard-surfaced
material [bituminous concrete or similar material capable of carrying
a wheel load of 4,000 pounds] and there shall be two such surfaced
automobile parking spaces for each manufactured or mobile home space.
K.
Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every manufactured or mobile
home district shall be paved or covered with stone screenings or other
solid material or protected with a vegetative growth that is capable
of preventing soil erosion and eliminating objectionable dust.
L.
All manufactured or mobile home districts shall have a greenbelt
or buffer strip not less than 10 feet wide along all boundaries. Unless
adequately screened by existing vegetative cover, all manufactured
and mobile home districts shall be screened by a vegetative buffer
in the form of evergreens and/or deciduous plantings so arranged that
within 10 years they will have formed a screen equivalent in opacity
to a solid fence or wall, except where the adjoining property is also
a manufactured or mobile home district. Compliance with this requirement
shall be made prior to granting occupancy permits. Permanent plantings
shall be grown and maintained at a height of not less than 15 feet.
M.
Single-family nondependent manufactured or mobile homes and approved
accessory structures included in the original plans and specifications
or revisions thereof, parks, playgrounds, open space, off street parking
lots, one park office and service and/or storage buildings for exclusive
use of residents shall be the only permitted uses in manufactured
or mobile home districts, provided the Common Council may approve
the following uses when designed and limited to exclusive use of residents:
N.
Park occupants shall be responsible for proper placement of their
manufactured or mobile homes on its space and proper installation
of all utility connections in accordance with the instructions of
the park management.
O.
New manufactured or mobile homes constructed after April 1, 2007
shall adhere to the Manufactured Home Installation Manual in accordance
with Ch. SPS 321, Wis. Adm. Code, as may be amended, provided by the
State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.
P.
Inspection Department. No person shall construct, alter
or add to any structure, attachment or building in a manufactured
or mobile home district or on a manufactured or mobile home space
without a permit from the Inspection Department. Construction on,
or addition or alteration to the exterior of a manufactured or mobile
home, shall be of the same type of construction and materials as the
mobile home affected. This subsection shall not apply to addition
of awnings, antennas or skirting to mobile homes.
Q.
Common recreational facilities.
1.
In all manufactured or mobile home districts, there shall be one
or more recreation areas easily accessible to all residents.
2.
No less than 10% of the total area of any manufactured or mobile
home district established under these regulations shall be devoted
to common recreational areas and facilities, such as playgrounds,
swimming pools, community buildings, ways for pedestrians and cyclists
away from streets and play areas for small children for other recreational
areas in block interiors. At least one principal recreation and community
center shall contain not less than 5% of the total area of the district.
No single recreation area shall contain less than 2,500 square feet
unless each manufactured or mobile home space is provided with contiguous
common recreational area not less than 20 feet wide at the narrowest
dimension.
3.
To be countable as common recreational area, interior blockways for
pedestrians or cyclists shall form part of a system leading to principal
destinations. Such ways may also be used for installations of utilities.
4.
Common recreational area shall not include streets or parking areas,
shall be closed to automotive traffic except for maintenance and service
vehicles, and shall be improved and maintained for the uses intended.
5.
Recreation areas shall be so located as to be free of traffic hazards
and convenient to mobile home spaces that they serve.
R.
Exterior yards for manufactured or mobile home districts; minimum
requirements; occupancy. The following requirements and limitations
shall apply to yards at the outer edges of mobile home districts:
1.
Along public streets. Where R-MMH Districts adjoin public
streets along exterior boundaries, a yard at least 25 feet in minimum
dimensions shall be provided adjacent to such streets. Such yard may
be used to satisfy open space depth requirements for individual dwellings
but shall not contain carports, recreational shelters, storage structures
or any other structures generally prohibited in yards adjacent to
streets in residential districts. No direct vehicular access to individual
lots shall be permitted through such yards, and no group parking facilities
or active recreation areas shall be allowed therein.
2.
At edges of R-MMH Districts (other than at streets or alleys). Where R-MMH Districts are so located that one or more boundaries
are at the edges of R-MMH Districts and adjoining neighboring districts
without an intervening street, alley or other permanent open space
at least 20 feet in width, an exterior yard at least 20 feet in minimum
dimension shall be provided. Where the adjoining district is residential,
the same limitations on occupancy and use of such yards shall apply
as stated above concerning yards along public streets. Where the adjoining
district is nonresidential, such yards may be used for group or individual
parking, active recreation facilities or carports, recreational shelters
or storage structures.
A.
District intent.
1.
Encourage the development of medically related uses which, by their
interrelationship, benefit by proximity;
2.
Provide an appropriate and healing setting for delivering high quality
health care services;
3.
Encourage the preparation of campus master plans that enable adjacent
neighborhoods and the broader community to understand the levels of
development being proposed, their likely impacts, and appropriate
mitigation measures;
4.
Create well-designed development with a unified feel while providing
flexibility in placement and clustering of buildings, use of open
space, provision for pedestrian and traffic circulation, parking,
transit facilities and related site design and safety considerations;
and
5.
Ensure future capacity for the placement of medical facilities to
meet the evolving health care needs of the City and region.
B.
Preexisting standards.
1.
Any development, lot of record, or structure legally operated prior
to February 11, 2020, shall be considered a permitted use and legally
conforming within the MC District. Any redevelopment or addition to
a development, lot of record or structure shall be required to conform
to the forms and functions and development standards found within
the MC District. Any change in form or function shall conform to permitted
and permitted with standards form and function standards as described
in the MC District.
C.
Architectural review.
1.
Architectural review shall be in conformance with the requirements of this subsection and the following standards, and will follow site plan permit procedures in Section 13.05.21.
a.
The intent of the architectural review is to ensure that architectural
features and building designs contribute to a cohesive image and identity
for the MC District.
b.
Exterior materials, colors, accents, styles and rooflines shall
be compatible with the purpose and intent of this district.
c.
All exterior building and accent materials shall be of a color(s)
compatible with other buildings within the district and have comparable
color intensity/value. Acceptable colors consist of neutral earth-tone
colors such as brown, gray, tan, umber, mahogany, terra cotta, forest
green, burgundy or dark blue. Glass, brick or decorative stone or
high-quality architectural concrete panels for exterior building materials
shall be required.
d.
To prevent long, monotonous, uninterrupted walls; recesses,
projections, columns, offsets, or change in building wall plan or
material and/or color shall be required, at a minimum, every 75 feet
of wall length. Projections, recesses and decorative columns shall
be a minimum of one foot wide and one foot deep.
e.
To prevent, long monotonous, uninterrupted pitched roof planes;
dormers, gables or roof offsets shall be required, at a minimum, every
75 feet of pitched roof length.
D.
Site design elements.
1.
Landscaping, lighting, and other site design elements shall be in
conformance with the requirements of this section and shall contribute
to a cohesive image and identity for the MC District. Internal and
external sidewalks and/or trail connections shall be provided for
safe and convenient pedestrian movements. Provision for existing or
future transit service shall be provided where appropriate.
a.
Distance between buildings. Minimum distance between
buildings is 20 feet.
b.
Building height. Buildings in excess of the district's
maximum height limitation may be allowed, provided that setback requirements
from shared parcel boundaries shall be increased by at least one foot
for each additional five feet of building height above the maximum
building height allowed by this district, with recommended vegetated
or nonvegetated screening. Maximum building height cannot exceed the
AOZD height limitations.
c.
Screening and fencing. Screening via berms and
landscaping is required for any side yard or rear yard immediately
adjacent to a residential district. A landscaped buffer zone of not
less than 20 feet wide and five feet in height at the time of installation
shall be established and maintained, consisting of evergreens, shrubs,
or other screening vegetation. Other nonvegetated screening may also
be required. Nonvegetative screening to comply with screen and buffer
standards set forth in Chapter 03, Division 5.
d.
Environmental design. Development within the MC
District shall be designed to preserve existing vegetation and topography
where practical and shall be consistent with the goals and objectives
of the Onalaska Comprehensive Plan and La Crosse County Sanitary Sewer
Agreement.
e.
Parking. Off-street parking for separate uses may be provided collectively if the total number of spaces is not less than the sum of the separate requirements for each such use unless a reduction in required parking is allowed as part of the Campus Master Plan. See Section 13.03.21 for parking requirements.
f.
Streets, utilities and drainage. All publicly dedicated
streets, utilities and stormwater facilities shall be designed in
accordance with City ordinances, policies and standards. The City
may consider flexible standards during site plan review for streets
if the developer has demonstrated that the proposed design and layout
warrants varying standards and the design meets the provisions of
this section.
g.
Open space. Overall site to provide a minimum of
10% open space which may include courtyards, grassed areas, pedestrianways,
accessible stormwater ponds, etc.
i.
Accessory building. No accessory buildings shall
exceed the height, floor space or footprint of a principal building
or exceed 40 feet in height.
k.
Outdoor storage. All outdoor storage is subject to the standards in Section 13.03.52A.2.
l.
Refuse and recycling. All waste material, refuse,
garbage or recycling shall be kept indoors, or if kept outdoors will
be subject to Chapter 03, Division 1.
m.
Other requirements. The Plan Commission and Common
Council may apply additional requirements as necessary to implement
the purpose of this district and the Comprehensive Plan.
A.
Building siting standards.
1.
Building street frontage. (See Figure 13.02.54-1.)
a.
In the MU-C District, the minimum percentage of the street frontage
for each lot that must be occupied by a building facade, as measured
at the required maximum front yard setback, shall be 75%. This standard
applies to the front property line street frontage and, for a corner
lot, one exterior side property line frontage. Recesses in a building
facade do not qualify as meeting the minimum building street frontage
standard. In the MU-N District, the minimum building street frontage
for each lot shall be 60%.
b.
The portion of a lot's front property line that does not have
a building facade located at the maximum front yard setback, up to
25% of the lot's front property line in the MU-C District and up to
40% in the MU-N District, shall be designed and used for outdoor seating
or dining, building entries, landscaping, pedestrian pathways, driveways,
or parking areas.
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Figure 13.02.54-1 MU-C and MU-N Building Street Frontage
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2.
Off-street parking location.
a.
Off-street surface parking shall not be allowed between a building
and a sidewalk.
b.
Parking area entrances and exits shall be located on secondary
streets or alleys where possible.
c.
The number of driveways shall be limited in order to maximize
the amount of on-street parking spaces.
d.
A parking structure shall meet all building siting, height,
and facade standards.
B.
Building height standards.
1.
Building height.
a.
A new nonresidential building/addition shall have a minimum
building facade height of 1.5 stories and a new mixed-use or residential
building/addition shall have a minimum building height of two stories.
b.
A new building/addition that is more than one story taller than
directly adjacent buildings (non-historically designated) shall incorporate
a minimum eight-foot stepback for the stories that are more than one
story above directly adjacent buildings.
C.
Building facade standards. (See Figure 13.02.54-2.)
1.
Horizontal facade articulation/divisions.
a.
A building facade fronting on a public street, park, plaza,
or downtown alley shall have a minimum of two architectural features
for two-story structures. A horizontal architectural feature is composed
of a decorative, three-dimensional, horizontal element that projects
out or is recessed in from the exterior facade of a building at least
two inches.
b.
A nonresidential or mixed-use building facade fronting on a
public street, park, plaza, or downtown alley shall have a flat or
low-slope roof with a parapet or cornice cap. A residential building
is allowed to have either a pitched roof typical of residential buildings
or a roof form that complements existing roof forms in the MU-C District.
2.
Vertical facade articulation/divisions.
a.
Any ground-story facade fronting on a public street, park, plaza,
or downtown alley that exceeds 40 feet in width shall be visually
divided into smaller sections through articulation of the facade,
every 40 feet at a minimum. Articulation techniques include vertical
recesses or projections of the building facade, window bays, balconies,
and changes in exterior materials.
b.
For upper stories, facade articulation shall occur for facades
exceeding 80 feet in width on a public street, park, or plaza, every
80 feet at a minimum.
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Figure 13.02.54-2 MU-C and MU-N Building Facade Standards
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3.
Facade transparency. (See Figure
13.02.54-3.)
a.
A ground-story facade of a nonresidential or mixed-use building
fronting on a public street, park, or plaza shall have a minimum transparency
of 60%; residential buildings shall have a minimum of 20%.
b.
Upper-story facades fronting on a public street, park, or plaza
shall have a minimum transparency of 20%.
c.
Side and rear facades, which are clearly visible from a public
street, park, plaza or downtown alley, shall have a minimum transparency
of 12% unless otherwise prohibited by Title 15, Building Code.
d.
Tinted or reflective glass is prohibited for windows and doors
on ground story facades fronting on a public street, park, plaza,
or downtown alley. Non-tinted, clear low-E window coatings are permitted.
Glass block is prohibited on all facades, ground and upper stories,
fronting on a public street, park, or plaza.
e.
Blank wall areas fronting on a public street, park, plaza, or
downtown alley shall not exceed a rectangular area greater than 30%
of a story's facade, as measured from floor to floor, and shall not
exceed a horizontal distance greater than 15 feet of a story's facade.
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Figure 13.02.54-3 MU-C and MU-N Facade Transparency
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D.
Facade materials.
1.
In the MU-C District, dominant materials, constituting a minimum
75% of a facade (excluding glass windows), fronting on a public street,
park, plaza, or downtown alley, shall consist of higher quality, more
durable materials characteristic of traditional downtown buildings,
including masonry (clay or concrete brick, natural or textured cast
concrete stone). Other modern materials will be considered by the
City if they provide similar visual character, color, and quality
to that of traditional downtown building materials.
2.
In the MU-C District, prohibited materials on a facade fronting on
a public street, park, plaza, or downtown alley are lower quality,
less durable finish materials that do not complement materials characteristic
of traditional downtown buildings, including nontextured cast concrete,
cement-based stucco, synthetic stucco or EIFS (below the third story),
glass block, vinyl, aluminum, and other materials resulting in similar
visual character. These materials may be used on rear and side building
facades.
3.
In the MU-C District, accent materials, constituting a maximum 25%
of a facade (excluding glass windows), allowed on a facade fronting
on a public street, park, plaza, or downtown alley may include dominant
facade materials, as well as glass, architectural or decorative metal,
architectural exposed concrete panels, decorative tile, and stucco/EIFS
(above the second story).
4.
The facade materials standards above shall apply to all facades of
buildings for stories above the second story, which are clearly visible
from a public street, park, plaza, or downtown alley.
E.
Building entries.
1.
A prominent entry is required on any building facade fronting on
a public street, park, plaza, or downtown alley.
F.
Additional standards.
[Amended 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 1736-2022]
1.
Open space standard. See Section 13.02.51.C for minimum open space
requirements if proposed development will only include residential
uses.
2.
Site
and lot dimension standards for residential uses. See Tables 13.02.24-1
and 13.02.25-1 for minimum lot dimensions and site dimensions if proposed
development will only include residential uses. The Zoning Administrator
shall determine which residential zoning district standards are appropriate
based upon the proposed development.
A.
Farm dwellings for those resident owners and laborers actually engaged
in the permitted uses are accessory uses and shall comply with all
of the provisions of the R-2 Low-Medium Residential District.
