East Troy City Zoning Code
ARTICLE II
Establishment of Zoning Districts
§ 510-13 Purpose.
The area located within the jurisdiction of this chapter is hereby divided into zoning districts of such number as is necessary to achieve compatibility of land uses within each district, to implement the Village of East Troy Comprehensive Plan, and to achieve the other purposes of this chapter.
§ 510-14 Standard zoning districts.
For the purpose of this chapter, all areas within the jurisdiction of this chapter are hereby divided into the following standard zoning districts:
Agricultural Zoning Districts | |
RH-35 | Rural Holding |
Residential Zoning Districts | |
SR-3 | Estate Residential |
SR-4 | Suburban Residential |
SR-5 | Neighborhood Residential |
SR-6 | Traditional-Front Residential |
SR-7 | Traditional-Rear Residential |
TR-8 | Two-Family Residential |
AR-9 | Attached Residential |
MR-10 | Multifamily Residential |
MHR-6[1] | Mobile Home Residential |
Business Zoning Districts and CBT Central Business Transition [Amended 6-20-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-07] | |
NB | Neighborhood Business |
HB | Highway Business |
CB | Central Business |
BP | Business Park |
Industrial Districts | |
LI | Light Industrial |
GI | General Industrial |
§ 510-15 Map of standard zoning districts.
[Amended 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-18]
Zoning districts established by this chapter are shown on the Official Zoning Map of the Village of East Troy, which, together with all explanatory materials thereon, is hereby made part of this chapter.[1]
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Editor's Note: The Official Zoning Map is on file at the office of the Village Clerk.
§ 510-16 Interpretation of zoning district boundaries.
The following rules shall be used to determine the precise location of any zoning district boundary shown on the Official Zoning Map of the Village of East Troy:
A.
Zoning district boundaries shown as following or approximately following the limits of any village, city, town, or county boundary shall be construed as following such limits.
B.
Zoning district boundaries shown as following or approximately following streets or railroad lines shall be construed as following the center line of such streets or railroad lines.
C.
Zoning district boundary lines shown as following or approximately following platted lot lines or other property lines as shown on the Village of East Troy or County of Walworth Tax Maps shall be construed as following such lines.
D.
Zoning district boundaries shown as following or approximately following the center lines of streams, rivers, or other continuously flowing watercourses shall be construed as following the channel center lines of such watercourses, and in the event of a natural change in the location of such streams, rivers, or other watercourses, the zoning district boundary shall be construed as moving with the channel center line.
E.
Zoning district boundaries shown as following or approximately following ridgelines or watershed boundaries shall be construed as following such lines.
G.
Where any uncertainty exists as to the exact location of a zoning district boundary line as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the location of the line shall be determined by the Zoning Administrator.
§ 510-17 Description and purpose of zoning districts.
Articles III, IV and V specify the description and purpose of the standard zoning districts established by this chapter, establish principal and accessory uses permitted by right or as conditional uses, establish bulk, density, and intensity standards, and reference other applicable regulations. Definitions and regulations for land uses are provided in Article VI. Section 510-38 includes a Table of Land Uses indicating which land uses are allowed in each zoning district and whether they are permitted by right, by conditional use, as accessory uses, or as temporary uses.