[Amended 10-4-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-11]
A. For intersections with no control. No obstructions,
such as structures, parking or vegetation, except crops, shall be
permitted in any district between heights of 2 1/2 feet and 10 feet
above the plane through the mean center line within a defined triangular
space. That triangular space shall be formed by the approaching lanes
of any two existing or proposed intersecting streets, neither of which
is protected by a stop sign, and a line joining a point in each approaching
lane located a given distance from the intersection of the two lanes.
That distance shall be as shown in the table below (from pages 658
to 660, AASHTO Geometric Design of Highways and Streets 2001) for
various speed limits:
|
Distance to Points From Intersection of
Approach Lanes
(feet)
|
Posted Speed or 85 Percentile Speed
(mph)
|
---|
|
115
|
25
|
|
140
|
30
|
|
165
|
35
|
|
195
|
40
|
|
220
|
45
|
|
245
|
50
|
|
285
|
55
|
B. For intersections where one road is controlled by
stop signs. No obstruction, such as structures, parking or vegetation,
except crops, shall be permitted in any district between the heights
of 2 1/2 feet and 10 feet above the plane through the mean center
line within a defined triangular space. That triangular space shall
be formed by the approaching lanes of any two existing or proposed
intersecting streets, one of which is provided with stop signs, and
a line joining a point in each of the approaching lanes. The point
for the approach lane controlled by the stop sign shall be located
20 feet back of the near edge of the intersecting pavement, and the
point in the approaching arterial lane shall be a distance shown in
the table below (from page 665, AASHTO Geometric Design of Highways
and Streets 2001), measured from the intersection of the two approaching
lanes:
|
Distance Along ThroughTraffic Approach
Lanes
(feet)
|
Posted Speed or 85 Percentile Speed
(mph)
|
---|
|
390
|
35
|
|
445
|
40
|
|
500
|
45
|
|
555
|
50
|
|
610
|
55
|
|
665
|
60
|
All new parking lots and all alterations of
existing lots shall be subject to the approval of the Town Board,
after a recommendation from the Plan Commission. Requests for said
parking lots shall be accompanied with detailed plans on landscaping,
parking layout, drainage provisions and driveway locations. In all
districts, except those areas which are located within the fire zone
as designated on the Official Map, there shall be provided at the
time any use or building is erected, enlarged, extended, or increased
off-street parking stalls for all vehicles in accordance with the
following:
A. Access. Adequate access to a public street shall be
provided for each parking space.
B. Design standards. The size of each parking space shall be not less than 180 square feet, exclusive of the space required for ingress and egress. Minimum width of aisles providing access to stalls for one-way traffic shall be as follows: 12 feet for thirty-degree parking and 20 feet for ninety-degree parking. Minimum width of aisles providing access to stalls for two-way traffic shall be 28 feet. No parking area of more than two spaces shall be designed as to require any vehicle to back into a public street. Any parking area of more than five spaces shall be sufficiently screened in the form of a solid fence or shrubbery to protect adjacent residential uses. Screening shall be approved by the Town Board with a recommendation from the Plan Commission. Large expanses of unchanneled parking areas shall be avoided by interior landscaping and safety islands. Applicable new developments and/or new structures shall also comply with the parking design standards as set forth in §
320-10J of this Zoning chapter.
[Amended 10-4-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-11; 8-6-2014 by Ord. No.
2014-8]
C. Location.
[Amended 10-4-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-11]
(1) Off-street parking is permitted in all yards of all
districts except in the front yards of single-family and two-family
residence districts. Parking and driveways shall not be closer than
six feet to a side lot line, right-of-way line or rear lot line.
(2) Off-street parking in single-family residential districts is permitted in the front yard in the driveway, even though closer than six feet to a side lot line, provided that the driveway conforms to the requirements in §
320-73.
(3) Off-street parking is permitted in all yards of the
B-1 and B-2 Business Districts but shall not be closer than 15 feet
to any public right-of-way.
[Amended 1-7-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-2; 5-6-2009 by Ord. No.
2009-9]
D. Surfacing. All off-street parking areas for more than
10 vehicles shall be surfaced with a dustless all-weather material
capable of carrying a wheel load of 4,000 pounds (normally, a two-inch
blacktop on a four-inch base of five inches of Portland cement will
meet this requirement). Any parking area for more than five vehicles
shall have the aisles and spaces clearly marked. Compacted stone or
gravel may be used with the approval of the Town Board.
E. Landscaping.
(1) Accessory landscape area. All public and private off-street
parking areas which serve 10 vehicles or more and are created or redesigned
and rebuilt subsequent to the adoption of this chapter shall be provided
with accessory landscape areas totaling not less than 10% of the surfaced
area. The minimum size of each landscape area shall not be less than
100 square feet.
(2) Location. Location of landscape areas, plant materials
and protection afforded the plantings, including curbing and provision
for maintenance by the property owner, shall be subject to approval
by the Town Board.
[Amended 10-4-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-11]
(3) Plans. All plans for such proposed parking areas,
at the discretion of the Town Board, shall include a topographic survey
or grading plan which shows existing and proposed grades and location
of improvements. The preservation of existing trees, shrubs and other
natural vegetation in the parking area may be included in the calculation
of the required minimum landscape area.
[Amended 10-4-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-11]
(4) Special residential requirements. Those parking areas
for five or more vehicles if adjoining a residential use shall be
screened from such use by a solid wall, fence, evergreen planting
of equivalent visual density or other effective means, built and maintained
at a minimum height of five feet. Where a solidly constructed decorative
fence is provided along the interior lot line, the minimum setback
for the parking area shall be five feet from said lot line. Said fence
shall be located a minimum of one foot from said lot line. Screening
shall be approved by the Town Board with a recommendation from the
Plan Commission.
[Amended 10-4-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-11]
(5) Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work or
service of any kind shall be permitted in association with parking
facilities provided in residence districts.
(6) Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street
parking areas shall be directed away from residential properties and
public streets in such a way as not to create a nuisance. However,
in no case shall such lighting exceed three footcandles measured at
the lot line.
(7) Street setback area. No parking shall be permitted
between the street right-of-way line and the building setback line
prevailing in the zone in which the proposed parking area is to be
located. The resulting open area shall be planted in grass or otherwise
landscaped to create a permanent green area.
F. Curbs. Curbs or barriers shall be installed a minimum
of three feet from a property line so as to prevent the parked vehicles
from extending over any lot lines.
G. Number of stalls. The number of parking stalls required
is shown in the following table:
|
Use
|
Minimum Parking Required
|
---|
|
Dwellings, single-family, two-family and mobile
homes
|
2 stalls for each dwelling unit
|
|
Dwellings, multifamily
|
1.5 stalls for each dwelling unit
|
|
Housing for the elderly
|
0.75 space for each dwelling with 1/2 of these
spaces to be built before occupancy and the balance of which spaces
shall be reserved until such time as the Town Board may order them
installed
|
|
Hotels and motels
|
1 stall for each guest room plus 1 stall for
each 3 employees
|
|
Sororities, dormitories, and rooming and boarding
houses
|
1 stall for each bed
|
|
Retirement homes, orphanages, convents and monasteries
|
1 stall per 2,000 feet of principal floor area
|
|
Hospitals, sanitariums, institutions, and rest
and nursing homes
|
1 stall for each 2 beds plus 1 stall for each
3 employees
|
|
Medical and dental clinics
|
3 stalls for each doctor
|
|
Churches, theaters, auditoriums, community centers,
vocational and community centers, vocational and night schools, and
other places of public assembly
|
1 stall for each 5 seats
|
|
Colleges and secondary and elementary schools
|
1 stall for each 2 employees plus 1 stall for
each 5 students of 16 years of age or more
|
|
Restaurants, bars, clubs and lodges, and places
of entertainment
|
1 stall for each 150 feet of floor area and
1 space for each 2 employees
|
|
Manufacturing and processing plants (including
meat and food processing), laboratories and warehouses
|
1 stall for every 2 employees (number of employees
shall be construed to mean the maximum number on the premises at one
time)
|
|
Financial institutions, business, government
and professional offices, and retail and service establishments
|
1 stall for each 300 square feet of floor area
and 1 stall for each 2 employees
|
|
Motor vehicle sales (new and used) [Added 10-6-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-15]
|
2 customer parking spaces per salesperson for
the work shift with the largest number of salespersons, plus 1 employee
parking space per employee (including salespersons) for the work shift
with the largest number of employees (this requirement does not include
service stations, see below)
|
|
Repair shops and retail and service stores
|
1 space for each 150 square feet of net floor
space
|
|
Automobile repair garages and service stations
|
1 space for each employee plus 1 space for each
250 square feet of floor area used for repair work
|
|
Bowling alleys
|
5 spaces for each alley
|
H. Uses not listed. In the case of structures or uses
not mentioned, the provision for a use which is similar shall apply.
Floor space or area shall mean the gross floor area inside the exterior
walls, where floor space is indicated above as a basis for determining
the amount of off-street parking required.
I. Combined uses. Combinations of any of the above uses
shall provide the total of the number of stalls required for each
individual use. Two or more uses may provide required off-street parking
spaces in a common parking facility less than the sum of the spaces
required for each use individually, provided that such uses are not
operated during the same hours. A written agreement satisfactory to
the Town Attorney shall accompany any joint use arrangement.
J. Handicapped parking requirements. In addition to any
other requirements relating to parking spaces contained in this Code,
the provisions contained in §§ 101.13, 346.503 and
346.56, Wis. Stats., and any Wisconsin Administrative Code sections
adopted pursuant thereto, are hereby adopted by reference and made
applicable to all parking facilities whenever constructed.
K. Changes in buildings or use. Whenever a building or
use is changed, structurally altered or enlarged to create a need
for an increase of 25% or more in the number of existing parking spaces,
such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change.
Whenever a building or use is enlarged to the extent of 50% or more
in the floor area, said building or use shall then comply with the
parking requirements set forth in the district in which it is located.
L. Off-lot parking.
(1) Required off-street parking spaces shall be located
on the same lot with the principal use, or, when this requirement
cannot be met, such parking spaces may be located off lot, provided
that the parking spaces are located in the same district. Off-lot
parking spaces shall also be held in fee simple ownership by the owner
of the use requiring such parking or be leased or rented through a
written agreement satisfactory to the Town Attorney.
(2) Off-lot parking spaces for residential uses shall
be within 250 feet of the principal entrance or the entrance for the
individual occupants for whom the spaces are reserved, while the farthest
portions of a parking lot for all other uses shall be within 300 feet
of the entrance of the establishment.
(3) Accessory parking may be located in residential districts,
provided that said lots or property is immediately adjacent to a commercial,
business or industrial zoning district.
(4) All off-street parking lots adjoining lots zoned for
residential use shall have a minimum setback of 10 feet from any interior
lot line, except if the adjoining lot is used for legally conforming
parking purposes.
M. Adjustments to required parking.
[Added 10-6-1999 by Ord. No. 99-15]
(1) Purpose. The purpose of this Subsection
M is to allow adjustments to the minimum number of parking spaces required to avoid constructing unneeded and excessive off-street parking facilities. Reducing the amount of excess off-street parking facilities is intended to provide for more cost-efficient site development, to eliminate constructing more impervious surface than necessary, to minimize stormwater runoff, to avoid construction of unnecessarily large stormwater management facilities, and to provide more landscape areas and open space on commercial and industrial sties. To achieve these purposes, the Plan Commission may reduce the minimum number of required off-street parking spaces in specific cases as described in this subsection.
(2) Adjustments. In all districts, the minimum number
of required parking spaces may be adjusted by the Town Board, upon
recommendation from the Plan Commission, on an individual basis. The
petitioner for such an adjustment shall show to the satisfaction of
the Plan Commission that adequate parking will be provided for customers,
clients, visitors, and employees. The following provisions and factors
shall be used as a basis to adjust parking requirements:
[Amended 5-6-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-9]
(a)
Evidence that actual parking demands will be
less than Zoning Code requirements. The petitioner shall submit written
documentation and data to the satisfaction of the Plan Commission
that the operation will require less parking than the Zoning Code
requires.
(b)
Availability of shared parking. The petitioner
shall submit written documentation to the satisfaction of the Plan
Commission that off-site shared parking spaces are available to satisfy
the parking demand. When a reduction of parking spaces attributable
to shared parking is requested, the petitioner shall submit written
verification that such parking is available and shall include copies
of any contracts, joint lease agreements, purchase agreements, and
other such documentation to show that such shared parking can be accomplished.
The Town Attorney shall provide an opinion designating the method
by which the required shared parking shall be provided. The off-site
shared parking spaces shall be clearly posted for the joint use of
employees and/or tenants or customers of each respective use those
spaces serve.
(c)
Use of off-street parking for visitors. Available
nearby on-street parking may be counted toward visitor parking needs.
This may only be allowed when on-street parking is permitted in a
specific location, and then only when such on-street parking spaces
are within 250 feet of the entrance they are intended to serve.
(d)
Use of alternative transportation. Upon demonstration
to the Plan Commission that effective alternative transportation to
the automobile will occur, the Plan Commission may reduce parking
requirements. Alternative transportation may include, but is not limited
to, bus transit, van pool operations, car pool/ride sharing and bicycles.
Parking management plans/operations may also be used as a basis to
reduce required parking. Parking management plans may include, but
are not limited to, flexible working hours or shifts, preferential
parking for car pools/van pools, transit/van pool fare subsidy, imposition
of a charge for parking, and establishment of a transportation coordinator
to implement car pool, van pool, and transit programs. Proposals for
adjustments of parking requirements under this subsection shall show
how the alternative transportation modes will be implemented, the
permanency of such modes, extent of the program, the number of vehicles
the mode will replace, and other pertinent information.
(3) Space to be set aside for reduced parking. The site
plan for the commercial or industrial use shall be designed to provide
sufficient open space on the subject site to accommodate the additional
parking spaces otherwise required by this chapter. Such open space
shall be in addition to required yards, setbacks, driveways, private
streets, loading, and service areas. Sufficient open space shall be
provided which, if converted to parking spaces, would provide off-street
parking to meet the full requirements of this chapter at the time
of application.
See Chapter
279, Streets and Public Ways, §
279-6, Driveways and culverts, §
279-7, Structures and construction in Town-right-of-way, §
279-8, Violations, and §
279-9, Permittee liable for damage or injury.
[Added 2-7-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-2]
A. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following
definitions shall apply:
BOAT
Every description of watercraft used or capable of being
used as a means of transportation on water.
BOAT OR SNOWMOBILE TRAILER
A vehicle on which a boat or snowmobile may be transported
and which is towable by a motor vehicle. When removed from the trailer,
a boat or snowmobile, for purposes of this section, is termed an unmounted
boat or snowmobile.
CONVERTED AND CHOPPED VANS
Recreational structures which are created by altering or
changing an existing auto van to make it a recreational vehicle.
MOBILE HOME
A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which
is eight body feet or more in width and is 32 body feet or more in
length and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be
used as a dwelling with or without permanent foundation when connected
to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning
and electrical systems contained therein. Length of a mobile home
means the distance from the exterior of the front wall (nearest to
the exterior of the drawbar and coupling mechanism) to the exterior
of the rear wall (at the opposite end of the home) where such walls
enclose living or other interior space, and such distance includes
expandable rooms but not bay windows, porches, drawbars, couplings,
hitches, wall and roof extensions or other attachments. Width of a
mobile home means the distance from the exterior of one side wall
to the exterior of the opposite side wall where such walls enclose
living or other interior space, and such distance includes expandable
rooms but not bay windows, porches, wall and roof extensions or other
attachments.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
Any of the following:
(1)
TRAVEL TRAILERA vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis and on wheels that is between 10 and 36 feet long, including the hitch, and eight feet or less in width, designated to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation, vacation or other uses and towed by a car, station wagon or truck. It includes so-called fifth-wheel units.
(2)
PICKUP COACHA structure designed to be mounted on a truck chassis for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation, vacation or other uses.
(3)
MOTOR HOMEA portable, temporary dwelling to be used for travel, recreation, vacation or other uses, constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle.
(4)
CAMPING TRAILERA canvas or folding structure mounted on wheels and designed for travel, recreation, vacation or other uses.
YARD, FRONT
That part of a lot between the front lot line and front(s)
of the principal building on the lot and extended to both side lot
lines.
YARD, REAR
That part of a lot between the rear lot line and the back(s)
of the principal building on the lot and extended to both side lot
lines.
YARD, SIDE
That part of a lot not surrounded by a building and not in
the front or rear yard.
B. Permitted parking or storage of recreational vehicles.
In all residential and commercial districts provided for in this Zoning
Code, it is permissible to park or store a recreational vehicle or
boat and boat trailer on private property in the following manner:
(1) Parking is permitted inside any enclosed structure,
which structure otherwise conforms to the zoning requirements of the
particular zoning district where located.
(2) Parking is permitted outside in the side yard or rear
yard, provided that it is not nearer than 10 feet to the lot line.
Parking shall also be permitted on a garage approach or a driveway
apron located in front of a garage.
(3) Parking is permitted only for storage purposes. Recreational
vehicles or boats shall not be:
(a)
Used for dwelling purposes, except for overnight
sleeping for a maximum of 14 days in any one calendar year. Cooking
is not permitted at any time.
(b)
Permanently connected to sewer lines, water
lines or electricity. The recreational vehicle may be connected to
electricity temporarily for charging batteries and other purposes.
(c)
Used for storage of goods, materials or equipment
other than those items considered to be part of the unit or essential
for its immediate use.
(4) The recreational vehicle or boat shall be owned by
the resident on whose property the unit is parked for storage.
(5) Notwithstanding the above, a unit may be parked anywhere
on the premises during active loading or unloading, and the use of
electricity or propane fuel is permitted when necessary to prepare
a recreational vehicle for use.
[Added 4-5-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-11]
A. Berm defined.
[Amended 10-4-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-11; 6-6-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-1]
(1) As used in this section, the term "berm" shall include any mound
or wall of soil extending vertically higher than four feet above the
natural grade for the lot. A berm is determined as starting at the
base where natural grade changes.
(2) This section would not apply to the following:
(a)
Temporary topsoil piles on construction sites.
(c)
Landscaping areas less than four feet above the natural grade
with a slope not exceeding one foot vertical to three feet horizontal.
(d)
Berms under four feet above the natural grade for a residential
lot or under six feet above the natural grade in all other zoning
districts.
B. Permit required.
(1) General permit requirements. No berm may be located,
erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, reduced, converted,
or altered without obtaining all permits required by this section
and without being in conformity with the provisions of this section.
(2) Conditional use permit required. Berms exceeding four feet in vertical
height from the natural grade for residential districts and six feet
in vertical height from the natural grade for all other zoning districts
shall require a conditional use permit. Berms exceeding this requirement
can be issued a conditional use permit by the Town Board upon compliance
with the requirements of this section and approval by the Plan Commission
and Town Board.
[Amended 6-6-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-1]
(3) Approval process.
(a)
The Plan Commission shall have the authority
to recommend the height, location, slope and landscaping of the berm
to the Town Board.
(b)
The Plan Commission shall also notify neighbors
within 1,000 feet of the property containing the proposed berm of
a public hearing on the conditional use application.
(c)
The Plan Commission, in determining whether to recommend the conditional use permit, shall apply the same standards as applied under Article
V, Conditional Uses, of this Zoning Code.
(d)
The Town Board has the authority to revise recommendations
of the Plan Commission.
C. Permit application.
(1) Applications for a berm permit shall be made on forms
provided by the Town and shall contain or have attached thereto the
following information:
(a)
Name, address and telephone number of the applicant
and location of the building, structure, or lot to which or upon which
the berm is to be erected.
(b)
Name of the person, firm, corporation, or business
locating, erecting, moving, reconstructing, extending, enlarging,
reducing, converting, or altering the berm.
(c)
Written consent of the owner or lessee of the
land upon which the berm is located or proposed to be located.
(d)
Additional information as may be required by
the Town Director of Public Works or the Town Plan Commission.
(2) Plans and attachments. The following plans must be
submitted for Town staff and Plan Commission review and must, at a
minimum, include the following:
(a)
Berm plan depicting location, setbacks, property
lines, and proposed and existing grade contours.
(b)
Proposed type of fill material.
(c)
Planting plan, including grasses, shrubbery
and tree types with spacing. It is recommended that the landscape
plantings be spaced randomly to help visually break up the continuous
line of the berm and that the berm be constructed in such a way as
to be undulating and serpentine in appearance. It is also required
that at least six inches of topsoil be placed on all berms in addition
to suitable plantings.
(d)
Proposed schedule for all phases of work.
D. General regulations. General regulations applicable
to all berms receiving permits under this section.
(1) Location.
(a)
The berm shall be located at least 10 feet from
a road right-of-way.
(b)
An earthen berm shall not be constructed to
obstruct the view of vehicular traffic for ingress and egress for
any Town or other public road, private driveway, walkway or bike trail.
(c)
Berms shall not be placed in drainageways, floodplains,
wetlands or conservancy zoned areas.
(2) Slope. All berms shall be constructed such that the
slope shall not exceed a slope of one foot vertical to three feet
horizontal. The berm must be of no greater grade than would be allowable
to be mowed with a riding lawn mower, or some similar device.
[Amended 6-6-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-1]
(3) Drainage. All berm construction shall not impede surface
water drainage or disturb existing drain tile systems.
(4) Erosion control. All berm construction shall adhere to Chapter
110, Construction Site Erosion Control, of this Code where applicable.
(5) Deadline. All berms shall be completed, including all landscaping,
within one year of the date of issuance of the conditional use permit.
[Amended 6-6-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-1]
(6) Permit conditions. All berm permits shall require
the permittee to:
(a)
Notify the Town Director of Public Works within two working
days of commencing any land development and land-disturbing activity,
and at the completion of berm construction but prior to planting the
berm to allow inspection of the berm;
[Amended 6-6-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-1]
(b)
Obtain permission in writing from the Town Director of Public
Works prior to modifying the berm plan;
[Amended 6-6-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-1]
(c)
Maintain all road drainage systems, stormwater
drainage systems, best management practices and other facilities identified
in the berm plan; and
(d)
Allow Town personnel or other agents authorized
by the Town to enter the site for the purpose of inspecting compliance
with the berm plan or for performing any work necessary to bring the
site into compliance with the berm plan.
E. Inspection. If berm development or berm activities
are being carried out without a permit, Town personnel shall enter
the land pursuant to the provisions of § 66.0119, Wis. Stats.
F. Fees. Fees referred to in this section shall be the fee for a conditional
use permit application as established by the Town Board as provided
in the Town schedule of fees. The permittee shall also be responsible
to pay a fee equal to the actual cost to the Town for all engineering
work incurred by the Town in connection with the enforcement of this
section.
[Amended 10-4-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-11; 6-6-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-1]