A.
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 word "shall" is mandatory and not
optional.
B.
ABUTTING
ACCESSORY USE OR STRUCTURE
ALLEY
APARTMENT
ARTERIAL STREET
BASEMENT
BILLBOARD
BLOCK
BOARDINGHOUSE
BUILDING
BUILDING AREA
BUILDING HEIGHT
BUILDING LINE, FRONT
BUILDING, PRINCIPAL
BUSINESS
CANOPY OR MARQUEE
CELLAR
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
CLINIC
CLOTHING REPAIR SHOPS
CLOTHING STORES
CLUB
COLLECTOR HIGHWAY
CONDITIONAL USES
CONFORMING USE
CORNER LOT
CURB GRADE
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
DWELLING
DWELLING, MULTIPLE
DWELLING, ONE-FAMILY
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY
DWELLING UNIT
EFFICIENCY
EMERGENCY SHELTER
ESSENTIAL SERVICES
EXPRESSWAY
FAMILY
FARM
FLOOR AREA
(1)
(2)
FREEWAY
FRONTAGE
FRONT YARD
GARAGE, PRIVATE
GIFT STORES
HARDWARE STORES
HOTEL
HOUSEHOLD OCCUPATIONS
INTERCHANGE
JOINT EXTRATERRITORIAL ZONING COMMITTEE
JUNKYARD
LIVING ROOMS
LOADING AREA
LOCAL HIGHWAY
LOT
LOT AREA
LOT, CORNER
LOT COVERAGE
LOT LINES AND AREA
LOT, REVERSED CORNER
LOT, THROUGH
LOT WIDTH
LOT, ZONING
MACHINE SHOPS
MANUFACTURED HOME
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
MINOR STRUCTURES
MOBILE HOME
MOBILE HOME PARK
MOTEL
NONCONFORMING USES OR STRUCTURES
NURSERY SCHOOL
NURSING HOME
PARKING FACILITY/LOT
PARKING SPACE
PARTIES IN INTEREST
PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT
PRIMARY ARTERIAL HIGHWAY
PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL HIGHWAY
PROFESSIONAL HOME OFFICES
RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY
REAR YARD
SETBACK
SHOPPING CENTER
SIDE YARD
SIGNS
SMOKE UNIT
STANDARD ARTERIAL HIGHWAY
STORY
STORY, HALF
STREET
STREET YARD
STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS
STRUCTURE
TRAVEL TRAILER
TURNING LANE
USE
UTILITIES
YARD
ZONING DISTRICT
ZONING PERMIT
For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
shall be used:
Having a common property line or district line.
A use or detached structure subordinate to the principal
use of a structure, land or water, and located on the same lot or
parcel, serving a purpose customarily incidental to the principal
use or the principal structure and, in the case of a building, which
does not occupy more than 30% of the required rear yard.
A special public right-of-way affording only secondary access
to abutting properties.
A portion of a multiple dwelling used as a separate housing
unit and having cooking facilities and a private bath.
A public street or highway used or intended to be used primarily
for fast or heavy through traffic. Arterial streets and highways shall
include freeways and expressways as well as arterial streets, highways
and parkways.
That portion of any structure located partly below the average
adjoining lot grade which is not designed or used primarily for year-round
living accommodations. Space partly below grade which is designed
and finished as habitable space is not defined as basement space.
An advertising device, either freestanding or attached to
a building, which is used to display information not related to the
use or ownership of the establishment or the property upon which it
is located.
A tract of land bounded by streets or by a combination of
streets and public parks or other recognized lines of demarcation.
A building other than a hotel or restaurant where meals or
lodging is regularly furnished by prearrangement for compensation
for four or more persons not members of a family, but not exceeding
six persons and not open to transient customers.
Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls
used or intended to be used for the shelter or enclosure of persons,
animals, equipment, machinery or materials.
The total living area bounded by the exterior walls of a
building at the floor levels, but not including basements, utility
rooms, garages, porches, breezeways, and unfinished attics.
The vertical distance measured from the mean elevation of
the finished lot grade along the street yard face of the structure
to the highest point of flat roofs; to the mean height level between
the eaves and ridges of gable, gambrel, hip and pitch roofs; or to
the deck line of mansard roofs.
A line parallel to the street, intersecting the foremost
point of the building, excluding uncovered steps.
A building in which is conducted the main use of the lot
on which said building is located.
A commercial establishment engaged in the purchase and sale
of goods and services for a profit (not including manufacturing or
industrial establishments).
A roof-like structure, of a permanent nature, which projects
from the wall of a building.
A portion of a building located partly or wholly underground
and having 2/3 or more of its clear floor-to-ceiling height below
the average grade of the adjoining ground. (See definition of "basement.")
A written statement issued by the Director of Public Works
which permits the use of a building or lot, or a portion of a building
or lot, and which certifies compliance with the provisions of this
chapter for the specified use and occupancy.
[Amended 6-13-2001]
A building used by a group of doctors or dentists for the
examination or treatment of persons on an out-patient or non-boarding
basis only.
Shops where clothing is repaired, such as shoe repair shops,
seamstress, tailor shops, shoeshine shops and clothes-pressing shops,
but none employing over five persons.
Retail stores where clothing is sold, such as department
stores, dry goods and shoe stores and dress, hosiery and millinery
shops.
A building owned, leased or hired by a nonprofit association
of persons who are bona fide members paying dues, the use of which
is restricted to said members and their guests.
Serves as a linkage between local roads and arterials. "High"
collectors serve communities exceeding 200 population and significant
recreational centers. "Low" collectors de-emphasize mobility and carry
generally low traffic volumes.
Uses of a special nature as to make impractical their predetermination
as a principal use in a district.
Any lawful use of a building or lot which complies with the
provisions 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 side.
The level of the established curb in the front of the building,
measured at the center of such front. Where no curb has been established,
the Village Board shall authorize and approve the establishment of
such curb level or its equivalent for the purpose of this chapter.
The employee of the Village of Webster, Wisconsin, officially
designated to administer the building and zoning ordinances.
A detached building designed or used exclusively as a residence
or sleeping place, but does not include boarding or lodging houses,
motels, hotels, tents, cabins or mobile homes.
A building or portion thereof used or designated as a residence
for three or more families as separate housekeeping units, including
apartments, apartment hotels and group houses.
A detached building designed, arranged or used for, and occupied
exclusively by, one family.
A building designed, arranged or used for, or occupied exclusively
by, two families living independently of each other.
One or more rooms designed as a unit for occupancy by not
more than one family for living and sleeping purposes.
A dwelling unit consisting of one principal room with no
separate sleeping rooms.
Public or private enclosures designed to protect people from
aerial, radiological, biological or chemical warfare, fire, flood,
windstorm, riots and invasions.
Services provided by public and private utilities necessary
for the exercise of the principal use or service of the principal
structure. These services include underground, surface or overhead
gas, electrical, steam, water, sanitary sewerage, stormwater drainage
and communication systems and accessories thereto, such as 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, lift stations and hydrants,
but not including buildings.
A divided principal or primary arterial highway with full
or partial control of access and with or without grade-separated intersections.
One or more persons occupying a dwelling unit as a single,
nonprofit housekeeping unit, who are living together as a bona fide
stable and committed living unit, being a traditional family unit
or the functional equivalent thereof, exhibiting the generic character
of a traditional family.
[Amended 6-13-2001]
Land consisting of two or more acres on which produce, crops,
livestock or flowers are grown primarily for off-premises consumption
or use.
For residential uses, the sum of the gross horizontal
areas of the several floors of a dwelling unit, exclusive of porches,
balconies, garages and basements, measured from the exterior faces
of the exterior walls or from the center lines of walls or partitions
separating dwelling units.
For uses other than residential, the area measured
from the exterior faces of the exterior walls, or from the center
lines of walls or partitions separating such uses, including all floors,
lofts, balconies, mezzanines, cellars, basements and similar areas
devoted to such uses.
An expressway with full control of access and with fully
graded separated intersections.
The smallest dimension of a lot abutting a public street
measured along the street line.[1]
A yard extending across the full width of the lot, the depth
of which shall be the minimum horizontal distance between the existing
or proposed street or highway line and a line parallel thereto through
the nearest point of the principal structure. Corner lots shall have
two such yards.
An accessory building or portion of the principal building
used for vehicular storage only and having a capacity of not more
than three automobiles or not more than one automobile per family
housed in the building to which such garage is accessory, whichever
is the greater, and in which space may be used for not more than one
commercial vehicle, and in which space may be rented for not more
than three vehicles of others not occupants of the building to which
such garage is accessory. The term also includes a carport and, when
related to the context, shall relate to the storage of one or more
vehicles.
Retail stores where items such as art, antiques, jewelry,
books and notions are sold.
Retail stores where items such as plumbing, heating and electrical
supplies, sporting goods and paints are sold.
An establishment for transient guests having more than six
sleeping rooms without individual cooking facilities.
Any occupation or profession for gain or support conducted
entirely within buildings by resident occupants which is customarily
incidental to the principal use of the premises. It shall include
residences of baby-sitters, milliners, dressmakers, launderers, crafts
and canners, but does not include the display of any goods nor such
occupations as barbering, beauty shops, dance schools, real estate
brokerage or photographic studios. It shall not exceed 25% of the
gross floor area of the dwelling nor include the display of goods
visible from outside the premises.
A grade-separated intersection with one or more turning lanes
for travel between intersection legs.
Any zoning committee established in accordance with § 62.23(7a),
Wis. Stats.
An area consisting of buildings, structures or premises where
junk, waste, discarded or salvage materials are bought, sold, exchanged,
stored, baled, packed, disassembled or handled, including automobile
wrecking yards, house wrecking and structural steel materials and
equipment yards, but not including the purchase or storage of used
furniture and household equipment or used cars in operable condition.
All rooms within a dwelling except closets, foyers, storage
areas, utility rooms and bathrooms.
A complete off-street space or berth on the same lot for
the loading or unloading of freight carriers, having adequate ingress
and egress to a public street or alley.
Roads which are intended to move vehicles from individual
parcels to the higher order road systems and should not carry through
traffic. Local roads carry low traffic volumes.
A parcel of land having frontage on a public street, occupied
or intended to be occupied by a principal structure or use and sufficient
in size to meet the lot width, lot frontage, lot area, yard, parking
area and other open space provisions of this chapter.
The total area in a horizontal plane within the peripheral
boundaries of a lot.
A lot abutting intersecting streets at their intersection.
The percent of the area of a lot occupied by buildings or
structures, including accessory buildings or structures.
The peripheral boundaries of a parcel of land and the total
area lying within such boundaries.
A corner lot which is oriented such that it has its rear
lot line coincident with or parallel to the side lot line of the interior
lot immediately to its rear.
A lot having a pair of opposite lot lines along two more
or less parallel public streets and which is not a corner lot. On
a through lot both public streets shall be deemed front lot lines.
The width of a parcel of land measured at the rear of the
specified street yard.
A single tract of land located within a single block which
at time of filing for a building permit is designated by its owner
or developer as a tract to be used, developed or built upon as a unit
under single ownership or control.
Shops where lathes, presses, grinders, shapers and other
wood- and metal-working machines are used, such as blacksmith, tinsmith,
welding and sheet metal shops and plumbing, heating and electrical
repair and overhaul shops.
A structure certified and labeled as a manufactured home
under 42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 to 5426 which, when placed
on the site:
[Added 9-8-1994; amended 3-13-2024]
Is set on an enclosed continuous foundation
in accordance with § 70.043(1), Wis. Stats., and DSPS 321.40
of the Wis. Adm. Code,[2] or is set on a comparable enclosed continuous foundation
system approved by the Zoning Administrator, who may require a plan
for such foundation to be certified by a registered architect or engineer
to ensure proper support for such structure;
Is installed in accordance with the manufacturer's
instructions;
Is properly connected to utilities; and
Meets other applicable standards of this chapter.
Any small, movable accessory erection or construction such
as birdhouses, toolhouses, pet houses, play equipment, arbors and
walls and fences under four feet in height.
A one-family dwelling unit of vehicular design, built on
a chassis and originally designed to be moved from one site to another,
and used without permanent foundation.
Any lot on which two or more mobile homes are parked for
the purpose of temporary or permanent habitation.
A series of attached, semi-attached or detached sleeping
units for the accommodation of transient guests.
Any structure, land or water lawfully used, occupied or erected
at the time of the effective date of this chapter or amendments thereto
which does not conform to the regulations of this chapter or amendments
thereto. Any such structure conforming in respect to use but not in
respect to frontage, width, height, area, yard, parking, loading or
distance requirements shall be considered a nonconforming structure
and not a nonconforming use.
Any building used routinely for the daytime care and education
of preschool age children and including all accessory buildings and
play areas, other than the child's own home or the homes of relatives
or guardians.
Any building used for the continuous care, on a commercial
or charitable basis, of persons who are physically incapable of caring
for their own personal needs.
A structure or an open space other than a street or alley
used for temporary parking of more than four self-propelled vehicles
and available for public uses, whether free, for compensation or as
an accommodation for clients or customers.
A graded and surfaced area of not less than 180 square feet
in area either enclosed or open for the parking of a motor vehicle,
having adequate ingress and egress to a public street or alley.
Includes all abutting property owners, all property owners
within 100 feet and all property owners of opposite frontages.
A tract of land which contains or will contain two or more
principal buildings, developed under single ownership or control,
the development of which is unique and of a substantially different
character than that of surrounding areas.
Serves long trips with high mobility; connects regions or
important cities; serves communities with over 5,000 population by
1990; provides a continuous system in combination with principal arterials;
and provides high level of service with only slight variation.
Serves longest trips with highest mobility; connects states,
regions or metropolitan areas; serves cities with over 50,000 population
by 1990; and provides a continuous, interconnected system with uninterrupted
maximum level of services.
Residences of doctors of medicine, practitioners, dentists,
clergymen, architects, landscape architects, professional engineers,
registered land surveyors, lawyers, artists, teachers, authors, musicians
or other recognized professions where the office does not exceed 1/2
the area of only one floor of the residence and only one nonresident
person is employed.
A strip of land with tracks and auxiliary facilities for
track operation, but not including freight depots or stations, loading
platforms, train sheds, warehouses, car or locomotive shops or car
yards.
A yard extending across the full width of the lot, the depth
of which shall be the minimum horizontal distance between the rear
lot line and a line parallel thereto through the nearest point of
the principal structure. This yard shall be opposite the front yard
or one of the front yards on a corner lot.
The minimum horizontal distance between the front lot line
and a structure.
A group of stores planned and designed for the site on which
it is built, functioning as a unit, with off-street parking provided
on the property as an integral part of the unit. (See "planned area
development.")
A yard extending from the street yard to the rear yard of
the lot, the width of which shall be the minimum horizontal distance
between the side lot line and a line parallel thereto through the
nearest point of the principal street.
Any words, letters, figures, numerals, phrases, sentences,
emblems, devices, designs, trade names or trademarks by which anything
is made known and which are used to advertise or promote an individual,
firm, association, corporation, profession, business, commodity or
product and which are visible from any public street or highway.
The number obtained when the smoke density in Ringelmann
number is multiplied by the time of emission in minutes.
Serves long trips with good mobility; has intra-regional
and inter-community connections; serves communities with over 1,000
population; is a generally continuous system in combination with principal
and primary arterials; and provides good level of service under varying
operating conditions.
That portion of a building included between the surface of
any floor and the surface of the floor next above it or, if there
is no floor above it, then the space between such floor and the ceiling
next above it.
A story under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the wall plates
of which, on at least two exterior walls, are not more than two feet
above the floor of such story.
A public or private thoroughfare which may either provide
the principal means of pedestrian and/or vehicular access to abutting
property or may provide for the movement of pedestrian and/or vehicular
traffic, or both.
A yard extending across the full width of the lot, the depth
of which shall be the minimum horizontal distance between the existing
or proposed street or highway line and a line parallel thereto through
the nearest point of the principal structure. Corner lots shall have
two such yards.
Any change in the supporting members of a structure, such
as foundations, bearing walls, columns, beams or girders.
Any erection or construction, such as buildings, towers,
masts, poles, booms, signs, decorations, carports, machinery and equipment.
A vehicular portable structure, built on a chassis and designed
to be used for temporary occupancy for travel, recreational or vacation
use, limited in weight or length to either a maximum weight of 4,500
pounds or a maximum length of 28 feet.
An existing or proposed connecting roadway between two arterial
highways or between an arterial highway and any other highway. Turning
lanes include grade-separated interchange ramps.
The use of a property is the purpose or activity for which
the land or building thereon is designed, arranged or intended or
for which it is occupied or maintained, and shall include any manner
of standards of this chapter.
Public and private facilities such as water wells, water
and sewage pumping stations, water storage tanks, power and communication
transmission lines, electrical power substations, static transformer
stations, telephone and telegraph exchanges, microwave radio relays
and gas regulation stations, but not including sewage disposal plants,
municipal incinerators, warehouses, shops and storage yards.
An open space on the same lot with a structure, unoccupied
and unobstructed from the ground upward except for vegetation. The
street and rear yards extend the full width of the lot.
An area or areas within the corporate limits for which the
regulations and requirements governing use, lot and bulk of buildings
and premises are uniform.
A permit stating that the purpose for which a building or
land is to be used is in conformity with the uses permitted and all
other requirements under this chapter for the zone in which it is
to be located.
