Neenah City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIV
SPECIAL USE STANDARDS
Sec. 26-655.- Intent.
In order to insure that approved special uses adequately safeguard the health, safety and general welfare of persons residing or working in adjoining or surrounding property, specific standards have been developed for each special use.
(Code 1977, § 20.29(1))
Sec. 26-656. - Standards.
The following table identifies the special uses and the minimum, recommended standards that should be satisfied before a special use permit is applied for. The Plan Commission and/or the Common Council may, however, amend or waive any of the standards.
KEY:
# = This refers to the district minimum requirement
N/A = This means "Not applicable
| Special Use | Minimum Lot Size | Minimum Yard (FT) |
Distance from R-1 District, Churches, Schools or
Community Facilities | Fencing | Landscape Standards |
Off-Street
Parking |
Site Plan
Review |
Plan
Commission Approval of Outdoor Signage and Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airport/heliport | 1 Acre | # | 300 Ft. | 4-foot high wire mesh | C-1 | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| Automobile and truck rentals, sales, service and auto body | 0.5 Acres | # | N/A | # | C-1 | # | Yes | Yes |
| Automotive and truck washes | 0.5 Acres | # | N/A | # | C-1 | # | Yes | Yes |
| Bed and breakfast inns | # | # | N/A | N/A | C-1 | 2 spaces plus one additional for each leased room | Yes | Yes |
| Boardinghouses and rooming houses | # | # | N/A | N/A | C-1 | # | Yes | Yes |
| Boat, camper and travel trailer sales | 1 Acre | # | N/A | # | C-1 | # | Yes | Yes |
| Cement, lime or gypsum, etc. | # |
F-100
S-100 R-100 | 300 Ft. | N/A | I-2 | 1 per employee | Yes | No |
| Cemetery | 40 Acres | # | N/A | N/A | I-2 | N/A | Yes | No |
| Commercial greenhouse | # | # | N/A | Yes | C-1 | # | Yes | Yes |
| Commercial kennel | # | # | N/A | Yes | C-1 | # | Yes | Yes |
| Commercial/landscape nursery | 25,000 sq. ft. | # | N/A | N/A | C-1 | 1 per 3 employees plus 1 per 125 sq. ft. of publicly used area | Yes | Yes |
| Country club and golf course | 80 acres | # | N/A | N/A | C-1 | 1 per 2 employees plus 3 per hole | Yes | Yes |
| Day care center/nursery school | # | # | N/A | Around play area | C-1 | 1 per 2 employees plus 1 per 5 children | Yes | Yes |
| Drive-in restaurant | # | # | # | # | C-2 | # | Yes | Yes |
| Financial institution drive-in facility | # | # | # | # | C-2 | # | Yes | Yes |
| Fuel storage and refining | # |
F-100
S-100 R-100 | 300 Ft. | N/A | I-2 | 1 per employee | Yes | No |
| Garbage or rubbish, and dumping | No |
F-100 Ft.
S-100 Ft. R-100 Ft. | 300 Ft. | 6 Feet high solid wood | I-2 | 1 per employee | Yes | Yes |
| Gasoline Station | 0.5 Acres | # | N/A | N/A | C-1 | # | Yes | Yes |
| Hospital | 5 Acres | # | N/A | N/A | C-1 | # | Yes | Yes |
| Manufactured home Park | # | # | # | # | # | # | Yes | # |
| Manufactured home sales | # | # | # | # | C-1 | # | Yes | Yes |
| Mining, quarrying, etc. | 20 acres | # | 300 Feet | 6-foot high solid wood | I-2 | 1 per 2 employees | Yes | Yes |
| Multifamily apartment with 500 sq. ft. units | # | # | # | # | # | # | Yes | # |
| Nursing home | 25,000 sq. ft. | # | N/A | N/A | C-1 | # | Yes | Yes |
| Office buildings over 3 stories | # | # | N/A | N/A | C-1 | # | Yes | Yes |
| Outdoor commercial recreation center | 25,000 Sq. Ft. | # | 300 Ft. | 6-foot high solid wood | C-1 | 1 per 3 employees plus 1 per 500 sq. ft. of area use | Yes | Yes |
| Outdoor theatre | 25,000 sq. ft. | F = 100 feet | 300 Ft. | 6-foot high solid wood | I-2 | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| Parks and playgrounds | 25,000 sq. ft. | # | N/A | N/A | C-1 | N/A | Yes | No |
| Private club, fraternity or lodge | # | # | N/A | N/A | C-1 | # | Yes | Yes |
| Produce terminal-wholesale | 5 Acres | # | 300 Ft. | N/A | I-2 | 1 per 2 employees | Yes | Yes |
| Public building | # | # | N/A | N/A | C-1 | # | Yes | Yes |
| Public libraries, museums, art galleries, and community center | 25,000 sq. ft. | # | N/A | N/A | C-1 | # | Yes | Yes |
| Public utility structure /Electric Substation | N/A | # | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | N/A |
| Radio, microwave, or television tower | # | # | # | # | C-2 | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| Railroad uses | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| Recreational Vehicle Sales/Service | 1 Acre | # | N/A | # | C-1 | # | Yes | Yes |
| Religious Institution | 25,000 sq. ft. | # | N/A | N/A | C-1 | # | Yes | Yes |
| Schools - private and public education | 25,000 sq. ft. | # | N/A | N/A | C-1 | # | Yes | No |
| Self-service storage facilities | # w/50 percent lot coverage maximum |
F-10 (no parking)
S-10 R-10 | N/A | # | C-1 | 1 per 5 cubicles | Yes | Yes |
| Single-family attached dwellings | # | # | N/A | N/A | N/A | # | Yes | No |
| Smelting of ferrous or nonferrous metals |
F-100 ft.
S-100 ft. R-100 ft. | 300 ft. | N/A | 1-2 | 1 per employee | Yes | No | |
| Stadium or auditorium | 5 acres |
F-100
S-100 R-100 | N/A | N/A | C-1 | 1 per 4 seats | Yes | Yes |
| Truck sales or service | 25,000 sq. ft. | # | N/A | N/A | C-1 | 1 per employee plus 2 per service stall | Yes | Yes |
(Code 1977, § 20.29(2); Ord. No. 2014-14, § 33, 8-6-2014; Ord. No. 2019-08, § 29, 2-27-2019)