For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall be used. Words used in the present tense include the future; the singular number includes the plural number; and the plural number includes the singular number. The words "shall," "will," and "must" are mandatory. The phrase "may not" means that the subject act is prohibited.
A. ALLEY AREA, BUILDING AREA, FLOOR AREA, LOADING AREA, LOT ATTIC BALCONETTES BALCONY BUILDING BUILDING, MIXED-USE BUILDING, MULTIUNIT COVERED ENTRYWAY DECK DRIVEWAY DWELLING DWELLING UNIT EFFICIENCY UNIT ESSENTIAL SERVICES FACADE HOME OCCUPATION HOUSEHOLD(1) (2) (3) LEGAL NONCONFORMITY LOT COVERAGE LOT LINE LOT LINE, STREET LOT WIDTH LOT, BUILDABLE LOT, CORNER OCCUPIED BUILDING SPACE PUBLIC AND SEMIPUBLIC BUILDINGS SETBACK SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM STREET STRUCTURE STRUCTURE, ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, EXISTING STRUCTURE, NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE, TEMPORARY TRANSIENT USE, ACCESSORY USE, COMMERCIAL USE, CONDITIONAL USE, EXISTING USE, LAWFUL USE, NONCONFORMING USE, PRINCIPAL USE, RESIDENTIAL USE, TEMPORARY VISION SETBACK WIND ENERGY SYSTEM ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
General definitions.
A public or private right-of-way providing a secondary means of vehicular access to abutting properties.
The total floor area of the first floor of a building as measured from the exterior face of the walls. Areas of the building not provided with surrounding walls, such as a carport, shall be included in the building area if such areas are included within the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above.
The gross area of all floor space within the building, not including any parking area.
A space or berth on the same lot for the loading or unloading of goods, wares or merchandise, having adequate ingress and egress to a public street or alley.
The total area of land lying within the peripheral boundaries of a parcel.
That portion of a dwelling used for storage or other nonhabitable purposes which is located on the uppermost floor of the building.
False balconies, sometimes referred to as "Juliet balconies," consisting of a rail and door, either without an outdoor platform or with an outdoor platform less than 18 inches in depth.
A roofed or unroofed platform that projects from the wall of a building above grade more than 18 inches and that is enclosed only by a parapet or railing.
Any structure built for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or property of any kind.
A commercially classified building containing a mix of use groups, including, but not limited to, residential, commercial, civic and institutional, or other.
A commercially classified building with a residential use containing three or more dwelling units.
A covered entrance over a doorway without support structures extending to the ground or floor.
An exterior structure that has no roof or sides that may be enclosed by a parapet or railing and has a permeable floor which allows the infiltration of precipitation.
Any private drive surface used for vehicular travel or parking giving access from a public way to a building or buildings on abutting property.
Any building, except temporary housing, which is wholly or partly used or intended to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants and includes any appurtenances attached thereto.
A combination of rooms, including habitable space, cooking and bathing facilities, designed to be occupied by not more than one household.
A dwelling unit located in a residential, multiunit or mixed-use building consisting of one principal room and, in addition, consisting of a kitchen facility and bathroom, which shall be exclusive of hallways and closets provided therein.
Services provided by public and private utilities necessary for the exercise of the principal use or service of the principal building. These services include, but are not limited to, underground, surface, or overhead gas, electrical, steam, water, sanitary sewerage, stormwater drainage, and communication systems and accessories thereto, such as, but not limited to, poles, towers, wires, mains, drains, vaults, culverts, laterals, sewers, pipes, catch basins, water storage tanks, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, pumps, lift stations and hydrants.
The vertical surface of a building.
Any occupation conducted entirely within the principal building by resident occupants of said building which is customarily incidental to the principal use of the premises.
An individual, or any number of persons related by blood, marriage, legal adoption or legal guardianship, or a group of not more than three adults of any relationship plus any minor children related by blood, adoption or documented responsibility living together in a dwelling unit. Except as provided under § 62.23(7)(i), Wis. Stats., the foregoing definition of "household" may not be used or applied to prohibit or restrict the following:
A community living arrangement with a capacity of eight or fewer persons as described and meeting the criteria under § 62.23(7)(i), Wis. Stats., that is licensed, operated or permitted under the provisions set forth in § 62.23(7)(i), Wis. Stats.
A foster home under the provisions of Ch. 48, Wis. Stats., whereby a foster home license is issued, provided that the number of foster children shall not exceed four, unless all are in the relationship to each other of brother or sister.
An adult family home licensed under § 50.033(1m)(b), Wis. Stats., and described in and subject to the provisions of §§ 50.01(1)(b) and 62.23(7)(i), Wis. Stats, which provide that the number of additional adults residing at such adult family home shall not exceed four, unless all of the additional adults are siblings each of whom has a developmental disability.
Any structure, land or water lawfully used, occupied, or erected or platted at the time of the effective date of this chapter or amendments thereto, which does not conform to the regulations of this chapter.
The total area of the lot covered by either a principal building or accessory structures, not including uncovered structures, such as decks, patios, driveways, parking slabs and the like, in relation to the total lot area.
The peripheral boundary of a parcel of land.
A line dividing a lot from a public right-of-way.
The distance between the side lot lines measured along the front setback line or the frontage of a build-to zone as established by this chapter.
A parcel of land having a street frontage occupied or intended to be occupied by a principal building and sufficient in size to meet the lot, width and area minimums, and open space requirements of this chapter.
A lot abutting two or more streets at their intersection, provided that the corner of such intersection shall have an angle of 135° or less measured on the lot sides.
Interior building space occupiable by people, not including storage, mechanical, utility, or garage space.
Structures principally of an institutional nature and serving a public need, such as churches, hospitals, rest homes, schools, including private academic schools and nursery schools, libraries, museums, post offices, police and fire stations, public and private utilities and other public services, but not including the operation of a public bar, restaurant or recreational facility as a commercial enterprise.
The minimum horizontal distance between a lot line and the nearest wall of the principal building facing such lot line.
Equipment which directly converts and then transfers or stores solar energy into usable forms of thermal or electrical energy.
A public or private right-of-way providing primary vehicular access to abutting properties.
Anything which is constructed or erected and which is fastened, anchored or rests on a permanent foundation or on the ground for any occupancy or use whatsoever.
A structure subordinate to the principal building located on the same lot or parcel serving a purpose customarily incidental to the principal building.
A building, structure, equipment, or premises and appurtenances thereto completed or in the course of construction for which a permit has been issued prior to the effective date of this chapter.
Any structure not conforming in respect to height, area, street wall, building type, building design, parking, loading, or distance requirements.
A structure designed for temporary protection of goods, materials, chattels or other uses, not including human habitation, for a period not to exceed 30 days, unless otherwise provided in the Village Code.
A reference to something of a temporary nature. When referring to persons, the reference means someone who is not a permanent resident but rather one who resides for a short time or stops for a brief period.
A use subordinate to the principal use of a lot or parcel serving a purpose customarily incidental to the principal use.
Uses that provide a business service or involve the selling, leasing or renting of merchandise to the general public.
A special class of uses which are deemed desirable for the public welfare within a given zoning district or districts but which are potentially incompatible with typical uses permitted within the district(s) and which require restrictions or conditions tailored to fit the special problems which the uses permit.
A use for which a permit has been issued prior to the effective date of this chapter.
The approved use of a structure, land or water that conforms to the Village's use regulations at the time of its establishment.
Any use associated with a structure, land or water which does not conform to the use regulations of this chapter.
The primary purpose or function that a lot, building or tenant space serves or is intended to serve.
Uses that provide for long-term residential occupancy by individual households or by groups of people living together in a non-household setting. See § 535-25C.
Uses of a temporary nature typically due to construction or a seasonal nature.
An unoccupied triangular space at the street corner of a corner lot as established hereinafter in this chapter.
Equipment and associated facilities that convert and then store or transfer energy from the wind into usable forms of energy.
The Zoning Administrator of the Village of Shorewood or their designee.
B. BASEMENT BUILDING HEIGHT ESTABLISHED GRADE FRONTAGE GARAGE PATIO PORCH PRIVATE CLUB SETBACK, FRONT
SETBACK, REAR SETBACK, SIDE SETBACK, STREET SIDE STOOP STORY TOWNHOUSE YARD YARD, FRONT YARD, REAR YARD, SIDE YARD, STREET SIDE
Residential and public district definitions.
Any floor of a building, the ceiling of which is not more than five feet above lot grade at any point of the building.
The vertical distance measured from the mean elevation of the established grade of the frontage street to the highest point of flat roofs, including parapets; to the mean height level between the eaves and ridges of gable, gambrel, hip and pitch roofs; or to the deckline of mansard roofs.
The grade of the street as established by ordinance at the center line of the street.
The dimension of a lot abutting a public street measured along the street line to which an address has been assigned.
An accessory building where private vehicles are kept for storage purposes and wherein such use is accessory to the residential use of the property on which it is located.
A hard-surfaced outdoor living area, usually on grade, located generally adjacent to a building.
An elevated structure attached to the entrance of a building without side walls, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
A building or grounds used for regular or periodic meetings or gatherings of a group of persons organized for a nonprofit purpose, but not groups organized to render a service customarily carried on as a business.
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Yards and Setbacks
The minimum horizontal distance between the lot line adjacent to the street upon which the principal building fronts and the nearest point of the principal building facing such street. Refer to Figure 535-6-1.
The minimum horizontal distance between the rear lot line and the nearest wall of a building or structure on a lot. Refer to Figure 535-6-1.
The minimum horizontal distance between an interior side lot line and the nearest wall of a building or structure on a lot. Refer to Figure 535-6-1.
The minimum horizontal distance between the street side lot line and the nearest wall of a building or structure on a corner lot. Refer to Figure 535-6-1.
A solid, open platform located at the entrance of a building with a staircase.
That portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above or, if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it. "Story" does not mean a cellar, basement, mezzanine, balcony or attic.
A structure containing three or more single-unit attached dwelling units with two or more common walls, extending from the basement floor to the roof of each unit, with individual front and rear entries.
An open space that lies between a principal building and the nearest lot line.
A space extending across the entire width of a lot, the depth of which is the minimum horizontal distance between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the principal building. On a corner street lot, the front yard shall be the side on which the lot's address is assigned. Refer to Figure 535-6-1.
A space extending across the entire width of the lot, the depth of which is the minimum horizontal distance between the rear lot line and the nearest wall of the principal building. This yard shall be opposite the front yard. Refer to Figure 535-6-1.
A space extending from the front yard to the rear yard, the width of which is the horizontal distance from the nearest point of the side lot line to the nearest wall of the principal building. Refer to Figure 535-6-1.
A space extending from the front yard to the rear yard, the width of which is the horizontal distance from the nearest point of the street side lot line to the nearest wall of the principal building. Refer to Figure 535-6-1.
C. BASEMENT BASEMENT, VISIBLE BUILD-TO ZONE COURTYARD FACADE, NON-PRIMARY FACADE, PRIMARY FACADE, REAR FACADE, SIDE FACADE, STREET FRONTAGE, NON-PRIMARY FRONTAGE, PRIMARY FRONTAGE, STREET GRADE GREEN ROOF LIGHT TRESPASS LUMEN LUMINAIRE SHADOW LINE STORY, GROUND STORY, HALF STREETSCAPE AREA STREET WALL STREET WALL, PRIMARY YARD YARD, INTERIOR YARD, NON-PRIMARY YARD, PRIMARY (FRONT) YARD, REAR YARD, SIDE YARD, STREET
Commercial district definitions.
That portion of a building having more than three feet of its floor-to-ceiling height below the average finished grade of the adjoining ground and with a floor-to-ceiling height of 7.5 feet or more. See Figure 535-22-31.[1]
A basement having more than three feet of its floor-to-ceiling height above the average finished grade of the adjoining ground. See Figure 535-22-31.
An area in which the street facade of a building must be placed, dictated by the minimum and the maximum distance a structure may be placed from the lot line. See § 535-22I(4).
Any open air, uncovered landscape, sidewalk, patio, terrace, or deck area, enclosed on at least three sides and with a maximum opening of 50% of any street facade.
A building facade generally parallel to and facing the right-of-way line along a non-primary street.
A building facade generally parallel to and facing the right-of-way line along a primary street.
Any facade of a building generally parallel to and facing the rear lot line.
Any facade of a building generally parallel to and facing a side or interior side lot line.
Any facade of a building generally parallel to and facing any street right-of-way and including bays or minor walls perpendicular to the facade. The facade may be a primary or non-primary facade, depending on whether it is facing a primary or non-primary street, respectively.
The portion of a lot or building abutting or directly adjacent to a non-primary street right-of-way.
The portion of a lot or building abutting or directly adjacent to a primary street right-of-way.
The portion of a lot or building abutting or directly adjacent to a street right-of-way.
The elevation of finished ground level adjoining the building or structure at all exterior walls or surfaces. Along a street facade, "grade" refers to the elevation of the adjacent public streetscape sidewalk.
The roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane. It may also include additional layers, such as a root barrier and drainage and irrigation systems.
Lighting that falls beyond the boundaries of the property it is intended to illuminate; also known as "light spillover."
The measure of brightness from a light source, comparing how bright a light source is.
The complete lighting assembly, less the support assembly. For purposes of determining total light output from a luminaire, lighting assemblies which include multiple unshielded or partially shielded lamps on a single pole or standard shall be considered a single unit.
An architectural feature consisting of a typically decorative, three-dimensional, linear element, horizontal or vertical, protruding or indented at least 1.5 inches in depth from the exterior facade of a building, and creating a shadow on the facade with light overhead, and extending, with limited interruption, the length or height of the designated story. Examples may include cast stone cornices or lintels, pilasters, or stepped brick coursing.
Also called "ground floor." The story closest to the ground level that does not meet the definition of a "basement."
See measuring of building height, § 535-22I(8)(g).
The area behind the back of curb designed for pedestrian travel, including the sidewalk and buffer zone between the sidewalk and street for street planting and/or street furnishings.
The portion of the building facade that is located generally parallel to and facing the street right-of-way line, creating a vertical edge or wall to the street.
The minimum amount of building facade required along and generally parallel to a primary street frontage and built within the build-to zone.
An actual (as opposed to required) open, unoccupied space that exists on a lot between a building and a lot line.
On lots with multiple buildings, a yard between any buildings that does not abut any lot line.
A street yard extending between the principal building and a non-primary street right-of-way and lying between the primary yard and the rear lot line.
A street yard extending along the full width of the lot and lying between the principal building and a primary street right-of-way.
A yard extending along the full width of the lot and lying between the rear of the principal building and the rear lot line.
A yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard and lying between the side of the principal building and the side lot line.
Any yard between the principal building and a street right-of-way.
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Editor's Note: Figure 535-22-31 is included in § 535-22I(8)(g)[2].