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Village of Woodville, WI
St. Croix County
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[Amended 2-12-2008]
For the purpose of this chapter, the Village of Woodville is hereby divided into the following seven zoning districts:
R-1
Residential District.
R-2
Multiple-Family Residential District.
A-1
Agricultural District.
B-1
Commercial District.
B-2
Commercial District/Restricted Industrial District
I-1
Industrial District.
C-1
Conservancy District.
A. 
Zoning Map. The boundaries of the districts enumerated in 525-12 above are hereby established as shown on a map titled "Zoning Map, Village of Woodville, Wisconsin," as amended periodically, which is adopted by reference and made a part hereof. The map shall be available to the public in the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
B. 
Boundary lines. The boundaries shall be construed to follow corporate limits; United States Public Land Survey lines; lot or property lines; center lines of streets, highways, alleys, easements and railroad rights-of-way; or such lines extended, unless otherwise noted on the Zoning Map.
C. 
Vacation. Vacation of public streets and alleys shall cause the land vacated to be automatically placed in the same district as the abutting side to which the vacated land reverts.
D. 
Annexations and consolidations. Annexations to or consolidations with the Village subsequent to the effective date of this chapter shall be placed in the A-1 Agricultural District unless the annexation ordinance temporarily places the land in another district. Within one year, the Plan Commission shall evaluate and recommend a permanent district classification to the Village Board.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
[Amended 4-22-2002; 2-14-2006; 10-11-2011]
A. 
Permitted uses. It is the intent of the R-1 Residential District to provide a quiet, enjoyable living area, and the following uses of land are permitted:
(1) 
Single-family, two-family, and split two-family dwellings.
(2) 
Community living arrangements and day-care centers which have a capacity for eight or fewer persons.
(3) 
Churches, public schools, parochial schools, public libraries, public museums, art galleries, and cemeteries.
(4) 
Municipal buildings, except sewage disposal plants, garbage incinerators, public warehouses, public garages, public shops and storage yards and penal or correctional institutions and asylums.
(5) 
Public recreational and community center buildings and grounds.
(6) 
Accessory buildings and one private garage.
(7) 
Home occupations and professional offices (see requirements in § 525-33).
B. 
Conditional uses. Uses permitted with a conditional use permit are as follows:
(1) 
Day-care centers serving nine or more children.
(2) 
Adult day-care centers, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and other similar senior care or long-term care centers.
(3) 
Railroad right-of-way and passenger depots, not including switching, storage, freight yards or siding.
(4) 
Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
(5) 
Telephone buildings, exchanges and lines and static transformer stations, provided that there is no service garage or storage yard. These regulations, however, shall not include a microwave relay structure, unless the location is first approved by the Plan Commission.
(6) 
Dance, art, theater, film, and music production studios.
[Added 5-8-2012]
C. 
Height and area.
(1) 
Maximum height: 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories.
(2) 
Minimum side yard: 10 feet.
(3) 
Minimum front yard: 25 feet.
(4) 
Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.
D. 
Lot area per family.
(1) 
Single-family dwellings shall provide a lot area of not less than 10,000 square feet. The lot shall be not less than 100 feet in width and provide for adequate off-street parking.
(2) 
Two-family dwellings shall provide a lot area of not less than 12,500 square feet. The lot shall be not less than 100 feet in width and provide for adequate off-street parking.
E. 
Split two-family dwelling. Requirements for split two-family dwellings are as follows. Split two-family dwellings will have the same requirements as Subsections C and D of this section for each of the two dwelling units, except as follows:
(1) 
The side yard setback (the common wall between the two dwellings) shall be zero feet.
(2) 
A minimum fire separation complying with § Comm. 21.08, Wis. Adm. Code, providing a vertical separation of all areas from the lowest level to flush against the underside of the roof is required between each dwelling unit.
(3) 
The two residences shall be located on individual lots.
(4) 
This dwelling unit type may not be split into additional residences.
(5) 
The lot area shall be not less than 6,250 square feet per unit, and the lot for each unit shall not be less than 50 feet in width.
[Amended 10-11-2011]
A. 
Permitted uses. In is the intent of the R-2 Multiple-Family Residential District to provide a quiet, enjoyable living area with a somewhat higher density than the R-1 District. The following uses are permitted:
(1) 
Single-family, two-family, and split two-family dwellings.
(2) 
Multiple-family dwellings of three or four units.
B. 
Conditional uses. Uses permitted with a conditional use permit are as follows:
(1) 
Multiple-family dwellings of more than four units.
(2) 
Home occupations and professional offices (see requirements in § 525-33).
(3) 
Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
(4) 
Day-care centers serving nine or more children.
(5) 
Adult day-care centers, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and other similar senior care or long-term care centers.
(6) 
Railroad right-of-way and passenger depots, not including switching, storage, freight yards or siding.
(7) 
Telephone buildings, exchanges and lines and static transformer stations, provided that there is no service garage or storage yard. These regulations, however, shall not include a microwave relay structure, unless the location is first approved by the Plan Commission.
C. 
Height and area.
(1) 
Maximum height: 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories.
(2) 
Minimum side yard: 15 feet.
(3) 
Minimum front yard: 25 feet.
(4) 
Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.
D. 
Lot area per family.
(1) 
Every building with three or more units shall provide a lot area of not less than 3,000 square feet for each family unit.
(2) 
Single-family dwellings and two-family dwellings shall provide lot area as set forth in § 525-14D.
(3) 
Split two-family dwellings shall follow the requirements of § 525-14E.
A. 
Permitted uses. It is the intent of the A-1 Agricultural District to provide for areas of farming and larger lot residential. The following uses are permitted:
(1) 
Single-family, two-family and split two-family dwellings.
(2) 
Churches, public schools, parochial schools and cemeteries.
(3) 
General farming, except farms operated for the disposal of garbage, rubbish, offal or sewage, and except as required in Subsection B.
(4) 
Roadside stand for the sale of farm products produced on the premises.
(5) 
Campground, when such campground provides not less than 1,200 square feet of lot area for each cabin, trailer, or tent, and when such campground is clearly bounded by a fence or hedge and is located not less than 1,000 feet, measured in a direct line, from the boundary of the R-1 Residential District; provided, further, that no person or party other than the owner shall occupy such campground for more than 90 days in any one year.
B. 
Conditional uses. Uses permitted with a conditional use permit areas are as follows:
(1) 
Airports.
(2) 
Farm animals with a maximum of two farm animals per five acres.
C. 
Height and area.
(1) 
Maximum height: 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories.
(2) 
Minimum side yard: 15 feet.
(3) 
Minimum front yard: 25 feet.
(4) 
Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.
D. 
Lot area per family. Single- and two-family dwellings hereafter erected or constructed for human habitation shall provide a lot area of not less than 15,000 square feet.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
[Amended 1-11-2005; 2-12-2008[1]]
A. 
Permitted uses. The intent of the B-1 Commercial District is to provide an area for business and commercial needs. The following uses are permitted:
(1) 
Art shop, antique shop and gift shop.
(2) 
Bank, brokerage and financial institution.
(3) 
Barbershop and beauty parlor.
(4) 
Book and stationery store and newsstand.
(5) 
Bus depot.
(6) 
Business and professional office and public utility office.
(7) 
Clinic.
(8) 
Clothing store, department store, dress shop, hosiery shop, millinery shop, notion shop, shoe store, shoe repair shop and variety store.
(9) 
Drugstore, ice cream shop, pharmacy, soda fountain and soft drink stand.
(10) 
Florist shop (not including greenhouse).
(11) 
Funeral parlor.
(12) 
Furniture store, office equipment store and upholsterer's shop.
(13) 
Hardware store, home appliance store, paint store, plumbing, heating and electrical fixtures and supplies and sporting goods store.
(14) 
Hospital.
(15) 
Jewelry store, optical store and watch repair shop.
(16) 
Music store and radio and television store.
(17) 
Photographer and photographer's supplies.
(18) 
Police and fire station, post office, and municipal garage, except public shops and storage yards.
(19) 
Restaurant, cafe, cafeteria, caterer and lunchroom.
(20) 
Other retail business or service uses similar in character to those listed above, not including any conditionally permitted uses listed below.
(21) 
Such accessory uses as are customary in connection with the foregoing uses and are incidental thereto.
(22) 
Temporary structures, including signs, billboards and other outdoor advertising structures, provided that no lighting shall be so directed as to cause a glare into any residential district.
B. 
Conditional uses. The uses listed below require a conditional use permit. The location of these uses requires approval as set forth in § 525-21 of Article IV. The Board shall also give due consideration to the proposed location of entrances to and exits from uses that commonly generate a considerable volume of vehicular traffic from and to the public street, in the relation of such entrances and exits to school crosswalks and pedestrian exits from public and semipublic facilities, such as schools and hospitals.
(1) 
Automobile and manufactured home sales and service establishments and public garages.
(2) 
Bowling alley, dance hall, pool and billiard room and indoor skating rink.
(3) 
Convenience store, fuel sales and car wash.
(4) 
Food and dairy products establishment (retail), bakery (retail), delicatessen and grocery store.
(5) 
Hotel and motel.
(6) 
Laboratory testing and research.
(7) 
Laundry or cleaning and dyeing establishment, clothes pressing shop, self-service laundry and tailor shop.
(8) 
Manufacture or treatment of products incidental to the conduct of a permitted retail use on the premises.
(9) 
Microwave radio relay structures.
(10) 
Model homes.
(11) 
Parking lot.
(12) 
Private or commercial schools.
(13) 
Private clubs, fraternities and lodges.
(14) 
Radio or television broadcasting station or studio.
(15) 
Storage of property in a mini storage facility.
(16) 
Tavern.
(17) 
Theaters and places of amusement, except drive-in theaters.
(18) 
Veterinary hospital and/or clinic, pet shop, grooming shop, commercial kennel or boarding kennel.
(19) 
Owner-occupied living quarters, provided it is less than 25% of the total building with a maximum square footage of 1,500. If there are multiple levels, the living quarters cannot be on the main level. If there is one level, the living quarters are to be in back of the building, away from the main entrance, as defined by the Village Board.
[Added 12-14-2021]
C. 
Height and area.
(1) 
Maximum height: 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories.
(2) 
Minimum side yard: 15 feet. In the Downtown District, the required side yards shall be zero feet.
(3) 
Minimum front yard: 25 feet. In the Downtown District, the required front yard setback shall be zero feet.
(4) 
Minimum rear yard: 25 feet. In the Downtown District, the required rear yard shall be zero feet.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
[Amended 1-11-2005, 2-12-2008[1]]
A. 
Use. The B-2 Commercial District/Restricted Industrial District is intended to provide for industrial uses that may be suitable when located in areas of relatively close proximity to nonindustrial development. The uses in this district include service industries and industries which manufacture, fabricate, assemble or store products where the process is not likely to create offensive noise, vibration, dust, heat, smoke, odor or glare, increased daily traffic or other objectionable influences to other property in close proximity. Generally, these uses include wholesale, service and light industries which are dependent upon raw materials refined elsewhere. The following uses are permitted:
(1) 
Any use unconditionally permitted in the B-1 Commercial District.
(2) 
Laboratories.
(3) 
Manufacture and assembly of home and office appliances and supplies and sporting goods and supplies.
(4) 
Manufacture of electrical and electronic appliances and devices.
(5) 
Manufacture of jewelry, toys and novelties.
B. 
Conditional uses. The uses listed below are allowed with a conditional use permit in the B-2 District. The location of these uses requires approval as set forth in § 525-21 of Article IV. Such approval shall be consistent with the general purpose and intent of this chapter and shall be based upon such evidence as may be presented at such public hearing tending to establish the desirability or undesirability of specific proposed locations for a specific proposed use from the standpoint of the public interest, because of such factors as (without limitation because of enumeration) noise, odor, glare, vibration and increased traffic on the public streets. The Board shall also give due consideration to the proposed location of entrances to and exits from uses that commonly generate a considerable volume of vehicular traffic from and to the public street, in the relation of such entrances and exits to school crosswalks and pedestrian exits from public and semipublic facilities such as schools and hospitals.
(1) 
Any use conditionally permitted in the B-1 Commercial District.
(2) 
Food locker plants.
(3) 
Machine shops and sheet metal products manufacture, provided that no stamp or punch presses exceeding 20 tons' capacity or forge or drop hammers shall be located within 200 feet of the boundary of any residential district.
(4) 
Manufacture of products from textiles, furs, glass, leather, plaster, paper, plastics, rubber and wood, not including planing mills or the manufacture of paper, pulp, plastics or leather or the tanning of hides.
(5) 
Processing, packing and manufacture of confections, cosmetics, food and pharmaceuticals, except fish and fish products, sauerkraut and cabbage by-products and the vining of peas.
(6) 
Manufacture and bottling of nonalcoholic beverages.
(7) 
Blacksmithing and tinsmithing.
(8) 
Enameling and painting shops, provided that all painting, cleaning and related operations shall be conducted within a building.
(9) 
Veterinary hospital and/or clinic, "pet shop," "grooming shop," "commercial kennel" or "boarding kennel."
[Added 11-13-2012]
(10) 
Auction yard: an open area where sale items are stored or displayed for not more than seven consecutive days within any given thirty-day period and where persons are permitted to attend sales and offer bids on such items.
[Added 11-13-2012]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
[Amended 7-13-2004; 10-11-2011]
A. 
Permitted uses. In is the intent of the I-1 Industrial District to provide an area for industrial and manufacturing uses in an appropriate location. Emphasis is on those uses that do not generate noise, smoke or air or water pollution. All exterior lighting must be down-lit. The following uses are permitted:
(1) 
Any use unconditionally permitted in B-2 Commercial District/Restricted Industrial District.
(2) 
Industries that may normally include the use of heavy machinery.
(3) 
Warehouse and distribution facilities.
B. 
Conditional uses. Uses permitted with conditional use permit in the I-1 Industrial District are as follows:
(1) 
Airports and airstrips.
(2) 
Mineral extraction and nonmetallic mines.
(3) 
Material recovery facilities or other recycling facilities.
(4) 
Sexually oriented businesses or establishments.
C. 
Permitted accessory uses. Permitted accessory uses are as follows:
(1) 
Outside storage. All storage materials shall be enclosed within an area totally screened from view with decorative fence or wall or landscaping with Village Board approval.
(2) 
Parking and loading areas.
D. 
Height and area.
(1) 
Maximum height: 45 feet or four stories.
(2) 
Minimum front yard: 25 feet.
(3) 
Minimum side yard: 15 feet.
(4) 
Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.
[Amended 10-11-2011]
A. 
Permitted uses. It is the intent of the C-1 Conservancy District to discourage development and disturbance to the natural setting in areas with unique features, to provide protected areas to ensure proper water conservation and flood control to protect areas subject to flooding, to give primary consideration to outdoor recreation and forestry pursuits, and to provide areas where native flora and fauna may prosper in a natural habitat. The following uses are permitted:
(1) 
Management of forestry, wildlife and fish.
(2) 
The 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) 
Water pumping and storage facilities, golf courses and public parking grounds are permitted, provided that the Village Board, acting on the recommendation of the Plan Commission, issues written permission.
(6) 
Bicycle or hiking trails.
(7) 
Parks.
(8) 
Uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses.
B. 
Conditional uses. The following uses require a conditional permit:
(1) 
All buildings and structures for human habitation or having a high flood damage potential.
(2) 
Any placement of fill.
C. 
Yard areas.
(1) 
Minimum front yard: 25 feet.
(2) 
Minimum side yard:
(a) 
Principal building: 12 feet.
(b) 
Accessory building: eight feet.
(3) 
Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.
D. 
Other standards. All structures, public utilities and facilities shall be floodproofed in accordance with the standards of Ch. NR 116, Wis. Adm. Code, if located within a floodplain.