(a)

No obstructions, such as structures, parking or vegetation, shall be permitted in any district between the heights of 2½ and ten feet above the average curb grades or the street or highway grades at the centerline where there is no curb, within the triangular space formed by any two existing or proposed intersecting street, highway, or alley right-of-way lines and a line adjoining points on such lines located a minimum of 15 feet from their intersection.

(b)

This section shall not apply to electric, gas, and communication lines installed and maintained under regulation of a governmental agency, provided that a permit shall be required for more than one pole to be erected within the 15-foot traffic visibility area at any intersection of two public roads.

(c)

In the case of arterial highways intersecting with other arterial highways or railways, the distances establishing the triangular vision clearance space shall be increased to 50 feet.

(d)

Except when necessary, street lighting and power transmission poles shall be exempt from this increased setback requirement.

(Code 1991, § 13-1-90)

(a)

No direct private access shall be permitted to the existing or proposed rights-of-way of expressways, nor to any controlled access arterial street without permission of the highway agency that has access control jurisdiction.

(b)

No direct public or private access shall be permitted to the existing or proposed rights-of-way of freeways, interstate highways and their interchanges or turning lanes nor to intersecting or interchanging streets within 1,500 feet of the most remote end of the taper of the turning lanes (such as exit and entrance ramps).

(c)

No driveway openings shall be permitted within 100 feet of the intersection of an arterial street right-of-way line.

(d)

Access barriers, such as curbing, fencing, ditching, landscaping or other topographic barriers, shall be erected to prevent unauthorized vehicular ingress or egress to the above-specified streets or highways.

(e)

Temporary access to the above rights-of-way may be granted by the zoning administrator after review and recommendation by the highway agencies having jurisdiction. Such access permit shall be temporary, revocable and subject to any conditions required and shall be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months.

(Code 1991, § 13-1-93)

(a)

For all buildings and structures erected after the effective date of the ordinance from which this division is derived, accessory parking and loading shall be according to the provisions of this article.

(b)

Where the intensity of the use of any building, structure or premises shall be increased, additional parking to match the increased intensity of use shall be provided.

(c)

Whenever an existing building or structure is converted to a new use, parking shall be provided according to the requirements of the new use.

(d)

Any existing parking and loading serving any type of use may not be reduced below the requirements of this division.

(e)

Where a conforming or legally nonconforming building is destroyed or damaged by fire, explosion, flood, or any other manmade or natural catastrophe, no off-street parking or loading is required during the process of reconstruction.

(f)

Any application for a zoning permit shall include therewith a plot plan accurately showing any parking or loading facilities to be provided in compliance with this division.

(g)

The area outlined on the official zoning map and entitled the city Central Business District shall be exempt from these parking and loading regulations.

(Code 1991, § 13-1-91)

(a)

Off-street space required. In all districts there shall be provided at the time any building or structure is erected off-street parking spaces in accordance with the requirements of this section.

(b)

Site plan. A site plan, including layout of parking spaces and water drainage, of any parking area for more than five vehicles shall be submitted to the zoning administrator for approval prior to commencement of construction. Requests for the parking lots shall be accompanied with detailed plans on landscaping, parking layout, drainage provisions and driveway locations.

(c)

Access. Adequate access to a public street shall be provided for each parking space.

(d)

Size of stall. A required off-street parking stall shall be at least 8½ feet of width and at least 19 feet in length, exclusive of access drives and aisles, ramps, or columns. A stall shall have a vertical clearance of at least seven feet.

(e)

Parking yards. Parking may be allowed in the required yards with the exception of the following:

(1)

No parking shall be allowed within the first 20 feet of the required front yard or three feet of the required side yard adjacent to the right-of-way line in all residential districts, the General Commercial (C-1) District, and the Light Industrial (IL) District.

(2)

No parking shall be sited in the Commercial Highway (C-2) District and the General Industrial (IG) District in the first 20 feet of the required front yard. no parking shall be permitted in the first 20 feet of a side yard when the Commercial Highway (C-2) District or General Industrial (IG) District abuts a residential district, unless a vegetative screen as approved by the plan commission is erected.

(f)

Surfacing. An open off-street parking area, containing more than five parking spaces shall be improved with a bituminous or cement concrete pavement in accordance with the city standards and specifications. Any parking area for more than five vehicles shall have the aisles and spaces clearly marked for handicapped and customer and employee parking. Surfacing shall be completed before an occupancy permit is issued, except that between November 1 and April 1 the property owner and city may enter into an agreement that required surfacing be completed no later than June 1.

(g)

Special residential requirements. Those parking areas for five or more vehicles if adjoining a residential use shall be screened from such use by a solid wall, fence, evergreen planting of equivalent visual density or other effective means, built and maintained at a minimum height of five feet. Where a solidly constructed decorative fence is provided along the interior lot line, the minimum setback for the parking area shall be five feet from the lot line. The fence shall be located a minimum of one foot from the lot line.

(h)

Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in association with parking facilities provided in residence districts.

(i)

Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be directed away from residential properties and public streets in such a way as not to create a nuisance. However, in no case shall such lighting exceed three footcandles measured at the lot line.

(j)

Street setback area. No parking shall be permitted between the street right-of-way line and the building setback line prevailing in the zone in which the proposed parking area is to be located. The resulting open area shall be planted in grass or otherwise landscaped to create a permanent green area.

(k)

Storage and parking of accessory vehicles. Campers, travel trailers or motor homes, boats, buses, trucks over three-quarter tons and other similar vehicles or apparatus shall not be stored or parked for a length of time greater than 24 hours on any public street. No commercial vehicles with a gross weight over 8,500 pounds, or which produce noises, vibrations, odors, or are designed to transport inflammable or explosive materials may be parked or stored in off-street residential parking areas.

(l)

Curbs. Curbs or barriers shall be installed a minimum of four feet from a property line so as to prevent the parked vehicles from extending over any lot lines.

(m)

Number of stalls. Number of parking stalls required are shown in the following table:

(n)

Uses not listed. In the case of structures or uses not mentioned, the provision for a use which is similar shall apply. Floor space or area means the gross floor area inside the exterior walls, where floor space is indicated above as a basis for determining the amount of off-street parking required.

(o)

Combined uses. Combinations of any of the above uses shall provide the total of the number of stalls required for each individual use. Two or more uses may provide required off-street parking spaces in a common parking facility less than the sum of the spaces required for each use individually, provided such uses are not operated during the same hours. The following conditions must be met for any joint use:

(1)

The proposed joint parking space is within 500 feet of the use it will serve.

(2)

The applicant shall show that there is no substantial conflict in the principal operating hours of the two buildings or uses for which joint use of off-street parking facilities is proposed.

(3)

A properly drawn legal instrument approved by the common council, executed by the parties concerned, for joint use of off-street parking facilities shall be filed with the city clerk-treasurer. The instrument may be a three-party agreement, including the city and all private parties involved. Such instrument shall first be approved by the city attorney.

(p)

Handicapped parking requirements. In addition to any other requirements relating to parking spaces contained in this chapter, the provisions contained in Wis. Stats. §§ 101.13, 346.503 and 346.56 and any Wisconsin Administrative Code sections adopted pursuant thereto are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable to all parking facilities whenever constructed.

(q)

Changes in buildings or use. Whenever a building or use is changed, structurally altered or enlarged to create a need for an increase of 25 percent or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change. Whenever a building or use is enlarged to the extent of 50 percent or more in the floor area, the building or use shall then comply with the parking requirements set forth in the district in which it is located.

(r)

Off-lot parking.

(1)

Required off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same lot with the principal use, or when this requirement cannot be met, such parking spaces may be located off-lot provided the parking spaces are located in the same district and not over 200 feet from the principal use. In cases where off-street parking facilities are permitted on land other than the same lot as the principal use, such facilities shall be in the same possession as the lot occupied by the use to which the parking facilities are necessary or in the possession of the controller of the principal use to which the parking facilities are accessory. Such possession shall be by deed whereby the owner of the land on which the parking facilities are to be located shall be bound by a covenant filed and recorded in the Office of the County Register of Deeds requiring such owner, his heirs or assigns to maintain the required facilities for the duration of the use served.

(2)

Off-lot parking spaces for residential uses shall be within 200 feet of the principal entrance or the entrance for the individual occupants for whom the spaces are reserved while the farthest portions of a parking lot for all other uses shall be within 400 feet of the entrance of the establishment.

(3)

Accessory parking may be located in residential districts provided that the lots or property are immediately adjacent to a commercial, business or industrial zoning district.

(4)

All off-street parking lots adjoining lots zoned for residential use shall have a minimum setback of ten feet from any interior lot line, except if the adjoining lot is used for legally conforming parking purposes.

(s)

Signs. Signs located in parking areas necessary for orderly operation of traffic movement shall be permitted in addition to others permitted in this chapter.

(t)

Lighting. Lighting used to illuminate off-street parking shall have no direct source of light visible from a street or adjacent land.

(u)

Reduction of parking areas. Off-street parking spaces shall not be reduced in number unless the number exceeds the requirement set forth herein.

(Code 1991, § 13-1-92)

State Law reference— Place of employment and public building requirements for physically disabled persons, Wis. Stats. § 101.13; parking spaces for vehicles displaying special registration plates or special identification cards, Wis. Stats. § 346.503; penalties for violation, Wis. Stats. § 346.56.

Off-street spaces sufficient for all truck loading and truck storage and parking shall be provided in connection with all buildings and uses delivering and receiving goods, materials, and supplies by truck and those using trucks in their business or operation.

(Code 1991, § 13-1-94)