Spencer City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Zoning Districts
§ 480-13 Establishment of districts.
A.
Districts. For purposes of this chapter, present and future, provision is hereby made for the division of the Village of Spencer into the following 15 basic zoning districts:[1]
A-1 | Agricultural District | |
R-1 | Single-Family Residential District | |
R-1 AAA | Single-Family Residential Use District | |
R-2 | Single-Family Residential District | |
R-3 | Two-Family Residential District | |
R-4 | Multiple-Family Residential District | |
C-1 | Commercial District | |
C-2 | Highway Commercial District | |
I-1 | Industrial District | |
LI-1 | Light Industrial District | |
G-1 | Institutional District | |
W | Conservancy District | |
R-MH | Mobile Home District | |
WW-1 | Waste Water Treatment Plant District | |
R-5 | Group Home District |
§ 480-14 Vacation of streets; annexations.
A.
Vacation of streets. 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.
B.
Annexations. Annexations to or consolidations with the Village subsequent to the effective date of this chapter shall be placed in the A-1 Agricultural District, unless the annexation ordinance places the land in another district.
§ 480-15 Zoning Map.
A.
The Village of Spencer is hereby divided into Zoning Districts as shown upon a map designated as the Official Zoning Map of the Village of Spencer and made a part of this chapter. The Official Zoning Map and all the notations, references and other information shown thereon are a part of this chapter and shall have the same force and effect as if the matters and information set forth by said map were fully described herein. The Official Zoning Map shall be properly attested and kept on file along with the text of the Official Zoning Regulations in the office of the Village Administrator-Clerk/Treasurer of the Village of Spencer.
B.
The district boundaries shall be determined by measurement from and as shown on the Official Zoning Map, and in case of any question as to the interpretation of such boundary lines, the Village Board shall interpret the map according to the reasonable intent of this chapter. Unless otherwise specifically indicated or dimensioned on the map, the district boundaries are normally lot lines; section, quarter-section or sixteenth-section lines; or the center lines of streets, highways, railways or alleys.
§ 480-16 Rules for interpretation of district boundaries.
Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
A.
Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets, highways or alleys shall be construed to follow such center lines.
B.
Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.
C.
Boundaries indicated as approximately following Village boundaries shall be construed as following municipal boundaries.
D.
Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the main tracks.
E.
Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed to follow such shorelines and, in the event of change in the shoreline, shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline; boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streams, rivers, canals, lakes or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such center lines.
F.
Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in the preceding shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the Zoning Map shall be determined by the scale of the map.
§ 480-17 A-1 Agricultural District.
A.
Purpose. The A-1 Agricultural District is intended to provide for the continuation of general farming and related uses in those areas of the Village that are not yet committed to urban development. It is further intended for this district to protect lands contained therein from urban development until their orderly transition into urban-oriented districts is required.
B.
Permitted uses. General farming, including agriculture, dairying, floriculture, forestry, grazing, hay, orchards, truck farming and viticulture (grape growing); provided, however, that farm buildings housing animals, barnyards and feedlots shall not be located in a floodland and shall be at least 100 feet from any navigable water or any boundary of a residential district.
C.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Attached or detached private garages and carports accessory to permitted or permitted accessory uses.
(2)
General farm buildings including barns, silos, sheds, storage bins and including not more than one roadside stand for the sale of farm products produced on the premises. Any such stand shall conform to the setback, sign and other provisions of this chapter.
(3)
One farm dwelling.
D.
Conditional uses.
(1)
Airports, airstrips and landing fields, provided that the site is not less than 20 acres.
(2)
Commercial feedlots, livestock sales facilities and fur farms.
(3)
Drive-in establishments selling fruits and vegetables.
(4)
Home occupations and professional offices.
(5)
Housing for farm laborers and seasonal or migratory farm workers.
(6)
Transmitting towers, receiving towers, relay and microwave towers without broadcast facilities or studios.
(7)
Utilities.
(8)
Veterinary clinics, provided that no structure or animal enclosure shall be located closer than 100 feet to a property boundary.
E.
Lot area and width.
(1)
The lot area requirements for the R-1 Single-Family Residential District shall apply to all buildings for human habitation hereafter erected, moved or structurally altered.
(2)
Existing residential structures and farm dwellings remaining after the consolidation of existing farms shall be provided with a lot area of not less than 40,000 square feet and a lot width of not less than 120 feet.
F.
Building height. No building or parts of a building shall exceed 60 feet in height.
G.
Yards.
(1)
There shall be a minimum building setback of 50 feet from the street right-of-way.
(2)
There shall be a side yard on each side of the principal structure as provided in the R-1 District.
(3)
The rear yard requirements for the R-1 Single-Family Residential District shall apply to all buildings for human habitation hereafter erected, moved or structurally altered.
§ 480-18 R-1 Single-Family Residential District.
A.
Purpose. This district is intended to provide residential development limited to single-family homes set individually on separate lots.
B.
Requirements.
(1)
Lot size. Every single-family residential building hereafter erected, moved or structurally altered shall provide a lot area of not less than 8,500 square feet per family, and no such lot shall be less than 90 feet in width.
(2)
Setbacks.
(a)
There shall be a side yard on each side of a building hereafter erected, moved or structurally altered. The side yards shall be 7 1/2 feet on each side (measured from edge of the eave).
(b)
Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, there shall be a setback on every lot in this district, from each street on which it abuts, of not less than 25 feet.
(c)
There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 30 feet.
(3)
Height, maximum permitted (in feet). Principal structure: 35; accessory structure: 20.
(4)
Building size. Every building hereafter erected, moved or structurally altered for dwelling purposes shall provide a floor area of not less than 900 square feet per family.
C.
Permitted uses. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
(1)
Single-family dwellings.
(2)
Publicly owned or operated park, playground or community building, provided that any building shall be located not less than 35 feet from any side lot line.
(3)
Church or other place of worship or Sunday school, provided that any such building shall be located not less than 35 feet from any side lot line.
(4)
Public school, kindergarten, elementary and high, or private school having a curriculum the same as ordinarily given in a public school, provided that any such building shall be located not less than 35 feet from any side lot line.
(5)
Farming, provided no livestock is included, truck gardening, nursery and/or horticulture.
(6)
Home occupation and professional offices.
(7)
Accessory building or use, including a private garage, carport and paved parking areas customarily incident to the above uses, but not involving the conduct of a business.
D.
Conditional uses. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes when approved as a conditional use:
§ 480-19 R-1 AAA Single-Family Residential Use District.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to amend this chapter of the Code of the Village of Spencer, Marathon County, Wisconsin, denominated as a Zoning Ordinance, and to create a new class within the R-1 Single-Family Residential District, within the corporate limits of the Village of Spencer, Marathon County, Wisconsin, to be known as "R-1 AAA Single-Family Residential Use District." There shall be permitted only single-family residences with the following requirements.
B.
This section is hereby created to provide that within the Class AAA Residential Use District there shall be permitted the following uses:
C.
This section includes John Day's First Addition, Lots 6-11 and Eastland Heights Subdivision Lots 1-17, Second Addition to Graupner Subdivision Lots 17-31 and Lots 1-8 in the 600 block of Roberts Street.
§ 480-20 R-2 Residential District.
A.
Purpose. This district is intended to provide residential development limited to single-family homes set individually on separate lots in older, existing areas of the Village.
B.
Requirements.
(1)
Lot size. Minimum area (in square feet): 6,600; minimum width (in feet): 66.
(2)
Setbacks. The requirements shall be as prescribed for the R-1 Residential District.
(3)
Height. The requirements shall be as prescribed for the R-1 Residential District.
(4)
Building size. The minimum residential building size shall be 480 square feet.
C.
Permitted uses. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
(1)
Single-family dwellings.
(2)
Publicly owned or operated park, playground or community building, provided that any building shall be located not less than 35 feet from any side lot line.
(3)
Church or other place of worship or Sunday school, provided that any such building shall be located not less than 35 feet from any side lot line.
(4)
Public school, kindergarten, elementary and high, or private school having a curriculum the same as ordinarily given in a public school, provided that any such building shall be located not less than 35 feet form any side lot line.
(5)
Farming, provided no livestock is included, truck gardening, nursery and/or horticulture.
(6)
Home occupation and professional offices.
(7)
Accessory building or use, including a private garage, carport and paved parking areas customarily incident to the above uses, but not involving the conduct of a business.
(8)
Temporary buildings for construction purposes, not to exceed a one-year period.
(9)
Nursing homes.
D.
Conditional uses. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes when approved as a conditional use:
§ 480-21 R-3 Two-Family Residential District.
[Amended 4-14-2025 by Ord. No. 25-1]
A.
Purpose. This district is intended to provide for two-family dwellings, such as duplexes, condominiums, flats or apartment conversions, in large, older, single-family dwellings.
B.
Requirements.
(1)
Lot size. Every building hereafter erected, moved or structurally altered shall provide a lot area of not less than 8,000 square feet, and no such lot shall be less than 66 feet in width.
(2)
Setbacks.
(a)
There shall be a side yard on each side of a building hereafter erected, moved or structurally altered. The sum of the widths of the required side yards shall be not less than 15 feet and no single side yard shall be less than 7 1/2 feet in width.
(b)
The setback regulations for the R-3 Two-Family Residential District shall be the same as those for the Single-Family Residential District.
(c)
The rear yard regulations for the R-3 Two-Family Residential District shall be the same as those for the R-2 Single-Family Residential District.
(3)
Height, maximum permitted (in feet). Principal structure: 35; accessory structure: 20.
(4)
Building size. Every building hereafter erected, moved or structurally altered for occupancy by one family shall provide a floor area of not less than 800 square feet per family.
C.
Permitted uses. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
(1)
Single-family dwellings.
(2)
Two-family dwellings.
(3)
Boardinghouses and lodging houses.
(4)
Publicly owned or operated park, playground or community building, provided that any building shall be located not less than 35 feet from any side lot line.
(5)
Church or other place of worship or Sunday school, provided that any such building shall be located not less than 35 feet from any side lot line.
(6)
Public school, kindergarten, elementary and high, or a private school having a curriculum the same as ordinarily given in a public school, provided that any such building shall be located not less than 35 feet from any side lot line.
(7)
Truck gardening, nursery and/or horticulture.
(8)
Home occupation and professional offices.
(9)
Accessory building or use, including a private garage, carport and paved parking area customarily incident to the above uses, but not involving the conduct of a business.
(10)
Multiple ownership of a single residential structure is permitted under this section as a "twin-house." This dwelling unit type consists of two separate residences, each having private individual access and no shared internal access. Similar to duplexes, twinhouses are attached side-by-side units, each with ground floor and roof. Unlike duplexes, twin-houses are located on separate lots and are subject to the following conditions:
(a)
Have a zero foot setback along the common wall lot line;
(b)
Have or may have a shared driveway;
(c)
Must have been constructed on or after June 2, 1980;
(d)
Are created by a Certified Survey Map;
(e)
Have individual sanitary sewer, water laterals, and utility meters for each unit;
(f)
Have a minimum of two parking spaces per dwelling unit;
(g)
May not be split into additional residences;
(h)
Have a maintenance agreement that shall be entered into by the owners of both parcels to ensure that equal and reasonable maintenance and repair schedules are conducted for both residences.
D.
Conditional uses. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes when approved as a conditional use:
(1)
Dental and medical clinics.
(2)
Private lodges and clubs.
(3)
Nursing and rest homes and homes for the aged.
(4)
Public utility offices and installations, including transmission lines and substations.
(5)
Institutions of a religious, educational, eleemosynary or philanthropic nature, but not a penal or mental institution.
§ 480-22 R-4 Multiple-Family Residential District.
[Amended 4-14-2025 by Ord. No. 25-1]
A.
Purpose. This district is intended to provide for multiple-family apartments, to include family or garden types, elevator and walk-up types, efficiency or studio types and apartment conversions in existing single-family dwellings, condominiums and mobile home parks, subject to other provisions of this Code of Ordinances.
B.
Requirements.
(1)
Lot size. Minimum area (in square feet): one- and two family: 7,500; for multiple-family dwellings: 1,500 additional square footage for each dwelling unit over two; minimum width (in feet): 70.
(2)
Setbacks. Minimum front yard (in feet): 25; minimum either side yard (in feet): 7 1/2; minimum aggregate side yard (in feet): 20; minimum rear yard (in feet): 25.
(3)
Height, maximum permitted (in feet). Principal structure: 45 (A building may be erected to a height of 75 feet if set back from all required yard lines a distance of one foot for each foot of additional height above 45 feet.); accessory structure: 25.
(4)
Building size. The requirements shall be as prescribed for the R-3 Two-Family Residential District.
C.
Permitted uses. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
(1)
Single-family dwellings.
(2)
Two-family dwellings.
(3)
Multiple-family dwellings.
(4)
Boardinghouses and lodging houses.
(5)
Publicly owned or operated park, playground or community building, provided that any building shall be located not less than 25 feet from any side lot line.
(6)
Church or other place of worship or Sunday school, provided that any such building shall be located not less than 25 feet from any side lot line.
(7)
Public school, kindergarten, elementary and high, or a private school having a curriculum the same as ordinarily given in a public school, provided that any such building shall be located not less than 25 feet from any side lot line.
(8)
Truck gardening, nursery and/or horticulture.
(9)
Home occupation and professional offices.
(10)
Institution of a religious, education, eleemosynary or philanthropic nature, but not a penal or mental institution.
(11)
Accessory building or use, including a private garage, carport and paved parking area customarily incident to the above uses, but not involving the conduct of a business.
(12)
Multiple ownership of a single residential structure is permitted under this section as a "twin-house." This dwelling unit type consists of two separate residences, each having private individual access and no shared internal access. Similar to duplexes, twinhouses are attached side-by-side units, each with ground floor and roof. Unlike duplexes, twin-houses are located on separate lots and are subject to the following conditions:
(a)
Have a zero foot setback along the common wall lot line;
(b)
Have or may have a shared driveway;
(c)
Must have been constructed on or after June 2, 1980;
(d)
Are created by a Certified Survey Map;
(e)
Have individual sanitary sewer, water laterals, and utility meters for each unit;
(f)
Have a minimum of two parking spaces per dwelling unit;
(g)
May not be split into additional residences;
(h)
Have a maintenance agreement that shall be entered into by the owners of both parcels to ensure that equal and reasonable maintenance and repair schedules are conducted for both residences.
D.
Conditional uses. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes when approved as a conditional use:
§ 480-23 C-1 Commercial District.
A.
Purpose. The C-1 Commercial District is intended to provide an area for the business and commercial needs of the community, especially those which can be most suitably located in a compact and centrally located business district.
B.
Permitted uses.
(1)
Any use permitted in the R-1 Residential District.
(2)
Animal hospital and pet shop.
(3)
Art shop, gift shop, jewelry store, optical store.
(4)
Automobile sales and service establishment, public garage or parking lot.
(5)
Bank and financial institution, brokerage and pawnbroker.
(6)
Bakery (retail).
(7)
Barbershop and beauty parlor.
(8)
Book and stationery store.
(9)
Bowling alley, pool and billiard room, gymnasium, dancing school, dance hall, skating rink, theater except drive-in theater.
(10)
Candy store, confectionery store, ice cream store, soda fountain, soft drink stand.
(11)
Clinic.
(12)
Convention and exhibition hall.
(13)
Cleaning and dyeing establishment.
(14)
Dress shop, clothing store, dry goods store, notion shop, hosiery shop, tailor shop, shoe store.
(15)
Department store.
(16)
Drugstore, pharmacy,
(17)
Filling station.
(18)
Food products (retail), grocery store (retail), delicatessen, meat and fish market, fruit and vegetable store, tea and coffee store.
(19)
Florist shop.
(20)
Hardware and paint store.
(21)
Household appliance store; furniture store; plumbing, heating and electrical supplies; crockery store.
(22)
Hotel.
(23)
Microwave radio relay structures.
(24)
Music store, radio store, radio broadcast studio.
(25)
Newsstand.
(26)
Photograph studio photographer's supplies.
(27)
Professional offices.
(28)
Railroad and bus depot.
(29)
Restaurant, cafeteria, lunch room, refreshment stand, caterer, tavern.
(30)
Telegraph and telephone office.
(31)
Temporary structure.
(32)
Tobacco and pipe store.
(33)
Undertaking establishment.
(34)
Any other uses similar in character and the processing or treatment of products clearly incidental to the conduct of a retail business on the premises.
(35)
Such accessory uses as are customary in connection with the foregoing uses and are incidental thereto.
D.
Height and area. In the C-1 Commercial District, the height of buildings, the minimum dimensions of yards and the minimum lot area per family shall be as follows:
(1)
Height. Buildings hereafter erected or structurally altered shall not exceed 45 feet nor three stories in height.
(2)
Side yard. For buildings or part of buildings hereafter erected or structurally altered for residential use, the side yard regulations for the R-1 Residential District shall apply. For buildings or part of buildings hereafter erected or structurally altered for commercial use, no setback will be required.
(3)
Setback. Where the frontage is designated on the Zoning Map as C-1 Commercial District, no setback will be required. Where an individual is building a residence in a C-1 Commercial District, the setback of the R-1 Residential District will apply.
(4)
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a minimum depth of 20 feet for a building two stories or less in height. For each additional story or fractional story in height, the depth of such rear yard shall be increased five feet.
(5)
Lot area per family. Every building or part of a building hereafter erected or structurally altered for residential purposes shall provide a lot area of not less than 4,350 square feet per family.
§ 480-24 C-2 Highway Commercial District.
A.
Purpose. The C-2 Highway Commercial District is designed to provide areas in which the principal use of land is devoted to commercial and service establishments which cater specifically to the needs of motor vehicle and tourist-oriented trade.
B.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in this district:
(1)
Gasoline service stations; provided further that all gasoline pumps, storage tanks and accessory equipment must be located at least 20 feet from any existing or officially proposed street line.
(2)
Automobile repair shops, including shops for general mechanical repairs, automobile body repair and repair of tires, but not including establishments for rebuilding, retreading, recapping, vulcanizing or manufacturing tires, and not include establishments for painting automobiles.
(3)
Establishments primarily engaged in specialized automobile repair, such as electrical, battery and ignition repair, radiator repair, glass replacement and repair, carburetor repair, and wheel alignment service.
(4)
Stores for the sale of tires, batteries or other automotive accessories.
(5)
Establishments for the washing, cleaning or polishing of automobiles, including self-service car washes.
(6)
Dealers in new passenger automobiles and trucks.
(7)
Dealers in used passenger automobiles and trucks.
(8)
Establishments engaged in the retail sale of automobile passenger trailers, mobile homes or campers.
(9)
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.
(10)
Establishments engaged in the daily or extended-term rental or leasing of house trailers, mobile homes or campers.
(11)
Hotels, motor hotels, motels, tourist courts, tourist rooms, etc.
(12)
Restaurants, lunchrooms and other eating places, including drive-in type establishments.
(13)
Commercial parking lots, parking garages, parking structures.
(14)
Tourist-oriented retail shops, including souvenir and curio shops.
C.
Conditional uses. The following principal uses are permitted as conditional uses within the district.
(1)
General grocery stores.
(2)
Seasonal roadside stands for the sale of vegetables, fruit or other farm products, but not other types of products or merchandise.
(3)
Establishments or facilities for the sale, rental, service, repair, testing, demonstration or other use of motorcycles, motorized bicycles, go-carts, snowmobiles, aircraft or other motorized vehicles or their components.
(4)
Establishments or facilities for the sale, rental, service, repair, testing, demonstration or other use of motorboats, other watercraft, marine supplies, motor for watercraft, or their components.
(5)
Wholesale merchandise establishments.
(6)
Warehouses.
(7)
Motor carrier facilities.
(8)
Professional offices.
(9)
Other retail establishments.
D.
Height and area. Within the C-2 Highway Commercial District, the height of buildings, the minimum dimensions of yards, maximum building area, and parking requirements shall be as follows:
(1)
Height. Buildings hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed neither 35 feet nor three stories in height.
(2)
Area. The maximum building area shall not exceed 25,000 square feet.
(3)
Side yard. There shall be a side yard on each side of the principal building of not less than 7 1/2 feet. For accessory buildings, the side yard on each side shall be not less than 7 1/2 feet.
(4)
Setback.
(a)
The setback and setback line for State Highway 13 within the Village shall be 100 feet from the center line of such highway.
(b)
The setback line at any street or avenue intersecting State Highway 13 within the Village shall be on a line between two points 210 feet from the center of intersecting street or avenue and such highway unless controlled by the state.
(5)
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a minimum depth of 20 feet.
(6)
Lot width. There shall be a minimum lot width of 75 feet measured at rear of front yard.
§ 480-25 I-1 Industrial District.
A.
Purpose. The I-1 Industrial District is intended primarily for the conduct of manufacturing, assembling and fabrication. It is designed to provide an environment suitable for industrial activities that do not create appreciable nuisances or hazards. The uses permitted in this district make it most desirable that they be separated from residential uses.
B.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in this district:
(1)
Any use or structure permitted in the C-1 Commercial District except as hereinafter modified.
(2)
Bottling of soft drinks or milk or distribution stations.
(3)
Building material sales and storage.
(4)
Builder's or contractor's plant or storage yard.
(5)
Lumber yard, including mill work.
(6)
Open yard for storage and sale of feed or fuel.
(7)
Automobile repair garage doing major repair, including tire retreading or recapping, battery service and repair.
(8)
The manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of such products as bakery goods, candy, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, toiletries and food products.
(9)
The manufacture, compounding, assembling or treatment of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared material: canvas, cellophane, cloth, fiber, glass, leather, paper, plastics, precious or semiprecious metals or stone, rubber, textiles, wood and yard.
(10)
The manufacture or assembly of electrical appliances, electronic instruments and devices, phonographs, radio and television sets, electric and neon signs, refrigerators and stoves.
(11)
Railroad freight stations, trucking or motor freight terminals.
C.
Prohibited uses. The following uses are specifically prohibited in the I-1 Industrial District:
(1)
Residential, educational or institutional uses, except a dwelling for a watchman or caretaker employed on the premises and members of his family.
(2)
Uses in conflict with any laws of the State of Wisconsin or any ordinances of the Village of Spencer governing nuisances.
(3)
Any of the following uses unless the location of such use has been approved as a conditional use after investigation and public hearing:
(a)
Abattoirs, except for slaughter of poultry.
(b)
Acid manufacture.
(c)
Cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of paris manufacture.
(d)
Distillation of bones.
(e)
Explosives manufacture or storage.
(f)
Fat rendering.
(g)
Fertilizer manufacture.
(h)
Garbage, rubbish, offal or dead animal reduction or dumping.
(i)
Glue manufacture.
(j)
Junkyards.
(k)
Petroleum refining.
(l)
Smelting of tin, copper, zinc or iron ores.
(m)
Stockyards.
D.
Height and area. In the I-1 Industrial District, the height of buildings, the minimum dimensions of yards and the minimum lot area per family shall be as follows:
(1)
Height. Buildings hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed neither 35 feet nor three stories in height.
(2)
Side yard. For buildings or parts of buildings used for residential purposes, the side yard regulations of the Residential District shall apply; otherwise a side yard, if provided, shall be not less than 20 feet in width.
(3)
Setback. Where parts of the frontage are designated on the District Map as Residential District and Industrial District, the setback regulations of the Residential District shall apply to the Industrial District; in no case shall the setback be less than 25 feet.
(4)
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a minimum depth of 20 feet for a building two stories or less in height. For each additional story or fractional story in height, the depth of such rear yard shall be increased three feet.
§ 480-26 LI-1 Light Industrial District.
A.
Intent. The intent of the Village Board in creating a light industry district is to provide a location for nonnuisance manufacturing uses, which may be located reasonably close to residential areas.
C.
Definitions. "Light manufacturing" is defined as a use engaged in the manufacture predominantly from previously prepared materials or finished products or parts, including fabrication, assembly, treatment, packaging, incidental storage, sales and distribution of such products.
D.
Mapping. Property placed in this zoning classification shall be appropriately indicated on the Zoning Map of the Village of Spencer.
E.
Height and area. The height of building and the minimum dimensions of yards shall be the same as required for the I-1 District.
§ 480-27 G-1 Institutional District.
A.
Purpose. The G-1 Institutional District is intended to eliminate the ambiguity of maintaining, in unrelated use districts, areas which are under public or public related ownership and where the use for public purpose is anticipated to be permanent.
B.
Permitted uses.
(1)
Cemeteries.
(2)
Churches.
(3)
Fraternal organizations.
(4)
Hospitals, sanatoriums, nursing homes and clinics.
(5)
Libraries and museums.
(6)
Municipal parking lots.
(7)
Public administrative offices and public service buildings, including fire and police stations.
(8)
Public or private schools.
(9)
Public utility offices.
(10)
Utilities.
(11)
Water storage tanks, towers and wells.
(12)
Botanical gardens and arboretums.
(13)
Exhibition halls.
(14)
Fairgrounds.
(15)
Forest reserves (wilderness areas).
(16)
Forest reserves (wilderness refuges).
(17)
Golf courses with or without country club facilities.
(18)
Golf driving ranges.
(19)
Group or organized camps.
(20)
Historic and monument sites.
(21)
Ice skating.
(22)
Parks.
(23)
Playfields or athletic fields.
(24)
Playgrounds.
(25)
Play lots or tot lots.
(26)
Recreation/community centers.
(27)
Skiing and tobogganing.
(28)
Tennis courts.
C.
Permitted accessory uses.
(1)
Essential services.
(2)
Garages for storage of vehicles or materials used in conjunction with the operation of a permitted use.
(3)
Off-street parking and loading areas.
(4)
Residential quarters for administrators, caretakers or clergy.
(5)
Service buildings and facilities normally accessory to the permitted uses.
(6)
Service-oriented offices or shops located within institutional buildings.
D.
Conditional uses.
(1)
Archery ranges.
(2)
Golf courses with country club/restaurant facilities.
(3)
Miniature golf.
(4)
Skeet and trap shooting ranges, provided that the firing of rifle arms and shotgun slugs shall not be permitted directly toward or over any highway, road or navigable water, toward any building or structure or toward any population concentration within 1 1/2 miles of the site.
E.
Lot area and width. There are no minimum lot requirements.
F.
Building height. No building or parts of a building shall exceed 45 feet in height.
G.
Setback and yards.
(1)
A minimum building setback of 25 feet from the right-of-way line of all public streets shall be required.
(2)
There shall be a minimum side yard of 7 1/2 feet.
(3)
There shall be a rear yard of not less than 25 feet.
(4)
Exception. In the case of ownership by school district or organization or by church or religious society of more than 50% of the frontage on intersection streets and more than 50% of the area of the square block wherein such property is located, the minimum setback line for building on such school or church property shall be 15 feet.
§ 480-28 W Conservancy District.
A.
Purpose. The W Conservancy District is intended to be used to prevent disruption of valuable natural or man-made resources and to protect wetland areas and lands which are subject to periodic flooding, where development would result in hazards to health or safety or would deplete or destroy natural resources or be otherwise incompatible with the public welfare.[1]
B.
Permitted uses.
(1)
Agricultural uses, provided that they do not involve extensions of cultivated areas, extension of or creation of new drainage systems, and further provided that they do not substantially disturb or impair the natural fauna, flora, topography or water regimen.
(2)
Forest and game management.
(3)
Forest reserves (wilderness areas).
(4)
Forest reserves (wildlife areas).
(5)
Open space uses, including preserves, scenic areas, historic and scientific areas, fishing, soil and water conservation practices, sustained yield forestry, stream bank protection and water retention and control; provided, however, that no such uses involve structures, fill, soil or peat removal or disruption of the natural flow of any watercourse or natural topography.
D.
Conditional uses.
§ 480-29 R-MH Mobile Home District.
The requirements for property in the R-MH Mobile Home District shall be as provided in Article X of this chapter.
§ 480-30 WW-1 Waste Water Treatment Plant District.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to comply with Ch. NR 110, Wis. Adm. Code, in regard to the isolation of sewage treatment plants in order to minimize any potential odor, noise and disturbance which may be caused by such facility and to enhance plant security and reliability.
B.
Requirements.
(1)
There is created a Waste Water Treatment Plant Zone, which zone shall constitute an area within 200 feet from any portion of the Spencer Wastewater Treatment Plant.
(2)
No future construction of commercial establishments or buildings occupied or intended for residential use shall be permitted within the Waste Water Treatment Plant Zone.
§ 480-31 R-5 Group Home District.
A.
Purpose. This district would provide for "group homes" which means a facility operated by a person required to be licensed under § 48.625, Wis. Stats., and licensed by the Department of Health Services under § 48.66, Wis. Stats., to provide twenty-four-hour care for five to eight children between the ages of 11 and 18.