City of Glenwood, WI Zoning Districts

Districts established. Eight zoning districts, as follows, are hereby established:

[Amended 3-10-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-02[1]]

R-1	Residential District
R-2	Multiple-Family Residential District
C-1	Commercial District
I-1	Industrial District
OC	Open Development - Conservancy District
MH-1	Mobile Home Park District
A-1	Agricultural District
NM	Nonmetallic Mining District
F	Fairgrounds District

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

Boundaries of districts. Said districts are shown upon the district map accompanying and made part of this chapter. Said map and all notations, references, and other information therein shall be as much a part of this chapter as if they were all fully described herein.

(1)

District boundary lines on the district map shall be determined as follows:

(a)

Where district boundary lines obviously follow road, street, water, lot or property lines, such lines shall be the boundaries.

(b)

In unsubdivided property or where a district boundary line divides a lot or parcel of property, dimensions on the map shall be used to locate district boundaries, and in the absence of dimensions the map scale shall be applied.

(2)

The Zoning Board of Appeals established hereby shall determine the location of boundaries where uncertainty exists after applying the rules.

Annexation districts. Land hereafter annexed to the City of Glenwood City shall be subject to regulations of the R-1 District, unless the annexation ordinance places the land in another district, or until other districts are adopted by the Common Council, said adoption to be effected within 120 days of the date of annexation.

[Amended 3-10-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-02]

§ 450-14 Uses permitted or excluded from districts. [1]

No building shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, enlarged, or moved, nor shall any building or land be used for any purpose or use other than permitted herein in the district in which located, subject to other applicable regulations hereof, including the securing of permits and conditional use permits as required by the provisions in certain sections hereof. Each building hereafter erected or moved shall be located on a lot, as defined herein, and there shall be no more than one main building on one lot unless otherwise provided herein.

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 450-15 R-1 Residential District. [1]

Uses permitted.

(1)

One-family and two-family dwellings.

(2)

Public buildings and uses including elementary and secondary schools, school athletic fields, parks, playgrounds, libraries, museums, community and recreation centers, police and fire stations, water towers and reservoirs, and pumping stations.

(3)

Churches, parsonages, convents, child nurseries, nursery schools and private schools for similar educational purposes as in public elementary and secondary schools.

Uses permitted with conditional use permit.

(1)

Hospitals, nursing, convalescent and rest homes, homes for the aged and philanthropic and charitable institutions.

(2)

Boardinghouses and lodging houses.

(3)

Clubs, lodges, and fraternity and sorority houses, noncommercial in nature.

(4)

Day-care centers serving nine or more children.

(5)

Bed-and-breakfast establishments.

(6)

Home occupations.

(7)

Adult day-care centers, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and other similar senior care or long-term care centers.

(8)

Split two-family dwelling or twin home.

(a)

Requirements for split two-family dwellings or twin homes shall be the same proportionate specifications as provided under this section for each of the two dwelling units, except that the attached side yard setback or common wall between the two dwelling units shall be zero feet, the minimum lot width shall be 50 feet per unit, and the minimum lot area shall be 6,000 square feet per unit.

(b)

Split two-family dwellings or twin homes shall be subject to the following additional requirements:

[1]

A minimum fire wall complying with § SPS 321.08, Wis. Adm. Code, as amended from time to time, 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.

[2]

Each dwelling unit shall be located on an individual lot.

[3]

Split two-family dwelling or twin home may not be split or divided into additional residential units.

[4]

Each unit shall have its own sanitary sewer and water lateral.

Yards and spaces required.

(1)

From 6th Street to Syme Avenue and from Maple Street to Cherry Street:

(a)

Minimum front yard: six feet.

(b)

Minimum side yard: six feet.

(c)

Minimum rear yard: six feet.

(d)

Minimum lot width: 40 feet along a public street.

(2)

All other areas:

(a)

Minimum front yard: 30 feet.

(b)

Minimum side yard: 10 feet.

(c)

Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.

(d)

Minimum lot width: 80 feet along a public street.

(3)

All R-1 areas:

(a)

Lot area per family.

[1]

Single-family dwellings shall provide a lot area of not less than 6,250 square feet and provide for adequate off-street parking.

[2]

Two-family dwellings shall provide a lot area of not less than 12,500 square feet and provide for adequate off-street parking.

(b)

Lot coverage by buildings. Maximum lot coverage by a main building and all accessory buildings: 25% of lot area.

(c)

Minimum floor area required: 720 square feet per family.

(d)

Building height limit: 35 feet.

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 450-16 R-2 Multiple-Family Residential District. [1]

Uses permitted.

(1)

One-family, two-family and split two-family dwellings.

(2)

Multiple-family dwellings of three or four units.

(3)

(4)

Churches, parsonages, convents, child nurseries, nursery schools and private schools for similar educational purposes as in public elementary and secondary schools.

Uses permitted with conditional use permit.

(1)

Multiple dwellings having five or more dwelling units.

(2)

Hospitals and philanthropic and charitable institutions.

(3)

Day-care centers serving nine or more children.

(4)

Bed-and-breakfast establishments.

(5)

Home occupations.

(6)

Adult day-care centers, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and other similar senior care or long-term care centers.

(7)

Boardinghouses and lodging houses.

(8)

Clubs, lodges, and fraternity and sorority houses, noncommercial in nature.

(9)

Split two-family dwelling or twin home.

(a)

(b)

Split two-family dwellings or twin homes shall be subject to the following additional requirements:

[1]

[2]

Each dwelling unit shall be located on an individual lot.

[3]

Split two-family dwelling or twin home may not be split or divided into additional residential units.

[4]

Each unit shall have its own sanitary sewer and water lateral.

Yards and spaces required.

(1)

Minimum front yard: 30 feet.

(2)

Minimum side yards: 10 feet.

(3)

Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.

(4)

Minimum lot width: 100 feet along a public street.

(5)

Lot area per family: 4,000 square feet per family for three-family dwellings; 3,500 square feet per family for four-family dwellings; 14,000 square feet, plus 2,000 square feet per family for each family over four.

(6)

Lot coverage by buildings. Maximum lot coverage by a main building and all accessory buildings: 25% of lot area.

(7)

Minimum floor area required: 720 square feet per family.

(8)

Building height limit: 35 feet.

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 450-17 C-1 Commercial District. [1]

Uses permitted. It is the intent of the C-1 Commercial District to provide an area for business and commercial needs. The following uses are permitted:

(1)

Retail stores and shops and small service businesses such as art shops; professional studios; clothing, drug, grocery, fruit, meat, vegetable, confectionery, hardware, sporting goods, stationery, music, variety and notion stores; household appliance, fixture and furnishing stores and repair shops; stores and shops for barbers, beauticians, cabinet makers, electricians, florists, jewelers, watchmakers, locksmiths, painters, plumbers, shoemakers, tailors, dressmakers, pressers, and photographers.

(2)

Offices and office buildings for business and professional firms, including banks, medical and dental offices, and public and public utility offices.

(3)

Automobile display sales rooms, parking lots and structures, and when accessory thereto, the retail sale of automobile parts and accessories and the washing, cleaning, greasing and servicing of automobiles, including minor adjustments and repairs, but not major repairs, overhauling, rebuilding or demolition or spray painting.

(4)

Cleaning and dyeing and laundry pickup station, self-service laundries and cleaning shops.

(5)

Bakeries, confectioneries, and ice cream and soft drink shops, but with food preparation limited to that for on-site consumption and sale.

(6)

Restaurants.

(7)

Frozen food lockers for service to families and individuals.

(8)

Liquor stores selling only packaged goods.

(9)

Radio (AM or FM) or television broadcasting stations and transmitters and microwave radio relay structures.

(10)

Clubs, lodges, and meeting rooms, with seating capacity of fewer than 300 persons.

(11)

Boat and mobile home sales rooms and lots.

(12)

Department stores.

(13)

Engraving, photo-engraving, photo-finishing, lithographing, printing, publishing and bookbinding plants.

(14)

Household equipment repair shops.

(15)

Laboratories, medical, dental and optical; other laboratories of nonhazardous or inoffensive operations, when accessory to permitted uses.

(16)

Music conservatories and dancing studios.

(17)

Paint shops, including signs and other painting.

(18)

Retail, wholesale and jobbing businesses.

(19)

Tire repair shops.

(20)

Used car and farm implement sales lots.

Uses permitted with conditional use permit.

(1)

Hotel and motel.

(2)

Bottled gas storage for local distribution.

(3)

Bus, taxi and truck terminals and storage; railroad facilities.

(4)

Residential dwellings on the second floor.

(5)

Drive-in restaurants and refreshment stands.

(6)

Bars, taverns, and off-sale liquor stores.

(7)

Convenience store, fuel sales, car repair, and car wash.

(8)

Commercial recreation uses.

(9)

Funeral parlor.

(10)

Shops for the following and similar occupations: blacksmith, mason, and tinsmith.

(11)

Vocational and trade schools.

(12)

Other retail or wholesale sales and services uses considered to be as appropriate and desirable for inclusion within the district as those permitted above, and which will not be dangerous or otherwise detrimental to persons residing or working in the vicinity thereof, or to the public welfare, and will not impair the use, enjoyment or value of another property, but not including any uses excluded hereinafter.

(13)

Storage of property in a mini-storage facility.

Uses excluded.

(1)

Any use permitted in only the Industrial District.

(2)

Residential uses on the first or street level floor and in the lower or basement level floor.

(3)

Junkyards.

(4)

Manufacturing and processing other than an accessory use customarily incidental to permitted commercial sales and service uses.

(5)

Any use which is objectionable by reason of emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas, vibration or noise, or because of subjection of life, health, or property to hazard.

Yards and spaces required.

(1)

Front yard: 25 feet. In the Downtown District, the required front yard shall be zero feet.

(2)

Side yard: 15 feet. In the Downtown District, the required side yard shall be zero feet. A buffer or fence approved by the Zoning Administrator shall be provided by a commercial property adjacent to all residential property uses adjoining the commercial use.

(3)

Rear yard: 25 feet. In the Downtown District, the required rear yard shall be zero feet.

(4)

Maximum height: 35 feet.

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 450-18 I-1 Industrial District. [1]

Permitted uses. It 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 the C-1 Commercial District except dwelling units.

(2)

Industries that may normally include the use of heavy machinery.

(3)

Warehouse and distribution facilities.

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.

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 Common Council approval.

(2)

Parking and loading areas.

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.

(5)

Buffer required. A buffer or fence approved by the Zoning Administrator shall be provided by the industrial property adjacent to all residential uses adjoining the industrial use.

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 450-19 OC Open Development - Conservancy District.

Uses permitted.

(1)

Management of forestry, wildlife and fish.

(2)

Harvesting of wild crops, such as marsh hay, ferns, moss, berries, tree fruits and tree seeds.

(3)

Fishing and trapping.

(4)

Facilities and structures for drainage, flood control, hydroelectric power, power transmission, ponding, conservation, erosion control, reclamation, and fire prevention.

(5)

Parks and open recreational areas.

(6)

Uses accessory or customarily incidental to any of the above facilities.

Uses permitted with conditional use permit.

(1)

Gravel pits, stone quarries, and washing and grading of products.

(2)

Sewage disposal plants and water storage and pumping facilities.

(3)

Fuel transmission lines and related facilities.

§ 450-20 MH-1 Mobile Home Park District.

The requirements for mobile home parks shall be as prescribed in Article XII of this chapter.

§ 450-21 A-1 Agricultural District.

[Amended 3-10-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-02; 8-17-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-03[1]]

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, cemeteries, and public buildings.

(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.

(6)

Family day-care center.

Conditional uses. Uses permitted with a conditional use permit are as follows:

(1)

Airports.

(2)

Farm animals with a maximum of two farm animals per five acres.

(3)

Nonmetallic mining, as defined in Chapter 284 of the City Code and § NR 135.03(13), Wis. Adm. Code, whichever is less permissive, if the operator has obtained a City-issued nonmetallic mining license (as modified by agreement if applicable) pursuant to Chapter 284. Restoration shall be as per the reclamation plan approved by the City or St. Croix County, as applicable.

(4)

Agricultural-related business, other than permitted accessory use, which includes but is not limited to:

(a)

Veterinary services and animal hospitals.

(b)

Livestock sales facilities.

(c)

Industries which process agricultural products largely produced on nearby farms.

Accessory uses permitted.

(1)

Private storage of motor vehicles and agricultural equipment.

(2)

Temporary seasonal roadside sales of agricultural products primarily produced upon the premises.

(3)

Sales of agriculture-related products such as feed, seed, fertilizer, herbicides and pesticides by a farmer to supplement farm income and customarily carried on as a part of the farm operation.

(4)

Home occupation.

(5)

Private recreational uses, including but not limited to swimming, tennis, horticulture and playground activities.

(6)

Bed-and-breakfast establishments.

Accessory structures permitted. Permits must be issued for a permitted principal structure before permits will be issued for an accessory structure.

(1)

Private garages.

(2)

Private recreational structures to include but not limited to swimming pools, tennis courts, playground equipment and playhouses.

(3)

Noncommercial greenhouses and storage sheds.

(4)

Seasonal roadside stands.

Accessory structure number limit.

(1)

Accessory buildings, which are not part of the main building, shall occupy no more than 30% of the area of the required rear yard. Any number of buildings over three will require a conditional use permit. This provision will only apply to the Agricultural District.

Yards and spaces required.

(1)

Minimum lot area. The minimum lot area shall be three acres and a minimum lot width of 150 wide at the highway setback line.

(2)

Maximum height: a residential structure shall be 35 feet; agricultural structures shall be 45 feet.

(3)

Minimum side yard: 10 feet for the principal structure, five feet for accessory structures.

(4)

Minimum rear yard: 25 feet for the principal structure, five feet for accessory structures.

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 450-22 NM Nonmetallic Mining District.

[Added 3-10-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-02]

Uses permitted.

(1)

(2)

All permitted uses in the A-1 Agricultural District, provided they meet all of the standards in § 450-21.

Yards and spaces required.

Front yard: 25 feet.

Side yards: 25 feet.

Rear yard: 25 feet.

Lot width: 100 feet.

Building height limit. No height limit, but not exceeding in any portion of a lot less than 20 feet distant from any portion of a lot in any other district.

(6)

Buffer required. Buffers shall comply with Chapter 284.

Uses permitted with conditional use permit.

(1)

All conditional uses in the A-1 Agricultural District, provided that they meet all of the standards in § 450-21. Note the permitted uses in the NM District shall govern in the NM District and supersede any conflicting conditional use.

(2)

All I-1 Industrial District uses (whether permitted or conditional) are conditional uses in the NM District and must meet all of the standards in § 450-18. Note the permitted uses in the NM District shall govern in the NM District and supersede any conflicting conditional use.

§ 450-23 F Fairgrounds District. [1]

Uses permitted. It is the intent of the Fairgrounds District to provide an area to promote the mission of the St. Croix County Fair Board which operates the St. Croix County Fairgrounds, including temporary and seasonal educational, exhibition, and entertainment events and to ensure that new construction and activities on the Fairgrounds are undertaken in a manner that is harmonious with the development patterns of adjacent and nearby property. The following uses are permitted:

(1)

Agricultural and 4-H fairs and exhibits and related buildings and structures, including displays; agricultural production and tasting demonstrations; administration; restaurant and food services in conjunction with permitted activities and events in the district, including indoor and outdoor seating, and kiosk food vendors where no seating is provided; boarding, training, breeding and keeping of livestock, horses, and other animals; concerts, theatrical events, dance and variety shows, rodeos, truck/tractor pulls, and other similar forms of live entertainment; and commercial vendors associated with the fair or event.

(2)

Auctions, craft fairs, antique shows, car shows, boat shows, and gatherings, including but not limited to other similar seasonal and temporary events.

(3)

Temporary and seasonal day camps and supervised youth programs, community-sponsored programs, reunions, weddings, and other public and private assembly and mass gathering events.

(4)

Winter storage of motor homes, campers, boats and other vehicles.

(5)

Amusement park rides and associated games.

Permitted accessory uses.

(1)

Administrative offices, including first aid and emergency services.

(2)

Storage, maintenance, and repair, including outdoor storage of bulk materials such as gravel, stone, mulch, and sand used in the maintenance of roads and general ground maintenance.

(3)

Indoor and outdoor vehicle and equipment storage; maintenance and repair of vehicles and equipment used as part of the Fairgrounds operation.

(4)

Parking for permitted uses and events.

(5)

Temporary camping and overnight parking of campers provided that such uses are for vendors, competitors, exhibitors, employees, and attendees of an approved event on the grounds.

(6)

Parking and directional signs, including digital signage advertising permitted events; on-site vendor signs advertising on-site vendor locations and wares and not intended to be viewed from a public street; and off-site vehicle and pedestrian directional signs.

Yard and spaces required.

(1)

Maximum building height: 45 feet.

(2)

Minimum yard setback: 25 feet.

[1]

Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).