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Campbellsport City Zoning Code

ARTICLE III

Supplementary District Regulations

§ 500-15 General regulation.

The regulations set forth in this article will supplement or modify the regulations set forth in §§ 500-9 through 500-14 of this chapter.

§ 500-16 Accessory uses and structures.

A. 
Attached accessory buildings. All accessory buildings which are attached to the principal building will comply with the yard requirements of the principal building.
B. 
Detached accessory buildings. No detached accessory building will occupy any portion of the required front or side yard, and no detached accessory building or buildings will occupy more than 25% of the required rear yard, or be located within five feet of any other accessory building, principal building or lot line. The height of a detached accessory structure is limited to 20 feet maximum.
C. 
Accessory structures. Notwithstanding residential driveways and parking lots, no accessory structure will be located within 10 feet of any accessory building, principal building or lot line. If the accessory structure is closer than 10 feet to the dwelling, State Building Code will be followed.
D. 
Corner visibility. On any corner residential lot, nothing will be erected, planted or allowed to grow within 30 feet of the street curbline that will obscure visibility over the height of 2 1/2 feet above street grade.
E. 
Fences, walls, hedges. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, ornamental fences, walls, and hedges may be permitted in any required yard, or along the edge of any required yard, provided no such fence, wall or hedge will exceed a height of 2 1/2 feet along the sides or front edge of any front yard, and no such fence or wall will exceed a height of seven feet in any other required yard.
F. 
Boundaries. No portion of a fence may encroach into a right-of-way or adjoining property line; in all circumstances the finished side of a fence will face an adjoining property line, roadway or alley. A boundary survey may be required by the Building Inspector to show setback compliance.

§ 500-17 Height.

The height limitations contained in §§ 500-9 through 500-14 of this chapter do not apply to belfries, cupolas, antennas, water tanks, elevator bulkheads, chimneys, spires, flagpoles or other appurtenances usually required to be placed above the roof level and not intended for human occupancy.

§ 500-18 Off-street parking.

A. 
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% or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces will be provided on the basis of the change; provided, further, that whenever a building or use is changed from commercial to residential use in the C Commercial District, a minimum of 1 1/2 off-street parking spaces will be provided for each dwelling unit.
B. 
Fractional spaces. Where computation of the required parking spaces results in a fractional number, only the fraction of one-half or larger will be counted as one.
C. 
Off-lot parking. Required off-street parking spaces will 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.
D. 
Joint use. Two or more uses may provide required off-street parking spaces in a common parking facility if the total spaces provided are not less than the sum of the spaces required for each use individually. The Village Board may permit two or more uses to provide total spaces in a common area less than the sum of the spaces required for each use individually, provided such uses are not operated during the same hours.

§ 500-19 Lots and yards.

A. 
More than one building on a lot. In any district, more than one building housing a principal use may be erected on a single lot, provided that yard and other requirements of this chapter will be met for each building as though it were on an individual lot.
B. 
Through lots. On through lots or lots with double frontage, the required front yard will be provided on each street. On corner lots, the street side yard will equal the required front yard for lots fronting on that street.
C. 
Development in mapped streets. Where an official line has been established for the future widening or opening of a street, the depth of a front yard or the width of a side yard will be measured from such official line to the nearest line of the building.
D. 
Access. Every building housing a principal use hereafter erected or moved will be on a lot with direct access to a public or private street, and all such buildings will be so located as to provide safe and convenient access for servicing and off-street parking.
E. 
Building groups. In any nonresidential district, a group of buildings separated only by common or party walls will be considered as one building.
F. 
Residual lot area. In districts permitting two-family or multiple-family dwellings where the area of property is such that a portion remains after full requirements have been met for other dwelling units on the same property, the following rules will guide the Building Inspector in issuing permits, and no relaxation will be permitted by a variance:
(1) 
Two units will be permitted on a lot containing area required for one unit and 90% of the area for a second unit.
(2) 
Three units will be permitted on a lot containing area required for two units and 85% of the area required for a third unit.
(3) 
One additional unit will be permitted on a lot containing area required for three or more units and 80% of the area required for the additional unit.

§ 500-20 Size of rooms.

A. 
Sleeping rooms. Every sleeping room will be of sufficient size to provide at least 400 cubic feet of air space for each occupant. No greater number of occupants than the number thus established will be permitted in any such room. A sleeping room will have a minimum floor area of 70 square feet.
B. 
Height. The minimum ceiling height for any dwelling room will be 7 1/2 feet.

§ 500-21 Setbacks.

A. 
Setback of a building will be no closer than 25 feet from the lot line on the street side or in line with existing buildings in the same block.
B. 
Living quarters of a house, those with a living room in the rear of the garage, will be eight feet or more from the adjoining lot line. The garage side of a house will be three or more feet from the adjoining lot line.

§ 500-22 Garages.

Private garages will be located not less than three feet from the adjoining lot line, and not less than three feet from any other building on the same premises when not a part of the building. If a greater distance is required by some other section of this chapter or by some other ordinance or regulation, the most rigid requirement will be the applicable one. Wherever a garage is constructed as part of any building, the ceiling and the wall or walls separating the garage from other portions of the building will be of not less than one-hour fire-resistive construction as specified in Order 5105 of the State Building Code.

§ 500-23 Dwelling sizes.

A. 
One-story dwelling. The requirements for the first floor area of a one-story dwelling hereafter erected will be a minimum of 1,200 square feet.
B. 
One-and-one-half story dwelling. The requirements for the first floor area of a 1 1/2 story dwelling hereafter erected will be a minimum of 900 square feet with a total square footage of 1,200 square feet.
C. 
Two-story dwelling. The requirements for the first floor area of a two-story dwelling will be a minimum of 900 square feet with a total square footage of 1,200 square feet.
D. 
Bi-level and tri-level dwellings. Bi-level and tri-level dwellings will have a minimum of 600 square feet on at least one level with the remaining minimum required square footage on an adjoining horizontal offset level. Bi-level and tri-level dwellings will have a minimum total finished square footage of 1,200 square feet on two horizontal offset levels. Dwellings with horizontally offset levels will be considered to be bi-level and tri-level type construction.

§ 500-24 Private swimming pools.

A. 
Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, will have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
POOL
A nonpermeable receptacle for water, whether aboveground or below-ground, intended for use by the owner, their friends and invited guests, for bathing or swimming.
B. 
Exempt pools. Storable children's swimming or wading pools, with a maximum dimension of 15 feet and a maximum wall height of less than two feet, and which are so constructed that they may be readily disassembled for storage and reassembled to their original integrity, are exempt from the provisions of this section.
C. 
Setbacks and other requirements.
(1) 
Private swimming pools will be erected or constructed on rear or side lots only and only on a lot occupied by a principal building. No swimming pool will be erected or constructed on an otherwise vacant lot. A lot will not be considered vacant if the owner owns the contiguous lot and said lot is occupied by a principal building.
(2) 
No swimming pool will be located, constructed or maintained closer to any side or rear lot line than is permitted in this zoning chapter for an accessory building.
D. 
Enclosure. Every outdoor private or residential swimming pool in the ground or with sides less than 42 inches high at any point, as in the case of aboveground pools, will be completely enclosed by a fence or wall not less than four feet in height but not to exceed six feet in height, which will be so constructed as not to have openings, holes or gaps larger than four inches in any dimension, except for doors and gates. A residence or accessory building may be used as part of such enclosure. All gates or doors, opening through such enclosures will be equipped with self-closing and self-latching devices for keeping the gate or door securely locked at all times when not in actual use, except that the door of any dwelling which forms a part of the enclosure need not be so equipped. Aboveground pools with sides greater than 42 inches high at any point which are not enclosed by a suitable fence herein described and using a ladder or stairs for ingress and egress will have the ladder or stairs removed or flipped up when the pool is not in use, or will be designed with doors or gates so as to prevent access to the pool when the pool is not in use.
E. 
Lights. Lights used to illuminate the pool will direct light only on the pool.
F. 
Equipment. Circulating pumps and filters will be located and operated so as not to create a nuisance or noise problem. If necessary, the equipment will be shielded or contained behind a protective barrier.
G. 
Nuisance.
(1) 
All pools will be maintained in such a way as to not create a nuisance, hazard, eyesore, or be a detriment to public health, safety, or welfare.
(2) 
The drainage of any pool may not be discharged onto adjoining property. The pool may, however, be drained into Village streets or gutters which empty into the Village's storm sewer if approved by the Director of Public Works.
H. 
Effective date.
(1) 
This chapter will be in full force and effect following adoption by a majority of the Board of Trustees and upon publication as provided by statute.
(2) 
Any pool erected or constructed within the Village prior to the date of publication of this chapter will be required to be in full compliance with all of the provisions of this chapter no later than one year following the date of publication.
(3) 
Any pool erected or constructed within the Village following the date of publication of this chapter will be required to be in full compliance with all provisions of this chapter before it will be permitted for use.

§ 500-25 Fencing requirements.

A. 
Residential.
(1) 
Setbacks.
(a) 
Front yard or side yard abutting a roadway or alley greater than or equal to three feet from the property line or right-of-way and sidewalk (this does include privacy hedges);
(b) 
Side yard greater than or equal to one foot; and
(c) 
Rear yard greater than or equal to one foot.
(2) 
Height.
(a) 
Front yard or side yard abutting a roadway or alley will not exceed three feet from the original grade (this does include privacy hedges);
(b) 
Side yard less than or equal to six feet; and
(c) 
Rear yard less than or equal to six feet.
(3) 
Requirements.
(a) 
Village authority would make the determination of whether the materials meet the decorative fence requirement (the Building Inspector would ask for Village Board assistance if he is unsure whether materials meet the requirement);
(b) 
Where such lot line is adjacent to a nonresidential zoned property, there is an eight-foot limit on the height of the fence, hedge or wall along the lot line;
(c) 
The finished side of the fence will face out from the lot which is being fenced, except in those cases where the outside face of the fence is shielded by hedge or other growth obstructing visibility of it, and will be constructed entirely on the owner's lot;
(d) 
Cyclone fences must include a top rail for support.
B. 
Multi-family.
(1) 
Front yard or side yard abutting a roadway or alley will not exceed 2.5 feet from the original grade;
(2) 
Side yard: < seven feet (less than or equal to seven feet); and
(3) 
Rear yard: < seven feet (less than or equal to seven feet).
(4) 
Requirements.
(a) 
All fences four feet high and under will be constructed to provide a minimum of 25% opening for air passage. A shadow-box fence will meet this requirement.
(b) 
Fences from four to seven feet in height must have an open area of 40% in the area above four feet in height.

§ 500-26 Wireless telecommunications towers and antennas.

Wireless telecommunications towers and antennas may be installed, erected and maintained pursuant to the provisions of this section. Telecommunications towers and antennas will not be regulated or permitted as essential services, public utilities or private utilities.
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to balance the interest of telecommunications providers with desire of the Village to maintain local zoning. The goals of this section are to protect residential areas, keep towers within the Village to a minimum, protect current communication equipment, and avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from tower failure.
B. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms will have the meaning as follows:
ANTENNA
Any exterior transmitting or receiving device mounted on a tower or building and used in communications that radiate or capture electromagnetic waves, digital signals, analog signals, radio frequencies, wireless telecommunications signals or other communication signals.
BACKHAUL NETWORK
The lines that connect a provider's towers/cell sites to one or more cellular telephone switching offices, and/or long-distance providers, or the public switched telephone network.
CO-LOCATION
The provision of multiple antennas of more than one commercial wireless communication service provider or government entity on a single tower.
FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration.
FCC
The Federal Communications Commission.
HEIGHT
When referring to a tower, the distance measured from the finished grade to the highest point on the tower, including the base pad.
PREEXISTING ANTENNAS
Any communications antennas currently in use within 1,000 feet of the proposed tower.
TOWER
Any structure that is designed and constructed for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas for telephone, radio and similar communication purposes, including self-supporting lattice towers, guyed towers, or monopole towers. The term includes radio and television transmission towers, microwave towers, common-carrier towers, cellular telephone towers, alternate tower structures, and the like. The term includes the structure and any support.
C. 
Applicability. All new towers or antennas in the Village will be subject to these regulations.
D. 
Permit required. No tower or antenna will be installed unless a permit is first obtained by the owner or his agent from the Building Inspector. The following will be required as part of the application submittal:
(1) 
A scaled site plan clearly indicating the location, type and height of the proposed tower and appurtenant equipment, any proposed or existing structures, adjacent land uses and structures, adjacent roadways, on-site parking and driveways, tower and equipment setbacks from property lines, and other information deemed by the Building Inspector to be necessary to access compliance with this section;
(2) 
The setback distance between the proposed tower and the nearest residential unit, plotted residentially zoned properties and unplotted residentially zoned properties;
(3) 
The separation distance from existing communication antennas within 1,000 feet of this tower location;
(4) 
Method of fencing, including location, material and finish color and any landscaping and planned vegetation;
(5) 
Description of compliance with Subsection E.
E. 
General requirements. In addition to compliance with all applicable regulations of this section, the following standards will apply for the installation of any tower or antenna:
(1) 
Building codes; safety standards. To ensure the structural integrity of towers, the owner of a tower will ensure that it is maintained in compliance with standards contained in applicable state codes and the applicable standards for towers that are published by the Electronic Industries Associations, as amended from time to time. If, upon inspection, the Building Inspector concludes that a tower fails to comply with such codes and standards and constitutes a danger to persons or property, then, upon notice being provided to the owner of the tower, the owner will have 30 days to bring such tower into compliance with such standards. Failure to bring such tower into compliance within 30 days will constitute grounds for the removal of the tower or antenna at the owner's expense.
(2) 
State or federal requirements. All towers and antennas will meet or exceed current standards and regulations of the FAA, FCC, and any other agency of the state or federal government with the authority to regulate towers and antennas. If such standards and regulations are changed, then the owner of a tower or antenna governed by this section will bring such tower and antenna into compliance with such revised standards and regulations within six months of the effective date of such standards and regulations, unless a different compliance schedule is mandated by the controlling state of federal agency. Failure to bring towers and antennas into compliance with such revised standards and regulations will constitute grounds for the removal of the tower or antenna at the owner's expense.
(3) 
Co-location. A proposed tower will be structurally and electrically designed to accommodate the applicant's antenna and comparable antennas for additional users. Towers will be designed to allow for future rearrangement of antennas and to accept antennas mounted at varying heights.
(4) 
Height. Antenna height will not be restricted, provided such device is installed and maintained in accord with applicable state building codes, and in compliance with current standards of the FAA, FCC, and any other agency of the state or federal government with the authority to regulate antennas.
(5) 
Setbacks. A tower will be located no closer than a distance equal to 100% of the height of the tower from any adjoining lot line or be constructed so as to collapse on itself in the event of failure. Guy wires and appurtenant equipment and buildings will comply with requirements of the underlying zoning district in which the tower is located.
(6) 
Separation from residential units. Tower separation from residential units or future residential units will be at least 300 feet.
(7) 
Aesthetics. Towers will maintain a galvanized steel finish or, subject to any applicable standards of the FAA, be painted a neutral color so as to reduce visual obtrusiveness.
(8) 
Signs. No advertising material or signage other than warning or equipment information will be allowed on any antenna or tower. This prohibition will include the attachment to an antenna or tower of any flag, decorative sign, streamer, pennants, ribbons, spinners or waving, fluttering of revolving devices, but not including weather devices.
(9) 
Lighting. Towers will not be artificially illuminated unless required by the FAA or any other applicable authority. If lighting is required, the lighting alternatives and design chosen must cause the least disturbance to the surrounding views.
(10) 
Fencing. A tower will be enclosed by security fencing not less than six feet in height and secured so that it is not accessible by the general public. Fence design, materials and colors will reflect the character of the surrounding area.
(11) 
Appurtenant equipment and buildings. Equipment storage buildings or cabinets will comply with all applicable building and zoning code requirements.
(12) 
Existing antennas within 1,000 feet. If the installation of this new tower interferes with signals from existing antennas located within 1,000 feet of the tower, the owner of the tower will work with the owners of the existing antennas to reestablish their signal, including allowing space on the new tower to correct this situation. Costs for the changes necessary to reestablish these signals will be the responsibility of the owner of the new tower.
F. 
Allowable zoning districts. The installation of a tower or antenna, including the placement of buildings or other supporting equipment used in connection with said tower or antenna, may be permitted in industrial zoned districts. Antennas may be installed on existing buildings by making an application to the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission will evaluate the request and make a recommendation to the Village Board to allow the request or deny it based on the effect the antenna may have on the surrounding properties. The Village Board will have the final decision on allowing the placement of the antenna.
G. 
Removal of abandoned antennas and towers. An antenna or tower that is not operated for a continuous period of 12 months will be considered abandoned, and the owner of such tower will remove the same within 90 days of receipt of notice from the Village notifying the owner of such abandonment. Failure to remove an abandoned antenna or tower within 90 days will be grounds to remove the tower or antenna at the owner's expense.