The jurisdiction of this chapter shall include all lands within
the corporate limits of the Village.
No building or land shall hereafter be used or occupied and
no building shall be erected, moved, or altered unless in conformity
with this chapter and other applicable regulations.
A.
Height, density, lot area and yards.
(1)
No building shall hereafter be erected or altered to exceed the height;
to accommodate or house a greater number of families; to occupy a
greater percentage of lot area; or to have narrower or smaller rear
yards, front yards, than is specified herein for the district in which
such building is located.
(2)
No part of a yard or open space about any building required for the
purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be
included as a part of a yard or other open space similarly required
for another building.
B.
Substandard lots. Any lot in a single ownership, which ownership
was of record at the time of the adoption of this chapter, that does
not meet the requirements of this chapter for yards, courts, or other
area of open space, may be utilized for single-family residence purposes,
provided the requirements for such yard or court area, width, depth
or open space is within 75% of that required by the terms of this
chapter. The purpose of this provision is to permit utilization of
recorded lots which lack adequate width or depth as long as reasonable
living standards can be provided.
D.
Visibility. No wall, fence or shrubbery shall be erected, maintained
or planted on any lot which unreasonably obstructs or interferes with
traffic visibility on a curve or at any street intersection.
E.
Dwellings in nonresidential districts. No dwelling shall be erected
in the C-2 Commercial and I-1 Industrial Districts, except the sleeping
quarters of a watchman or a caretaker.
F.
Accessory buildings in residence districts. An accessory building
attached to the principal building on a lot shall be made structurally
a part thereof, and shall comply in all respects with the requirements
of this chapter applicable to the principal building. Breezeways,
for the purposes of this chapter, as an attachment between the garage
and the main building, shall be considered as part of the main building,
but breezeways shall not be considered as constituting dwelling space.
G.
Temporary or garage or trailer dwellings. Basement dwellings, garage
dwellings or trailer dwellings shall not be used for dwelling purposes
except as specifically provided in this chapter.
H.
Building grades. Any building requiring yard space shall be located
at such an elevation that a sloping grade shall be maintained to cause
the flow of surface water to run away from the walls of the building.
When a new building is constructed on a vacant lot between two existing
buildings or adjacent to an existing building, the existing established
grade shall be used in determining the grade around the new building
and the yard around the new building shall be graded in such a manner
as to meet existing grades and not to permit runoff of surface water
to flow onto the adjacent properties. Grades shall be approved by
the Village Director of Public Works.
I.
Buildings to be moved.
(1)
Any building or structure which has been wholly or partially erected
on any premises located either within or outside of the Village, shall
not be moved to and be placed upon any other premises in the Village
until a permit for such removal shall have been secured. Any such
building or structure shall fully conform to all the provisions of
this chapter in the same manner as a new building or structure.
(2)
Before a permit may be issued for moving a building or structure,
the Building Inspector of the Village shall inspect same and shall
determine if it is in a safe condition to be moved, whether it may
be reconditioned to comply with the Building Code and other Village
requirements for the use and occupancy for which it is to be moved.
Providing these conditions can be complied with, a permit shall be
issued for the moving of said building or structure.
J.
Excavations or holes. The construction, maintenance, or existence within the Village of any unprotected, unbarricaded, open or dangerous excavations, holes, pits or wells, or of any excavations, holes or pits which constitute or are reasonably likely to constitute a danger or menace to the public health, safety or welfare, are hereby prohibited; provided, however, this section shall not prevent any excavation under permit issued pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 110, Building Construction, where such excavations are properly protected and warning signs posted in such manner as may be approved by the Zoning Administrator, and provided further that this section shall not apply to lakes, streams or other natural bodies of water, or to ditches, streams, reservoirs or other major bodies of water created or existing by authority of any government agency.
K.
Construction begun prior to adoption of chapter. Nothing in this
chapter shall be deemed to require any change in the plans, construction
or designated use of any building upon which actual construction was
lawfully begun prior to the adoption of this chapter and upon which
actual construction has been diligently carried on.
L.
Approval of plats. No proposed plat of a new subdivision shall hereafter
be approved by either the Village Board or the Village Plan Commission
unless the lots within such plat equal or exceed the minimum size
and width requirements set forth in the various districts of this
chapter.
M.
Essential services. Essential services shall be permitted as authorized
under any franchise or that may be regulated by any law of the State
of Wisconsin or any ordinance of the Village, it being the intention
hereof to exempt such essential services from the application of this
chapter.
The Village Board may from time to time on its own motion, or
on petition, or on recommendation of the Plan Commission, amend, supplement
or repeal the regulations and provisions of this chapter after public
notice and hearing.
The lawful use of a building or premises existing at the time
of the adoption or amendment of a zoning ordinance may be continued
although such use does not conform with the provisions of the ordinance.
The total structural repairs or alterations in such a nonconforming
building shall not during its life exceed 50% of the assessed value
of the building unless permanently changed to a conforming use. If
such nonconforming use is discontinued for a period of 12 months,
any future use of the building and premises shall conform to the ordinance.
There shall be a fee for requested zoning amendments, appeals
to the Zoning Board of Appeals or for requests for variances or conditional
uses as established by resolution of the Village Board.
