The purpose and intent of this article is to
protect the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare
and, more particularly, and without limitation, to:
A. Ensure that the development and use of real property
in the Village is in compliance with all applicable requirements of
Village ordinances and is compatible with its natural and man-made
surroundings;
B. Promote the wise use, development, conservation and
protection of the soil, water, wetland, woodland and wildlife resources
within the Village and achieve a balanced relationship between land
use and development and the supporting and sustaining natural resource
base;
C. Require coordinated site planning and assure adequate
standards for such planning;
D. Promote attractive and aesthetically pleasing surroundings
in the Village;
E. Prevent the overcrowding of land and avoid undue concentration
of population;
F. Lessen congestion in the streets and highways;
G. Provide for proper ingress and egress;
H. Secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers;
I. Preserve and enhance the value of real property in
the Village;
J. Further the orderly layout and appropriate use of
land;
K. Facilitate adequate provision for transportation,
water supply, stormwater management, sewerage, schools, parks, playgrounds
and other public facilities and services;
L. Secure safety from flooding, water pollution, disease
and other hazards;
M. Prevent flood damage to persons and properties and
minimize expenditures for flood relief and flood-control projects;
N. Prevent and control erosion, sedimentation and other
pollution of surface and subsurface waters;
O. Provide for adequate light and air;
P. Preserve natural vegetation and shore cover and promote
the natural beauty of the Village;
Q. Restrict building sites in areas of poor soils or
in other areas poorly suited for development for which engineered
building practices are unsuitable;
R. Coordinate the dedication and reservation of appropriately
located sites for streets (including adequate right-of-way for anticipated
future widening of streets), water supply, stormwater and sewerage
systems and facilities, schools, parks and playgrounds and other desirable
public facilities and services;
S. Facilitate the administration and enforcement of this
chapter and other applicable Village ordinances;
T. Assist in the implementation of the Village's Comprehensive
Plan and other plan elements;
U. Avoid the harmful effects of premature development
of land; and
V. Provide for the updating, modernizing and revitalizing
of older buildings and sites within the Village.
No person owning, developing, using or occupying
real property within the Village shall do, and no person owning, developing,
using or occupying real property within the Village shall allow any
other person to do, any of the types of proposed activities on or
in such real property that are described in Subsections A through
D below without having first obtained written approval of an initial
or amended site and operational plan, or a preliminary site and operational
plan, in accordance with this article.
A. In any business, manufacturing, institutional or park and recreational zoning district; provided, however, that any such activities relating to the continuation of an allowed existing residential or agricultural use in such zoning district shall be exempted unless Subsection
D below is applicable to such activity:
(1) Commence occupancy of any real property, regardless
of whether accompanied by a change in the use of such real property;
(2) Commence any new or additional principal or accessory
use of real property;
(3) Commence any use of real property after a building
or parcel of land has been vacant or not used for an allowed principal
use for 12 consecutive months or more, regardless of whether the same
use was previously conducted in such building or on such land;
(4) Construct, erect, reconstruct, relocate or replace
any building or any structure including any wall, fence, paved driveway,
paved parking or loading area, sidewalk, sign, light standard, rail
spurs, etc.;
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(5) Expand, add to or demolish any building or structure;
(6) Structurally alter or structurally repair any building
or structure;
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(7) Materially alter or repair exterior surfaces of any
building or structure, including, without limitation, painting of
siding or roofing surfaces, or refacing any principal use sign, primary
monument sign, freeway sign or wall sign which has an area of 10 square
feet or more, or otherwise materially altering the appearance or aesthetic
qualities of the building or structure.
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(8) Materially alter the grade or materially fill or strip
any site or undertake any other activity on a site that requires an
erosion control permit;
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(9) Construct, install, relocate, replace, expand or materially
alter any site improvement (e.g., any berm, drainage course, stormwater
detention or retention basin, graveled surface, landscaping, etc.)
or any external apparatus or equipment which is visible from any property
line of the site;
(10)
Change or intensify operations to the extent
that the existing on-site parking or loading facilities are inadequate
to serve the needs of the use(s) conducted on the site or to the extent
that then-current performance standards are violated or a public or
private nuisance is created;
(11)
Install, replace, materially modify or increase
the intensity of any outdoor lighting;
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(12)
Undertake any activity with respect to signage
that requires a sign permit;
(13)
Commence or expand any outdoor storage or sale
of goods or products;
(14)
Remove any trees that are either eight inches
or more in diameter, that are 54 inches above the natural grade or
12 inches or more in diameter at the base, which are not seriously
diseased or damaged or which do not pose an imminent safety hazard
to life or property; or
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(15)
With respect to any site or use for which site
and operational plan approval has been granted, do anything materially
different from or in addition to what is shown, described, required
and/or approved in the site and operational plan, including any conditions
of such plan approval.
B. In any zoning district other than a business, manufacturing, institutional or park and recreational zoning district, any activities of the type specified in Subsection
A above, with respect to any use of such real property that would be allowed as a permitted or conditional principal use in any business, manufacturing, institutional or park and recreational zoning district, or with respect to any accessory use to any such principal use, or with respect to the site of any such principal or accessory use, or with respect to any building or structure used for or in connection with any such principal or accessory use; provided, however, that home occupations allowed by Article
VII of this chapter shall be exempted.
C. In any agricultural zoning district, any activities of the type specified in Subsection
A above, with respect to any nonresidential principal use allowed as a conditional use in such district, or any of the following principal uses allowed as a permitted use in such district: landscaping contractor's yard, concrete and asphalt batch plants, commercial horticulture, commercial greenhouse, orchard including on-site retail sales; excluding roadside stands, plant nursery, sod farming, commercial riding stable or riding academy and related equestrian trails, veterinarian office and veterinarian emergency services office, wind energy conversion systems (commercial) or any principal use of a commercial nature permitted in any agricultural district, or with respect to any accessory use to any such principal use, or with respect to the site of any such principal or accessory use, or with respect to any building or structure used for or in connection with any such principal or accessory use.
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D. In any zoning district other than an agricultural zoning district, any activities of the type specified in Subsection
A, above, with respect to any allowed principal use of such real property that is specified in Subsection
C above, or with respect to any accessory use to any such principal use, or with respect to the site of any such principal or accessory use, or with respect to any building or structure used for or in connection with any such principal or accessory use.
Every owner, developer, user and/or occupant
of real property within the Village with respect to which an initial
or amended site and operational plan or a preliminary site and operational
plan has been approved pursuant to this article shall develop, use
and/or occupy such real property, or allow any other person to develop,
use or occupy such real property, only in accordance with such approved
plan, and any conditions of plan approval, as amended from time to
time. Any failure to comply with an approved initial, amended or preliminary
site and operational plan or any conditions of such plan approval
shall be a violation of this chapter and shall be unlawful. Any development,
use or occupancy of real property within the Village without having
first obtained site and operational plan approval, when such approval
is required, shall be a violation of this chapter and shall be unlawful.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in
this article, a full and complete application shall include each of
the components described below in this section. The required minimum
contents of each such component, and certain standards applicable
to such components, are set out below.
A. Applicant, site, use, project and plan information.
Each applicant for site and operational plan approval shall include
in the application at least the following information about the applicant
(and any other owner, developer or occupant of the real property),
the site, the use(s) conducted on the site, the proposed project or
activity giving rise to the need for site and operational plan approval
and the plans involved in the application:
(1) Name, address, telephone number and fax number (and
cell phone number and email address, if applicable) of the applicant,
engineer, architect, project manager and any other principal contact
individual for purposes of the application;
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(2) Whether the applicant is the owner of the subject
real property and, if not, either proof of the applicant's legal interest
in the subject real property (e.g., accepted offer to purchase, lease,
etc., which may be appropriately redacted to preserve confidential
information) or written authorization signed by the owner for the
applicant to act as the owner's agent in connection with the application;
(3) Name, address, and telephone number (and fax number,
cell phone number and email address, if applicable) of each owner,
developer, user or occupant of the site other than the applicant;
(4) Street address or location of the subject site;
(5) Area of the subject site in acres or square feet;
(6) Tax key number(s) of any lot(s) or parcel(s) included
within the site;
(7) Current zoning classification(s) of the site; if an
amendment of the map or text of this chapter is required for the proposed
project or activity giving rise to the need for site and operational
plan review, whether the application for such amendment has been made,
and whether arrangements have been made with the Village Zoning Administrator
to process the application for site and operational plan approval
in conjunction with the application for a zoning ordinance map or
text amendment;
(8) Whether the site is served by public sanitary sewer
and public water supply and, if not, where the closest public sanitary
sewer and public water facilities are located relative to the site;
(9) Standard-sized photographs (electronic versions) showing all aspects of the site (e.g., locations of proposed improvements, bodies of navigable water, wetlands, wooded areas, etc.) and of the exterior of structures or other site improvements (e.g., buildings, entrances/exits, signs, driveways, trash enclosures, parking areas, loading areas, accessory structures, stormwater detention or retention facilities, landscaping, etc.), together with a statement regarding each photograph, which includes the date the photograph was taken, the location from which it was taken, the direction in which the camera was pointed, and a description of what is shown in the photograph (note the specific requirements regarding photographs of signs set out in Subsection
K below);
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(10)
All current principal and accessory uses of
the site, whether they are proposed to be continued, and all proposed
principal and accessory uses of the site;
(11)
With respect to any nonconforming use of the
site, prima facie proof of each element of legal nonconforming use
status (i.e., that the nonconforming use was legal in its inception,
that the use was active and actual and not merely casual, occasional,
incidental or accessory when it became nonconforming, that the use
has been continuous with no gap of 12 or more consecutive months since
it became nonconforming, that no building or structure housing the
nonconforming use has been structurally repaired or altered to the
extent of 50% or more of its assessed value since the use became nonconforming,
and that the use has not been changed in nature or physically extended
or expanded since becoming nonconforming);
(12)
With respect to any nonconforming structure
on the site, proof of legal nonconforming structure status (that the
structure and each addition to it was legal when it was built);
(13)
The gross floor area and height of each existing
building on the site and whether it is proposed to be continued, and
the gross floor area and height of each proposed building or addition;
(14)
A brief description of the proposed project or activity requiring site and operational plan approval, in terms of §
420-52 above;
(16)
A description of all local (other than Village),
county, state and federal permits or approvals relating in any way
to land use, buildings, development control, land division, environmental
protection, sewer service, water service, stormwater management, streets
and highways or fire protection that are required for or with respect
to the project or activity for which site and operational plan approval
is sought and an appropriate citation to the controlling statute,
regulation or other law regarding each such permit or approval; and
(17)
A list of all documents, materials or information
attached to the application form.
B. General standards. Without limitation, the following
general standards shall apply to site and operational plans and to
the review and approval of such plans:
(1) All plans shall conform to applicable Village ordinance requirements (including, without limitation, satisfaction of all applicable conditions precedent established by provisions of Chapter
395 of the Village Code) and to all other applicable local, state and federal requirements relating to land use, buildings, development control, land division, environmental protection, sewer service, water service, stormwater management, streets and highways and fire protection, and in the event of conflicting requirements or standards, the most restrictive shall apply.
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07-24]
(2) All plans shall be drawn to a recognized architect's
or engineer's scale that permits the plan to be easily read.
(3) Building floor plans and elevations may be drawn to
an architect's scale; all other plans shall use an engineering scale
no smaller than one inch equals 40 feet unless a smaller scale is
needed to show the proposed development clearly and is approved by
the Village Zoning Administrator prior to filing.
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(4) Plan sheets shall not exceed 30 inches by 42 inches
in size, unless a larger size is needed to show the proposed development
clearly and is approved by the Village Zoning Administrator prior
to filing.
(5) Each plan sheet shall be titled and numbered.
(6) Each plan sheet shall state the project name and address
or location.
(7) Each plan sheet shall contain a graphic scale.
(8) Each plan sheet depicting a site or some portion thereof
from an overhead perspective shall contain a North arrow.
(9) Each plan sheet shall state the applicant's name,
address, telephone number and fax number.
(10)
Each plan sheet shall contain the name, address,
telephone number, fax number, state license number, seal and signature
of any architect, professional engineer or land surveyor involved
in the preparation of the plan sheet.
(11)
Each plan sheet shall contain the date of the
plan sheet and the date of each revision thereof.
(12)
Each plan sheet shall distinguish between existing
and proposed buildings, structures, improvements and features shown
on the plan and shall indicate which (if any) of the existing buildings,
structures, improvements and features shown are proposed to be removed
or retained as part of the project giving rise to the need for site
and operation plan review.
(13)
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter (including, without limitation, in Article
XVIII), the standards set forth in this article shall be fully applicable to any proposed development of a site on which no principal building or structure is located or on which the existing principal building(s) or structure(s) will be removed in conjunction with the project or activity giving rise to the need for site and operational plan review.
(14)
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter (including, without limitation, in Article
XVIII), the standards set forth in this article shall be fully applicable to any proposed relocation or reconstruction of an existing principal building or structure.
(15)
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter (including, without limitation, in Article
XVIII), the standards set forth in this article shall be fully applicable to any proposed commencement of any principal use of real property if a building or parcel of land has been vacant or unused for an allowed principal use for 12 consecutive months or more, regardless of whether the same use was previously conducted in such building or on such land, except to the extent that the application of such standards is constrained by the physical presence or nature of the existing principal building or structure.
(16)
Except as otherwise specifically provided in
this chapter, and to the extent reasonably practicable, any proposed
addition to or structural alteration or repair of an existing principal
building or structure shall invoke the application of all standards
relating to the proposed addition or structural alteration or repair
or relating to any improvement or modification of the building, structure
or site required as a consequence of the proposed addition or structural
alteration or repair, with the following exceptions:
(a)
In the event the standards relating to building
facing or accent materials would make an addition or repair to a building
or structure incompatible with the existing building, a reasonable
exception to the standard shall be allowed.
(b)
In the event of a voluntary or required expansion
of a graveled parking lot, the entire parking lot shall be paved with
concrete or asphalt, and if the number of parking spaces exceeds 25,
the storm sewers and storm sewer inlets and other required parking
lot improvements shall be installed to the extent reasonably practicable.
(c)
To the extent reasonably practicable, any graveled
entrance shall be correctly located, sized, paved with concrete or
asphalt and otherwise improved in accordance with this chapter.
(17)
Except as otherwise specifically provided in
this chapter, any proposed new or additional accessory use, or any
material change or intensification of the operations involved in an
existing principal or accessory use, shall invoke then-current parking,
loading and performance standards.
(18)
Except as otherwise specifically provided in
this chapter, and to the extent reasonably practicable, any proposed
construction, installation, relocation, expansion or material alteration
of any accessory building, accessory structure or site improvement
shall invoke the application of all standards relating to the proposed
improvement or modification, or relating to any improvement or modification
which is required as a consequence of the proposed improvement or
modification.
(19)
Except as otherwise specifically provided in
this chapter, any proposed material alteration or repair of the exterior
surfaces of any building or structure, including, without limitation,
painting or siding or roofing such surfaces, or refacing any principal
use sign, primary monument sign, freeway sign or wall sign which has
an area of 10 square feet or more, or otherwise materially altering
the appearance or aesthetic qualities of the building or structure,
shall invoke the application of all applicable construction design
standards (and, in the case of proposed exterior alterations or repairs
to a sign, all applicable sign standards).
(20)
In the context of any site and operational plan
approval, the Village Zoning Administrator or the Village Plan Commission
may impose reasonable requirements, based on the standards of this
article, to make the real property safe, structurally sound, neat,
well cared for and attractive.
(21)
While this chapter recognizes the right to continue
nonconforming uses and nonconforming structures, such rights shall
not be free of reasonable regulation in the context of site and operational
modifications.
(22)
Any site consisting of more than a single lot shall be unified and integrated through consolidation of all such lots into a single lot, or through a planned development zoning ordinance enacted by the Village Board for the site, or through the imposition on the site of restrictive covenants running with the land, and/or through the utilization of other effective legal mechanisms, approved by either the Plan Commission or the Zoning Administrator as appropriate under §
420-54 of this chapter, which will ensure that development, use and maintenance of the real property included within the approved site will be subject to ongoing coordinated restrictions and requirements.
(23)
In the context of an approved site consisting
of more than a single lot, on which only a single principal building
or a single group of two or more attached principal buildings will
be constructed, restrictions relating to a lot (e.g., setback requirements,
requirements that an accessory use or accessory structure must be
located on the same lot as the principal use to which it is related,
etc.) shall be applied to the site instead, provided that appropriate
restrictive covenants are in place to prevent the construction of
additional principal buildings on the site.
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C. Operational plan.
(1) Operational plan requirements. The applicant shall
prepare and file as part of the application for site and operational
plan approval an operational plan which shall include at least the
following information or materials:
(a)
A detailed description of the business history,
background and location/type of other projects completed. In addition,
a detailed narrative description of the operations, processes and
functions of the existing and proposed uses to be conducted in or
on the real property constituting the site, together with any diagrams,
maps, charts or other visual aids that are helpful in understanding
the operations and any potential adverse impacts on neighboring properties.
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(b)
A detailed description of the proposed project
or activity giving rise to the need for site and operational plan
approval and a detailed explanation of how such project or activity
relates to the site and to the existing or proposed operations to
be conducted in or on the real property constituting the site. In
addition, a description and time of any proposed phasing.
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(c)
Gross floor area of the existing building(s)
and/or proposed addition.
(d)
Anticipated hours of operation, hours open to
the public, and hours of deliveries or shipments. Refer to each zoning
district for requirements related to specific requirements and limitations
related to hours of operation and hours for deliveries.
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(e)
Anticipated startup and total number of full-
and part-time employees.
(f)
Anticipated number of shifts and the anticipated
number of employees per shift.
(g)
Anticipated maximum number of employees on site
at any time of the day.
(h)
Number of anticipated students, participants
or persons to be gathered in places of assembly, if applicable.
(i)
Number of parking spaces required per this chapter
and the method used to calculate such number.
(j)
Number of existing and proposed on-site parking
spaces to be provided (conventional spaces and handicapped spaces
to be stated separately).
(k)
Anticipated daily average and maximum potential
number of automobile trips to and from the site (excluding trucks).
(l)
Anticipated daily average and maximum potential
number of truck trips to and from the site.
(m)
Types of goods and materials to be made, used
or stored on site.
(n)
Types of equipment or machinery to be used on
site.
(o)
Types of solid or liquid waste materials which
will require disposal.
(p)
Method of handling, storing and disposing of
solid or liquid waste materials.
(q)
Methods of providing site and building security
other than the Village Police Department.
(r)
Description of the methods to be used to maintain
all buildings, structures, site improvements and sites in a safe,
structurally sound, neat, well-cared-for and attractive condition.
(s)
Description of potential adverse impacts to
neighboring properties or public facilities and measures to be taken
to eliminate or minimize such adverse impacts.
(t)
A list of all local, county, state and federal
permits or approvals required for the project or activity giving rise
to the need for site and operational plan approval and copies of such
permits and approvals that have been obtained.
(2) Operational plan standards. In addition to any other
applicable requirements or standards specified in this chapter, the
following requirements or standards shall apply to the operational
plan:
(a)
No use shall be conducted in such a way as to
constitute a public or private nuisance.
(b)
No use shall be conducted in such a way as to violate any of the performance standards set out in §
420-38 of this chapter.
(d)
No owner, occupant or user of real property
shall conduct a use so intensively that there is inadequate provision
of on-site parking spaces and/or loading spaces to accommodate the
needs of such use.
(e)
All buildings, structures, site improvements
and sites shall be maintained in a safe, structurally sound, neat,
well-cared-for and attractive condition.
(f)
Within a building, any provision of live entertainment
in connection with a business or club use involving the selling or
service of alcoholic beverages shall comply with the following restrictions:
[1]
Live entertainment shall be provided only on
a raised platform that is not less than 23 inches higher than the
elevation of the surrounding floor surfaces where customers, members
or their guests are sitting, standing or dancing;
[2]
Customers, members or their guests shall at
all times be separated from the raised platform on which live entertainment
is being provided by a distance of not less than four feet and a physical
barrier to mark and enforce such separation distance; and
[3]
There shall be no touching of any kind between
entertainers and customers, members or their guests.
(g)
No proposed new or expanded use shall be permitted
to create or significantly exacerbate unsafe traffic conditions on
any street or highway in the Village.
(h)
Indoor pyrotechnic displays are prohibited.
D. Title sheet. The applicant shall file a plan title
sheet as part of the application for site and operational plan approval,
which shall include at least the following information:
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(1) The
project name and address.
(2) The
name, address, telephone number and email of the property owner, applicant,
project manager or principal contact person, and the architect, professional
engineer or land surveyor involved in the preparation of the plans.
(3) List
of government agency contact names, addresses, phone numbers and email
addresses.
(4) A
table of contents indicating plan sheets included in the plans.
(6) A
chart indicating, at a minimum, the following information:
(d) Landscaped area and percent of gross site area.
(e) Area of any wetlands, floodplain on site to be filled, remain or
adjusted.
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(f) Impervious area and percent of gross site area (excludes any public
right-of-way).
(g) Current/proposed zoning district.
(h) Number of regular parking spaces.
(i) Number of handicapped accessible parking spaces.
(j) Number of truck parking spaces.
(k) Number of loading dock positions.
E. Survey. A survey of the site shall be prepared, signed
and sealed by a Wisconsin professional land surveyor, which shall
include at least the following information:
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(1) The dimensions of the site, including the length and
bearing of each property line of the site.
(2) The area of the site in acres or square feet.
(3) The legal description of the site.
(4) The type, location, footprint, outside dimensions,
height and gross floor area (if applicable) of each existing building
or structure on the site, including, without limitation, any walls,
fences, paved driveways, paved parking or loading areas, sidewalks,
freestanding signs, light standards, rail spurs, etc.
(5) The location, footprint, outside dimensions and purpose
of any graveled areas on the site (e.g., driveways, parking or loading
areas, circulation routes, pedestrian walkways, etc.).
(6) The location, dimensions and name of any existing
highways, streets or other rights-of-way and any related improvements
(e.g., bridges, turning lanes, acceleration lanes, medians, median
cuts, traffic signals, etc.) on or adjacent to the site, and with
respect to any such adjacent highways and streets, the location and
dimensions of any existing entrances or exits to or from the site
and the location and dimensions of any existing intersecting highways,
streets, driveways, or curb cuts that are opposite the site. Also
show the spacing between center lines of existing and proposed driveways
adjacent to the side, including any driveways on the opposite side
of the street.
(7) The location, dimensions and purpose of any existing
easements on the site or of any existing easements located on surrounding
parcels of land that serve the site.
(8) The location, dimensions and legal description of
any wetlands on the site, the date the wetlands were staked and the
identity of the agency or organization (and the individual if known)
that staked the wetlands.
(9) The location of any floodplain on the site, the elevation
of the floodplain, and the source of the floodplain elevation and
date that the surveyor field delineated the floodplain.
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(10)
The location, dimensions and legal description
of any primary environmental corridor on the site, the date the corridor
was staked and the identity of the agency or organization (and the
individual if known) that staked the corridor.
(11)
The location of the ordinary high-water mark
(OHWM) of any navigable body of water located on the site, the location
of any shoreland jurisdictional boundary located on the site which
is associated with any navigable body of water located on or near
the site, the date the OHWM of any such navigable body of water was
staked and the identity of the agency or organization (and the individual
if known) that staked the OHWM.
(12)
The location, species and diameter of all existing
trees on the site that are eight inches or more in diameter, measured
54 inches above the natural grade (the location and dimensions of
a wooded area may be shown rather than individual trees, but any trees
in such wooded area that are proposed to be removed shall be individually
shown).
(13)
The location, species and diameter of all existing
street trees in the street right-of-way adjacent to the site.
(14)
The location and setback distance of lines showing
the applicable minimum street setback, side setback, rear setback,
shore setback and wetland setback (if any) on the site, and with respect
to any building or structure that is within three feet of any such
setback line, the distance of such building or structure from such
line.
(15)
The distance between buildings.
(16)
The location, dimensions, type of legal interest,
legal description and purpose of any land or interests in land on
the site that are dedicated or reserved for public use.
(17)
The existing topography on the site and extending
at least 50 feet beyond the site (or beyond any adjacent highway,
street or other right-of-way, whichever is greater), shown by contours
related to United States Geological Survey (USGS) survey datum at
an interval of one foot.
(18)
Top of foundation elevations of all existing
building and structures on the site.
(19)
Spot elevations of representative high points
and low points, of wet areas, and of berms, detention basins, retention
basins and other significant site improvements or features.
(20)
The location and elevation of any benchmark.
(21)
An indication of which (if any) of the existing
buildings, structures, site improvements, trees or other site features
shown on the survey are proposed to be removed or retained as part
of the proposed project or activity giving rise to the need for site
and operational plan approval.
F. Site plan.
(1) Site plan requirements. A site plan prepared, signed
and sealed by a Wisconsin registered professional engineer shall be
filed with the application for site and operational plan approval
and shall include at least the following information:
(a)
The base document of the site plan shall be the survey described in Subsection
E above, less the required topographic information and required information relating to existing buildings, structures, site improvements and site features shown on the survey that are proposed to be removed as part of the proposed project or activity giving rise to the need for site and operational plan review;
(b)
The type, location, footprint, outside dimensions,
height and gross floor area (if applicable) of each existing or proposed
building or structure to be retained or constructed on the site, including,
without limitation, any walls, fences, paved driveways, parking or
loading areas, sidewalks, freestanding signs, light standards, rail
spurs, etc.;
(c)
The location, dimensions and name of any existing
or proposed highways, streets or other rights-of-way and any related
existing or proposed improvements (e.g., bridges, turning lanes, acceleration
lanes, medians, median cuts, traffic signals, etc.) to be retained
or constructed on or adjacent to the site, and with respect to any
such adjacent streets or highways, the location and dimensions of
any existing or proposed entrances or exits to or from the site to
be retained or constructed and how they relate to the location and
dimensions of any existing or proposed intersecting highways, streets,
driveways, curb cuts, medians, and median cuts that are opposite the
site;
(d)
The location, dimensions and purpose of any
existing or proposed easements on the site, or of any existing or
proposed easements on surrounding parcels to serve the site, which
will be retained or created;
(e)
With respect to each existing or proposed building
or structure that will be located within three feet of any setback
line on the site, the distance such building or structure will be
from the setback line;
(f)
The location on the site of any archeological
or historical sites identified by the state; and any habitat of any
endangered species of animals or plants as identified by the federal
government and/or Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the
species involved and how such habitat will be preserved;
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(g)
The location and diameter of all existing or
proposed sanitary sewers, water mains, and storm sewers and the location
and size of any related existing or proposed facilities, such as stormwater
basins, which will be located on the site or which will be located
in adjacent rights-of-way or on adjacent parcels of land and will
serve the site, and the length of each segment of any such proposed
sewer mains, water mains or storm sewers;
(h)
The location of all existing or proposed aboveground
or underground electric power lines, natural gas mains, telephone
lines, cable television lines or other communications lines and related
facilities which will be located on the site or which will be located
in adjacent rights-of-way or on adjacent parcels of land and will
serve the site;
(i)
The location, dimensions, and surface type of
all existing or proposed on-site parking and loading areas and the
layout and total number of all parking spaces that will be located
on the site;
(j)
The location, dimensions, layout, surface type
and name (if applicable) of all existing or proposed internal vehicular
circulation routes and improvements to be retained, constructed or
installed on the site, including, without limitation, entrances or
exits, turning lanes, curb cuts, driveways, private roads, parking
lot aisles, fire lanes, and related directions of travel, and the
layout of circulation elements (e.g., curbs, islands, etc.) and circulation
markings;
(k)
The location, dimensions, layout and surface
type of all existing or proposed internal pedestrian circulation routes
and improvements to be retained, constructed or installed on the site,
including, without limitation, access points, sidewalks, marked walkways,
circulation elements, and bicycle paths;
(l)
The location, dimensions, layout and surface
type of all existing and proposed fire lanes to be retained or constructed
on the site;
(m)
The location, dimensions, type of legal interest,
legal description and purpose of any land or interests in land proposed
to be dedicated or reserved on the site for public use;
(n)
The existence, nature and areas of the site
affected by existing or proposed deed restrictions or restrictive
covenants that may constrain development;
(o)
Soil characteristics of the site; and
(p)
The location of all existing or proposed utility
connections, metering facilities, fire hydrants, pumper pads, Fire
& Rescue Department remote fire connections, functioning wells,
and related pumping facilities which will be located on the site or
which are or will be located in adjacent rights-of-way or on adjacent
parcels of land and which will serve the site.
(2) Site plan design standards. In addition to any other
applicable requirements or standards specified in this chapter, the
following requirements or standards shall apply to the site plan:
(a)
Natural features of the site shall be incorporated
into the design of the development to the extent practicable. In addition,
any identified archeological and historical sites shall be preserved
in accordance with any state or federal requirements.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(b)
Floodplains, shorelands and wetlands may be
developed or used only in accordance with applicable Village, state
and federal requirements.
(c)
Steep slopes in excess of 20% as measured over
a fifty-foot interval shall not be developed unless appropriate engineering
measures are proposed.
(d)
Buildings and structures shall be readily accessible
to police and fire/rescue emergency vehicles.
(e)
The location, size, proportion and orientation
of buildings and structures relative to the site and its surroundings
shall be functional and attractive.
(f)
The development of a site shall be designed
so as to retain substantial trees or other elements of the site's
natural beauty to the extent practicable.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(g)
The facade of the building shall be parallel
to the adjacent public street (or, if the street is curved, parallel
to a line connecting the points of intersection of the side lot lines
with the street right-of-way line), unless the site is a minimum of
five acres in area and the building is set back a minimum of 100 feet
from all property lines, in which event the building can be appropriately
oriented relative to other surrounding features; or unless the site
is subject to physical or legal limitations which prevent the building
from being parallel to the public street, in which event care shall
be taken to create a sense of harmony between the building and its
surroundings; or unless the property is located at the corner of an
intersection, in which event the building may be oriented so that
when the plane of its facade is extended it intersects the right-of-way
line of each intersecting street the same distance from the corner
of the intersection of such right-of-way lines extended.
(h)
The site plan shall demonstrate compliance with Article
VIII of this chapter relating to parking, access and traffic.
(i)
The number of parking spaces provided for in
this chapter are minimum requirements, and the developer/owner shall
ensure that adequate on-site parking and loading areas are or can
be provided for the proposed use(s) on the site operated at full potential
intensity.
(j)
Loading docks and exterior trash enclosures
shall be appropriately screened from view.
(k)
Internal vehicular circulation routes shall
be clearly separated from parking and pedestrian areas through the
use of landscaped islands, barrier curbs, lane striping and/or other
appropriate means so as to minimize potential conflicts with parking
and pedestrian areas.
(l)
Truck traffic shall be routed to service docking
or loading areas in such a way as to minimize potential conflicts
with parking or pedestrian areas and to avoid any obstruction of public
rights-of-way.
(m)
Unless otherwise exempted by the Chief of the
Village Fire & Rescue Department for good cause shown, all circulation
lanes adjoining or in close proximity to the perimeter of the building(s)
shall be designated fire lanes.
(n)
There shall be a minimum of a five-foot-wide
paved pedestrian walkway provided between every building entrance
or exit and parking areas and public sidewalks serving such building(s);
all such walkways shall be handicapped accessible.
(o)
Pedestrian walkways shall be located and designed
so that sheet drainage shall not be permitted to flow across the walkway.
(p)
Pedestrian walkways shall generally not have
a longitudinal slope exceeding 5% or a side slope exceeding 2%.
(q)
Public and private sanitary sewer, storm sewer,
and water facilities shall be constructed in accordance with Village
requirements, and electric, gas, cable television and telephone facilities
shall satisfy state and federal requirements and the requirements
of the respective utility company.
(r)
All new on-site electric, gas and communications
facilities serving the site shall be installed underground.
(s)
If buildings and/or parking facilities are proposed
to be constructed so as to be located under existing overhead utility
facilities, such facilities shall be relocated underground.
G. Grading and drainage plan.
[Amended 5-18-2009 by Ord. No. 09-33; 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(1) Grading and drainage plan requirements. A grading and drainage plan prepared, signed and sealed by a Wisconsin registered professional engineer shall be filed with the application for site and operational approval pursuant to the requirements of Chapters
298,
370,
381 and
405 of the Village Code and the additional requirements listed below:
(a)
The base document of the grading and drainage plan shall be the site plan described in Subsection
F above, less the required setback lines.
(e)
The location, species, and size of all existing
trees on the site that are eight inches or more in diameter, measured
60 inches above the natural grade, and whether such trees are proposed
to be retained or removed.
(f)
All information required to demonstrate conformance with Chapters
298,
381 and
405 of the Village Code shall be shown on the plan.
(j)
The locations and dimensions of snow removal
storage areas.
(2) Grading and drainage plan design standards. In addition
to any other applicable requirements or standards specified in this
chapter, the following requirements or standards shall apply to the
grading and drainage plan:
(a)
The grading and drainage plan shall demonstrate compliance with Chapters
298,
381 and
405 of the Village Code.
(f)
Parking lots shall not be permitted to sheet
drain from a driveway to a public street or highway.
(g)
Gutters and downspouts shall be interconnected to the underground
stormwater system or shall have an internal drainage system.
H. Construction plan.
(1) Construction plan requirements. Construction plans
prepared, signed and sealed by a Wisconsin registered architect or
Wisconsin registered professional engineer, as appropriate, shall
be filed with the application for site and operational plan approval
and shall include at least the following information:
(a)
The construction plans shall demonstrate compliance with Chapters
180,
370 and
420 of the Village Code.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(b)
The construction plans shall be dimensioned,
labeled and drawn to an architectural scale of not less than 1/8 inch
equals one foot.
(c)
The construction plans shall include detailed
architectural plans, including, without limitation, elevations, perspective
drawings and sketches illustrating the design and character of the
proposed structures, floor plans with all rooms labeled and interior
egress plans. Although detailed HVAC, plumbing, electrical and structural
plans are not required for site and operational plan approval, all
systems that affect the design of the building and exterior elevations
shall be completed. Furthermore, detailed HVAC, plumbing, electrical,
structural are required to be submitted for building permits. Any
changes to the exterior building or site may require plans to be reconsidered
by the Plan Commission or Zoning Administrator.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(d)
The construction plans shall clearly show room
sizes, wall openings, building projections, and locations of all roof-mounted,
wall-mounted or exterior ground-mounted HVAC and utility service equipment
and connections (e.g., sewer sampling manhole, utility connections,
water meters, etc.) and indicate the materials (and percent of coverage
of such materials) and colors of all exterior surfaces (e.g., exterior
walls, roofs, window and door trim, etc.).
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(e)
The location and details of all existing and proposed remote touch pad units, key boxes, annunciator panels, pull stations, fire detection devices, fire alarm devices and other safety devices and systems, including fire suppression, sprinkler, standpipe, and restaurant hood suppression systems to be retained or installed, pursuant to the requirements of Chapter
180 of the Village Code.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(f)
Detailed plans and specifications for any proposed
racking systems or storage arrangements.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(g)
Whether or not domestic water and fire protection
will be serviced by the same waterline.
(h)
A chart that includes the following information:
[1]
Methods of fire prevention, including, without
limitation, accessibility for the Fire & Rescue Department and
its equipment.
[3]
Number of stories/floors.
[5]
Clear space, the height of the finished floor
to the ceiling or the underside of the roof structure.
[9]
Maximum storage height and type of racking system.
[10]
Square footage of office space.
[11]
Square footage of receiving space.
[12]
Square footage of shipping space.
[13]
Square footage of warehousing space.
[14]
Square footage of manufacturing space.
[15]
Location and type of exterior storage.
[16]
Fire protection method(s) proposed.
(2) Construction design standards. In addition to any
other applicable requirements or standards specified in this chapter,
the following requirements or standards shall apply to the construction
plans unless specifically modified by the Plan Commission, on a case-by-case
basis:
[Amended 10-15-2012 by Ord. No. 12-38]
(a)
All buildings and structures shall be constructed
of high quality materials using a high quality of craftsmanship.
(b)
All sides, elevations or facades of all buildings
or structures shall be architecturally and aesthetically pleasing,
and buildings shall not be designed to be unorthodox or abnormal as
to be unsightly or offensive, as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(c)
All buildings shall provide for varying rooflines
and architectural features that provide dimension and pitch.
(d)
All roof-mounted mechanical or electrical equipment
shall be architecturally screened.
(e)
Any pedestal-mounted or ground-mounted mechanical
or electrical equipment shall be screened on all sides using materials
identical to or complementary to the materials used in the principal
building.
(f)
Colors used on buildings and structures shall
be architecturally and aesthetically pleasing, and garish, unsightly
or offensive colors shall not be used; provided, however, that signs
for a particular company or business may utilize well known colors
associated with that particular company or business.
(g)
Exterior walls of all principal or accessory
buildings shall be constructed of only the following materials:
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
[1]
Facing materials shall consist of any of the
following materials; provided, however, that brick, decorative concrete
block or any stone facing materials shall not be painted or stained,
and further provided that the balance of the exterior walls shall
be covered with either approved facing materials or approved decorative
accent materials:
[a] Standard, queen, jumbo or utility
bricks with a minimum thickness of two inches, covering a minimum
of 70% (by area) of each exterior elevation.
[b] Decorative concrete block, covering
a minimum of 70% (by area) of each exterior elevation.
[c] Lannon stone or other stone, covering
a minimum of 70% (by area) of each exterior elevation.
[d] Architectural precast concrete
on manufacturing or warehouse buildings in a manufacturing or agricultural
zoning district, or on park and recreational buildings over 50,000
square feet in a park and recreational zoning district, covering a
minimum of 70% (by area) of each exterior elevation.
[e] Spandrel glass on office buildings
in the B-5 or B-6 Zoning District, covering a minimum of 70% (by area)
of each exterior elevation.
[f] Other architectural quality materials as approved
by the Plan Commission.
(h)
Decorative accents (e.g., lintels, wall accent
bands, cornice or base elements, parapet walls or other architectural
features) may use only the following materials; provided, however,
that parapet walls shall be constructed of materials that match the
building exterior and that brick, decorative concrete block or stone
decorative accents shall not be painted or stained:
[1]
Standard, queen, jumbo or utility bricks with
a minimum thickness of two inches, covering a maximum of 30% (by area)
of each exterior elevation.
[2]
Decorative concrete block, covering a maximum
of 30% (by area) of each exterior elevation.
[3]
Lannon stone or other stone, covering a maximum
of 30% (by area) of each exterior elevation.
[4]
Architectural precast concrete, covering a maximum
of 30% (by area) of each exterior elevation.
[5]
Spandrel glass, covering a maximum of 30% (by
area) of each exterior elevation.
[6]
Stucco or exterior insulation finish systems
(EIFS), covering a maximum of 30% (by area) on or above the second
story of each exterior elevation.
[7]
Other architectural quality materials as approved by the Plan
Commission, covering no more than 30% (by area) of each exterior elevation.
[Added 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(i)
Roofing materials that are visible to the public
shall be constructed of the following materials; provided, however,
that all roof material colors shall be complementary to the exterior
wall materials and that asphalt, slate, metal or copper roofs shall
not be painted or stained (except that factory finishes on metal roofs
shall be acceptable):
[1]
Asphalt architectural grade shingles with high
texture.
[4]
Standing seam metal roofing on buildings in
the institutional or any park and recreational zoning district or
as architectural features, as approved by the Zoning Administrator,
in any other zoning district.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
[5]
Copper or anodized aluminum on architectural
features in all zoning districts.
(j)
Window and door frames shall comply with the
following requirements:
[1]
Windows shall be architectural grade window
systems with a metal or vinyl closed exterior and wood or aluminum
interior.
[2]
Door frames shall match window frames in material,
finish and color.
[3]
Building windows may be clear, tinted or mirrored.
(k)
Garbage/recycling dumpster/compactor enclosures
for storage of solid wastes and recyclables shall comply with the
following requirements:
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
[1]
All dumpsters, compactors and other trash receptacles
shall be stored in an enclosed structure and screened from view from
all public rights-of-way, private streets and adjacent residential
uses.
[2]
Enclosures shall be large enough to include
all solid waste related to the uses in the principal building(s) located
on the site.
[3]
Enclosures shall be located on a paved surface.
[4]
Enclosures are not required to be under a roof;
however, if an enclosure will be used for the storage of equipment
or other materials, the enclosure shall include a roof.
[5]
Enclosures shall be constructed of the same
materials as the principal building or of other materials approved
by the Zoning Administrator.
[6]
The opening to an enclosure for garbage truck
collection shall be gated. The gate shall be attached to a heavy-duty
metal frame. The gate material shall be either a nine-gauge chain-link
fence, with a top and bottom bar that has slats that are complementary
to the building color or composite deck material in a color complementary
to the building or other durable material as approved by the Zoning
Administrator that is complementary to the building color.
[7]
The gated opening to garbage enclosures shall
remain closed and secured when not in use.
[8]
Enclosures shall be maintained, clean and neat and cleaned out
routinely to avoid storage outside said enclosures. All garbage/recycling
shall be stored within the dumpster enclosure. Doors to the enclosure
shall remain in working order and shall remain closed at all times
except during removal of garbage or recycling.
(l) Details/specifications shall be provided for any retaining walls
within the development.
[Added 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
I. Lighting plan.
(1) Lighting plan requirements. An exterior lighting plan
shall be filed with the application for site and operational plan
approval and shall include at least the following information:
(a)
The base plan for the lighting plan shall be the site plan described in Subsection
F above.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(b)
The location of all existing and proposed outdoor
lighting fixtures to be retained or installed on the site, together
with catalog cuts or specifications for all such existing and proposed
exterior lighting fixtures, including, without limitation, the type
and intensity.
(c)
Photometric plan of the illuminating effect
on the site and on adjacent real property and adjacent public rights-of-way
of all existing and proposed exterior lighting fixtures to be retained
or installed on the site.
(d)
Site lighting shall provide a uniform lighting experience that
provides safety by illuminating walking paths, parking and loading
areas, architectural building lighting and any potential obstacles
to traffic.
[Added 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(2) Lighting plan standards. In addition to any other
applicable requirements or standards specified in this chapter, the
following requirements or standards shall apply to the lighting plan:
(a)
Light fixtures shall be selected with care to
ensure that they are styled and appropriately scaled to ensure that
they are functionally and aesthetically compatible with the character
of their surroundings.
(b)
Luminaries shall be LED fixtures located, aimed
and shielded so as to minimize glare with a 5,000K temperature rating,
unless abutting a residential use; in which case, the temperature
rating may be required to be reduced by the Village Building Inspection
Superintendent.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(c)
The maximum allowable light spillover to an
adjacent residential property shall be 0.0 footcandle measured at
the property line, four feet above grade; for all other adjacent uses,
the maximum allowable light spillover shall be 0.75 average footcandle,
measured in the same manner.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(d)
Lighting levels shall be measured in footcandles
with a direct-reading, portable light meter, as follows:
[1]
The meter sensor shall be mounted not more than
four feet above the ground line in a horizontal position.
[2]
Readings shall be taken only after the cell
has been exposed long enough to provide a constant reading.
[3]
Measurements shall be made after dark, first
with the light sources in question on, then with the same sources
off.
[4]
The difference between the two readings shall
be compared to the maximum permitted illumination.
(e)
All lighting wires/cables shall be placed underground.
(f)
Accent lighting should be used to highlight
architectural and landscape design elements when appropriate.
(h)
Pedestrian walkways and parking areas shall
be illuminated to a sufficient level so as to provide for reasonable
security.
(i)
Lights in a parking lot shall be placed within
grass/landscaped areas behind the curb. The lights shall be placed
on concrete bases that do not exceed 18 inches above grade. The total
height (base, light post and head) shall not exceed 30 feet in height
above grade in manufacturing districts and not greater than 25 feet
above grade in all other districts. The concrete base of the lights
in loading dock and trailer parking within manufacturing districts
to a height that does not exceed 36 inches; however, the total height
of the base, light post and head shall not exceed 30 feet in height.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(j)
Pedestrian lights shall be placed within grass/landscaped
areas behind the curb. The lights may be placed on concrete bases
that do not exceed six inches above grade, and the total height (base,
light post and head) shall not exceed 20 feet in height. The height
of the concrete base may be increased on a case-by-case basis upon
review by the Zoning Administrator.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(k)
Lights for ball fields and other outdoor recreational
uses in a park and recreational zoning district shall not exceed 100
feet in height.
(l)
Lights required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shall be exempt from the standards of this Subsection
I, except that such lights shall not be white or blinking unless specifically required by the FAA.
J. Landscape and open space plan.
(1) Landscape and open space plan requirements. A landscape
and open space plan shall be filed with the application for site and
operational plan approval and shall include at least the following
information:
(a)
The base document for the landscape and open space plan shall be the grading and drainage plan described in Subsection
G above.
(b)
The specific location of all existing and proposed
landscaping (e.g., trees, shrubs, flowers, ground cover, mowed grass,
natural cover and nonliving ground cover, etc.) to be retained or
installed on the site; any existing landscaping to be removed shall
be clearly identified.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(c)
The plans shall clearly show what specific plants
are proposed at specific locations. In addition, the plants on the
plans shall be drawn to scale in relation to mature spread.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(d)
A chart shall be provided on the plans that
shows the following:
[1]
Scientific and common names of all existing
and proposed plants.
[2]
Proposed quantity of plants or materials.
[3]
Installation size and height.
[4]
Intended maintained size and/or mature size
(height and spread).
[5]
Square footage of parking lot area.
[6]
Square footage of interior parking lot landscaped
area and the percentage of total parking lot area represented by such
landscaped area.
[7]
Square footage of open space on the site.
(e)
Description of how plantings and buffer areas
will be maintained, including location of any required irrigation
systems.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(f)
All existing and proposed public or private
street trees to be retained or planted in the street rights-of-way
adjacent to the site.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(2) Landscape and open space design standards. In addition
to all other applicable landscape and open space requirements or standards
specified in this chapter, the following requirements and standards
shall apply:
(a)
All areas of the site that are not impervious,
exclusive of landscape elements or landscaped planting beds, or wetlands
or other areas approved for natural growth because of environmental
concerns, shall be seeded or sodded and maintained in a manicured
condition.
(b)
Aesthetically pleasing foundation landscaping
shall be installed around those portions of the pervious perimeter
of principal buildings used for business or institutional uses which
are visible from public rights-of-way or residential districts.
(c)
Loading docks and garbage enclosures which are
visible from public rights-of-way or residential districts shall be
screened by aesthetically pleasing landscaping.
(d)
Parking lots associated with manufacturing,
business or institutional uses shall be screened from public rights-of-way
and/or residential zoning districts located within 50 feet of such
parking lots; such screening shall be installed in close proximity
to the parking lot and shall be seventy-percent opaque to a height
of at least three feet above the grade of the nearest edge of such
parking lot within three years of installation and may consist of
shrubs and trees, an appropriately landscaped undulating berm or a
cedar board (or other comparable approved) fence, with the finished
side facing out and with sufficient landscaping installed in front
to break the stark line of the fence, or a decorative masonry block,
brick or stone wall with sufficient landscaping installed in front
to break the stark line of the wall; provided, however, that screening
from a public right-of-way for a parking lot used as a motor vehicle
sales area may be reduced to two feet above the grade of the nearest
edge of such parking lot.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-23]
(e)
Parking lots and internal circulation routes
associated with business uses involving substantial volumes of drive-through
traffic (e.g., fast-food restaurants, gasoline stations, drive-in
financial institutions, etc.) shall be screened from residential districts
adjacent to the site of such use; such screening may be installed
either in close proximity to the parking lot or circulation route
or at the perimeter of the site; such screening shall be seventy-percent
opaque to a height of six feet above the grade of the nearest edge
of such parking lot or circulation route within three years after
installation and may consist of shrubs and trees, an appropriately
landscaped undulating berm, or a cedar board (or other comparable
approved) fence with the finished side facing out and with sufficient
landscaping installed in front (if practicable or, if not, behind)
to break the stark line of the fence, or a decorative masonry block
wall with sufficient landscaping installed in front (if practicable
or, if not, behind) to break the stark line of the wall.
(f)
Manufacturing, business and institutional uses
shall install sufficient scattered landscaping on the site to break
the lines of buildings and unscreened parking lots and to make the
site aesthetically pleasing.
(g)
Adverse effects of manufacturing, business and
institutional uses and related operations on the site upon adjoining
owners or uses shall be minimized by appropriate screening, fencing,
or landscaping.
(h)
Detailed description of a landscape maintenance
program that will ensure that approved landscaping is maintained and
replaced as needed shall be provided.
(i)
All required landscaping or screening shall
be installed prior to occupancy, and written verification and/or certification,
on letterhead, shall be provided to the Village by the landscape designer
that the landscaping has been installed in accordance with the approved
landscape plan prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
If weather conditions prevent installation of all or portions of the
landscape materials, the developer, owner or occupant shall enter
into a written agreement with the Village that specifies the date
by which all approved landscaping shall be completed and grants the
Village a temporary easement to complete the landscaping if not timely
completed and shall deposit with the Village Clerk a cash deposit,
an irrevocable letter of credit, or other financial assurance approved
by the Zoning Administrator to ensure timely completion of all required
landscaping; the amount of the financial assurance shall be equal
to 110% of the contracted amount to complete the landscaping improvements
in order to reasonably compensate the Village for the cost of completion
of any landscaping improvements not completed within the specified
time.
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(j)
One street tree per every 50 feet of public or private street frontage shall be planted when such trees are not already present in accordance with the requirements of Chapter
405 of this Code. Any existing street trees shall be pruned, remulched, staked as needed, and any dead or diseased trees shall be replanted. Identify these requirements on the plans and note trees required to be replanted.
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(k)
An irrigation system shall be required for new
principal buildings for landscaping around the foundation and for
landscaping to screen any parking lot.
(l)
Each parking lot island or peninsula shall have
at least one deciduous tree two inches in diameter at a height of
54 inches above the grade installed (and an additional deciduous tree
for every 18 feet of island or peninsula length over 10 feet), together
with a variety of appropriate shrubs and ground cover. Grass turf
is required in all large landscape islands.
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(m)
In addition to the requirements in Article
VIII in this chapter related to traffic, parking and access, parking lots shall be screened from public rights-of-way and/or adjacent to residential zoning districts. The screening shall be installed in close proximity to the parking lot and shall be 70% opaque to a height of at least four feet above the grade of the nearest edge of such parking lot within three years of installation, and may consist of shrubs and trees, an appropriately landscaped undulating berm or a fence, decorative masonry block, brick or stone wall with sufficient landscaping installed in front to break the stark line of the wall.
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(n)
Minimum planting sizes of primary plant materials:
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[1] Evergreen trees: a minimum of six feet unless adjacent to a loading
dock area, in which case larger trees may be required.
[2] Deciduous trees: a minimum of two inches caliper and a minimum of
six feet in height.
[3] Shrubs and other bushes: a minimum of 24 inches in height.
(o)
Minimum planting sizes of accent materials, such as prairie
grasses and perennials, shall be a minimum of one gallon at planting
in locations as approved by the Plan Commission or Zoning Administrator.
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(p)
Landscape plans shall have year-round plantings of a seasonal
variety.
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K. Signage plan. With respect to all proposed signs, and all proposed modifications of existing signs, the applicant shall file with the application for site and operation plan approval a signage plan that satisfies the sign permit application requirements of Article
X of this chapter, unless review of the signage plan is deferred pursuant to §
420-55G above. With respect to all existing signs, the applicant shall file with the application for site and operational plan approval photographs of all such existing signs pursuant to Subsection
A(9) above and shall specify in the written statement accompanying each such photograph of a sign the dimensions of such sign. (Article
X of this chapter specifies how certain types of signs are to be measured.)
L. Industrial/commercial waste survey. The applicant
shall complete and file with each application for site and operational
plan approval an industrial/commercial waste survey form prepared
by the Kenosha Water Utility and obtained from the Village Department
of Community Development.
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M. Performance standards compliance plan. The applicant shall prepare and file with each application for site and operational plan approval a narrative statement explaining in detail how the applicant will comply with each performance standard set out in §
420-38 of this chapter which is of concern in light of the use(s) and operations to be conducted on the site.
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N. Security system. A digital security imaging system pursuant to the information set forth and specified in Chapter
410 of the Village Code, related to the digital security imaging system and easement requirements, shall be required to be submitted and approved.
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O. City of
Kenosha Airport Overlay approval. Any properties within the Village
that are located within three miles of the Kenosha Regional Airport
boundaries shall comply with the City of Kenosha's Airport Overlay
District regulations. Written approval from the City of Kenosha shall
be submitted to the Village prior to the issuance of any building
permits.
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P. Additional requirements. The applicant shall file
with the application for site and operational plan approval, or supplement
such application with, any other or additional information or materials
that may reasonably be required by the Zoning Administrator or the
Plan Commission based upon the particular facts and circumstances
of the application and the proposed use(s) and operation(s) to be
conducted on the site. Without limitation, and by way of illustration
only, such additional requirements may include the following:
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(1) If poor quality soils are present, a geotechnical
engineering report from a qualified engineering firm may be required
by the Village to ensure that the proposed development or certain
aspects thereof can be successfully built as proposed.
(2) If maintenance of private drainage improvements is
a concern to the Village, the developer will be required to obtain
off-site drainage easements to ensure compliance with the grading
and drainage plan requirements.
(3) If the capacity of adjacent streets or highways is
in question by the Village, Kenosha County or State of Wisconsin Department
of Transportation, then a traffic impact study will be required and
the developer is obligated to design and construct required roadway
improvements pursuant to the traffic impact study.
(4) If environmental impacts are in question, an environmental
impact study may be required by the Village.
(5) If historic sites are threatened, a historic site
impact study may be required.