B.
Permitted principal and accessory uses and structures listed for
any district shall be permitted by right subject to the conditions
as specified.
C.
Special exception uses and structures listed for any district are
permissible only upon approval by the Town of Buchanan Plan Commission
after notice and hearing subject to the conditions as specified and
any other conditions as may be imposed by the Plan Commission to promote
the general health, safety and welfare.
D.
In those instances where district regulations set forth a list of permitted or permissible uses followed by the phrase "and uses of a similar nature," it is understood that the list of permitted or permissible uses is not exhaustive or all-inclusive but that other uses of a like or similar nature are also permitted or permissible. Determination of whether a specific use, not enumerated, is of a like or similar nature shall be made by the Administrator. The determination by the Administrator may be appealed as provided in § 525-9.
A.
CON Conservancy Overlay District. The Conservancy District is established
as an overlay district to preserve and perpetuate in an open state
certain areas such as lowland swamps, marshes and wetlands, floodplains
and stream beds, slopes, bluffs, wooded areas and other areas of aesthetic
value which, because of their unique physical features, are deemed
desirable to be retained for the benefit of this and future generations.
The regulations of the Conservancy District are intended not only
to preserve and perpetuate open space land and water areas consistent
with the intent and purpose of this chapter, but also to protect the
community and the Town from costs and consequences which may be incurred
when unsuitable development occurs in such areas. For the purposes
of this chapter, the Conservancy District shall include all mapped
floodways, delineated wetlands, a fifty-foot wetland buffer, navigable
stream buffers consistent with the Outagamie County Shoreland Protection
Ordinance, and all wooded lands over five acres in size.
A.
Principal and special exception uses and structures. Principal and
special exception uses and structures within special and overlay districts
are listed in Table 525-31.1.
B.
Principal and special exception dimensional standards. Principal
and special exception dimensional standards within special and overlay
districts are listed in Table 525-31.2.
A.
Intent. This overlay is intended to encourage quality and desirable
development by allowing for greater flexibility and design freedom
than permitted under other zoning district regulations. These regulations
are established to permit and encourage mixed-use; create diversification,
variation and imagination in the layout of development; to encourage
the preservation of open space; and to encourage more rational, economic
development with respect to the provision of public services.
B.
Definition. "Mixed-use" shall be defined as a development practice
blending two or more land uses either within a single building (vertical
mixed-use) or multiple buildings/uses across a single parcel, a street/block
or entire neighborhood (horizontal mixed-use) and is considered pedestrian-friendly
and walkable when at a street/block or neighborhood level and incorporates
common neighborhood design principals.
C.
Applicability and procedure.
(1)
A preapplication meeting shall be required with the Administrator.
(2)
Once the preapplication meeting has been held, a planned unit development
concept plan application shall be submitted to the Administrator.
Upon plan submittal, the Administrator or designee shall schedule
a meeting with the Plan Commission to review the plan. The plan shall
be reviewed against the requirements of the Municipal Code, this chapter,
and consistency with the Comprehensive Plan.
(3)
The Plan Commission shall review the plan and either recommend approval
or denial to the Board or postpone action until the plan has been
modified based on the recommendations of the Plan Commission.
(4)
Upon the Board receiving a recommendation from the Plan Commission,
the Board shall approve or deny the plan or postpone action on the
plan until it has been modified.
(5)
Upon approval of the concept plan, the applicant shall submit an application for a special exception for planned unit development, in compliance with § 525-13, Special exceptions, along with any other applicable zoning/development application requests that may be required.
(6)
Expiration. The concept plan shall expire if required approvals (special
exception, rezoning, platting/CSM and/or site plan or any other applicable
approvals) are not obtained within 12 months of the concept plan approval.
D.
Regulations.
(1)
Planned unit developments. Planned unit developments shall meet the
following standards.
(2)
All regulations within the Buchanan Municipal Code shall be complied with except Article V, Schedule of District Regulations, Article VII, Performance Standards, and Article VIII, Signs, of this chapter, which may be modified and shall be proposed during the concept plan approval process and shall be approved as part of the special exception approval for the planned unit development.
(3)
Conditions and safeguards. The Plan Commission may recommend to the
Board, and the Board may require additional conditions and safeguards
be established through the special exception approval to ensure the
protection and safety of the public interest.
