For the purposes of this article, the city is organized into the following zoning districts:

R-1 single-family residence district.

R-2 single-family residence district.

R-3 two-family residence district.

R-4 general residence district.

B-1 neighborhood shopping district.

B-2 community service district.

B-3 general commercial district.

B-4 central business district.

I-1 limited industrial district.

I-2 general industrial district.

VP valley plain district.

Floodplain overlay district.

Shoreland-wetland district.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-40)

(a)

Adopted. The location and boundaries of the zoning districts established by this article are set forth on the zoning map entitled "City of Antigo Zoning Map," which is incorporated in and made a part of this article by reference. Such map, together with everything shown thereon and all amendments thereto, shall be as much a part of this article as though fully set forth and described in this article.

(b)

Boundary determinations. The following rules shall apply with respect to the boundaries of the various districts as shown on the zoning map:

(1)

District boundary lines are the centerlines of highways, streets, alleys and easements; right-of-way lines of railroads, toll roads and expressways; section, division of section, tract and lot lines; or such lines extended unless otherwise indicated.

(2)

In areas not subdivided into lots and blocks, wherever a district is indicated as a strip adjacent to and paralleling a street or highway, the depth of such strip shall be in accordance with dimensions shown on the map measured at right angles from the centerline of the street or highway, and the length of frontage shall be in accordance with dimensions shown on the map from section, quarter-section or division lines; centerlines of streets or highways; or railroad rights-of-way, unless otherwise indicated.

(3)

Where a district boundary line divides a lot in single ownership on the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived, the board of appeals, after due hearing, may extend the regulations for either portion of such lot.

(c)

Map amendments. The following ordinances amend the zoning map adopted in subsection (a) of this section: 511B, 513B, 517B, 521B, 524B, 527B, 528B, 531B, 532B, 533B, 534B, 549B, 552B, 563B, 581B, 583B, 584B, 586B, 594B, 602B, 605B, 619B, 623B, 627B, 632B, 639B, 641B, 646B, 649B, 650B, 655B, 658B, 664B, 669B, 674B, 675B, 677B, 684B, 691B, 700B, 702B, 714B, 720B, 721B, 740B, 744B, 752B, 755B, 759B, 760B, 767B, 780B, 781B, 788s, 790s, 791s, 795B, 811B, 818B, 821B, 822B, 839B, 852s, 854B, 856B, 858B, 859B, 861B, 862B, 863B, 880B, 882B, 888B, 889B, 892B, 895B, 905B, 931B, 933B, 934B, 935B, 941B.

(d)

Zoning of annexed land. On land annexed to or consolidated with the city, no building or structure shall be erected, enlarged or moved and no change in the use of land or existing buildings or structures shall be made until an ordinance designating the zoning district classification of such annexed land is adopted by the common council. Within 30 days of annexation the plan commission shall file an application for an amendment to establish the zoning district classification of such land. However, if no action is taken regarding the classification of annexed land within 90 days of the date of annexation, such land shall acquire the R-1 district classification and remain so zoned until properly reclassified.

(e)

Annexations. The following ordinances annex land to the city: 75, 334, 353, 360, 364, 381, 382, 387, 389, 391, 408, 416, 417, 418, 419, 432, 436, 437, 438, 441, 444, 449, 450, 455, 475, 481, 486, 522, 526, 530, 547, 577, 604, 637, 642, 676, 671, 687, 725B, 739B, 749B, 752B, 753B, 756B, 757B, 787B, 794B, 807B, 833B, 851B, 864B, 873B, 881B, 890B, 918B, 927B, 946B.

(f)

Exempted uses. The following uses are exempted by this article and permitted in any district: poles, towers, wires, cables, conduits, vaults, laterals, pipes, mains, valves or any other similar distributing equipment for telephone or other communications, such as outdoor telephone booths, electric power, gas, water and sewer lines, provided that the installation shall conform to Federal Communications Commission and Federal Aviation Administration rules and regulations and the regulations of other authorities having jurisdiction.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-41)

(a)

Permitted uses generally. Unless otherwise specified, wherever a permitted use is named as a major category in this division, it shall be deemed to include all and only those itemized uses under the major category listed in the R-1 district. No building or tract of land shall be devoted to any use other than a use permitted in the zoning district in which such building or tract of land shall be located, with the exception of the following:

(1)

Uses lawfully established as of December 1968.

(2)

Conditional uses allowed in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.

(b)

Nonconforming uses generally. Uses already established as of December 1968 and rendered nonconforming by the provisions thereof shall be subject to the regulations of subdivision IV of division 2 of this article.

(c)

Conditional uses generally. Conditional uses, as listed, may be allowed in the zoning districts indicated, subject to the issuance of conditional use permits in accordance with subdivision II of division 5 of this article. Unless otherwise specified, wherever a conditional use is named as a major category in this division, it shall be deemed to include all and only those itemized uses listed under the category in the R-1 district.

(d)

Lot sizes. Lot size requirements shall be as specified under each zoning district. In addition, the following shall be complied with:

(1)

No use shall be established or maintained on a lot recorded after December 1968 which is of less area or less width than prescribed for such use in the zoning district in which it is to be located. However, where the front, side or rear lot line of a residential lot adjoins an accessible and usable common or public open space which is at least five acres in area and of a depth perpendicular to such lot line of not less than 200 feet, the required lot area may be reduced by 20 percent.

(2)

In any residence district on a lot of record as of December 1968, a single-family dwelling may be established regardless of the size of the lot, provided that all other requirements of this article are met.

(3)

No building shall be converted to conflict with or further conflict with the lot size requirements of the district in which such building is located.

(4)

Lot width shall be measured within the first 30 feet of lot depth in back of the required front yard.

(e)

Yard requirements. Yard requirements are as follows:

(1)

Yard requirements shall be as set forth under each zoning district. Front, side and rear yards shall be provided in accordance with the regulations indicated and shall be unobstructed from the ground level to the sky, except as allowed in section 14-41.

(2)

Where more than 30 percent of the frontage on one side of a recorded subdivided block is occupied by residences as of December 1968, a majority of such residences having observed or conformed to an average setback line with a variation of no more than six feet, no building shall be erected or structurally altered to project beyond such average setback line.

(f)

Building bulk limitations. Building bulk limitations shall be as follows:

(1)

Building bulk limitations shall be expressed in terms of minimum yard requirements and maximum building height or in terms of floor area ratio. Single-family and two-family residences are regulated on the basis of maximum building height, whereas all other uses in all districts must comply with the floor area ratio limitations prescribed in each zoning district. However, in the R-4 district, where the front, side or rear lot line of a residential lot adjoins an accessible and usable common or public open space which is at least five acres in area and of a depth perpendicular to such lot line of not less than 200 feet, the floor area ratio may be increased by 20 percent.

(2)

The floor area ratio requirements shall determine the maximum floor area allowable for the building or buildings (total floor area of both principal and accessory buildings) in direct ratio to the gross area of the zoning lot.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-42)

(a)

Permitted uses. Permitted uses in business districts shall be as follows:

(1)

No building or zoning lot shall be devoted to any use other than a use permitted in the zoning district in which such building or zoning lot shall be located, with the exception of the following:

a.

Uses lawfully established as of December 1968; and

b.

Conditional uses allowed in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.

(2)

Uses already established as of December 1968 and rendered nonconforming by adoption of this article shall be subject to the regulations of subdivision IV of division 2 of this article.

(b)

Conditional uses. Conditional uses as listed may be allowed in the zoning districts indicated, subject to the issuance of conditional use permits in accordance with subdivision II of division 5 of this article.

(c)

Lot area requirements. Lot area requirements shall be as follows:

(1)

Lot area requirements shall be as specified under each zoning district.

(2)

No use shall be established or maintained on a lot recorded after December 1968 which is of less area than prescribed for such use in the zoning district in which it is to be located.

(3)

No building or dwelling unit shall be converted to conflict with or further conflict with the lot area requirements of the district in which such building is located after the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived.

(d)

Yard requirements. Yard requirements shall be as follows:

(1)

Yard requirements shall be as specified under each zoning district for all buildings, structures and uses, except where more than 25 percent of the frontage on one side of a street between intersecting streets is occupied by structures as of December 1968. For this exception, the average setback from the front lot line of such existing structures shall be maintained by all new or relocated structures.

(2)

If the property on a street frontage between intersecting streets is zoned partially residence and partially business, the front yard requirement of the residence district shall be applied to the entire street frontage.

(3)

Dispensing devices with a height of not over six feet shall be exempt from the established front yard or corner side yard requirements, but all such dispensing devices shall be set back from the front lot line and the corner side lot line a distance of not less than 15 feet.

(4)

All required yards shall be unobstructed from the ground level to the sky, except as allowed in section 14-41. All accessory buildings when attached to principal buildings shall comply with the yard requirements of the principal buildings.

(e)

Floor area ratio. The requirements established under each zoning district in subdivisions VI through X of this division shall determine the maximum floor area allowable for the building or buildings (total floor area of both principal and accessory buildings) in direct ratio to the gross area of the zoning lot. However, where the front, side or rear lot line of a lot adjoins a public open space which is at least two acres in area and of a depth perpendicular to such lot line of not less than 200 feet, the floor area ratio may be increased by 15 percent.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-43)

(a)

Permitted uses. No building or zoning lot shall be devoted to any use other than a use permitted in the zoning district in which such building or zoning lot shall be located, with the exception of the following:

(1)

Uses lawfully established on the original effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived.

(2)

Conditional uses allowed in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.

(3)

Uses already established on the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived and rendered nonconforming by this article shall be subject to subdivision IV of division 2 of this article.

(b)

Conditional uses. Conditional uses, as listed, may be allowed in the zoning districts indicated, subject to the issuance of conditional use permits in accordance with subdivision II of division 5 of this article.

(c)

Yards. Yards shall be provided in accordance with the regulations indicated under each zoning district. Front, corner side and transitional yards shall be unobstructed from ground level to the sky, except as allowed in section 14-41. All accessory buildings which are attached to principal buildings shall comply with the yard requirements of the principal building.

(d)

Regulations along residence and business district boundaries. In an industrial district which abuts a residence or business district and along any zoning district boundary separating such industrial district from a residence or business district, there shall be provided, with respect to all buildings, structures and uses constructed or established after the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived, unobstructed open space from ground level to the sky, except as allowed in section 14-41, in accordance with the regulations established for the district in which such use is located.

(e)

Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio requirements, as set forth under each zoning district, shall determine the maximum floor area allowable for the building or buildings (total floor area of both principal and accessory buildings) in direct ratio to the gross area of the zoning lot.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-44)

The following uses are permitted in the R-1 single-family residence district:

(1)

Single-family detached dwellings, excluding all mobile homes; for purposes of this article, manufactured homes are included in the definition of single-family dwelling.

(2)

Manufactured homes complying with all of the following requirements and limitations:

a.

The home shall be a doublewide of at least 24 feet in width and 36 feet in length.

b.

The home shall be installed on an approved foundation system in conformity with the uniform building code. The wheels and axles must be removed. The enclosed foundation system shall be approved by the building inspector and/or city engineer; the building inspector may require a plan to be certified by a registered architect or engineer to ensure proper support for the home.

c.

The home shall be equipped with foundation siding which in design, color and texture appears to be an integral part of the adjacent exterior wall of the manufactured home.

d.

The home shall be covered by a roof pitched at a minimum slope of three inches in 12 inches, which is permanently covered with nonreflective material.

e.

The home shall have a pitched roof, overhanging eaves and such other design features required of all new single-family dwellings located within the city.

(3)

Community living arrangements and day care centers which have a capacity for eight or fewer persons.

(4)

Foster family care.

(5)

Home occupations and professional home offices.

(6)

Agriculture not as a principal use; one horse is permitted if the lot is a minimum of three acres.

(7)

Educational (nonboarding) and cultural institutions:

a.

Elementary and nursery schools.

b.

Junior or senior high schools.

c.

Public libraries and public art galleries.

d.

Public museums.

(8)

Recreational and social facilities:

a.

Athletic fields, noncommercial.

b.

Golf courses, but not golf driving ranges, pitch and putt or miniature golf courses.

c.

Grounds of recreational clubs, noncommercial.

d.

Parks and playgrounds.

e.

Recreational buildings and community centers, noncommercial.

f.

Swimming pools, noncommercial.

g.

Tennis clubs and courts.

(9)

Religious institutions, as follows:

a.

Churches, chapels, temples and synagogues.

b.

Convents, seminaries, monasteries and nunneries.

c.

Rectories, parsonages and parish houses.

d.

Religious retreats.

(10)

Signs, as regulated in subdivision V of division 5 of this article.

(11)

Accessory uses and buildings incidental to and on the same zoning lot as a principal use, as follows:

a.

Agricultural buildings and structures.

b.

Athletic fields and playgrounds.

c.

Boathouses, private.

d.

Clubhouses and other structures on the grounds of private clubs, golf courses and tennis clubs.

e.

Garages and carports.

f.

Greenhouses and conservatories, private.

g.

Guesthouses, private.

h.

Living quarters, detached, for persons employed on the premises if occupied only by such persons and their immediate family.

i.

Roadside stands, for the display and sale of agriculture products on zoning lots where the principal use is agriculture.

j.

Sewage disposal units, individual, in accordance with city standards.

k.

Stables, private noncommercial; one horse is permitted with a minimum lot size of three acres.

l.

Stadiums and grandstands in athletic fields.

m.

Storage of building materials and equipment and temporary buildings for construction purposes, for a period not to exceed the duration of such construction as allowed by a building or razing permit.

n.

Swimming pools and tennis courts, private.

o.

Temporary real estate tract offices, for the purpose of conducting the sale of lots of the tract upon which such tract office is located, for a period not to exceed two years.

p.

Toolhouses, sheds and other similar buildings for the storage of domestic supplies.

q.

Water systems, individual, in accordance with city standards.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-45(a))

The following conditional uses may be allowed in the R-1 single-family residence district, subject to subdivision II of division 5 of this article:

(1)

Airports and commercial heliports, including aircraft landing fields, runways, flight strips and flying schools, together with hangars, terminal buildings and other auxiliary facilities.

(2)

Educational institutions, boarding, as follows:

a.

Colleges, junior colleges and universities, including fraternity and sorority houses, dormitories and other structures and facilities necessary to the operation of a college or university, but not business colleges or trade schools.

b.

Nursery, elementary and junior and senior high schools, boarding.

c.

Community living arrangements and day care centers which have a capacity for nine or more persons.

(3)

Excavations for specified purposes, as follows:

a.

Artificial lakes.

b.

Borrow pits.

c.

Topsoil removal.

(4)

Health and medical institutions, as follows:

a.

Convalescent, nursing and rest homes.

b.

Hospitals and sanitariums, but not including institutions for the care or treatment of the insane, feeble minded, alcoholic or drug addicted patients.

c.

Institutions for the care of the aged and for children.

(5)

Mobile home parks, subject to this article.

(6)

Philanthropic and eleemosynary institutions.

(7)

Planned developments, residential, in accordance with division 4 of this article.

(8)

Public utility and service uses, as follows:

a.

Electric substations.

b.

Fire stations.

c.

Gas regulator stations.

d.

Police stations.

e.

Other municipal and county buildings.

f.

Post offices.

g.

Railroad passenger stations.

h.

Railroad rights-of-way, but not including railroad yards and shops other than for passenger purposes.

i.

Sewage treatment plants, community.

j.

Telephone exchanges, telephone transmission equipment buildings and microwave relay towers.

k.

Waterworks, reservoirs, pumping stations and filtration plants.

(9)

Radio and television stations and towers, transmitting and receiving.

(10)

Cemeteries.

(11)

Accessory uses, other than those allowed under section 14-226(11), incidental to and on the same zoning lot as a principal use.

(12)

Bed and breakfast inns.

(13)

Kennels, as prescribed in section 18-35(b).

(14)

Wind energy systems, as prescribed in section 14-892.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-45(b))

(a)

Permitted uses. For each principal permitted use located in the R-1 single-family residence district, a lot shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of the following table:

(b)

Conditional uses. For each principal conditional use located in the R-1 district, a lot shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of the following table:

(c)

Accessory uses. Each accessory use may be established on the same lot as a principal use, provided that such lot meets the lot size requirements of the R-1 district as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, except as indicated for the following accessory uses:

(Code 1999, § 13-1-45(c))

(a)

Permitted uses. For each principal use located in the R-1 single-family residence district, a front yard, two side yards and a rear yard shall be provided, each of which shall be not less than the amount stipulated in the following table:

(b)

Conditional uses. For each principal conditional use located in the R-1 district, a front yard, two side yards and a rear yard shall be provided, each of which shall be not less than the amount stipulated in the following table:

(c)

Accessory buildings. Except as indicated, the following yard requirements of the principal uses shall apply to their accessory buildings:

(Code 1999, § 13-1-45(d))

(a)

Permitted uses. Building bulk limitations for permitted uses in the R-1 single-family residence district shall be as follows:

All other permitted uses shall be regulated on the basis of maximum floor area ratio as follows:

(b)

Conditional uses. Building bulk limitations for conditional uses in the R-1 single-family residence district shall be as follows:

(c)

Accessory uses. In the R-1 district, the floor area of the accessory buildings shall be included in the total allowable floor area permitted on the zoning lot, as specified for the principal uses in subsections (a) and (b) of this section. However, any floor area devoted to off-street parking or loading facilities shall be exempt from floor area ratio requirements.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-45(e))

In the R-2 single-family residence district, permitted uses include any use permitted in the R-1 district.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-46(a))

In the R-2 single-family residence district, conditional uses include any use allowed as a conditional use in the R-1 district, subject to subdivision II of division 5 of this article, except mobile home parks.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-46(b))

(a)

Permitted uses. For each principal permitted use located in the R-2 single-family residence district, a lot shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of the following table:

(b)

Conditional uses. Lot size requirements for conditional uses in the R-2 district shall be as specified in the R-1 district.

(c)

Accessory uses. Lot size requirements for accessory uses in the R-2 district shall be as specified in the R-1 district.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-46(c))

(a)

Permitted uses. For each principal permitted use located in the R-2 single-family residence district, a front yard, two side yards and a rear yard shall be provided, each of which shall be not less than the amount stipulated in the following table:

(b)

Conditional uses. For each principal conditional use located in the R-2 district, a front yard, two side yards and a rear yard shall be provided, each of which shall be not less than the amount stipulated in the R-1 district.

(c)

Accessory buildings. Except as indicated, the following yard requirements of the principal uses shall apply to their accessory buildings:

(Code 1999, § 13-1-46(d))

The building bulk limitations established in the R-1 district shall apply in the R-2 single-family residence district.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-46(e))

Permitted uses in the R-3 two-family residence district shall be as follows:

(1)

Any use permitted in the R-1 district.

(2)

Two-family detached dwellings.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-47(a))

Conditional uses in the R-3 two-family residence district shall be as follows:

(1)

Any use allowed as a conditional use in the R-1 district, subject to subdivision II of division 5 of this article, except the following:

a.

Airports and commercial heliports.

b.

Excavations for specified purposes.

c.

Mobile home parks.

d.

Radio and television stations and towers.

(2)

An abstract and title company office.

(3)

Bed and breakfast establishments.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-47(b))

(a)

Permitted uses. For each principal permitted use located in the R-3 two-family residence district, a lot shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of the following table:

(b)

Conditional uses. For each principal conditional use located in the R-3 district, a lot shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of the following table:

(c)

Accessory uses. Lot size requirements for accessory uses in the R-3 district shall be as specified in the R-1 district.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-47(c))

(a)

Permitted uses. For each principal use located in the R-3 two-family residence district, a front yard, two side yards and a rear yard shall be provided, each of which shall be not less than the amount stipulated in the following table:

(b)

Conditional uses. For each principal conditional use located in the R-3 district, a front yard, two side yards and a rear yard shall be provided, each of which shall be not less than the amount stipulated in the following table:

(c)

Accessory uses. Yard requirements for accessory buildings shall be as specified in the R-2 district.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-47(d))

(a)

Permitted uses. Building bulk limitations for permitted uses in the R-3 two-family residence district shall be as follows:

All other permitted uses shall be regulated on the basis of maximum floor area ratio as follows:

(b)

Conditional uses. Building bulk limitations for conditional uses in the R-3 two-family residence district shall be as follows:

(c)

Accessory uses. In the R-3 district, the floor area of the accessory buildings shall be included in the total allowable floor area permitted on the zoning lot, as specified for the principal uses in subsections (a) and (b) of this section. However, any floor area devoted to off-street parking or loading facilities shall be exempt from the floor area ratio requirements.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-47(e))

(a)

The following uses are permitted in the R-4 general residence district:

(1)

Single-family dwellings, attached and detached.

(2)

Two-family dwellings, attached and detached.

(3)

Apartment hotels.

(4)

Multiple-family dwellings.

(5)

Boardinghouses, lodginghouses and roominghouses.

(6)

Educational and cultural institutions, nonboarding.

(7)

Recreational and social facilities.

(8)

Religious institutions.

(9)

Signs, as regulated in subdivision V of division 5 of this article.

(b)

Only the following accessory uses and buildings incidental to and on the same zoning lot as a principal use shall be permitted in the R-4 district:

(1)

Athletic fields and playgrounds.

(2)

Boathouses, private, but not accessory to dwelling units other than single-family.

(3)

Clubhouses and other structures on the grounds of private clubs, golf courses and tennis clubs.

(4)

Garages and carports.

(5)

Greenhouses and conservatories, private, but not accessory to dwellings having less than 5,000 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit.

(6)

Guesthouses, private, but not accessory to dwelling units other than single-family.

(7)

Home occupations.

(8)

Living quarters, detached, for persons employed on the premises if occupied only by such persons and their immediate family, but not accessory to dwelling units other than single-family.

(9)

Stadiums and grandstands in athletic fields.

(10)

Storage or building materials and equipment, and temporary buildings for construction purposes, for a period not to exceed the duration of such construction.

(11)

Swimming pools and tennis courts, private.

(12)

Temporary real estate tract offices for the purposes of conducting the sale of lots of the tract upon which such tract office is located, for a period not to exceed two years.

(13)

Toolhouses, sheds and other similar buildings for the storage of domestic supplies.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-48(a))

The following conditional uses may be allowed in the R-4 general residence district, subject to subdivision II of division 5 of this article:

(1)

Clubs and lodges, private.

(2)

Educational institutions, boarding.

(3)

Health and medical institutions.

(4)

Philanthropic and eleemosynary institutions.

(5)

Planned developments, residential.

(6)

Public utility and service uses.

(7)

Accessory uses, incidental to and on the same zoning lot as a principal use.

(8)

Bed and breakfast establishments.

(9)

Zero lot line duplexes and condominiums.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-48(b); Ord. No. 1084B, § 1, 2-12-2003)

(a)

Permitted uses. For each principal permitted use located in the R-4 general residence district, a lot shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of the following table:

(b)

Conditional uses. For each principal conditional use located in the R-4 district, a lot shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of the following table:

(c)

Accessory uses. Each accessory use may be established on the same lot as a principal use, provided that such lot meets the lot size requirements of the R-4 district, except, however, as indicated for the following accessory uses:

(Code 1999, § 13-1-48(c); Ord. No. 1084B, § 1, 2-12-2003)

(a)

Permitted uses. For each principal use located in the R-4 general residence district, a front yard, two side yards and a rear yard shall be provided, each of which shall be not less than the amount stipulated in the following table:

(b)

Conditional uses. For each principal conditional use located in the R-4 district, a front yard, two side yards and a rear yard shall be provided, each of which shall be not less than the amount stipulated in the following table:

(c)

Accessory buildings. Except as indicated, the following yard requirements of the principal uses shall apply to their accessory buildings:

(Code 1999, § 13-1-48(d); Ord. No. 1084B, § 1, 2-12-2003)

(a)

Permitted uses. For each permitted use in the R-4 general residence district, the ratio of the floor area of the principal buildings to the lot area shall not exceed that stipulated in the following table:

All other permitted uses shall be regulated on the basis of maximum floor area ratio as follows:

(b)

Conditional uses. For each conditional use in the R-4 district, the ratio of the floor area of the principal buildings to the lot area shall not exceed that stipulated in the following table:

(c)

Accessory uses. In the R-4 district, the floor area of the accessory buildings shall be included in the total allowable floor area permitted on the zoning lot, as specified for the principal uses in subsections (a) and (b) of this section. However, any floor area devoted to off-street parking or loading facilities shall be exempt from floor area ratio requirements.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-48(e); Ord. No. 1084B, § 1, 2-12-2003)

The B-1 neighborhood shopping district is designed for the convenience shopping of persons residing in adjacent residential areas and to permit only such uses as are necessary to satisfy those basic shopping needs which occur daily or frequently and so require shopping facilities in relative proximity to places of residence.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-49(a))

(a)

Uses permitted in the B-1 neighborhood shopping district are subject to the following conditions:

(1)

All business establishments shall be retail or service establishments dealing directly with consumers. All goods produced on the premises shall be sold at retail on the premises where produced.

(2)

All business, servicing or processing, except for off-street parking or loading, shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings.

(3)

Establishments of the drive-in type of more than one station offering goods or services directly to customers waiting in parked motor vehicles are not permitted.

(4)

The parking of trucks as an accessory use, when used in the conduct of a permitted business listed in this subdivision, shall be limited to vehicles of not over 14,000 pounds gross vehicle weight when located within 150 feet of a residence district boundary line.

(b)

The following uses are permitted in the B-1 district:

(1)

Single-family dwellings.

(2)

Art and school supply stores.

(3)

Barbershops.

(4)

Beauty parlors.

(5)

Candy and ice cream stores.

(6)

Clothes pressing establishments.

(7)

Currency exchanges.

(8)

Drugstores.

(9)

Dry cleaning and laundry receiving stations, with processing to be done elsewhere.

(10)

Foodstores, grocery stores, meat markets, fish markets, bakeries and delicatessens.

(11)

Hardware and paint and wallpaper stores.

(12)

Launderettes, automatic self-service only, or hand laundries, employing not more than two persons in addition to one owner or manager.

(13)

Liquor stores, package goods only.

(14)

Newspaper distribution agencies for home delivery and retail trade.

(15)

Restaurants, not including establishments featuring entertainment, dancing, and serving of alcoholic beverages.

(16)

Shoe, clothing and hat repair stores.

(17)

Signs, as regulated in this article.

(18)

Telephone booths and coin telephones.

(19)

Temporary buildings for construction purposes, for a period not to exceed the duration of such construction.

(20)

Variety stores.

(21)

Wearing apparel shops.

(22)

Florist shops.

(23)

Medical and dental clinics.

(24)

Accessory uses incidental to and on the same zoning lot as a principal use.

(25)

Gunsmith.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-49(b))

The following conditional uses may be allowed in the B-1 neighborhood shopping district, subject to subdivision II of division 5 of this article:

(1)

Automobile service stations.

(2)

Parking lots, open and other than accessory, for the storage of private passenger automobiles.

(3)

Parks.

(4)

Planned developments, business.

(5)

Public utility and service uses as follow:

a.

Bus terminals, bus turnarounds (off-street), bus garages or bus lots.

b.

Electric substations.

c.

Fire stations.

d.

Gas regulator stations.

e.

Police stations.

f.

Post offices.

g.

Radio and television towers.

h.

Railroad passenger stations.

i.

Railroad rights-of-way, but not including railroad yards and shops other than for passenger purposes.

j.

Telephone exchanges, telephone transmission equipment buildings and microwave relay towers.

k.

Waterworks, reservoirs, pumping stations and filtration plants.

(6)

Signs in excess of 30 feet in height from curb level.

(7)

Signs set back less than 15 feet from the front lot line.

(8)

Taverns and bars.

(9)

Child day care facilities.

(10)

Accessory uses incidental to and on the same zoning lot as a principal use.

(11)

Smoking area facilities (indoor and outdoor).

(Code 1999, § 13-1-49(c); Ord. No. 1043B, § 1, 2-14-2001; Ord. No. 1220B, §1, 3-9-2011)

(a)

In the B-1 neighborhood shopping district, there shall be provided not less than 2,000 square feet of lot area for each business establishment.

(b)

Single-family dwellings shall be located on lots of not less than 7,200 square feet in area.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-49(d))

(a)

Residential yards. Single-family dwellings on residential lots in the B-1 neighborhood shopping district shall provide front, side and rear lots in accordance with the yard requirements established in the R-3 district. For dwellings located above business establishments, there shall be provided side and rear yards equivalent to those established in the R-3 district. Such yards shall begin at a level no higher than the level of the finished floor of the dwelling.

(b)

Transitional yards. In the B-1 district the minimum transitional yard requirements shall not be less than those specified as follows:

(1)

Where a side lot line coincides with a side or rear lot line in an adjacent residence district, a yard shall be provided along such side lot line. Such yard shall be equal in dimension to the minimum side yard which would be required under this article for a residential use on the adjacent residential lot.

(2)

Where a rear lot line coincides with a side lot line in an adjacent residence district, a yard shall be provided along such rear lot line. Such yard shall be equal in dimension to the minimum side yard which would be required under this subdivision for a residential use on the adjacent residential lot.

(3)

Where a rear lot line coincides with a rear lot line in an adjacent residence district, a yard shall be provided along such rear lot line. Such yard shall be not less than that which would be required for a residential use on the adjacent residential lot.

(4)

Where the extension of a front or side lot line coincides with a front lot line of an adjacent lot located in a residence district, a yard equal in depth to the minimum front yard required by this article on such adjacent residential lot shall be provided along such front or side lot lines.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-49(e))

In the B-1 neighborhood shopping district, the floor area ratio shall not exceed 1.80.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-49(f))

The B-2 community service district is designed to accommodate the needs of a larger consumer population than is served by the B-1 neighborhood shopping district; thus, a wider range of services and goods is permitted for both daily and occasional shopping and service needs.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-50(a))

(a)

Uses permitted in the B-2 community service district are subject to the following conditions:

(1)

Dwelling units are not permitted below the second floor, and business uses are not permitted on any floor above the ground floor, except in those buildings or structures where dwelling units are not established.

(2)

All business establishments shall be retail or service establishments dealing directly with consumers. All goods produced on the premises shall be sold at retail on the premises where produced.

(3)

All business, servicing or processing, except for off-street parking or loading, shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings.

(4)

Establishments of the drive-in type offering goods or services directly to customers waiting in parked motor vehicles are permitted only by conditional use permit.

(5)

The parking of trucks as an accessory use, when used in the conduct of a permitted business listed in this section, shall be limited to vehicles of not over 14,000 pounds gross vehicle weight when located within 150 feet of a residence district boundary line.

(b)

Any use permitted in the B-1 district, with the exception of dwellings on solely residential lots, shall be permitted in the B-2 district, and, in addition, the following uses shall be permitted:

(1)

Antique shops.

(2)

Art shops or galleries, but not including auction rooms.

(3)

Automobile accessory stores.

(4)

Automobile service stations.

(5)

Banks and financial institutions.

(6)

Bicycle sales, rental and repair stores.

(7)

Blueprinting and photostating establishments.

(8)

Book and stationery stores.

(9)

Business machine sales and service.

(10)

Camera and photographic supply stores.

(11)

Carpet and rug stores, retail sales only.

(12)

Catering establishments.

(13)

China and glassware stores.

(14)

Clubs and lodges, nonprofit and fraternal.

(15)

Coin and philatelic stores.

(16)

Custom dressmaking.

(17)

Department stores.

(18)

Dry cleaning establishments.

(19)

Dry goods stores.

(20)

Dwellings above the ground floor.

(21)

Electrical and household appliance stores, including radio and television sales.

(22)

Employment agencies.

(23)

Frozen food stores, including locker rental in conjunction therewith.

(24)

Furniture stores, including upholstering when conducted as part of the retail operations and secondary to the principal use.

(25)

Furrier shops, including the incidental storage and conditioning of furs.

(26)

Garden supply, tool and seed stores.

(27)

Gift shops.

(28)

Hobby shops, for retail of items to be assembled or used away from the premises.

(29)

Interior decorating shops, including upholstering and making of draperies, slip covers and other similar articles, when conducted as part of the retail operations and secondary to the principal use.

(30)

Jewelry stores, including watch repair.

(31)

Leather goods and luggage stores.

(32)

Locksmith shops.

(33)

Meeting halls.

(34)

Millinery shops.

(35)

Motor vehicle and mobile home sales.

(36)

Musical instrument sales and repair.

(37)

Offices, business and professional.

(38)

Office machine sales and servicing.

(39)

Office supply stores.

(40)

Optician sales, retail.

(41)

Orthopedic and medical appliance stores.

(42)

Pawnshops.

(43)

Pet shops.

(44)

Phonograph record and sheet music stores.

(45)

Photography studios, including the developing of film and pictures when conducted as part of the retail business on the premises.

(46)

Physical culture and health services, gymnasiums, reducing salons, massage salons and public baths.

(47)

Picture framing, when conducted for retail trade on the premises only.

(48)

Plumbing and heating sales shops.

(49)

Post offices.

(50)

Produce markets.

(51)

Radio and television service, sales and repair shops.

(52)

Restaurants, including the serving of alcohol beverages, if incidental to the serving of food as the principal activity, but not including live entertainment or dancing.

(53)

Sewing machine sales and service, household appliances only.

(54)

Shoe stores.

(55)

Sporting goods stores.

(56)

Tailor shops.

(57)

Taverns, but not including live entertainment or dancing.

(58)

Taxidermists.

(59)

Telegraph offices.

(60)

Theaters, indoor.

(61)

Ticket agencies, amusement.

(62)

Tobacco shops.

(63)

Toy shops.

(64)

Bottling plants.

(65)

Undertaking establishments and funeral parlors.

(66)

Motor sales and display.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-50(b))

Any use allowed as a conditional use in the B-1 district shall be allowed in the B-2 community service district, subject to subdivision II of division 5 of this article and the following:

(1)

Amusement establishments (indoor), including bowling alleys, pool halls, dancehalls, swimming pools and skating rinks.

(2)

Craft distillery.

(3)

Drive-in establishments.

(4)

Garages, for repair and servicing of motor vehicles.

(5)

Micro-brewery.

(6)

Motor vehicle sales, in enclosed buildings only.

(7)

Parking garages or structures, other than accessory, for the storage of private passenger automobiles only.

(8)

Schools: music, dance, business, commercial or trade.

(9)

Signs in excess of 50 feet in height from the curb level.

(10)

An owner-occupied dwelling unit, which shall be located in the rear portion of the first floor level of a structure. That portion of a structure fronting the street right-of-way shall be used for business purposes, and, if not, the appearance shall be such that it depicts business usage.

(11)

Child day care facilities.

(12)

Smoking area facilities (indoor and outdoor).

(Code 1999, § 13-1-50(c); Ord. No. 1043B, § 1, 2-14-2001; Ord. No. 1221B, § 1, 3-9-2011; Ord. No. 1281B, § 1, 10-12-2016)

In the B-2 community service district, there shall be provided not less than 2,000 square feet of lot area for each business establishment, and for each dwelling unit on a lot there shall be provided 1,800 square feet of lot area, except that for one-bedroom and efficiency units the minimum lot area shall be 1,200 square feet per unit.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-50(d))

(a)

Residential yards. For dwelling units located above business establishments in the B-2 community service district, there shall be provided side and rear yards equivalent to those established in the R-4 district. Such yards shall begin at a level no higher than the level of the finished floor of the lowest dwelling unit.

(b)

Transitional yards. The regulations governing transitional yards in the B-1 district shall apply in the B-2 district.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-50(e))

In the B-2 community service district, the floor area ratio shall not exceed 2.40.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-50(f))

The B-3 general commercial district is intended primarily to accommodate those commercial uses which are not compatible with the uses permitted in any other business district and, therefore, are not allowed therein.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-51(a))

(a)

Uses permitted in the B-3 general commercial district are subject to the following conditions:

(1)

Dwelling units are not permitted below the second floor, and business uses are not permitted on any floor above the ground floor, except in those buildings or structures where dwelling units are not established.

(2)

The parking of trucks as an accessory use, when used in the conduct of a permitted business, shall be limited to vehicles of not over 14,000 pounds gross vehicle weight when located within 150 feet of a residence district boundary line.

(b)

Any use permitted in the B-2 district shall be permitted in the B-3 district, and in addition the following uses shall be permitted:

(1)

Amusement establishments, including bowling alleys, pool halls, dancehalls, swimming pools, skating rinks, archery ranges, shooting galleries and similar amusement facilities.

(2)

Animal hospitals and kennels.

(3)

Auction rooms.

(4)

Automobile laundries.

(5)

Boat showrooms.

(6)

Building material and products sales.

(7)

Contractor or construction offices, shops and yards.

(8)

Exterminating shops.

(9)

Farm implement sales.

(10)

Feed and seed stores.

(11)

Fuel and ice sales.

(12)

Garages for storage, repair and servicing of motor vehicles of not over 1½-ton capacity, including body repairs, painting and engine rebuilding.

(13)

Hotels and motels.

(14)

Laboratories, medical and dental.

(15)

Laundries; rooms containing the laundering process (washing, drying, ironing and wrapping) shall not exceed a total of 2,400 square feet in area.

(16)

Machinery sales.

(17)

Model homes and garage displays.

(18)

Motor vehicle and house trailer sales.

(19)

Parking garages or structures.

(20)

Restaurants and taverns, live entertainment and dancing permitted.

(21)

Schools: music, dance, business, commercial or trade.

(22)

Warehousing and wholesale establishments and storage other than accessory to permitted retail uses.

(23)

Developed campground or camping resort as defined in the Wis. Admin. Code.

(24)

Dwellings above the ground floor.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-51(b); Ord. No. 1375-B, § 1, 3-12-2025)

Any use allowed as a conditional use in the B-2 district shall be allowed in the B-3 general commercial district, unless already permitted in section 14-412, subject to subdivision II of division 5 of this article and the following:

(1)

Amusement parks, including permanent carnivals, kiddie parks, golf driving ranges, pitch and putt, miniature golf courses and other similar outdoor amusement facilities.

(2)

Cartage and express facilities.

(3)

Printing and publishing.

(4)

Riding academies and commercial stables.

(5)

Stadiums, auditoriums and arenas, open or enclosed.

(6)

Theaters, drive-in.

(7)

Child day care facilities.

(8)

An owner-occupied dwelling unit, which shall be located in the rear portion of the first floor level of a structure. That portion of a structure fronting the street right-of-way shall be used for business purposes, and, if not, the appearance shall be such that it depicts business usage.

(9)

Smoking area facilities (indoor and outdoor).

(Code 1999, § 13-1-51(c); Ord. No. 1043B, § 1, 2-14-2001; Ord. No. 1222B, § 1, 3-9-2011)

The regulations governing transitional yards in the B-1 district shall apply in the B-3 general commercial district.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-51(d))

In the B-3 general commercial district, the floor area ratio shall not exceed 2.40.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-51(e))

In the B-3 community service district, there shall be provided not less than 2,000 square feet of lot area for each business establishment, and for each dwelling unit on a lot there shall be provided 1,800 square feet of lot area, except that for one-bedroom and efficiency units the minimum lot area shall be 1,200 square feet per unit.

(Ord. No. 1375-B, § 2, 3-12-2025)

The B-4 central retail district is designed to accommodate those retail and office uses which are characteristic of the major shopping streets of the downtown area.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-52(a))

(a)

Uses permitted in the B-4 central business district are subject to the following conditions:

(1)

Dwelling units are not permitted below the second floor, and business uses are not permitted on any floor above the ground floor, except in those buildings or structures where dwelling units are not established.

(2)

All business, servicing or processing, except off-street parking, off-street loading or such drive-in facilities as are specifically authorized, shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings.

(3)

Establishments of the drive-in type offering goods or services directly to customers waiting in parked motor vehicles are not permitted unless specifically authorized.

(b)

Any use permitted in the B-2 district shall be permitted in the B-4 district, with the exception of dwellings and automobile service stations, and in addition the following uses shall be permitted:

(1)

Blueprinting and photocopying.

(2)

Clothing and costume rental stores.

(3)

Drive-in banks and other financial institutions.

(4)

Hotels and motels.

(5)

Machinery sales, with no repair or serving, provided the storage and display of machinery, except of household appliances and office machines, shall be restricted to floor samples.

(6)

Physical culture and health services, gymnasiums, reducing salons, massage salons and public baths.

(7)

Recording studios.

(8)

Restaurants, including live entertainment and dancing, with the serving of liquor in conjunction therewith.

(9)

Restricted production and repair, limited to the following: Art needlework; clothing, custom manufacturing and alterations, for retail only; jewelry from precious metals; watches; dentures and optical lenses.

(10)

Schools: music, dance, business and trade, when not involving any danger of fire or explosion or offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odor, glare, heat or other objectionable influences.

(11)

Dwellings above the ground floor.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-52(b); Ord. No. 1375-B, §§ 4, 5, 3-12-2025)

Any use allowed as a conditional use in the B-1 district shall be allowed in the B-4 central business district, unless already permitted in section 14-442, subject to subdivision II of division 5 of this article and the following:

(1)

Auction rooms.

(2)

Convention and exhibition halls.

(3)

Parking lots, garages or structures, other than accessory, for the storage of private passenger automobiles only.

(4)

Radio and television stations and studios.

(5)

Signs in excess of 50 feet in height from the curb level.

(6)

An owner-occupied dwelling unit which shall be located in the rear portion of the first floor level of a structure. That portion of a structure fronting the street right-of-way shall be used for business purposes, and, if not, the appearance shall be such that it depicts business usage.

(7)

Warehousing and wholesale establishments and storage other than accessory to permitted retail uses.

(8)

Motor vehicles and mobile home sales.

(9)

Child day care facilities.

(10)

Smoking area facilities (indoor and outdoor).

(Code 1999, § 13-1-52(c); Ord. No. 1043B, § 1, 2-14-2001; Ord. No. 1223B, § 1, 3-9-2011)

The regulations governing transitional yards in the B-1 district shall apply in the B-4 central business district.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-52(d))

In the B-4 central business district, the floor area ratio shall not exceed 4.00.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-52(e))

In the B-3 community service district, there shall be provided not less than 2,000 square feet of lot area for each business establishment, and for each dwelling unit on a lot there shall be provided 1,800 square feet of lot area, except that for one-bedroom and efficiency units the minimum lot area shall be 1,200 square feet per unit.

(Ord. No. 1375-B, § 6, 3-12-2025)

The I-1 limited industrial district is designed to provide an environment suitable for industrial activities that do not create appreciable nuisances or hazards or that require a pleasant, hazard- and nuisance-free environment.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-53(a))

(a)

Uses permitted in the I-1 limited industrial district are subject to the following conditions:

(1)

Dwelling units and lodging rooms, other than watchmen's quarters, are not permitted.

(2)

All business, servicing or processing, except for off-street parking and off-street loading or establishments of the drive-in type offering goods or services directly to customers waiting in parked motor vehicles, shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings, unless otherwise indicated.

(3)

All storage within 500 feet of a residence district, except of motor vehicles in operable condition, shall be within completely enclosed buildings or effectively screened by a solid wall or fence, including solid entrance and exit gates, not less than six feet or more than eight feet in height.

(b)

The following uses are permitted in the I-1 district:

(1)

Bakeries.

(2)

Bedding manufacturing.

(3)

Boot and shoe manufacturing.

(4)

Building materials sales and storage.

(5)

Carpet manufacturing.

(6)

Cartage and express facilities.

(7)

Cloth products manufacturing.

(8)

Contractors', architects' and engineers' offices, shops and yards.

(9)

Cosmetics production.

(10)

Dairy products.

(11)

Dwellings for watchmen and their families, located on the premises where they are employed in such capacity.

(12)

Electronic and scientific precision instruments.

(13)

Feed and seed sales.

(14)

Fuel and ice sales.

(15)

Fur processing.

(16)

Garages, for storage, repair and servicing of motor vehicles.

(17)

Glass products.

(18)

Greenhouses.

(19)

Indoor archery ranges.

(20)

Insulating materials manufacture.

(21)

Laboratories, research and testing.

(22)

Laundries.

(23)

Light machinery production, appliances, business machines, etc.

(24)

Lithographing.

(25)

Lodges and offices of labor organizations.

(26)

Medical and dental clinics.

(27)

Musical instruments manufacture.

(28)

Orthopedic and medical appliance manufacture.

(29)

Parking lots, other than accessory, and subject to subdivision IV of division 5 of this article.

(30)

Pottery and ceramics manufacture.

(31)

Printing and publishing.

(32)

Public utility and service use.

(33)

Radio and television stations and towers.

(34)

Restaurants.

(35)

Rope, cord and twine manufacture.

(36)

Signs, as regulated in subdivision V of division 5 of this article.

(37)

Sporting goods manufacture.

(38)

Temporary buildings for construction purposes, for a period not to exceed the duration of such construction.

(39)

Trade schools.

(40)

Wearing apparel manufacture.

(41)

Weighing stations, operated by the state.

(42)

Accessory uses, incidental to and on the same lot as the principal use.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-53(b))

The following conditional uses may be allowed in the I-1 limited industrial district, subject to subdivision II of division 5 of this article:

(1)

Airports and commercial heliports, including aircraft landing fields, runways, flight strips and flying schools, together with hangars, terminal buildings and other auxiliary facilities.

(2)

Air, railroad and water freight terminals; railroad switching and classification yards, repair shops and roundhouses.

(3)

Automobile laundries.

(4)

Food manufacture, packaging and processing.

(5)

Heliports, private.

(6)

Institutions for the care or treatment of alcoholics, drug addict patients or the mentally disturbed.

(7)

Paper products manufacture.

(8)

Parks and playgrounds.

(9)

Penal and correctional institutions.

(10)

Planned developments, industrial.

(11)

Recreation buildings or community centers.

(12)

Sewage treatment plants, municipal.

(13)

Signs in excess of 50 feet in height from the curb level.

(14)

Soap manufacture.

(15)

Stadiums, auditoriums and arenas, open or enclosed.

(16)

Theaters, automobile drive-in.

(17)

Warehousing and storage (nonhazardous products).

(18)

Woodworking and wood products.

(19)

Other manufacturing, processing, storage or commercial uses determined by the plan commission to be of the same general character as the uses permitted in section 14-472 and found not to be obnoxious, unhealthful or offensive by reason of the potential emission or transmission of noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, toxic or noxious matter, glare or heat or fire or explosive hazards.

(20)

Accessory uses, incidental to and on the same zoning lot as the principal use.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-53(c))

(a)

Front yard. In the I-1 limited industrial district, there shall be provided a front yard of not less than 30 feet in depth along every front lot line.

(b)

Corner side yard. In the I-1 district there shall be provided a side yard of not less than 30 feet in depth in every instance where the side property line is adjacent to a public street.

(c)

Transitional yards. Where a side or rear lot line in an industrial district coincides with a side or rear lot line in an adjacent residence or business district, a yard shall be provided along such side or rear lot line on the industrial lot. Such yard shall be not less than 30 feet in depth.

(d)

Regulations along residence and business district boundaries. Regulations along residence and business district boundaries shall be as follows:

(1)

In the I-1 District, on properties or portions thereof located directly across a street from a business or residence district, if any point on the exterior surface of any building or structure is at a greater height than 35 feet above curb level, such point projected vertically upon the ground shall, in no case, be nearer to the business or residence district boundary line than a horizontal distance equal to 1½ times the height of such point above the curb level. However, stacks, tanks, bulkheads or ventilating equipment, including towers enclosing such, shall be exempt from such limitation if not exceeding in the aggregate 25 feet in linear dimension parallel to the street for any 100 feet of street frontage. Parapets not exceeding three feet in height shall also be exempt from such limitations.

(2)

In the I-1 District, on properties or portions thereof located adjacent to a side or rear property line in a business or residence district, if any point on the exterior surface of any building or structure is at a greater height than 35 feet above curb level, the vertical projection of such point upon the ground shall, in no case, be nearer to the side or rear lot line of any property in the adjacent business or residence district than a horizontal distance equal to the height of such point above the curb level. However, stacks, tanks, bulkheads or ventilating equipment, including towers enclosing such, shall be exempt from such height limitation if not exceeding in the aggregate 25 feet in linear dimension parallel to such business or residential lot lines for any 100 feet or length of such lot lines. Parapets not exceeding three feet in height shall also be exempt from such limitations.

(e)

Floor area ratio. In the I-1 district the floor area ratio shall not exceed 2.40.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-53(d))

The I-2 general industrial district is designed to accommodate large, relatively self-contained and isolated areas intended to be used for industrial activities whose potential nuisance or hazard generation is moderately high.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-54(a))

(a)

Uses permitted in the I-2 general industrial district are subject to the following conditions:

(1)

Dwelling units and lodging rooms, other than watchmen's quarters, are not permitted.

(2)

All business, servicing, production, processing or storage within 500 feet of a residence district, except of motor vehicles in operable condition, shall be within completely enclosed buildings or effectively screened by a solid wall or fence, including solid entrance and exit gates, not less than six feet nor more than eight feet in height.

(b)

The following uses are permitted in the I-2 district:

(1)

Any use permitted in the I-1 district.

(2)

Abrasives manufacture.

(3)

Animal hospitals.

(4)

Asphalt products manufacture.

(5)

Automobile laundries.

(6)

Bottling companies.

(7)

Brick and structural clay products manufacture.

(8)

Chemical processing and manufacturing.

(9)

Concrete mixing plants.

(10)

Electroplating.

(11)

Feed mills.

(12)

Food manufacture, packaging and processing.

(13)

Foundries and forge plants.

(14)

Grain storage and processing.

(15)

Graphite products manufacture.

(16)

Gypsum manufacture.

(17)

Heavy machinery production.

(18)

Leather tanning or processing.

(19)

Linoleum manufacturing.

(20)

Machine shops.

(21)

Meat packing.

(22)

Metal reduction and refinement.

(23)

Metal stamping.

(24)

Mining operations.

(25)

Paint products manufacture.

(26)

Paper products manufacture.

(27)

Petroleum products storage or processing.

(28)

Plastics manufacture.

(29)

Rubber processing or manufacture.

(30)

Sewage treatment plants, municipal.

(31)

Soap manufacture.

(32)

Steel manufacture.

(33)

Stone products manufacture.

(34)

Warehousing and storage.

(35)

Woodworking and wood products.

(36)

The storage and handling of primers and propellants shall be permitted if such storage and handling conforms to the state department of commerce.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-54(b))

The following conditional uses may be allowed in the I-2 general industrial district, subject to subdivision II of division 5 of this article:

(1)

Any use allowed as a conditional use in the I-1 district, unless already permitted in section 14-502.

(2)

Areas for waste handling facilities.

(3)

Junkyards and auto graveyards.

(4)

Other manufacturing, processing or storage uses determined by the plan commission to be of the same general character as the uses permitted in section 14-502 and found not to be obnoxious, unhealthful or offensive to residents of the city by reason of the potential emission or transmission of noise, vibrations, smoke, dust, odors, toxic or noxious matter, glare or heat or fire or explosive hazards.

(5)

Catalog sales stores.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-54(c))

(a)

Front yards. In the I-2 general industrial district, there shall be no front yard requirements.

(b)

Corner side yard. In the I-2 district, there shall be no corner side yard requirements.

(c)

Transitional yards. In the I-2 district, the regulations governing transitional yards in the I-1 district shall apply.

(d)

Regulations along residence and business district boundaries. In the I-2 district, the regulations along residence and business district boundaries specified in the I-1 district shall apply.

(e)

Floor area ratio. In the I-2 district, the floor area ratio shall not exceed 3.60.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-54(d))

The VP valley plain district is created for the purpose of protecting the public health, safety, comfort and welfare and reducing financial burdens imposed on the community and its individuals by restricting the use of those areas within the city which are subject to periodic inundation with the consequent threat to human life and property. Such areas are located generally along natural watercourses, channels, streams and creeks and are so designated on the zoning map.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-55(a))

Land located in the VP valley plain district shall be used for the following purposes only:

(1)

Agriculture, including incidental agricultural structures.

(2)

Forestry.

(3)

Golf courses and driving ranges.

(4)

Nurseries (trees and shrubbery).

(5)

Mineral extraction and storage.

(6)

Outdoor rifle or trap or skeet shooting ranges, and associated buildings and structures.

(7)

Parks and playgrounds.

(8)

Preserves and reservations.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-55(b))

Subject to the conditions prescribed in subdivision II of division 5 of this article, the following conditional uses may be allowed in the VP valley plain district: single-family dwellings on lots not less than 40,000 square feet in area and only if the ground upon which the dwelling is to be erected and the land 15 feet beyond the limits of such structure shall, prior to or at the time of such construction, be raised to such level that the lowest floor of the structure, including basement floor, shall be not less than five feet above the established high water elevation.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-55(c))

Lot size requirements in the VP valley plain district shall be as follows:

(1)

Single-family dwellings.

a.

Minimum lot area: 40,000 square feet.

b.

Minimum lot width: 150 feet.

(2)

All other uses.

a.

Minimum lot area: five acres.

b.

Minimum lot width: 300 feet.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-55(d))

(a)

Setback from property lines. No building or structure in the VP valley plain district shall be located closer than 50 feet from any property lines.

(b)

Height limitations. No building or structure shall exceed 2½ stories or 35 feet in height.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-55(e))

Nothing in this subdivision shall be so construed as to prohibit the lawful rehabilitation or reclamation of any land located within the VP valley plain district; provided, however, that any filling, draining, construction of levees or other improvements intended to eliminate or reduce the danger of flood or erosion shall be subject to review by the plan commission and authorization by the common council. Authorization by the common council shall be contingent upon a favorable report and recommendation from the plan commission and the city engineer.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-55(f))

The provisions of the floodplain overlay district shall be as prescribed in article III of this chapter.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-56)

The provisions of the shoreland-wetland district shall be as prescribed in article IV of this chapter.

(Code 1999, § 13-1-57)