No zoning permit shall be issued by the Zoning Administrator for any lot which does not comply with all the regulations and standards of this chapter and does not have frontage on a public street or road which is not fully improved and opened in accordance with the Town standards for streets and highways. The only exceptions to this are: lots that have access to a public road by an easement recorded with the Shawano County Register of Deeds; and lots on private roads that have been excluded from Town road standards as of the adoption date of this chapter.
Nothing herein contained shall require any change in the plans, construction, size or designated use of any building or part thereof the construction of which shall have been started prior to the effective date of this chapter.
A. 
The use and height of a building hereafter erected, converted, enlarged or structurally altered and the use of any land shall be in compliance with the regulations established herein for the district in which such land or building is located.
B. 
An exception to the maximum height in all zoning districts listed in § 285-23 can only be granted subject to a conditional use permit. This applies to any type of building, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, silos, monuments, penthouses, masts or aerials.
C. 
Wireless or television/broadcasting towers, telephone, telegraph and power poles and lines, microwave radio relay structures, and necessary mechanical appurtenances are hereby exempted from the height regulations of this chapter.
D. 
No alterations to any building, except uncovered steps or handicap ramps, may project into the front yard established at the time of the original construction of such building beyond a line connecting the nearest points on the setback lines of the next existing buildings on each side of such building.
E. 
Where a housing project consisting of a group of two or more buildings containing four or more dwelling units is to be constructed on a site not subdivided into customary lots and streets, or where an existing lot and street layout make it impractical to apply the requirements of this chapter to the individual building units, the Town Board, following recommendation from the Plan Commission, may approve a development plan, provided it complies with the regulations of this chapter as applied to the entire project.
F. 
Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky unobstructed, except the accessory buildings in a yard, and the ordinary projections of sills, belt courses, cornices and ornamental features projecting not more than 24 inches, and/or up to 48 inches for solar heating systems.
G. 
All dwellings shall conform to minimum floor size and be securely anchored to a permanent footed foundation or slip.
A. 
Open or enclosed fire escapes and fire towers may project into a required yard not more than five feet, provided they be so located as not to obstruct light and ventilation.
B. 
No lot area shall be so reduced that the yards and open spaces shall be smaller than is required by this chapter, nor shall the density of buildings be increased in any manner except in conformity with the area regulations hereby established for the district in which a building or premises is located.
C. 
No lot area shall be so reduced that the yards and open spaces shall be smaller than is required by this chapter, nor shall the density of population be increased in any manner except in conformity with the area regulations hereby established for the district in which a building or premises is located.
D. 
No part of a yard or other open space provided about any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be included as a part of a yard or other open space required for another building.
E. 
Every building hereafter erected, converted, enlarged or structurally altered shall be located on a lot and in no case shall there be more than one main building on one lot except for multiple-family and condominium developments.
F. 
Nothing herein contained shall require any change in the plans, construction, size or designated use of any building or part thereof the construction of which shall have been started prior to the effective date of this chapter.
G. 
In the Business or Industrial Districts, wherever a lot abuts upon a public road or private alley, sufficient space for the loading or unloading of vehicles shall be provided on the lot in connection with any business or industrial use so that the alley shall at all times be free and unobstructed to the passage of traffic.
H. 
Any side yard or rear yard abutting a district boundary line shall have a minimum width and depth in the less restricted district equal to the average of the required minimum widths and depths for such yards and courts in the two districts which abut the district boundary line.
A. 
Accessory buildings which are not a part of the main building shall not occupy more than 30% of the area of the required rear yard.
B. 
The side and rear yard requirement for an accessory building or structure that is detached from the principal building and 200 square feet or less in size shall be 7.5 feet. Accessory buildings larger than 200 square feet in size will comply with the required setbacks in § 285-23, Table 2.
C. 
Boathouses are not allowed in any zoning district (Ord. No. 2000-10, Boathouses). Any existing boathouse shall be considered nonconforming.
A. 
Any segment of a fence located in a vision triangle shall be an open fence being 2 1/2 feet maximum height from preconstruction grade to the top of the fence segment.
B. 
Barbed-wire fences, electrical or razor-type fences, single-, double- or triple-strand fences, are prohibited except in the Agricultural/Woodlands/Open Space or Industrial Zoning Districts.
C. 
For all zoning districts other than Agricultural/Woodlands/Open Spaces Zoning District, fence material must be either naturally resistant or treated wood board, vinyl, galvanized and or/vinyl coated chain-link material, wrought iron, brick, natural stone, masonry, or other material as approved by the Zoning Administrator. Only wood, brick, vinyl or stone materials can be used in the front yard.
D. 
The finished side of the fence shall be erected to face the adjacent property. The side with protruding studs or posts shall face the building of the lot responsible for the erection of the fence.
E. 
Fences shall be maintained in good repair as to structure and appearance.
F. 
Horizontal and vertical support posts are to be inside of the fence area or otherwise hidden from both the neighbor's and general public's view.
G. 
Fences are not allowed on any public right-of-way.
H. 
No fence shall be made of, in whole or in part, cloth, canvas or other like material.
I. 
Property owners shall be responsible for the maintenance of the fencing on their property, and for removal of any fence if it becomes unsightly or a menace to public safety, health or welfare.
J. 
Fences shall be maintained in an upright condition.
K. 
Missing boards, pickets or posts shall be replaced with material of the same type and quality.
L. 
Fences designed for painting or similar surface finishes shall be maintained in their original condition as designed.
M. 
All exposed steel, except the galvanized metal fences, shall have a colored finished coat applied to them and shall be preserved against rust and corrosion.
N. 
The Zoning Administrator reserves the right to have the fence ordered removed or altered if it is evident the structure is impeding, or negatively impacting, the drainage on adjacent parcels or to a navigable body of water. Note: Fences may also be subject to the Shawano County Shoreland Zoning Ordinance.
O. 
Maximum height of a fence is six feet in a rear yard and in a side yard except for the first 15 feet back from a public right-of-way, in which case, only an open fence of 2 1/2 feet is permitted.
[Amended 12-15-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-09]
P. 
In an Industrial District or as part of a conditional use for a junkyard, the maximum height of a fence is 10 feet.
Q. 
In an Industrial District, a barbed wire shall be permitted only if the lowest strand is at least six feet above grade, and when used for security purposes in addition to a regular fence.
R. 
A land use permit shall be required for the erection of any fence except for those used for agricultural purposes.
[Amended 3-12-2020]
S. 
All fences requiring a land use permit shall be off-set two feet from adjoining property lines.
[Amended 3-12-2020]
A. 
No unlicensed motor vehicles can be stored in the front yard of any zoning district.
B. 
No more than one unlicensed motor vehicle can be stored in the side or rear yard in the Waterfront Residential, Residential, Rural Residential, Manufactured Home Park, and Institutional/Semi-Public Zoning Districts.
C. 
More than one unlicensed motor vehicle may be stored in the Agriculture/Woodlands/Open Space, Business, and Industrial Zoning Districts subject to the approval of a conditional use permit.
A. 
Recreational vehicles stored in residential district must be owned by the owner of the property.
B. 
No more than two recreational vehicles may be stored on a single property in a Residential Zoning District.
No more than three adult dogs can be kept on any property unless the use of the property is for an animal boarding or breeding facility or veterinary clinic.