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Village of Superior, WI
Douglas County
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The following regulations shall apply to all one-family residence districts, subject, however, to such of the provisions of Article IV of this chapter as are pertinent to this section.
A. 
Uses permitted:
(1) 
One-family dwellings.
(2) 
Public parks and public playgrounds.
(3) 
Golf courses, country clubs, tennis courts and similar recreational uses of noncommercial nature.
(4) 
Truck gardening and fruit growing.
(5) 
Nurseries and greenhouses but not including any rooms or buildings used primarily for the sale of products thereof.
(6) 
Public or parochial elementary, junior high and senior high schools, libraries and churches, provided that any such use has a side yard of not less than 25 feet along each lot line which is the side line of a vacant lot or of a lot used for dwelling purposes.
(7) 
Home occupations, provided that there shall be no external evidence of any home occupation, except a nameplate not exceeding one square foot in area. The renting of rooms or the furnishing of table board to not more than three lodgers shall be considered a home occupation; provided, however, that such use shall not be carried on in an accessory building.
(8) 
Accessory building and accessory uses.
(9) 
One sign not exceeding 10 square feet in area for the lease, hire or sale of the premises on which the sign is located.
B. 
Lot required. Each dwelling shall have a lot not less than 11,250 square feet in area nor less than 75 feet in average width; provided, however, that any lot smaller than herein required which was under separate ownership from adjoining lots at the time of the adoption of this chapter may be used for a one-family dwelling.
C. 
Setback required. In blocks having three or more main buildings at the time of the adoption of this chapter, the setback shall be not less than the average setback in the block nor less than 15 feet; in blocks having fewer than three main buildings at the time of the adoption of this chapter, the setback shall be not less than 25 feet.
D. 
Side yard required. Every main building shall have two side yards of not less than six feet each.
E. 
Rear yard required. Every main building shall have a rear yard of not less than 20 feet nor less than the height of the main building. A garage shall line up with existing garages in the same block and be set back at least eight feet from the right-of-way of any alley which adjoins the lot.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
F. 
Building height limit: 2 1/2 stories but not exceeding 35 feet in height, provided that the height limit may be increased not to exceed 10 feet and to a total of not to exceed three stories when two side yards of widths of not less than 20 feet each are provided.
The following regulations shall apply to all two-family residence districts, subject, however, to such of the provisions of Article IV of this chapter as are pertinent to this section.
A. 
Uses permitted:
(1) 
Uses permitted in one-family residence districts, subject to all the provisions specified therefor in one-family residence districts.
(2) 
Two-family dwellings.
B. 
Lot required. Each dwelling shall have a lot not less than 11,250 square feet in area nor less than 75 feet in average width; provided, however, that any lot smaller than herein required which was under separate ownership from adjoining lots at the time of the adoption of this chapter may be used for a one-family dwelling.
C. 
The regulations of setback, side yard, rear yard and height of building are the same as in one-family residence districts.
The following shall apply to all multiple-family districts, subject, however, to such of the provisions of Article IV of this chapter as are pertinent to this section.
A. 
Uses permitted:
(1) 
All uses permitted in one-family residence and two-family residence districts.
(2) 
Multiple dwellings.
(3) 
Hotels (within the meaning of "hotel" as defined in this chapter).
B. 
Lot required. One-family and two-family dwellings shall comply with the lot requirements in two-family residence districts. Each multiple dwelling shall have a lot not less than 11,250 square feet in area nor less than 1,500 square feet per family; such lot shall not be less than 75 feet in average width.
C. 
The regulations of setback, side yard, rear yard and height of building are the same as in one-family residence districts.
A. 
The following regulations shall apply to all business districts, subject, however, to such of the provisions of Article IV of this chapter as are pertinent to this section.
(1) 
Uses permitted:
(a) 
All uses permitted in any residence or multiple-family district.
(b) 
Retail stores and shops for custom work or the making of articles to be sold at retail on the premises; provided, however, that all storage of materials and manufacturing incidental thereto shall be within enclosed buildings.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
(c) 
Restaurants and other eating places.
(d) 
Business or professional offices and banks.
(e) 
Theaters, halls, clubs and other places of amusement and assembly.
(f) 
Storage garages with entrance and exit only from an alley.
(g) 
The following uses, if approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals: public garages, automobile repair shops, automobile service stations.
(h) 
Any other uses in character with the forgoing permitted uses and not hereinafter prohibited.
(2) 
Lot required. Each building which is used for dwelling purposes in whole or in part shall comply with the lot requirements of multiple-family districts.
(3) 
Setback required. In a block which is partly in a business district and partly in a residence or multiple-family or undeveloped district, the same setback shall apply to the entire block as specified in this chapter for one-family districts.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
(4) 
Side yard required. Each building whose ground floor is used for dwelling purposes in whole or in part shall have side yards as required in one-family residence districts.
(5) 
Rear yard required. Each building used for dwelling purposes in whole or in part and each building on a lot which adjoins a residence or multiple-family district shall have a rear yard as required in a one-family district.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
(6) 
Building height limit: three stories but not exceeding 45 feet.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
B. 
Within a business district, all manufacturing and industrial enterprises, together with their accessories, except as they are clearly incidental to a retail or automobile service business lawfully conducted on the premises, are specifically prohibited, provided that such manufacturing as is permitted shall not give rise to dust, odor, fumes, smoke, gas, wastes, refuse matter, noise or excessive vibrations, danger of explosion or fire, or be otherwise detrimental to a business district.
The following regulations shall apply to all industrial development areas, subject, however, to such of the provisions of Article IV of this chapter as are pertinent to this section.
A. 
Uses permitted. All uses not otherwise prohibited by law except any dwelling; provided, however, that none of the following uses shall be established in any industrial development area unless and until approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals:
(1) 
Distillation of bones; dump; fat rendering; hog farm; livestock feed yard.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
(2) 
Manufacturing of acid, cement, explosives or fireworks (or storage of same), fertilizer, gas, glue, gypsum, lime or plaster of paris.
(3) 
Reduction, canning, processing or treatment of fish or of animal products of any kind.
(4) 
Smelting of copper, iron, tin, zinc or other ores.
(5) 
Stockyard or abattoir.
(6) 
Stone quarries.
(7) 
All other uses similarly objectionable, by reason of odor, dust, smoke, fumes, gas, noise or explosive dangers.
B. 
Building height limit: eight stories but not exceeding 100 feet.
The Conservancy Area is intended to preserve the natural state of scenic areas, to preserve natural areas and buffer strips and to discourage intensive development of marginal lands so as to prevent potential hazards to public and private property.
A. 
The following uses are permitted:
(1) 
Management of forestry, wildlife and fish.
(2) 
Harvesting of wild crops such as marsh hay, ferns, moss, berries, fruit trees and tree seeds.
(3) 
Hunting, fishing and trapping.
(4) 
Dams, power stations and transmission lines.
(5) 
Upon written permission from the Village Board (based on the purpose of this chapter and on the recommendation of the Plan Commission following a public hearing), sewage disposal plants, water pumping or storage facilities, golf courses and public campgrounds.
(6) 
Bicycle or hiking trails.
(7) 
Parks.
(8) 
Uses customarily incident to any of the above uses.
B. 
There are no setback, lot size or other dimensional requirements applicable to the Conservancy Area.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).