B.Â
Computation of time.
(1)Â
References to "days" are to calendar days unless otherwise expressly
stated. References to "business days" are references to regular city
government working days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
observed by city government.
(2)Â
The time in which an act is to be completed is computed by excluding
the first day and including the last day. If the last day is a Saturday,
Sunday, holiday observed by city government or other day on which
city offices are closed, that day is excluded.
(3)Â
A day concludes at the close of business, and any materials
received after that time will be considered to have been received
the following day.
C.Â
Tenses and usage.
(1)Â
Words used in the singular include the plural. The reverse is
also true.
(2)Â
Words used in the present tense include the future tense. The
reverse is also true.
(3)Â
The words "shall," "will," and "shall" are mandatory.
(4)Â
The word "may" is permissive, not mandatory or required, but
the phrase "may not" means that the referenced action is expressly
prohibited.
(5)Â
Phrases that include numbers, such as "up to x," "not more than
x" and "a maximum of x" all include "x."
(6)Â
The word "person" includes a firm, association, organization,
partnership, limited liability company, trust, or corporation, as
well as an individual.
(7)Â
The words "used" and "occupied" include "intended and designed
to be used or occupied."
E.Â
Headings and illustrations. Headings and illustrations are provided
for convenience and reference only and do not define or limit the
scope of any provision of this chapter. In case of any difference
of meaning or implication between the text of this chapter and any
heading, drawing, table, figure or illustration, the text governs.
F.Â
Versions and citations. All references in this chapter to other Village,
state or federal regulations are to be construed as referring to the
most up-to-date version and citation for those regulations or successor
regulations, unless otherwise expressly indicated. When the referenced
regulations have been repealed and not replaced by other successor
regulations, Zoning Ordinance requirements for compliance are no longer
in effect.
G.Â
Lists and examples. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, lists of
examples that use "including," "such as," or similar terms are intended
to provide examples only. They are not to be construed as exhaustive
lists of all possibilities.
H.Â
Delegation of authority. Whenever a provision appears requiring the
head of a department or another officer or employee of the Village
to perform an act or duty, that provision is to be construed as authorizing
the department head or officer to delegate that responsibility to
others over whom they have authority. Delegation of authority is not
allowed if a specific provision expressly prohibits such delegation.
I.Â
Public officials and agencies. References in this chapter to Village
officials, agencies and staff are references to those of the Village
of Allouez.
A.Â
Fractions and rounding. When calculations required under this chapter
result in fractions, the results must be rounded as follows:
(1)Â
Minimum requirements.
(a)Â
When calculating minimum off-street parking requirements, any
fractional result of less than one-half is rounded down to the whole
number and any fractional result of one-half or more is rounded up
to the whole number.
(b)Â
When a requirement other than off-street parking is expressed
as a minimum requirement, any fractional result must be rounded up
to the next consecutive whole number.
(2)Â
Maximum limits. When a regulation is expressed as a maximum
limit, any fractional result must be rounded down to the preceding
whole number. For example, if a maximum limit of 3.33 parking spaces
per 1,000 square feet of floor area is applied to an 8,000 square
foot building, the resulting fraction of 26.64 is rounded down to
26 allowed parking spaces. This provision is not to be interpreted
as allowing fractional results to be rounded down when determining
compliance with percentage-based limits. For example, if maximum allowed
lot coverage is 45%, a lot with 45.33% coverage is not considered
to be in compliance.
B.Â
Lot area. Lot area is measured as the total ground-level surface
area contained within the lot lines of a lot.
C.Â
Lot width. Lot width is the horizontal distance between the side
lot lines of a lot, measured along the minimum front setback line.
If no minimum front setback is required, lot width is measured long
the front lot line.
D.Â
Lot frontage or street frontage. Lot frontage is measured between
side lot lines of a lot along the front lot line.
E.Â
Setbacks.
(1)Â
Measurement.
(a)Â
Required setbacks are measured from the applicable lot line,
right-of-way, or specific location referred to in the applicable regulation.
Building setbacks are measured to the nearest exterior building wall.
Minimum setbacks that apply to other features (parking areas, fences,
storage areas) are measured from the nearest point of the area or
feature for which a setback is required. Unless otherwise expressly
stated, no part of any structure may be located within the street
right-of-way.
(b)Â
Street (front and street side) setbacks are measured from the
actual right-of-way line of the street (other than an alley).
(c)Â
Interior side setbacks are measured from the nearest side lot
line that does not abut a street.
(d)Â
Rear setbacks are measured from the rear lot line.
(e)Â
On double-frontage lots, the required front setback must be
provided from both streets.
(2)Â
Setbacks on irregular lots. Setbacks are measured from lot lines
towards the center of the lot, except as follows:
(a)Â
When lot lines are curvilinear, setbacks must be measured parallel
to the curvilinear lot line.
(b)Â
When there are multiple rear lot lines, the rear setback must
be measured from each of the rear lot lines.
(c)Â
When there is no rear lot line, the rear setback must be measured
as a radial distance from the intersection of side lot lines at the
rear of the lot.
(3)Â
Average setbacks.
(a)Â
Applicability. Average front setback requirements apply in all
R Districts to any new principal building or structural alterations
to existing buildings on a lot that abuts one or more lots occupied
by principal buildings that are set back a greater or lesser distance
than required by the subject lot's zoning district regulations.
(b)Â
Measurement. The minimum average setback is determined by calculating
the mean street yard depth that exists on the nearest two lots on
either side of the subject lot.
[1]Â
If one or more of the lots required to be included
in the minimum average setback calculation are vacant, the vacant
lot will be deemed to have a street yard depth equal to the minimum
street setback requirement of the subject zoning district.
[2]Â
Lots with frontage on a different street than the
subject lot or that are separated from the subject lot by a street
or alley are not used in computing the minimum average setback.
[3]Â
When the subject lot is a corner lot, the mean
street yard depth will be computed on the basis of the nearest two
lots with frontage on the same street as the subject lot.
[4]Â
When the subject lot abuts a corner lot with frontage
on the same street, the mean street yard depth will be computed on
the basis of the abutting corner lot and the nearest two lots with
frontage on the same street as the subject lot.
[5]Â
The average setback provisions of this section
may not be used to reduce the required setback in an R District to
less than 20 feet or to require a building setback in an R District
of more than 50 feet.
F.Â
Primary frontage or front lot line coverage. The minimum percentage
of building facade along the primary frontage of a lot is measured
as follows:
(1)Â
The minimum primary frontage or front lot line coverage must
at least equal the width of the principal structures, as measured
within the build-to zone along the frontage edge, divided by the length
of the lot line parallel to the primary street minus side setbacks
and any driveways or streets perpendicular to the frontage. See Figure
15-1.
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Figure 15-1
Primary Frontage or Front Lot Line Coverage.
 |
G.Â
Build-to zone. The build-to zone is calculated and measured as follows.
See Figure 15-2.
|
Figure 15-2
Build-To Zone
 |
(1)Â
If no additional pedestrian area is required, the build-to zone
is measured from the right-of-way line into the lot perpendicular
to the frontage.
(2)Â
When additional pedestrian area is required by the supplemental
regulations that apply to the subject building type, the build-to
zone is measured from the edge of the new pedestrian area into the
lot.
(3)Â
A river or trail frontage build-to zone is measured from the
trail easement or lot line into the lot perpendicular to the easement
or lot line.
(4)Â
All building facades located within the build-to zone shall
meet the required minimum building height.
(5)Â
Upper-story recessed balcony facades are not required to be
located within the build-to zone.
H.Â
Building width. Minimum and maximum building width applies to all
facades on a building parallel and facing the front lot line and is
measured horizontally across those facades.
I.Â
Building and site coverage. Building coverage, impervious area, and
additional semipervious area are calculated and measured as follows.
See Figure 15-3.
|
Figure 15-3
Building Coverage
 |
(1)Â
Maximum building coverage. The maximum building coverage is
the maximum percentage of a lot permitted to be covered by principal
and accessory buildings.
(2)Â
Maximum site impervious area. The maximum site impervious area
is the maximum percentage of a lot permitted to be covered by structures,
pavement, and other impervious surfaces.
(3)Â
Additional semipervious area. In addition to the allowable impervious
area on a site, a maximum amount of additional semipervious area is
permitted.
J.Â
Occupied building space. Occupied building space means interior building
space regularly occupied by the building users.
K.Â
Building height. See Figure 15-4.
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Figure 15-4
Building Height
 |
(1)Â
Minimum overall height. Each building type requires a minimum
number of stories. The building must meet the minimum required height
along all primary frontage facades and for a depth of at least 30
feet into the building.
(2)Â
Maximum overall height. Maximum heights are specified in number
of stories. This requirement applies to the entire building.
(3)Â
Towers. When expressly allowed in the building type tables, towers may exceed the overall maximum height of the subject building type. (See § 475-309.)
(4)Â
Roof type. When expressly allowed by the regulations of § 475-309, certain roof types may allow additional height.
(5)Â
Two half stories. If a building has both a half story within
the roof and a half story that is a visible basement, the combined
height of the two half stories is considered one full story.
(6)Â
Basements. When basements are incorporated, the basement may
be located mainly below ground or a visible basement. See Figure 15-5
for illustration of visible basement. A visible basement counts as
a half story and with the ground story would fulfill a minimum height
requirement of 1.5 stories.
|
Figure 15-5
Basement and Visible Basement Height
 |
(7)Â
Minimum and maximum height per story. Each story is measured
with a range of permitted floor-to-floor heights. See Figure 15-4.
(a)Â
Measurement. All story heights are measured in feet between
the floor of a story to the floor of the story above it. Minimum and
maximum floor-to-floor heights are required to be met along facades
for a minimum of 80% of each story.
(b)Â
Primary frontage ground story. When noted as a separate height
range, the primary frontage ground-story height must extend from the
primary frontage facade into the building a minimum of 20 feet. The
remainder of the ground story may meet either the primary frontage
ground-story heights or the height range permitted for all stories.
(c)Â
Single-story buildings and top-story measurement. For single-story
buildings and the uppermost story of a multistory building, the minimum
floor-to-floor height is measured from the floor of the story to the
ceiling.
(d)Â
Mezzanines. Mezzanines may be included within the floor-to-floor
height of any story. Mezzanines occupying more than 30% of the floor
area below and extending above the story's allowable floor-to-floor
height counts as an additional story and must comply with minimum
transparency requirements for the subject building type.
(e)Â
Taller spaces. Spaces exceeding the allowable floor-to-floor
heights of the building type are permitted for a maximum of 20% the
length of primary frontage facades.
L.Â
Transparency.
(1)Â
Definition of transparency. For the purposes of this chapter,
"transparency" is the measurement of the percentage of a facade that
contains highly transparent, low-reflectance glass.
(a)Â
Storefront. When transparency is required separately for primary
street ground-story facades, glass must be a minimum of 60% transmittance
factor and a reflectance factor of not greater than 0.25.
(b)Â
All other windows. Transparency for all window and door glass
other storefront glass must be a minimum of 50% transmittance factor
and a reflectance factor of not greater than 0.25.
(c)Â
False windows. The use of false or faux windows, where the window
is visible from the exterior with no opening from the interior, to
meet the transparency requirement is not allowed.
(2)Â
Measurement. Minimum facade transparency is measured from floor
to floor of each story separately, except for required minimum ground-story
transparency as defined below. See Figure 15-6.
|
Figure 15-6
Minimum Facade Transparency
 |
(3)Â
Blank wall segments. All rectangular areas greater than 30%
of the story's facade, as measured floor to floor, must include
transparent elements. Additionally, all horizontal segments of a story's
facade greater than 15 feet in width must include transparent elements.
See Figure 15-7.
|
Figure 15-7
Blank Walls
 |
(4)Â
Exception. When the facade of any story is located less than
six feet from another parallel building facade, no minimum transparency
is required for that story.
(5)Â
Minimum ground-story transparency. When a separate minimum ground-story transparency is required per the building types requirements of Article III, the following applies:
(a)Â
Ground-story transparency is measured between two feet and either
eight or 10 feet, as specified per building type, from the average
grade at the base of the facade.
(b)Â
The minimum ground-story transparency requirement supersedes
the minimum transparency required per story for the building type.
The facade design must fulfill that requirement in addition to a minimum
of transparency for the remainder of the ground story.
(6)Â
Mezzanines. Mezzanines are treated as a separate story and must
include the required upper-story transparency amounts.
(7)Â
Tall stories. Stories that are 18 feet or taller in height must
include additional transparency consistent with the following standards.
See Figure 15-8.
|
Figure 15-8
Transparency on Tall Stories
  |
(a)Â
Separate ground-story transparency required. When a separate minimum ground-story transparency is required per the building types requirements of Article III, the facade design must fulfill that requirement in addition to the minimum transparency for the remainder of the ground story.
(b)Â
No separate ground-story transparency required. Except on a
ground-story facade to which a primary frontage ground-story facade
transparency requirement applies, a tall story is treated as two separate
stories, divided in half horizontally, with the minimum transparency
per story applied to each half.
(8)Â
Half stories. All half stories located within the roof structure
and within visible basements are required to meet the minimum required
transparency.
M.Â
Building entrances. Entrances must be provided consistent with the
entrance location and number requirements established for the subject
building type and consistent with Figure 15-9.
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Figure 15-9
Building Entrances
 |
See § 475-702 for a description of the use classification and categorization system used in this chapter and for use type definitions.
To touch or share a contiguous boundary or border.
A use or structure that meets the criteria established in § 475-709.
An event that directly and exclusively results from the occurrence
of natural causes that could not have been prevented by the exercise
of foresight or caution.
Lying near or in the immediate vicinity.
A person duly authorized to act on behalf of the owner of
the subject property.
That portion of a parking lot that provides access to parking
stalls.
A special public right-of-way affording only secondary access
to abutting properties, typically at the rear or sides.
An enhancement, upgrading or substantial change or modifications
other than an addition or repair to a dwelling or to electrical, plumbing,
heating, ventilating, air conditioning and other systems within a
structure.
Any tower or antenna used for noncommercial radio communications
(transmission and reception) maintained by an FCC-licensed amateur
radio operator.
Animals that are commonly kept by persons as a pet or for
companionship. Companion animals have the following characteristics:
have a special and close relationship with humans; are partially or
totally dependent on people; commonly live inside a residence in close
proximity with humans; form bonds with people; and interact with their
human companions. Dogs and cats are common companion animals.
Breeds of animals raised primarily for commercial or food
production purposes in outbuildings or in open spaces away from residences.
Typical examples include cattle, bison, swine, poultry, sheep, goats,
donkeys and horses.
An exterior transmitting or receiving device mounted on the
ground or on a telecommunications tower, building or structure and
used in communications that radiate or capture electromagnetic waves,
microwaves, digital signals, analog signals, radio frequencies (excluding
radar signals), wireless telecommunications signals or other communication
signals.
The owner of the subject property or an agent authorized
by the subject property owner to submit an application on the owner's
behalf.
A pennant, flag, valance, banner, propeller, spinner, streamer,
searchlight, strobe light, flashing light, balloon, inflatable shape,
or similar device used to draw attention to a particular place, including
but not limited to the outlining of structures or premises by the
use of internal or external lighting techniques.
A roof-like structure typically made of cloth, metal or other
material attached to a frame that extends from and is supported by
a building. Awnings are typically erected over a window, doorway or
building front and they may be raised or retracted to a position adjacent
to the building.
A temporary sign composed of lightweight material enclosed
or not enclosed in a rigid frame, secured or mounted to a permanent
structure.
A platform, with or without a roof, that:
Any zoning district that is not an overlay district.
A story partly underground but having at least one-half of
its height below the mean level of the adjoining ground. A basement
shall be counted as a story for the purpose of height measurements
if the vertical distance between the ceiling and the mean level of
the adjoining ground is more than five feet, or if used for business
purposes, or if used for dwelling purposes. "Basement" is the same
as, and includes, the word "cellar."
An electrical component assembly or cluster of component
assemblies designed specifically to charge batteries within electric
vehicles.
A facility designed to enable an electric vehicle with a
swappable battery to enter a drive lane and exchange the depleted
battery for a more fully charged battery through an automated process..
A window that projects outward from the structure and that
does not rest on a building foundation or on the ground.
A vegetated, elongated earthen mound.
The use of soil and plants to remove pollutants from stormwater
runoff.
All lots abutting one side of a street between the two nearest
intersecting streets.
See § 475-1502.
A structure that is permanently affixed to the land, with
or without a roof, or walls on all sides, and used or intended for
supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.
See § 475-1502.
That portion of a building that is parallel or nearly parallel
to the abutting street.
See § 475-1502.
A principal building surrounded by open space on the same
lot.
A building or combination of buildings of chief importance
or function on a lot. In general, the principal use of the property
is carried out in the principal building.
The diameter of the tree trunk measured at a point six inches
above the root ball or soil level.
A permanent structure that consists of an overhanging shelter
connected to a building and constructed of materials such as wood
or steel studs covered with wood or other material and that may or
may not be supported by vertical columns.
A system in which a fleet of cars (or other motor vehicles)
is made available for use by members of the car-share program and
that exhibit all of the following characteristics:
Members are permitted to use vehicles from the car-share program
fleet on an hourly or shorter basis;
Car-share vehicles are generally available 24 hours a day and
seven days a week to members in parking spaces at dispersed locations
or facilities; and
No separate written agreement is required each time a member
reserves and uses a car-share vehicle.
A motor vehicle that is part of a car-share program's
fleet of rental vehicles.
A structure with a roof and at least two sides used for the
protection of one or more vehicles.
Any letter of the alphabet or any numeral.
An unheated structure no more than four feet in height used
for protecting seedlings and plants from the cold.
Any sign, wording, logo, or other representation that directly
or indirectly, names, advertises, or calls attention to a business,
product, service or other commercial activity.
A use requiring conditional use approval in accordance with § 475-1105.
Written material, printed text, numbers, logos, symbols or
pictures located on the copy surface for the purpose of delivering
a message.
The average (mean) level of the established curb along the
street frontage of the subject lot. Where no curb has been established,
the Village Engineer is authorized to establish such curb level or
its equivalent.
The intensity of sound expressed in decibels read from a
calibrated sound level meter utilizing the A-level weighting scale
and the slow-meter response, as specified by the American National
Standards Institute.
The logarithmic unit of measure used to describe the amplitude
of sound.
An unenclosed exterior structure that has no roof or sides,
but has a permeable floor that allows the infiltration of precipitation.
The diameter of a tree trunk measured at a point 4.5 feet
above ground level at the base of the tree.
Zoning district.
A paved or surfaced area which provides ingress and egress
to a parking area or garage.
A container with a capacity of more than 1.5 cubic yards
or a height of more than 4.5 feet that is designed for receiving,
transporting, and depositing waste materials produced by uses that
are on the subject site. Dumpsters are typically designed to be hoisted
and emptied into a garbage truck.
A building or portion of a building, but not including a
mobile home or manufactured housing unit, designed or used exclusively
for residential occupancy, including detached houses, attached houses,
two-unit houses, and residential buildings occupied by three or more
dwelling units, but not including group residential or lodging uses.
One or more rooms in a dwelling designed for occupancy by
a single household for living purposes and having its own permanently
installed cooking and sanitary facilities.
Any vehicle that is licensed and registered for operation
on public and private highways, roads, and streets, either partially
or exclusively, on electrical energy from the grid or an off-board
source that is stored on-board via a battery. "Electric vehicle" includes:
1) battery electric vehicles; and 2) plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
A public or private parking space that is served by battery
charging station equipment.
An EV charging station that is not available for use by the
general public. Examples include electric vehicle charging stations
that serve residential homeowners or renters, executive parking areas,
designated employee parking areas and fleet parking areas.
An EV charging station that is accessible to and available
for use by the general public.
Any parking space that is clearly identified to be used exclusively
for the parking of an electric vehicle.
The detachment and movement of soil, sediment or rock fragments
by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
An act or refusal to act that is substantially motivated
by religious belief, whether or not the religious exercise is compulsory
or central to a larger system of religious belief.
A human-made barrier constructed of wood, iron, stone, or
other material erected for the purpose of protection, confinement,
enclosure, or privacy.
See § 475-1502.
See § 475-1502.
The luminance on a one-square-foot surface of which there
is a uniformly distributed flux of one lumen. One footcandle is equal
to one lumen per square foot. Unless otherwise expressly provided,
footcandle measurements in this section shall refer to ground-level
measurements of luminance at fully maintained output as used rather
than initial luminance.
A closed perimeter formation consisting of materials such
as concrete or concrete block that extends into the ground below the
frost line.
The dimension of a lot abutting a public street, measured
along the setback line.
A structure primarily intended and used for the enclosed
storage or shelter of the motor vehicles of the individuals who reside
on the premises. Carports are considered garages within this definition.
A garage, the roof of which is attached to the principal
building.
A completely enclosed building used in connection with one
or more private dwelling units for the purpose of housing one or more
vehicles, only one of which may be a commercial vehicle not exceeding
two tons, owned by the occupant of the residence and which are used
for personal or family use. A private garage also is a garage used
in connection with a two-family dwelling or any type of multiple dwelling
for the purpose of housing vehicles for each family living unit, all
of which garage space is assigned to occupants of the dwelling, only
one of which shall be a commercial vehicle not exceeding two tons'
capacity for each dwelling unit.
Any building or premises used by the public for housing two
or more motor-driven vehicles and which has an area of more than 500
square feet.
Equipment that transfers thermal energy to and/or from the
ground for the purposes of heating and/or cooling a building. Geothermal
energy systems consist of a closed-loop system of pipes filled with
liquid, a heat exchanger and heat pump. This includes vertical closed
loop, horizontal closed loop and water body closed loop systems.
The vertical location of the ground or pavement surface after
site grading work is completed in accordance with an approved plan.
An extension of an above-grade building roof that includes
at least a waterproof membrane, a root repellent system, a drainage
system, a filtering layer, soil with a minimum depth of three inches
and native or naturalized plants. Also commonly referred to as a "vegetated
roof."
The lowest level of a building that is at or above grade
for at least 50% of its interior floor-to-ceiling height.
Any room that meets adopted building code requirements for
a habitable room, including minimum room proportions, minimum egress
requirements, and minimum standards for lighting, ventilation, electricity,
and public safety requirements.
A driveway or parking lot surfaced with concrete, paving
brick, blacktop or porous pavement or bituminous paving (gravel, rock,
patio blocks, bricks and other like materials are not considered hard
surface).
A dense row of shrubs forming a boundary fence or barrier.
See § 475-1502.
See § 475-1502.
An accessory use of a dwelling for limited commercial purposes. Home occupations are subject to the regulations of § 475-709.
An individual who, or family which, lacks a fixed, regular
and/or adequate nighttime residence.
Emergency housing with minimal supportive services for homeless
persons that is intended for occupancy of 14 days or less in a given
year by a homeless person.
A temporary or permanent structure typically made of flexible
pipe or other material covered with translucent plastic, constructed
in a half-round or hoop shape, for the purposes of protecting and
cultivating plants. A hoop house is considered more temporary than
a greenhouse.
One or more persons occupying a dwelling unit and living
as a single housekeeping unit, as distinguished from a group of individuals
occupying a group living use.
Any plant species, including its seeds, spores or other biological
material capable of propagating that species, that is not native to
that ecosystem, and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause
environmental harm.
(Reserved)
(Reserved)
Any person holding title to or having an interest in land.
Any combination of living plants (such as grass, ground cover,
shrubs, vines, hedges, or trees) and nonliving landscape material
(such as rocks, pebbles, sand, mulch, walls, fences, or decorative
paving materials).
A use, structure, lot or sign (as the context indicates)
that was established in conformance with all applicable zoning regulations
in effect at the time of its establishment.
Light from an artificial light source that is intruding across
property boundaries.
Includes, but is not limited to, floodlighting, security
lighting, event lighting, landscape lighting or the lighting of off-street
parking and loading areas, but does not include public streetlights
or traffic signals.
Any light source used to illuminate a building, structure
or property during the evening hours that seeks to deter criminal
activity.
A design used by an organization on its letterhead, advertising
material and signs as an emblem by which the organization can be easily
recognized.
A parcel of land occupied or to be occupied by one principal
building or use, with its accessory building and/or use, and including
the open spaces accessory to the same.
Zoning district provisions governing such matters as required
minimum lot area, minimum lot width, setbacks, maximum lot coverage
and maximum building height.
See § 475-1502.
The boundary of a lot that is along an existing or dedicated
public street or, where no public street exists, that is along a public
way. In the case of a corner lot, the front lot line is that line
that borders the street that determines the address and upon which
the main entrance is or will be located.
That boundary of a lot that is most distant from and is,
or is most nearly, parallel to the front lot line.
The lines bounding a lot.
A parcel of land, the deed to which has been recorded in
the office of the Register of Deeds of Brown County.
A parcel of land at the junction of two streets intersecting
at an angle not greater than 135°.
A lot other than a corner lot.
A corner lot with a single adjoining interior lot that abuts
a street different from the street upon which the adjoining interior
lot abuts.
A lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel
streets.
A unit of illumination, being the amount of illumination
of a unit area of spherical surface due to a light of unit intensity
placed at the center of the sphere.
A mobile, fully enclosed container that is specifically designed
and used for the temporary storage of household goods, wares, and
materials for the purpose of moving, relocation, or temporary storage
during construction.
See § 475-1302.
See § 475-1009C.
See § 475-1303.
See § 475-1304.
Any nonconforming lot, nonconforming use, nonconforming structure
or nonconforming sign.
Any base zoning district other than R (Residential) Districts.
(Reserved)
A wall-like barrier at the edge of a roof that acts as a
vertical extension of an exterior building wall extending above the
roof height of the building.
(Reserved)
A rain barrel or similar container that collects and stores
rainwater or other water that would otherwise be lost as runoff or
diverted into a storm drain.
A sign composed of lightweight, flexible, non-rigid material
that is mounted to a pole or a structure at one or more edges either
vertically or horizontally. Flags are not considered banners.
A stationary or revolving light that flashes or projects
illumination, single color or multicolored, in any manner that is
intended to attract or divert attention; except, however, that this
term does not include lights required or necessary under the safety
regulations prescribed by the Federal Aviation Administration or similar
agencies.
See "commercial message."
The duration or interval of time during which each individual
advertisement or message is displayed on any sign with a dynamic display.
A generally rectangular or triangular sign or part of a sign
made of fabric or other pliant material attached to a flagpole only
along one side and which predominately displays distinctive colors,
images, shapes or designs rather than legible words, letters, numbers
or other linguistic characters.
A sign attached flush against a building.
See § 475-1010.
An advertisement or message that, when displayed, contains
no motion, flashing, changeable copy, running lights, variances in
brightness, or animation.
The consecutive display of advertisements or messages on
a sign, used to provide a continuing or evolving message, theme or
story.
Any flag, banner, pennant, streamer or similar device that
moves freely in the wind.
Any and all of the following (otherwise, each separate character
is considered to be a word):
A word in any language found in any standard unabridged dictionary
or dictionary of slang.
A proper noun or any initial.
A separate symbol or abbreviation, such as "&," "S," "%"
and "INC."
A telephone number, street number or commonly used combination
of numerals and/or symbols such as "$5.00" or "50%."
A symbol or logo that is a registered trademark, but that itself
contains no word or character.
An open space area required between a lot line and a building.
Any object, device, structure or part thereof used to advertise,
identify, display or attract attention to an object, person, institution,
organization, business, product, service, event or location by any
means, including words, letters, figures, designs, symbols, fixtures,
colors, illumination or projected images. Signs as defined herein
do not include temporary holiday decorations, or landscape features
that display no words or symbols.
See § 475-1010.
The presentation of pictorials and graphics on signs displayed
in a progression of frames that give the illusion of motion, including
but not limited to the illusion of moving objects, moving patterns
or bands of light, or expanding or contracting shapes.
A temporary sign displayed on a lot during an active local,
state or federal campaign for public office or ballot issue or referendum,
generally intended to promote the ultimate exercise of voting by the
general public.
A temporary sign located on a lot upon which building or
construction is actively occurring.
A sign associated with an allowed drive-through use.
A sign located near a driveway entrance from a street or
near an internal site driveway or drive aisle.
Any element of a sign or sign structure capable of displaying
words, symbols, figures, images or messages that can be electronically
or mechanically changed by remote or automatic means. This also includes
any display that incorporates rotating panels, LED lights manipulated
through digital input, digital ink or any other method or technology
that allows a sign to present a series of images, messages or displays.
A light source or other image that in whole or in part physically
changes in light intensity or gives the appearance of such change.
A sign that is part of a self-supporting structure, other
than a building or portion of a building. Sometimes referred to as
a "ground sign."
See § 475-1010.
Any sign, other than a dynamic display, that is directly
lighted by any constant light source, internal or external, except
light sources specifically and clearly operated for the purpose of
lighting the general area in which the sign is located rather than
the sign itself.
See § 475-1010.
A freestanding sign where the base of the sign structure
is on the ground or no more than 12 inches above the ground adjacent
to the sign. Typically constructed of brick, wood, stone, or metal,
monument signs have a base that is at least 75% of the width of the
sign face.
A sign that directs attention to a business, commodity, service,
or activity that is conducted, sold or offered elsewhere than upon
the lot where the subject sign is located.
A sign that directs attention to a business, commodity, service,
or activity that is conducted, sold or offered upon the lot where
the subject sign is located.
A sign that is affixed to a building wall, canopy, awning
or marquee and that extends horizontally more than 15 inches from
the wall, canopy, awning or marquee.
A temporary sign that is located on a lot on which a business
promotion is actively occurring and that consists of tinsel, flags,
balloons, banners, wind devices, or similar attention-getting devices,
whether or not the same contain any words, numbers or characters.
A temporary sign located on a lot or portion of a lot that
is actively being marketed for sale, rental or lease.
A sign that is affixed to a roof, extended roof, pitched
roof, or canopy, and that extends above the building wall or parapet
wall.
A sign approved in connection with a special event permit
approved by the Village Board.
A sign affixed to a building wall, canopy, awning, marquee
or parapet wall, or a sign displayed in or on a door that does not
extend horizontally more than 15 inches from the wall, canopy, awning,
marquee, parapet wall, or door, nor extend above the parapet wall.
A sign attached to a window.
A system intended to convert solar energy into thermal, mechanical
or electrical energy.
A solar energy system that is an integral part of a principal
or accessory building, rather than a separate mechanical device, replacing
or substituting for an architectural or structural part of the building.
Building-integrated systems include, but are not limited to, photovoltaic
or hot water systems that are contained within roofing materials,
windows, skylights, shading devices and similar architectural components.
A solar energy system that is mounted flush with a finished
building surface, at no more than six inches in height above that
surface.
A solar energy system mounted on the ground and not attached
to any other structure other than structural supports.
A solar energy system that is mounted on the facade or roof
of either a principal or accessory structure.
A group of photovoltaic cells assembled on a panel. Panels
are assembled on-site into solar arrays.
A habitable space between two floors or between a floor and
the ceiling above it.
A story under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the wall plates
of which on at least two opposite exterior walls are not less than
two feet above the floor of such story.
A public thoroughfare 30 feet or more in width.
Any change in the supporting members of a building, such
as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders.
Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires
more or less permanent location on the ground.
An accessory structure supported in whole or in part by a
tree.
The zoning district existing at the time the overlay conditional
use is adopted or is subsequently amended.
An exemption from certain of the requirements of the zoning
district.
A self-propelled vehicle, and/or a combination of two or
more vehicles that is used or intended to be used for the transportation
of freight or passengers upon a street or highway, except a device
used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
Bicycles, roller skates, skateboards, wheelchairs and similar
human-propelled conveyances.
A line connecting the points on each right-of-way line at
a street intersection, which points are located 30 feet from the closest
intersection of the right-of-way lines.
The area in each segment of land at the intersection of two
or more streets which is bounded by the street right-of-way lines
and a vision clearance setback line. Also known as a "sight triangle."
(Reserved)
(Reserved)
An open space on the same lot with the main building, extending
the full width of the lot and situated between the front lot line
and the front line of the building projected to the side lines of
the lot. The depth of the front yard shall be the mean distance as
measured between the front line of the building and the front lot
line. Covered porches, whether enclosed or unenclosed, shall be considered
as part of the main building and shall not project into a required
front yard.
An open space on the same lot with a main building, extending
the full width of the lot and situated between the rear lot line and
the rear line of the building projected to the side lines of the lot.
The depth of the rear yard shall be the mean distance as measured
between the rear line of the lot, or the center line of the alley
if there is an alley, and the rear line of the building.
An open space on the same lot with a main building situated
between the side of the building and the adjacent side line of the
lot, and extending from the rear line of the front yard to the front
line of the rear yard. The street side yard on corner lots shall extend
to the rear line of the lot in every case.
(Reserved)
