This chapter shall be known, cited, and referred to as the "Zoning Ordinance, City of Green Bay, Wisconsin," or "this chapter."

(Code 1984, § 13.101)

This chapter is adopted for the following purposes:

(1)

To implement the comprehensive plan of the City of Green Bay.

(2)

To promote and protect the health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience, and general welfare of the community.

(3)

To regulate lot coverage and the size and location of all structures so as to prevent overcrowding and to provide adequate light, air, sanitation, and drainage.

(4)

To regulate population density and distribution so as to facilitate the provision of adequate public services and utilities.

(5)

To regulate parking, loading, and access in order to promote the safety and efficiency of streets and highways.

(6)

To secure safety from fire, flooding, pollution, contamination, and other dangers.

(7)

To stabilize and protect property values.

(8)

To preserve the natural scenic beauty of the City and to enhance the aesthetic desirability of the environment.

(9)

To divide the City into districts within which the location, sizes, and uses of buildings and open space shall be regulated.

(10)

To prohibit the use of buildings, structures, and lands that are incompatible with the intended use or development of lands within the specified districts.

(11)

To provide regulations pertaining to pre-existing lots, structures, and uses that do not conform to provisions of this chapter.

(12)

To provide for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and to provide penalties for the violation of this chapter.

(Code 1984, § 13.102)

In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements and shall not be construed to limit or repeal any other power now possessed by the City of Green Bay.

(Code 1984, § 13.103)

From and after the effective date of the adoption of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, the use of all land and every building or portion of a building erected, altered, added to, or relocated and every use within a building or structure shall be in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.

(1)

Any existing building or structure and any existing use or properties not in conformity with the regulations of this chapter shall be regarded as nonconforming but may be continued, extended, or changed in compliance with the provisions of Article IV of this chapter.

(2)

A nonconforming use in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall not be validated by the adoption of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived unless it is in compliance in all respects.

(Code 1984, § 13.104)

This chapter does not repeal, rescind, or otherwise negate any easement, covenant, ordinance, rule, or other regulation that is legally enforceable, provided that where the regulations of this chapter are either more or less restrictive than such easements, covenants, rules, or other agreements, the more restrictive standards or requirements shall prevail.

(Code 1984, § 13.105)

(a)

Base districts. For the purposes of this chapter, the City of Green Bay is divided into the following base zoning districts:

(1)

R-1 Low Density Residential District.

(2)

R-2 Medium Density Residential District.

(3)

R-3 Varied Density Residential District.

(4)

RR Rural Residential District.

(5)

OR Office-Residential District.

(6)

NC Neighborhood Center District.

(7)

D Downtown District (D1 and D2).

(8)

C1 General Commercial District.

(9)

C2 Highway Commercial District.

(10)

C3 Community Center Commercial District.

(11)

LI Light Industrial District.

(12)

GI General Industrial District.

(13)

BP Business Park District.

(14)

PI Public Institutional District.

(15)

CON Conservancy District.

(16)

TND Traditional Neighborhood Development District.

(b)

Overlay districts. The following overlay districts are hereby established:

(1)

Shoreland-Wetland Overlay District.

(2)

Floodplain Overlay Districts (Floodway, Floodfringe, and General Floodplain).

(3)

Historic Districts designated under Article XV of this chapter.

(4)

Planned Unit Developments designated under Article XX of this chapter.

(Code 1984, § 13.108; Ord. No. 17-08)

(a)

The location and boundaries of the districts established by this division are set forth on the Green Bay Zoning Map, which is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter. Supplemental maps, such as the Designated Floodplain Maps and the Historic District Maps, are also incorporated by reference.

(b)

Amendments to the zoning map may be made from time to time as provided for in Article II of this chapter. Such changes shall be made by the Zoning Administrator after the official adoption of the zoning amendment.

(Code 1984, § 13.109)

Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the zoning map, the following rules shall apply:

(1)

Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streets, highways, or alleys, rivers, streams, or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such centerlines.

(2)

Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.

(3)

Boundaries indicated as approximately following established municipal limits and City borders shall be construed as following such lines.

(4)

Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the main tracks.

(5)

Where physical features, such as floodplains, are at variance with those shown on the official zoning map or, in other circumstances, not covered by subsections (1) through (4) of this section, the Zoning Administrator shall interpret the district boundary.

(Code 1984, § 13.110)

Annexations to or consolidations with the City subsequent to the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived shall be placed in the Rural Residential (RR) District unless the annexation ordinance temporarily places the land in another district. The Zoning Administrator shall evaluate and recommend a permanent classification to the Common Council. Annexations containing shorelands, wetlands, or floodplains shall comply with the provisions of the Shoreland-Wetland Overlay District (Article XII of this chapter) or the Floodplain Overlay Districts (Article XIII of this chapter), as applicable.

(Code 1984, § 13.111)