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Princeton City Zoning Code

ARTICLE III

Zoning Districts

§ 430-12 Zoning districts designated. [1]

For the purpose of this chapter, the City of Princeton is hereby divided into the following 12 zoning districts:
R-1
Single- and Two-Family Residential District (Low Density)
R-2
Single- and Two-Family Residential District (Medium Density)
R-3
Multiple-Family Residential District
C-1
Conservancy District
B-1
Central Business District
B-2
General Commercial District
B-3
Highway Commercial District
I-1
Industrial District
AT
Agricultural Transition District
WWT
Wastewater Treatment District
GFP and FW
General Floodplain (GFP) and Floodway (FW) Districts pursuant to Chapter 395, Floodplain Zoning
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 430-13 District boundaries.

A. 
Zoning Map. The boundaries of the districts enumerated in § 430-12 above are hereby established as shown on a map entitled "Zoning Map, City of Princeton, Wisconsin," which is adopted by reference and made a part hereof. The map shall bear upon its face the attestation of the Mayor and the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer and shall be available to the public in the office of the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer.
B. 
Boundary lines.
(1) 
The boundaries shall be construed to follow corporate limits; United States Public Land Survey lines; lot or property lines; center lines of streets, highways, alleys, easements and railroad rights-of-way; or such lines extended unless otherwise noted on the Zoning Map.
(2) 
Where the district boundaries are not otherwise indicated and where the property has been or may hereafter be divided into blocks and lots, the district boundaries shall be construed to be lot lines, and where the designations on the Zoning Map are approximately bounded by lot lines, said lot line shall be construed to be the boundary of the district.
(3) 
In unsubdivided property, the district boundary lines shown on the Zoning Map shall be determined by use of the scale shown on such map.
C. 
Vacation. Vacation of public streets and alleys shall cause the land vacated to be automatically placed in the same district as the abutting side to which the vacated land reverts.
D. 
Annexations and consolidations. Annexations to or consolidations with the City subsequent to the effective date of this chapter shall be placed in the R-1 Residential District unless the annexation ordinance temporarily placed the land in another district.

§ 430-14 R-1 Single- and Two-Family Residential District (Low Density).

A. 
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide the opportunity for construction and maintenance of primarily single-family and two-family detached dwelling units at a low dwelling-unit-per-acre density.
B. 
Permitted uses. The following uses of land are permitted in the R-1 District:
(1) 
Single-family detached dwellings, excluding all mobile homes; for purposes of this chapter manufactured homes are included in the definition of "single-family dwelling."
(2) 
Manufactured homes complying with all of the following requirements and limitations:
(a) 
The home shall be a double wide of at least 24 feet in width and 36 feet in length.
(b) 
The home shall be installed on an approved foundation system in conformity with the Uniform Building Code. The wheels and axles must be removed. The enclosed foundation system shall be approved by the Building Inspector and/or City Engineer; the Building Inspector may require a plan to be certified by a registered architect or engineer to ensure proper support for the home.
(c) 
The home shall be equipped with foundation siding which in design, color and texture appears to be an integral part of the adjacent exterior wall of the manufactured home.
(d) 
The home shall be covered by a roof pitched at a minimum slope of two inches in 12 inches, which is permanently covered with nonreflective material.
(e) 
The home shall have a pitched roof, overhanging eaves and such other design features required of all new single-family dwellings located within the City of Princeton.
(3) 
One private garage with not more than three stalls for each residential parcel, per § 430-83 specifications.
(4) 
Accessory uses and buildings as follows:
(a) 
Gardening, tool and storage sheds incidental to the residential use, per § 430-83 specifications.
(b) 
Off-street parking facilities.
(c) 
Uses and structures customarily accessory and clearly incidental to permissible principal uses and structures.
(d) 
Signs as permitted by City ordinances.
(5) 
Community living arrangements and day-care centers which have a capacity for eight or fewer persons.
(6) 
Foster family care.
(7) 
Home occupations and professional home offices complying with § 430-46.
(8) 
Garage sales.
(9) 
Storage buildings and sheds which comply with setback and lot coverage requirements.
(10) 
Hard-surface sport and play areas.
(11) 
Solar equipment and antenna. Height limits for the district apply.
(12) 
Pets and small animals may be kept, provided that their keeping shall not be unreasonably objectionable or disruptive to normal residential occupancy or a hazard to public health and safety; the standards of Chapter 124, Animals. Commercial animal operations are not permitted in residential districts. Farm animals are not permitted in residential districts.
(13) 
Uses customarily incident to any of the above uses, provided that no such use generates traffic or noise that would create public or private nuisance.
C. 
Conditional uses. The following are permitted as conditional uses within the R-1 District:
(1) 
Community living arrangements and day-care centers which have a capacity for nine or more persons.
(2) 
New two-family dwellings or duplex conversions of homes with a total floor area greater than 1,500 square feet.
[Amended 3-27-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-01]
(3) 
Utilities (electric substations, telephone switching stations, gas regulators, etc.)
(4) 
Bed-and-breakfast establishments [7011].[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
(5) 
Churches, schools, and public buildings, except public buildings housing uses incompatible with the characteristics of the district, such as sewage systems, incinerators and shops.
(6) 
Public utility structures, except those incompatible with the characteristics of the district.
(7) 
Parks and playgrounds.
(8) 
Planned unit development residential developments. (See Article IV.)
(9) 
Golf courses and private clubs.
(10) 
Sewage disposal facilities.
(11) 
Nursery schools.
(12) 
Hospitals and medical clinics.
(13) 
Cemeteries.
(14) 
The outside storage of no more than one of each of the following: building for ice fishing, mobile home trailer, camper, utility tractor, two boats or canoes over 16 feet in length, recreational vehicle, if the above-named are owned by the residents or family members.
(15) 
Funeral homes.
D. 
Area, height and yard requirements.
(1) 
Lot.
(a) 
Area (single-family homes; conversion of existing single-family home to two-family dwelling): minimum 8,500 square feet.
(b) 
Area (newly constructed two-family dwellings): minimum 10,000 square feet.
(c) 
Width: minimum 80 feet.
(d) 
Maximum lot coverage: 50%.
(2) 
Building height: maximum 35 feet or three stories.
(3) 
Yards.
(a) 
Street: minimum 25 feet.
(b) 
Rear: minimum 15 feet.
(c) 
Side: minimum six feet each side, with 12 feet between buildings.

§ 430-15 R-2 Single- and Two-Family Residential District (Medium Density).

A. 
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide the opportunity for construction and maintenance of primarily single-family and two-family detached dwelling units at a medium dwelling-unit-per-acre density. It particularly reflects older neighborhoods in the City of Princeton.
B. 
Permitted uses. The following uses of land are permitted in the R-2 District:
(1) 
Single-family detached dwellings, excluding all mobile homes; for purposes of this chapter, manufactured homes are included in the definition of "single-family dwelling."
(2) 
Manufactured homes complying with all of the following requirements and limitations:
(a) 
The home shall be a double wide of at least 24 feet in width and 36 feet in length.
(b) 
The home shall be installed on an approved foundation system in conformity with the Uniform Building Code. The wheels and axles must be removed. The enclosed foundation system shall be approved by the Building Inspector and/or City Engineer; the Building Inspector may require a plan to be certified by a registered architect or engineer to ensure proper support for the home.
(c) 
The home shall be equipped with foundation siding which in design, color and texture appears to be an integral part of the adjacent exterior wall of the manufactured home.
(d) 
The home shall be covered by a roof pitched at a minimum slope of two inches in 12 inches, which is permanently covered with nonreflective material.
(e) 
The home shall have a pitched roof, overhanging eaves and such other design features required of all new single-family dwellings located within the City of Princeton.
(3) 
One private garage with not more than three stalls for each residential parcel, per § 430-83 specifications.
(4) 
Accessory uses and buildings as follows:
(a) 
Gardening, tool and storage sheds incidental to the residential use, per § 430-83 specifications.
(b) 
Off-street parking facilities.
(c) 
Uses and structures customarily accessory and clearly incidental to permissible principal uses and structures.
(d) 
Signs as permitted by City ordinances.
(5) 
Community living arrangements and day-care centers which have a capacity for eight or fewer persons.
(6) 
Foster family care.
(7) 
Home occupations and professional home offices complying with § 430-46.
(8) 
Garage sales.
(9) 
Storage buildings and sheds which comply with setback and lot coverage requirements.
(10) 
Hard surface sport and play areas.
(11) 
Solar equipment and antenna. Height limits for the district apply.
(12) 
Pets and small animals may be kept, provided that their keeping shall not be unreasonably objectionable or disruptive to normal residential occupancy or a hazard to public health and safety; the standards of Chapter 124, Animals. Commercial animal operations are not permitted in residential districts. Farm animals are not permitted in residential districts.
(13) 
Uses customarily incident to any of the above uses, provided that no such use generates traffic or noise that would create public or private nuisance.
C. 
Conditional uses. The following are permitted as conditional uses within the R-2 District:
(1) 
Community living arrangements and day-care centers which have a capacity for nine or more persons.
(2) 
New two-family dwellings or duplex conversions of homes with an original floor area greater than 2,000 square feet and constructed prior to 1950.
(3) 
Utilities (electric substations, telephone switching stations, gas regulators, etc.).
(4) 
Bed-and-breakfast establishments [7011].[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
(5) 
Churches, schools, and public buildings, except public buildings housing uses incompatible with the characteristics of the district, such as sewage systems, incinerators and shops.
(6) 
Public utility structures, except those incompatible with the characteristics of the district.
(7) 
Parks and playgrounds.
(8) 
Planned unit development residential developments. (See Article IV.)
(9) 
Golf courses and private clubs.
(10) 
Sewage disposal facilities.
(11) 
Nursery schools.
(12) 
Hospitals and medical clinics.
(13) 
Cemeteries.
(14) 
The outside storage of no more than one of each of the following: building for ice fishing, mobile home trailer, camper, utility tractor, two boats or canoes over 16 feet in length, recreational vehicle, if the above-named are owned by the residents or family members.
(15) 
Funeral homes.
D. 
Area, height and yard requirements.
(1) 
Lot.
(a) 
Area (single-family homes; conversion of existing single-family home to two-family dwelling): minimum 6,000 square feet.
(b) 
Area (newly constructed two-family dwellings): minimum 8,000 square feet.
(c) 
Width: minimum 80 feet.
(2) 
Building height: maximum 35 feet or three stories.
(3) 
Yards.
(a) 
Street: minimum 25 feet.
(b) 
Rear: minimum 10 feet.
(c) 
Side: minimum six feet each side.

§ 430-16 R-3 Multiple-Family Residential District.

A. 
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide the opportunity for construction and maintenance of multiple-family dwelling units at varying dwelling-units-per-acre densities.
B. 
Permitted uses.
(1) 
Two-family dwellings (duplex).
(2) 
Multiple-family dwellings.
C. 
Conditional uses.
(1) 
Parks and playgrounds.
(2) 
Professional home offices.
(3) 
Planned residential developments.
(4) 
Golf courses and private clubs.
(5) 
Sewage disposal facilities.
(6) 
Utilities.
(7) 
Schools and churches.
(8) 
Government, cultural, and public uses such as fire and police stations, community centers, libraries, public emergency shelters and museums.
(9) 
Home occupations.
(10) 
Nursery schools.
(11) 
Retirement homes.
(12) 
Single-family dwellings.
(13) 
Mobile home parks.
(14) 
Bed-and-breakfast establishment.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
D. 
Area, height and yard requirements.
(1) 
Lot.
(a) 
Area: minimum 15,000 square feet, with no less than: 2,000 square feet per efficiency; 2,500 square feet per one-bedroom unit; 3,000 square feet per two-bedroom unit.
(b) 
Width: minimum 100 feet.
(c) 
Maximum lot coverage: fifty-percent maximum.
(2) 
Building height: maximum 45 feet.
(3) 
Yards.
(a) 
Street: minimum 25 feet.
(b) 
Rear: minimum 25 feet.
(c) 
Side: minimum 10 feet each side.

§ 430-17 C-1 Conservancy District.

A. 
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to preserve, protect, and maintain the natural environment and character of areas exhibiting significant natural resource features which contribute to the productive, recreational, or aesthetic value of the community.
B. 
Permitted uses.
(1) 
Forest and game management; wildlife preserves.
(2) 
Hunting, fishing and hiking.
(3) 
Parks and recreation areas (public and private); arboreta; botanical gardens; greenways.
(4) 
Stables.
(5) 
Utilities.
(6) 
Nonresidential buildings used solely in conjunction with the raising of waterfowl or fish.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
(7) 
Harvesting of wild crops.
(8) 
Recreation-related structures not requiring basements.
(9) 
Preservation of scenic, historic, and scientific areas.
(10) 
Public fish hatcheries.
(11) 
Soil and water conservation.
(12) 
Sustained yield forestry.
(13) 
Hunting, fishing and trapping in compliance with City ordinances.
C. 
Conditional uses.
(1) 
Animal hospitals, shelters and kennels.
(2) 
Archery and firearm ranges, sports fields and skating rinks.
(3) 
Land restoration, flowage, ponds.
(4) 
Golf courses and clubs.
(5) 
Ski hills and trails.
(6) 
Yacht clubs and marinas.
(7) 
Recreation camps.
(8) 
Public and private campgrounds.
(9) 
Riding stables.
(10) 
Sewage disposal plants.
(11) 
Governmental, cultural and public buildings or uses.
(12) 
Utilities.
(13) 
Hunting and fishing clubs.
(14) 
Farm structures.
(15) 
Grazing.
(16) 
Residential and agricultural uses existing at the time of the creation of this district.
(17) 
Other uses consistent with the purpose of this district and approved by the City Plan Commission and Common Council.
D. 
Area, height and yard requirements.
(1) 
Lot.
(a) 
Area: minimum one acre.
(b) 
Width: minimum 100 feet.
(c) 
Residential dimensional requirements: Single-family dwelling units shall comply with the R-1 standards. No other dimensional standards are applicable in the Conservancy District.
(2) 
Building height: maximum 35 feet.
(3) 
Other structures' height: maximum 1/2 the distance from the structure's nearest lot line.
(4) 
Yards.
(a) 
Street: minimum 20 feet.
(b) 
Rear: minimum 20 feet.
(c) 
Side: minimum 20 feet except structures used for the housing of shelters of animals must be 100 feet from lot lines.
(5) 
Special procedures. Proceedings before the Board of Zoning Appeals that involve DNR-designated wetlands are found in NR 117, Wis. Adm. Code, and are acknowledged herein as governing City regulatory activities in the Conservancy District where NR 117 regulations are more restrictive than those in this chapter.

§ 430-18 B-1 Central Business District.

A. 
Purpose. The B-1 District is intended to provide an area for the business, financial, professional, and commercial needs of the community, especially those which can be most suitably located in a compact, centrally located traditional business district. The B-1 District is intended to establish and preserve an intensive business district that serves as a retail, entertainment and service center. The Central Business District should be conducive to pedestrian movement in addition to accommodating vehicular traffic.
B. 
Permitted uses. The following uses of land are permitted in the B-1 District:
(1) 
Paint, glass and wallpaper stores. [523]
(2) 
Hardware stores. [525]
(3) 
Department stores, variety stores, general merchandise stores. [53]
(4) 
General grocery stores, supermarkets, fruit and vegetable stores, delicatessens, meat and fish stores and miscellaneous food stores. [54]
(5) 
Candy, nut or confectionery stores. [544]
(6) 
Dairy products stores, including ice cream stores. [545]
(7) 
Retail bakeries, including those which produce some or all of the products sold on the premises, but not including establishments which manufacture bakery products primarily for sale through outlets located elsewhere or through home service delivery. [546]
(8) 
Clothing and shoe stores. [56]
(9) 
Furniture, home furnishings, floor covering and upholstery shops/stores. [57]
(10) 
Restaurants, lunchrooms and other eating places, except drive-in-type establishments. [5812]
(11) 
Taverns, bars and other drinking places with permit by Common Council. [5813]
(12) 
Drugstores and pharmacies. [591]
(13) 
Liquor stores. [592]
(14) 
Antique stores and secondhand stores. [593]
(15) 
Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops. [5941]
(16) 
Bookstores, not including adult books. [5942]
(17) 
Stationery stores. [5943]
(18) 
Jewelry and clock stores. [5944]
(19) 
Camera and photographic supply stores. [5946]
(20) 
Gift, novelty and souvenir shops. [5947]
(21) 
Florist shops. [5992]
(22) 
Tobacco and smokers' supplies stores. [5993]
(23) 
News dealers and newsstands. [5994]
(24) 
Wholesale merchandise establishments, only for retail items listed above; e.g., Subsection B(19) would allow wholesale camera sales.
(25) 
Banks and other financial institutions. [60-62]
(26) 
Offices of insurance companies, agents, brokers and service representatives. [63-64]
(27) 
Offices of real estate agents, brokers, managers and title companies. [65-67]
(28) 
Miscellaneous business and professional offices.
(29) 
Heating and plumbing supplies.
(30) 
Retail laundry and dry-cleaning outlets, including coin-operated laundries and dry-cleaning establishments, commonly called "laundromats" and "launderettes." Tailor shops, dressmakers' shops, and garment repair shops, but not garment pressing establishments, hand laundries, or hat cleaning and blocking establishments. [721]
(31) 
Photographic studios and commercial photography establishments. [722]
(32) 
Barbershops, beauty shops and hairdressers. [723-4]
(33) 
Shoe repair shops and shoe shine parlors. [725]
(34) 
Trade and contractor's offices (office only).
(35) 
Advertising agencies, consumer credit reporting, news agencies, employment agencies. [731-2, 735-6]
(36) 
Duplicating, blueprinting, photocopying, addressing, mailing, mailing list and stenographic services; small print shops. [733]
(37) 
Computer services. [737]
(38) 
Commercial parking lots, parking garages, parking structures. [752]
(39) 
Watch, clock and jewelry repair services. [763]
(40) 
Motion-picture theaters, not including drive-in theaters. [7832]
(41) 
Miscellaneous retail stores. [5999]
(42) 
Offices/clinics of physicians and surgeons, dentists and dental surgeons, osteopathic physicians, optometrists and chiropractors, but not veterinarian's offices. [801-4]
(43) 
Law offices. [811]
(44) 
The offices, meeting places, churches, and premises of professional membership associations; civic, social, and fraternal associations; business associations, labor unions and similar labor organizations; political organizations; religious organizations; charitable organizations; or other nonprofit membership organizations. [86]
(45) 
Engineering and architectural firms or consultants. [891-3]
(46) 
Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping firms or services. [8721]
(47) 
Professional, scientific, or educational firms, agencies, offices, or services, but not research laboratories or manufacturing operations. [899]
(48) 
The offices of governmental agencies and post offices. [91-92, 431]
(49) 
Public transportation passenger stations, taxicab company offices, taxicab stands, but not vehicle storage lots or garages. [411-14]
(50) 
Telephone and telegraph offices. [481-2]
(51) 
Residential units located on the second story of a commercial structure, provided proper living area, sanitary facilities and adequate means of ingress/egress exist.
C. 
Conditional uses. The following are permitted as conditional uses in the B-1 District; provided that no nuisance shall be afforded to the public through noise, the discharge of exhaust gases from motor-driven equipment, unpleasant odors, smoke, steam, harmful vapors, obnoxious materials, unsightly conditions, obstruction of passage on the public street or sidewalk, or other conditions generally regarded as nuisances; and provided that where operations necessary or incident to the proper performance of these services or occupations would tend to afford such nuisances, areas, facilities, barriers, or other devices shall be provided in such a manner that the public is effectively protected from any and all such nuisances. These uses shall be subject to the consideration of the Common Council with regard to such matters.
(1) 
Miscellaneous repair shops and related services. [769]
(2) 
Garment pressing establishments, hand laundries, hat cleaning and blocking shops and coin-operated dry-cleaning establishments. [721]
(3) 
Establishments engaged in the publishing and printing of newspapers, periodicals or books. [2711]
(4) 
Residential units which are secondary to the principal use and located on the second story of a commercial structure, provided proper living area, sanitary facilities and adequate means of ingress/egress exist.
(5) 
Farm supplies, wholesale trade. [5191]
(6) 
Establishments engaged in the retail sale of automobiles, trailers, mobile homes, or campers. [551-2, 556]
(7) 
Stores for the sale and installation of tires, batteries, mufflers or other automotive accessories. [553]
(8) 
Gasoline service stations; provided, further, that all gasoline pumps, storage tanks and accessory equipment must be located at least 30 feet from any existing or officially proposed street line. [5541]
(9) 
Establishments engaged in the daily or extended-term rental or leasing of house trailers, mobile homes or campers. [703]
(10) 
Establishments engaged in daily or extended-term rental or leasing of passenger automobiles, limousines or trucks, without drivers, or of truck trailers or utility trailers. [751]
(11) 
Establishments for the washing, cleaning or polishing of automobiles, including self-service car washes. [754]
(12) 
Hotels, motor hotels, motels, tourist courts, tourist rooms, etc. [70]
(13) 
Mini shopping malls.
(14) 
Multifamily dwelling units.
(15) 
Light manufacturing or assembly.
(16) 
Day-care centers.
[Added 1-9-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-01]
(NOTE: Drive-in facilities; wholesale, farm implement, building supply establishments; and similar uses are not permitted and are more appropriate to the B-3 District.)
D. 
Lot, yard and building requirements.
(1) 
Lot frontage: no minimum.
(2) 
Lot area: no minimum.
(3) 
Principal building.
(a) 
Front yard: The required setback shall be determined by the setback of the majority of the existing buildings on the block.
(b) 
Side yard: none.
(c) 
Rear yard: 15 feet shall be provided for the purpose of loading/unloading where the rear yard abuts a public or private street or alley. If there is no alley, there is no minimum rear setback.
(4) 
Building height: maximum 60 feet.

§ 430-19 B-2 General Commercial District.

A. 
Purpose. The B-2 District is intended to provide additional locations for businesses which are similar to the permitted uses in the B-1 Central Business District but are more likely to rely on automobile access. The district is also established to ensure that such uses are grouped together for greater convenience to residents and to lessen the inefficiencies and costs of scattered development.
B. 
Permitted uses. Uses permitted under B-1 Central Business District.
C. 
Conditional uses.
(1) 
Conditional uses permitted under B-1 Central Business District.
(2) 
Retail sales of building supplies.
(3) 
Mini-warehouse structures.
[Added 11-17-2020 by Ord. No. 08-2020]
D. 
Lot, yard and building requirements.
(1) 
Lot area: 7,200 square feet.
(2) 
Lot width: 60 feet.
(3) 
Principal building.
(a) 
Front yard. The required setback shall be determined by the setback of the majority of the existing buildings on the block.
(b) 
Side yard: eight feet.
(c) 
Rear yard: 25 feet.
(4) 
Lot coverage. No requirement, provided setback requirements are met.
(5) 
Building height: three stories or 35 feet, whichever is less.

§ 430-20 B-3 Highway Commercial District.

A. 
Purpose. The purpose of the B-3 District is to encourage the growth and development of business activities and establishments which require highway frontage and exposure due to their automobile and vehicular orientations. The B-3 District is established to provide areas for general business opportunities, highway service businesses, and businesses requiring automobile access or large land areas which are not appropriate or feasible in the B-1 Central Business District and other commercial areas.
B. 
Permitted uses. All uses within this district are conditional, requiring a public hearing and consideration of specific site factors and impacts on surrounding land uses. All conditional uses must be approved in accordance with the procedures established in Article V.
C. 
Conditional uses. The following are specific conditional uses in this chapter:
(1) 
Amusement activities.
(2) 
Automobile and truck sales and services; nonsalvage automotive parts stores.
(3) 
Automobile repair services.
(4) 
Bars and taverns.
(5) 
Candy, nut and confectionery sales.
(6) 
Gasoline service stations; convenience stores.
(7) 
Gift, novelty and souvenir sales.
(8) 
Hotels, motels and tourist courts.
(9) 
Night clubs and dance halls.
(10) 
Restaurants.
(11) 
Sales, service and installation of tires, batteries and accessories.
(12) 
Residential dwelling units.
(13) 
Animal hospital, shelters and kennels.
(14) 
Hospitals and health care clinics.
(15) 
Public assembly uses.
(16) 
Commercial recreation facilities.
(17) 
Off-season storage facilities.
(18) 
Lodges and fraternal buildings.
(19) 
Nursing homes.
(20) 
Nursery and day-care centers.
(21) 
Retirement homes.
(22) 
Drive-in food and beverage establishments, for consumption on or off premises.
(23) 
Drive-up banks.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
(24) 
Drive-in theaters.
(25) 
Vehicle sales and service.
(26) 
Public parking lots.
(27) 
Golf courses.
(28) 
Sewage disposal plants.
(29) 
Governmental, cultural, and public buildings or uses, such as fire and police stations, community centers, libraries, public emergency shelters, parks, playgrounds and museums.
(30) 
Utilities.
(31) 
Schools and churches.
(32) 
Mobile home sales.
(33) 
Mental health care facilities, including counseling centers.
(34) 
Chiropractic clinics.
(35) 
Professionally supervised juvenile detention centers.
(36) 
Lawn and garden equipment sales.
(37) 
Recreational vehicle sales.
(38) 
Bait and tackle stores.
D. 
Area, height and yard requirements.
(1) 
Lot.
(a) 
Area: 8,000 square feet.
(b) 
Width: 60 feet.
(2) 
Building height: maximum 35 feet.
(3) 
Yards.
(a) 
Street: minimum 35 feet (may include parking) or the required setback shall be determined by the setback of the majority of the existing buildings on the block where such buildings exist.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
(b) 
Rear: minimum 20 feet.
(c) 
Side: minimum 15 feet.
(4) 
Minimum lot coverage: 50%.
E. 
Screening required. Where the B-3 District boundary adjoins a residential district, a screen or buffer yard appropriate to the location shall be required, as determined by the Plan Commission.
F. 
Access reviews. Access for new commercial usage onto state highways shall be reviewed and approved by the Department of Transportation District Office prior to the issuance of a zoning permit.

§ 430-21 I-1 Industrial District.

A. 
Purpose. The I-1 Industrial District is intended to provide an area for manufacturing, marketing, and industrial and agribusiness activities. It is also intended to provide an area for a variety of uses which require relatively large installations, facilities or land areas, or which would create or tend to create conditions of public or private nuisance, hazard, or other undesirable conditions, or which for these or other reasons may require special safeguards, equipment, processes, barriers, or other forms of protection, including spatial distance, in order to reduce, eliminate, or shield the public from such conditions.
B. 
Permitted uses. No uses are permitted as a matter of right within the I-1 District. All uses within this district are conditional, requiring a public hearing and consideration of specific site factors and impacts on surrounding land uses. All conditional uses must be approved in accordance with the procedures established in Article V.
C. 
Conditional uses. The following are examples of conditional uses within the I-1 District. Such use shall be subject to the consideration of the Common Council and Plan Commission with regard to such matters as the creation of nuisance conditions for the public or for the users of nearby areas, the creation of traffic hazards, the creation of health hazards, or other factors:
(1) 
Manufacturing establishments, usually described as factories, mills or plants, in which raw materials are transformed into finished products, and establishments engaged in assembling component parts of manufactured products. [20, 23-28, 30, 32-39]
(2) 
Other industrial or commercial activities which possess the special problem characteristics described above relating to the creation of hazards or nuisance conditions.
(3) 
The outdoor storage of industrial products, machinery, equipment, or other materials, provided that such storage be enclosed by a suitable fence or other manner of screening. [50, 51]
(4) 
Railroads, including rights-of-way, railroad yards, and structures normally incident to the operation of railroads, including station houses, platforms, and signal towers, but not including warehouses owned by companies other than railroad companies or road terminal companies.
(5) 
Wholesale establishments and warehouses. [50-51]
(6) 
Building construction contractors. [15-17]
(7) 
Highway passenger and motor freight transportation. [41-42]
(8) 
Light industry and service uses.
(a) 
Automotive body repair.
(b) 
Automotive upholstery.
(c) 
Cleaning, pressing, dyeing.
(d) 
Commercial bakeries (retail or wholesale).
(e) 
Commercial greenhouses (retail or wholesale).
(f) 
Distributors.
(g) 
Food locker plants.
(h) 
Printing and publishing.
(i) 
Trade and contractor's facilities.
(j) 
Offices.
(k) 
Painting services.
(l) 
Retail sales and service facilities such as retail and surplus outlet stores, and restaurants and food service facilities when established in conjunction with a permitted manufacturing or processing facility.
(m) 
Recreation vehicle, boat and miscellaneous storage.
(9) 
Public facilities and uses.
(a) 
Governmental, cultural and public buildings or uses, such as fire and police stations, community centers, libraries, public emergency shelters, parks, playgrounds and museums.
(b) 
Schools and churches.
(c) 
Airports, airstrips and landing fields.
(10) 
Agriculture related industry and service uses.
(a) 
Production of natural and processed cheese.
(b) 
Production of shortening, table oils, margarine and other edible fats and oils.
(c) 
Production of condensed and evaporated milk.
(d) 
Wet milling of corn.
(e) 
Drying and dehydrating fruits and vegetables.
(f) 
Preparation of feeds for animal and fowl.
(g) 
Creameries.
(h) 
Production of flour and other grain mill products; blending and preparing of flour.
(i) 
Fluid milk processing.
(j) 
Production of frozen fruits, fruit juices, vegetables and other specialties.
(k) 
Fruit and vegetable sauces and seasoning, and salad dressing preparation.
(l) 
Poultry and small game dressing and packing, providing that all operations be conducted within an enclosed building.
(m) 
Production of sausages and other meat products.
(n) 
Corn shelling, hay baling and threshing services.
(o) 
Grist mill services.
(p) 
Horticultural services.
(q) 
Canning of fruits, vegetables, preserves, jams and jellies.
(r) 
Canning of specialty foods.
(s) 
Grain elevators and bulk storage of feed grains.
(t) 
Fertilizer production, sales, storage, mixing and blending.
(u) 
Sales or maintenance of farm implements and related equipment.
(v) 
Animal hospitals, shelters and kennels.
(w) 
Veterinarian services.
(11) 
Outside storage and manufacturing areas, wrecking, junk, demolition and scrap yards, providing that they shall be surrounded by a solid fence or evergreen planting screen completely preventing a view from any other property or public right-of-way, shall be at least 600 feet from residential or commercial structures, and shall be neatly maintained in such a manner so as to not constitute a nuisance or be detrimental to area property owners.
(12) 
Miscellaneous uses.
(a) 
Automotive parts stores.
(b) 
Lawn and garden sales.
(c) 
Recreational vehicle sales.
(d) 
Home appliance sales.
(e) 
Bait and tackle stores.
(f) 
Variety department stores.
(g) 
Restaurants.
(h) 
Dance halls.
(i) 
Automobile fuel and service stations.
(13) 
Uses similar to the above recommended by the Plan Commission.
D. 
Lot, yard and building requirements.
(1) 
Lot frontage: minimum 100 feet.
(2) 
Lot area: minimum 20,000 square feet.
(3) 
Front yard: minimum 25 feet.
(4) 
Side yards: minimum 10 feet.*
(5) 
Rear yard: minimum 30 feet.*
(6) 
Building height: maximum 60 feet.
(7) 
Percentage of lot coverage: maximum 70%.
NOTES:
*
Required Buffer strips in industrial districts. In newly developed or rezoned areas where an industrial district abuts a residential district, there shall be provided along any rear, side or front line, coincidental with any industrial-residential boundary, a buffer strip not less than 40 feet in width as measured at right angles to said lot line. Plant materials at least six feet in height of such variety and growth habits as to provide a year-round, effective visual screen when viewed from the residential district shall be planted in the exterior 25 feet abutting the residential district. If the required planting screen is set back from the industrial residential boundary, the portion of the buffer strip facing the residential district shall be attractively maintained. Fencing may be used in lieu of planting materials to provide said screening. The fencing shall be not less than four nor more than eight feet in height, and shall be of such materials as to effectively screen the industrial area. The exterior 25 feet of the buffer strip shall not be devoted to the parking of vehicles or storage of any material or accessory uses. The interior 15 feet may be devoted to parking of vehicles.

§ 430-22 AT Agricultural Transition District.

A. 
Purpose. The AT District is intended to allow the conduct of agricultural pursuits on land within the City and to provide for the orderly transition of such land as to other future uses in a manner which is compatible with City land use plans and policies.
B. 
Permitted uses. Permitted uses include but are not limited to the following:
(1) 
Beekeeping;
(2) 
Commercial animal operations;
(3) 
Dairying;
(4) 
Orchards;
(5) 
Plant nurseries;
(6) 
Truck farming;
(7) 
Grazing;
(8) 
Paddocks;
(9) 
Game management;
(10) 
Livestock and poultry raising;
(11) 
Similar agricultural uses;
(12) 
Single-family dwelling units for residents, owners and operators.
C. 
Conditional uses. Conditional uses may include but are not limited to the following:
(1) 
Mineral extraction operations.
(2) 
Storage and sale of seed, feed, fertilizer and other products essential to farm production.
(3) 
Duplex housing units.
(4) 
Housing for seasonal farm laborers.
D. 
Lot, yard and building requirements.
(1) 
Farm units: five acres minimum; housing shall comply with the provisions of the R-1 District.

§ 430-23 WWT Wastewater Treatment District.

A. 
Purpose. The Wastewater Treatment District delineates that area where the principal use will be as a site for the wastewater stabilization lagoons and other wastewater treatment facilities for the City of Princeton. This Wastewater Treatment District is created to meet the requirements of § NR 110.15(3)(d), Wis. Adm. Code. That section prescribes standards for the separation distances of sewage treatment facilities and other property. An existing "aerated lagoon" plant must have a seven-hundred-fifty-foot separation from adjacent residential and commercial development. In reviewing requests for conditional uses, the City will utilize the standard of review that will require said conditional use to be compatible with any present and future wastewater treatment facility in the described Wastewater Treatment Facility District.
B. 
Permitted uses. The sewage treatment facilities will be inclusive but not limited to stabilization lagoons, mechanical treatment facilities and effluent holding and polishing ponds and all other related structures or mechanical devices necessary to treat wastewater, including all essential uses to operate the sewage treatment facilities.
C. 
Conditional uses. The following conditional uses may be allowed if they will not be reasonably affected by the proximity of the stabilization ponds and treatment plant and will not interfere with any future expansion needs of the ponds or plant:
(1) 
Additions, enlargements, remodeling and replacement of lawful nonconforming structures existing at the time of the creation of this district and not changing the principal use of the structure.
(2) 
Construction, additions, enlargement, remodeling, and replacement of accessory structures with a use customarily incidental to the principal use of any lawful nonconforming structure or use existing at the time of the creation of this district and located on and proximate to such nonconforming structure or use. For example, for a nonconforming residential structure, a garage.
D. 
Prohibited uses. No structures are permitted except those using essential services accessory to the principal permitted use, and all uses not specifically permitted.
E. 
Review requirements. In light of the State of Wisconsin changing requirements for the Department of Natural Resources and Wastewater Treatment Regulations and the specific area of land effected by this district, this section shall be reviewed by the City of Princeton no later than October 1, 2005.