The district height limitations stipulated elsewhere
in this chapter may be exceeded, but such modification shall be in
accord with the following:
A.
Architectural projections, such as spires, belfries,
parapet walls, cupolas, domes, flues and chimneys, are exempt from
the height limitations of this chapter.
B.
Special structures, such as elevator penthouses, gas
tanks, grain elevators, scenery lofts, radio and television receiving
antennas, manufacturing equipment and necessary mechanical appurtenances,
cooling towers, fire towers, substations and smokestacks, are exempt
from the height limitations of this chapter.
C.
Essential services, utilities, water towers, electric
power and communication transmission lines are exempt from the height
limitations of this chapter.
D.
Communication structures, such as radio and television
transmission and relay towers, aerials and observation towers, shall
not exceed in height three times their distance from the nearest lot
line.
E.
Agricultural structures, such as barns, silos and
windmills, shall not exceed in height twice their distance from the
nearest lot line.
F.
Public or semipublic facilities, such as schools,
churches, hospitals, monuments, sanitariums, libraries, governmental
offices and stations, may be erected to a height of 60 feet, provided
that all required yards are increased not less than one foot for each
foot the structure exceeds the district's maximum height requirement.
G.
Small height additions. Penthouses, stage towers,
scenery lifts, elevators, bulkheads, clock towers, cupolas, water
tanks and similar structures and mechanical appurtenances may be erected
on a building to a height greater than the limit for the district
in which the building is located, provided that no such exception
shall cover, at any level, more than 25% of the area of the roof on
which it is located; provided, further, that no such exception shall
be used for sleeping or housekeeping purposes or for any commercial
purpose other than such as may be incidental to the permitted use
of the main building.
Requirements as to lot width and area for the
construction of a one-family dwelling shall not apply to any lot having
less than the required area or width at the time of adoption of this
chapter, or any amendment thereof increasing the area or width required
for such lot, and held at the time in separate ownership from that
of adjoining land, provided that the area and the width of such existing
lot shall be no less than 75% of the required minimum.
In residential districts, except for corner
lots, required setbacks shall be modified in the following cases:
where 50% or more of the frontage on a block is occupied by residences
having setbacks less than that required by this chapter, setback on
each remaining lot shall be determined in accordance with the following
rule. The front building line of a proposed structure shall be no
nearer the front lot line than a line joining adjacent front corners
of the nearest principal structures which are in the same block frontage
on either side of the proposed structure. If, on a block frontage,
no principal structure exists to one side of a proposed structure,
a structure may be assumed to exist on the corner lot which conforms
to the minimum setback and side yard width requirements of this chapter.
In the B-1 and B-2 Commercial Districts, canopies attached to business structures at the front property line shall be permitted to extend over the sidewalk, subject to the width restriction of § 298-47A and the further restrictions of § 298-47B. A zoning permit shall be required for any canopy projecting into the right-of-way of any street. Permits for such structures shall be revocable as provided in § 86.04, Wis. Stats.
The required side yard on the street side of
corner lots shall be at least 50% greater than the minimum specified
for the district.
Where an industrial district abuts a residential
district, there shall be provided along any rear, side or front line,
coincidental with any industrial-residential boundary, a buffer strip
not less than 30 feet in width, as measured at right angles to said
lot line. Plant materials at least six feet in height, of such variety
and growth habits as to provide a year-round effective visual screen
when viewed from the residential district, shall be planted within
the exterior 25 feet abutting the residential district. If the required
planting screen is set back from the industrial-residential boundary,
the portion of the buffer strip facing the residential district shall
be attractively maintained. The exterior 25 feet of the buffer strip
shall not be devoted to the parking of vehicles or storage of any
material or accessory uses. The interior 15 feet may be devoted to
parking of vehicles.
Screening or fencing as required by this chapter
shall be subject to the following provisions:
A.
Approval required. Any use or conditional use listed
in this chapter requiring screening or fencing shall be permitted
only when authorized by the village and subject to its approval of
a screening or fencing plan for that particular use.
B.
Objective. Planting or other suitable screening, including
fences or freestanding walls, shall be required where deemed necessary
for screening or enclosure purposes by the village, such as around
outdoor storage yards and industrial property lines, salvage yards,
refuse disposal sites, quarries and mines, mobile home parks and trailer
camps. Such provisions shall be required to the extent needed to provide
for:
C.
Extent.
(1)
Screen planting shall be adequate to screen objectionable
views effectively within a reasonable time. In some cases temporary
screening devices may be required until suitable screen planting can
be achieved.
(2)
For mobile home parks and trailer camps other planting
should be adequate in size, quantity and character to provide an attractive
setting for the mobile homes, trailers and other improvements, to
provide adequate privacy and pleasant outlooks for living units, to
minimize reflected glare and to afford summer shade.
(3)
Existing planting shall be acceptable as required
planting to the extent that it is equivalent, suitable and preserved
in good condition.
(4)
Fences and walls shall be appropriately designed for
the function intended and shall be substantially constructed to withstand
conditions of soil, weather and use.
(5)
All screenings, fences and walls required by this
chapter shall be maintained so as not to provide an objectionable
view by themselves.
