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Lawerence Town City Zoning Code

ARTICLE V

Establishment of Zones

§ 300-27 Zoning districts. [1]

For the purpose of this chapter, the Town of Lawrence, Brown County, Wisconsin, is hereby divided into the following zoning districts:
R-1 Residential
R-2 Residential
ER Estate Residential
R-3 Multifamily Residential
A-1 Agricultural
AG-FP Agricultural-Farmland Preservation
B-1 Business/Commercial
LI Limited Industrial
GI General Industrial
PD Planned Development
Mixed Use District
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 300-28 Zoning Map.

The location and boundaries of the districts established by this chapter are set forth on the Zoning Map titled "Zoning District Map" or "Official Zoning Map" for the Town of Lawrence, Brown County, Wisconsin, which is incorporated herein and hereby made a part of this chapter. Said map, together with everything shown thereon and all amendments thereto, shall be as much a part of this chapter as though fully set forth and described herein.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file at the office of the Town Clerk/Treasurer.

§ 300-29 Zone boundaries.

The following rules shall apply with respect to the boundaries of the various districts as shown on the Zoning District Map:
A. 
District boundary lines are the center lines of highways, streets, alleys and pavements; or right-of-way lines of railroads, toll roads and expressways; or section, division of section, tract and lot lines; or such lines extended, unless otherwise indicated.
B. 
In areas not subdivided into lots and blocks, wherever a district is indicated as a strip adjacent to and paralleling a street or highway, the depth of such strip shall be in accordance with dimensions shown on the map measured at right angles from the center line of the street or highway, and the length of frontage shall be in accordance with dimensions shown on the map from section, quarter section or division lines, or center lines of streets and highways, or railroad rights-of-way, unless otherwise indicated.
C. 
Where a district boundary line divides a lot in single ownership on the effective date of this chapter, the Board of Appeals, after due hearing, may extend the regulations for either portion of such lot.