All structures shall be located on a lot and, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, in the A-1, A-2, A-4, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6, R-7, R-8 and C-2 Districts only one principal structure shall be located, erected or moved onto a lot. The number, size and type of accessory structures shall be governed as specified in each district and Article 19 of this chapter. All lots shall abut upon a public street, easement of record or other officially approved means of access, and no zoning permit shall be issued for a lot which abuts a public street dedicated to only a portion of its proposed width and located on that side thereof from which the required dedication has not been secured.
On-site wastewater treatment systems shall be located on land with soils suitable for the use of an on-site soil absorption sewage disposal system, and the area of all such lots shall not be less than 40,000 square feet per dwelling unit to be constructed on the lot. Such on-site soil absorption sewage disposal systems shall be designed in accordance with all state and local laws, regulations and ordinances. On-site sewage disposal absorption systems shall be located on the same parcel of land as the building or buildings which are serviced by it.
All lots abutting culs-de-sac and curves may reduce the frontage on a public street or other officially approved means of access as outlined in each district only.
[Amended 10-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.10-20]
A. 
For purposes of this chapter, any lot or parcel, a portion of which lies within more than one zoning district, shall be designated as a multiple district lot.
B. 
Multiple district lots shall be considered to be located entirely within, and shall be subject to the regulations applicable to, the zoning district in which the largest portion of the lot or parcel lies.
C. 
Any structure or use of land and structures located on a multiple district lot as of the date of adoption of this section which does not strictly comply with the regulations applicable to the zoning district in which the largest portion of the multiple district lot lies shall be considered nonconforming and shall be subject to the provisions of Article 32 of this chapter.
No waste material, such as garbage, rubbish, gasoline, fuel oil, flammables, soils, tars, chemicals, greases, industrial or agricultural waste, or any other materials of such nature, quantity, obnoxiousness, toxicity or temperature so as to contaminate, pollute or harm the waters, shall be so located, stored or discharged in a way that would be likely to run off, seep or wash into surface waters or groundwater. Nor shall any such material be allowed to accumulate on any lot of record so as to be unsightly or dangerous or so as to constitute a nuisance. No gasoline storage tanks shall be permitted in a residential district, and no more than two cords of firewood may be stored on any parcel located in the R-2 through R-12 Districts.
The use of holding tanks shall be regulated by the Kenosha County Sanitary Ordinance. In the case of conflict between this chapter and the Sanitary Ordinance, the Sanitary Ordinance shall control.
No lot, yard, parking area, building area, sanitary sewage disposal area, or other space shall be reduced in area or dimensions so as not to meet the provisions of this chapter. No part of any lot, yard, parking area, sanitary sewage disposal area, or other space required for a structure or use shall be used to meet the requirements for any other structure or use.
Lots which abut upon more restrictive districts shall provide side and rear yards not less than those required in the more restrictive abutting district. The street yard in the less restrictive district shall be modified for a distance of not more than 75 feet from the district boundary line so as to equal the average of the street yards required in each district.
Backlot development or lake lot pyramiding on Kenosha County lakes is prohibited. Lots abutting a lake which is zoned for single-family residential development shall be used on a continuing basis for only one family. The purchase of a single lot or outlot abutting a lake shall not be used as access for subdivisions and other developments located away from the lake.
[Added 5-10-2021 by Ord. No. 2021.05-33]
A. 
A temporary portable storage container (such as, but not limited to, those available from PODS or U-Haul or commonly referred to as a SAM: store and move container) is a purpose-built, fully enclosed, box-like container to provide property owners temporary storage space for remodeling, relocating, fire and/or water damage, and cleaning out other storage areas. A temporary portable storage container is not a storage shed, roll-off container, dumpster, cargo/shipping container, freight container, the trailer portion of a tractor-trailer, bus, heavy-duty truck, mobile home or similar item.
B. 
Temporary portable storage containers shall only be permitted on lots with a principal building or structure.
C. 
Temporary portable storage containers shall not be used in conjunction with a business, home occupation or used as a principal use or principal building or structure.
D. 
All temporary portable storage containers shall display the container provider's contact information. Signs shall not contain any advertising for any other product or services.
E. 
Temporary portable storage containers shall not be inhabited.
F. 
Temporary portable storage containers may not be placed in any road right-of-way, vision triangle, sidewalk and landscape or drainage easement.
G. 
Due to the temporary nature of temporary portable storage containers, location in a driveway or yard is permitted.
H. 
Use of temporary portable storage containers is permitted on a lot or parcel for a period not to exceed 30 consecutive days within a six-month period. For extensive construction projects, a written extension may be granted by the Planning and Development Administrator.
I. 
Maximum cumulative size of all temporary portable storage containers on a property may not exceed 130 square feet.
J. 
Portable storage containers may not exceed a height of 8 1/2 feet. The height of such structures is measured from the lowest ground level adjacent to the structure to the top of the structure. Stacking of portable storage containers is prohibited.
K. 
A temporary portable storage container, roll-off container, dumpster, cargo/shipping container, freight container, the trailer portion of a tractor-trailer, bus, heavy-duty truck, mobile home or similar item shall not be used as an accessory building. A roll-off container, dumpster, cargo/shipping container, freight container, the trailer portion of a tractor-trailer, bus, heavy-duty truck, mobile home or similar item shall not be used for temporary, long- or short-term storage.
[Added 11-8-2021 by Ord. No. 2021.11-44]
The minimum yard setback requirements in basic zoning districts and overlay districts shall be as follows:
Yard - Setback
DISTRICT
Fed, State, County Roads
(Feet)
Other Roads
(Feet)
Shore
(Feet)
Side
(Feet)
Rear
(Feet)
AGRICULTURE DISTRICT
A-1 (Ag Preservation)
40
40
75
25
50
A-2 (Gen. Ag. Regulations)
40
30
75
25
50
A-3 (Ag.-Rel. Man, Ware & Market)
40
30
75
25
50
A-4 (Ag. Land Holding)
40
30
75
25
50
AE-1 Equestrian Facility
40
30
75
25
50
AE-1 Equestrian Residential
40
30
75
25
50
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
R-1 (Rural Residential)
30
30
75
25
50
R-2 (Suburban Single-Family Residential)
30
30
75
15
25
R-3 (Urban Single-Family Residential)
30
30
75
10
25
R-4 (Urban Single-Family Residential)
30
30
75
10
25
R-5 (Urban Single-Family Residential)
30
30
75
10
25
R-6 (Urban Single-Family Residential)
30
30
75
8
25
R-7 (Suburban Two-Family and Three-Family Residential)
40
40
75
20
25
R-8 (Urban Two-Family Residential)
40
40
75
10
25
R-9 (Multiple-Family Residential)
40
40
75
15
25
R-10 (Multiple-Family Residential)
40
40
75
15
25
R-11 (Multiple-Family Residential)
40
40
75
15
25
R-12 (Mobile/Manufactured Home Park)
40
40
75
10
10
BUSINESS DISTRICT
B-1 (Neighborhood Business)
40
30
75
15
25
B-2 (Community Business)
40
30
75
10
25
B-3 (Highway Business)
40
30
75
15
25
B-4 (Planned Business)
40
30
75
45
45
B-5 (Wholesale and Warehousing)
40
30
75
25
25
BP-1 (Business Park)
40
30
75
25
BP-1 Not less than 40 feet in width on each side of all structures 35 feet or less in height, and not less than 50 feet in width on each side of all structures greater than 35 feet.
MANUFACTURING DISTRICT
M-1 (Limited Manufacturing)
65
30
75
15
25
M-2 (Heavy Manufacturing)
65
40
75
25
25
M-3 (Mineral Extraction)
200/
extractive operations
100/utilities
M-4 (Sanitary Landfill/Hazardous Waste Disposal)
200
200
200
200
200
INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT
I-1 (Institutional)
40
30
75
10
25
PARK-RECREATIONAL DISTRICT
PR-1 (Park Recreational)
40
40
75
40
40
CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
C-1 (Lowland Resource Conservancy)
No structures permitted, unless by conditional grant
C-2 (Upland Resource Conservancy)
40
40
75
25
50
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT
PUD (Planned Unit Development Overlay)
Chart for height square footage per acre
RC (Rural Cluster Development Overlay)
Chart for development standards
40
40
50 (A-2)
75 (A-2)
25 (R-1 & C-2)
50 (R-1 & C-2)
VCO (Village Center Overlay)
40
40
75
25
50