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This chapter shall be known, cited and referred to as the "City
Of Lake Geneva Zoning Ordinance," except as referred to herein, where
it shall be known as "this chapter."
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This chapter, being Chapter 98 of the Municipal Code and consisting of Article 0 through Article 9 thereof, is enacted pursuant to the authority granted by the State of Wisconsin Statutes. Specific statutory references are provided within the body of this chapter solely as a means of assisting the reader. Such references are not to be considered as all-inclusive and shall in no manner be construed so as to limit the application or interpretation of this chapter. State law reference: §§ 62.23(7), 62.231, 87.30 and 144.26, Wis. Stats.
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In enacting this chapter, special attention has been given to
ensuring a direct relationship of these regulations to the City of
Lake Geneva's Comprehensive Master Plan. The general intent of this
chapter is to implement certain goals and objectives of the Comprehensive
Master Plan which are best addressed through zoning approaches, as
enabled by State of Wisconsin Statutes.
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(1)
Rationale. Throughout this chapter, paragraphs labeled "rationale"
are included to ensure a complete understanding of the purpose and
reasoning of the City in adopting that particular portion of the chapter.
Each rationale is intended as an official statement of the legislative
findings or purposes, and shall serve to guide the administrative
and judicial interpretation of this chapter. The specific rationale
expressed in each rationale section are not intended to be exhaustive,
and other nonexplicit rationale may also be applicable. These paragraphs
have been legislatively adopted together with the more formal text
of this chapter and shall be treated in the same manner as other aspects
of legislative history.
(2)
Appearance of Ordinance Text. The underlined, boldfaced, italicized,
alternative-point-sized, and/or capitalized typefaces used in this
chapter are inserted only for convenience, and are in no way to be
construed as part of the provisions of this chapter or as a limitation
on the scope of the particular sections or subsections to which they
refer.
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(1)
The overall purpose of this chapter is to implement the City
of Lake Geneva Comprehensive Master Plan to the extent possible under
zoning, as authorized by State of Wisconsin Statutes.
(2)
This chapter is designed to control and lessen congestion in
the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers;
to promote health and the general welfare; to promote adequate light
and air; to encourage the protection of groundwater resources; to
prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of
population; and to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation,
water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements; and
to preserve burial sites as defined in § 157.70(1), Wis.
Stats. State law reference: § 62.23(7)(c), Wis. Stats.
(3)
Specifically, this chapter is adopted for the purpose of protecting
the public health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience and general
welfare by implementing certain goals and objectives of the Comprehensive
Master Plan. Additional purposes of this chapter are specified throughout
this chapter.
Rationale: In developing the specific regulations of this chapter,
much effort has gone into balancing the goals and objectives of the
Comprehensive Master Plan. The current status of this chapter and
its components (including the Official Zoning Map) represents the
cohesive result of carefully considered plan implementation practices.
Amendments to this chapter and/or the Official Zoning Map shall seriously
consider the effect of such changes on the interrelationships which
exist within this chapter, and between this chapter, the Comprehensive
Master Plan, and related long-range planning policies and programs.
(See Sections 98-902 and 98-903.)
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It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council
that the several provisions of this chapter are separable in accordance
with the following:
(1)
If any court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge any provision
of this chapter to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect any
other provisions of this chapter not specifically included in said
judgment.
(2)
If any court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge invalid
the application of any portion of this chapter to a particular property,
water, building, other structure, such judgment shall not affect the
application of said provision to any other property, building, or
structure not specifically included in said judgment.
(3)
If any requirement or limitation which is attached to an authorization
given under this chapter is found invalid, it shall be presumed that
the authorization would not have been granted without the requirement
or limitation.
(4)
The City does not guarantee, warrant or represent that only
those areas designated as floodlands will be subject to periodic inundation,
and hereby asserts that there is no liability on the part of the Common
Council, its agencies, or employee for any flood damages, sanitation
problems, or upon, and conformance with this chapter.
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It is not intended that this chapter abrogate or interfere with
any constitutionally protected vested right. It is also not intended
that this chapter abrogate, repeal, annul, impair or interfere with
any existing easements, covenants, deed restrictions, agreements,
rules, regulations or permits previously adopted or issued pursuant
to law.
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(1)
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this
chapter shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion
of the public health, safety, morals and welfare, and shall be liberally
construed in favor of the City and shall not be construed to be a
limitation or repeal of any other power now possessed by the City
of Lake Geneva.
(2)
Where property is affected by the regulations imposed by any
provision of this chapter and by other governmental regulations, the
regulations which are more restrictive or which impose higher standards
or requirements shall prevail. Regardless of any other provision of
this chapter, no land shall be developed or used and no structure
erected or maintained in violation of any state or federal regulations.
(3)
No structure, land, water or air shall hereafter be used and
no structure or part thereof shall hereafter be located, erected,
moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted or structurally
altered without a zoning permit, except minor structures, and without
full compliance with the provisions of this chapter and all other
applicable local, county and state regulations. A zoning permit shall
be issued for any new or modified structure, pavement, or land disturbance
activity, such as grading, filling, excavating, or woodland clearing.
The zoning permit shall be issued to confirm compliance with all applicable
provisions of this chapter, including fences and antennas.
(4)
Nothing herein contained shall require any changes in plans,
construction, size or designated use of any building or part thereof
for which a zoning or building permit has been issued before the effective
date of this chapter and the construction of which shall have been
started within six months from the date of such permit.
(5)
Except as provided in this chapter under provisions for nonconforming
uses (Section 98-207), nonconforming developments (Section 98-307),
substandard lots (Section 98-407), and nonconforming structures and
buildings (Section 98-408), no building, structure, development or
premises shall be hereinafter used or occupied and no applicable permit
granted that does not conform to the requirements of this chapter.
(6)
In cases of mixed occupancy or mixed use, the regulations for
each land use shall apply to the portion of the structure or land
so used.
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This chapter is applicable to all territory located within the
corporate limits of the City of Lake Geneva.
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(1)
This chapter, in part, carries forward by reenactment some of the provisions of the regulations governing zoning and related matters being previously known collectively as the "Zoning Code," Chapter 98 of the Code of Ordinances for the City of Lake Geneva, adopted prior to the effective date of this chapter. It is not the intention of this chapter to repeal, but rather to reenact and continue in force such existing provisions so that all rights and liabilities that have accrued thereunder are preserved and may be enforced, unless explicitly surrendered by specific provisions of this chapter or altered by the Official Zoning Map.
(2)
All provisions of Chapter 98 of the City of Lake Geneva Code of Ordinances which are not reenacted herein are hereby repealed.
(3)
The adoption of this chapter shall not adversely affect the
City's right to prosecute any violation of the predecessor Zoning
Ordinance, provided the violation occurred while that chapter was
in effect.
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All plans approved under previous zoning regulations shall be
valid and may be used to obtain permits for a period of not more than
one year after the effective date of this chapter, except where subject
to developer's agreement provisions. This chapter shall become effective
upon passage and posting according to law, following the date of repeal
and reenactment of the Official Zoning Map, which was May 1, 1997.
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The purpose of Sections 98-031 through 98-034 is to define words,
terms and phrases contained in this chapter which are essential to
the understanding, administration and enforcement of this chapter,
and which are not part of common English usage.
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The interpretation of this chapter shall abide by the provisions
and rules of this section, except where the context clearly requires
otherwise, or where the result would clearly be inconsistent with
the manifest intent of this chapter.
(1)
Words used or defined in one tense or form shall include other
tenses and derivative forms.
(2)
Words in the singular number shall include the plural number,
and words in the plural number shall include the single number.
(3)
The masculine gender shall include the feminine, and vice versa.
(4)
The words "shall," "must" and "will" are mandatory.
(5)
The words "may," "can" and "might" are permissive.
(6)
The word "person" includes individuals, firms, corporations,
partnerships, associations, trusts, and any other similar entities.
(7)
The word "city" shall mean the City of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
(8)
The word "county" shall mean the County of Walworth, Wisconsin.
(9)
The word "state" shall mean the State of Wisconsin.
(10)
The word "commission" shall mean the City of Lake Geneva Plan
Commission.
(11)
The words " council," "city council," and "common council" shall
refer to the City of Lake Geneva Common Council.
(12)
The word "board" shall mean the City of Lake Geneva Board of
Zoning Appeals.
(13)
If there is any ambiguity between the text of this chapter and
any caption, illustration, or table, the text shall control.
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The following abbreviations in this chapter are intended to
have the following meanings:
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ac
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acre
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NA
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Not applicable
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CB
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Central Business Zoning District
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NB
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Neighborhood Business Zoning District
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CR-5ac
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Countryside Residential-5ac Zoning District
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NO
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Neighborhood Office Zoning District
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dB
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Decibel
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NDA
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Net developable area
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ER-1
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Estate Residential-1 Zoning District
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nonres
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Nonresidential
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FAR
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Floor area ratio
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PB
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Planned Business Zoning District
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ft
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foot
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PD(_-_)
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Planned Development Zoning District
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GB
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General Business Zoning District
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PI
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Planned Industrial Zoning District
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GI
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General Industrial Zoning District
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PO
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Planned Office Zoning District
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GSA
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Gross site area
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res
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Residential
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GSR
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Green space ratio
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RPA
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Resource protection area
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ISR
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Impervious surface ratio
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RH
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Rural Holding Zoning District
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LSR
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Landscape surface ratio
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SR-3
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Single-Family Residential-3 Zoning District
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max
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maximum
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SR-4
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Single-Family Residential-4 Zoning District
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MBS
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Maximum building size
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sf
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Square feet
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MGD
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Maximum gross density
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TR-6
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Two-Family Residential-6 Zoning District
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min
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minimum
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8-
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Eight or fewer
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MH
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Maximum height
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9+
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Nine or more
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MLA
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Maximum lot area
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16+
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Sixteen or more
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MSA
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Minimum site area
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#F
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Number of floors
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MR-8
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Multifamily Residential-8 Zoning District
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The following words, terms and phrases, wherever they occur
in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this
section. Definitions provided by this section include:
Having a common border with; or being separated from such
common border by an alley or easement.
A means of vehicular approach, i.e., entry to or exit from
a property, street or highway.
See Section 98-702.
A means of vehicular or nonvehicular approach, entry to,
or exit from property from a source other than a public street or
highway.
A use or structure subordinate to and serving the principal
use or structure, on the same lot and customarily incidental thereto.
See Section 98-202(5).
Forty-three thousand five hundred sixty square feet.
See Section 98-206(3)(b).
An area which is typified by a concentration of nonresidential
and/or multifamily development.
Any walled and roofed expansion to the perimeter and/or height
of a building, in which the addition is connected by a common load-bearing
wall. Any walled and roofed addition which is connected by a fire
wall or is separated by independent perimeter load-bearing walls is
new construction.
Abutting, or being located directly across a right-of-way
from, a separate lot.
See Section 98-105(1).
See Section 98-206(2).
See Section 98-206(2)(d).
See Section 98-710.
See Section 98-206(6)(b).
A public right-of-way usually of reduced width which affords
a secondary means of access to abutting property.
See Section 98-903.
See Section 98-902.
A measure which represents a common denominator for the purposes
of defining a husbandry or intensive agricultural land use. The animal
unit measure relates to the carrying capacity of one acre of land,
and is related to the amount of feed various species consume and the
amount of waste they produce. The following table indicates the number
of common farm species which comprise a single animal unit:
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Animal Unit Table
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Type of Livestock
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Number of Animals/Animal Unit
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Type of Livestock
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Number of Animals/Animal Unit
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Type of Livestock
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Number of Animals/Animal Unit
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Horse (> 2 years)
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1.0
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Calves (< 1 year)
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4.0
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Lambs
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14.0
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Colt (< 2 years)
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2.0
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Brood sow or boar
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2.5
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Chickens
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200.0
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Cattle (> 2 years)
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1.0
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Hogs (up to 220 pounds)
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5.0
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Other poultry
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200.0
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Cattle (< 2 years)
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2.0
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Sheep
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7.0
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This dwelling unit type consists of an attached, multifamily
residence which takes access from a shared entrance or hallway. A
minimum Building Code required fire rated wall assembly division,
separating living areas from the lowest level to the underside of
the roof, is required between each dwelling unit. No more than 16
dwelling units, and no fewer than three, may be located in a building.
As part of the conditional use requirements for group developments,
any development comprised of one or more buildings which contain four
or more dwelling units shall provide additional site design features,
such as underground parking, architectural elements, landscaping,
and/or on-site recreational facilities. All apartment units within
a development shall be located a minimum of 30 feet from the boundary
of the development. Refer to the illustration (below) and to Article
1, Establishment of Zoning Districts, for setback requirements labeled
in capital letters:
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A means for obtaining review of a decision, determination,
order, or failure to act pursuant to the terms of this chapter as
expressly authorized by the provisions of Section 98-912.
The average level of the finished surface of the ground adjacent
to the exterior walls of a building or structure.
The flood having a 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded
in any given year. The 100-year flood.
A portion of a building located partly underground, but having
one half or less of its floor-to-ceiling height below the average
grade of the adjoining ground.
See Section 98-206(4)(l).
A room in a residence marketed, designed, or otherwise likely
to function primarily for sleeping.
A variance which is automatically granted by a provision
of this chapter in order to reduce the creation of legal nonconforming
developments {see Section 98-307 or legal nonconforming residential
structures [see Section 98-408(9)]}.
See Section 98-934.
See Section 98-206(4)(o).
Any permitted combination of distance, vegetation, fencing
and berming which results in a reduction of visual and other interaction
with an adjoining property. See Article 6.
A structure built, maintained, or intended for use for the
shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, or property of any kind.
The term is inclusive of any part thereof. Where independent units
with separate entrances are divided by party walls, each unit is a
building.
The percentage of a lot covered by principal and accessory
buildings, including all structures with a roof.
A component of a group development which conforms to the
lot lines of developments which are not group developments, in that
required minimum setback distances are measured from the building
envelope line. (Refer to Section 98-208.)
That exterior wall of a building which faces the front lot
line of the lot.
The vertical distance from 1) the lowest elevation of the
adjoining ground level or 2) the established grade, whichever is lower,
to the top of the cornice of a flat roof, to the deckline of a mansard
roof, to a point of the roof directly above the highest wall of a
shed roof, to the uppermost point on a round or other arch-type roof,
or to the mean distance of the highest gable on a pitched or hip roof;
also applies to structures.
A line on a lot, generally parallel to a lot line or road
right-of-way line, located a sufficient distance therefrom to provide
the minimum yards required by this chapter. The building line determines
the area in which buildings are permitted subject to all applicable
provisions of this chapter. This is also referred to as a "setback."
The narrowest distance between two buildings. See "minimum
building separation."
The total gross floor area of a building. See "maximum building
size."
A building which:
Is subordinate to and serves a principal structure or a principal
use;
Is subordinate in area, extent, and purpose to the principal
structure or use served;
Is located on the same lot as the principal structure or use
served except as otherwise expressly authorized by provisions of this
chapter; and
Is customarily incidental to the principal structure or use.
Any portion of a principal building devoted or intended to be devoted
to an accessory use is not an accessory building.
A building in which is conducted, or in which is intended
to be conducted, the main or principal use of the lot on which it
is located.
The combination of building height, size, and location on
a lot.
A geographic line along a reach of navigable water that has
been adopted by a municipal ordinance and approved by the Department
of Natural Resources pursuant to § 30.11, Wis. Stats., and
which allows limited filling between this bulkhead line and the original
ordinary high water mark, except where such filling is prohibited
by the floodway provisions of this chapter.
See Section 98-206(8)(d).
A measurement of the size of a tree equal to the diameter
of its trunk measurement 0.5 foot above natural grade; used for trees
in a nursery setting.
See Section 98-206(4)(n).
The amount of light that will illuminate a surface one foot
distant from a light source to an intensity of one footcandle. Maximum
(peak) candlepower is the largest amount of candlepower emitted by
any lamp, light source, or luminaire.
A dwelling unit which is used exclusively by either the owner,
manager, or operator of a principal permitted use and which is located
on the same parcel as the principal use. See Section 98-206(8)(w).
An open-sided, roofed vehicle shelter, usually formed by
extension of the roof from the side of a building. See Section 98-206(8)(c).
That portion of the building having more than 1/2 of the
floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground.
See Section 98-105(3)(f).
See Section 98-909.
See Section 98-206(2)(g).
A window in which the lowest glassed area is a minimum of
seven feet above the level of the floor located directly under the
window.
A tree that would occupy the uppermost canopy of a forest
in a natural ecological situation. These trees are often referred
to as "shade trees." Examples include hickory, oak, maple, etc. See
Section 98-610.
See Section 98-206(4)(j).
See Section 98-206(8)(a).
See Section 98-102.
See Section 98-206(4)(k).
See Section 98-206(4).
Any motor vehicle used for business or institutional purposes
or having painted thereon or affixed thereto a sign identifying a
business or institution or a principal product or service of a business
or institution. Agricultural equipment used as part of a permitted
agricultural principal use shall not be considered as a commercial
vehicle.
See Section 98-206(7)(c).
The impression which an area makes in regard to the type,
intensity, density, quality, appearance, and age of development.
See Section 98-206(3)(g) through (i).
See Section 98-206(8)(e).
See Section 98-206(5)(f).
The Comprehensive Master Plan of the City of Lake Geneva,
Wisconsin, adopted January 13, 1992, and as subsequently amended.
A land use which requires a conditional use permit in order
to develop. See Section 98-202(4). See Section 98-905 for applicable
procedures.
See Section 98-718.
The installation of foundation footings and/or materials
for road construction.
See Section 98-206(9)(d).
See Section 98-206(9)(c).
See Section 98-206(1)(a).
See Section 98-105(2)(a).
See Section 98-206(2)(a).
See "family day care home," "intermediate day care home,"
or "group day-care center."
A structure that has no roof or walls; can be attached or
detached to the principle structure. If attached, it is required to
have main supports and continuous footings below grade by 48 inches
and must be raised above grade and must comply with the principle
setback requirements or as modified by Section 98-405(4). If detached,
shall be an accessory structure.
The transfer of property interest from private to public
ownership for a public purpose. The transfer may be of fee simple
interest or of a less than fee simple interest, including an easement.
A term used to describe the number of dwelling units per
acre.
The legal or beneficial owner(s) of a lot or parcel of any
land proposed for inclusion in a development, including an optionee
or contract purchaser.
The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels;
the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration,
relocation, or enlargement of any buildings; any use or change in
use of any buildings or land; any extension of any use of land; or
any clearing, grading, or other movement of land, for which permission
may be required pursuant to this chapter.
The type of residential or nonresidential development as
categorized by the proportion of the site devoted to permanently protected
green space.
The area of a lot within a large lot residential development
which is devoted to structures and septic systems.
A condition of immediate physical connection resulting from
adjacency of a road or right-of-way abutting a property.
See Section 98-206(5).
See Section 98-206(6)(d).
The removal of surface water or groundwater from land by
drains, grading, or other means. "Drainage" includes the control of
runoff to minimize erosion and sedimentation during and after development,
and the means necessary for water supply preservation or prevention
or alleviation of flooding.
See Section 98-717.
See Section 98-206(8)(r).
Drainageways are nonnavigable, aboveground watercourses,
detention basins and/or their environs which are identified by the
presence of one or more of the following: a) all areas within 75 feet
of the ordinary high water mark of a "perennial stream" as shown on
USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps for the City of Lake Geneva and its
environs; and b) all areas within 50 feet of the ordinary high water
mark of an "intermittent stream" or "open channel drainageway" as
shown on USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps for the City of Lake Geneva
and its environs. See Section 98-506.
Outer perimeter edge of a tree canopy as transferred perpendicularly
to ground level.
See Section 98-206(4)(i).
A vehicular access route which is above the regional flood
elevation and which connects land located in the floodplain to land
which is outside the floodplain, such as a road with its surface above
the regional flood elevation and wide enough to accommodate wheeled
vehicles.
These dwelling unit types consist of a single-family dwelling
which is attached on one side to another single-family residence.
A minimum Building Code required fire-rated wall assembly division,
separating living areas from the lowest level to flush against the
underside of the roof, and individual sanitary sewer and public water
laterals, are required between each dwelling unit. The two residences
may or may not be located on individual lots. The "twin house" is
distinguished from the "duplex house" merely by having each unit located
on an individual lot or within a group development. These dwelling
unit types may not be split into additional residences. Refer to the
illustration below and to Article 1, Establishment of Zoning Districts,
for setback requirements labeled in capital letters:
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A residential building or one or more portions thereof occupied
or intended to be occupied exclusively for residence purpose, but
not including habitations provided in nonresidential uses, such as
lodging uses and commercial campgrounds.
A room or group of rooms providing or intended to provide
living quarters for not more than one family.
The narrowest distance between two dwelling units. See "minimum
dwelling unit separation."
A dwelling which is joined to another dwelling at one or
more sides by a party wall or walls.
A dwelling which is entirely surrounded by open space on
the same lot.
See Section 98-203(1). See also "single-family detached dwelling
unit."
Written authorization by a property owner for another party
to use for a specified purpose any designated part of his property,
which has been recorded in the Register of Deeds' office.
See Section 98-712.
A nonbasement building built to have its lowest floor elevated
above the ground level by means of fill, solid foundation perimeter
walls, pilings columns (post and piers), shear walls, or breakaway
walls.
Any fill, structure, building, use, or development in the
floodway.
Any facility, temporary or permanent, which is reasonably
expected to abate, reduce, or aid in the prevention, measurement,
control or monitoring of noise, air, or water pollutants, solid waste
or thermal pollution, radiation or other pollutants, including facilities
installed principally to supplement or to replace existing property
or equipment not meeting or allegedly not meeting acceptable pollution
control standards or which are to be supplemented or replaced by other
pollution control facilities.
The area in which the City of Lake Geneva exercises extraterritorial
powers.
The detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by
water, wind, ice, and/or gravity.
Facilities that are:
Owned or maintained by public utility companies or public agencies;
and
Located in public ways or in easements provided for the purpose,
or on a customer's premises and not requiring a private right-of-way;
and
Reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate water, sewer,
gas, electric, communication, or similar services to adjacent customers;
and
Not including any cross-country line on towers.
See Section 98-105(2)(b).
See Section 98-714.
See Section 98-206(8)(v).
See Section 98-206(7)(d).
The area outside of the City limits, in which the City of
Lake Geneva exercises extraterritorial powers of land division, and/or
zoning, review.
An individual or two or more persons, each related by blood,
marriage or adoption, living together as a single housekeeping unit;
or a group of not more than four persons not so related, maintaining
a common household.
See Section 98-206(8)(k).
See Section 98-206(8)(b).
See Section 98-935.
See Section 98-720.
See Section 98-206(8)(s).
See Section 98-714.
The top surface above an unfinished basement, cellar or crawl
space, that is intended for living quarters.
See Section 98-503.
The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors
of a building, including interior balconies, mezzanines, basements
and attached accessory buildings, fitting rooms, stairs, escalators,
unenclosed porches, detached accessory buildings utilized as dead
storage, heating and utility rooms, and inside off-street parking
or loading space; measurements shall be made from the inside of the
exterior walls and to the center of interior walls.
The ratio calculated by dividing the total floor area of
all buildings on a site by the gross site area. See "maximum floor
area ratio."
A unit of illumination produced on a surface, all points
of which are one foot from a uniform point source of one candle.
Represents a factor of safety usually expressed in terms
of a certain amount of feet above a calculated flood level. Freeboard
compensates for the many unknown factors that contribute to flood
heights greater than the height calculated. These unknown factors
may include, but are not limited to, ice jams, debris accumulation,
wave action, obstruction of bridge openings and floodways, the effects
of urbanization on the hydrology of the watershed, loss of flood storage
areas due to development and the sedimentation of a river or stream
bed.
See Section 98-206(6)(c).
A detached accessory building or portion of the principal
building, including a carport, which is used primarily for storing
passenger vehicles, trailers or one truck of a rated capacity not
in excess of 10,000 pounds. See Section 98-206(8)(c).
See "in-vehicle sales or service."
See Section 98-105(3)(e).
A graphic representation of the anticipated utilization of
the floor area within a building or structure, but not necessarily
as detailed as construction plans.
See Section 98-105(3)(h).
See Section 98-206(9)(a).
The brightness of a light source which causes eye discomfort.
See Section 98-713.
The percentage of the gross site area which is preserved
as permanently protected green space. Green space ratio is calculated
by dividing the area of permanently protected green space by the gross
site area. See "minimum green space ratio."
The result of dividing the number of dwelling units located
on a site by the gross site area. See "maximum gross density."
The total floor area of a building.
The total area of a site available for inclusion in calculations
of the maximum permitted density or intensity of development.
See Section 98-206(4)(m).
See Section 98-208.
Any building or portion thereof used for human habitation.
Publication or posting meeting the requirements of Chapter
985, Wis. Stats. Class 1 notice is the minimum required for appeals:
Published once at least one week (seven days) before hearing. Class
2 notice is the minimum required for all zoning ordinances and amendments,
including map amendments: published twice, once each week, consecutively,
the last at least a week (seven days) before the hearing. Local ordinances
or bylaws may require additional notice, exceeding these minimums.
See Section 98-713.
See Section 98-206(7)(b).
See "building height."
See Section 98-206(6)(b).
Any danger to human life or public health or the potential
for any significant economic loss to a structure or its contents.
A zoning district designed to limit development potential
until adequate public services and infrastructure are provided.
See Section 98-206(8)(j).
See Section 98-206(2)(b).
Areas designed and installed to prohibit infiltration of
stormwater. Concrete, brick, asphalt and similar paved surfaces are
considered impervious. Gravel areas and areas with landscaped pavers
which are intended for vehicular traffic are considered to be impervious.
See Section 98-206(4)(g).
See Section 98-206(8)(g).
See Section 98-206(4)(g).
See Section 98-206(8)(g).
A calculated upward rise in the regional flood elevation,
equal to or greater than 0.01 foot, resulting in comparison of existing
conditions and proposed conditions, which is directly attributable
to manipulation of mathematical variables such as roughness factors,
expansion and contraction coefficients and discharge.
See Section 98-206(4)(h).
See Section 98-206(3)(c).
See Section 98-206(4)(e).
See Section 98-206(4)(c).
See Section 98-206(8)(i).
See Section 98-206(4)(c).
See Section 98-206(5)(a).
See Section 98-206(5)(a).
See Section 98-102.
See Section 98-206(7).
Development located in areas which are largely developed
already.
See Section 98-206(3).
See Section 98-206(1)(b).
This dwelling unit type consists of an attached, multifamily
residence which takes access from a shared entrance or hallway. All
institutional residential units within a development shall be located
a minimum of 30 feet from the boundary of the development.
A term used to describe the amount of gross floor area or
landscaped area on a lot or site compared to the gross area of the
lot or site.
See Section 98-206(2)(c).
See Section 98-206(8)(I).
See Section 98-911 for application procedures and Section
98-932(2)(n).
See Section 98-206(5)(d).
Those lands lying within the following distances from the
ordinary high water mark of navigable waters: 1,000 feet from a lake,
pond, or flowage; and 300 feet from a river or stream; or to a landward
side of the floodplain, whichever distance is the greater. Lakeshores
shall not include those lands adjacent to farm drainage ditches where
a) such lands are not adjacent to a navigable stream or river; b)
those parts of such drainage ditches adjacent to such lands were not
navigable streams before ditching or had no previous stream history;
and c) such lands are maintained in nonstructural agricultural use.
See Section 98-505.
The type of development and/or activity occurring on a piece
of property.
See Section 98-603.
The percentage of the gross site area or lot area which is
preserved as permanently protected landscaped area.
The area of a site which is planted and continually maintained
in vegetation, including grasses, flowers, herbs, garden plants, native
or introduced ground covers, shrubs, bushes, and trees. "Landscaped
area" includes the area located within planted and continually maintained
landscaped planters.
See Section 98-206(8)(t).
See Section 98-206(7)(a).
See Section 98-206(8)(i).
See Section 98-707.
See Section 98-705.
A road which primarily serves to collect traffic originating
directly from residential driveways and private residential courts
and streets.
A parcel of land that a) is undivided by any street or private
road; b) is occupied by, or designated to be developed for, one building
or principal use; and c) contains the accessory buildings or uses
customarily incidental to such building, use, or development, including
such open spaces and yards as designed and arranged or required by
this chapter for such building, use, or development.
The area contained within the property boundaries of a recorded
lot.
The mean horizontal distance between the front lot line and
the rear lot line of a lot.
Lot width measured at the street lot line. When a lot has
more than one street lot line, lot width shall be measured and the
minimum lot width required by this chapter shall be provided at each
such line.
A lot line is the property line bounding a lot, except that
where any portion of a lot extends into the public right-of-way or
a proposed public right-of-way, the line of such public right-of-way
shall be the lot line for applying this chapter.
A lot line which abuts a public or private street right-of-way.
In the case of a lot which has two of more street frontages, the lot
line along the street from which the house is addressed shall be the
front lot line.
In the case of rectangular or most trapezoidal shaped lots,
that lot line which is parallel to and most distant from the front
lot line of the lot. In the case of an irregular, triangular, or gore-shaped
lot, a line 20 feet in length, entirely within the lot, parallel to
and at the maximum possible distance from the front line shall be
considered to be the rear lot line. In the case of lots which have
frontage on more than one road or street, the rear lot line shall
be selected by the property owner.
Any boundary of a lot which is not a front lot line, a street
side lot line, or a rear lot line.
Any lot line which abuts a public or private street right-of-way,
which is not the front lot line.
A platted lot or lot described in a certified survey map
or metes and bounds description which has been approved by the City
or by Walworth County; and has been recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds.
The maximum horizontal distance between the side lot lines
of a lot, measured parallel to the front lot lines and at the rear
of the required front yard. See minimum lot width.
A lot situated at the junction of and abutting on two or
more intersecting streets, or a lot at the point of deflection in
alignment of a continuous street the interior angle of which does
not exceed 135°.
A lot other than a corner lot.
A lot which has a pair of opposite lot lines abutting two
substantially parallel streets (one or more of which may be a portion
of a cul-de-sac). Except for through lots which abut an arterial or
nonresidential collector street, through lots shall be prohibited
under the provisions of this chapter.
The lowest enclosed floor (including basement). Any unfinished
or flood-resistant enclosure usable solely for parking vehicles, building
access or storage, in an area other than a basement area, is not considered
a building's lowest floor, provided that such enclosed area is not
built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable
nonelevation design requirements of this chapter.
A guarantee of facilities or work to either ensure the correction
of any failures of any improvements required pursuant to this chapter
or to maintain same.
A plan, map, report, or other document pertaining to the
physical development of the City which has been adopted by the City
Plan Commission, as described in Wisconsin Statutes 62.23(2) and (3).
The largest permitted area of all accessory buildings on
a lot.
The largest permitted area of all buildings on a lot.
The largest permitted total gross floor area a building may
contain. See "building size."
The largest amount of floor area permitted on a lot. See
"floor area ratio."
The maximum number of dwelling units permitted per acre of
gross site area. See "gross density."
The maximum height of the highest portion of any structure.
See "height."
See Section 98-206(8)(m).
See Section 98-206(5)(c).
The narrowest permitted building separation.
The narrowest permitted dwelling unit separation.
The lowest elevation permissible for the construction, erection,
or other placement of any floor, including a basement floor.
The lowest permitted landscape surface ratio. See "landscape
surface ratio."
The minimum size lot permitted within the specified zoning
district and development option.
The smallest permissible lot width for the applicable dwelling
unit type or nonresidential development option.
The narrowest distance permitted from a street, side, or
rear property line to a structure.
The minimum gross site area in which the specified development
option may occur. "See gross site area (GSA)."
This dwelling unit type consists of a fully detached, single-family
residence which has not received a federal manufactured housing certificate
and which is located on an individual lot or within a group development.
This dwelling unit type may not be split into two or more residences.
Within 30 days of occupancy, the owner shall remove the axle and install
skirting per the requirements of the Plan Commission. Refer to the
illustration below and to Article 1, Establishment of Zoning Districts,
for setback requirements labeled in capital letters:
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See Section 98-206(1)(e).
See Section 98-206(1)(d).
See Sections 98-206(4)(d).
See "commercial indoor lodging."
See "freight terminal."
See Section 98-105(2)(f).
This dwelling unit type consists of an attached, multifamily
residence which has a private, individual exterior entrance. A minimum
Building Code required fire-rated wall assembly division, separating
living areas from the lowest level through the roof, is required between
each dwelling unit. No more than six and no fewer than three multiplex
dwelling units may be attached per group. All multiplex units within
a development shall be located a minimum of 30 feet from the boundary
of the development. Refer to the illustration below and to Article
1, Establishment of Zoning Districts, for setback requirements labeled
in capital letters:
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See Section 98-726.
[Added 9-26-2022 by Ord. No. 22-08]
Zoning districts which primarily identify and regulate the
disturbance of areas containing protected natural resources. See Sections
98-106 and 98-107. See "overlay zoning districts."
Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, all natural inland lakes within
Wisconsin, and all rivers, streams, ponds, sloughs, flowages, and
other waters within the territorial limits of this state, including
the Wisconsin portion of boundary waters, which are navigable under
the laws of this state. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has declared navigable
all bodies of water with a bed differentiated from adjacent uplands
and with levels of flow sufficient to support navigation by a recreational
craft of the shallowest draft on an annually recurring basis. [Muench
v. Public Service Commission, 261 Wis. 492 (1952), and DeGaynor and
Co., Inc. v. Department of Natural Resources, 70 Wis. 2d 936 (1975)]
For the purposes of this chapter, rivers and streams will be presumed
to be navigable if they are designated as either continuous or intermittent
waterways on the United States Geological Survey quadrangle maps until
such time that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has made
a determination that the waterway is not, in fact, navigable.
See Section 98-105(3)(c).
See Section 98-105(3)(a).
The area of a site which may be disturbed by development
activity. Net developable area is the result of subtracting required
resource protection area (RPA) from the gross site area (GSA).
See Section 98-709.
Any building, or other structure, which is lawfully existing
under provisions preceding this chapter, which would not conform to
the applicable regulations if the building or structure were to be
erected under the provisions of this chapter.
A lawful development approved under provisions preceding
the effective date of this chapter, which would not conform to the
applicable regulations if the development were to be created under
the current provisions of this chapter. See Section 98-307.
An active and actual use of land, buildings or structures
lawfully existing prior to this chapter, which has continued as the
same use to the present and which does not comply with all the applicable
regulations of this chapter. See Section 98-207.
See Section 98-102.
See Section 98-206(2) through (7).
See Section 98-715.
Material capable of causing injury to living organisms by
chemical reaction, or which is capable of causing detrimental effects
on the physical or economic well-being of individuals.
Any development which physically blocks the conveyance of
floodwaters such that this development by itself or in conjunction
with any future similar development will cause an increase in regional
flood height.
See Section 98-711.
See Section 98-206(6)(a).
See Section 98-206(4)(a).
See Section 98-102.
The map adopted by the Common Council, which indicates the
existing and proposed locations of streets, highways, parks, playgrounds,
roads, rights-of-way, waterways, public transit facilities and other
public facilities, as authorized by state statutes.
See Sections 98-103, 98-104, and 98-107.
Located on the lot in question, except in the context of
on-site detention, when the term means "within the boundaries of the
development site as a whole."
See Section 98-206(2)(e).
See Section 98-206(8)(n).
See Section 98-206(9)(f).
The degree to which vision is blocked by a buffer yard. Opacity
is the proportion of a buffer yard's vertical plane which obstructs
views into an adjoining property.
An unenclosed portion of a lot or lots of record where goods
are displayed for sale, rent or trade.
The point on the bank or shore of a body of water up to which
the presence and action of surface water is so continuous as to leave
a distinctive mark, such as by erosion, destruction or prevention
of terrestrial vegetation, predominance of aquatic vegetation, or
other easily recognized characteristics.
Permanently protected green space areas which are not constrained
by one of the protected natural resources (wetlands, floodplains,
steep slopes, lakeshores, drainageways, and woodlands). Examples include
portions of private lots, out-lots, or parcels commonly held by a
property owners' association which are deed restricted from site disruption.
See Section 98-206(9)(b).
See Section 98-206(4)(i).
See Sections 98-206(4)(d).
See Sections 98-206(8)(f).
See Section 98-206(3)(d).
See Section 98-206(4)(f).
See Section 98-206(9)(g).
See Section 98-206(5)(b).
See Section 98-724.
See Section 98-206(5)(b).
A zoning district which imposes uniform restrictions on all
properties within its area, which are in addition to the restrictions
specific to the standard zoning districts described in Section 98-102,
as well as the general restrictions of this chapter. See Sections
98-106, 98-107, 98-108, 98-109, 98-110, 98-111, 98-113, and 98-114.
The person or persons having the right of legal title to
a lot or parcel of land.
See "development pad."
The area within the boundary lines of a lot.
See Section 98-704(6)(i).
See Section 98-704(7)(c).
See Section 98-704(6)(g).
See Section 98-704.
See Section 98-206(3)(a).
See Section 98-936.
A financial guarantee to ensure that all improvements, facilities,
or work required by this chapter will be completed in compliance with
this chapter, regulations and the approved plans and specifications
of a development.
Criteria established to control and limit the impacts generated
by, or inherent in, uses of land or buildings. See Article 7, Performance
Standards.
The distance between a structure and the boundary of a development
option.
An area in which site disruption and/or development is strictly
limited. See Section 98-204.
See Section 98-202(2).
See Section 98-206(4)(b).
See Section 98-206(5)(c).
See Section 98-206(10)(m).
The Plan Commission of the City of Lake Geneva. See also
Section 98-933.
See Section 98-105(3)(d).
See Section 98-105(4)(a).
See Section 98-105(3)(g).
See Section 98-105(3)(b).
See "building, principal."
Any and all of the primary uses of a property treated as
a use permitted by right or as a conditional use (rather than as an
accessory use or a temporary use) per Section 98-206(1) through (7).
See Section 98-206(8)(p).
See Section 98-206(8)(o).
See Section 98-206(8)(o).
A sewage treatment and disposal system serving a single structure
with a septic tank and soil absorption field located on the same parcel
as the structure. This term also means an alternative sewage system
approved by the department of industry, labor, and human relations,
including a substitute for the septic tank or soil absorption field,
a holding tank, a system serving more than one structure, or a system
located on a different parcel than the structure.
See Section 98-206(4)(b).
Resources such as floodways, floodfringes, floodplain conservancy
areas, wetlands, drainageways, woodlands, steep slopes, and lakeshores,
which are protected by the provisions of this chapter. See Section
98-106.
Any improvement, facility, or service, together with customary
improvements and appurtenances thereto, necessary to provide for public
needs, such as streets, roads, alleys or pedestrian walks or paths,
storm sewers, flood-control improvements, water supply and distribution
facilities, sanitary sewage disposal and treatment, and public utility
and energy services.
See Section 98-206(3)(e).
Includes the City of Lake Geneva sewer system and other forms
of sewer systems approved by the State Department of Natural Resources
and maintained by a public agency authorized to operate such systems.
See "lot of record."
A vehicle designed and used principally for the transport
of persons.
See Section 98-206(9)(e).
The area of a site which may not be disturbed by development
activity and which must also be reserved as permanently protected
green space. Required resource protection area is the result of subtracting
the net developable area (NDA) from the gross site area (GSA).
A collector street serving primarily residential land uses,
which primarily serves to connect local residential streets to collector
or arterial streets.
See Section 98-102.
See Section 98-206(1).
A property located in a residential district per Section
98-102.
See "indoor commercial entertainment."
See "in-vehicle sales and service."
A regulation imposed by this chapter is more (less) restrictive
than another if it prohibits or limits development to a greater (lesser)
extent or by means of more (less) detailed specifications.
See Section 98-105(1)(a).
See Section 98-206(5)(d).
A term used to describe the gross floor area, height, or
volume of a single structure or group of structures.
The deposition of soil that has been transported from its
site of origin by water, ice, wind, gravity, or other natural means
as a result of erosion.
See Section 98-206(2)(f).
See Section 98-206(8)(u).
The shortest distance between a building's or structure's
exterior from the nearest point on the referenced lot line. See "minimum
setback."
See Section 98-206(4)(p).
See "group development."
See Section 98-504.
A low-lying deciduous or evergreen plant. See Section 98-610.
See Section 98-802. See also Section 98-907 for applicable
procedures.
See Section 98-721.
A dwelling designed for and occupied by not more than one
family and having no roof, wall, or floor in common with any other
dwelling unit. This dwelling unit type consists of a fully detached
single-family residence which is located on an individual lot or within
a group development. The dwelling unit must be a site-built structure
built in compliance with the State of Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code
(UDC), or may be a manufactured dwelling (modular home) as permitted
by the UDC or a manufactured home as permitted by the HUD Code. For
any of these dwelling units, the use of a permanent, continuous UDC
foundation is required. This dwelling unit type may not be split into
two or more residences. Refer to the illustration below and to Article
1, Establishment of Zoning Districts, for setback requirements labeled
in capital letters: A single-family dwelling may not be used as a
commercial indoor lodging facility.
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See Section 98-105(2)(c).
See Section 98-105(2)(d).
See "gross site area."
See Section 98-908. See also Section 98-908 for applicable
procedures.
A window or other paned area located on the ceiling or roof
of a structure.
Any fence which cannot be seen through. Such fences include
basket weave fences, stockade fences, plank fences, and similar fences.
See "commercial animal boarding."
See "private residential stable."
The numeric code for categorizing land uses developed by
the US Department of Commerce. SIC codes in this chapter are based
on the listing contained within the 1987 manual.
Required pavement width per the City of Lake Geneva Subdivision
Ordinance[1] in residential subdivisions on a street that allows parking
or as otherwise determined by the City Engineer.
Zoning districts which primarily regulate the use of land
and intensity or density of such use. See Sections 98-102, 98-103,
and 98-105.
The date the building permit is issued, provided the actual
start of activity was within 730 calendar days of the permit date.
The actual start of activity means either the first placement of permanent
construction of a structure on the site, such as the pouring of a
slab or footings, the installation of piles, or the construction of
columns. Permanent construction does not include land preparation,
such as clearing, grading and filling; nor does it include the installation
of streets and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation for basement,
footings, piers, or foundations; nor does it include the erection
of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the property
of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling
units or part of the main structure.
Areas which contain a gradient of 12% or greater, (equivalent
to a ten-foot elevation change in a distance of 83 feet or less),
as shown on USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps for the City of Lake
Geneva and its environs. See Section 98-508.
See Section 98-706.
See Section 98-706.
That portion of a building included between the surface of
any floor and the surface of the floor next above; or, if there is
no floor above, the space between the floor and the ceiling next above.
Neither a basement nor a cellar shall be counted as a story.
Any public or private way dedicated or permanently open to
pedestrian and vehicular use which is 22 feet or more in width if
it exists at the time of enactment of this chapter; and any such public
right-of-way 60 feet or more in width when established after the effective
date of this chapter.
See "lot line, front."
A pattern of land uses typified by nonresidential and/or
multifamily development located along one or both sides of a street,
which is generally only one lot deep and which is characterized by
many curb cuts, low green space ratios, low landscape surface ratios,
high floor area ratios, and/or low quantities of landscaping.
Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires
a more or less permanent location on the ground or attached to something
having a permanent location on the ground, excepting public utility
fixtures and appurtenances.
A lot of record which lawfully existed prior to this chapter,
which would not conform to the applicable regulations if the lot were
to be created under the current provisions of this chapter. See Section
98-407.
Any structural repair, reconstruction, or improvement of
a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the present
equalized assessed value of the structure either before the improvement
or repair is started or, if the structure has been damaged and is
being restored, before the damage occurred. The term does not, however,
include either:
Any project to improve a structure to comply with existing state
or local Health, Sanitary, or Safety Code specifications solely necessary
to assure safe living conditions; and
Any alteration of a structure or site documented as deserving
preservation by the Wisconsin State Historical Society or listed on
the National Register of Historic Places.
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Ordinary maintenance repairs are not considered structural repairs,
modifications or additions. Such ordinary maintenance repairs include
internal and external painting, decorating, paneling, and the replacement
of doors, windows, and other nonstructural components. (For purposes
of this definition, "substantial improvement" is considered to occur
when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural
part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects
the external dimensions of the structure.)
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A linear depression in land running downhill or having a
marked change in contour direction, in which sheet runoff would collect
and form a temporary watercourse.
A land use which is present on a property for a limited and
specified period of time. See Section 98-206(9). See also Section
98-906 for applicable procedures.
See Section 98-206(8)(y)
This dwelling unit type consists of an attached, two-story,
single-family residence which has a private, individual access and
is located on its own lot or within a group development. This dwelling
unit type may not be split into additional residences. A minimum Building
Code required fire-rated wall assembly division, separating living
areas from the lowest level through the roof, and individual sanitary
sewer and public water laterals are required between each dwelling
unit. No more than eight and no fewer than three townhouse dwelling
units may be attached per group. All townhouse units within a development
shall be located a minimum of 30 feet from the boundary of the development.
Refer to the illustration below and to Article 1, Establishment of
Zoning Districts, for setback requirements labeled in capital letters:
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See Section 98-715.
See Section 98-206(6).
See "in-vehicle sales and service."
These dwelling unit types consist of a single-family dwelling
which is attached on one side to another single-family residence.
A minimum Building Code required fire-rated wall assembly division,
separating living areas from the lowest level to flush against the
underside of the roof, and individual sanitary sewer and public water
laterals are required between each dwelling unit. The two residences
may or may not be located on individual lots. The "twin house" is
distinguished from the "duplex house" merely by having each unit located
on an individual lot or within a group development. These dwelling
unit types may not be split into additional residences. Refer to the
illustration (below) and to Article 1, Establishment of Zoning Districts,
for setback requirements labeled in capital letters:
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See Section 98-105(2)(e).
This dwelling unit type consists of a single-family residence,
which is in complete compliance with the State of Wisconsin One- and
Two-Family Dwelling Code (Sections 101.60 through 101.66), which has
been converted into a two-family residence. The two residences are
both located on the same lot or within the same group development.
This dwelling unit type may not be split into additional residences.
Where permitted, this use is a conditional use and must be approved
through the procedures of Section 98-905. Refer to the illustration
below and to Article 1, Establishment of Zoning Districts, for setback
requirements labeled in capital letters:[2]
The circumstance where special conditions affecting a particular
property, which were not self-created, have made strict conformity
with restrictions governing areas, setbacks, frontages, heights or
densities unnecessarily burdensome or unreasonable in light of the
purposes of the chapter.
The purpose or activity for which land or any building thereon
is designed, arranged, or intended, or for which it is occupied or
maintained.
See "accessory use."
See "conditional use."
See "principal use."
See Section 98-206(8)(c).
A vehicle designed and used primarily for the transport of
equipment and/or materials.
Permission to depart from the literal requirements of this
chapter, granted pursuant to Section 98-910.
See Section 98-708.
See Section 98-936.
See Section 98-703.
See Section 98-206(5)(e).
See Section 98-716.
See Section 98-504.
See Section 98-722.
Maps prepared by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Areas of trees whose combined canopies cover a minimum of
80% of an area of one acre or more, as shown on USGS 7.5 minute topographic
maps for the City of Lake Geneva and its environs. See Section 98-507.
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays, excluding
holidays granted by the City of Lake Geneva to its department heads.
A required open space on a lot, which is unoccupied and unobstructed
by a structure from its lowest ground level to the sky, except as
expressly permitted in this chapter. A yard shall extend along a lot
line and at right angles to such lot line to a depth or width specified
in the yard regulations for the district in which such lot is located.
A yard extending along the full width of the front lot line
between side lot lines and extending from the abutting front street
right-of-way line to a depth required in the yard regulations for
the district in which such lot is located.
A yard extending along the full width of the rear lot line
between the side lot lines and extending toward the front lot line
for a depth as specified in the yard regulations for the district
in which such lot is located.
A yard extending along the side lot line between the front
and rear yards, having a width as specified in the yard regulations
for the district in which such lot is located.
The required area of setback located along a street right-of-way,
abutting a front, side or rear yard.
The City employee charged with the application and interpretation
of this chapter. See Section 98-932.
See Section 98-102.
See Section 98-102.
See "Official Zoning Map" above and see Section 98-103.
