Marinette City Zoning Code
ARTICLE X
RM-1 Multiple-Family Residential District
§ 465-55 Purpose.
The primary purpose and characteristics of the RM-1 Multiple-Family Residential District are intended to provide for areas which are occupied by multiple-family residences not exceeding 11 dwelling units per lot. Multiple-family residential development density shall comply with the requirements of this chapter.
§ 465-56 Site plan review required.
For the purposes of promoting compatible development, stability of property values and to prevent impairment or depreciation of property values, no person(s) shall be issued a permit for new construction or additions without first obtaining approval of a site plan as set forth in Article IV of this chapter.
§ 465-57 Permitted principal uses.
A.
Two-family residences.
B.
Community living arrangements with a capacity for 15 or fewer persons, which are in conformance with § 62.23(7)(i), Wis. Stats.
C.
Educational institutions, limited to public and private elementary and secondary schools, including related administrative offices.
D.
Fraternity or sorority houses with a capacity for 15 or fewer persons.
E.
Historic monuments.
F.
Public service buildings and uses, limited to fire and police stations and public emergency centers.
G.
Public parks and playgrounds, including buildings and grounds, and properly licensed concessions.
H.
Religious institutions, including churches, chapels, temples, synagogues, convents, seminaries, rectories, parsonages, parish houses and residential quarters for clergy. Such quarters are permitted to be located on the same lot with a religious institution.
§ 465-58 Permitted accessory uses.
A.
Boathouses: private, noncommercial.
B.
Garages and carports: private, noncommercial.
C.
Greenhouses: private, noncommercial.
D.
Home occupations, as permitted in this chapter.
E.
Off-street parking spaces and parking facilities for the storage of vehicles used in conjunction with a permitted principal use and in conformance with this chapter.
F.
Outdoor signs, in conformance with this Code of the City and limited to the following:
(1)
Signs, not exceeding 32 square feet in area per lot, pertaining to the lease, rental or sale of a permitted building or structure and bed-and-breakfast establishments.
(2)
Signs, not exceeding 16 square feet in area per lot, identifying permitted fraternity and sorority houses.
(3)
Signs, not exceeding 60 square feet in area per lot, identifying permitted public and private schools, school administrative offices, public service buildings and uses, public parks and playgrounds and historic monuments.
(4)
Signs, not exceeding 100 square feet in area per religious institution, identifying permitted religious institutions.
G.
Secondary religious facilities.
H.
Swimming pools: private, noncommercial and in conformance with the Code of the City.
I.
Tennis and game courts: private, noncommercial.
§ 465-59 Conditional uses.
A.
Community living arrangements with a capacity for greater than 15 persons, which are in conformance with § 62.23(7)(i), Wis. Stats.
B.
Elderly multifamily units, elderly and handicapped community living arrangements and assisted living facilities. Assisted living facilities shall be in conformance with § 50.034, Wis. Stats., and Ch. DHS 89, Wis. Adm. Code.
C.
Manufactured/mobile home parks, not exceeding 11 manufactured/mobile homes, as defined in § 465-318, and in conformance with the City's Code.
D.
Planned developments, as permitted in this chapter.
E.
The rental or lease of pier or dock space to boat owners and operators in conformance with this chapter.
F.
Multiple-family residences not to exceed 11 dwelling units per lot.
G.
Utility substations.
H.
Rooming houses and boardinghouses with a capacity for 15 or fewer persons.
I.
Stormwater detention and retention basins.
§ 465-60 Building height.
§ 465-61 Yard requirements.
A.
Front yard. There shall be a minimum front yard of 25 feet, measured from the front lot line or from the setback line of any major street.
B.
Side yards.
(1)
Interior side yard. There shall be a minimum interior side yard of 15 feet for one-story buildings, 20 feet for two-story buildings, or 25 feet for three-or-more-story buildings. Interior lots shall have two interior side yards. Corner lots shall have one interior side yard and one street side yard.
(2)
Street side yard. There shall be a minimum street side yard of 12.5 feet, measured from the street side lot line or from the setback line of any major street. Corner lots shall have one street side yard and one interior side yard.
(3)
Rear lot access. A minimum nine-foot side yard shall be maintained on one side of the principal building for purposes of providing adequate rear lot access, except where an attached garage is part of the principal building or where a lot has access to an alley.
C.
Rear yard. There shall be a minimum rear yard of 25 feet.
D.
Lot area. Lots shall provide a minimum lot area of 8,000 square feet.
(1)
Lots used for a rooming house or boardinghouse shall provide a minimum of 625 square feet of lot area per bed.
E.
Lot width. Lots shall be not less than 70 feet in width.
F.
Building area. The minimum first floor area of a principal structure shall be 1,000 square feet for multifamily dwellings. No multifamily dwelling unit shall have a floor area less than the following.
§ 465-62 Accessory buildings, structures or uses.
A.
Accessory front yard. There shall be a minimum accessory front yard of 70 feet, measured from the front lot line or from the setback line of any major street. In the event a development is the subject of a conditional use permit, the 70-foot setback may be reduced by the designated reviewing authority.
B.
Accessory side yards.
(1)
Accessory interior side yard. There shall be a minimum accessory interior side yard of two feet.
(2)
Accessory street side yard. There shall be a minimum accessory street side yard of 20 feet, measured from the street side lot line or from the setback line of any major street.
(3)
Accessory rear yard. There shall be a minimum accessory rear yard of two feet, except that, where a rear lot line in the RM-1 District fronts on a street and where a side lot line in the RM-1 District abuts or is across an alley from a residential district, the other residential district yard requirement on that street shall apply as the accessory rear yard requirement.
(4)
Distance between accessory buildings or structures and the principal building or structure. Accessory buildings or structures shall not be constructed or placed closer than five feet to any principal building or structure on the lot.
C.
Size requirement. Accessory buildings or structures, other than swimming pools, shall not cover any portion of a lot in excess of the area outlined in this chapter. In the event a development is the subject of a conditional use permit, the lot coverage requirement shall be established by the designated reviewing authority.