(a)

The zoning districts are provided as follows:

(b)

Boundaries of these districts are hereby established as shown on a map entitled Zoning Map, Monroe County, Wisconsin, which is made a part of this chapter in section 47-62. Such boundaries shall be construed to follow corporate limits, U.S. public land survey lines, lot or property lines, centerlines of streets, highways, alleys, easements and railroad rights-of-way or such lines extended, unless otherwise noted on the zoning map.

(c)

Vacation of public streets and alleys shall cause the land vacated to be automatically placed in the same district as the abutting side to which the vacated land reverts.

(Code 1986, § 17.20; Ord. No. 6-98-11; Ord. No. 11-01-1)

A certified copy of the zoning map shall be adopted and approved with the text as part of this chapter and shall be on file in the zoning department office.

(Code 1986, § 17.21; Ord. No. 6-98-11)

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 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 municipal boundaries shall be construed as following municipal boundaries.

(4)

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

(5)

Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed to follow such shorelines, and in the event of change in the shoreline shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline; boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streams, rivers, canals, lakes or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such centerlines.

(6)

Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extension of features indicated in subsections (1) through (5) of this section shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the zoning map shall be determined by the scale of the map.

(Code 1986, § 17.22)

There shall be not more than one principal dwelling structure and two accessory structures, including a private garage, on any lot in either the R-1 or R-2 residential district. There shall be not more than one principal dwelling structure on any parcel in the R-3 rural residential, business, general agriculture, community, or general forestry districts unless otherwise indicated in this chapter.

(Code 1986, § 17.23; Res No. 07-20-04, 7-22-2020)

No person shall use any land, building or structure, or erect, construct, reconstruct, move or structurally alter a building, structure or part thereof, except in conformance with the regulations set forth in this article.

(Code 1986, § 17.24)

The purpose of this division is to identify those areas where predominantly residential development has occurred or will be likely to occur, in accordance with the general plan; to protect residential neighborhoods by prohibiting uses which will not mix well with the homes; and to identify only those areas with central, public sewers. The harboring or raising of livestock is prohibited.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(1)(a); Res. No. 03-22-02, 3-23-2022)

Principal uses in the R-1 urban residential district shall be one-family dwellings, including manufactured homes with public sewers in a sanitary district.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(1)(b); Ord. No. 6-98-11)

Accessory uses in the R-1 urban residential district shall be essential services and household occupations.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(1)(c))

(a)

Conditional uses in the R-1 urban residential district shall be as follows:

(1)

Two-family and multifamily dwelling, if minimum lot size is 4,000 square feet per family, up to and including four families and 2,500 square feet per family thereafter.

(2)

Public and semipublic uses.

(3)

Rest and nursing homes.

(4)

Club, fraternity.

(5)

Small business.

(b)

All uses shall have a public sewer and be in a sanitary district.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(1)(d); Ord. No. 6-98-11; Res. No. 11-10-09, 11-23-2010)

The minimum lot area in the R-1 urban residential district shall be 10,000 square feet for single-family dwellings and 12,000 square feet for two- and three-family dwellings.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(1)(e))

The minimum lot width in the R-1 urban residential district shall be 80 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(1)(f))

The minimum lot depth in the R-1 urban residential district shall be 100 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(1)(g))

The minimum yard sizes in the R-1 urban residential district shall be as follows:

(1)

Front: See subsection 47-769(b).

(2)

Rear: 25 feet.

(3)

Side: Ten feet each.

(4)

All other yards: Ten feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(1)(h); Res. No. 10-23-04, 10-25-2023)

The maximum building height in the R-1 urban residential district shall be three stories or 35 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(1)(i))

(a)

The minimum yard size for an off lot shall be ten feet to all property lines.

(b)

See subsection 47-769(b) for road right-of-way setbacks.

(Res. No. 10-09-05, 10-28-2009)

The purpose of this division is to identify nonfarm residential areas not served by public sewer and to protect residential neighborhoods by prohibiting uses which will not mix well with the homes. The harboring or raising of livestock is prohibited. This division shall be applied only to two or more lots when considering rezoning.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(2)(a); Res. No. 03-22-02, 3-23-2022)

Principal uses in the R-2 suburban residential district shall be one-family dwellings, including manufactured homes less than 20 years old.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(2)(b); Ord. No. 95-2-6F; Res. No. 01-19-04, 1-23-2019)

Accessory uses in the R-2 suburban residential district shall be essential services and household occupations.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(2)(c))

Conditional uses in the R-2 suburban residential district shall be as follows:

(1)

Two-family dwellings.

(2)

Public and semipublic uses.

(3)

Community-based residential facilities.

(4)

Group foster homes.

(5)

Private wind energy facilities.

(6)

Small business.

(7)

Single manufactured home greater than 20 years old.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(2)(d); Ord. No. 3-97-4; Res. No. 3-06-1, § 17.25(2), 3-22-2006; Res. No. 11-10-09, 11-23-2010; Res. No. 01-19-04, 1-23-2019)

The minimum lot area in the R-2 suburban residential district shall be 1½ acres per family or more if required by the county sanitary code. Exempted from the 1½-acre requirement will be any platted subdivision that has been submitted to the state for approval by January 1, 1995.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(2)(e); Ord. No. 95-2-6B)

The minimum lot width in the R-2 suburban residential district shall be 150 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(2)(f); Ord. No. 6-98-11)

The minimum lot depth in the R-2 suburban residential district shall be 200 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(2)(g); Ord. No. 6-98-11)

The minimum yard sizes in the R-2 suburban residential district shall be as follows:

(1)

Front: See subsection 47-769(b).

(2)

Rear: 40 feet.

(3)

Side: 15 feet each.

(4)

All other yards: 15 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(2)(h); Res. No. 10-23-04, 10-25-2023)

The maximum building height in the R-2 suburban residential district shall be three stories or 35 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(2)(i))

(a) The minimum yard size for an off lot shall be 15 feet to all property lines.

(b) See subsection 47-769(b) for road right-of-way setbacks.

(Res. No. 10-09-05, 10-28-2009)

The purpose of this division is to identify nonfarm residential areas not served by a public sewer which are located in predominantly rural areas and to permit mixing of houses and mobile homes. The harboring or raising of livestock is prohibited.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(3)(a); Res. No. 03-22-02, 3-23-2022)

Principal uses in the R-3 rural residential district shall be one-family dwellings, including manufactured homes less than 20 years old.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(3)(b); Ord. No. 6-98-11; Res. No. 01-19-04, 1-23-2019)

Accessory uses in the R-3 rural residential district shall be essential services and household occupations.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(3)(c))

Conditional uses in the R-3 rural residential district shall be as follows:

(1)

Mobile home parks;

(2)

Public and semipublic uses;

(3)

Single mobile homes;

(4)

Two-family dwellings;

(5)

Private wind energy facilities.

(6)

Small business.

(7)

Single manufactured home greater than 20 years old.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(3)(d); Ord. No. 6-98-11; Res. No. 3-06-1, § 17.25(3), 3-22-2006; Res. No. 11-10-09, 11-23-2010; Res. No. 01-19-04, 1-23-2019)

The minimum lot area in the R-3 rural residential district shall be 1½ acres per family or more if required by the county sanitary code. Exempted from the 1½-acre requirement will be any platted subdivision that has been submitted to the state for approval by January 1, 1995.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(3)(e); Ord. No. 95-2-6B)

The minimum lot width in the R-3 rural residential district shall be 150 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(3)(f); Ord. No. 6-98-11)

The minimum lot depth in the R-3 rural residential district shall be 200 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(3)(g); Ord. No. 6-98-11)

The minimum yard sizes in the R-3 rural residential district shall be as follows:

(1)

Front: See subsection 47-769(b).

(2)

Rear: 40 feet.

(3)

Side: 15 feet each.

(4)

All other yards: 15 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(3)(h); Res. No. 10-23-04, 10-25-2023)

The maximum building height in the R-3 rural residential district shall be three stories or 35 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(3)(i))

(a)

The minimum yard size for an off lot shall be 15 feet to all property lines.

(b)

See subsection 47-769(b) for road right-of-way setbacks.

(Res. No. 10-09-05, 10-28-2009)

The purpose of this division is to identify areas appropriate for commercial uses which are either oriented to the highway user or intended to serve vehicles and to identify retail shopping areas outside the downtown and community business areas.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(4)(a))

Principal uses in the B business district shall be as follows:

(1)

Bakeries;

(2)

Barbershops;

(3)

Beauty shops;

(4)

Business offices;

(5)

Clinics;

(6)

Clothing stores;

(7)

Clubs;

(8)

Drugstores;

(9)

Eating establishments;

(10)

Florists;

(11)

Food lockers;

(12)

Fruit and vegetable stores;

(13)

Furniture stores;

(14)

Gift shops;

(15)

Government offices;

(16)

Grocery stores;

(17)

Hardware stores;

(18)

Hobby shops;

(19)

Laundries;

(20)

Lodges;

(21)

Marinas;

(22)

Meat markets;

(23)

Music stores;

(24)

Office supply stores;

(25)

Optical services;

(26)

Personal services;

(27)

Pet stores;

(28)

Professional offices; and

(29)

Retail stores.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(4)(b))

Accessory uses in the B business district shall be as follows:

(1)

Essential services;

(2)

Dwellings, including manufactured homes less than 20 years old;

(3)

Household occupations or professional home offices (see section 47-7);

(4)

Parking garages or parking areas.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(4)(c); Ord. No. 6-98-11; Res. No. 08-16-13, 8-24-2016; Res. No. 01-19-04, 1-23-2019)

(a)

Conditional uses in the B business district shall be as follows:

(1)

Bait sales;

(2)

Bowling alleys;

(3)

Building supply and lumberyards;

(4)

Bus depots;

(5)

Drive-in theaters;

(6)

Feed, seed, fertilizer businesses;

(7)

Funeral homes;

(8)

Gasoline service stations, tire and battery service;

(9)

Hotels and motels;

(10)

Kennel;

(11)

Liquor stores;

(12)

Microwave relay structures;

(13)

Mini-warehouse storage units;

(14)

Multifamily dwellings;

(15)

Plumbing shops;

(16)

Private wind energy facilities;

(17)

Radio and television broadcasting studios;

(18)

Single manufactured homes greater than 20 years old when associated with a permitted use;

(19)

Taverns;

(20)

Towers, masts or aerials;

(21)

Vehicular sales or service;

(22)

Veterinary clinics;

(23)

Adult-oriented establishments.

(24)

Agribusiness.

(25)

Event venue.

(b)

Any use not specifically listed shall be prohibited.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(4)(d); Ord. No. 6-98-11; Ord. No. 11-01-1; Res. No. 3-06-1, § 17.25(4), 3-22-2006; Res. No. 3-06-4, 3-22-2006; Res. No. 11-08-6, 11-25-2008; Res. No. 08-16-13, 8-24-2016; Res. No. 06-18-13, 6-27-2018; Res. No. 01-19-04, 1-23-2019; Res. No. 03-22-02, 3-23-2022; Res. No. 06-25-09, 6-25-2025)

The minimum lot area in the B business district shall be unsewered one and one-half acres, plus any additional requirements of Wis. Admin. Code ch. Comm 83, or the county sanitary code. Exempted from the one and one-half-acre requirement will be any platted subdivision that has been submitted to the state for approval by January 1, 1995.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(4)(e); Ord. No. 95-2-6C; Ord. No. 6-98-11)

The minimum lot width in the B business district shall be 150 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(4)(f); Ord. No. 6-98-11)

The minimum lot depth in the B business district shall be 80 feet sewered or 200 feet unsewered.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(4)(g); Ord. No. 6-98-11)

The minimum yard sizes in the B business district shall be as follows:

(1)

Front: See subsection 47-769(b).

(2)

Rear: 40 feet.

(3)

Side: 15 feet.

(4)

All other yards: 15 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(4)(h); Res. No. 10-23-04, 10-25-2023)

The maximum building height in the B business district shall be three stories or 35 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(4)(i))

(a)

The minimum yard size for an off lot shall be 15 feet to all property lines.

(b)

See subsection 47-769(b) for road right-of-way setbacks.

(Res. No. 10-09-05, 10-28-2009)

The purpose of this division is to control access and regulate heavy traffic generating land uses at interstate highway interchanges. This division is to be utilized only in the immediate area of the interchange.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(5)(a))

Principal uses in the IB interstate business district shall be agriculture and forestry.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(5)(b); Ord. No. 6-98-11)

Conditional uses in the IB interstate business district shall be as follows:

(1)

Campgrounds;

(2)

Drive-in food and drink services;

(3)

Filling stations and automotive repair garages;

(4)

Food stores, gift shops and Laundromats;

(5)

Hotels and motels;

(6)

Private wind energy facilities;

(7)

Restaurants, taverns and dinner clubs;

(8)

Retail stores;

(9)

Warehouses, laundromats and professional offices, provided there is no outdoor storage;

(10)

Wholesale businesses.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(5)(c); Ord. No. 6-98-11; Res. No. 3-06-1, § 17.25(5), 3-22-2006)

(a)

Internal access or frontage roads not less than 50 feet wide shall be provided across the entire width or length of any lot that abuts on an intersecting highway, and there shall be not more than one access in each 1,000 feet from any such frontage road to an intersecting highway. The location of such points of access shall be further restricted as follows:

(1)

No such access shall be located on either side of the intersecting highway within 1,000 feet of the most remote end of taper of any entrance to or exit from a controlled access highway.

(2)

Such access shall be located directly opposite crossovers in median strips where the highway serving the interstate business district is divided for directional control of traffic flow.

(b)

Each building or group of continuous buildings shall have not more than two entrances to the abutting frontage road and no such entrance shall exceed 30 feet in width. Wherever practicable, buildings or groups of buildings shall use entrances in common in order to reduce the number of such entrances and promote the safety of travel upon the abutting internal access or frontage road. Road frontage other than entrances shall be closed against vehicular traffic by a curb, planting strip or other equally effective barrier.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(5)(d))

The minimum lot area in the IB interstate business district shall be unsewered one and one-half acres, plus any additional requirements of Wis. Admin. Code ch. Comm 83, or the county sanitary code. Exempted from the one and one-half-acre requirement will be any platted subdivision that has been submitted to the state for approval by January 1, 1995.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(5)(e); Ord. No. 95-2-6C; Ord. No. 6-98-11)

The minimum lot width in the IB interstate business district shall be 150 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(5)(f); Ord. No. 6-98-11)

The minimum lot depth in the IB interstate business district shall be 80 feet sewered or 200 feet unsewered.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(5)(g); Ord. No. 6-98-11)

The minimum yard sizes in the IB interstate business district shall be as follows:

(1)

Front: See subsection 47-769(b).

(2)

Rear: 40 feet.

(3)

Side: 15 feet.

(4)

All other yards: 15 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(5)(h); Res. No. 10-23-04, 10-25-2023)

The maximum building height in the IB interstate business district shall be 60 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(5)(i))

(a)

The minimum yard size for an off lot shall be 15 feet to all property lines.

(b)

See subsection 47-769(b) for road right-of-way setbacks.

(Res. No. 10-09-05, 10-28-2009)

The purpose of this division is to identify areas best suited for industrial development because of location, topography, existing streets and utilities and relationship to other land uses. Uses not compatible with industry are to be discouraged.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(6)(a))

Principal uses in the I industrial district shall be warehouses or wholesale product establishments.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(6)(b))

Accessory uses in the I industrial district shall be essential services.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(6)(c))

Conditional uses in the I industrial district shall be as follows:

(1)

Any manufacturing, processing, refining, storage or repairing facilities;

(2)

Butchering of animals or fowl;

(3)

Food processing facilities;

(4)

Mineral extraction and processing;

(5)

Public and semipublic uses;

(6)

Private wind energy facilities.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(6)(d); Ord. No. 6-98-11; Res. No. 3-06-1, § 17.25(6), 3-22-2006)

The minimum lot area in the I industrial district shall be unsewered one and one-half acres, plus any additional requirements of Wis. Admin. Code ch. Comm 83, or the county sanitary code. Exempted from the one and one-half-acre requirement will be any platted subdivision that has been submitted to the state for approval by January 1, 1995.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(6)(e); Ord. No. 95-2-6C; Ord. No. 6-98-11)

The minimum lot width in the I industrial district shall be 150 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(6)(f); Ord. No. 6-98-11)

The minimum lot depth in the I industrial district shall be 200 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(6)(g); Ord. No. 6-98-11)

The minimum yard sizes in the I industrial district shall be as follows:

(1)

Front: See subsection 47-769(b).

(2)

Rear: 20 feet.

(3)

Side: 20 feet.

(4)

All other yards: 20 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(6)(h); Res. No. 10-23-04, 10-25-2023)

The maximum building height in the I industrial district shall be three stories or 35 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(6)(i))

(a)

The minimum yard size for an off lot shall be 20 feet to all property lines.

(b)

See subsection 47-769(b) for road right-of-way setbacks.

(Res. No. 10-09-05, 10-28-2009)

The purpose of this division is to identify general agricultural areas and to carry out the municipal policies on residential development on agricultural land.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(7)(a))

Principal uses in the GA general agriculture district shall be as follows:

(1)

Agriculture;

(2)

Beekeeping;

(3)

Dairying;

(4)

Greenhouses;

(5)

Horticulture;

(6)

Livestock raising;

(7)

Nurseries;

(8)

Poultry farms;

(9)

Roadside stands for the sale of products grown or produced on the premises;

(10)

Single-family residences, including manufactured homes less than 20 years old, with additional dwellings if used by farm help;

(11)

Stables;

(12)

Truck farms.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(7)(b); Ord. No. 95-2-6E; Res. No. 08-16-13, 8-24-2016; Res. No. 01-19-04, 1-23-2019)

Accessory uses in the GA general agriculture district shall be essential services and household occupations.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(7)(c))

Conditional uses in the GA general agriculture district shall be as follows:

(1)

Bed and breakfast establishments;

(2)

Campgrounds, golf courses, trap and skeet shoot, rifle ranges, motocross courses, racetracks and festival grounds;

(3)

Commercial raising of fish;

(4)

Community-based residential facilities;

(5)

Construction yards, bait production, farm machinery sales and recreational vehicle sales;

(6)

Fur farms;

(7)

Gun repair and sales;

(8)

Kennels;

(9)

Mineral extraction and processing;

(10)

Reserved;

(11)

Private wind energy facilities;

(12)

Public and semipublic uses;

(13)

Sawmills of a commercial nature permanently fixed to the ground;

(14)

Single mobile homes;

(15)

Small business;

(16)

Small engine or recreational vehicle sales or service;

(17)

Solid waste disposal operations, incinerators and salvage yards;

(18)

Stockyards;

(19)

Two-family dwellings;

(20)

Veterinarian facilities, animal hospitals;

(21)

Wind energy facilities;

(22)

Vehicular service.

(23)

Single manufactured home greater than 20 years old.

(24)

Tourist rooming houses.

(25)

Agribusiness.

(26)

Event venue.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(7)(d); Ord. No. 95-2-6A; Ord. No. 6-98-11; Ord. No. 8-99-4; Res. No. 3-06-1, § 17.25(7), 3-22-2006; Res. No. 11-08-5, 11-25-2008; Res. No. 11-10-09, 11-23-2010; Res. No. 08-16-13, 8-24-2016; Res. No. 01-19-04, 1-23-2019; Res. No. 07-20-04, 7-22-2020; Res. No. 03-22-02, 3-23-2022; Res. No. 06-25-09, 6-25-2025)

The minimum lot area in the GA general agriculture district shall be 1½ acres per family. Exempted from the 1½-acre requirement will be any platted subdivision that has been submitted to the state for approval by January 1, 1995.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(7)(e); Ord. No. 95-2-6D; Ord. No. 6-98-11)

The minimum lot width in the GA general agriculture district shall be 200 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(7)(f))

The minimum lot depth in the GA general agriculture district shall be 200 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(7)(g))

The minimum yard sizes in the GA general agriculture district shall be as follows:

(1)

Front: See subsection 47-769(b), except for farm buildings which may be built at the existing setback, but not less than 20 feet from the right-of-way, and except for irrigation facilities which may be built at the right-of-way.

(2)

Rear: 50 feet.

(3)

Side: 25 feet.

(4)

All other yards: 25 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(7)(h); Ord. No. 6-98-11; Res. No. 10-23-04, 10-25-2023)

The maximum building height in the GA general agriculture district shall be three stories or 35 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(7)(i))

(a)

The minimum yard size for an off lot shall be 25 feet to all property lines.

(b)

See subsection 47-769(b) for road right-of-way setbacks.

(Res. No. 10-09-05, 10-28-2009)

The purpose of this division is to identify and protect areas that have a primary agriculture economy, preserving land for food and fiber production and preventing conflicts between incompatible uses; to carry out county and town policies on residential development on agricultural land; and to implement goals, objectives and guidelines contained in the county farmland preservation plan.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(8)(a))

Principal uses in the EA exclusive agriculture district shall be as follows:

(1)

Agricultural uses as defined in Wis. Stats. § 91.01, including:

a.

Beekeeping;

b.

Commercial feedlots, dairying, egg production;

c.

Fish or fur farming;

d.

Floriculture;

e.

Forest and game management;

f.

Grazing;

g.

Livestock raising;

h.

Orchards;

i.

Plant greenhouses and nurseries;

j.

Poultry raising;

k.

Raising of fruits, nuts and berries;

l.

Raising of grain, grass, mint and seed crops;

m.

Sod farming; and

n.

Vegetable raising.

(2)

The only residences allowed as permitted uses are those to be occupied by a person who, or of a family at least one member which, earns a substantial part of his livelihood from farm operations on the parcel, or is a parent or child of the operator of the farm. Preexisting residences located in areas subject to zoning under this district which do not conform to this subsection may be continued in residential use and are exempted from any limitations imposed or authorized under Wis. Stats. § 59.57(10). Such preexisting residences may be altered, repaired or rebuilt if destroyed, but are subject to setback, height and other dimensional requirements. Farm dwellings and related structures which remain after farm consolidation may be separated from the farm lot.

(3)

Gas and electric utility uses not requiring authorization under Wis. Stats. § 196.491.

(4)

Roadside stand used solely for the sale of products grown or produced on the premises.

(5)

No structure or improvement may be built on the land unless consistent with agricultural uses.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(8)(b); Res. No. 06-18-13, 6-27-2018)

Conditional uses in the EA exclusive agriculture district shall be as follows:

(1)

Agricultural related, religious, other utility uses which are not permitted uses, institutional or governmental uses which do not conflict with agricultural use and are found necessary in light of alternative locations available for such uses;

(2)

Single-family dwellings of mobile homes exceeding one per farm operation for occupancy by a person or family earning a substantial part of livelihood from the farm operation;

(3)

Wind energy facilities;

(4)

Private wind energy facilities;

(5)

Household occupations and professional home offices conducted within and accessory to permitted agricultural residences.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(8)(c); Res. No. 3-06-1, § 17.25(8), 3-22-2006)

The minimum lot area in the EA exclusive agriculture district shall be 35 acres, except as provided. The minimum lot size to establish a separate parcel for an additional residence for persons earning a substantial part of their livelihood from the farm operation or parents or children of the farm operator shall be 1½ acres. The minimum lot size for farm residences or structures existing before the adoption date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived and which are separated from a larger parcel through farm consolidation shall be 1½ acres.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(8)(d); Ord. No. 6-98-11)

The minimum lot width in the EA exclusive agriculture district shall be 200 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(8)(e))

The minimum lot depth in the EA exclusive agriculture district shall be 200 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(8)(f))

The minimum yard sizes in the EA exclusive agriculture district shall be as follows:

(1)

Front: See subsection 47-769(b), except for farm buildings which may be built at the existing setback but not less than 20 feet from the right-of-way and except for irrigation facilities which may be built at the right-of-way.

(2)

Rear: 75 feet.

(3)

Side: 50 feet combined.

(4)

All other yards: 25 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(8)(g); Res. No. 10-23-04, 10-25-2023)

The maximum building height in the EA exclusive agriculture district shall be three stories or 35 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(8)(h))

(a)

The minimum yard size for an off lot shall be 25 feet to all property lines.

(b)

See subsection 47-769(b) for road right-of-way setbacks.

(Res. No. 10-09-05, 10-28-2009)

The purpose of this division is to identify areas dominated by agricultural practices and to carry out the municipal policies on residential development on agricultural land.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(9)(a))

Principal uses in the AO agriculture only district shall be as follows:

(1)

Agriculture, horticulture, dairying, beekeeping, livestock raising, nurseries, greenhouses;

(2)

Bait production;

(3)

Fur farms;

(4)

Mobile homes as a principal structure on a permanent foundation;

(5)

Poultry farms housing more than 10,000 birds;

(6)

Roadside stands for the sale of products grown or produced on the premises;

(7)

Single farm residences for farm purposes with additional dwelling at a ratio of one to every 40 acres including mobile homes if used by farm help;

(8)

Stables;

(9)

Truck farms.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(9)(b))

Conditional uses in the AO agriculture only district shall be as follows:

(1)

Construction yards;

(2)

Incinerators and salvage yards;

(3)

Mineral extraction and processing;

(4)

Private wind energy facilities;

(5)

Public and semipublic uses;

(6)

Sawmills of a commercial nature permanently fixed to the ground;

(7)

Solid waste disposal operations;

(8)

Stockyards;

(9)

Wind energy facilities.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(9)(c); Res. No. 3-06-1, § 17.25(9), 3-22-2006)

The minimum lot area in the AO agriculture only district shall be 40 acres or a quarter of a quarter section, whichever is least.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(9)(d))

The minimum lot width in the AO agriculture only district shall be 200 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(9)(e))

The minimum lot depth in the AO agriculture only district shall be 200 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(9)(f))

The minimum yard sizes in the AO agriculture only district shall be as follows:

(1)

Front: See subsection 47-769(b), except for farm buildings which may be built at the existing setback, but not less than 20 feet from the right-of-way and except for irrigation facilities which may be built at the right-of-way.

(2)

Rear: 75 feet.

(3)

Side: 50 feet.

(4)

All other yards: 50 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(9)(g); Res. No. 10-23-04, 10-25-2023)

The maximum building height in the AO agriculture only district shall be three stories or 35 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(9)(h); Ord. No. 11-01-1)

(a)

The minimum yard size for an off lot shall be 50 feet to all property lines.

(b)

See subsection 47-769(b) for road right-of-way setbacks.

(Res. No. 10-09-05, 10-28-2009)

The purpose of this division is to identify those areas which have traditionally serviced the nearby farms, forests and residences, but were not legally incorporated into villages or cities and to recognize that these older communities have mixed their residential, commercial, farming and forestry uses.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(10)(a))

Principal uses in the C community district shall be one- and two-family dwellings, including manufactured homes less than 20 years old.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(10)(b); Ord. No. 6-98-11; Res. No. 01-19-04, 1-23-2019)

Accessory uses in the C community district shall be essential services and household occupations and dwellings over or attached to other permitted uses.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(10)(c))

Conditional uses in the C community district shall be as follows:

(1)

Conditional uses permitted in the R-2 suburban residential district;

(2)

Creameries;

(3)

Eating, drinking or entertainment establishments;

(4)

Feed mills;

(5)

Financial, professional or office buildings;

(6)

Hotels;

(7)

Motels;

(8)

Plumbing stores, farm equipment sales and service;

(9)

Principal uses permitted in the GA general agriculture district;

(10)

Public and semipublic uses;

(11)

Recreational equipment sales and service;

(12)

Repair shops;

(13)

Retail outlets;

(14)

Sawmills;

(15)

Service stations;

(16)

Single mobile homes;

(17)

Small business.

(18)

Single manufactured home greater than 20 years old.

(19)

Event venue.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(10)(d); Ord. No. 6-98-11; Res. No. 11-10-09, 11-23-2010; Res. No. 01-19-04, 1-23-2019; Res. No. 06-25-09, 6-25-2025)

The minimum lot area in the C community district shall be 10,000 square feet sewered or 20,000 square feet unsewered.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(10)(e))

The minimum lot width in the C community district shall be 100 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(10)(f))

The minimum lot depth in the C community district shall be 150 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(10)(g))

The minimum yard sizes in the C community district shall be as follows:

(1)

Front yards shall be 20 feet.

(2)

Rear yards shall be 25 feet.

(3)

Side yards shall be ten feet each.

(4)

All other yards: Ten feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(10)(h); Res. No. 10-23-04, 10-25-2023)

The maximum building height in the C community district shall be three stories or 35 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(10)(i))

(a)

The minimum yard size for an off lot shall be ten feet to all property lines.

(b)

See subsection 47-769(b) for road right-of-way setbacks.

(Res. No. 10-09-05, 10-28-2009)

The purpose of this division is to identify those areas which are primarily forest areas and to provide for outdoor recreation and rural, nonfarm residences.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(11)(a))

Principal uses in the GF general forestry district shall be as follows:

(1)

Agriculture;

(2)

Beekeeping;

(3)

Dairying;

(4)

Forestry;

(5)

Horticulture;

(6)

Livestock raising;

(7)

Military maneuvers on certain county-owned general forestry land in the Township of New Lyme;

(8)

Roadside stands for the sale of products grown or produced on the premises;

(9)

Sawmills;

(10)

Single-family residences, including manufactured homes less than 20 years old.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(11)(b); Ord. No. 89-75; Ord. No. 6-98-11; Ord. No. 11-01-1; Res. No. 01-19-04, 1-23-2019)

Accessory uses in the GF general forestry district shall be essential services and home occupations.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(11)(c); Res. No. 3-06-1, 3-22-2006)

Conditional uses in the GF general forestry district shall be as follows:

(1)

Campground;

(2)

Charcoal kiln;

(3)

Commercial fishing pond;

(4)

Commercial ski hill;

(5)

Game farm;

(6)

Golf course;

(7)

Kennel;

(8)

Mineral extraction;

(9)

Mobile home park;

(10)

Motocross course;

(11)

Private wind energy facilities;

(12)

Public and semipublic uses;

(13)

Race track;

(14)

Raising and harvesting of sphagnum moss;

(15)

Rifle range;

(16)

Single mobile home;

(17)

Small business;

(18)

Solid waste disposal operation;

(19)

Trap and skeet shoot.

(20)

Single manufactured home greater than 20 years old.

(21)

Tourist rooming houses.

(22)

Agribusiness.

(23)

Event venue.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(11)(d) ; Ord. No. 6-98-11; Ord. No. 11-01-1; Res. No. 3-06-1, § 17-25(11), 3-22-2006; Res. No. 11-10-09, 11-23-2010; Res. No. 01-19-04, 1-23-2019; Res. No. 07-20-04, 7-22-2020; Res. No. 03-22-02, 3-23-2022; Res. No. 06-25-09, 6-25-2025)

The minimum lot area in the GF general forestry district shall be five acres.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(11)(e))

The minimum lot width in the GF general forestry district shall be 200 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(11)(f); Ord. No. 6-98-11)

The minimum lot depth in the GF general forestry district shall be 200 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(11)(g); Ord. No. 6-98-11)

The minimum yard sizes in the GF general forestry district shall be as follows:

(1)

Front: See subsection 47-769(b).

(2)

Rear yards shall be 50 feet.

(3)

Side yards shall be 25 feet.

(4)

All other yards: 25 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(11)(h); Ord. No. 6-98-11; Res. No. 10-23-04, 10-25-2023)

The maximum building height in the GF general forestry district shall be three stories or 35 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(11)(i))

(a)

The minimum yard size for an off lot shall be 25 feet to all property lines.

(b)

See subsection 47-769(b) for road right-of-way setbacks.

(Res. No. 10-09-05, 10-28-2009)

The purpose of this division is to identify those areas which are primarily forest areas and to provide for the raising, harvesting and primary processing of trees.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(12)(a))

Principal uses in the EF exclusive forestry district shall be as follows:

(1)

Agriculture except for feedlots;

(2)

Forestry;

(3)

Raising and harvesting of sphagnum moss;

(4)

Roadside stands for the sale of products grown or produced on the premises;

(5)

Stables;

(6)

Single-family residences, including manufactured homes.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(12)(b); Ord. No. 6-98-11; Ord. No. 11-01-1)

Accessory uses in the EF exclusive forestry district shall be essential services and home occupations.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(12)(c))

Conditional uses in the EF exclusive forestry district shall be as follows:

(1)

Charcoal kilns;

(2)

Debarking operations;

(3)

Game farms;

(4)

Kennels;

(5)

Mineral extraction;

(6)

Public and semipublic uses;

(7)

Private wind energy facilities;

(8)

Sawmills;

(9)

Solid waste disposal operations;

(10)

Single mobile homes.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(12)(d); Ord. No. 6-98-11; Ord. No. 11-01-1; Res. No. 3-06-1, § 17.25(12), 3-22-2006)

The minimum lot area in the EF exclusive forestry district shall be 40 acres.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(12)(e))

The minimum lot width in the EF exclusive forestry district shall be 100 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(12)(f))

The minimum lot depth in the EF exclusive forestry district shall be 150 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(12)(g))

The minimum yard sizes in the EF exclusive forestry district shall be as follows:

(1)

Front: See subsection 47-769(b).

(2)

Rear yards shall be 50 feet.

(3)

Side yards shall be 20 feet.

(4)

All other yards: 20 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(12)(h); Ord. No. 6-98-11; Res. No. 10-23-04, 10-25-2023)

The maximum building height in the EF exclusive forestry district shall be three stories or 35 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(12)(i))

(a)

The minimum yard size for an off lot shall be 20 feet to all property lines.

(b)

See subsection 47-769(b) for road right-of-way setbacks.

(Res. No. 10-09-05, 10-28-2009)

The purpose of this division is to identify those areas where development is prohibited due to groundwater, the presence of significant wildlife habitat and natural vegetation or the need to protect water quality; to control development in natural areas; and to restrict isolated development which might require a new town road or lengthy driveway.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(13)(a))

Principal uses in the W wilderness district shall be as follows:

(1)

Parkland; and

(2)

Recreational uses such as:

a.

Hunting, fishing, hiking and bridle paths;

b.

Forestry practices;

c.

Raising of waterfowl, fish or other wildlife, including necessary nonresidential buildings;

d.

Wild crop harvesting.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(13)(b); Ord. No. 6-98-11)

Accessory uses in the W wilderness district shall be essential services.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(13)(c))

Conditional uses in the W wilderness district shall be as follows:

(1)

Agricultural practices;

(2)

Boathouses;

(3)

Dams;

(4)

Docks;

(5)

Hydroelectric plants;

(6)

Piers;

(7)

Watercourse relocation, filling, draining, dredging.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(13)(d))

The minimum lot area in the W wilderness district shall be two acres.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(13)(e))

The minimum lot width in the W wilderness district shall be 100 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(13)(f); Res. No. 3-06-1, 3-22-2006)

The minimum lot depth in the W wilderness district shall be 100 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(13)(g))

The minimum yard sizes in the W wilderness district shall be as follows:

(1)

Front: See subsection 47-769(b).

(2)

Rear yards shall be 75 feet.

(3)

Side yards shall be 75 feet each.

(4)

All other yards: 75 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(13)(h); Res. No. 10-23-04, 10-25-2023)

The maximum building height in the W wilderness district shall be three stories or 35 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(13)(i))

(a)

The minimum yard size for an off lot shall be 75 feet to all property lines.

(b)

See subsection 47-769(b) for road right-of-way setbacks.

(Res. No. 10-09-05, 10-28-2009)

The purpose of this division is to permit the continuation of existing developments or creation of new developments which contain more than eight single-family dwellings not on individual lots or parcels, but on 40 or more contiguous acres under one ownership, corporation or control.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(14)(a))

Principal uses in the GD group development district shall be single-family residences, including manufactured homes.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(14)(b); Ord. No. 6-98-11)

Accessory uses in the GD group development district shall be essential services.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(14)(c))

Conditional uses in the GD group development district shall be as follows:

(1)

Clubs;

(2)

Eating establishments; and

(3)

Marinas.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(14)(d))

The minimum dwelling separation in the GD group development district shall be 20 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(14)(e))

The maximum building height in the GD group development district shall be three stories or 35 feet.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(14)(f))

There shall not be more than one dwelling per every five acres in the GD group development district.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(14)(g))

(a)

The minimum yard size for an off lot shall be 20 feet to all property lines.

(b)

See subsection 47-769(b) for road right-of-way setbacks.

(Res. No. 10-09-05, 10-28-2009)

The purpose of this division is to identify critical wetland areas based upon hydric soil, wetland vegetation and shallow groundwater, to protect groundwater recharge areas and prevent water pollution; to prevent filling, grading or dredging and control soil erosion; to protect spawning grounds, preserve sensitive fish, waterfowl, amphibian and aquatic habitat; and to prohibit development in critical groundwater/surface water and natural habitat areas.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(15)(a))

Principal uses in the W-1 wetland district shall be parks and recreational uses such as hiking, cross-country skiing, wildlife viewing, hunting, trapping, fishing, silvicultural practices and pasturing of livestock.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(15)(b))

Conditional uses in the W-1 wetland district shall be as follows:

(1)

Fish hatcheries;

(2)

Public utility transmission lines.

(Code 1986, § 17.25(15)(c); Ord. No. 11-01-1)