A subordinate structure, the use of which is incidental to and customarily found in connection with the principal structure or use of the property. Subject to more specific requirements and limitations contained in the specific zoning districts, accessory residential structures may include, but are not limited to, garages, carports, sheds, barns, gazebos, boathouses, swimming pools and garden sheds. Attached garages, attached carports and decks are considered part of a residential structure, not an accessory structure or building. Examples of accessory structures in the business districts and on semi-public parcels include public restrooms and picnic shelters.

A use subordinate to and serving the principal use located on the same lot and customarily incidental thereto. It must also be subordinate in area, extent or purpose to the principal building or use served. Accessory uses include, but are not limited to, family day care, home occupations and seasonal roadside stand.

The farming, management, production and marketing of agricultural commodities such as livestock and crops.

A facility used for the cooking, dehydrating, refining, bottling, canning, or other treatment of agricultural products which changes the naturally grown product for consumer use. Does not include slaughterhouses, animal reduction yards, tallow works, or rendering plants. May include warehousing and packaging as secondary uses. Warehousing may include controlled atmosphere and cold storage of processed and/or packaged agricultural products. Packaging may include washing, sorting, crating, and other functional operations such as drying, field crushing or other preparation in which the agricultural product remains essentially unaltered.

Any of the following activities conducted for the purpose of an income or livelihood: crop or forage production, keeping livestock, beekeeping, wholesale nursery, sod or Christmas tree production, floriculture, aquaculture, fur farming, forest management, or enrolling land in a federal agricultural commodity payment program or a federal or state agricultural land conservation payment program.

As defined by § NR 243.05, Wis. Adm. Code. "Animal unit" means a unit of measure used to determine the total number of single animal types or combinations of animal types.

Manure, milking center waste and other organic waste generated by livestock, farm animals, or any number combination of animal units or portions thereof. It includes animal bedding, water, soil, hair, feathers and other debris that becomes intermingled with animal excreta in normal waste handling operations.

One or more animal waste storage structures used for temporary storage of animal waste, including stationary equipment and piping used to load and unload an animal waste storage structure if the equipment is specifically designed for that purpose and is an integral part of the facility. It does not include equipment used to apply animal waste to land or animal waste that is confined within an animal housing structure. Does not include off-site waste storage facilities or waste digester.

Any device or equipment used for the transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves, which may include an omnidirectional antenna (rod), a directional antenna (panel) or a parabolic antenna (disc).

A portion of a residential or commercial building used as a separate dwelling unit.

See "dwelling, multiple-family."

The rearing of aquatic animals or the cultivation of aquatic plants for food. Using normal aquaculture activities as defined in Wis. Stats., § 281.36.

A public road or highway that provides for rapid movement of high volumes of traffic between areas. Their function is to conduct traffic between communities and activity centers and to connect communities to major state and interstate highways.

An establishment for the preparation, display, and sale of crafted artwork, jewelry, furniture, sculpture, pottery, leathercraft, hand-woven articles, photographs, paintings and other articles of artistic quality or handmade workmanship.

A building or portion thereof whose principal use is for the repair, servicing, equipping, or maintenance of motor vehicles, motor vehicle components, boats and other marine vehicles, that may require overnight outdoor storage of vehicles awaiting or under repair, if screened in compliance with all applicable regulations.

A daytime retail operation wherein the sale, installation, and/or inspection of tires, batteries, brakes and other related minor parts or accessories is carried on; specifically intended to exclude major automotive and marine repair and overnight outdoor storage of vehicles awaiting or under repair.

Repairs, incidental body and fender work, replacement of parts and motor services, towing and steam cleaning to passenger automobiles and trucks not exceeding 12,000 pounds gross weight.

A hood or cover which projects from the wall of the building, which may be retracted, folded or collapsed against the face of a supporting structure. Awnings are not projected signs.

That portion of the building which is partly or wholly below grade but so located that the vertical distance from the average grade to the floor is greater than the vertical distance from the average grade to the ceiling. A basement shall not be counted as a story.

A place of lodging for transient guests that is the owner's personal residence that is occupied by the owner at the time of rental, and in which the only meal served to guests is breakfast.

Beekeeping for the purpose of an income or livelihood (also known as "apiculture"). "Beekeeping" means the maintenance of bee colonies in hives. "Bee" means any stage of the common domestic honey bee, Apis mellifera species. "Hive" means a structure for the housing of a bee colony. Hives are typically a series of boxes stacked one on top of the other.

The Town of St. Joseph Board of Appeals.

A building other than a hotel or motel where meals or lodging and meals are served for compensation for not more than six persons.

Undeveloped area(s) in any major subdivision that cannot be further subdivided and is/are owned in common by the owners of the subdivision lots and where the primary purpose is to separate residential areas from areas being preserved for agricultural uses. Buffer spaces also serve as open space.

A structure used, designed or intended for the protection, shelter, enclosure or support of a person, animals or property.

Any changes or rearrangement of the supporting members such as bearing walls, beams, columns or girders of a building, an addition to a building or movement of a building from one location to another.

The percentage of the lot area that is covered by the building area, which includes the total horizontal area when viewed in a plan.

A line measured across the width of a lot at that point where the principal structure is placed in accordance with setback provisions.

An establishment for the sale of materials customarily used in the construction of buildings and other structures, without any outside storage or display of materials or merchandise.

A solar energy system that is an integral part of a principal or accessory structure, rather than a separate mechanical device, replacing or substituting for an architectural or structural component of the building. Building-integrated systems include but are not limited to photovoltaic or hot water solar energy systems that are contained within roofing materials, windows, skylights, and awnings.

A wireless communication service facility that is disguised, hidden or screened, but remains recognizable as a tower or antenna.

Any parcel of land which is designed, maintained, intended or used for the purpose of providing sites for nonpermanent overnight use by four or more camping units, or which is advertised or represented as a camping area.

Any portable device, no more than 400 square feet in area, used as a temporary shelter, including but not limited to a camping or travel trailer, motor home, bus, van, pickup truck, tent or other mobile recreational vehicle.

A shelter, with or without a sign, attached to or connected with a building and extending into a setback or over the public sidewalks. Canopies are not projecting signs.

A line connecting the points on highways from which setback distances shall be measured, at any point on the highway.

A natural or artificial watercourse with definite bed and banks to confine and conduct normal flow of water.

A facility licensed as a day-care center by the State Department of Children and Families under Wis. Stats., § 48.65, where a person or persons provide for nine or more children. It includes preschools and nursery schools.

A building together with its accessory structures where people regularly assemble for religious worship and which building(s) is maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to sustain public worship.

A building used by a group of physicians, chiropractors, dentists or similar professionals for the medical examination or treatment of persons on an outpatient or non-boarding basis only.

An association of persons for some common purpose, but not including any groups or organized primarily to render a service which is customarily carried on as a business.

A type of business activity that distributes goods or provides services with intention to make a profit, but does not involve the manufacturing, processing or production of goods.

The Town of St. Joseph Plan Commission.

A public facility where members of a community gather for group activities, social support, public information and other purposes. Facilities may be open for the whole community or for a specialized group within the greater community.

A single parcel of land gardened collectively by a group of people. Community gardens utilize either individual or shared plots on private or public land while producing fruit, vegetables, and/or plants grown for their attractive appearance, community improvement, physical or mental well-being of community members, or land conservation.

Community and other living arrangements; the following facilities licensed or operated or permitted under the authority of Wisconsin Statutes: community living arrangement for adults, as defined in Wis. Stats., § 46.03(22); a community living arrangement for children as defined in Wis. Stats., § 48.743(1); a foster home, as defined in Wis. Stats., § 48.02(6); or an adult family home as defined in Wis. Stats., § 50.01(1). The establishment of a community living arrangement shall be in conformity with applicable sections of the Wisconsin Statutes, including Wis. Stats., §§ 46.03(22) and 62.23(7)(i), and amendments thereto, and also the Wisconsin Administrative Code.

A commercial solar-electric (photovoltaic) array that provides retail electric power (or a financial proxy for retail power) to multiple community households or businesses residing or located off-site from the location of the solar energy system; however, within the Township. A community solar system may be either an accessory or a principal use.

An area of land managed and maintained by an individual or group of individuals to grow and harvest food and/or horticultural products for shareholder consumption or for sale or donation. This does not include a personal garden.

A use of land, water or building which is allowable only after review, public hearing and recommendation by the Plan Commission and after the Town Board, under conditions specified in this chapter, has determined that the applicable conditions specified in this chapter have been met and has created any additional site- or operation-specific conditions as are necessary for public and neighborhood health, safety and welfare.

A residential, commercial or industrial building and property subject to condominium declaration as established under Wis. Stats., Ch. 703.

Planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect.

Defines and separates human activity from that of wildlife or natural habitats in a pattern without fragmentation that accommodates movement between regions. Often bordered by recreational greenways that provide transition to human activity in a manner that heightens awareness to and appreciation of environmentally sensitive areas.

As provided in Wis. Stats., § 700.40, a holder's nonpossessory interest in real property imposing any limitations or affirmative obligations the purposes of which include permanently retaining or protecting natural, scenic or open space values of real property, permanently assuring the availability of real property for agricultural, forest, recreational or open space use, permanently protecting natural resources, maintaining or enhancing air or water quality, preserving a burial site as defined in Wis. Stats., § 157.70(1)(b), or permanently preserving the historical, architectural, archaeological or cultural aspects of real property.

The outdoor portion of a lot or parcel, where a construction or service contractor maintains a permanent business office, that is used to store and maintain construction or service equipment and other materials customarily used by the construction or service contractor. If used in this manner, the entire lot or parcel would then be classified as a contractor's storage yard and will be required to conform to all applicable zoning district standards and regulations.

A facility associated with the sale of gasoline products that also offers for sale prepackaged food items and consumer goods, primarily for self-service by the consumer. Hot beverages, fountain-type beverages and pastries may be included in the food items offered for sale.

Cultivated plants including but not limited to field crops such as corn, wheat, oats, barley, hay, potatoes and dry beans; fruits such as apples, grapes, cranberries, cherries and berries; vegetables such as tomatoes, sweet corn, carrots and squash; plants raised for culinary, medicinal or aesthetic purposes such as flowers, herbs, spices, ornamental shrubs and trees and ginseng; plants raised for energy production such as switch-grass; and plants raised for textile use, such as cotton or bamboo. "Forage" means bulky food for animals when taken by browsing or grazing.

A dead-end road with a circular turnaround at the end for vehicular use.

Relating to the arts and intellectual achievements, often characteristic of a particular group of people and their habits, traditions and beliefs.

A day program that provides the elderly and other adults with day services.

A place or home which provides care for no more than eight children for less than 24 hours a day and is licensed as provided for in Wis. Stats., § 48.65.

Retail sales, lease and/or rental of ATV, UTV, farm vehicles, personal watercraft, boats and related trailers. May include such vehicles for repair, distribution or storage.

An unenclosed exterior structure that has no roof or sides, but has a permeable floor. An attached deck is part of the structure to which it is attached. An unattached deck is an accessory structure.

The acreage to dwelling unit ratio used to calculate the maximum number of dwelling units allowed under the Town's Subdivision Ordinance in an area for which subdivision is planned and based on the zoning classifications of land.

Any artificial change to improved or unimproved real estate, including, but not limited to, the construction of buildings, structures or accessory structures; the construction of additions or alterations to buildings, structures or accessory structures; the repair of any damaged structure or the improvement or renovation of any structure, regardless of percentage of damage or improvement; the placement of buildings or structures; subdivision layout and site preparation; mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving excavation or drilling operations; the storage, deposition or extraction of materials or equipment; and the installation, repair or removal of public or private sewage disposal systems or water supply facilities.

A facility for the manufacture or rectification of intoxicating liquors, as defined in Wis. Stats., § 125.02, and associated authorized activities, as described in Wis. Stats., § 125.52.

Parcels or sections of the Town of St. Joseph for which the regulations governing the use of land and buildings are uniform.

Structures extending into the water to facilitate the launching or mooring of watercraft or for fishing during the open water season.

An establishment consisting of a movie screen, projection booth, concession stand and parking lot with the purpose of showing movies to customers who view them from their parked cars.

Access provided to one or two lots only from the edge of the traveled road surface of a public road to a private building or to privately owned property upon which a building will be located. Driveways must be designed and constructed to the standards of Plate RD-08 (Residential Driveway - single) and RD-09 (Residential Driveway - double) and RD-19 (Commercial Driveway) standards.

An establishment that is principally engaged in retailing prescription or nonprescription drugs and medicines. These establishments may also sell candies, food products, cosmetics and household items incidental to their principal business.

A structure, or that part of a structure, which is used or intended to be used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one person or by two or more persons maintaining a common household to the exclusion of all others.

A building or portions thereof designed for and used by more than two families. Classification of a residential structure shall be determined by its present or projected occupancy and design and not by the characteristics of ownership and tenancy such as condominium arrangements. Examples include apartment buildings, townhouses, rowhouses, and triplexes.

A secondary dwelling unit, subordinate to a principal one-family dwelling, is a smaller, independent living unit within or attached to a one-family dwelling or in a detached accessory building on the same zoning lot, with the property owner of record occupying the principal dwelling unit as their permanent and principal residence. These are prohibited in the St. Croix County Riverway District.

A detached dwelling designed for or occupied exclusively by one family.

A building owned by a single entity designed for two separate dwelling units, each occupied exclusively by separate families.

Services provided by public and private utilities, necessary for the exercise of the principal use or service of the principal structure. These services include underground, surface, or overhead gas, electrical, steam, water, sanitary sewerage, stormwater drainage, and communication systems and accessories thereto, such as poles, towers, wires, mains, drains, vaults, culverts, laterals, sewers, pipes, catch basins, water storage tanks, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, pumps, lift stations and hydrants, but not including buildings.

Any animal, fowl, insect, or reptile that is not normally domesticated in Wisconsin or is inherently wild by nature.

An addition to an existing structure regardless of whether the addition is vertical or horizontal or both.

One or more persons who live together in one dwelling unit as a single housekeeping entity.

All contiguous land under common ownership that is over 50% devoted to agricultural use per the St. Croix County tax assessment records.

Outdoor marketplace intended to sell homegrown produce and value-added products directly from farmers to consumers. An area containing individual vendors who offer fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, edible seeds, nuts, live plants, flowers, and honey for sale. This definition does include the sale of meat, fish, poultry, eggs, refrigerated dairy products, or home canned or packaged items when the proper health rules and regulations are followed and/or health permit obtained. [See Section 106.05.03(c), "Farmers market, temporary," for regulations.]

An exhibition, sale or event that is accessory to a farm or agricultural use, or that directly promotes the Town's agricultural economy. Examples include auctions, dairy breakfasts, exhibition of farm machinery and technology, agricultural association meetings and similar activities, but not to exceed five calendar days per calendar year. This use must comply with Wis. Stats., § 91.01(1).

An access to a field regularly used only for agricultural purposes or to access agricultural land.

The area within the exterior wall lines of a building, provided that the floor area of a dwelling shall not include space not usable for living quarters, such as attics, unfinished basements or utility rooms, garages, breezeways, unenclosed porches or terraces.

Floriculture conducted for the purpose of an income or livelihood. "Floriculture" means an establishment engaged in the production of field-grown or greenhouse-grown plants for their flowers or showy leaves.

The areas of land that are covered by a structure at ground level, measured on a horizontal plane. The footprint of a structure includes cantilevered or pier-supported horizontal expansions or similar expansions that enlarge the area of the structure without using a ground-level foundation.

Forest management for the purpose of an income or livelihood. "Forest management" means establishments that grow and harvest timber on a production cycle of at least 10 years and that specialize in various stages of the production cycle, including reforestation, timber production, and timber harvesting. "Reforestation" means the production of seedlings in specialized nurseries. "Timber production" means the maintenance of natural forest or growing timber on areas of land that are available for the entire production cycle. "Timber" means the use of specialized machinery to gather forest products, such as timber, gums, barks, balsam needles, rhizomes, fibers, Spanish moss and ginseng and truffles. Examples include timber tract operations, logging, and forest nurseries (growing trees for reforestation and gathering forest products).

An establishment that is required by contractual or other arrangements to maintain any one or more of the following standardized features which causes it to be substantially identical to 10 or more other businesses located within the United States, regardless of the ownership of those businesses: name; if food is served, menu, ingredients, food preparation or presentation format; decor; employee uniforms; trademark; logo; symbol; architectural design; signage; color scheme; or any other similar standardized features. "Formula business" does not include grocery stores; drugstores and pharmacies; convenience stores; hardware stores; gas stations; and businesses primarily providing services rather than goods for sale, including but not limited to banks and credit unions, movie theaters, entertainment and recreation services, mailing services and vehicle and equipment rental.

A dwelling that is the primary domicile of a foster parent who is licensed under Wis. Stats., § 48.62, or a dwelling that has been certified as an adult family home under Wis. Stats., § 50.032(1m)(b).

The underlying base of building or other structure, including, but not limited to, pillars, footings and concrete and masonry walls.

A distinct architectural building style and/or elements commonly employed by a fast-food or other retail franchise, that serves to enhance or promote brand identity through visual recognition.

All of the property abutting on one side of a roadway measured along the road between intersecting roads.

An establishment primarily engaged in preparing the dead for burial or interment and conducting funerals.

The practice of breeding or raising certain types of animals for their fur, such as mink, chinchilla, fox and rabbit.

An accessory building or portion of a main building designed or used solely for the storage of motor-driven vehicles, boats and similar vehicles owned and used by the occupants of the building to which it is accessory.

Any commercial premises used for the storage or care of motor-driven vehicles for the general public or where any such vehicles are equipped for operation, repaired or kept for remuneration, hire or sale.

A place of business where retail and wholesale products and produce are sold to the consumer. These centers, which may include a nursery and/or greenhouses, import most of the items sold, and may include plants, nursery products and stock, potting soil, hardware, power equipment and machinery and gardening tools.

A tract of land laid out with at least nine holes for playing a game of golf and improved with tees, greens, fairways, and hazards. A golf course may include a clubhouse which may include dining, social events and gatherings and other recreational facilities and shelters as accessory uses. Golf courses may provide golf equipment rental and golf instruction services.

A building or land area not otherwise defined in this chapter, that:

The ground elevation established for the purpose of regulating the number of stories and the height of buildings. The building grade shall be the level of the ground adjacent to the walls of the building if the finished grade is level. If the ground is not entirely level, the average grade shall be determined by averaging the elevation of the ground of the highest and lowest grades adjacent to the building.

A temporary or permanent accessory structure typically made of, but not limited to, glass, plastic or fiberglass in which plants are cultivated.

A facility that may include the outside display of plants offered for sale when such display is located behind the front yard line established in the district in which the nursery or greenhouse is located.

A conservation corridor maintained in its natural condition to minimize the adverse effects of development on sensitive environmental resources such as wetlands, floodplains, and steep slopes; limit disturbance to natural or cultural features such as mature woodlands, hedgerows and tree lines; preserve critical wildlife habitats; provide use as alternative transit and recreational trails between neighborhoods and communities in a transitional manner that heightens awareness to and appreciation of the environmental resources.

A solar energy system mounted on a rack or pole that rests on or is attached to the ground. Ground-mount systems can be either accessory or principal uses.

A facility designed to fit into the community to provide living quarters and services for individuals with medical or social needs and to be staffed by qualified professionals pursuant to Wis. Stats., § 48.60, foster homes, and Wis. Stats., §§ 46.03(22) and 62.23(7)(i), community and other living arrangements.

A building or portion of a building used by a gymnast, dancer, or martial artist for practice or for instructional classes in gymnastics, dance, or martial arts and similar activities.

Commercial or industrial zoning area on which is located building footprint(s), delivery area(s), new interior service road(s), parking lot(s), unloading and loading facilities and outdoor storage.

The use of machinery to reap the fruit and/or seed produced by wild plants on undeveloped public and/or private land. Unlike "agriculture - crop or forage production," "harvesting of wild crops" does not involve buildings or structures, or the use of seeds or fertilizers to propagate plant growth.

A facility which promotes physical fitness, weight control, exercise, and personal improvement that may also include massage or bathing.

A system of care provided by skilled practitioners to patients in their homes under the direction of a physician. Services include nursing, occupational therapy, speech-language therapy and medical social services.

A business or commercial activity conducted on property zoned for Traditional Residential, Preservation Residential, and Agricultural and Rural Residential. Home occupations are categorized as major or minor.

A building in which lodging, with or without meals, is offered to transient guests for compensation and where there is no permanent occupancy of any unit other than by the owner or the owner's employees.

Domestic animals, commonly found in residences, kept as pets and not raised for commercial resale, including dogs, cats, birds and other small animals.

Any structure, surface or improvement that reduces and/or prevents absorption of stormwater into land. Porous paving, paver blocks, gravel, crushed stone, crushed shell, elevated structures (including boardwalks), and other similar structures, surfaces or improvements are considered impervious cover. Grass, lawns or any other vegetation are not considered impervious cover.

A use inside a building, including repair and service of small motors, such as lawn mowers, washing machines, sewing machines, jet skis, four wheelers and small equipment such as guns, chainsaws, shoes, etc.

A building used for indoor recreation, including but not limited to tennis, racquetball, driving ranges, batting cages, curling, dance schools, ice arenas, pool hall and health club.

A use engaged in the manufacture, predominantly from previously prepared materials, of finished products or parts, including research, development, processing, fabrication, assembly, packaging, incidental storage, sales and distribution of such products, but excluding basic industrial processing, and which activities are conducted wholly within an enclosed building. Light industry, as opposed to heavy industry, is more consumer-oriented than business-oriented.

Where people work separately or collaboratively under one roof as a free public service or as paid service with or without access to materials, spaces or equipment such as internet, offices or specialized machinery. May include business incubators, commissary kitchens, artist markets and other similar industries. May also include "makerspace" for education, prototyping and service to individuals, inventors, and start-ups with short-term, low-production manufacturing needs.

A use including but not limited to government building, library, and public or private charter school.

A facility that enables interaction between faculty, scholars, students and industry to enhance research opportunities, academic excellence, real-world problem-solving, knowledge creation and knowledge dissemination. Branches of historic, natural and social sciences deal with the physical world, society, relationships and past events.

An open space where junk, waste, used or secondhand materials are bought, sold, exchanged, stored, baled, packed, disassembled or handled, including, but not limited to, scrap iron and other metals, paper, rags, rubber, tires and bottles. A "junkyard" also includes an auto wrecking yard, but does not include uses conducted entirely within enclosed buildings.

Keeping livestock (other than livestock facilities) for the purpose of an income or livelihood.

An establishment, structure or premises open to the public and/or operated with intent of making a profit where more than a certain number of dogs or cats that are six months of age or older are kept, that the number being determined by the size of the lot on which the establishment, structure or premises is located, and where said dogs, or any of them, are bred and raised for sale, boarded, groomed and/or trained as a service.

A subdivision, minor subdivision, major subdivision, resubdivision or replat.

A landscape supply business offers landscaping materials, tools and plants for commercial and residential applications. The landscaping and contracting business is a profession that involves the art and technology of landscape and garden project planning, construction and landscape management, and maintenance and gardening; for garden aesthetics, human enjoyment and safety, and ecosystem-plant community sustainability.

A long-term care option for older people who want to stay in the same place through different phases of the aging process. These services offer different types of housing and care levels based on a senior's needs and how they change, including living independently, assisted living, and skilled nursing.

Establishments primarily engaged in selling, or offering for sale, alcohol beverages to persons not holding a permit or a license under Wis Stats., Ch. 125.

A structure that combines work space with living quarters. Intended for use by entrepreneurs and professional occupations including, but not limited to, accountants, architects, artists and artisans, attorneys, multimedia-related professionals, consultants, engineers, travel agents, tutors, photographers, and designers.

Bovine animals, equine animals, goats, poultry, sheep, swine, farm-raised deer, farm-raised game birds, camelids, ratites and farm-raised fish.

A feedlot, dairy farm or other operation where livestock are or will be fed, confined, maintained or stabled for a total of 45 days or more in any 12-month period. A "livestock facility" includes all of the tax parcels of land on which the facility is located, but does not include a pasture or winter grazing area. Related livestock facilities are collectively treated as a single livestock facility for purposes of this chapter, except that an operator may elect to treat a separate species facility as a separate livestock facility. See Ch. ATCP 51, Wis. Adm. Code.

A building or other structure used to house or feed livestock, to confine livestock for milking, to confine livestock for feeding other than grazing, to store livestock feed, or to collect or store waste generated at a livestock facility. "Livestock structure" includes a barn, milking parlor, feed storage facility, feeding facility, animal lot or waste storage facility. "Livestock structure" does not include a pasture or winter grazing area, a fence surrounding a pasture or winter grazing area, a livestock watering or feeding facility in a pasture or winter grazing area, or a machine shed or like facility that is not used for livestock. See § ATCP 51.01, Wis. Adm. Code.

Belonging to a specific town or neighborhood.

A parcel of land numbered in sequence with other parcels shown on a plat or certified survey map.

The peripheral boundaries of a lot and the total area lying within such boundaries.

The width of the lot as measured at the average distance between the side lot lines and the setback lines.

A roof-like structure of permanent nature which projects from the wall of a building, generally designed and constructed to provide protection from the weather.

A use that provides ambulatory, outpatient or inpatient medical care, including but not limited to health maintenance, diagnosis, therapy or treatment of disease, pain, injury, deformity, mental illness and addiction.

Action taken to minimize the adverse impacts of development. Mitigation includes but is not limited to the installation of vegetative buffers, removal of nonconforming structures from setback areas and implementation of best management practices for erosion control and stormwater management.

A dwelling that is built in a factory, but does not comply with HUD standards and is not a modular home. This includes any "mobile home" as defined by Wis. Stats., § 101.91.

Any area or tract of land designed for the installation of mobile homes on spaces or lots offered for lease or rent, together with necessary accessory buildings, driveways, walks, screening and other required adjuncts.

The set of equipment and network components, including antennas, transmitters, receivers, base stations, power supplies, cabling, and associated equipment, that is necessary to provide mobile service to a discrete geographic area, but does not include the underlying support structure.

A freestanding structure that is designed to support a mobile service facility.

Includes, but not limited to, any addition, alteration, rebuilding or replacement of any existing building, accessory structure or accessory use.

A dwelling that is built in a factory, conforms to standards set forth in the Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code, composed of components substantially assembled in a manufacturing plant and transported to the building site for final assembly on a permanent foundation.

Any passenger vehicle, truck-trailer, trailer or semitrailer propelled or drawn by mechanical power.

A building that serves as a repository for a collection of natural, scientific, artistic, or literary objects of interest, and designed to be used for viewing, with or without an admission charge, and which may include as an accessory use the sale of goods related to the collection.

A geographical area having a physical and cultural individuality developed through undisturbed and natural growth rather than design or planning. A natural area may include restored and managed landscapes contributing to the area's ecological, scientific or educational value, but does not include maintained lawns or areas landscaped with non-native herbaceous plants.

The area of a lot minus slope preservation zones, floodplains, road right-of-way and wetlands. Net project area need not be contiguous.

One which was established and maintained prior to the effective date of this chapter but is no longer allowed because of the application of this chapter or any amendment hereto.

A legally created and recorded lot existing on the effective date of this chapter or amendment to it and that does not comply with the area-based or spatial requirements for the zoning district in which it is located, or where the footprint of any structure on the lot does not comply with the area-based or spatial requirements for the zoning district in which it is located.

A structure that existed lawfully on the effective date of this chapter or amendment to it and that does not conform to spatial or area-based regulation for the zoning district in which it is located or otherwise created by this chapter or by a later amendment such as regulations determining setbacks, height and lot coverage.

A use of land, a dwelling or a building that existed lawfully on the effective date of this chapter or amendment to it and that does not conform to the use restrictions for the zoning district in which it is located or as otherwise created by this chapter or by later amendment(s).

An establishment that retails books, newspapers, magazines, stationery, school and office supplies, novelty merchandise, souvenirs, greeting cards, seasonal and holiday decorations, curios, sheet music, prerecorded audio and video tapes, compact discs and phonograph records.

The on-site propagation and growing of plants, shrubs, trees, or vines. Products raised on-site may be sold on-site. Retail sales of any other products are not allowed. Garden centers are not included.

Any building used for the continuous care, on a commercial or charitable basis, of persons who are physically or mentally incapable of caring for their own personal needs.

A photovoltaic solar energy system in which the circuits energized by the solar energy system are not electrically connected in any way to electric circuits that are served by an electric utility company.

A building used as the place of business for a recognized professional (such as a doctor of medicine or dentistry, practitioner, minister, architect, landscape architect, professional engineer, lawyer, author, musician) or to conduct the affairs of a business, profession, service industry, or government where goods are not sold at retail from the premises.

Open, undeveloped land including areas for natural resource protection, scenic preservation, wildlife and forest management, buffer space, and dedicated passive recreation.

Agriculture-based outdoor entertainment and education such as rural craft vendors and immersive experiences that promote local farms, arts and culture on land with minimal building structures.

The point on the bank or shore up to which the presence and action of surface water is so continuous as to leave a distinctive mark such as erosion, destruction or prevention of terrestrial vegetation, predominance of aquatic vegetation or other easily recognized characteristics.

Any work done on a nonconforming structure that does not constitute expansion, structural alteration or reconstruction and does not involve the replacement, alteration or improvement of any portion of the structure's foundation.

A use including but not limited to athletic fields, sport courts, miniature golf, batting cages, driving range, paintball and go-kart tracks.

A lot remnant or parcel of land within a plat remaining after platting which is intended for other use than development. An outlot shall not be developed for any use or structure that requires a POWTS (private on-site waste treatment system).

Contiguous land under single ownership, not separated by public roads or rights-of-way. Creation of private or public roads after April 19, 1991, does not create separate parcels eligible for treatment under the minor subdivision provisions of this chapter.

An area of land kept largely in a natural state for the rest, recreation and enjoyment of the public. Often owned, set apart and managed by a city, state or nation, a park may include facilities to meet the basic needs of its users, including restrooms, informational kiosks, play areas, parking spaces and shelters.

A lot where automobiles are parked or stored temporarily, but not including the wrecking of automobiles or other vehicles or storage for the purpose of repair or wrecking.

An area of definite length and width, exclusive of drives, aisles or entrances giving access thereto and fully accessible for the parking of permitted vehicles.

A solar energy system that captures solar light or heat without transforming it to another form of energy or transferring the energy via a heat exchanger.

Also called "impact zoning" or "flexible zoning," performance zoning establishes specific standards within zoning districts to regulate the design and location of a use based on the characteristics of a particular site to support development and impacts on the community.

A use which may be lawfully established in a particular district or districts, provided it conforms with all requirements, regulations and standards of such districts.

An individual, or group of individuals, corporation, partnership, association, municipality or state agency.

The Town of St. Joseph Plan Commission.

The area of a principal structure, with a roof over it, providing access to a building.

Any building used routinely for the daytime care and education of preschool-age children, other than the child's own home or the homes of relatives or guardians, and including all necessary buildings and play areas.

The primary purpose for which a lot or parcel is used.

The boundary lines of a lot or parcel.

Government establishments primarily engaged in criminal and law enforcement, police, traffic safety, firefighting, related fire protection activities, and other activities related to enforcement of the law and preservation of order.

Those utilities that use underground or overhead transmission lines, such as electric, telephone, telegraph and fiber optic, and distribution and collection systems such as water, sanitary sewer and stormwater.

Any sidewalk, roadway, alley, highway or other public thoroughfare.

The removal of nonmetallic mineral aggregates, topsoil or other natural materials from the earth by excavation, stripping or any other process.

The hosting of private parties or meetings, and/or gatherings with limited public availability by specific invitation or advance reservation, where food prepared off-site or by permit is served by a licensed provider.

The replacement of all or substantially all of the components of a structure other than the foundation.

Equipment sales, rentals, and guidance services related to outdoor recreation, including fishing, camping, biking and similar.

A solar energy or wind energy system. Renewable energy systems do not include passive systems that serve a dual function, such as a greenhouse or window.

A property where dwelling units for personal residences are allowed as the principal use including accessory structures and uses.

An establishment primarily engaged in providing food services to patrons who order and are served while seated and pay after eating (sit-down restaurant), or providing food through a drive-through window inside the building for consumption off the premises (carryout restaurant or drive-through restaurant). Sit-down restaurants may provide this type of food service to patrons in combination with selling alcoholic beverages or presenting live entertainment.

The provision of goods and/or services such as cards or gifts, clothing, video games, lumber or building supplies, hardware, sports equipment, general merchandise, etc.

Public roads within the Town of St. Joseph which have been accepted by the Town as public roads and are maintained solely by the Town, and does not include federal highways, state or county highways and existing private access roads. All current roadways designated by the Town Board on the Town's Transportation Plan as "collector," "subcollector" or "access" shall only be changed by order of the Town Board.

A structure not permanently fixed to the ground, readily removable in its entirety, not fully enclosed and to be used solely for the sale of locally grown produced or created products.

The final exterior slope of a building roof calculated by the rise over the run, typically but not exclusively expressed in twelfths such as 3/12, 9/12, 12/12.

A solar energy system mounted on a rack that is fastened to or ballasted on a building roof. Roof-mount systems are accessory to the principal use. Roof installations are allowed in the Town of St. Joseph and do not need to conform to the roofline expression and concealing rooftop equipment outlined in Chapter 81, Design Regulations. [See § 81-3B(6), Roofline expression and concealing rooftop equipment.]

An institution with a private educational program that meets all of the criteria under Wis. Stats., § 118.165(1), or is determined to be a private school by the state superintendent under Wis. Stats., § 118.167.

An elementary, intermediate or secondary school that offers regular instruction capable of meeting the requirements of state compulsory education laws, operating at least five days a week for a normal school year and supported by public funds, not including colleges or other institutions of higher learning.

A solid fence at least six feet high or planted vegetative belt at least 15 feet wide and at least six feet high.

Temporary display and sale of items customarily associated with a particular season, such as Christmas trees, holiday decorations, firewood, pumpkins, or any other similar product for sale during a recognized holiday.

Temporary storage of items customarily associated with a particular season, such as boats, snowmobiles, RVs, campers, or any other similar seasonal items.

Indoor storage of customer's items within partitioned buildings with individual access to each partitioned area.

Contractors engaged in providing property maintenance services, including but not limited to lawn, pool and garden care, snow plowing and removal, and tree trimming and removal.

Any building, structure, premises or place used for the dispensing, sale or offering for sale of any motor fuel, or oils, having fuel pumps and storage tanks, also where battery, tire, polishing, greasing, washing, cleaning and similar services are rendered, but not including buildings or premises where such business is incidental to the conduct of a public garage used for the repair or storage of vehicles. A service station may also include a convenience store which is used for dispensing, sale or offering for sale of groceries, food, and other general retail merchandise.

The minimum horizontal distance between a structure and the road, side or rear lot lines, OHWM or bluff line.

An establishment primarily engaged in providing inpatient nursing and rehabilitative services, with permanent core staff of registered or licensed practical nurses who provide nursing and continuous personal care services. Examples include convalescent homes, nursing homes, assisted living facilities for the elderly with nursing care, rest homes with nursing care and inpatient care hospices.

Unobstructed access to direct sunlight on a lot or building through the entire year, including access across adjacent parcel air rights, for the purpose of capturing direct sunlight to operate a solar energy system.

The authority to restrict systems is limited by Wisconsin state law, Wis. Stats., § 66.0401. This is noted in the state statute and should be replicated in municipal zoning. The Town of St. Joseph zoning meets the minimum requirements of the state statute so residents have full access to install solar throughout the Township.

An accessory system or device that is roof-mounted or ground-mounted with poles or racks used to collect radiant energy directly from the sun for use in a solar collector's energy transformation process.

A device, structure or part of a device or structure a substantial purpose of which is to transform solar energy into thermal, mechanical, chemical or electrical energy. (Source: Wis. Stats., §§ 66.0401 to 66.0403.)

Any part of a solar collector that absorbs solar energy for use in the collector's energy transformation process. Collector surface does not include frames, supports and mounting hardware.

Radiant energy received from the sun. [Source: Wis. Stats., § 13.48(2)(h)1.f.]

Equipment which directly converts and then transfers or stores solar energy into usable forms of thermal or electrical energy. [Source: Wis. Stats., § 13.48(2)(h)1.g.]

Roof-mounted or ground-mounted solar collectors associated only with single-family residential dwellings.

A view of the sun from a specific point on a lot or building that is not obscured by any vegetation, building, or object for a minimum of four hours between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Standard time on all days of the year.

A retail beverage store characterized by its small size and a limited number of high-quality specialty beverages, typically including premium wine and beer. This use may also include tastings of the products sold on site.

The replacement or alteration of one or more of the structural components of any of a structure's exterior walls.

Any part of the framework of a building or other structure. The structural components of a building's exterior walls include the vertical studs, top and bottom plates, and window and door sills and headers. A structural component may be non-load-bearing, such as the framework of a wall at the gable end of a one-story house. Wall coverings, such as siding on the exterior and drywall on the interior, are not included in the definition of "structural component."

Any man-made object with form, shape and utility, that is constructed or otherwise erected, attached to or permanently or temporarily placed upon the ground, a riverbed, streambed or lakebed or upon another structure. The term "structure" includes swimming pools, hot tubs, patios, decks and retaining walls, but does not include landscaping or earthwork such as graded areas, filled areas, ditches, berms or earthen terraces. The term "structure" does not include small objects that are easily moved by hand, such as lawn chairs, portable grills, portable picnic tables, bird feeders, birdbaths and birdhouses.

The vertical distance from the average ground elevation to the highest point of a flat roof, to the deckline of a mansard roof or to the average height of the highest gable of a gambrel, hip or pitched roof. This measurement shall exclude chimneys.

The primary structure on a lot utilized for the property's principal use. The term "principal structure" includes attached porches, attached decks and attached garages.

The primary residential structure that serves a single family or a platted residential lot, notwithstanding that a single family may have more than one building on the lot for that family's residential use.

The division of land into lots, parcels or tracts by the owner for the purpose of building development or transfer of ownership where the act of division creates one or more new lots or building sites that are 35 acres or less.

The organizing principle for meeting human development goals while simultaneously sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services based upon which the economy and society depend. The four pillars of sustainable communities are often defined by social, environmental, economic and cultural indices.

A building or part of a building open to the public, where alcoholic beverages are sold at retail for consumption on the premises.

A trailer, van, mobile home, recreational vehicle, tent, bus, truck, automobile or similar apparatus for residential purposes, temporary or permanent, for temporary occupancy pending construction of a permanent dwelling.

The Town Board of the Town of St. Joseph, St. Croix County, Wisconsin.

A commercial zoning district that contains elements of traditional community centers with a mixture of retail, restaurants, service providers and entertainment, planned to create a "sense of place" for Town residents.

A multiple-family dwelling structure. Townhomes allow several single-entry, single-family dwelling units with common vertical walls to be constructed in one structure along a road or court.

Electric power lines, telephone and telegraph lines, communication towers cables, sewage lift stations, sewer and water pipes, and other pipes, conduits and accessory structures that are used to transport power, convey information or transport material between two points, other than wireless communication services facilities.

Repairs, incidental body and fender work, replacement of parts and motor services, towing and steam cleaning to passenger automobiles and trucks equal to or exceeding 12,000 pounds gross weight.

Where special conditions affecting a particular property, which were not self-created, have made strict conformity with restrictions governing areas, setbacks, frontage, height or density unnecessarily burdensome or unreasonable in light of the purposes of this chapter.

The use of property is the purpose or activity for which the land or building thereon is designed, arranged or intended, or for which it is occupied or maintained and shall include any manner of standards of this chapter.

The primary use of land or buildings as distinguished from a subordinate or accessory use. A principal use may be "permitted" or "conditional."

Electrical power line, telephone or telegraph line, water pump station, sewage lift station, sewer or water pipe, or other pipe, conduit or accessory structure used to transport power, or transport material between two points, other than wireless communication service facilities. Electric substation and distribution facility with a nominal capacity of no more than 115 KV. Gas and fuel lines for local natural gas distribution. Water pumping plant with a capacity of < 10 MGD. Water tank, septic tank, well, or water reservoir.

Authorization from the Board of Appeals for the use, construction or location of a building, structure or land in a manner that deviates from the standards required or uses authorized in this chapter.

Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a road or highway, including any car, truck, trailer, semitrailer, watercraft, mobile home or other motor craft whether or not it is self-powered or remains capable of travel in its present state.

An establishment that provides medical care and treatment, observation, dentistry or surgery for domestic animals.

A wastewater treatment and disposal system serving one structure with a septic tank and soil absorption field, located on the same parcel as the structure. It also means an alternative wastewater treatment system approved by the Department of Commerce, including a substitute for the septic tank or soil absorption field, a holding tank, a system serving more than one structure or a system located on a different parcel than the structure, a.k.a. POWTS (private on-site waste treatment system).

An excavated opening in the ground made by digging, boring, drilling, driving or other methods, to obtain groundwater, regardless of its intended use.

An area where water is at, near or above the land surface long enough to be capable of supporting aquatic or hydrophytic vegetation and which has soils indicative of wet conditions.

Equipment and associated facilities that convert and then store or transfer energy from the wind into usable forms of energy, as defined in Wis. Stats., § 66.0403(1)(m).

A facility for the manufacture of wine, as defined in Wis. Stats., § 125.02, and associated authorized activities, as described in Wis. Stats., § 125.53.

A transmission facility and infrastructure used to transmit voice, data, text, sound, and video over a wired or wireless telecommunications network. Examples of services include telephone services, including VoIP services; wired (cable) audio and video programming distribution; and wired broadband internet services.

Open space on the same lot with a building that is unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward.

The exterior space that extends the full width of the lot between the front lot line and the nearest part of the main building, excluding uncovered steps.

The yard, unoccupied except for accessory structures, extending from the rear lot line to the rear line of the main building for the entire width of the lot, excluding such projections as are permitted in this chapter.

A yard or open space on each side of the principal structure extending from the side wall of the building to the side lot line and from the front yard to the rear yard. When an accessory structure is constructed on the side of the principal structure, the setback requirements are the same for the accessory structure as for the principal structure.