(a)

General requirements. Special districts are intended to govern areas that are either not intended for conventional development in the near future, such as the outlying agricultural areas and gravel mines or those areas that are to be in permanent public use such as community parks and public open spaces.

(1)

Permitted uses. All buildings, structures and land, and the erection, construction, reconstruction, moving or structural alteration of such shall hereafter be used or occupied in conformity with all the provisions specified for the district in which it is located. No land or buildings shall be devoted to any use other than a use permitted in the special district in which such land, structures, or buildings shall be located.

(2)

Nonconforming uses. All buildings, structures and land which were lawful before the ordinance from which this article was adopted or amended and which become legally nonconforming as a result of the adoption or amendment of the ordinance from which this article is derived shall be subject to the provisions of Section 42-359.

(3)

Conditional uses. Conditional uses, as listed in each special district, may be allowed only in the special district indicated. Said conditional use shall be subject to the issuance of conditional use permits in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 42-272.

(b)

District requirements.

(1)

A Agricultural District. The purpose of this district is to prevent tracts of agricultural lands located on the fringe of the City from being prematurely subdivided. The intent of the agriculture district is to hold land in tracts until such time as public utilities can be made available to serve urban development in an orderly manner of sequential rather than leapfrog development.

a.

Permitted uses.

1.

Raising grain or hay crops for cash sale or for use as feed, provided such feed use is conducted on premises located outside the City;

2.

Forestry, nurseries, orchards, greenhouses and truck farming;

3.

In-season roadside stands, offering for sale only, agricultural products produced on the premises;

4.

Parks, playgrounds and open spaces;

5.

Sewage lift stations, water pumping stations;

6.

Public recreation facilities.

b.

Conditional uses. The following may be allowed in the agriculture district subject to the provisions of Section 42-272:

1.

Public utility and public service facilities, such as electric substations, gas regulator stations, radio and television towers, telephone exchanges, telephone transmission equipment buildings, water reservoirs, correctional institutions, fire stations, public safety training facilities;

2.

Single- and two-family dwellings if used in conjunction with a permitted use;

3.

Communication towers, including, but not limited to, radio, television, microwave relay, cellular phone and all other towers. Television and radio antennas 30 feet or less in height are not included in this listing.

c.

Lot area. Not less than five acres.

d.

Lot width. Average lot width not less than 330 feet.

e.

Minimum setback. Minimum setback requirements for property adjoining the following types of roadways as designated on the official numbering map of the City:

1.

Corner side yard: 50 feet.

2.

Side yard: 20 feet.

3.

Rear yard: 50 feet.

(2)

M Mining District. The Mining District is designed to accommodate mining and quarry operations in areas that are relatively remote from residential and business development. Mining Districts shall only be approved in areas so designated on the adopted comprehensive plan and reclaimed in accord with such plan since mining is an interim use.

a.

General conditions.

1.

Residences, businesses and industrial uses are prohibited in the Mining District unless otherwise permitted.

2.

All operations shall be conducted in such smoke, particulate matter or noxious gases at the boundaries of such use and where applicable, in accordance with Wisconsin Administration Code, as amended.

3.

Mining operations shall follow an adopted phasing plan and be managed and reclaimed in accordance with a management and reclamation plan. Such plans shall be approved when a Mining District is established and any amendments to the phasing and management reclamation plans shall be approved by the City Council.

b.

Permitted uses.

1.

Mining, loading and hauling of sand, gravel, limerock, topsoil or other aggregate;

2.

Parks, open space and public recreation uses;

3.

Public landfill and waste disposal operations.

c.

Conditional uses. The following may be allowed in the mining district subject to the provisions of Section 42-272: asphalt and concrete batching or ready-mix plants located no closer than 500 feet from a residence district.

d.

Lot area. None.

e.

Lot width. None.

f.

Minimum setback requirements. None.

g.

Green area. None.

h.

Off-street parking and loading. Provided as required in Sections 42-360 and 42-361.

i.

Signs. Regulations related to Overlay Sign District C shall apply when landfill, mining or concrete batching uses are in operation. When said uses cease, the sign regulations for residence districts shall apply.

(3)

C Conservancy District. The C Conservancy District is designed to preserve and perpetuate in an open state, certain areas such as rivers and drainageways, wetlands and marshes, parks, floodplains and greenbelts, natural habitats (prairie) for plant and animal life, which because of their unique physical features, are deemed desirable and functional as natural and beneficial to the City.

a.

Permitted uses.

1.

Public recreation facilities;

2.

Sewage lift stations and water pumping stations;

3.

Floodplains, greenbelts and waterways;

4.

Fishing and live trapping;

5.

Forestry;

6.

Parks, playgrounds and open spaces.

b.

Conditional uses. The following may be allowed in the conservancy district subject to the provisions of Section 42-272:

1.

Agriculture uses as permitted in the agriculture district;

2.

Dredging, excavating and filling of lands and removal of topsoil within floodplains;

3.

Campgrounds and facilities;

4.

Public utility and public service facilities, such as electric substations, gas regulator stations, radio and television towers, telephone exchanges, telephone transmission buildings, water reservoirs, fire stations, public safety training facilities, dams and electric generating facilities;

5.

Outdoor recreational premises, clubs and grounds for hunting, swimming, tennis, boating, horse riding, skiing and other sports. Accessory clubhouses and maintenance buildings shall be located not less than 100 feet from any lot in a residence district, except buildings for shelter and keeping of horses and buildings and facilities for boating not less than 300 feet from any such lot;

6.

Communication towers, including, but not limited to, radio, television, microwave relay, cellular phone and all other towers. Television and radio antennas 30 feet or less in height are not included in this listing.

c.

Lot area. None.

d.

Lot width. None.

e.

Minimum setback requirements.

1.

Front yard: 50 feet;

2.

Corner side yard: 50 feet;

3.

Side yard: ten feet;

4.

Rear yard: 50 feet.

(Code 1976, § 18.36.060)