Marion, WI Zoning Ordinance

Marion City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

Business Districts

§ 625-15 B-1 Downtown Business District.

Purpose. The B-1 District is intended to provide an area for central business needs of the community and to create an area of specialized retail and service business.

Permitted uses.[1]

	Antiques
	Apartments on the second floor
	Appliance stores
	Bakeries
	Banks
	Barbershops and beauty shops
	Bowling alleys
	Business offices
	Butchers
	Caterers
	Clinics
	Clothing stores and repair shops
	Clubs
	Cocktail lounges
	Cold storage facilities
	Doctor offices
	Drugstores
	Electrical supplies
	Feed stores and mills
	Financial institutions
	Florists
	Food lockers
	Funeral homes
	Furniture stores
	Furniture upholstery shops
	Gas stations
	Gift stores
	Grocery stores
	Hardware stores
	Heating supplies
	Hobby shops
	Home occupations
	Jewelry stores
	Laundromats and dry-cleaning establishments employing not over 7 persons
	Liquor stores and pool halls
	Nightclubs
	Offices
	Office supplies
	Optical offices
	Personal service establishments
	Pet stores
	Pet supply stores
	Photographic supplies
	Plumbing supplies
	Post offices
	Press rooms
	Printing
	Private clubs
	Private schools
	Professional, governmental and business offices
	Publishing
	Radio broadcasting studios
	Restaurants
	Secondhand stores
	Self-service and pickup laundry and dry-cleaning establishments
	Signs
	Studios
	Taverns
	Variety stores and vegetable stores
	Veterinary clinics
	Video stores
	Other permitted uses

[1]

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

Requirements. In order to be considered a conforming lot or structure within a B-1 District, a lot or structure must:

(1)

Have a minimum lot size of 5,000 square feet on sewered lots;

(2)

Have a rear yard of six feet;

(3)

Not exceed a maximum principal building height 48 feet; and

(4)

Have an accessory building side and rear yard setback of three feet and a maximum accessory building height of 25 feet.

Conditional uses. The following uses shall be considered conditional uses within a B-1 District:

(1)

Public and semipublic uses such as fire stations and emergency shelters;

(2)

Modifications of parking requirements;

Bed-and-breakfasts;

Hotels and motels;

Day-care centers;

Single residential units attached to or part of the business unit;

(7)

Churches; and

(8)

Apartments on the first floor if set back 20 feet from the front wall of the structure.

Outside storage. All business, servicing, serving, processing and storage areas shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings (except for off-street parking and loading areas).

§ 625-16 B-2 Highway Business District.

Purpose. The B-2 District is intended to provide an area for the businesses oriented towards the highway user, tourist, or temporary visitors to the City.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted within a B-2 District:

(1)

Any use permitted in the B-1 District;

(2)

Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics;

(3)

Auto sales;

(4)

Banks with drive-through banking services;

Cabinet factories;

Car washes;

Convenience stores;

Day-care facilities;

Drive-in restaurants;

(10)

Hotels and motels;

(11)

Marine sales and supplies;

(12)

Mobile home and equipment sales and services;

(13)

Service stations;

(14)

Theaters; and

(15)

Trailer sales.

Requirements. In order to be considered a conforming lot or structure within a B-2 District, a lot or structure must:

(1)

Have a minimum lot size of 10,000 square feet and a minimum lot width of 80 feet;

(2)

Have a front yard setback of 25 feet, a rear yard setback of 15 feet, and a side yard setback of 10 feet;

(3)

Not exceed a maximum principal building height of 45 feet; and

(4)

Have an accessory building side and rear yard setback of three feet and a maximum accessory building height of 25 feet.

Conditional uses. The following uses shall be considered conditional uses within a B-2 District:

(1)

Truck stops;

(2)

Public and semipublic uses such as fire stations, emergency shelters, and City garages;

(3)

Warehousing and mini warehousing;

(4)

Excavating and construction offices, repair, and storage; and

(5)

Private utility office and maintenance yard.

Screening. Outdoor storage and processing areas shall be at least thirty-percent effectively screened from streets and eighty-percent screened adjacent to residential districts.

Marion City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

Business Districts

§ 625-15 B-1 Downtown Business District.

Purpose. The B-1 District is intended to provide an area for central business needs of the community and to create an area of specialized retail and service business.

Permitted uses.[1]

	Antiques
	Apartments on the second floor
	Appliance stores
	Bakeries
	Banks
	Barbershops and beauty shops
	Bowling alleys
	Business offices
	Butchers
	Caterers
	Clinics
	Clothing stores and repair shops
	Clubs
	Cocktail lounges
	Cold storage facilities
	Doctor offices
	Drugstores
	Electrical supplies
	Feed stores and mills
	Financial institutions
	Florists
	Food lockers
	Funeral homes
	Furniture stores
	Furniture upholstery shops
	Gas stations
	Gift stores
	Grocery stores
	Hardware stores
	Heating supplies
	Hobby shops
	Home occupations
	Jewelry stores
	Laundromats and dry-cleaning establishments employing not over 7 persons
	Liquor stores and pool halls
	Nightclubs
	Offices
	Office supplies
	Optical offices
	Personal service establishments
	Pet stores
	Pet supply stores
	Photographic supplies
	Plumbing supplies
	Post offices
	Press rooms
	Printing
	Private clubs
	Private schools
	Professional, governmental and business offices
	Publishing
	Radio broadcasting studios
	Restaurants
	Secondhand stores
	Self-service and pickup laundry and dry-cleaning establishments
	Signs
	Studios
	Taverns
	Variety stores and vegetable stores
	Veterinary clinics
	Video stores
	Other permitted uses

[1]

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

Requirements. In order to be considered a conforming lot or structure within a B-1 District, a lot or structure must:

(1)

Have a minimum lot size of 5,000 square feet on sewered lots;

(2)

Have a rear yard of six feet;

(3)

Not exceed a maximum principal building height 48 feet; and

(4)

Have an accessory building side and rear yard setback of three feet and a maximum accessory building height of 25 feet.

Conditional uses. The following uses shall be considered conditional uses within a B-1 District:

(1)

Public and semipublic uses such as fire stations and emergency shelters;

(2)

Modifications of parking requirements;

Bed-and-breakfasts;

Hotels and motels;

Day-care centers;

Single residential units attached to or part of the business unit;

(7)

Churches; and

(8)

Apartments on the first floor if set back 20 feet from the front wall of the structure.

Outside storage. All business, servicing, serving, processing and storage areas shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings (except for off-street parking and loading areas).

§ 625-16 B-2 Highway Business District.

Purpose. The B-2 District is intended to provide an area for the businesses oriented towards the highway user, tourist, or temporary visitors to the City.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted within a B-2 District:

(1)

Any use permitted in the B-1 District;

(2)

Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics;

(3)

Auto sales;

(4)

Banks with drive-through banking services;

Cabinet factories;

Car washes;

Convenience stores;

Day-care facilities;

Drive-in restaurants;

(10)

Hotels and motels;

(11)

Marine sales and supplies;

(12)

Mobile home and equipment sales and services;

(13)

Service stations;

(14)

Theaters; and

(15)

Trailer sales.

Requirements. In order to be considered a conforming lot or structure within a B-2 District, a lot or structure must:

(1)

Have a minimum lot size of 10,000 square feet and a minimum lot width of 80 feet;

(2)

Have a front yard setback of 25 feet, a rear yard setback of 15 feet, and a side yard setback of 10 feet;

(3)

Not exceed a maximum principal building height of 45 feet; and

(4)

Have an accessory building side and rear yard setback of three feet and a maximum accessory building height of 25 feet.

Conditional uses. The following uses shall be considered conditional uses within a B-2 District:

(1)

Truck stops;

(2)

Public and semipublic uses such as fire stations, emergency shelters, and City garages;

(3)

Warehousing and mini warehousing;

(4)

Excavating and construction offices, repair, and storage; and

(5)

Private utility office and maintenance yard.

Screening. Outdoor storage and processing areas shall be at least thirty-percent effectively screened from streets and eighty-percent screened adjacent to residential districts.

Marion City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

Business Districts

§ 625-15 B-1 Downtown Business District.

Purpose. The B-1 District is intended to provide an area for central business needs of the community and to create an area of specialized retail and service business.

Permitted uses.[1]

	Antiques
	Apartments on the second floor
	Appliance stores
	Bakeries
	Banks
	Barbershops and beauty shops
	Bowling alleys
	Business offices
	Butchers
	Caterers
	Clinics
	Clothing stores and repair shops
	Clubs
	Cocktail lounges
	Cold storage facilities
	Doctor offices
	Drugstores
	Electrical supplies
	Feed stores and mills
	Financial institutions
	Florists
	Food lockers
	Funeral homes
	Furniture stores
	Furniture upholstery shops
	Gas stations
	Gift stores
	Grocery stores
	Hardware stores
	Heating supplies
	Hobby shops
	Home occupations
	Jewelry stores
	Laundromats and dry-cleaning establishments employing not over 7 persons
	Liquor stores and pool halls
	Nightclubs
	Offices
	Office supplies
	Optical offices
	Personal service establishments
	Pet stores
	Pet supply stores
	Photographic supplies
	Plumbing supplies
	Post offices
	Press rooms
	Printing
	Private clubs
	Private schools
	Professional, governmental and business offices
	Publishing
	Radio broadcasting studios
	Restaurants
	Secondhand stores
	Self-service and pickup laundry and dry-cleaning establishments
	Signs
	Studios
	Taverns
	Variety stores and vegetable stores
	Veterinary clinics
	Video stores
	Other permitted uses

[1]

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

Requirements. In order to be considered a conforming lot or structure within a B-1 District, a lot or structure must:

(1)

Have a minimum lot size of 5,000 square feet on sewered lots;

(2)

Have a rear yard of six feet;

(3)

Not exceed a maximum principal building height 48 feet; and

(4)

Have an accessory building side and rear yard setback of three feet and a maximum accessory building height of 25 feet.

Conditional uses. The following uses shall be considered conditional uses within a B-1 District:

(1)

Public and semipublic uses such as fire stations and emergency shelters;

(2)

Modifications of parking requirements;

Bed-and-breakfasts;

Hotels and motels;

Day-care centers;

Single residential units attached to or part of the business unit;

(7)

Churches; and

(8)

Apartments on the first floor if set back 20 feet from the front wall of the structure.

Outside storage. All business, servicing, serving, processing and storage areas shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings (except for off-street parking and loading areas).

§ 625-16 B-2 Highway Business District.

Purpose. The B-2 District is intended to provide an area for the businesses oriented towards the highway user, tourist, or temporary visitors to the City.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted within a B-2 District:

(1)

Any use permitted in the B-1 District;

(2)

Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics;

(3)

Auto sales;

(4)

Banks with drive-through banking services;

Cabinet factories;

Car washes;

Convenience stores;

Day-care facilities;

Drive-in restaurants;

(10)

Hotels and motels;

(11)

Marine sales and supplies;

(12)

Mobile home and equipment sales and services;

(13)

Service stations;

(14)

Theaters; and

(15)

Trailer sales.

Requirements. In order to be considered a conforming lot or structure within a B-2 District, a lot or structure must:

(1)

Have a minimum lot size of 10,000 square feet and a minimum lot width of 80 feet;

(2)

Have a front yard setback of 25 feet, a rear yard setback of 15 feet, and a side yard setback of 10 feet;

(3)

Not exceed a maximum principal building height of 45 feet; and

(4)

Have an accessory building side and rear yard setback of three feet and a maximum accessory building height of 25 feet.

Conditional uses. The following uses shall be considered conditional uses within a B-2 District:

(1)

Truck stops;

(2)

Public and semipublic uses such as fire stations, emergency shelters, and City garages;

(3)

Warehousing and mini warehousing;

(4)

Excavating and construction offices, repair, and storage; and

(5)

Private utility office and maintenance yard.

Screening. Outdoor storage and processing areas shall be at least thirty-percent effectively screened from streets and eighty-percent screened adjacent to residential districts.