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Crandon City Zoning Code

Sec. 17.14

R1 Single-Family Residential District.

(1)

Intent. The R1 district is intended to provide a quiet, pleasant and relatively spacious living area protected from traffic hazards and intrusion of incompatible land uses.

(2)

Permitted uses. The following are permitted uses:

(a)

Single-family dwellings.

(b)

One private garage and one accessory building.

(3)

Conditional uses. The following uses may be permitted subject to the provisions of section 17.04:

(a)

Customary home occupations.

(b)

Municipal buildings.

(c)

Microwave radio relay structures and community television antenna towers.

(d)

Home occupations and professional home offices.

(e)

Two-family residences (conversions only).

(f)

Satellite dishes over two feet in diameter.

(g)

Public parks.

(4)

Items strictly prohibited. The following items are strictly prohibited:

(a)

Shipping containers or semi-trailers used for storage sheds.

(b)

Outhouses.

(c)

Camping/RV usage for a period of more than seven consecutive days.

(d)

Outside wood burners.

(5)

Height, area and setback requirements.

Building height
 Principal building ..... 35 ft. maximum or 2½ stories
 Garages and accessory buildings ..... 14 ft.
  Sidewalls 2 ..... 9 ft. maximum
Side yards
 Principal building ..... 8 ft. minimum
 Accessory buildings, garages, structures
  Temporary or permanent ..... 5 ft. minimum on each side
Front yard setback 1 ..... 15 ft. minimum
Lot width 3 ..... 70 ft. minimum on street
Rear yard setback ..... 8 ft. minimum
Lot area ..... 20,000 sq. ft. minimum w/private sewerage
10,000 sq. ft. minimum w/municipal sewerage
Building width ..... 20 ft. minimum
Floor area ..... 750 sq. ft. minimum
Off-street parking ..... 2 spaces/family minimum
Lakeside setback 4 ..... 75 ft. from waterline minimum
Garages and accessory buildings ..... 16 ft. maximum height
Sidewalls ..... 9½ ft. maximum height

 

1  Defined with reference to the main front street as the front yard line. The front yard setback requirement shall apply to all abutting front or corner lots, provided corner lots in a residential district of record on the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived and less than 66 feet wide, the setback on the side street may be reduced by one-half foot for each foot by which the width is less than 66 feet, but not less than 12½ feet.

2  Unless attached to the principal residence in a uniform manner.

3  Substandard lots of record on February 3, 1993, may be developed provided other provisions of this chapter are met.

4  A reduced setback from the waterline shall be permitted by the zoning administrator where there are at least two main buildings within 200 feet of the proposed site that are built to less than the required setback. In such cases, the setback shall be the average of the nearest main buildings to the proposed site except that in no case shall the setback be less than 35 feet. Boathouses or other structures whose use require close proximity to the water shall not be counted as main buildings but have a minimum setback of ten feet.

(Code 1997, § 17.14; Ord. No. 1-98, § 17.14, 3-4-1998; Ord. of unknown date(3), §§ 17.14, 17.14(2))