The Sauk City Industry Park is located south of US Highway 12 in the
southeastern section of the Village. It shall be the purpose of the Sauk City
Industry Park to provide increased employment in the Sauk City area. The intent
of these covenants is to facilitate this purpose in a contemporary, professional
and office-like setting within the Sauk City Industry Park. In addition to
office uses, the Village encourages contemporary industrial development, thereby
providing a desirable location for those industrial types which are harmonious
with and do not constitute a hazard or nuisance to surrounding areas. As such,
the Village of Sauk City shall encourage the development of clean and quiet
industrial uses while permitting light manufacturing, warehousing and other
similar industrial uses. It is also the intent of these covenants to ensure
that the architectural designs of both buildings and sites are consistent
with the standards necessary to maintain a quality mixed-use park that is
attractive to both the office and industrial owner. The enforcement of these
covenants is intended to provide for the enhancement of property values, i.e.,
provide for aesthetic and financial success of the park.
The minimum parcel size for all parcels in the Sauk City Industry Park
shall be two acres.
The following minimum standards shall apply to all developments proposed
within the park:
A. Setbacks.
(4) Setback areas shall be landscaped except for driveways.
No parking is allowed in setback areas.
B. Parking.
(1) There shall be no on-street parking. Off-street parking
shall be provided on the following basis:
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Use
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Requirement
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Office
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5 spaces plus 1 space for each 300 square feet of floor area over 1,000
square feet
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Manufacturing
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2 spaces for each 3 employees or 2 spaces for each 1,000 square feet
of floor space, as determined by the Plan Commission
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(2) All parking lots shall be permanently surfaced with either
asphalt or concrete. At least 3% of the total parking lot area shall be landscaped
as specified in these covenants. Corner lots may be exempted from some setback
requirements, provided that loading and maneuvering areas are screened from
public view by careful building orientation and landscaping.
C. Off-street loading. Loading docks positioned at the front of any buildings shall be set back at least 70 feet. Maneuvering areas shall not encroach into the front, side or rear yard setback areas as specified in Subsection
A.
D. Signs. All signs shall be constructed in accordance with Chapter
365, Zoning, Article
XV, Signs, of the Village of Sauk City Code. In addition to the requirements contained therein, the following requirements shall also apply:
(1) All identity signage not attached to the building shall
be set back a minimum of 15 feet from the property line. Signs shall be incorporated
into the landscape plan. Sign material shall be as specified by the Village.
Maximum size overall shall not exceed five feet in height or 50 square feet
in area.
(2) All identity signage attached to the building shall be
incorporated into the building architecture and shall be presented for approval
with the architectural plans. Signs may not exceed 10% of the square feet
contained in the wall to which they are affixed. In addition, signs may not
extend above the roof parapet line or project more than 18 inches from the
face of the building.
(3) Traffic control and directional signage within individual
lot developments shall be consistent with the identity signage and submitted
for approval with the landscape design.
(4) Traffic control and directional signage within the public
right-of-way shall be of the standard type used by the Village and shall be
placed by the Village personnel.
(5) Flashing signs are expressly prohibited.
E. Landscaping. The following landscaping requirements shall
be adhered to for all developments within the park:
(1) All developed areas of any lot not used for building,
parking, driveways or storage shall be landscaped with trees, shrubs, berms
and planted ground covers. Areas of the site held or designated for expansion
shall be planted with grass and maintained as specified herein. The Commission
shall determine the area of the site acceptable for expansion.
(2) It is the owner's responsibility to maintain all landscaping
in an attractive and well-trimmed condition at all times. The
owner shall also replace any dead or damaged trees or shrubs with a similar
species. Any dead or damaged sod shall also be replaced.
(3) A landscaping plan shall be prepared and submitted for
approval by the Commission at the plan review stage. All landscaping shall
be installed prior to the commencement of business operations or the end of
the first planting season, whichever is feasible. To insure compliance with
these provisions, the owner shall submit a bond in an amount equal to 1 1/2
times the estimated cost of the landscaping as specified in the landscaping
plan. The bond will be in a form approved by the Village Attorney. The bond
will be refunded to owner upon satisfactory installation of all landscaping
elements as specified in the approved landscaping plan.
F. Outdoor storage and display. No outside storage of any
kind shall be permitted unless such storage material is visually screened
from all streets with a suitable fence at least six feet in height. Screening
shall be attractive in appearance and in keeping with the architectural quality
of the main structure. Said storage shall be limited to the rear 2/3 of the
property and within the building setback lines. No waste material or refuse
may be dumped or permitted to remain on any part of the property outside of
the building. Storage of fuel oil or other bulk fluids must be underground.
Fences, walls or hedges may not extend forward of building setback lines.
Only such excavation and drilling as are necessary for construction
will be allowed. The owner shall plan to minimize erosion, dust, noise, odors,
vibrations or other nuisances which, in any way, might adversely affect the
operation of other park occupants.
A. During construction, the owner shall clean the working
areas each day, shall remove all trash and waste material, and shall maintain
the site in a neat and orderly condition.
B. All paved Village streets shall be cleaned of construction
debris at the end of each day's construction leaving the roads in first-class
condition.
C. The owner shall plan and conduct the site grading and
construction to minimize erosion and sediment runoff from the areas.
D. Combination of berms and barriers to direct surface water
around the construction sites together with sedimentation basins with overflow
weirs shall be employed wherever practical. Finished areas should be topsoiled
and seeded as soon as construction and weather conditions will permit, and
areas to be paved should likewise be completed without delay. The owner shall
submit an erosion control plan for approval.
E. The owner shall plan and conduct site grading and haul
road use to minimize dust nuisance. To this end, calcium chloride or other
wetting agent shall be spread as necessary. Water wagons may also be used
to control dust.
F. The owner shall plan to minimize noise from construction
activities to the extent possible.
The Village of Sauk City reserves the right to grant variances to any
or all of these restrictions as will not be contrary to the public interest,
where owing to special conditions a literal enforcement of the provisions
of these restrictions will result in practical difficult or unnecessary hardship
or if in the judgment of the Board the development or lack of development
of the Industry Park makes such course of action necessary or advisable. A
variance shall be granted by a duly adopted resolution of the Village Board
after recommendation and report by the Commission to the Board.
These covenants shall not supersede compliance with all other applicable federal, state and local codes and ordinances; provided, however, that where these covenants directly conflict with the Chapter
365, Zoning, of the Sauk City Code, the covenants set forth herein shall apply.