For the purpose of promoting compatible development, stability
of property values, and to prevent impairment or depreciation of property
values, no person shall commence any use or erect any structure, without
first obtaining the approval of the Zoning Administrator or Plan Commission,
as herein specified, of detailed site, landscape and architectural
plans as set forth in this chapter.
A.
The following principles are established to apply to all new structures
and uses and to changes or additions to existing structures and uses
other than for single parcel residential development:
(1)
The proposed use(s) shall conform to the uses permitted in the applicable
zoning district.
(2)
The dimensional arrangement of buildings and structures shall conform
to the required area, yard, setback and height restrictions of the
chapter.
(3)
The relative proportion of the scale and mass of a building to neighboring
existing buildings, to pedestrians or observers, or to other existing
buildings shall be maintained or enhanced when new buildings are built
or when existing buildings are remodeled or altered.
(4)
The visual continuity of roof shapes, rooflines and their contributing
elements (e.g., parapet walls, coping and cornices) shall be maintained
in building development or redevelopment.
(5)
The facade of commercial, industrial, governmental, institutional,
and recreational buildings which face upon a street right-of-way shall
be finished with an aesthetically pleasing material. A minimum of
30% of a facade facing and existing or future street shall be finished
with brick, wood, fieldstone, decorative masonry material, decorative
glass panels, or decorative precast concrete panels, except where
the building style requires a different material. Attractive aluminum
or vinyl siding which has the appearance of wood siding, a "brushed"
surface or other compatible attractive material may, however, be permitted.
Such finished material shall extend for a distance of at least 20
feet along the sides of the structure. All buildings on corner and
double frontage lots shall have the required finished facade facing
each street. No plain concrete block building or metal-faced building,
except those with an attractive finished surface mentioned above,
shall be permitted. Samples of all materials shall be furnished to
the Plan Commission for review and approval.
(6)
Since the selection of building colors has a significant aesthetic
and visual impact upon the public and neighboring properties, colors
shall be selected to be in general harmony with existing neighborhood
buildings. The use of bright colors should be limited and used only
as an accent, such as, for example, on trims.
(7)
Accessory structures located in a side yard or rear yard shall be
built with materials compatible with those of the principal structures
on the same site.
(8)
Accessory structures located in a street yard shall be affixed upon
a foundation and shall be constructed of substantially the same materials
and be of substantially the same appearance as the principal structure.
(9)
No overhead door or loading dock for commercial, manufacturing, institutional
or park buildings shall face a public street. The Plan Commission
may permit overhead doors and docks to face a public street when it
has made a finding that there is no feasible alternative location
for such doors or docks and, insofar as is practicable, such doors
and docks facing public streets are screened.
(10)
Outside storage areas for inventory, materials, equipment, supplies,
scrap, and other materials utilized in the day-to-day operation of
the principal use shall be paved as determined by the Plan Commission,
and screened from view from public streets with appropriate vegetation
or fencing or wall of a material compatible with the principal structure
and the surrounding area. The Plan Commission may permit the outdoor
display of products or merchandise when it makes a finding that such
a display is essential to a business or industrial use, such as a
landscape-nursery or car-sales business, and attractive periphery
landscaping is provided.
(11)
Mechanical equipment, such as heating, air-conditioning, and
ventilating equipment, at grade level and on rooftops shall be screened
from public view or located in a manner that is unobtrusive.
(12)
No building or sign shall be permitted to be sited on the property
in a manner which would unnecessarily destroy or substantially damage
the natural beauty of the area, particularly insofar as it would adversely
affect values incident to ownership of land in that area, or which
would unnecessarily have an adverse effect on the beauty and general
enjoyment of existing structures on adjoining properties.
(13)
No building or use shall be permitted that would have a negative
impact on the maintenance of safe and healthful conditions in the
Town.
(14)
Buildings and uses shall maintain existing topography, drainage
patterns, and vegetative cover insofar as is practical to prevent
indiscriminate or excessive earth moving or clearing of property,
disfigurement of natural land forms, and disruption of natural drainage
patterns.
(15)
Buildings and uses shall provide for safe traffic circulation
and safe driveway locations.
(16)
Buildings and uses shall provide adequate parking and loading
areas.
(17)
Appropriate buffers shall be provided between dissimilar uses
in accordance with this chapter.
(18)
Appropriate erosion control measure shall be utilized in all
new development.
(19)
Buildings and uses shall be provided with adequate public services
as approved by the appropriate utility.
(20)
Refuse and recycling areas shall be screened by completely enclosing
such areas with a wall or fence of a material compatible with the
principal structure and surrounding area. The wall or fence shall
be surrounded with a landscape bed at least three feet wide consisting
of plants, except at the gate.
(21)
No buildings shall impair the enjoyment of historic attractions
of significant historic interest.
(22)
Buildings on premises which have historic significance shall
be identified by a plaque to be provided by the Town and should be
encouraged to be maintained or restored, insofar as practicable, in
the manner which will protect its historic significance in accordance
with the standards promulgated by the U.S. Department of the Interior
for historic preservation projects.
(23)
Development and redevelopment shall be consistent with the public
goals, objectives, principles, standards, policies and urban design
guidelines set forth in the adopted Comprehensive Plan or element
thereof.
(24)
Buildings and uses shall make appropriate use of open space. The Zoning Administrator and/or Plan Commission may require appropriate landscaping and planting screens. A landscaping maintenance program, together with appropriate assurances, shall be submitted. (For additional landscape standards refer to § 325-95.)
(25)
The height of the above-grade exposed basement wall of any residential
building should not exceed 10 feet.
(26)
Other principles deemed appropriate by the Town of West Bend
may be imposed by the Plan Commission.
B.
The following principles are established to apply to all single parcel
residential development and redevelopment:
(1)
The proposed use(s) shall conform to the uses permitted in the applicable
zoning district.
(2)
The dimensional arrangement of buildings and structures shall conform
to the required area, yard, setback and height restrictions of the
chapter.
(3)
The use of bright colors should be limited and used only as an accent,
such as, for example, on trims.
(4)
Accessory structures located in a side yard or rear yard shall be
built with materials compatible with those of the principal structures
on the same site.
(5)
Accessory structures located in a street yard, when permissible,
shall be affixed upon a foundation and shall be constructed of substantially
the same materials and be of substantially the same appearance as
the principal structure.
(6)
No building or use shall be permitted that would have a negative
impact on the maintenance of safe and healthful conditions in the
Town.
(7)
Buildings and uses shall maintain existing topography, drainage patterns,
and vegetative cover insofar as is practical to prevent indiscriminate
or excessive earth moving or clearing of property, disfiguration of
natural land forms, and disruption of natural drainage patterns.
(8)
Appropriate erosion control measure shall be utilized in all new
development.
(9)
The height of the above-grade exposed basement wall of any residential
building should not exceed 10 feet.
(10)
Other principles deemed appropriate by the Town of West Bend
may be imposed by the Plan Commission.
C.
Additional building and site development standards for the R-1S and
R-1S/MU Districts.
(1)
Building form, height and proportions. When possible, principal structures
should be designed to create layered and visually interesting building
facades that harmonize with the surrounding lakefront buildings, through
the use of building step-backs, varied roof forms, porches, etc.
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(2)
Roofs. Simple roof forms should be used on all buildings to reflect
the historic lake character of the neighborhoods.
(a)
Gable roofs must have a minimum 6/12 pitch.
(b)
Hip roofs must have a minimum 4/12 pitch.
(c)
Shed roofs should be between 4/12 and 12/12 and be used against
a main structure wall, as a dormer or as a screen for a flat roof
only.
(d)
Flat roofs should not exceed 300 square feet in size unless
screened from general public view by some other roof form or building
massing.
(e)
Dormers, eyebrow windows and skylights are permitted.
(3)
Entries.
(a)
All structures should have the main or front entries oriented
towards and visible from the street or entrance court.
(b)
When possible, buildings on the lake shall have a second front
entry oriented towards the lake. Lakeside entries shall not appear
as back doors, but rather should be scaled and detailed to appear
as an additional principal entry to the building.
(4)
Porches.
(a)
All porches or decks should be associated with a building entry
and be integrated with the building architecture.
(b)
The first floor level of shore yard porches and decks shall
be no higher than 12 feet above the surrounding ground level.
(c)
All porches and decks shall contain a high level of design detail
and be constructed of high-quality materials to reflect their visibility
from the lake.
(5)
Windows.
(a)
All building windows should be rectangular and vertically proportioned.
Square, circular, semicircular, octagonal or oval shaped windows should
be used sparingly as accent windows in the overall building composition.
Triangular or trapezoidal windows shall not be used.
(b)
Any large horizontal or other expanse of glazing should be broken
down into smaller window areas by the inclusion of strong vertical
mullion elements and window muntins. All window and door openings
should be framed with substantial trim boards (five-inch recommended
minimum).
(c)
Window glazing shall be clear; the use of heavily tinted, opaque,
or mirrored glass is not permitted. Stained glass windows are permitted
as accent windows.
(6)
Garages.
(a)
Garages and garage doors should be scaled appropriately to the
size of the principal structure. The main mass of the garage should
be complementary and subordinate to the main mass and positioning
of the principal structure.
(b)
Garages and garage doors should be positioned so they do not
dominate the view from the street and neighboring properties. Wherever
possible, garage doors should be side loaded and screened from public
view on adjacent streets.
(c)
When garage doors must face the street, the street facing facade
should include an upper level balcony, terrace, awning, or other projecting
element above the door area. The area above the garage should include
glazed window or door openings with a minimum 15 square feet of glazed
area.
(d)
When possible, single garage doors should be used to create
a more intimately scaled facade and when appropriate, garage doors
should be painted or stained a contrasting color.
A.
The Zoning Administrator shall review all site plans submitted under Article X and prepare a staff report for the Plan Commission
B.
The Plan Commission shall approve all site plans submitted under this section, except single parcel residential development, as described in Subsection D below.
C.
Single-parcel residential development. The Zoning Administrator shall
approve all site plans submitted under this section for proposed single
parcel residential development. Single parcel residential development
shall be limited to the following:
D.
Plan data for development and redevelopment other than single parcel
residential development. Plan data shall be submitted to Town Clerk
to be forwarded to the Zoning Administrator. Plan data to be submitted
with plan review applications shall include the following:
(1)
Site plan drawn to a recognized engineering scale.
(2)
Name of project.
(3)
Owner's and/or developer's name and address.
(4)
Architect and/or engineer's name and address.
(5)
Date of plan submittal.
(6)
Scale of drawing, North arrow, and site size information (area in
square feet or acres).
(7)
Existing and proposed topography shown at contour intervals of two
feet or less. Topography shall extend 40 feet onto adjacent property
or to the building on the adjacent lot, whichever is greater.
(8)
The characteristics of soils related to contemplated specific uses.
(9)
Total number and location of parking spaces.
(10)
All building and yard setback lines.
(11)
Where applicable, both the 100-year recurrence interval floodplain
and the floodway; environmental corridors and isolated natural resource
areas; and wetland areas.
(12)
The type, size, and location of all existing and proposed structures
with all building dimensions shown.
(13)
The height of all existing and proposed buildings and other
structures.
(14)
Existing and proposed street names.
(15)
Existing and proposed rights-of-way and widths.
(16)
Existing and proposed easements for and locations of all utility
lines, including sanitary sewers, water mains, storm sewers, other
drainage facilities and features. communications lines, electrical
lines, natural gas lines and other utilities present on and around
the site, as applicable.
(17)
Proposed stormwater management facilities, including detention/retention
areas.
(18)
Proposed location and type of all signs to be placed on the
site.
(19)
The location and type of all outdoor lighting.
(20)
Existing isolated, individual trees and the boundary of woodlands.
(21)
Landscape plan with the location, extent, and type of proposed
plantings.
(22)
Location of pedestrian sidewalks and walkways, and bicycle lanes
or paths.
(23)
A graphic outline of any development staging.
(24)
Scaled architectural plans, color building elevations, and color
perspective drawings and color sketches illustrating the design and
character of proposed structures and relevant surrounding structures
and properties within 300 feet.
(25)
Other plans and data as required by the Zoning Administrator
and/or Plan Commission.
E.
Plan data for single parcel residential development and redevelopment.
Plan data shall be submitted to the Town Clerk to be forwarded to
the Zoning Administrator. Plan data to be submitted with plan review
applications shall include the following:
(1)
For developed and undeveloped sites:
(a)
Owner's name and address.
(b)
Date of plan submittal.
(c)
Site size information (area in square feet or acres).
(d)
All building and yard setback lines.
(e)
The type, size, height, and location of all existing and proposed
structures with all building dimensions shown.
(f)
Existing and proposed rights-of-way and widths.
(g)
Existing and proposed easements for and locations of all utility
lines, including sanitary sewers, water mains, storm sewers, other
drainage facilities and features, communications lines, electrical
lines, natural gas lines and other utilities present on and around
the site, as applicable.
(h)
Existing isolated, individual trees and the boundary of woodlands.
(i)
Architect, developer, and/or engineer's name and address, as
applicable.
(j)
Scaled architectural plans illustrating the design and character
of proposed structures.
(k)
Accessory structures, excluding transitory accessory structures,
shall be substantially the same in appearance as the principal structure.
(l)
Other plans and data as required by the Zoning Administrator.
(2)
For undeveloped sites:
(a)
Site plan drawn to a recognized engineering scale, scale of
drawing, North arrow, and site size information (area in acres or
square feet).
(b)
Existing and proposed topography shown at contour intervals
of two feet or less. Topography shall extend 40 feet onto adjacent
property or to the building on the adjacent lot, whichever is greater.
(c)
Where applicable, both the 100-year recurrence interval floodplain
and the floodway; environmental corridors and isolated natural resource
areas; and wetland areas.
(d)
Proposed stormwater management facilities, including detention/retention
areas, as applicable.
(e)
Landscape plan with the location, extent, and type of proposed
plantings.
The Zoning Administrator and, when required, Plan Commission
shall review the referred plans within a reasonable period of time
following their submittal, but not more than 60 days. The Zoning Administrator
and Plan Commission shall not approve any plans unless they find after
viewing the application that the structure or use, as planned, will
not violate the intent and purpose of this chapter. The Zoning Administrator
and Plan Commission will approve said plans only after determining
the proposed site development or buildings will not substantially
increase the danger of fire, traffic congestion, or otherwise endanger
the public health or safety. Upon approval of a site plan, the Zoning
Administrator shall issue a site plan permit to the applicant establishing
the terms of approval and operation for said permit.
The Town Board may impose time schedules for the completion
of buildings, parking areas, open space utilization, and landscaping.
The Plan Commission may require appropriate sureties to guarantee
that improvements will be completed on schedule.
Any person or persons aggrieved by any decisions of the Zoning
Administrator or Plan Commission related to plan review may appeal
the decision to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Such appeal shall be
filed with the Town Clerk within 30 days after filing of the decision
of the Zoning Administrator or Plan Commission.
