Marshfield Wood County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
Introduction and Definitions
§ 18-01 Title.
[Ord. No. 1240, 11-13-2012]
This Chapter shall be known, cited, and referred to as the City of Marshfield Zoning Ordinance, except where as referred to herein, where it shall be known as “this Chapter.”
§ 18-02 Authority.
[Ord. No. 1240, 11-13-2012]
This Chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority granted by the State of Wisconsin Statutes. Specific statutory references are provided within the body of this Chapter solely as a means of assisting the reader. Such references are not to be considered as all inclusive and shall in no manner be construed so as to limit the application or interpretation of this Chapter.[1]
§ 18-03 Purpose and intent.
[Ord. No. 1240, 11-13-2012]
This Chapter is adopted for the purpose of protecting the health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience, and general welfare of the public. This Chapter is designed to control and lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers; to promote adequate light and air; to protect groundwater resources; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to preserve, protect, and promote property values; to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public facilities; and to preserve burial sites as defined in Section 157.70(1)(b), Wisconsin Statutes. It is also the intent of this Chapter is to implement certain goals and objectives of the City of Marshfield Comprehensive Plan, which are best addressed through zoning approaches, as enabled by Wisconsin Statutes.
§ 18-04 Separability and non-liability.
[Ord. No. 1240, 11-13-2012]
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City of Marshfield Common Council that provisions of this Chapter are separable in accordance with the following:
(1)
If any court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge any provision of this Chapter to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect any other provisions of this Chapter not specifically included in said judgment.
(2)
If any court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge invalid the application of any portion of this Chapter to a particular property, water, building, or structure, such judgment shall not affect the application of said provision to any other property, water, building, or structure not specifically included in said judgment.
(3)
If any requirement or limitation attached to an authorization given under this Chapter is found invalid, it shall be presumed that the authorization would not have been granted without the requirement or limitation and, therefore, said authorization shall also be invalid.
(4)
The City does not guarantee, warrant, or represent that only those areas designated as floodplain will be subject to periodic inundation and hereby asserts that there is no liability on the part of the City, its officers, employees, agents, or representatives for any flood damages, sanitation problems, or structural damages.
§ 18-05 Abrogation.
[Ord. No. 1240, 11-13-2012]
It is not intended that this Chapter abrogate or interfere with any constitutionally protected vested right. It is also not intended that this Chapter abrogate, repeal, annul, impair, or interfere with any existing easements, covenants, deed restrictions, agreements, rules, regulations, or permits previously adopted or issued pursuant to law.
§ 18-06 Rules of interpretation.
[Ord. No. 1240, 11-13-2012]
(1)
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this Chapter shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare, and shall be liberally construed in favor of the City and shall not be construed to be a limitation or repeal of any other power now possessed by the City of Marshfield.
(2)
Where property is affected by the regulations imposed by any provision of this Chapter and by other governmental regulations, the regulations which are more restrictive or which impose higher standards or requirements shall prevail. Regardless of any other provision of this Chapter, no land shall be developed or used, and no structure erected or maintained, in violation of any state or federal regulations. Where there are conflicts between or among regulations within this Chapter, the regulations that are more restrictive or which impose higher standards or requirements shall prevail. In all instances, where there are conflicts between the text of this Chapter and any tables or figures of this Chapter, the text shall prevail.
(3)
No structure, land, water, or air shall hereafter be used and no structure or part thereof shall hereafter be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted, or structurally altered without a building permit, except structures not requiring a building permit (e.g. swing set, clothesline, etc.), and without full compliance with the provisions of this Chapter and all other applicable local, county, and state regulations.
(4)
Nothing herein contained shall require any changes in plans, construction, size, or designated use of any building or part thereof for which a building permit has been issued before the effective date of this Chapter, and the construction of which shall have been started within one year from the date of such permit.
(5)
Except as provided in this Chapter, under provisions for nonconforming uses, nonconforming developments, substandard lots, and nonconforming structures and buildings (See Article V), no building, structure, development, or premises shall be hereinafter used or occupied, and no applicable permit granted, that does not conform to the requirements of this Chapter. In cases of mixed-occupancy or mixed-use, the regulations for each land use shall apply to the portion of the structure or land so occupied or so used.
§ 18-07 Jurisdiction.
[Ord. No. 1240, 11-13-2012]
This Chapter is applicable to all territory located within the corporate limits of the City of Marshfield.
§ 18-08 Re-enactment and repeal.
[Ord. No. 1240, 11-13-2012]
(1)
This Chapter, in part, carries forward by re-enactment some of the provisions of the regulations governing zoning and related matters previously known collectively as the “General Zoning Ordinance,” Chapter 18 of the Code of Ordinances for the City of Marshfield, adopted prior to the effective date of this Chapter. It is not the intention of this Chapter to repeal, but rather to re-enact and continue in force such existing provisions so that all rights and liabilities that have accrued there under are preserved and may be enforced, unless explicitly surrendered by specific provisions of this Chapter or altered by the Official Zoning Map.
(2)
All provisions of Chapter 18 of the City of Marshfield Code of Ordinances which are not re-enacted herein are hereby repealed.
(3)
The adoption of this Chapter shall not adversely affect the City’s right to prosecute any violation of the predecessor Zoning Code, provided the violation occurred while that Chapter was in effect.
§ 18-09 Effective date.
[Ord. No. 1240, 11-13-2012]
This Chapter shall become effective upon passage and posting according to law, following the date of repeal and re-enactment of the Official Zoning Map. All plans approved under previous zoning regulations shall be valid and may be used to obtain permits for a period of not more than one year after the effective date of this Chapter, except where subject to developer agreement provisions.
§ 18-10 Word usage.
[Ord. No. 1240, 11-13-2012]
The interpretation of this Chapter shall abide by the provisions and rules of this Section, except where the context clearly requires otherwise, or where the result would clearly be inconsistent with the apparent intent of this Chapter.
(1)
Words used or defined in one tense or form shall include other tenses and derivative forms.
(2)
Words in the singular number shall include the plural number, and words in the plural number shall include the single number.
(3)
The masculine gender shall include the feminine, and vice versa.
(4)
The words “shall,” “must,” and “will” are mandatory.
(5)
The words “may,” “can,” and “might” are permissive.
(6)
The word “person” includes individuals, firms, corporations, partnerships, associations, trusts, and any other legal entity.
(7)
The word “City” shall mean the City of Marshfield, Wisconsin.
(8)
The word “county” shall mean the County of Wood or the County of Marathon, Wisconsin.
(9)
The word “state” shall mean the State of Wisconsin.
(10)
The words “Plan Commission” shall mean the City of Marshfield Plan Commission.
(11)
The word “Council” shall refer to the City of Marshfield Common Council.
(12)
The words “Board” or “Board of Appeals” shall refer to the City of Marshfield Zoning Board of Appeals.
(13)
If there is any ambiguity between the text of this Chapter and any illustration or figure, the text shall control.
§ 18-11 Abbreviations.
[Ord. No. 1240, 11-13-2012]
The following abbreviations in this Chapter are intended to have the following meanings:
Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
CUP | Conditional Use Permit |
ft | Foot |
GSA | Gross site area |
ISR | Impervious surface ratio |
LSR | Landscape surface ratio |
MGD | Maximum gross density |
MLA | Minimum lot area |
N/A | Not applicable |
NDA | Net developable area |
sq. ft. | Square feet |
Wis. Stats. | Wisconsin Statutes |
§ 18-12 Definitions.
[Ord. No. 1240, 11-13-2012; amended Ord. No. 1252, 7-9-2013; Ord. No. 1253, 7-9-2013; Ord. No. 1281, 7-8-2014; Ord. No. 1293, 1-13-2015; Ord. No. 1295, 3-10-2015; Ord. No. 1336, 7-12-2016; 10-14-2025 by Ord. No. 1535]
The following words, terms and phrases, wherever they occur in this Chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this Section. Definitions provided by this Section include:
To share a common boundary. Properties separated by a public right of way shall not be considered abutting.
A means of providing vehicular or non-vehicular egress from or ingress to a property, highway, or private roadway.
A structure subordinate to the principal building which is located on the same nonresidential parcel.
A structure subordinate to the principal building which is located on the same residential parcel. Accessory residential structures include garages, carports, other parking spaces, swimming pools, tennis courts, and tool sheds. Accessory structures in residential districts shall not involve the conduct of any business, trade, or industry, except as defined as a Minor/Conditional Home Occupation and shall not permit the commercial boarding of animals or the keeping of fowl or farm animals. The post of a carport is considered the wall for setback purposes.
An accessory building which is physically connected to the principal building. Attached accessory buildings shall be considered part of the principal structure and are subject to the setback standards for the principal structure.
An accessory building which is not physically connected to the principal building.
A use subordinate to the principal use of a building and serving a purpose customarily incidental to the use of the principal land use. Accessory uses in residential districts shall not involve the conduct of any business, trade, or industry, except as defined as a Minor/Conditional Home Occupation and shall not include the boarding of animals or the keeping of fowl or farm animals.
43,560 square feet.
Any walled and roofed expansion to the perimeter and/or height of a building in which the addition is connected by a common load bearing wall. Any walled and roofed addition connected by a fire wall or is separated by independent perimeter load bearing walls is new construction.
Lots in contact at some point or in line with each other, such as a row of lots used to calculate an average setback. Lots separated by a right-of-way, may still be considered adjoining if the lots would potentially meet in the middle of the right-of-way if extended.
The Marshfield Municipal Airport located in Wood County, Wisconsin.
Any structure, object, or natural growth, or use of land which obstructs the airspace required for the flight of aircraft in landing or taking off at an airport or is otherwise hazardous to such landing and taking off.
A thoroughfare less than 33 feet in width and for the purpose of providing access to the rear of buildings in a platted city block. Alley access does not constitute frontage for the purposes of minimum lot frontage.
Any act or process that changes the exterior architectural appearance of one or more features of a structure, including, but not limited to, the erection, construction, reconstruction or removal of any structure or site.
A measure which represents a common denominator for the purpose of defining a Husbandry or Intensive Agricultural land use. The animal unit measure relates to the maximum carrying capacity of one acre of land and is related to the amount of feed various species consume and the amount of waste they produce. The following figure indicates the number of common farm species which comprise a single animal unit:
Figure 18-12(a): Animal Units | |||||
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Type of Livestock | # of Animals/ Animal Unit | Type of Livestock | # of Animals/ Animal Unit | Type of Livestock | # of Animals/ Animal Unit |
Horse (>2 yrs) | 1 | Calves (<1 yr) | 5 | Lambs | 14 |
Colt (<2 yrs) | 2 | Brood Sow or Boar | 2 | Chickens – Egg Layers | 30 |
Cattle (>2 yrs) | 1 | Hogs (up to 220 lbs) | 3 | Chickens – Fryers | 60 |
Cattle (<2 yrs) | 2 | Sheep | 10 | Turkeys | 50 |
Source: The Stockman’s Handbook | |||||
A means for obtaining review of a decision, determination, order, or failure to act pursuant to the terms of this Chapter as expressly authorized by the provisions of Section 18-170.
That portion of a building between floor and ceiling having at least one-half of its height below grade.
The property abutting the street between the two nearest intersecting or intercepting streets. A railroad right of way, the boundary line of un-subdivided acreage, or a body of water shall be regarded the same as an intersecting or intercepting street for the purpose of defining a “block.”
Any permitted combination of distance, vegetation, fencing, and berming which results in a reduction of visual and other interaction with an abutting property.
The areas of a lot remaining after the minimum yard requirements of this Chapter have been met within which a structure may be built. The buildable area for a principal structure is typically different than the buildable area for an accessory building, or for the buildable area for an area of pavement.
A roofed structure intended for the shelter, housing, or enclosure of persons, animals, or chattels.
The percentage of a lot covered by principal and accessory buildings, including all structures with a roof.
The vertical distance from the highest grade-level at the front wall of the building to the highest point of the roof.
A building in which the main or principal use of the lot is conducted.
The narrowest distance between two buildings (see minimum building separation).
The building services supervisor of the City of Marshfield.
The combination of building height, size, and location on a lot.
A measurement of the size of a tree equal to the diameter of its trunk measurement 4 foot above natural grade.
An accessory building or portion of a building which is open on one or more sides and has a roof where motor vehicles are housed. Carports comply with Chapter 15 Buildings and Building Regulations of the City Code of Ordinance.
A permit for restoration or change of a landmark, landmark site or historic preservation district site appearing on the Local Municipal Register of Historic Places which shall company a building or demolition permit.
The long-range master plan for the desirable use and development of land in the City as official adopted and as amended from time to time by the Commission and certified to the Council.
An estate in real property consisting of an undivided interest in common with other purchasers in a portion of a parcel of real property, together with separate interest in space. A condominium may include, in addition, separate interest in other portions of such property.
The act of adding an addition to an existing structure or the erection of a new principal or accessory building or structure on a lot or property.
Any act or process that destroys in whole or in part a landmark or a structure within a historic district.
A term used to describe the number of dwelling units per acre including rights-of-way, infrastructure, outlots, and other similar areas.
A building or one or more portions thereof, containing one or more dwelling units, but not including habitations provided in nonresidential uses such as lodging uses, institutional residential, and commercial campgrounds.
A dwelling joined to another dwelling at one or more sides by a shared wall or walls.
A dwelling entirely surrounded by open space on the same lot.
A room or group of rooms providing or intended to provide permanent living quarters for not more than one family.
Written authorization, recorded in the Register of Deeds office, from a landowner authorizing another party to use any designated part of the land owner’s property for a specified purpose.
The area outside of the City limits in which the City of Marshfield may exercise extraterritorial powers of planning, land division, and/or zoning review.
The view of any building or other structure from any one of 4 sides regardless of the configuration or orientation of a building.
An individual or 2 or more persons, each related by blood, marriage, adoption or guardianship, living together as a single housekeeping unit; or a group of not more than 4 persons not so related, maintaining a common household in which bathrooms, kitchen facilities, and living quarters are shared.
Any building, other than a dwelling unit, used for storing agricultural equipment or farm produce or products, having livestock or poultry, or processing dairy products.
The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the floors of a building, including interior balconies, mezzanines, basements, and attached accessory buildings, stairs, escalators, unenclosed and enclosed porches, detached accessory buildings utilized as dead storage, heating and utility rooms, inside off-street parking or loading space. Measurements shall be made from the outside of the exterior walls and to the center of interior walls dividing attached buildings.
A unit of illumination produced on a surface, all points of which are one foot from a uniform point source of one candle.
An accessory building or portion of a building which is designed to contain a door(s) to accommodate vehicle entry and exit which, when closed, fully encloses the space within the structure where motor vehicles are housed. Garages comply with Chapter 15 Buildings and Building Regulations of the City Code of Ordinance.
The result of dividing the number of dwelling units located on a site by the gross site area (see maximum gross density).
The total floor area on all levels of a building, but does not include unfinished basements or penthouses when used for storage or mechanical purposes.
The total area of a single lot or the sum of abutting multiple lots.
See Section 18-114.
An area composed of two or more improvement parcels that together comprise a district of special character, or special historic interest or value, as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the City, state or nation, and which has been designated as a historic district pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
Any parcel of land whose historic significance is due to a substantial value in tracing the history of aboriginal people, or upon which a historic event has occurred, and which has been designated as a historic site under this article or an improvement parcel or part thereof, used as and constituting part of the premises on which the historic structure is situated.
Any improvement which has a special character or special historic interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the City, state or nation and which has been designated as a historic structure pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
Areas designed and installed to prohibit infiltration of stormwater. Homes, buildings, and other structures with roofs, as well as concrete, brick, stone, asphalt, gravel, and similar paved surfaces are considered impervious.
A measures of the intensity of land use, determined by dividing the total of all impervious surfaces on a site by the gross site area.
Any building, structure, place, work of art or other object constituting a physical betterment of real property, or any part of such betterment.
A term used to describe the amount of gross floor area or landscaped area on a lot or site compared to the gross site area.
Any identified improvement, which has a special character or special historic interest or cultural value as part of the heritage of the City.
Any parcel of historic significance having value in tracing the history of aboriginal man or upon which a historical event has occurred, and which has been designated as a landmark site pursuant to this Chapter. A landmark site includes the parcel upon which the landmark has been built.
The area of a site which is planted and continually maintained in vegetation, including grasses, flowers, herbs, garden plants, native or introduced groundcovers, shrubs, bushes, and trees. The landscaped area includes the area located within planted and continually maintained landscaped planters.
The percentage of the gross site area or lot area which is preserved as permanently protected landscaped area.
See Section 18-114.
A parcel of land having frontage on a public or private street occupied or intended to be occupied by a principal structure or use and sufficient in size to meet the lot width, lot frontage, lot area, yard, parking area and other open space provisions of this Chapter.
The area contained within the property boundaries of a recorded lot.
A lot abutting upon two or more streets at their intersection or upon two parts of the same street, such streets or parts of the same street forming an interior angel of less than 135 degrees. The point of intersection of the street lines is the “corner.” On a corner lot, the shorter street line shall be deemed to be the front lot line, regardless of the location of the principal entrance or approach to the main building. For existing development where the standard front or rear yards do not meet the required setbacks, alternative front yards, street side yards, or rear yards may considered provided they meet the required setbacks.
The mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines.
Buildings on lots having frontage on two nonintersecting streets, or an interior lot having frontage on two streets. A rear yard shall be determined by the Zoning Administrator.
Lot width measured at each street lot line.
A lot other than a corner lot.
A lot line is the property line (including the vertical plane established by the line and the ground) bounding a lot except that where any portion of a lot extends into the public right of way or a proposed public right of way, the line of such public right of way shall be the lot line for applying this Chapter.
A lot line which abuts a public or private street right of way. On a corner lot, the front lot line is generally the narrower of the two lot lines abutting the public street (See also lot line, street side and lot corner). See Figure 18-12(b).
In the case of rectangular or most trapezoidal shaped lots, that lot line which is parallel to and most distant from the front lot line of the lot. In the case of an irregular, triangular, or gore-shaped lot, a line 20 feet in length, entirely within the lot, parallel to and at the maximum possible distance from the front line shall be considered to be the rear lot line. In the case of lots that have frontage on more than one road or street, the rear lot line shall be established at the time of subdivision or lot creation or shall be assigned by the Zoning Administrator. See Figure 18-12(b).
Any lot line other than a front or rear lot line. A side lot line separating a lot from a street is called a street side lot line. A side lot line separating a lot from another lot is called an interior side lot line. See Figure 18-12(b).
Any lot line which abuts a public or private street right of way which is not the front lot line. On a corner lot, the street side lot line is generally the longer of the two lot lines abutting the public street (see also lot line, front and lot, corner). See Figure 18-12(b).
A platted lot or lot described in a certified survey map or in a metes and bounds description which has been approved by the City or by Wood or Marathon County, and has been recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds.
A lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets (see also lot, double-frontage). See Figure 18-12(b).
The maximum horizontal distance between the side lot lines of a lot, measured parallel to the front lot lines and at the rear of the required front yard (see minimum lot width).
Figure 18-12(b)  |
A highway, road, or street designated under Section 18-117.
A one- or two family home certified and labeled as a manufactured home under 42 USC 5401-5426 which when placed on the site is set on an enclosed foundation in accordance with §70.043(1) Wis. Stats. and subchapters III, IV, V, and XI of chapter SPS 321 of the Wis. Adm. Code, or a comparable foundation as approved by the local building services supervisor, is installed according to manufacturer’s instructions, is properly connected to utilities, and when located outside the MH-8 district, is a minimum of 22 feet wide. For purpose of enforcement of this Chapter, manufacture homes shall be allowed as permitted and conditional uses where “single family” residences and “two family” residences are allowed as permitted and conditional uses.
The largest permitted total gross floor area a building may contain (see building size).
The maximum number of dwelling units permitted per acre of Gross Site Area (see gross density).
The narrowest permitted building separation.
The lowest permitted landscape surface ratio (see landscape surface ratio).
The minimum size lot permitted within the specified zoning district.
The smallest permissible lot width for the applicable zoning district measured at the required front yard setback.
The narrowest distance permitted from a street, side, or rear property line to a structure. See also “Yard, required.”
Some combination of residential, commercial, industrial, office, institutional, and/or other land uses within a district or development.
A transportable, factory-built home designed to be used as a single family, year round residential dwelling and built prior to June 15, 1976.
A home meeting the requirements of Chapter 15 Buildings and Building Regulations of the City of Marshfield Code of Ordinances and Wisconsin Statutes 101.71(6). For purpose of enforcement of this Chapter, modular homes shall be allowed as permitted and conditional uses where “single family” residences and “two family” residences are allowed as permitted and conditional uses.
A list of designated historic structures, sites or district within the City of Marshfield which have met the criteria and provisions of Article IX.
All natural inland lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, sloughs, flowages, and other waters within the territorial limits of Wisconsin, including the Wisconsin portion of boundary waters, which are navigable under the laws of Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has declared navigable all bodies of water with a bed differentiated from adjacent uplands and with levels of flow sufficient to support navigation by a recreational craft of the shallowest draft on an annually recurring basis. For the purposes of this Chapter, rivers and streams will be presumed to be navigable if they are designated as either continuous or intermittent waterways on the United States Geological Survey quadrangle maps until such time that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has made a determination that the waterway is not, in fact, navigable.
The area of a site which may be disturbed by development activity. Net developable area is the result of subtracting undevelopable area from the gross site area.
Any improvements to land made after January 1, 2013, the effective date of this Chapter, including new construction, new parking areas, and new additions.
Any building or other structure which was lawfully existing under ordinances or regulations preceding this Chapter, but which would not conform to this Chapter if the building or structure were to be erected under the provisions of this Chapter.
A lawful development approved under ordinances or regulations preceding the effective date of this Chapter, but which would not conform to this Chapter if the development were to be created under the current provisions of this Chapter.
A lot that lawfully existed prior to the effective date of this Chapter, but which does not meet the dimensional (i.e., minimum lot area, width, street frontage) of the district in which it is located.
A site in which a principal use has been established prior to the effective date of this Chapter and on which one or more site development standards such as minimum landscape surfaces, bufferyards, plantings, or minimum parking have not been met or cannot be met owing to the configuration of the site or to the presence of existing structures whether conforming or nonconforming.
An active and actual use of land, buildings, or structures, which was lawfully existing prior to the enactment of this Chapter, which has continued as the same use to the present, and which, does not comply with all the applicable regulations of this Chapter.
The individual uses listed under “Agricultural Land Uses,” “Institutional Land Uses,” “Commercial Land Uses,” “Industrial Land Uses,” “Storage Land Uses,” “Transportation Land Uses,” “Telecommunication Land Uses,” “Extraction and Disposal Land Uses,” and “Energy Production Land Uses” in Article III.
Material capable of causing injury to living organisms by chemical reaction, or is capable of causing detrimental effects on the physical or economic well-being of individuals.
The map adopted and designated by the City as being the “Official Map” pursuant to Section 62.23(6) Wisconsin Statutes which shows current and proposed municipal improvement sites and rights of way.
The map adopted and designated by the City as being the “Official Zoning Map.”
The degree to which vision is blocked by bufferyard. Opacity is the proportion of a bufferyard’s vertical plane which obstructs views into an abutting property.
Permanently protected green space areas which are not constrained by one of the protected natural resources (i.e. wetlands, floodplains, steep slopes, and woodlands). Examples include portions of private lots, outlots, or parcels commonly held by a property owners association, which are deed restricted from site disruption.
A parcel of land, other than a lot, so designated on a plat or certified survey map and does not meet the requirements of a lot, which is not intended for building or structure development in the proposed land division. Parking, driveway areas, and off-premise signage may be permitted provided all setbacks of the underlying district are met.
A zoning district which imposes uniform restrictions on all properties within its area which are in addition to the restrictions specific to the standard zoning districts.
The person, persons, or entity having the right of legal title to a lot or parcel of land.
The extension of a false front or wall above the roofline.
Any contiguous quantity of land capable of being described with such definiteness that its location and boundaries may be established, which is designated by its owner or developer as land to be used or developed as a unit, or which has been used or developed as a unit. Parcel includes an easement supporting or related to a primary parcel and a condominium unit. Only one such designation by the owner shall be allowed under this Chapter.
Criterion established to control and limit the impacts generated by, or inherent in, uses of land or buildings.
A covered platform, usually having a separate roof, at an entrance to a dwelling, or an open or enclosed gallery or room, which is not heated or cooled, that is attached to the outside of a building. The post of the porch is considered the wall for setback purposes.
A flood determined by the department of natural resources which is representative of large floods known to have occurred generally in Wisconsin and reasonably characteristic of what can be expected to occur on a particular stream. The regional flood generally has an average frequency in the order of the 100-year recurrence interval flood determined from an analysis of floods on a particular stream and other streams in the same general region.
The individual uses listed in Section 18-55.
A term used to describe the gross floor area, height, or volume of a single structure or group of structures.
The shortest distance between the exterior of a building or structure and the nearest point on the referenced lot line, excluding permitted intrusions per Section 18-73.
See gross site area.
An incline from the horizontal expressed in an arithmetic ratio of horizontal magnitude to vertical magnitude. (Example: 3:1 slope is 3 feet horizontal and one foot vertical).
The date the building permit is issued, provided the actual start of activity was within 365 calendar days of the permit date. The actual start of activity means either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on the site such as the pouring of a slab or footings, the installation of piles, or the construction of columns. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation for basement, footings, piers, or foundations; nor does it include the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or part of the main structure.
Steep slopes are areas which contain a gradient of 12 percent or greater.
A right of way for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, place, or however otherwise designated and includes all of the area between the roadway or right of way lines.
Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires a more or less permanent location on the ground, or attached to something having a permanent location on the ground, excluding landscape features, fences, swimming pools, public utilities, and other minor site improvements.
A lot of record which lawfully existed prior to this Chapter, which would not conform to the applicable regulations if the lot were to be created under the current provisions of this Chapter.
Temporary equipment used for the construction or maintenance of a permanent structure or an individual property. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may require notification of temporary cranes prior to their use. See Airport Overlay District, Section 18-93, for temporary cranes that encroach into the Height Limitation Zoning Overlay (HLZO) districts.
A land use which is present on a property for a limited and specified period of time.
The distance from the right-of-way line, at the entrance access, to the first on-site intersection or vehicular conflict point as measured along the curb or pavement edge.
The circumstance where special conditions affecting a particular property, which were not self-created, have made strict conformity with restrictions governing areas, setbacks, frontage, height, or density unnecessarily burdensome or unreasonable in light of the purposes of the ordinance.
The purpose for which land or a building or structure is arranged, designed, or intended, or for which it is, or may be, occupied or maintained.
The main use to which a parcel is devoted and the main purpose for which the premises exists.
A relaxation of the terms of this Chapter where such variance will not be contrary to the public interest and where, owing to conditions peculiar to the property and not the result of the actions of the applicant, a literal enforcement of the Chapter would result in unnecessary and undue hardship.
An area that is saturated by surface water or groundwater, with vegetation adapted for life under those soil conditions. See also Section 23.32(1), Wis. Stats.
Areas of trees whose combined canopies cover a minimum of 80 percent of an area of one acre or more, as shown on USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps for the City of Marshfield and its environs.
An open space, other than a court, on a lot unoccupied and unobstructed from the group upward except as otherwise provided in this Chapter.
A yard extending across the full width of the lot, the depth of which is the minimum horizontal distance between the front lot line and a line parallel thereto on the lot.
The actual distance which principal building(s) are set back from the respective lot lines.
A yard extending across the full width of the lot, the depth of which is the minimum distance between the rear lot line and a line parallel thereto on the lot. On corner lots, the rear yard shall be the yard opposite the front yard as chosen by the land owner.
The minimum distance required by this Chapter which the principal building(s) shall be set back from the respective lot lines. See also “Minimum setback.”
A yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard, the width of which is the minimum horizontal distance between the side lot line and a line parallel thereto on the lot.
For corner lots, the yard between the front and rear lot lines, extending from the street side lot line to the nearest part of the nearest principal building.
The person authorized and charged by the City with the administration of this Chapter.