Belgium Village City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Zoning Districts
§ 270-14 Establishment.
[Amended 10-25-1999 by Ord. No. 53-99; 1-12-2004 by Ord. No. 7-04]
A.
For the purpose of this chapter, the Village of Belgium is hereby divided into the following zoning districts:
[Amended 7-8-2013 by Ord. No. 7-13]
A-1 | General Agricultural/Holding District | |
RD-1 | Single-Family Residence District | |
RD-2 | Two-Family Residence District | |
RM-1 | Multiple-Family Residence District | |
RM-2 | Multiple-Family Residence District | |
RC-1 | Condominium Two-Family Residence District | |
RC-2 | Condominium Multiple-Family Residence District | |
RC-3 | Condominium Multiple-Family Residence District | |
M-U | Mixed-Use District | |
B-1 | Business District | |
B-2 | Community Business District | |
M-1 | Light Manufacturing District | |
M-2 | General Manufacturing District | |
I-1 | Institutional District | |
P-1 | Park District | |
C-1 | Conservancy District |
B.
Basic districts. All property in the Village has been placed in one of the basic districts created for the purpose of establishing the general pattern of intended land use consistent with the Village of Belgium Ten-Year Comprehensive Plan.
C.
Overlay districts. Overlay or "floating' districts are also established which provide for the possibility of superimposing upon a basic district certain additional permissive uses and regulatory standards applicable thereto without disturbing the underlying basic district regulations. The basic intent is similar to that upon which conditional use grants are premised and in effect represents the granting of specifically defined special use rights in specifically defined areas.
D.
Boundaries of these Districts are hereby established as shown on the map titled "Zoning Map, Village of Belgium, Wisconsin," which map accompanies and is herewith made a part of this chapter. Such boundaries shall be construed to follow corporate limits, United States public land survey lines, lot or property lines, and center lines of streets, highways, alleys, easements, and railroad rights-of-way or such lines extended, unless otherwise noted on the Zoning Map.
E.
Vacation of public streets and alleys shall cause the land vacated to. be automatically placed in the same district as the abutting side to which the vacated land reverts.
F.
Annexations to or consolidations with the Village subsequent to the effective date of this chapter shall be placed in the A-1 General Agricultural/Holding District, unless the annexation ordinance temporarily places the land in another district. Within one year, the Village Plan Commission shall evaluate and recommend a permanent classification to the Village Board.
§ 270-15 Zoning Map.
[Amended 3-8-2010 by Ord. No. 2-10]
A certified copy of the Zoning Map shall be adopted and approved with the text as part of this chapter and shall be available to the public in the office of the Village Clerk.
§ 270-16 A-1 General Agricultural/Holding District.
The A-1 General Agricultural/Holding District is intended to provide for the continuation of general farming and related uses in those areas of the Village that are not yet committed to urban development. It is further intended for this district to protect lands contained therein from urban development until their orderly transition into urban-oriented districts is required.
A.
Permitted uses.
(1)
General farming, including agriculture, dairying, floriculture, forestry, grazing, hay, orchards, truck farming, and viticulture.
(2)
Keeping and raising of domestic stock for agribusiness, show, breeding, or other purposes incidental to the principal use of the premises, subject to the following limitations:
(a)
No more than one horse, cow, sheep, or similar animal, over six months of age, shall be kept for each two acres; or no more than five chickens, ducks, or similar poultry, over two months of age, shall be kept for each acre; or no more than eight rabbits or hare, over two months of age, shall be kept for each acre.
(b)
The keeping and raising of hogs or fur-bearing animals, except rabbits, is prohibited.
(c)
Combinations of the above shall be apportioned to the total acreage, and the Building Inspector shall determine the total number of animals allowed.
(3)
Existing dwellings not accessory to any farm operation or a dwelling remaining after farm consolidation.
(4)
Essential services.
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Customary accessory buildings, including not more than one roadside stand for the sale of farm products produced on the premises. Any such stand shall conform to the setback, sign and other provisions of this chapter.
(2)
One farm dwelling per operating farm.
(3)
Attached or detached private garages and carports accessory to permitted uses, provided that such accessory uses shall not involve the conduct of a business.
(4)
Home occupations and professional home offices.
D.
Lot area and width.
(1)
Farm structures hereafter erected, moved, or structurally altered shall provide a contiguous area of not less than five acres, and no farm parcel shall be less than 300 feet in width.
(2)
Accessory farm dwellings, existing residential structures, and farm dwellings remaining after the consolidation of existing farms shall provide a lot area of not less than 40,000 square feet and a lot width of not less than 120 feet.
E.
Building height and area. No building or parts of a building shall exceed 60 feet in height. No farm dwelling or other residential structure shall be less than 1,100 square feet in area for a two-bedroom residence and 1,300 square feet for a three-bedroom residence.
F.
Garage and parking. All residences shall have at least a two-car private garage, either attached or detached, having dimensions of not less than 20 feet by 22 feet.
§ 270-17 RD-1 Single-Family Residence District.
The RD-1 Residence District is intended to provide for single-family residential development, at densities not to exceed 4.4 dwelling units per acre, served by municipal sewer and water facilities.
D.
Lot area and width. Lots shall be a minimum of 12,500 square feet in area and shall be not less than 100 feet in mean width.
[Amended 8-1-1994 by Ord. No. 26-94]
E.
Building height and area. No building or parts of a building shall exceed 35 feet in height. The minimum floor area shall be 1,100 square feet for a two-bedroom residence, 1,300 square feet for a three-bedroom residence, 1,500 square feet for a four-bedroom residence, and an additional 200 square feet of floor area for each additional bedroom in excess of four bedrooms. The minimum interior floor area for each bedroom shall be 100 square feet excluding closet.
[Amended 7-10-1995 by Ord. No. 18-95]
F.
Garage and parking. All residences shall have at least a two-car private garage, either attached or detached, having dimensions of not less than 20 feet by 22 feet.
G.
Yards.
(1)
A minimum street yard of 25 feet from the right-of-way of all public streets shall be required, except that where the frontage of 40% or more of the lots in a block is occupied with buildings having an average setback line of more than 25 feet, the setback line in any vacant interior lot in such frontage shall be established at the point of intersection of its center line, drawn from the front street line, and a line connecting the nearest points on the setback lines of the next existing buildings on each side of such vacant lot.
(2)
There shall be a minimum side yard of 12 feet in width.
[Amended 8-1-1994 by Ord. No. 26-94; 5-14-2007 by Ord. No. 7-07]
(3)
There shall be a rear yard of not less than 25 feet.
§ 270-18 RD-2 Two-Family Residence District.
The RD-2 Residence District is intended to provide for two-family residential development, at densities not to exceed 7.9 dwelling units per acre, served by municipal sewer and water facilities.
A.
D.
Lot area and width. Lots shall have a minimum area of 15,000 square feet and shall be not less than 120 feet in mean width.
[Amended 8-1-1994 by Ord. No. 26-94]
E.
Building height and area. No building or parts of a building shall exceed 35 feet in height. The minimum floor area shall be 900 square feet per two-bedroom dwelling unit and 1,000 square feet per three-bedroom dwelling unit.
F.
Garage and parking. Each dwelling unit shall have a private garage, either attached or detached, having dimensions of not less than 20 feet by 22 feet.
[Amended 8-1-1994 by Ord. No. 26-94]
G.
Yards.
(1)
A minimum street yard of 25 feet from the right-of-way of all public streets shall be required, except that where the frontage of 40% or more of the lots in a block is occupied with buildings having an average setback line of more than 25 feet, the setback line in any vacant interior lot in such frontage shall be established at the point of intersection of its center line, drawn from the front street line, and a line connecting the nearest points on the setback lines of the next existing buildings on each side of such vacant lot.
(2)
There shall be a minimum side yard of 12 feet in width.
[Amended 8-1-1994 by Ord. No. 26-94; 5-14-2007 by Ord. No. 7-07]
(3)
There shall be a rear yard of not less than 25 feet.
§ 270-19 RM-1 Multiple-Family Residence District.
[Amended 10-25-1999 by Ord. No. 53-99]
The RM-1 Multiple-Family Residence District is intended to provide for multiple-family residential development, at densities not to exceed 10.9 dwelling units per net acre, served by municipal sewer and water facilities.
D.
E.
Building height and area.
(1)
No principal building or parts of a principal building shall exceed 35 feet in height. No accessory building shall exceed 20 feet in height.
F.
Setback and yards.
(1)
There shall be a minimum building setback of 30 feet from the right-of-way of all public streets.
(2)
There shall be a minimum side yard on each side of all principal buildings not less than 20 feet in width.
(3)
There shall be a rear yard of not less than 25 feet.
(4)
Minimum green space shall be no less than 40% of the lot.
G.
Utilities. Each dwelling unit shall be served by its own separate lateral and meter.
§ 270-20 RM-2 Multiple-Family Residence District.
[Added 10-25-1999 by Ord. No. 53-99]
The RM-2 Multiple-Family Residence District is intended to provide for multiple-family residential development, at densities not to exceed 14.5 dwelling units per net acre, served by municipal sewer and water facilities.
D.
E.
Building height and area.
(1)
No principal building or parts of a principal building shall exceed 35 feet in height. No accessory building shall exceed 20 feet in height.
F.
Setback and yards.
(1)
There shall be a minimum building setback of 30 feet from the right-of-way of all public streets.
(2)
There shall be a minimum side yard on each side of all principal buildings not less than 20 feet in width.
(3)
There shall be a rear yard of not less than 25 feet.
(4)
Minimum green space shall be no less than 40% of the lot.
G.
Utilities. Buildings in the RM-2 Zoning District shall have one lateral and one meter.
§ 270-20.1 M-U Mixed-Use District. [1]
[Added 7-8-2013 by Ord. No. 7-13]
The M-U Mixed-Use District is intended to provide for a variety of uses deemed appropriate in the area known as the "New Luxembourg development." These uses include residential, business and institutional. The district will require careful advanced planning and coordination to ensure compatibility of diverse uses and promotion of the community's connection to its Luxembourg heritage.
A.
Permitted uses.
(1)
Single-family dwellings.
(2)
Multiple-family dwellings with a maximum of eight units per structure.
(3)
Foster-family-home units.
(4)
Community-living arrangements which have a capacity for 15 persons or fewer or community-based residential facilities, as defined in § 50.01(1)(g), Wis. Stats., which have a capacity for 24 persons or fewer, subject to the limitations set forth in § 62.23(7)(i), Wis. Stats.
(5)
All permitted uses in the B-2 Business District.
(6)
All permitted uses in the I-1 Institutional District.
(7)
Cultural centers and community centers.
(8)
Essential services.
D.
Lot area and width. The provisions of this Subsection D shall apply and control as to lot width and lot frontage requirements notwithstanding the provisions of § 168-49C.
(1)
Lots used for single-family dwellings shall have a minimum of 6,000 square feet in area and shall be not less than 50 feet in mean width.
(2)
Lots used for multiple-family dwellings shall have a minimum of 12,000 square feet in area or the area specified below, whichever is larger, and shall be not less than 120 feet in width at the public street right-of-way line:
(3)
Lots used for a community-living arrangement/community-based residential facility shall have a minimum of 12,000 square feet in area and shall be not less than 120 feet in width at the public street right-of-way line.
(4)
Lots used for business or institutional purposes, cultural uses or community centers shall have a minimum of 11,000 square feet in area and shall be not less than 70 feet in width.
E.
Building height and area.
(1)
No principal building or parts of a principal building shall exceed 35 feet in height. No accessory building shall exceed 20 feet in height.
(2)
The following principal buildings shall have a floor area per dwelling unit of not less than:
(a)
Single-family dwelling with two bedrooms: 1,000 square feet.
(b)
Single-family dwelling with three bedrooms: 1,200 square feet.
(c)
Multiple-family dwelling with one-bedroom dwelling: 800 square feet per unit.
(d)
Multiple-family dwelling with two-or-more-bedroom dwelling: 950 square feet per unit.
(e)
Community-based residential facility with one-bed dwelling unit: 200 square feet.
(f)
Community-based residential facility with two-bed dwelling unit: 400 square feet.
F.
Setback and yards. The provisions of this Subsection F shall apply and control the setback and side yard requirements notwithstanding the provisions of § 270-12D.
(1)
There shall be a minimum building setback of 20 feet from the right-of-way line of all public or private streets.
(2)
There shall be a minimum side yard on each side of all principal buildings not less than 20 feet in width, except that the minimum side yard on each side of a single-family dwelling shall be not less than 7.5 feet in width.
(3)
There shall be a rear yard of not less than 25 feet, except that the rear yard of a single-family dwelling shall be not less than 20 feet.
(4)
For multiple-family dwellings, minimum green space shall be no less than 40% of the lot.
G.
Utilities. For multiple-family dwellings, each dwelling shall be served by its own separate lateral and meter.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 270-20.1, RC-1 Condominium Two-Family Residence District, § 270-20.2, RC-2 Condominium Multiple-Family Residence District, and § 270-20.3, RC-3 Condominium Multiple-Family Residence District, were repealed 4-14-2021 by Ord. No. 3-21. This ordinance also renumbered former § 270-20.4 as § 270-20.1.
§ 270-21 B-1 Business District.
The B-1 Business District is intended to provide for the orderly continuation of the traditional business district in the Village of Belgium. The business activities are of a general nature and are characterized by patron short-term on-street parking.
A.
Permitted uses.
[Amended 4-3-1995 by Ord. No. 6-95; 3-12-2019 by Ord. No. 1-19; 5-13-2019 by Ord. No. 4-19]
Antique and collectors stores | |
Appliance stores | |
Bakeries | |
Barbershops | |
Beauty shops | |
Book or stationery stores | |
Business offices | |
Camera and photographic supply stores | |
Clinics | |
Clothing stores | |
Confectioneries, soda fountains and ice cream stores | |
Delicatessens | |
Drugstores | |
Electronic equipment sales, service and repair | |
Florists | |
Furniture stores | |
Furriers and fur apparel | |
Gift stores | |
Grocery stores and specialty food stores | |
Hardware stores | |
Hobby and craft shops | |
Insurance sales offices | |
Interior decorators | |
Jewelry stores | |
Law offices | |
Multiple-family dwellings permitted under § 270-19, provided the dwelling complies with the lot area and width, building height and area, parking, and yard requirements of said section | |
Music stores | |
Newspaper and magazine stores | |
Office supplies and business machine stores | |
Optical stores | |
Paint, glass and wallpaper stores | |
Physical fitness centers | |
Plumbing and heating supplies | |
Professional offices | |
Public utility offices | |
Radio and television broadcast studios without transmitting or receiving towers | |
Real estate sales offices | |
Restaurants | |
Self-service laundry and dry-cleaning establishments | |
Shoe stores and leather goods stores | |
Single-family residences permitted under § 270-17, provided the residence complies with the lot area and width, building height and area, garage and parking, and yard requirements of said section | |
Sporting goods stores | |
Tailor or dressmaking shops | |
Taverns and cocktail lounges | |
Tobacco stores | |
Travel agency | |
Truck, lift truck and implement repair service. | |
Two-family residences permitted under § 270-18, provided the residence complies with the lot area and width, building height and area, garage and parking, and yard requirements of said section | |
Variety stores | |
Videotape sales and rental |
B.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Accessory garages for storage of vehicles used in conjunction with the operation of the business or for occupants of the premises.
(2)
Off-street parking and loading areas.
(3)
Residential quarters for the owner, proprietor, commercial tenant, employee or caretaker located in the same building as the business.
(4)
Rental efficiency and one-bedroom apartments, provided there shall be a minimum floor area of 550 square feet for an efficiency apartment, 550 square feet for a one-bedroom apartment, and 700 square feet for a two-bedroom apartment.
(5)
Essential services.
D.
Lot area and width. Lots shall be a minimum of 3,600 square feet in area and shall not be less than 40 feet in width.
E.
Building height. No building or parts of a building shall exceed 35 feet in height.
F.
Setback and yards.
§ 270-22 B-2 Community Business District.
The B-2 Community Business District is intended to provide for individual or small groups of retail and customer service establishments. This type of district is generally located away from the traditional business district and provides such amenities as increased open space and off-street parking and loading facilities.
A.
Permitted uses.
[Amended 4-3-1995 by Ord. No. 6-95; 10-25-1999 by Ord. No. 53-99; 4-10-2000 by Ord. No. 13-00]
Antique and collection stores | |
Appliance stores | |
Art galleries | |
Auto parts store | |
Bakeries | |
Banks, credit unions, saving and loan associations, and other financial institutions | |
Barber and beauty shops | |
Bars and taverns | |
Book and stationery stores | |
Bowling alleys | |
Business/professional offices | |
Camera and photographic supply stores | |
Car washes | |
Churches | |
Clothing stores | |
Cocktail lounges | |
Confectioneries, soda fountains and ice cream stores | |
Convention centers | |
Day-care centers | |
Delicatessens | |
Department stores | |
Drugstores | |
Fish markets | |
Florists | |
Fruit stores | |
Furniture sales | |
Furriers and fur apparel | |
Gift stores | |
Grocery stores | |
Hardware stores | |
Health care clinics | |
Hobby and craft stores | |
Hotels and motels | |
Interior decoration services | |
Janitorial supplies | |
Jewelry stores | |
Lodges and clubs | |
Meat markets | |
Music stores | |
Newspaper and magazine stores | |
Office supplies and business machine stores | |
Optical stores | |
Packaged beverage stores | |
Paint, glass and wallpaper stores | |
Parking lots and structures | |
Pet shops, provided all animals are housed within the principal structure | |
Physical fitness centers | |
Plumbing and heating supplies | |
Produce stores | |
Public utility offices | |
Publishing houses | |
Radio and television stores | |
Recreational facilities | |
Restaurants | |
Self-service laundries and dry-cleaning establishments | |
Shoe stores and leather goods stores | |
Tailor/dressmaking shops | |
Theaters | |
Tobacco shops | |
Travel agencies | |
Variety stores | |
Videotape sales and rental |
D.
Lot area and width. Lots shall have a minimum of 20,000 square feet in area and shall be not less than 80 feet in width.
E.
Building height. No building or parts of a building shall exceed 35 feet in height.
§ 270-23 M-1 Light Manufacturing District.
[Amended 8-9-2004 by Ord. No. 28-04]
The M-1 Light Manufacturing District is intended to provide for manufacturing, industrial, and related uses of a limited nature and size which, on the basis of actual physical and operational characteristics, would not be detrimental to the surrounding area or to the Village as a whole by reason of smoke, noise, dust, odor, traffic, physical appearance, or other similar factors. This District may also provide sites for sexually oriented businesses where, due to their nature, operational characteristics, and adverse effect on certain properties, persons and uses around them, such businesses are not permitted within other areas of the Village.
A.
Permitted uses.
(1)
Assembly, processing, manufacturing, and/or storage of the following:
Apparel and findings, and related products | |
Automatic temperature controls | |
Automotive body repair | |
Automotive upholstery and automotive accessories | |
Blank books, loose-leaf binders, and binding devices | |
Books: publishing, printing and binding | |
Brooms and brushes | |
Candy and confectionery products | |
Cereal preparations | |
Cleaning, dressing and dyeing | |
Commercial bakery | |
Commercial greenhouses | |
Costume jewelry, buttons, and miscellaneous notions | |
Curtains and draperies | |
Dental equipment and supplies | |
Dress and work gloves | |
Electrical appliances | |
Electronic devices | |
Electrotyping and stereotyping | |
Engineering, laboratory, scientific, and research instruments and related equipment | |
Envelopes | |
Fabric, broad and narrow woven | |
Felt goods | |
Flavor extracts and flavor syrups | |
Floor coverings, limited to rugs and carpeting | |
Food locker plants | |
Footwear | |
Fresh or frozen fruits, fruit juices, vegetables and specialties | |
Glass processing | |
Greeting cards | |
Handbags and other personal leather goods | |
Hats, caps, and millinery | |
Household furniture and furnishings | |
Ice | |
Ice cream and frozen desserts | |
Jewelry manufacturing | |
Knit goods | |
Laboratories | |
Lace goods | |
Lampshades | |
Leather fabrication, not including tanning | |
Luggage | |
Macaroni, spaghetti, vermicelli, and noodles | |
Machine shops | |
Manifold business forms | |
Manufacturing and bottling of nonalcoholic beverages | |
Mechanical measuring and controlling instruments | |
Mens', youths' and boys' furnishings, work clothing and allied garments | |
Morticians' goods | |
Musical instruments and parts | |
Newspapers: publishing and printing | |
Office furniture | |
Ophthalmic goods | |
Optical instruments and lenses | |
Orthopedic, prosthetic, and surgical appliances and supplies | |
Packaging and assembly of products made from fur | |
Paper coating and glazing | |
Partitions, shelving, lockers, and office and store fixtures | |
Pens, pencils, and other office and artist materials | |
Periodicals: publishing and printing | |
Pharmaceutical processing | |
Photoengraving instruments and apparatus | |
Photographic equipment and supplies | |
Pleating, decorative and novelty stitching and tucking for the trade | |
Pressed and molded pulp goods | |
Printing and publishing | |
Raincoats and other waterproof outer garments | |
Rice milling | |
Robes and dressing gowns | |
Sanitary paper products | |
Self-service storage facilities (mini warehouses) | |
Sign and other advertising display manufacturing | |
Silverware and plated ware | |
Surgical and medical instruments and apparatus | |
Textiles, dyeing and finishing | |
Tire cord and fabric | |
Toys, amusement, sporting and athletic goods | |
Typesetting | |
Umbrellas, parasols, and canes | |
Venetian blinds and shades | |
Wallpaper | |
Warehousing | |
Watches, clocks, clockwork-operated devices and parts | |
Wholesaling | |
Womens', misses', juniors', girls' and infants' furnishings and work and dress garments | |
Wool scouring, worsted combing and towing to top | |
Yarns and threads |
D.
Lot area and width. Lots in the M-1 District shall have a minimum of 10,000 square feet in area and shall be not less than 90 feet in width.
E.
Building height. No building or parts of a building shall exceed 45 feet in height.
§ 270-24 M-2 General Manufacturing District.
[Amended 8-9-2004 by Ord. No. 28-04]
The M-2 General Manufacturing District is intended to provide for manufacturing and industrial development of a more general and less restrictive nature than the M-1 Light Manufacturing District in those areas where the relationship to surrounding land use would create fewer problems of compatibility. The M-2 District should not normally abut directly upon residential districts. This District may also provide sites for sexually oriented businesses where, due to their nature, operational characteristics, and adverse effect on certain properties, persons and uses around them, such businesses are not permitted within other areas of the Village.
A.
Permitted uses. Those uses permitted in the M-1 Light Manufacturing District and the following:
[Amended 1-12-2004 by Ord. No. 3-04]
Architectural/structural precast and formliner manufacturing and processing [Added 5-4-2007 by Ord. No. 8-07] | |
Auto body repair and engine repair | |
Automobile, marine, and aircraft manufacturing | |
Coating, engraving, and allied services | |
Construction, mining, and materials handling machinery and equipment: manufacturing and repair of | |
Cutlery, hand tools, and general hardware manufacturing | |
Electrical industrial apparatus manufacturing | |
Electrical transmission and distribution equipment manufacturing | |
Electric lighting and wiring equipment manufacturing | |
Electrometallurgical products manufacturing | |
Engine and turbine manufacturing | |
Farm machinery and equipment manufacturing | |
Fine earthenware, table, and kitchen articles manufacturing | |
Glass and glass container manufacturing | |
Heating apparatus and plumbing fixtures manufacturing | |
Household appliance manufacturing | |
Inflammable gases and liquids storage, not to exceed 50,000 gallons | |
Metal container manufacturing | |
Metal products manufacturing, fabricating, and distribution | |
Motorcycle and bicycle manufacturing | |
Nonhazardous chemical manufacturing, processing, or use | |
Office, computing, and accounting machine manufacturing | |
Screw machine products, bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, and washer manufacturing | |
Signaling and fire control equipment manufacturing | |
Small arms manufacturing | |
Wire products manufacturing |
D.
Lot area and width. Lots shall have a minimum area of 20,000 square feet and shall not be less than 90 feet in width.
E.
Building height and area. No building or part of a building shall exceed 60 feet in height.
§ 270-25 I-1 Institutional District.
The I-1 Institutional District is intended to eliminate the ambiguity of maintaining, in unrelated use districts, areas which are under public or public-related ownership and where the use for public purpose is anticipated to be permanent.
A.
Permitted uses.
(1)
Public or private schools, colleges, and universities.
(2)
Churches.
(3)
Hospitals, sanatoriums, nursing homes, and clinics.
(4)
Libraries, museums, and art galleries.
(5)
Public administrative offices and public service buildings, including fire and police stations.
(6)
Public utility offices.
(7)
Water storage tanks and towers.
C.
Lot area and width. Lots in the I-1 District shall be a minimum of 11,000 square feet in area with a minimum lot width of 70 feet.
D.
Building height. No building or parts of a building shall exceed 35 feet in height.
§ 270-26 P-1 Park District.
The P-1 Park District is used to provide for areas where the open space and recreational needs, both public and private, of the citizens can be met without undue disturbance of natural resources and adjacent uses.
A.
Permitted uses.
Botanical gardens and arboretums | |
Exhibition halls | |
Fairgrounds | |
Golf courses without country club facilities | |
Hiking, biking, and nature trails | |
Historic monuments or sites | |
Neighborhood tot lots | |
Outdoor skating rinks | |
Park and playgrounds | |
Picnicking areas | |
Play fields or athletic fields | |
Public art galleries | |
Sledding, skiing or tobogganing | |
Swimming beaches | |
Swimming pools | |
Tennis courts |
B.
Permitted accessory uses. Buildings accessory to the permitted recreational use.
D.
Lot area and width. Lots shall provide sufficient area for the principal structure and its accessory structures, off-street parking and loading areas as required by Article VI of this chapter, and all required yards.
E.
Building height. No building or parts of a building shall exceed 35 feet in height.
§ 270-27 C-1 Conservancy District.
The C-1 Conservancy District is intended to be used to prevent destruction of valuable natural or man-made resources and to protect watercourses, including the shorelands of navigable waters, and areas that are not adequately drained, or which are subject to periodic flooding, where development would result in hazards to health or safety or would deplete or destroy natural resources or be otherwise incompatible with the public welfare.
A.
Permitted uses.
(1)
Hiking, fishing, snowmobiling and boating, unless prohibited by other laws and ordinances.
(2)
Harvesting of wild crops, such as marsh hay, ferns, moss, wild rice, berries, tree fruits and tree seeds, in a manner that is not injurious to the natural reproduction of such crops and that does not involve filling, flooding, draining, dredging, ditching, tiling, or excavating.
(3)
Silviculture, including the planting, thinning, and harvesting of timber, provided that no filling, flooding, draining, dredging, ditching, tiling, or excavating is done except for temporary water level stabilization measures to alleviate abnormally wet or dry conditions which would have an adverse impact on silvicultural activities if not corrected.
(4)
Agricultural cultivation and pasturing, provided that the use does not involve extension of or creation of new drainage systems, and further provided that the use does not substantially disturb or impair the natural fauna, flora, topography, or water regimen.
(5)
Ditching, tiling, dredging, excavating, or filling done to maintain or repair an existing drainage system only to the extent necessary to maintain the level of drainage required to continue the existing use.
(6)
The construction and maintenance of piers, docks, and walkways, including those built on pilings.
(7)
The maintenance, repair, replacement, and reconstruction of existing streets, roads, and bridges.