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Marshall Village City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 1

G Traffic Visibility, Loading, Parking And Access


(Revised Ord. 2010-04, May 11, 2010)

13-1-90 Traffic Visibility

  1. On a corner lot in all zoning districts, no fence, wall, hedge, planting or structure shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to obstruct vision between a height of two and one-half (2-1/2) feet and ten (10) feet above the centerline grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the street lines of such corner lots and a line joining the points along said street lines twenty-five (25) feet from the point of intersection.
  2. In the case of arterial streets intersecting with other arterial streets or railways, the corner cutoff distances establishing the triangular vision clearance space shall be increased to fifty (50) feet.

13-1-91 Loading Requirements

  1. Loading Space Requirements. On every lot on which a new business, trade or industrial use is hereafter established, space with access to a public street or alley shall be provided as indicated below for the loading and unloading of vehicles off the public right-of-way:

    UseFloor Area (sq. ft.)Loading Space
    Retail, wholesale
    2,000 -10,000
    1
    Warehouse, service
    10,000 - 20,000
    2
    Manufacturing and
    20,000 - 40,000
    2
    Industrial establishments
    40,000 - 60,000
    3

    Each additional 50,000
    1
    Motels, schools, offices
    5,000 -10,000
    1
    Hospitals, places of
    10,000 - 50,000
    2
    Public assembly
    50,000 -100,000
    2

    Each additional 25,000
    1
    Funeral homes2,500 - 4,000
    1

    4,000 - 6,000
    1

    Each additional 10,000
    1
  2. Multiple or Mixed Uses. Where a building is devoted to more than one (1) use or for different uses and where the floor area for each use is below the minimum required for a loading space but the aggregate floor area of such uses is above such a minimum, then off-street loading spaces shall be provided as if the entire building were devoted to that use in the building for which the most loading spaces are required.
  3. Location. Required off-street loading spaces shall be located on the same lot with the principal use requiring such space. No loading space shall be located within thirty (30) feet of the nearest point of intersection of two (2) streets or require any vehicle to back into a public street.
  4. Design Standards. Each off-street loading space shall have a width of at least twelve (12) feet, a length of at least forty (40) feet, and a vertical clearance of at least fifteen (15) feet. Dimensions for loading spaces in connection with funeral homes shall be reduced to ten (10) feet in width, twenty-five (25) feet in length, and eight (8) feet in vertical clearance. All loading berths shall be completely screened from residential properties by building walls or a uniformly painted solid fence, wall or door, or any combination thereof, not less than eight (8) feet in height.
  5. Surfacing. All open off-street loading berths shall be improved with a compacted gravel base, not less than seven (7) inches thick, surfaced with not less than two (2) inches of asphalt or treated with some comparable all-weather dustless material.
  6. Repair and Service. No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in conjunction with loading facilities provided in any Residential District.
  7. Utilization. Space allocated to any off-street loading berth shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off-street parking facilities or portions thereof.
  8. Central Loading. Central loading facilities may be substituted for loading berths on the individual zoning lots provided the following conditions are fulfilled:
    1. Each zoning lot served shall have direct access to the Central Loading Area without crossing streets or alleys at grade.
    2. Total berths provided shall meet the requirements based on the sum of the several types of uses served. (Areas of types of uses may be totaled before computing number of loading berths.)
    3. No zoning lot served shall be more than three hundred (300) feet removed from the Central Loading Area.
    4. The tunnel or ramp connecting the Central Loading Area with the zoning lot served shall be not less than seven (7) feet in width and have a clearance of not less than seven (7) feet.

13-1-92 Parking Requirements

All new parking lots and all alterations of existing lots shall be subject to the approval of the Village Board, after a recommendation from the Plan Commission. Requests for said parking lots shall be accompanied with detailed plans on landscaping, parking layout, drainage provisions and driveway locations. In all districts, except those areas which are located in a fire district as designated on the official map, there shall be provided at the time any use or building is erected, enlarged, extended, or increased off-street parking stalls for all vehicles in accordance with the following:

  1. Access. Adequate access to a public street shall be provided for each parking space.
  2. Design Standards. Each required off-street parking space shall have a stall width of at least nine (9) feet and a stall length of at least eighteen (18) feet. Such space shall have a vertical clearance of at least six and one-half (6½) feet. Minimum width of aisles providing access to stalls for one-way traffic shall be as follows: Aisles shall be not less than twenty-four (24) feet wide for ninety (90) degree parking, eighteen (18) feet wide for sixty (60) degree parking, fifteen (15) feet wide for forty-five (45) degree parking (angle shall be measured between centerline of parking space and centerline of aisle), and twelve (12) feet wide for parallel parking. For parallel parking, the minimum length of the parking space shall be increased to twenty-three (23) feet. No parking area of more than two (2) spaces shall be designed as to require any vehicle to back into, a public street. Any parking area of more than five (5) spaces shall be sufficiently screened in the form of a solid fence or shrubbery to protect adjacent residential uses. Large expanses of unchanneled parking areas shall be avoided by interior landscaping and safety islands.
  3. Location.
    1. The location of parking areas shall be on the same lot as the principal use or not over four hundred (400) feet from the principal use.
    2. Off-street parking may be permitted in all yards of all districts, but shall not be closer than five (5) feet to a side lot line, right-of-way line or rear lot line. Exceptions include the following:
      1. District restrictions as stated in Article C;
      2. With exception to Section 10-1-27(c)(3), Parking areas shall be prohibited in the front yards of all residential districts (not including the driveway. Driveways may also be located closer than five (5) feet to a side lot line providing the driveway conforms to the requirements in Section 13-1-93.).
  4. Surfacing. All open off-street parking areas, except a single parking space accessory to a single family dwelling, shall be surfaced with a dustless all weather material capable of carrying a wheel load of four thousand (4,000) pounds [normally, a two (2) inch blacktop on a four (4)-inch base or five (5) inches of Portland cement will meet this requirement.] Any parking area for more than five (5) vehicles shall have the aisles and spaces clearly marked.
  5. Landscaping Requirements. Parking lot landscaping shall meet requirements in Section 13-1-129(c)(2).
  6. Use Restrictions.
    1. Repair and Service. No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in association with unenclosed parking facilities provided in residential districts.
    2. Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall meet the requirements of Section 13-1-130.
  7. Number of Stalls. Number of parking stalls required for newly created parking lots are shown in the following table:

    UseMinimum Parking Required
    Automobile repair garages and service stations
    1 space for every employee plus 1 space for every 250 square feet of floor area used for repair work.
    Bowling alleys5 spaces for every alley
    Churches, theaters, community centers, vocational and night schools and other places of public assembly1 stall for every 5 seats
    Dwellings: Multi-family (rev. 9/96)
    One (1) garage with up to two (2) stalls for each dwelling unit. Each garage shall not exceed 624 square feet. Alternatively, a parking structure may be utilized for parking at a ratio of two (2) parking stalls per dwelling unit with Plan Commission approval.
    Dwellings: Single-family, two-family and mobile homes
    2 stalls for every dwelling
    Financial institutions, business, Government and professional offices, retail and service establishments1 stall for every 200 square feet of floor area and 1 stall for every 2 employees
    Hospitals, clubs, rest and nursing homes
    1 stall for every 2 beds plus 1 stall for every 3 employees
    Hotels, motels
    1 stall for every guest room plus 1 stall for every 3 employees
    Housing for the elderly
    0.75 space for every dwelling with one-half of these spaces to be built before occupancy and the balance of which spaces shall be reserved until such time as the Village Board may order them installed
    Manufacturing and processing plants (including meat and food processing)
    1 stall for every 3 employees; number of employees shall be laboratories and warehouses mean the maximum number on the premises at one time
    Medical and dental clinics
    3 stalls for every doctor
    Motor vehicle sales (new and used)
    1 space for every 500 square feet of floor area used plus 1 space for every 300 square feet of outdoor display area for each motor vehicle to be displayed. (This requirement does not include service garages -- see above.)
    Nursing homes and sanitariums
    1 stall for every 5 beds plus 1 space for each 3 employees
    Repair shops, retail and service stores
    1 space for every 200 square feet of net floor space
    Restaurants, bars, clubs and lodges, place of entertainment1 stall for every 200 square feet of floor area
    Secondary and elementary schools1 stall for every 2 employees plus 1 stall for every 5 students of 16 years of age or more
    Sororities, dormitories, rooming and boarding houses1 stall for every bed
  8. Uses Not Listed. In the case of structures or uses not mentioned, the provision for a use which is similar shall apply. Floor space or area shall mean the gross floor area inside the exterior walls, where floor space is indicated above as a basis for determining the amount of off-street parking required.
  9. Handicapped Parking Requirements. In addition to any other requirements relating to parking spaces contained in these Ordinances, the provisions contained in Sections 101.13, 346.503 and 346.56, Wis. Stats., and any Wisconsin Administrative Code sections adopted pursuant thereto are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable to all parking facilities whenever constructed.
  10. Changes in Buildings or Use. Whenever a building or use is changed, structurally altered or enlarged to create a need for an increase of fifty percent (50%) or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change.
  11. Off-Lot Parking.
    1. Required off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same lot with the principal use, or when this requirement cannot be met; such parking spaces may be located off-lot provided the parking spaces are located in the same district. Off-lot parking spaces shall also be held in fee simple ownership by the owner of the use requiring such parking or be leased or rented through a written agreement satisfactory to the Village Attorney.
    2. Off-lot parking spaces for residential uses shall be within two hundred fifty (250) feet of the principal entrance or the entrance for the individual occupants for whom the spaces are reserved while the farthest portions of a parking lot for all other uses shall be within three hundred (300) feet of the entrance of the establishment.
    3. Accessory parking may be located in residential districts provided that said lots or property are immediately adjacent to a commercial, business or industrial zoning district.
    4. All off street parking lots adjoining lots zoned for residential use shall have a minimum setback of ten (10) feet from any interior lot line, except if the adjoining lot is used for legally conforming parking purposes.
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2022-02 on 1/12/2022
Amended by Ord. 2025-04 on 7/8/2025

13-1-93 Highway Access

  1. Private Access Restricted. No direct private access shall be permitted to the existing or proposed rights-of-way of expressways, or to any controlled access arterial street without permission of the highway agency that has access control jurisdiction.
  2. Public or Private Access Prohibited. No direct public or private access shall be permitted to the existing or proposed rights-of-way of the following:
    1. Freeways, interstate highways and their interchanges or turning lanes nor to intersection of interchanging streets within 1,500 feet of the most remote end of the taper of the turning lanes.
    2. Arterial streets intersecting another arterial street within one hundred (100) feet of the intersection of the right-of-way lines.
    3. Streets intersecting an arterial street within fifty (50) feet of the intersection of the right-of-way lines.
  3. Public Access Barriers. Access barriers, such as curbing, fencing, ditching, landscaping or other topographic barriers shall be erected to prevent unauthorized vehicular ingress or egress to the above specified streets or highways.
  4. Temporary Access. Temporary access to the above rights-of-way may be granted by the Zoning Administrator after review and recommendation by the highway agencies having jurisdiction. Such access permit shall be temporary, revocable and subject to any conditions required and shall be issued for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months.

13-1-94 Storage And Parking Of Recreational Vehicles

  1. Definitions -- Recreational Vehicles. For purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:
    1. Boat. Every description of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.
    2. Boat or Snowmobile Trailer. A vehicle on which a boat or snowmobile may be transported and is towable by a motor vehicle. When removed from the trailer, a boat or snowmobile, for purposes of this Article, is termed an unmounted boat or snowmobile.
    3. Recreational Vehicle. Recreational vehicle means any of the following:
      1. "Camping Trailer." A canvas or folding structure mounted on wheels and designed for travel, recreation, vacation or other uses.
      2. "Chassis Mounts, Motor Homes and Mini-Motor Homes." Recreational structures constructed integrally with a truck or motor van chassis and incapable of being separated there from.
      3. "Converted and Chopped Van." Recreational structures which are created by altering or changing an existing auto van to make it a recreational vehicle.
      4. "Motor Home." A portable, temporary dwelling to be used for travel, recreation, vacation, or other uses, constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle.
      5. "Pick up Coach." A structure designed to be mounted on a truck chassis for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation, vacation or other uses.
      6. “Travel trailer." A vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis and on wheels; that is, between ten (10) and thirty-six (36) feet long, including the hitch, and eight (S) feet or less in width; designated to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation, vacation or other uses and towed by a car, station wagon or truck. It includes so called fifth-wheel units.
    4. Yard, Front. That part of a lot between the front lot line and the front(s) of the principal building on the lot, and extended to both side lot lines.
    5. Yard, Rear. That part of a lot between the rear lot line and the back(s) of the principal building on the lot, and extended to both side lot lines.
    6. Yard, Side. That part of a lot not surrounded by building and not in the front or rear yard.
  2. Permitted Parking or Storage of Recreational Vehicles. In all residential and commercial districts provided for in this Zoning Code, it is permissible to park and store a recreational vehicle or boat and boat trailer on private property in the following manner:
    1. Parking is permitted inside any enclosed structure, which structure otherwise conforms to the zoning requirements of the particular zoning district where located.
    2. Parking is permitted outside in the side yard or rear yard provided it is not nearer than five (5) feet to the lot line.
    3. Parking is permitted outside on a hard-surfaced or well-drained gravel driveway, provided:
      1. Space is not available in the rear yard or side yard, or there is no reasonable access to either the side yard or rear yard.
      2. A corner lot is always deemed to have reasonable access to the rear yard.
      3. A fence is not necessarily deemed to prevent reasonable access.
      4. Inside parking is not possible.
      5. The unit is parked perpendicular to the front curb.
    4. The body of the recreational vehicle or boat must be at least fifteen (15) feet from the face of any curb.
    5. No part of the unit may extend over the public sidewalk or public right-of-way.
    6. Parking is permitted only for storage purposes. Recreational vehicles or boats shall not be:
      1. Used for dwelling purposes, except for overnight sleeping for a maximum of fourteen (14) days in any one calendar year. Cooking is not permitted at any time.
      2. Permanently connected to sewer lines, water lines or electricity. The recreational vehicle may be connected to electricity temporarily for charging batteries and other purposes.
      3. Used for storage of goods, materials, or equipment other than those items considered to be part of the unit or essential for its immediate use.
    7. Notwithstanding the above, a unit may be parked anywhere on the premises during active loading or unloading, and the use of electricity or propane fuel is permitted when necessary to prepare a recreational vehicle for use.
    8. The recreational vehicle or boat shall be owned by the resident on whose property the unit is parked for storage.

State Law Reference: Sec. 30.50, Wis. Stats. and HSS 177 and 178, Wis. Admin. Code

2022-02

2025-04