(1)
Permit required. No fence, trellis or arbor shall be erected in the Village without a building permit, unless arbors or trellises are not more than two feet wide nor six feet high and are placed against a garage or residence.
[Amended 9-16-2025 by Ord. No. 984]
(1)
Permit required. No person shall make any excavation grading, or other land-disturbing activity on any lot or parcel of land in the Village without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Director of Inspection Services, where such activity (a) disturbs 1/4 acre or more of land, or (b) involves a cut or fill greater than one cubic yard per 1,000 square feet of lot area.
(2)
Applicant to file plans or survey. No permit for any excavation or grading in the Village shall be granted unless the applicant shall first file with the Director of Inspection Services the following:
(a)
In the case of an excavation a statement of the purpose and a plan showing the dimensions of the excavation.
(b)
In the case of grading, a topographic survey showing grade and elevation of property before and after completion of proposed grading and approval of the proposed grading by the Director of Inspection Services.
(3)
The Director of Inspection Services shall approve the permit application for alteration and modification of grade with respect to any lot or parcel of land in the Village when it shall appear that:
(4)
Mining and excavation.
(a)
Permit from Director of Inspection Services required. No person shall undertake or engage in the mining, removal or excavation of any gravel, stone or dirt (except as the same may be incidental and necessary to the construction of a basement or leveling of a lot in the course of the building of a home or other structure) without first obtaining the approval of and a permit from the Director of Inspection Services.
(b)
When permit may be issued. No permit for any mining, removal or excavation of any gravel, stone or dirt shall be issued without first being reviewed by the Plan Commission and approved by the Village Board and unless it shall appear that:
1.
The proposed mining, removal or excavation of any gravel, stone or dirt does not damage or depreciate the value of adjacent lots or parcels of land.
2.
The natural flow of surface water toward or away from adjacent property is not affected by the mining, removal or excavation of any gravel, stone or dirt.
3.
The proposed mining, removal or excavation of any gravel, stone or dirt shall not create a traffic hazard or congestion or unreasonably tax the capacity of or cause an unreasonable carrying burden on the existing roads leading to and from the area in which the proposed operation is located.
4.
The proposed mining, removal or excavation of any gravel, stone or dirt shall not create a nuisance.
5.
The proposed mining, removal or excavation of any gravel, stone or dirt shall not violate any provisions of the state, county or Village codes.
(5)
Information on permit. Any permit issued under this section shall include:
(6)
Excavations to be closed or protected. The occupants and owners of any lot or parcel of land in the Village occupied for resident or business purposes shall not leave open and not securely guard, except during the period of construction, any excavation more than two feet in depth or any excavation containing water more than six inches in depth. See also § 9.12.
[Amended 5-20-2008 by Ord. No. 840; 2-21-2023 by Ord. No. 946]
(1)
Building marker required. Uniform building number markers shall be provided for each building by the Village upon issuance of each building permit at a charge of $1 for each digit and $2.50 for each frame. Building numbers shall be located on the street side of the building at a point readily visible. Such location of building numbers shall be approved by the Director of Inspection Services.
(2)
Address to be visible. It shall be the duty of each owner or occupant of any building, existing or new, prior to occupancy being granted, or if any building is assigned a new address by the Village, to securely attach or apply the address to the building in a conspicuous position that can be plainly seen from the street. Address numbers shall be Arabic numerals. Numbers shall be a minimum of four inches high with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inch. The address numbers shall contrast with the background on which they are affixed to assure visibility.
(1)
No contractor shall allow any vehicle to operate out of any construction site, regardless of whether the same is operated by the contractor, his agents, employees or subcontractors, in such manner as to dump, scatter or deposit any rubbish, stones, wire, earth, ashes, cinders, sawdust, hay, glass, manure, filth, paper, snow, ice, dirt, grass, leaves, twigs, shrubs, construction waste, garbage or other offensive or nauseous material on any street, alley or public place. The Director of Inspection Services or Police Chief shall order any contractor to take such precautions as he deems necessary to prevent any such foreign materials from being deposited on the street, alley or public place and to remove all foreign material from the same. If any contractor fails to comply with the order of the Director of Inspection Services or Police Chief, the Director of Inspection Services or Police Chief may order all construction stopped. Any contractor who continues construction after any such order of the Director of Inspection Services or the Police Chief shall be deemed to have violated the chapter.
(2)
This section shall not apply to construction work within the barricaded area of work being done in the street right-of-way pursuant to an excavation permit authorizing the same or pursuant to Village contract or by Village forces.
[Amended by Ord. No. 593; by Ord. No. 711; by Ord. No. 725; 5-17-2005 by Ord. No. 817; 7-17-2012 by Ord. No. 861; 10-16-2018 by Ord. No. 899]
Regulation of signs. Signs are regulated in the Village as described in Chapter 17 of this Code, the Village Zoning Code. No building permit shall be issued for any sign that does not meet the requirements of the Zoning Code.
(1)
No illuminated sign, yard light, area light, parking lot and service area light or other illumination shall be permitted or maintained in any district designated in the Zoning Code without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Director of Inspection Services. Before the Director of Inspection Services issues a permit, the applicant shall submit data of fixtures and locations in sufficient detail to fully determine the nature and extent of the work proposed. Such plans as received by the Director of Inspection Services shall be referred by him to the Building Board. The Building Board may require such further descriptive detail as it may deem necessary.
(2)
All lighting and glare-producing processes shall be installed so that direct rays from a light-emitting element or surface shall be shielded by suitable skirtings, louvres or recessed housings or recessed locations and by directing fixtures so that the emitted direct rays are not visible beyond the property line or a parking lane or alley adjacent to the site.
(3)
Lighting with low surface brightness prisms having a forty-five-degree or under cutoff may be acceptable in some cases without shielding. Bulb, strip or tube lighting shall not be acceptable unless fully shielded so that all direct lighting is retained within the property. The brightness shall not exceed that of a one-hundred-watt frosted incandescent bulb operating normally.
(4)
No illuminated sign, yard light, area light, parking lot or service area light or other illumination shall be permitted or maintained in any district where, because of direction, brilliancy, animation, flashing or other similar feature, it is found by the Director of Inspection Services to be an undue nuisance to other properties or detrimental to the public safety or general welfare. The criteria set forth above shall be utilized by the Director of Inspection Services in determining suitability of any light.
(5)
Existing lighting for yards and buildings shall be inspected by the Director of Inspection Services for compliance with this section when a nuisance exists. Modifications required as determined by the inspections shall be approved by the Building Board.
(1)
Establishment of grades. Any lot on which a building may hereafter be erected, structurally altered or relocated in the Village shall be at a grade established by a plat, or if there is no plat or the plat does not show a grade then at a grade in satisfactory relationship with the established street grades, or where none have been established with the existing street grades. All grades shall be subject to approval by the Village Engineer who, except where the grade is established by a plat, shall give particular consideration to proper drainage.
(2)
Adequate drainage required. No building shall be erected, structurally altered or relocated on land which is not adequately drained so that surface water is carried away without adversely affecting the drainage of any other area.
(3)
Obstruction to drainage prohibited. No person shall dam, fill, grade, relocate or otherwise interfere with the natural flow of surface water in accordance with grades established by a plat plan or along any surface water drainage channel or natural watercourse.
(4)
Removal of obstruction to drainage. Whenever any surface water drainage channel or natural watercourse becomes obstructed so that the flow of water along the same is retarded, the owner or occupant of any property affected or damaged by such obstruction may request its removal by giving notice in writing to the owner or occupant of the property where the obstruction is located. If removal is not made within 30 days after receipt of such notice, the Village Manager may cause the removal of the obstruction. The cost of removal shall be charged and assessed against the property within the involved drainage area under § 66.0627, Wis. Stats.
[Added by Ord. No. 686]
(1)
Solar collector structures, either freestanding or attached to a principal or accessory building; windmills and other wind-generating structures on lots three acres or more in area; radio and television satellite antennas, such as dish antennas, whether mounted on a building or located on the ground, either permanently or in a portable manner; and other similar structures may be approved by the Building Board subject to the following standards:
(a)
Height, setback and offset standards contained in the Zoning Code shall be met.
(b)
Landscaping may be required to buffer the structure from other properties. A surety may be required to guarantee that trees and other shrubs are planted and maintained.
(c)
Engineering reports may be requested for any of these structures to substantiate noise levels, structural design, ability to withstand winds of 75 miles per hour and other stresses, foundation design, no harmful interference with radio and/or television reception or broadcasting to other properties and any other data desired by the Building Board.
(d)
The Building Board shall determine that the proposed structure will not be detrimental to other properties.
(e)
The Building Board may limit the number of accessory structures on any property.
(2)
Ground dish antennas may be approved by the Building Board on the condition that they: