Lawerence Town, WI Zoning Ordinance

Lawerence Town City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIV

GI General Industrial District

§ 300-120 Purpose. [1]

The GI District provides for basic industries of all types, with limited restrictions other than minimum setback allowances and floor area ratio.

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 300-121 Permitted uses.

The following are permitted in the General Industrial District:

Any use allowed in the LI Limited Industrial Zone.

Uses to include:

(1)

Manufacturing:[1]

	Abrasive, asbestos and miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral products
	Agricultural chemicals
	Blast furnaces, steel works and rolling and finishing mills
	Building paper and building board mills
	Canned and preserved fruits and vegetables
	Cement, hydraulic
	Chemical and fertilizer mineral mining
	Clay, ceramic and refractory minerals
	Concrete, gypsum and plaster products
	Grain mills products
	Industrial inorganic chemicals
	Industrial organic chemicals
	Iron and steel foundries
	Logging camps and logging contractors
	Miscellaneous chemical products
	Miscellaneous nonmetallic minerals, except fuels
	Miscellaneous products of petroleum and coal
	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment
	Paints, varnishes, lacquers, enamels and allied products
	Paperboard mills
	Paper mills
	Partitions, shelving, lockers and office and store furniture
	Paving and roofing materials
	Petroleum refining
	Primary smelting and refining of nonferrous metals
	Public building and related furniture
	Pulp mills
	Railroad equipment
	Sawmills and planing mills
	Secondary smelting and refining of nonferrous metals
	Ship and boat building and repairing
	Soap, detergents and cleaning preparations, perfumes and cosmetics
	Structural clay products

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

(2)

Mining:

(a)

Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, dimension stone.

(b)

Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, crushed and broken stone, including riprap.

(c)

Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, sand and gravel.

(d)

Nonmetallic minerals (except fuels) services.

(3)

Transportation, communication, electric, gas and sanitary services:

(a)

Combination electric and gas and other utility services.

(b)

Deep sea domestic transportation.

(c)

Deep sea foreign transportation.

(d)

Freight forwarding.

(e)

Gas production and distribution.

(f)

Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Seaway transportation.

(g)

Local water transportation.

(h)

Rental of railroad cars.

(i)

Services incidental to water transportation.

(j)

Terminal and service facilities for motor vehicle passenger transportation.

(k)

Transportation on rivers and canals.

(4)

Wholesale trade:

(a)

Metals and minerals, except petroleum.

(b)

Petroleum and petroleum products.

Any other uses determined by the Planning and Zoning Board and/or the Town Board to be similar in nature to the above permitted uses.

§ 300-122 Conditional uses.

Establishments primarily engaged in the slaughtering process will be allowed as a conditional use, provided that the animals to be slaughtered are screened from view of or are more than 500 feet distant from a residential district and that the waste products are stored in a sanitary manner which will not cause a nuisance to neighboring properties.

Property established for the purpose of disposing of industrial waste products and to limit and control their location and reduce the pollution of air or water. Conditional use permits will be allowed, provided that state and federal regulations are complied with, including permits, and that the site(s) established meets with the Town landfill permit requirements.

§ 300-123 Building requirements.

No building or any improvements shall be erected, placed or altered on any building site until the plans for such building or improvement, including site plan, landscape plan, building plan, lighting plan, stormwater management plan and specifications, have been approved by the Town Board of the Town of Lawrence or its designated agent or representative. The Town Board or its designated agent or representative shall approve or disapprove such plans with respect to conformity with restrictions and other applicable enactments of the Town of Lawrence and with respect to harmony of external design and land use as it affects surrounding properties.

§ 300-124 Lot requirements.

Any lot serviced by public sanitary sewer system in this district shall have an area of not less than 12,000 square feet and a street frontage of not less than 100 feet; however, such minimum lot width may be measured at the building setback line if said lot is located on the outer radius of a curved street, such as a cul-de-sac.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

Any lot not served by public sanitary sewer in this district shall have an area of not less than 1.5 acres and a street frontage of not less than 200 feet; however, such minimum lot width may be measured at the building setback line if said lot is located on the outer radius of a curved street, such as a cul-de-sac.[2]

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

A minimum of 25% green space required.

§ 300-125 Height regulations.

All structures: 60 feet maximum, except as provided by Article III, § 300-12, Height regulations, and § 300-9, Buildings and uses.

§ 300-126 Building setbacks.

Sewered and nonsewered lots.

	Principal Structure	Accessory Buildings and Structures
Front yard	At least 30 feet from right-of-way	Not allowed
Side yard	15 feet minimum from property line	10 feet minimum from property line
Rear yard	15 feet minimum from property line	10 feet minimum from property line
Corner side	30 feet minimum from right-of-way	30 feet minimum from right-of-way

Transitional yards. Where a side or rear lot line in a GI District coincides with a side or rear lot line in an adjacent residential district, a yard shall be provided along such side or rear lot line not less than 100 feet in depth and shall contain landscaping and planting suitable to provide an effective screen.

§ 300-127 Accessory buildings.

All accessory buildings hereinafter constructed in the GI District shall meet the district requirements and those identified in Article III, § 300-9, Buildings and uses.

§ 300-128 Parking.

Parking shall conform to requirements as set forth in Article XX, Off-Street Parking Requirements.

§ 300-129 Off-street loading.

Loading areas shall be provided so that all vehicles loading or unloading are completely off the public ways.

Lawerence Town City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIV

GI General Industrial District

§ 300-120 Purpose. [1]

The GI District provides for basic industries of all types, with limited restrictions other than minimum setback allowances and floor area ratio.

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 300-121 Permitted uses.

The following are permitted in the General Industrial District:

Any use allowed in the LI Limited Industrial Zone.

Uses to include:

(1)

Manufacturing:[1]

	Abrasive, asbestos and miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral products
	Agricultural chemicals
	Blast furnaces, steel works and rolling and finishing mills
	Building paper and building board mills
	Canned and preserved fruits and vegetables
	Cement, hydraulic
	Chemical and fertilizer mineral mining
	Clay, ceramic and refractory minerals
	Concrete, gypsum and plaster products
	Grain mills products
	Industrial inorganic chemicals
	Industrial organic chemicals
	Iron and steel foundries
	Logging camps and logging contractors
	Miscellaneous chemical products
	Miscellaneous nonmetallic minerals, except fuels
	Miscellaneous products of petroleum and coal
	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment
	Paints, varnishes, lacquers, enamels and allied products
	Paperboard mills
	Paper mills
	Partitions, shelving, lockers and office and store furniture
	Paving and roofing materials
	Petroleum refining
	Primary smelting and refining of nonferrous metals
	Public building and related furniture
	Pulp mills
	Railroad equipment
	Sawmills and planing mills
	Secondary smelting and refining of nonferrous metals
	Ship and boat building and repairing
	Soap, detergents and cleaning preparations, perfumes and cosmetics
	Structural clay products

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

(2)

Mining:

(a)

Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, dimension stone.

(b)

Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, crushed and broken stone, including riprap.

(c)

Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, sand and gravel.

(d)

Nonmetallic minerals (except fuels) services.

(3)

Transportation, communication, electric, gas and sanitary services:

(a)

Combination electric and gas and other utility services.

(b)

Deep sea domestic transportation.

(c)

Deep sea foreign transportation.

(d)

Freight forwarding.

(e)

Gas production and distribution.

(f)

Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Seaway transportation.

(g)

Local water transportation.

(h)

Rental of railroad cars.

(i)

Services incidental to water transportation.

(j)

Terminal and service facilities for motor vehicle passenger transportation.

(k)

Transportation on rivers and canals.

(4)

Wholesale trade:

(a)

Metals and minerals, except petroleum.

(b)

Petroleum and petroleum products.

Any other uses determined by the Planning and Zoning Board and/or the Town Board to be similar in nature to the above permitted uses.

§ 300-122 Conditional uses.

§ 300-123 Building requirements.

§ 300-124 Lot requirements.

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

A minimum of 25% green space required.

§ 300-125 Height regulations.

All structures: 60 feet maximum, except as provided by Article III, § 300-12, Height regulations, and § 300-9, Buildings and uses.

§ 300-126 Building setbacks.

Sewered and nonsewered lots.

	Principal Structure	Accessory Buildings and Structures
Front yard	At least 30 feet from right-of-way	Not allowed
Side yard	15 feet minimum from property line	10 feet minimum from property line
Rear yard	15 feet minimum from property line	10 feet minimum from property line
Corner side	30 feet minimum from right-of-way	30 feet minimum from right-of-way

§ 300-127 Accessory buildings.

All accessory buildings hereinafter constructed in the GI District shall meet the district requirements and those identified in Article III, § 300-9, Buildings and uses.

§ 300-128 Parking.

Parking shall conform to requirements as set forth in Article XX, Off-Street Parking Requirements.

§ 300-129 Off-street loading.

Loading areas shall be provided so that all vehicles loading or unloading are completely off the public ways.

Lawerence Town City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIV

GI General Industrial District

§ 300-120 Purpose. [1]

The GI District provides for basic industries of all types, with limited restrictions other than minimum setback allowances and floor area ratio.

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 300-121 Permitted uses.

The following are permitted in the General Industrial District:

Any use allowed in the LI Limited Industrial Zone.

Uses to include:

(1)

Manufacturing:[1]

	Abrasive, asbestos and miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral products
	Agricultural chemicals
	Blast furnaces, steel works and rolling and finishing mills
	Building paper and building board mills
	Canned and preserved fruits and vegetables
	Cement, hydraulic
	Chemical and fertilizer mineral mining
	Clay, ceramic and refractory minerals
	Concrete, gypsum and plaster products
	Grain mills products
	Industrial inorganic chemicals
	Industrial organic chemicals
	Iron and steel foundries
	Logging camps and logging contractors
	Miscellaneous chemical products
	Miscellaneous nonmetallic minerals, except fuels
	Miscellaneous products of petroleum and coal
	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment
	Paints, varnishes, lacquers, enamels and allied products
	Paperboard mills
	Paper mills
	Partitions, shelving, lockers and office and store furniture
	Paving and roofing materials
	Petroleum refining
	Primary smelting and refining of nonferrous metals
	Public building and related furniture
	Pulp mills
	Railroad equipment
	Sawmills and planing mills
	Secondary smelting and refining of nonferrous metals
	Ship and boat building and repairing
	Soap, detergents and cleaning preparations, perfumes and cosmetics
	Structural clay products

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

(2)

Mining:

(a)

Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, dimension stone.

(b)

Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, crushed and broken stone, including riprap.

(c)

Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, sand and gravel.

(d)

Nonmetallic minerals (except fuels) services.

(3)

Transportation, communication, electric, gas and sanitary services:

(a)

Combination electric and gas and other utility services.

(b)

Deep sea domestic transportation.

(c)

Deep sea foreign transportation.

(d)

Freight forwarding.

(e)

Gas production and distribution.

(f)

Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Seaway transportation.

(g)

Local water transportation.

(h)

Rental of railroad cars.

(i)

Services incidental to water transportation.

(j)

Terminal and service facilities for motor vehicle passenger transportation.

(k)

Transportation on rivers and canals.

(4)

Wholesale trade:

(a)

Metals and minerals, except petroleum.

(b)

Petroleum and petroleum products.

Any other uses determined by the Planning and Zoning Board and/or the Town Board to be similar in nature to the above permitted uses.

§ 300-122 Conditional uses.

§ 300-123 Building requirements.

§ 300-124 Lot requirements.

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

A minimum of 25% green space required.

§ 300-125 Height regulations.

All structures: 60 feet maximum, except as provided by Article III, § 300-12, Height regulations, and § 300-9, Buildings and uses.

§ 300-126 Building setbacks.

Sewered and nonsewered lots.

	Principal Structure	Accessory Buildings and Structures
Front yard	At least 30 feet from right-of-way	Not allowed
Side yard	15 feet minimum from property line	10 feet minimum from property line
Rear yard	15 feet minimum from property line	10 feet minimum from property line
Corner side	30 feet minimum from right-of-way	30 feet minimum from right-of-way

§ 300-127 Accessory buildings.

All accessory buildings hereinafter constructed in the GI District shall meet the district requirements and those identified in Article III, § 300-9, Buildings and uses.

§ 300-128 Parking.

Parking shall conform to requirements as set forth in Article XX, Off-Street Parking Requirements.

§ 300-129 Off-street loading.

Loading areas shall be provided so that all vehicles loading or unloading are completely off the public ways.