Crandon City Zoning Code

Sec. 17.20

GR General Rural District.

(1)

Intent. The GR district is designed to accommodate low-density development and farming or forestry operations in areas located within the city, but outside the urban service area. As the urban service area expands, it will become feasible to rezone some of this district in conformance with the comprehensive plan.

(2)

Permitted uses. The following are permitted uses:

(a)

Single- and two-family dwellings.

(b)

Churches and affiliated uses.

(c)

Municipal facilities.

(d)

Public parks.

(e)

Home occupations and professional home offices.

(3)

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

(a)

Sand and gravel pits.

(b)

Metallic mineral mining and exploration.

(c)

Campgrounds/recreational vehicle parks.

(d)

Farming.

(e)

Forestry.

(f)

Supper clubs/restaurants.

(g)

Veterinary clinics.

(h)

Animal shelters/kennels.

(i)

Golf courses.

(j)

Nurseries/greenhouses.

(k)

Uses customarily incidental to uses in subsections (3)(a) through (j) of this section.

(l)

LP gas storage facilities.

(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.

(5)

Height, area and setback requirements.

(a)

General.

Building height .....	35 ft. minimum or 2½ stories ¹
Side yards
Principal buildings .....	20 ft. minimum
Accessory buildings .....	10 ft. minimum each side
Front yard setback .....	50 ft. minimum
Rear yard setback .....	30 ft. minimum
Lot area .....	1½ acres minimum
Lot width (measured at rear of front yard) .....	200 ft. minimum
Floor area per family .....	750 sq. ft. minimum

(b)

Lake lots.

Lot size .....	20,000 sq. ft. minimum
Building height .....	35 ft. maximum or 2½ stories ¹
Side yards
Principal buildings .....	15 ft. minimum each
Accessory buildings .....	5 ft. minimum each
Lakeside setback ² .....	75 ft. from water line minimum
Setbacks from road .....	63 ft. minimum from centerline of city road
	30 ft. minimum from right-of-way of city road
	75 ft. minimum from centerline of county road
	42 ft. minimum from right-of-way of county road
	100 ft. minimum from centerline of state road
	50 ft. minimum from right-of-way of state road
	If no road, see subsection (4)(a) of this section
Lot width .....	100 ft. minimum, measured at shoreline
Floor area per family .....	750 sq. ft. minimum
Building width .....	20 ft. minimum

¹ Height limit may be increased by conditional use.

² A reduced setback from the water line shall be permitted by the zoning administrator where there are at least two main buildings within 500 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 50 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, § 17.19; Ord. of unknown date(3), §§ 17.19, 17.19(2))

Crandon City Zoning Code

Sec. 17.20

GR General Rural District.

(1)

(2)

Permitted uses. The following are permitted uses:

(a)

Single- and two-family dwellings.

(b)

Churches and affiliated uses.

(c)

Municipal facilities.

(d)

Public parks.

(e)

Home occupations and professional home offices.

(3)

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

(a)

Sand and gravel pits.

(b)

Metallic mineral mining and exploration.

(c)

Campgrounds/recreational vehicle parks.

(d)

Farming.

(e)

Forestry.

(f)

Supper clubs/restaurants.

(g)

Veterinary clinics.

(h)

Animal shelters/kennels.

(i)

Golf courses.

(j)

Nurseries/greenhouses.

(k)

Uses customarily incidental to uses in subsections (3)(a) through (j) of this section.

(l)

LP gas storage facilities.

(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.

(5)

Height, area and setback requirements.

(a)

General.

Building height .....	35 ft. minimum or 2½ stories ¹
Side yards
Principal buildings .....	20 ft. minimum
Accessory buildings .....	10 ft. minimum each side
Front yard setback .....	50 ft. minimum
Rear yard setback .....	30 ft. minimum
Lot area .....	1½ acres minimum
Lot width (measured at rear of front yard) .....	200 ft. minimum
Floor area per family .....	750 sq. ft. minimum

(b)

Lake lots.

Lot size .....	20,000 sq. ft. minimum
Building height .....	35 ft. maximum or 2½ stories ¹
Side yards
Principal buildings .....	15 ft. minimum each
Accessory buildings .....	5 ft. minimum each
Lakeside setback ² .....	75 ft. from water line minimum
Setbacks from road .....	63 ft. minimum from centerline of city road
	30 ft. minimum from right-of-way of city road
	75 ft. minimum from centerline of county road
	42 ft. minimum from right-of-way of county road
	100 ft. minimum from centerline of state road
	50 ft. minimum from right-of-way of state road
	If no road, see subsection (4)(a) of this section
Lot width .....	100 ft. minimum, measured at shoreline
Floor area per family .....	750 sq. ft. minimum
Building width .....	20 ft. minimum

¹ Height limit may be increased by conditional use.

(Code 1997, § 17.19; Ord. of unknown date(3), §§ 17.19, 17.19(2))

Crandon City Zoning Code

Sec. 17.20

GR General Rural District.

(1)

(2)

Permitted uses. The following are permitted uses:

(a)

Single- and two-family dwellings.

(b)

Churches and affiliated uses.

(c)

Municipal facilities.

(d)

Public parks.

(e)

Home occupations and professional home offices.

(3)

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

(a)

Sand and gravel pits.

(b)

Metallic mineral mining and exploration.

(c)

Campgrounds/recreational vehicle parks.

(d)

Farming.

(e)

Forestry.

(f)

Supper clubs/restaurants.

(g)

Veterinary clinics.

(h)

Animal shelters/kennels.

(i)

Golf courses.

(j)

Nurseries/greenhouses.

(k)

Uses customarily incidental to uses in subsections (3)(a) through (j) of this section.

(l)

LP gas storage facilities.

(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.

(5)

Height, area and setback requirements.

(a)

General.

Building height .....	35 ft. minimum or 2½ stories ¹
Side yards
Principal buildings .....	20 ft. minimum
Accessory buildings .....	10 ft. minimum each side
Front yard setback .....	50 ft. minimum
Rear yard setback .....	30 ft. minimum
Lot area .....	1½ acres minimum
Lot width (measured at rear of front yard) .....	200 ft. minimum
Floor area per family .....	750 sq. ft. minimum

(b)

Lake lots.

Lot size .....	20,000 sq. ft. minimum
Building height .....	35 ft. maximum or 2½ stories ¹
Side yards
Principal buildings .....	15 ft. minimum each
Accessory buildings .....	5 ft. minimum each
Lakeside setback ² .....	75 ft. from water line minimum
Setbacks from road .....	63 ft. minimum from centerline of city road
	30 ft. minimum from right-of-way of city road
	75 ft. minimum from centerline of county road
	42 ft. minimum from right-of-way of county road
	100 ft. minimum from centerline of state road
	50 ft. minimum from right-of-way of state road
	If no road, see subsection (4)(a) of this section
Lot width .....	100 ft. minimum, measured at shoreline
Floor area per family .....	750 sq. ft. minimum
Building width .....	20 ft. minimum

¹ Height limit may be increased by conditional use.

(Code 1997, § 17.19; Ord. of unknown date(3), §§ 17.19, 17.19(2))