Only that portion of the land or water in actual use may be so continued and the structure may not be extended, enlarged, reconstructed, substituted, moved, or structurally altered, except when required to do so by law or order or so as to comply with the provisions of this chapter.

Total lifetime structural repairs or alterations shall not exceed 50% of the market value of the structure at the time of its becoming a nonconforming use unless it is permanently changed to conform to the use provisions of this chapter.

Substitution of new equipment may be permitted by the Board of Zoning Appeals if such equipment will reduce the incompatibility of the nonconforming use with the neighboring uses.

If such nonconforming use is discontinued or terminated for a period of 12 months, any future use of the structure, land, or water shall conform to the provisions of this chapter. When a nonconforming use or structure is damaged by fire, explosion, flood, the public enemy, or other calamity, to the extent of more than 50% of its current market value, it shall not be restored, except so as to comply with the use provisions of this chapter.

Pursuant to § 62.23(7)(hc), Wis. Stats., and notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a nonconforming structure damaged or destroyed by violent wind, vandalism, fire, flood, ice, snow, mold or infestation after March 2, 2006, may be restored to, or replaced at, the size, location, and use that it had immediately before the damage or destruction occurred, and no limits may be imposed on the costs of the repair, reconstruction, or improvement of said structure. The size of the structure may be larger than the size it was immediately before the damage or destruction if necessary for the structure to comply with applicable state or federal requirements.

In any residential district, a one-family detached dwelling and its accessory structures may be erected on any legal lot or parcel of record in the County Register of Deeds Office before the effective date or amendment of this chapter.

Such lot or parcel shall be in separate ownership from abutting lands. If abutting lands and the substandard lot are owned by the same owner, the substandard lot shall not be sold or used without full compliance with the provisions of this chapter. If in separate ownership, all the district requirements shall be complied with insofar as practical, but shall not be less than the following, except where the Department of Safety and Professional Services requires more:

If a substandard lot was created by a transfer of any kind from abutting lands, this section shall not apply.

Purpose. The uses of land, buildings, and other structures permitted in each district are determined by the list of permitted uses for such district. In addition to such listed permitted uses, it is customary to allow certain accessory uses. This section defines generally the types of accessory and temporary uses that will be allowed and gives certain specific examples of each.

General permitted uses. Accessory uses are permitted in any district in connection with any use which is permitted within such district. An accessory use is a building or use which:

Specific regulations. An accessory building or accessory use includes, but is not limited to the following; provided, however, that all accessory buildings and accessory uses must also be incidental to the main building or the dominant use of the premises and be located on the same premises and be in compliance with applicable district regulations:

Bulk regulations. All accessory uses shall comply with the bulk regulations of the district in which they are located, except the following are permitted in all yards: open terraces not covered four feet above the average level of the adjoining ground, but not including a permanently roofed-over terrace or porch, awnings and canopies; steps four feet or less above grade, which are necessary for access to a permitted building or for access to a lot from a street or alley; one-story bay windows and overhanging eaves and gutters projecting 30 inches or less into the yard; chimney projections 30 inches or less into the yard; arbors and trellises; flagpoles, signs, recreation and laundry drying equipment; lights, pillars, planters, posts, fountains and other water features, provided they are set back at least two feet from the property line.

Standards. All accessory uses shall comply with all standards applicable to the district in which they are located, and with the following additional standards:

Conditional use permit. A conditional use permit may be issued pursuant to Article VI, Conditional Uses, allowing a two-story garage or carport.

Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

Permit required. No in-ground pool oor on-ground residential swimming pool, as defined above, shall be constructed, altered, remodeled or improved unless a permit therefor shall first be obtained from the Building Inspector.

Submission of plans. Plans and specifications for swimming pools which require a permit shall be submitted with the application for the swimming pool permit and shall include:

Design and construction.

Barrier protection required. All aboveground pools, in-ground pools and on-ground residential swimming pools shall be surrounded by a barrier, unless otherwise specified in § 335-100. Barrier protection shall be approved by the building inspector at the final inspection.

Pool wall as barrier for aboveground/on-ground pools.

Wall of building with three-sided fencing as barrier. The wall of a building/dwelling may be used to form the barrier or part of the barrier as provided herein. § 335-100E shall apply to all residences with a swimming pool, spa or hot tub when a wall of a building/dwelling serves as a barrier to said swimming pool, spa or hot tub.

Windows. Windows in the wall of the building/dwelling which allow direct access to the pool, spa or hot tub area, and are located four feet or higher above the floor level, and where there is no foothold in the building/dwelling wall, shall be exempt and considered equivalent protection to the barrier set out in § 335-100E. Windows in the wall of the building/dwelling which allow direct access through the wall to the pool, spa or hot tub area and where the lowest opening is at a height of less than four feet above floor level shall comply with one of the following requirements:

Safety cover for spa/hot tubs as a barrier. A safety cover for a hot tub or spa which complies with ASTM F1346 (1991) is acceptable.

Automatic power safety cover for swimming pools as a barrier. An automatic power safety cover for a swimming pool which complies with ASTM F1346 (1991) is acceptable.

Natural topography as a barrier. Natural topography which prevents direct access to swimming pool, spa or hot tub areas shall include, but not be limited to, mountains and natural rock formations. A natural barrier shall be approved by the Building Inspector so long as the degree of protection is not less than the protection afforded by manufactured or constructed means.

Screen enclosure as barrier. Screen enclosures that meet or exceed the door, wall, fence and gate requirements of this chapter are acceptable.

Other layers of protection as a barrier. Other means of protection shall not be used unless demonstrated to provide an equivalent level of protection as approved by the Building Inspector.

Clear zone. There shall be a clear zone of at least four feet between the barrier for or on a pool, spa or hot tub and any permanent structures or pool equipment, such as pumps, filters, heaters and similar equipment which can be used to climb the barrier.

Supplemental layers of protection – indoor swimming pools, spas and hot tubs. A residential indoor swimming pool, spa or hot tub shall be provided with the means or combination of means to exclude children from the pool, spa or hot tub area and which shall comply with §§ 335-100I, J and K.

Electrical installation. Electric service to all pools shall be installed by an electrician licensed pursuant to the requirements of the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Chapter 305, Subchapter IV-Electrical and installed pursuant to the standards set forth in Article 680, Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations, of the National Electric Code, as amended.

Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation who fails to comply with the provisions of this section, shall upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $500, and costs of prosecution for each violation, and in default of payment of such forfeiture and costs, shall be imprisoned in the county jail until payment thereof, but not exceeding 30 days. Each day a violation exists or continues shall constitute a separate offense.

Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

Number restricted. No person or group of persons may conduct, carry on, operate or run more than six garage sales as defined in Subsection A above, upon the person's or groups' premises in any calendar year. In addition, no person or group of persons my conduct, carry on, operate or run more than one garage sale on any premises in any thirty-day period of time.

Penalty. The penalty for violation of this section of the chapter shall be a penalty as provided in § 335-16.