Stoughton City Zoning Code
Appendix E
Bulk Regulations
City of Stoughton Bulk Regulations (Requirements per Articles I and II)
Summary of City of Stoughton Residential Bulk Standards
| Zoning District | Min Lot Area (square feet) | Min Lot Width (ft) | Minimum Setbacks (ft) | Min Dwelling Unit Separation (ft) | Max Building Height (ft) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front or Street Side Lot Line to House | Front or Street Side Lot Line to Attached Garage | Side to House or attached garage 2 | Rear lot line to House or attached garage 2 | Side/Rear to Accessory building | Pavement to side or rear/street | |||||||
| Least Side | Sum of Sides | Dwelling Unit | Accessory Building | |||||||||
| Rural Holding | 35 Acres | 100 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 3/3 3 | 5/10 | 20 | 35 | 45 |
| Exurban Res | 40,000 | 100 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 4/4 11 | 5/10 | 20 | 35 | 20 |
| Single-family Res-3 | 12,000 | 80 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 4/4 11 | 5/10 | 20 | 30 | 20 |
| Single-family Res-4 | 8,600 | 66 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 4/4 11 | 1/10 | 20 | 30 | 20 |
| Single-family Res-5 | 7,200 | 60 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 4/4 11 | 1/10 | 12 | 30 | 20 |
| Single-family Res-6 | 6,600 9 | 40 | 20 4 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4/4 11 | 1/10 | 10 | 35 | 20 |
| Two-family Res-6 | 5,000 per du | 80 or 40 for twin home | 20 10 | 20 12 | 10 6 | 20 6 | 30 | 4/4 11 | 1/10 | 20 | 30 | 20 |
| Neighborhood Office 7 | See footnote #7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Planned Office | Residential uses not permitted in this district except as upper story residential units | |||||||||||
| Neighborhood Business 7 | See footnote #7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Planned Business | Residential uses not permitted in this district except as upper story residential units | |||||||||||
| Central Business 8 | See footnote #8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
See
footnote #6 | — | — |
| Planned Unit Development PD | All standards set as part of planned unit development | |||||||||||
| 2 Additional setbacks may be required along zoning district boundaries. See Section 78-610. | ||||||||||||
| 3 Accessory buildings shall be 3 feet from the property line; 5 feet from an alley. | ||||||||||||
| 4 12 feet to porch | ||||||||||||
| 5 See district text for requirements for specific uses | ||||||||||||
| 6 0 feet along common wall | ||||||||||||
| 7 For single-family homes see the SR-5 District. For two-family homes see the TR-6 District | ||||||||||||
| 8 Reserved | ||||||||||||
| 9 4,000 square feet for Traditional Neighborhood developments served by alleys | ||||||||||||
| 10 10 feet for open-walled front porches | ||||||||||||
| 11 4 feet from property line; 4 feet from an alley. | ||||||||||||
| 12 15 feet for open-walled front porches | ||||||||||||
(Ord. No. 0-15-2012, § 1, 9-11-2012; Ord. No. 0-21-2024, § 1(Exh. A), 11-26-2024)
City of Stoughton Bulk Regulations (Requirements per Articles I and II)
Summary of City of Stoughton Nonresidential Bulk Standards
| Zoning District | Min Lot Area (square feet) | Min Lot Width (ft) | Minimum Setbacks (ft) | Minimum Building Separation (ft) | Maximum Building Height (ft) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building to Front or Street Side Lot Line | Building to Res Side Lot Line | Building to Res Rear Lot Line | Building to NonRes Side Lot Line | Building to NonRes Rear Lot Line | Side/Rear to Accessory building | Pavement side or rear/street | |||||
| Rural Holding 1 | 40,000 | 100 | 35 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 4/4 4 | 5/10 | 100 | 35 |
| Exurban Res 1 | 40,000 | 100 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 4/4 4 | 5/10 | 60 | 35 |
| Single-family Res-3 1 | 40,000 | 100 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 4/4 4 | 5/10 | 20 | 35 |
| Single Family Res-4 1 | 40,000 | 100 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 4/4 4 | 1/10 | 20 | 35 |
| Single-Family Res-5 1 | 40,000 | 100 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 4/4 4 | 1/10 | 20 | 35 |
| Single-Family Res-6 1 | 40,000 | 100 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 4/4 4 | 5/10 | 20 | 35 |
| Two-Family Res-6 1 | 40,000 | 100 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 4/4 4 | 1/10 | 20 | 35 |
| Institutional 1 | 20,000 | 100 | 25 | 10 | 30 | 10 3 | 30 | 4/4 4 | 5/10 | 20 3 | 40 |
| Neighborhood Office | 10,000 | 100 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 4/4 4 | 5/10 | 20 | 35 |
| Planned Office | 20,000 | 100 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 10 3 | 20 | 4/4 4 | 5/10 | 20 3, 5 | 45 |
| Neighborhood Business | 6,600 | 100 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 4/4 4 | 1/10 | 20 | 35 |
| Planned Business | 20,000 | 100 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 10 3 | 20 | 4/4 4 | 5/10 | 20 3, 5 | 45 |
| Central Business | 1,000 | 20 | See note 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/4 4 | 0 | 0 | 45 6 |
| Planned Industrial | 20,000 | 100 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 4/4 4 | 5/10 | 20 | 40 |
| General Industrial | 20,000 | 100 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4/4 4 | 5/10 | 20 | 45 |
| Heavy Industrial | 20,000 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4/4 4 | 5/10 | 40 | 45 |
| Planned Development | All standards set as part of planned development | ||||||||||
| 1 Bulk requirements for institutional uses, such as churches and schools, in agricultural districts. | |||||||||||
| 2 Reserved. | |||||||||||
| 3 Zero feet where property line divides attached buildings. | |||||||||||
| 4 4 feet from property line; 4 feet from an alley. | |||||||||||
| 5 40 feet for a lot adjacent to a street Officially Mapped as being equal to or exceeding 100 feet. | |||||||||||
| 6 Minimum building height 20 feet, minimum 2 habitable stories | |||||||||||
| 7 Average of directly adjacent building or buildings along same street frontage as determined by the Department of Planning and Development. | |||||||||||
(Ord. No. 0-4-2011, § 11, 5-10-2011; Ord. No. 0-21-2024, § 1(Exh. A), 11-26-2024)