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Marshall Village City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 1

C Zoning Districts

13-1-20 Base Zoning Districts; Purposes

For the purpose of this Chapter, the Village of Marshall is hereby divided into the following standard zoning districts, each with its purpose listed.

  1. R-1S - Single Family Residential District, Small Lot. The R-1S District is generally intended for residential development, prioritizing single family homes set individually on small lots.
  2. R-1L - Single Family Residential District, Large Lot. The R-1L District is generally intended for residential development, particularly single family homes set individually on larger lots than typical in the R-1S District.
  3. R-1W - Single Family Waterfront Residential District. The R-1W District is intended for residential development, generally limited to single family homes set on individual shoreline lots, while providing for the preservation and aesthetic appearance of the shoreline.
  4. R-1E - Single Family Estate Residential District. The R-1E District is intended for single family housing on large lots, while preserving and enhancing the rural character of the surroundings.
  5. R-2 - Two-Family Residential District. The R-2 District is intended for moderate density residential development, emphasizing single and two-family residential uses with limited compatible nonresidential uses.
  6. R-M - Multi-Family Residential District. The R-M District is intended for higher density residential development, including apartment buildings. The R-M district promotes compatible development, property value enhancement and preservation, community appeal as a place to live and work, and protection and enhancement of the community’s built environment.
  7. M-H - Mobile Home. The M-H District provides for placement of mobile and manufactured homes in mobile home parks.
  8. B-C - Downtown and Central Business District. The B-C District is intended for retail service and office uses and forms characteristic of Marshall’s historic downtown and a compact, mixed use central business district.
  9. B-G - General Business District. The B-G District is intended to serve the community’s business and commercial needs in locations where there is adequate access to major streets and in a more suburban form than the B-C District.
  10. B-H - Highway Business District. The B-H District is intended for a range commercial business and activities in locations where there is adequate access to major streets and highways and generally minimal residential exposure.
  11. B-P - Business Park District. The B-P District is intended to provide an aesthetically attractive, business park working environment primarily for and conducive to offices, non-nuisance manufacturing operations, and research and development institutions.
  12. M-I - Industrial District. The M-I District is intended for manufacturing and industrial activities and compatible uses that often require relatively large installations, facilities, or land areas; may create conditions of land use incompatibility with other uses if improperly mapped; and as such often require special safeguards, equipment, processes, barriers, or other forms of protection, including spatial distance from lower-density residential zoning districts.
  13. A-G - Urban Agricultural District. The A-G District is intended for farming and urban agriculture, which includes food production, processing, marketing, and distribution.
  14. P-R - Park and Recreation District. The P-R District is generally intended for public parks and open spaces but also provides for limited commercial recreational uses.
  15. INT - Institutional District. The INT District is intended for public, semi-public, educational, religious, and other “gathering” type uses, with standards to achieve compatibility between such institutional uses and surrounding uses and zoning districts (which are often residential).
HISTORY
Repealed & Replaced by Ord. 2025-04 on 7/8/2025

13-1-21 Overlay Zoning Districts; Purposes

  1. Floodplain District. See Title 13, Chapter 2 of Code.
  2. Shoreland and Shoreland-wetland Districts. See Title 13, Chapter 3 of Code.
  3. Wellhead Protection District. See Title 13, Chapter 4 of Code.
  4. PUD Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay District. See Article D.
  5. R-C Residential Conservation Overlay District.
    1. Purpose. The R-C Overlay District is intended to be mapped in conjunction with an underlying/base residential zoning district to promote the development of conservation subdivisions. The purposes of the R-C Overlay District are to:
      1. Preserve natural resources in one part of the site, while allowing for residences permitted in the underlying zoning district(s) to be clustered in another portion of the site;
      2. Preserve environmentally sensitive lands through the permanent preservation of open space and natural resources;
      3. Allow for clustering of housing on portions of the sites that have lower quality natural features; and
      4. Provide visual access to recreational and environmental features from the public right-of-way.
    2. Permitted and Conditional Uses. In the R-C Overlay District, the underlying/base zoning district(s) shall determine allowable uses.
    3. Lot, Building and Yard Requirements.
      1. Lot Frontage, Setbacks and Yards. The minimum lot frontage, setback, and yard requirements in the underlying zoning district(s) may be modified in the R-C Overlay District to provide flexibility in the siting of homes relative to the significant natural features and open spaces. Requirements will be set by the Plan Commission on an individual development basis and shall be determined prior to or with final plat or site plan and design approval.
      2. Lot Area/Density. The maximum density of a conservation subdivision shall be determined by applying the minimum lot area of the underlying zoning district to the entire project site area. The minimum individual lot area in a conservation subdivision may be less than the requirements of the underlying zoning district(s).
      3. Common Open Space.
        1. A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of each development in the R-C District shall be designated as permanent common open space.
        2. The ownership, maintenance, and stewardship of common open space shall be accomplished by public or non-profit conservation organization ownership, or by a Homeowner’s Association or Condominium Association in accordance with Chapter 703 of Wisconsin State Statutes. The applicant shall provide the Village with a description of the bylaws of the proposed Association and all facilities. The Association shall be established by the owner or developer prior to the sale of any lots or dwelling units in the development.
        3. A deed restriction shall be established to prevent subdividing any common open space which is part of a conservation subdivision, unless the open space is in public ownership.
    4. Design Standards and Additional Requirements. Required design standards or other standard residential zoning requirements may be modified to create a lower impact on the natural environment and provide a greater degree of environmental protection. Infrastructure requirements and modifications shall be reviewed on an individual development basis to determine the appropriate infrastructure based on each site’s unique attributes.
HISTORY
Repealed & Replaced by Ord. 2025-04 on 7/8/2025

13-1-22 District Boundaries And Standards

  1. Zoning Map. The boundaries of the districts enumerated in Section 13-1-20 above are hereby established as shown on a map entitled "Village of Marshall Zoning Map,” with such map adopted by reference and made a part of this Title.
  2. Location of District Boundaries. The boundaries shall be construed to follow corporate limits; U.S. Public Land Survey lines; lot or property lines; center lines of streets, highways, alleys, easements and railroad rights-of-way; or such lines extended; unless otherwise noted on the Zoning Map.
  3. Effect of Vacation of Streets and Alleys. 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.
  4. Effect of Annexations and Consolidations. Annexations to or consolidations with the Village subsequent to the effective date of this Chapter shall be placed in the A-G Urban Agricultural District unless the annexation ordinance temporarily places the land in another district. Prior to land development, the Plan Commission shall evaluate and recommend a permanent district classification to the Village Board and the Board shall assign such classification, following the procedure in Article N.
  5. Permitted and Conditional Uses. The permitted and conditional uses in each zoning district are as specified in Section 13-1-23.
  6. Lot, Building and Yard Requirements. The lot, building, and yard requirements in each zoning district are as specified in Section 13-1-24.
  7. Other Standards. See Article E for standards related to conditional uses; Article G for traffic visibility, loading, and parking standards; Article H for sign requirements; Article I for development performance and design standards, Articles J and K for accessory uses and structures, Article P for land use descriptions and standards, and other provisions of this Chapter that may be applicable within the different zoning districts.
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2023-05 on 10/25/2023
Amended by Ord. 2025-02 on 3/11/2025
Repealed & Replaced by Ord. 2025-04 on 7/8/2025

2025-04

2023-05

13-1-23A: Permitted And Conditional Uses In Residential Zoning Districts

    P = Permitted Use

    C = Conditional Use

    P/C = Permitted or Conditional; see footnote

    Empty = Prohibited Use

    Land Use Category

    Zoning District

    (#)   Land Use Type

    R-1S

    R-1L

    R-1W

    R-1E

    R-2

    R-M

    M-H

    Residential Land Uses (see Article P for descriptions for each land use)

    (1) Single-Family Detached Residence

    P

    P

    P

    P

    P

    P

    P

    (2) Two-Family Residence

    C




    P

    P


    (3) Townhouse Residence





    C

    P


    (4) Multi-Family Residence






    P


    (5) Mobile Home Park or Subdivision







    P

    Agricultural Land Uses (see Article P for descriptions for each land use)

    (1) Agricultural or Forestry Use








    (2) Agricultural- or Forestry-Related Use








    (3) On-site Agricultural Retail


    Institutional and Recreational Land Uses (see Article P for descriptions for each land use)

    (1) Outdoor Public Recreation

    P

    P

    P

    P

    P

    P

    P

    (2) Indoor Institutional (max. 5,000 sq. ft.)

    C

    C



    C

    C

    (3) Outdoor Institutional








    (4) Public Service or Utility

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    (5) Institutional Residential

    C

    C



    C

    C


    (6) Community Living Arrangement (1-8 persons)

    P

    P

    P

    P

    P

    P


    (7) Community Living Arrangement (9-15 persons)

    C

    C

    C

    C

    P

    P


    (8)Community Living Arrangement (16+ persons)





    C

    C


    Commercial Land Uses (see Article P for descriptions for each land use)

    (1) Office


    C

    (2) Personal or Professional Service

    C

    (3) Artisan Studio

    C

    (4) Group Day Care Center

    C

    (5) Indoor Sales or Service

    C

    (6) Outdoor Display

    (7) Indoor Repair and Maintenance

    (8) Outdoor and Vehicle Repair and Maintenance

    (9) Drive-In or Drive-Through Sales or Service

    (10) Indoor Commercial Entertainment and Dining

    (11) Outdoor Commercial Entertainment

    (12) Bed and Breakfast

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    P

    (13) Boarding House

    C

    (14) Campground

    (15) Commercial Indoor Lodging

    (16) Tourist Rooming House

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C


    (17) Sexually-Oriented Business

    (18) Microbeverage Production Facility

    Industrial and Related Land Uses (see Article P for descriptions for each land use)

    (1) Indoor Storage or Wholesaling

    (2) Outdoor Storage or Wholesaling

    (3) Personal Storage Facility

    C

    C

    (4) Junkyard or Salvage Yard

    (5) Waste Disposal, Composting, and/or Recycling Facility

    (6) Freight Terminal, Commodity Trucking, or Distribution Center

    (7) Light Industrial

    (8) Heavy Industrial

    (9) Communications Tower

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    (10) Non-Metallic Mineral Extraction

    Accessory and Miscellaneous Land Uses (see Article P for descriptions for each land use)

    (1) Detached Accessory Structure

    P/C*

    P/C*

    P/C*

    P

    P

    P

    P

    (2) Family Day Care Home (4-8 Children)

    P

    P

    P

    P

    P

    C

    C

    (3) Intermediate Day Care Home (9-15 Children)

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C


    (4) Home Occupation

    P

    P

    P

    P

    P

    P

    P

    (5) In-Home Suite

    P

    P

    P

    P

    C

    C


    (6) Accessory Dwelling Unit

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C

    C


    (7) Small Exterior Communication or Energy System

    P

    P

    P

    P

    P

    P

    P

    (8) Outdoor Alcohol Area

    (9) Off-Site Parking

    C

    C

    (10) Light Industrial Activities Incidental to Indoor Sales or Services

    (11) Outdoor Display Incidental to Indoor Sales or

    Service

    (12) Indoor Sales Incidental to Storage or Industrial Land Use

    Note: * Within the R-1S, R-1L, and R-1W districts, detached garages with up to 720 square feet of floor area (where there is no attached garage) and other detached accessory buildings with up to 250 square feet of floor area are permitted uses. Larger detached garages and other accessory buildings in these districts are conditional uses.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2025-04 on 7/8/2025

13-1-23B: Permitted And Conditional Uses In Primarily Nonresidential Zoning Districts

P =Permitted Use

C = Conditional Use

P/C = Permitted or Conditional; see footnote

Empty Cell = Prohibited Use

Land Use Category

Zoning District

(#) Land Use Type

B-C

B-G

B-H

B-P

M-I

A-G

P-R

INT

Residential Land Uses (see Article P for descriptions for each land use)

(1) Single-Family Detached Residence

C

P

(2) Two-Family Residence

C

(3) Townhouse Residence

C

C


(4) Multi-Family Residence

C

C


C


(5) Mobile Home Park or Subdivision

Agricultural Land Uses (see Article P for descriptions and standards for each land use)

(1) Agricultural or Forestry Use

P

C

C

(2) Agricultural- or Forestry-Related Use

C


C

P


C

Institutional and Recreational Land Uses (see Article P for descriptions for each land use)

(1) Outdoor Public Recreation

P

P

P

P

C

C

P

P

(2) Indoor Institutional

P

P

P

C

C

C

C

P

(3) Outdoor Institutional

C


C


C

C

(4) Public Service or Utility

C

C

P

P

P

P

P

P

(5) Institutional Residential


C

C

C

C

(6) Community Living Arrangement (1-8 persons)

C

C


C

(7) Community Living Arrangement (9-15 persons)

C

C


C

(8) Community Living Arrangement (16+ persons)

C

C


C

Commercial Land Uses (see Article P for descriptions for each land use)

(1) Office

P

P

P

P

P


(2) Personal or Professional Service

P

P

P

C

C


(3) Artisan and/or Music Studio

P

P

P

P

P

C


C

(4) Group Day Care Center

P

P

C

C


P

(5) Indoor Sales or Service

P

P

P

C

C


(6) Outdoor Display

C

C

P


C


(7) Indoor Repair and Maintenance

C

C

P

C

C


(8) Outdoor and Vehicle Repair and Maintenance


C

C


P


(9) Drive-In or Drive-Through Sales or Service

C

C

P

C



(10) Indoor Commercial Entertainment and Dining

P

P

P

C

C




(11) Outdoor Commercial Entertainment


C

C

C


(12) Bed and Breakfast

P

C


(13) Boarding House



C

(14) Campground


C


C

C

C

(15) Commercial Indoor Lodging

P

P

P

C

C

(16) Tourist Rooming House

P

P

C


(17) Sexually-Oriented Business


C


(18) Microbeverage Production Facility

C

C

C

C

P

Industrial and Related Land Uses (see Article P for descriptions for each land use)

(1) Indoor Storage or Wholesaling



C

C

P


(2) Outdoor Storage or Wholesaling


C


(3) Personal Storage Facility


C

C

C


(4) Junkyard or Salvage Yard


(5) Waste Disposal, Composting, and/or Recycling Facility


C


(6) Freight Terminal, Commodity Trucking, or Distribution Center


C


(7) Light Industrial


C

P

P


(8) Heavy Industrial


C

(9) Communications Tower

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

(10) Non-Metallic Mineral Extraction


C

C


Accessory and Miscellaneous Land Uses (see Article P for descriptions for each land use)

(1) Detached Accessory Structure

P/C*

P

P


P

P


(2) Family Day Care Home (4-8 Children)

C

C


(3) Intermediate Day Care Home (9-15 Children)

C

C


P

(4) Home Occupation

P

P


P


(5) In-Home Suite

P

P


(6) Accessory Dwelling Unit

P

P


(7) Small Exterior Communication or Energy System

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

(8) Off-Site Parking

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

(9) Outdoor Alcohol Area

C

C

C

C

C


C

(10)Seasonal roadside stand for the sale of vegetables, fruit, or other farm products

C

C

P


P


(11) Light Industrial Activities Incidental to Indoor Sales or Services

C

C

C

C

C


(12) Outdoor Display Incidental to Indoor Sales or Service

C

C

P


(13) Indoor Sales Incidental to Storage or Light Industrial Land Use


P

P

P


Note: * Within the B-C district, detached garages with up to 720 square feet of floor area (where there is no attached garage) and other detached accessory buildings with up to 250 square feet of floor area are permitted uses. Larger detached garages and other accessory buildings in the B-C district are conditional uses.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2025-04 on 7/8/2025

13-1-24A: Residential District Lot And Building Dimensional Standards

Zoning District

Minimum Lot Area (sf)

Minimum Lot Width (ft)

Minimum Floor Area Per Dwelling Unit (sf)

Maximum Detached Garage Footprint (sf)

(a) (b)

Maximum Footprint (sf) for Other Detached Accessory Building
(b)

Minimum Landscaped Surface Percentage

R-1S Single-Family Residential, Small Lot

6,000

60

1,000

720

250

50%

R-1L Single-Family Residential, Large Lot

9,000

75

1,400

720

250

65%

R-1W Single-Family Waterfront Residential (c)

9,000

65

1,200

720

250

65% or 80%

R-1E Single-Family Estate Residential

20,000

100

1,400

1,200

250

80%

R-2 Two-Family Residential (d)

4,000/dwelling unit

40/dwelling unit

800/dwelling unit

720

250

50%

R-M Multi-Family Residential (d)

2,000/dwelling unit

40/dwelling unit,  up to 80

500/dwelling unit

Set by site plan and design approval

250

35%

M-H Mobile Home Residential

5,000/site

50/site

500/dwelling unit

200

250

35%

(a)A detached garage is permitted in the R-1S, R-1L, R-1W, and R-2 districts only for dwelling units without an attached garage.

(b) Larger detached accessory buildings may be allowed by conditional use permit under Article E. Other accessory building requirements are in Article K. (c)Existing areas and widths of R-1W lots recorded prior to January 1, 2009 are considered to be conforming, even if less than indicated in this figure. For all R-1W lots created on or before January 1, 2009, the minimum landscaped surface percentage is 65%. For R-1W lots created after January 1, 2009, the minimum landscaped surface percentage is 80%. (d)Residential buildings containing two or more side-by-side dwelling units may be built over lot lines in the R-2 and R-M districts, and if so configured shall be subject to standards associated with Common Wall Construction Dwelling in Section 13-1-200.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2025-04 on 7/8/2025

13-1-24B: Residential District Setback And Height Standards


HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2025-04 on 7/8/2025

13-1-24C: Primarily Nonresidential Zoning District Lot Dimension Standards

Zoning District

Minimum Lot Area (sf) (a)

Minimum Lot Width (ft)

Minimum Landscape Surface Percentage

B-C Downtown and Central Business (b)

3,000

30

10%

B-G General Business

10,000

80

30%

 

B-H Highway Business

10,000

80

20%

 

B-P Business Park

20,000

100

30%

 

M-I Industrial

20,000

100

20%

 

A-G Urban Agricultural

130,000

250

N/A

 

P-R Park and Recreation

3,000

30

30%

 

INT Institutional

3,000 or 10,000 (c)

30 or 80 (c)

10% or 30% (c)

 

(a) Where residences are allowed within these zoning districts per Figure 13-1-23B, there shall be not less than 1,000 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit.

(b) Within the B-C district, a conditional use permit is required for new building or expansion to an existing building where the building footprint will exceed 10,000 square feet.

(c) If the INT zoned lot is completely within ¼ mile of the Highway 19/73 intersection center, then minimum lot area, width, and landscaped percentages are the lesser of the two numbers in the associated cell.  If outside of this radius, use the greater number.

 

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2025-04 on 7/8/2025

13-1-24D: Primarily Nonresidential Zoning District Setback And Height Standards


HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2025-04 on 7/8/2025