Mishicot City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
General Requirements
§ 395-18 Compliance.
All uses and development shall comply fully with the requirements of this article. When general requirements and district and/or use regulations differ, the more restrictive combination of regulations shall prevail.
§ 395-19 District requirements.
A.
Developments shall meet the minimum requirements for the applicable district as shown in Table III-1, Table of District Requirements.
B.
How to use Table of District Requirements.
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C.
Table of District Requirements.
Table III-1 Table of District Requirements | ||||||||
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Zoning Districts | Individual Lot Requirements | Setbacks (feet) | ||||||
Minimum Lot Area (acres and square feet) | Minimum Lot Width (feet) | Maximum Lot Coverage (% lot coverage) | Front Yard | Side Yard (Principal) | Side Yard (Accessory) | Rear Yard (Principal) | Rear Yard (Accessory) | |
A-1 Agricultural and Residential District | 1 acre | 150 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 4 |
R-1 Single-Family Residential District | 12,000 | 70/501 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 4 |
R-2 Single- and Two-Family Residential District | 7,200 | 70/501 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 4 |
R-3 Multiple-Family Residential District | 7,2002 | 70/501 | 70 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 10 |
B-1 General Business District | N/A | N/A | 100 | 03 | 0/104 | 0/104 | 25 | 25 |
B-2 Community Business District | 15,000 | 70/501 | 70 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 10 |
I-1 Light Industrial District | 15,000 | 70/501 | 90 | 50 | 0/1005 | 0/1005 | 0/1005 | 0/1005 |
I-2 General Industrial District | 7,200 | 70/501 | 90 | 25 | 0/1005 | 0/1005 | 0/1005 | 0/1005 |
C-1 Conservancy District | N/A | N/A | 35 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Footnotes: | |
1 | Minimum lot width shall be 70 feet or 50 feet if the lot fronts a cul-de-sac bulb. |
2 | Minimum lot area shall be 7,200 square feet for the first unit plus 2,500 square feet for each additional unit greater than two units. |
3 | Minimum front yard shall be 0 feet or not less than the average of existing principal structures on adjacent lots, whichever is greater. |
4 | Minimum side yard shall be 0 feet, except that the minimum side yard shall be 10 feet where a lot abuts a residential zoning district. |
5 | Minimum side and rear yards shall be 0 feet, except that the minimum side and rear yards shall be 100 feet where a lot abuts a residential zoning district. |
§ 395-20 Lot requirements.
A.
Lot creation and reconfiguration. No lot shall hereafter be created which does not meet the minimum width and area requirements of this chapter. No lot shall be so reconfigured or reduced that it fails to meet any density, dimensional, or other requirement of this chapter.
B.
Lot of record required. Every building or structure hereafter erected, structurally altered, or relocated shall be placed on a lot of record.
C.
Access to road. No lot shall hereafter be created nor any building or structure placed on a lot which does not have direct access to and abuts a public road.
D.
Multiple principal buildings. In any district, more than one building housing a principal use may be erected on a single lot, except as follows:
(1)
Only one single-family residence and one accessory dwelling unit shall be permitted on a lot.
(2)
Only one duplex shall be permitted on a lot.
(3)
Only one manufactured home shall be permitted on a lot, unless the lot is authorized as a manufactured home community.
(4)
Only one short-term rental shall be permitted on a lot.
E.
Substandard lots. Lots of record which were created before the effective date of this chapter but do not meet the minimum lot area and width requirements of this chapter shall be considered building sites, provided they meet the criteria established in both Subsection E(1) through (4) below:
(1)
The substandard lot is a lot of record in at least one of the following forms to establish the lot's date of creation:
(a)
A recorded land subdivision or certified survey map on file in the Manitowoc County Register of Deeds Office showing the lot in its present form.
(b)
A recorded deed or land contract on file in the Manitowoc County Register of Deeds Office and which predates the effective date of this chapter.
(c)
A recorded condominium plat.
(2)
The substandard lot was never reconfigured or combined with another lot or parcel by plat, survey, or deed; and
(3)
The substandard lot contains at least 75% of the minimum lot area and width required for the district in which it is located.
(4)
The substandard lot is developed to comply with all other ordinance requirements.
(5)
Substandard lots which qualify as building sites may be enlarged through acquisition of adjacent property, but need not comply with the minimum lot area and width provisions of § 395-19C, Table of District Requirements. Any such lots which have been enlarged through land acquisition or combining of separate parcels into a single legal description shall not be thereafter reduced or rearranged except in compliance with § 395-19, District requirements.
§ 395-21 Traffic visibility and vision clearance triangle.
A.
No structure, sign, wall, fence or shrubbery shall be erected, maintained or planted on any lot which unreasonably obstructs or interferes with traffic visibility.
B.
No obstructions, such as structures, parking or vegetation, shall be permitted in any district between the heights of 2 1/2 feet and 10 feet above the plane through the mean curb grades within the triangular space formed by any two existing or proposed intersecting street or alley right-of-way lines and line joining points on such lines located a minimum of 15 feet from their intersection.
C.
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 50 feet.
§ 395-22 Height requirements.
A.
B.
Exemptions. The following shall be exempted from the height requirements of this section:
(1)
Nonresidential buildings and structures in the A-1 District.
(2)
Architectural projections including but not limited to: spires; belfries; parapet walls; domes; chimneys; and cupolas.
(3)
Agricultural structures including but not limited to barns, silos and grain storage structures.
(4)
Special structures including but not limited to mechanical/elevator penthouses, grain elevators, observation/lookout towers on public property, utility and telecommunication poles, towers, masts, and associated appurtenances, windmill or wind energy systems, cooling towers, and stacks.
C.
Public or quasi-public facilities. Public or quasi-public facilities such as churches, schools, hospitals, sanitoriums, monuments, libraries, and government offices and stations may be erected to a height of 60 feet, provided that all required setbacks and yards are increased by not less than one foot for each foot the structure exceeds the applicable height for the district in which it is located.
§ 395-23 Front, rear, and side yards.
The following shall apply to front, rear, and side yards:
A.
How measured. The yard distances shall be measured from the nearest portion of the structure, except that the first two feet of overhanging eaves and gutters of buildings shall not be included where the yard requirement exceeds five feet.
B.
Corner lot. In the case of a corner lot, the standards specified for front yard setback for that zoning district shall apply to those sides of the lot which abut both roads forming the corner.
C.
Exemptions. The following structures are permitted in front, rear, and/or side yards provided they do not violate any other provision of this chapter:
(1)
Structures which are not buildings and which are less than six inches above preconstruction grade, including but not limited to driveways, patios, and at-grade decks.
(2)
One open porch or terrace may occupy a front yard, provided it maintains a minimum fifteen-foot setback from any public right-of-way.
(3)
Fire escapes, provided they project not more than five feet into a required yard and are not located within a public right-of-way or vision clearance triangle.
(4)
Fences, provided they are not located within a public right-of-way or vision clearance triangle. Fences shall also comply with the requirements of Chapter 186, Fences, of this Code.
(5)
Public utility poles, lines, and related equipment without permanent foundations.
(7)
Private outdoor lighting installations, provided these items are not located within a public right-of-way or vision clearance triangle.
(8)
Structures such as ramps and landings, lifts, or elevator housing, which are designed and intended to comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act or fair housing laws to make existing buildings accessible to disabled people, and where no feasible alternative locations exist.
§ 395-24 Floor area requirements.
§ 395-25 Building grades.
A.
Any building requiring yard space shall be located at such an elevation that a sloping grade shall be maintained to cause the flow of surface water to run away from the walls of the building.
B.
When a new building is constructed on a vacant lot between two existing buildings or adjacent to an existing building, the existing established grade shall be used in determining the grade around the new building, and the yard around the new building shall be graded in such a manner as to meet existing grades and not to permit runoff of surface water to flow onto the adjacent properties.
C.
Grades shall be approved by the Zoning Administrator and/or Building Inspector.
§ 395-26 Accessory structures.
Accessory structures are permitted subject to the following requirements:
A.
Permit required. Accessory structures shall require a building/zoning permit except minor structures, including but not limited to:
(1)
Birdhouses.
(2)
Yard light poles.
(3)
Birdbaths.
(4)
Doghouses.
(5)
Playhouses/treehouses.
(6)
Noncommercial fuel storage tanks and pumps.
(7)
Clothes line poles.
(8)
Lawn ornaments.
(9)
Flag poles.
(10)
Mailboxes.
(11)
Garbage containers.
(12)
Ice fishing shanties and hunting stands/blinds.
(13)
School bus waiting shelters.
(14)
Farm livestock hutches.
(15)
Unenclosed firewood storage structures.
B.
Accessory structures shall be located on the same lot as the principal use to which it is accessory.
C.
Accessory structures shall not be permitted until its associated principal structure is present or under construction.
D.
Accessory structures, except for minor structures, which are attached to the principal building in any way shall comply in all respects with the requirements of this chapter applicable to the principal building.
E.
Additional requirements in the R-1 AND R-2 Districts. Buildings which are accessory to single-family dwellings and two-family dwellings in the Single-Family Residential (R-1) and Single- and Two-Family Residential (R-2) Districts shall comply with the following requirements:
(1)
No more than three accessory buildings shall be permitted on a lot in these districts.
(2)
Accessory buildings shall not exceed the height of the principal building.
(3)
Accessory buildings 150 square feet or less in size shall be placed no further into the front yard on a parcel than the rearmost extension of the principal dwelling.
(4)
Accessory buildings over 150 square feet in size shall not extend any further into the front yard than the existing principal dwelling but shall not be closer than 30 feet from the right-of-way line.