Mount Pleasant City Zoning Code

Specific household living use types.

Specific group living use types.

Use-specific conditions of approval. In districts that require conditional use approval (See Table 90-310-1.), the number of residents in a group living use may not exceed the number of bedrooms in the building.

Use-specific conditions of approval. The following conditions apply in districts that require conditional use approval for club or lodge uses (See Table 90-310-1.):

Use-specific conditions of approval. In districts that require conditional use approval for governmental service uses (See Table 90-310-1.), such uses must be located on lots with frontage on arterial or collector streets.

Use-specific conditions of approval. The following conditions apply in districts that require conditional use approval for religious assembly uses (See Table 90-310-1.):

Use-specific conditions of approval. In districts that require conditional use approval for safety service use (See Table 90-310-1.), such uses must be located on lots with frontage on arterial or collector streets.

Specific utilities and public services use types.

Specific animal service use types.

Use-specific conditions of approval. The following conditions apply in districts that require conditional use approval for animal service uses (See Table 90-310-1.):

Specific assembly and entertainment use types.

Specific business or trade school use types.

Specific commercial service use types.

Specific day care use types.

Specific financial service use types.

Specific lodging use types.

Specific office use types.

Specific use types.

Specific retail sales use types.

Specific sexually oriented business establishment use types.

Specific participant sports and recreation use types.

Specific vehicle sales and service use types.

Use-specific conditions of approval. The following conditions apply in districts that require conditional use approval for vehicle sales and service uses (See Table 90-310-1.):

All proposed junk/salvage yard uses must apply for a development plan.

Specific manufacturing, production and industrial service use types.

All proposed mining/quarrying uses must apply for a development plan.

Establishments engaged in the storage or movement of goods for themselves or other firms or the sale, lease, or rental of goods primarily intended for industrial, institutional, or commercial businesses.

Establishments engaged in long-term and short-term storage of goods that do not meet the definition of a self-service storage facility.

Establishments engaged in the wholesale sales, bulk storage and distribution of goods. Such uses may also include incidental retail sales and wholesale showrooms. Expressly includes the following uses: bottled gas and fuel oil sales, monument sales, and portable storage building sales.

Establishments used primarily for the storage, management, processing, and transmission of digital data, which houses computer or network equipment, systems, servers, appliances, and other associated components related to digital data storage and operations.

Specific waste-related use types.

Use-specific conditions of approval. All proposed waste-related uses must apply for a development plan.

Specific agritourism use types.

Use-specific conditions of approval. The following conditions apply in districts that require conditional use approval for drive-in or drive-through establishments (See Table 90-310-1.):

They are customarily found in conjunction with the principal use of the subject property;

They are subordinate and clearly incidental to the principal use of the property; and

They serve a necessary function for or contribute to the comfort, safety or convenience of occupants of the principal use.

Accessory buildings and structures are subject to the same regulations that apply to principal uses and structures on the subject lot, unless otherwise expressly stated.

Accessory buildings attached to the principal building by a breezeway, passageway or similar means are considered part of the primary structure and are subject to the lot and building regulations that apply to the principal building.

Accessory buildings attached by structures less than 30 inches in height (e.g., patios, walks, decks without railing) are not considered part of the primary structure and are subject to accessory building and structure regulations.

Private (restricted-access) electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are permitted as accessory uses in all zoning districts.

Public EV charging stations are permitted as accessory uses to allowed nonresidential uses in all zoning districts.

Electric vehicle charging stations may be counted toward satisfying minimum off-street parking space requirements.

Public electric vehicle charging stations must be reserved for parking and charging electric vehicles. Electric vehicles may be parked in any space designated for public parking, subject to the restrictions that apply to any other vehicle.

Information must be posted identifying voltage and amperage levels and any type of use, fees, or safety information related to the electric vehicle charging station.

Public electric vehicle charging stations must be posted with signs indicating that the space is reserved for electric vehicle charging purposes only. For purposes of this provision, "charging" means that an electric vehicle is parked at an electric vehicle charging station and is connected to the battery charging station equipment.

Farm stands may be used only for the sale of products raised on the premises.

Allowed farm stands must be operated by a resident of the subject property.

Off-street parking must be provided for a minimum of four vehicles. Driveways and vehicle access points must be located so as to minimize possible interference with the normal flow of highway traffic.

Farm stands may not be located in a manner that would create a traffic hazard or nuisance.

Farm stands must be set back at least 30 feet from street rights-of-way lines and at least 20 feet from any other lot line.

Geothermal energy systems must be located entirely within the lot lines of the subject property or within appropriate easements.

No portion of a geothermal energy system may be located within a stream or stream buffer.

Type A residential home occupations. Type A residential home occupations are those in which household residents use the dwelling unit they occupy as a place of work, but no employees, customers or clients come to the site.

Type B residential home occupations. Type B residential home occupations are those in which household residents use the dwelling unit they occupy as a place of work and either one nonresident employee or customers come to the site.

Rural home occupations. Rural home occupations are those that do not comply with the Type A or Type B residential home occupation regulations and in which household residents use the dwelling unit they occupy or an accessory building as a place of work.

Group living. Group living uses are not considered home occupations and are not subject to the residential home occupation regulations of this section. Group living is allowed as indicated in Table 90-310-1.

Family day-care homes. Family day-care homes are not considered home occupations and are not subject to the residential home occupation regulations of this section. Family day-care homes are allowed only as indicated in Table 90-310-1.

Bed-and-breakfast inn. Bed-and-breakfast inns are not permitted as home occupations and are not subject the residential home occupation regulations of this section. Bed-and-breakfasts are allowed only as indicated in Table 90-310-1.

Short-term rentals. Short-term rentals are not considered home occupations and are not subject the residential home occupation regulations of this section. Short-term rentals are allowed only as indicated in Table 90-310-1.

Type A residential home occupations. Type A residential home occupations are permitted as of right as an accessory use to a principal use in the household living use subcategory. Type A residential home occupations are subject to the general regulations of Subsection (f) and all other applicable regulations of this section. More than one Type A residential home occupation is allowed as an accessory use, but the general regulations of Subsection (f) apply to the combined residential home occupation uses.

Type B residential home occupations. Type B residential home occupations may be approved as an accessory use to a principal use in the household living use subcategory. Type B residential home occupations are subject to the general regulations of Subsection (f), the supplemental regulations of Subsection (h) and all other applicable regulations of this section. Multiple Type B residential home occupations are prohibited as an accessory use, and a Type A residential home occupation may not be conducted in conjunction with a Type B residential home occupation.

Rural home occupations. Rural home occupations may be approved as an accessory use to a principal use in the household living use subcategory or agriculture use category only in the RE, AG-1 or AG-2 Districts. Rural home occupations are subject to the general regulations of Subsection (f), the supplemental regulations of Subsection (i) and all other applicable regulations of this section. Multiple rural home occupations are prohibited as an accessory use, and a rural home occupation may not be conducted in conjunction with a Type B residential home occupation.

Residential home occupations must be accessory and secondary to the use of a dwelling unit for residential purposes. They may not change the character of the residential building they occupy or adversely affect the character of the surrounding neighborhood. Residential home occupations may not, for example, produce light, noise, vibration, odor, parking demand, or traffic impacts that are not typical of a residential neighborhood in Mount Pleasant. Residential home occupations must be operated so as not to create or cause a nuisance.

Any tools or equipment used as part of a residential home occupation must be operated in a manner or sound-proofed so as not to be audible beyond the lot lines of the subject property.

External structural alterations or site improvements that change the residential character of the lot upon which a residential home occupation is located are prohibited. Examples of such prohibited alterations include construction of parking lots, the addition of commercial-like exterior lighting or the addition of a separate building entrance that is visible from abutting streets.

Residential home occupations and all related activities, including storage (other than the lawful parking or storage of vehicles), must be conducted entirely within the dwelling unit.

No window display or other public display of any material or merchandise is allowed.

The use or storage of hazardous substances is prohibited, except at the "consumer commodity" level, as that term is defined in 49 CFR 171.8.

Only licensed automobiles, passenger vans and passenger trucks may be used in the conduct of a residential home occupation. No other types of vehicles may be parked or stored on the premises. This provision is not intended to prohibit deliveries and pickups by common carrier delivery vehicles (e.g., postal service, United Parcel Service, Fed Ex, et al.) of the type typically used in residential neighborhoods.

The following uses are expressly prohibited as residential home occupations:

All individuals engaged in a Type A residential home occupation must reside in the dwelling unit in which the residential home occupation is located as their primary place of residence.

No nonresident employees or customers are allowed except for the instruction, teaching or tutoring of no more than four students at one time.

The area devoted to the conduct of all Type A residential home occupations present on the subject property is limited to 33% of the dwelling unit's floor area or 750 square feet, whichever is less.

Type B residential home occupations are allowed only if reviewed and approved in accordance with the Zoning Compliance Permit procedures of Division 90-580.10 along with a signed disclosure acknowledging the regulations of this section, provided that instruction, teaching or tutoring of no more than four students at one time is permitted by right.

One nonresident employee is allowed with a Type B residential home occupation if no customers come to the site at any time. Residential home occupations that have clients, customers or students coming to the site at any time may not have nonresident employees. For the purpose of this section, the term "nonresident employee" includes an employee, business partner, co-owner or any other person affiliated with the residential home occupation, who does not live at the site, but who visits the site as part of the residential home occupation.

Customer visits are allowed only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

The area devoted to the conduct of all Type B residential home occupations present on the subject property is limited to 49% of the dwelling unit's floor area or 1,000 square feet, whichever is less.

Rural home occupations are allowed only if reviewed and approved in accordance with the conditional use procedures of Division 90-550.

A maximum of three nonresident employees are allowed with a rural home occupation.

Customer visits are allowed only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Rural home occupations must be accessory and secondary to the use of a dwelling unit for residential purposes or accessory to any on-site agricultural use. They may not change the character of the property they occupy or adversely affect the character of the surrounding area. Rural home occupations may not, for example, produce light, noise, vibration, odor, parking demand, or traffic impacts that are not typical of a rural or semirural area in Mount Pleasant. Rural home occupations must be operated so as not to create or cause a nuisance.

Rural home occupations may be conducted within the principal dwelling unit or within an accessory building, provided that the total accessory building floor area occupied by a rural home occupation may not exceed 3,000 square feet.

Accessory buildings in which rural home occupations are conducted must be set back at least 150 feet from R-zoned lots.

The following uses are expressly prohibited as rural home occupations:

In R Districts, satellite dish antennas must be located in the rear yard or the rear of the principal building. If usable communication signals cannot be obtained from the rear location, the satellite dish antenna may be located in the side yard or on the side of the principal building. If usable satellite television communication signals cannot be received by locating the antenna to the rear or side of the principal building, the antenna may be placed in the front yard or on the front-facing roof of the principal building, provided that a) the dish diameter does not exceed 18 inches and b) the Community Development Department Director's approval is obtained prior to such installation. The Community Development Department Director is authorized to approve a front yard location only upon a showing by the applicant that usable communication signals are not receivable from any location on the property other than the location selected by the applicant.

In all districts other than R Districts, satellite dish antennas may be located anywhere upon a building or within the buildable area of the lot, subject to applicable zoning district setback regulations.

In all R Districts, satellite dish antennas may not exceed 36 inches in diameter.

A ground-mounted satellite dish antenna may not exceed 20 feet in height, including any platform or structure upon which the antenna is mounted or affixed.

Roof-mounted satellite dish antenna may not exceed the height of the elevation of the ridgeline of the principal structure.

If usable satellite signals cannot be obtained from an antenna installed in compliance with the height limitations imposed by this section, such satellite dish antennas may be installed at a greater height, provided that the height is approved by the Community Development Department Director. The Community Development Department Director is authorized to approve a greater height upon a showing by the applicant that installation at a greater height is necessary for the reception of usable communication signals.

All satellite dish antennas must comply with all manufacturers' specifications, be located on noncombustible and corrosion-resistant material, and be erected in a secure, wind-resistant manner.

All satellite dish antennas must be adequately grounded for protection against a direct strike of lightning pursuant to the requirements of the city electrical code.

Converting existing floor area within the interior of a detached house (e.g., attic or basement) to an accessory dwelling unit;

Adding floor area to an existing detached house to accommodate an accessory dwelling unit; or

Constructing a new detached house that includes an accessory dwelling unit within the principal building.

Accessory solar energy systems must comply with all applicable building ordinance and electrical code requirements.

Owners of accessory solar energy systems are solely responsible for negotiating with other property owners for any desired solar easements to protect access to sunlight. Any such easements must be recorded with the County Recorder of Deeds.

Building-mounted solar energy systems may be mounted on principal and accessory structures.

All applicable setback regulations apply to building-mounted solar energy systems.

Only building-integrated and/or flush-mounted solar energy system may be installed on street-facing building elevations.

Solar energy systems may not extend more than three feet above the applicable maximum building height limit or more than four feet above the highest point of the roofline, whichever is less.

In residential zoning districts, ground-mounted solar energy systems may not be located in a required street setback or street yard.

Ground-mounted solar energy systems may be located within required interior side and rear setbacks.

Ground-mounted solar energy systems are subject to applicable accessory structure height and lot coverage regulations.

The name and business address of, and the contact individual for, the applicant.

The subject property owner.

The location of the proposed tower.

The location of the mobile service facility.

A construction plan that describes the tower, equipment, network components, antennas, transmitters, receivers, base stations, power supplies, cabling, and related equipment to be placed on or around the new tower.

An explanation of why the applicant chose the proposed location, and why the applicant did not choose collocation, including a sworn statement from the responsible party attesting that collocation within the applicant's service area would not result in the same mobile service functionality, coverage, and capacity; is technically infeasible; or is economically burdensome.

The application must be accompanied by the fee established by the Village Board to defray the cost of notification and holding of public hearing. Costs incurred by the Village in obtaining legal, planning, engineering and other technical and professional advice in connection with the review and implementation of the conditional use will also be charged to the applicant. Such fee must be established by resolution of the Village Board and may not exceed the limits established by Wis. Stats. § 66.0404(4)(d).

After determining that an application is complete, the Community Development Director determines must forward the application to the Plan Commission for review. The Plan Commission must forward its recommendation to the Village Board for a public hearing on the matter.

Notice of the Village Board's public hearing must be published by the Clerk-Treasurer as a Class I notice. The Clerk-Treasurer must also provide by first-class mail a copy of the public hearing notice to all owners of record of real property located within 300 feet of the property for which approval is sought.

Approval of a new wireless telecommunications mobile service facility or a substantial modification of an existing facility may not be granted unless the tower is located so that there is sufficient radius of clear land around the tower so that its collapse will be completely contained on the subject property. If an applicant provides the Village with engineering certification showing that the tower is designed to collapse within a smaller area than the radius equal to the height of the tower, the smaller area must be used unless the Village has and provides the applicant substantial evidence that the engineering certification is flawed.

All facilities must comply with all applicable state and federal regulations.

The Village Board must make a decision on the application for a new wireless telecommunications mobile service facility or a substantial modification of an existing facility within 90 days of a completed application unless the time is extended by the applicant.

The decision must be in writing and a copy of the decision must be made a permanent part of the Village records. If approval is not granted, the reasons for disapproval must be included in such record.

An official record of the decision must be prepared by the Community Development Director. The official record must include a description of the use for which the approval is granted and all conditions attached to such approval as well as a copy of the resolution of the Village Board approving the application. A copy of the completed form must be recorded with County Recorder of Deeds as a covenant on the title for the premises for which the approval was granted.

The name and business address of, and the contact individual for, the applicant.

The location of the affected support structure.

The location of the proposed facility.

General comprehensive liability insurance in the amount of at least $1 million, together with personal injury liability insurance in an amount of not less than $250,000 for injuries, including accidental death, to any one person, and subject to the same limit for each person in an amount not less than $500,000 on account of any one occurrence, and property damage liability insurance in an amount not less than $250,000 resulting from any one occurrence, and workers' compensation insurance; provided as follows:

The provider shall not cancel any such insurance policy nor reduce the coverage thereof without prior written notice to the Village Clerk at least 15 days in advance.