A.

Zone Districts. For the purpose of this ordinance, the Town of Rockland, Brown County, Wisconsin is hereby divided into the following zoning districts:

1.

Residential Sewered (RS-1) District.

2.

Rural Residential Non-Sewered (RR-1) District.

3.

Estate Residential 2-Acre (ER-2) District.

4.

Estate Residential 5-Acre (ER-5) District.

5.

Estate Residential 10-Acre (ER-10) District.

6.

Agricultural Non-Working Lands Initiative (NPWLI).

7.

Neighborhood Business (B-1) District.

8.

Community Business (B-2) District.

9.

Institutional (IN) District.

10.

Limited Industrial (I-1) District.

11.

Heavy Industrial (I-2) District.

12.

Planned Development District Overlay (PDD).

13.

Agricultural Business District (AB).

14.

Agricultural Farmland Preservation (AG-FP).

B.

Zoning map. The Town of Rockland is hereby divided into zoning districts as shown upon a map designated as the Official Zoning District Map of the Town of Rockland. The official zoning district map, and all the notations, references and other information found thereon, are as part of this chapter and shall have the same force and effects as if the matters and information set forth on said map were fully describe herein.

1.

The official zoning district map shall be properly attested and kept on file along with the text of the Town Zoning Ordinances in the office of the Town Clerk.

2.

The official zoning district map, dated December 16, 2013 is hereby adopted as the official zoning map of the Town. All further zoning changes shall be made by reference to the map. Amendments to the zoning ordinance may be made in accordance with Wis. Stats. § 62.23(7).

3.

All amendments to the official zoning district map are kept on file in the office of the Town Clerk.

C.

Zone boundaries. The following rules shall apply with respect to the boundaries of the various districts as shown on the official zoning district map:

1.

District boundary lines are the centerlines of highways, streets, alleys, and pavements; or right-of-way lines of railroads, toll roads, and expressways; or section, division of section, tract and lot lines; or such lines extended, unless otherwise indicated.

2.

In areas not subdivided into lots and blocks, wherever a district is indicated as a strip adjacent to and paralleling a street or highway, the depth of such strips shall be in accordance with dimensions shown on the maps measured at right angles from the center line of the street or highway, and the length of frontage shall be in accordance with dimensions shown on the map from section, quarter section, or division lines, or center lines of streets and highways, or railroad rights-of-way, unless otherwise indicated.

3.

Where a district boundary line divides a lot in single ownership on the effective date of this ordinance, the Board of Appeals, after due hearing, may extend the regulation for either portion of such lot.

D.

Exempted uses.

1.

The following uses are exempted by this ordinance and permitted in any zone district except the Agricultural-Farmland Preservation (AG-FP) District: utilities necessary for development or public improvements, provided that the installation shall conform to the Federal Communication Commission and Federal Aviation Agency rules and regulations, and other authorities having jurisdiction. However, wind turbines, navigational aviation towers, radio, television, wireless communications, and other wireless telecommunications transmission and booster towers are subject to the regulations prescribed for such uses within this ordinance.

(Ord. No. 2011-02, 9-6-2011; Ord. No. 2013-9, 12-16-2013; Ord. No. 2013-5, 12-16-2013; Ord. No. 2015-1, 4-6-2015; Ord. No. 2016-1, 3-7-2016; Ord. No. 2017-01, 2-6-2017; Ord. No. 2017-02, 2-6-2017; Ord. No. 2017-03, 4-3-2017; Ord. No. 2017-04, 5-1-2017; Ord. No. 2017-05, 9-5-2017; Ord. No. 2018-01, 5-21-2018; Ord. No. 2018-02, 7-16-2018; Ord. No. 2018-03, 8-6-2018; Ord. No. 2018-04, Pt. 2, 10-15-2018; Ord. No. 2020-01, 5-18-2020; Ord. No. 2020-02, 6-1-2020; Ord. No. 2022-01, 4-4-2022)