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.

Annexations. Annexations to or consolidations with the Village subsequent to the effective date of this chapter shall be placed in the R-1 Single-Family District, unless the annexation ordinance places the land in another district.

The Village of Stratford is hereby divided into zoning districts as shown upon a map designated as the Official Zoning Map of the Village of Stratford and made a part of this chapter. The Official Zoning Map and all the notations, references and other information shown hereon 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 Clerk of the Village of Stratford.

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 Plan Commission 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.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets, highways or alleys shall be construed to follow such center lines.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following Village boundaries shall be construed as following municipal boundaries.

Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the main tracks.

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.

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.

Permitted uses and structures. Single-family dwellings and their accessory structures or uses.

Conditional uses and structures. Parks, greenways and open spaces, playgrounds, public and private schools, bed-and-breakfast establishments, hospitals, cemeteries, governmental and community service buildings and functions, utility lines, pumping stations, golf courses, churches, libraries, single-family planned residential development, home occupations, agricultural uses, multiple-family uses, provided that they conform to the regulations of § 590-20F, and mobile home developments and mobile home parks.[1]

Lot size.

Building height: 35 feet maximum.

Setbacks.

Floor area and width. Buildings used in whole or in part for residential purposes which are hereafter erected, moved, or structurally altered shall have the following minimum floor areas and widths:

Permitted uses and structures. Single-family dwellings and their accessory structures or uses.

Conditional uses and structures. Parks, greenways and open spaces, playgrounds, public and private schools, bed-and-breakfast establishments, hospitals, cemeteries, governmental and community service buildings and functions, utility lines, pumping stations, golf courses, churches, libraries, single-family planned residential development, home occupations, agricultural uses, multiple-family uses provided that they conform to the regulations of § 590-20F, and mobile home developments and mobile home parks.[1]

Lot size.

Building height: 35 feet maximum.

Setbacks.

Floor area and width. Buildings used in whole or in part for residential purposes which are hereafter erected, moved, or structurally altered shall have the following minimum floor areas and widths:

Permitted uses. Single-family residential uses and two-family residential uses, provided that they conform to the regulations set forth below.

Conditional uses and structures. Parks, greenways, and open spaces, playgrounds, public and private schools, bed-and-breakfast establishments, hospitals, cemeteries, governmental and community service buildings and functions, utility lines, pumping stations, golf courses, churches, libraries, single-family planned residential development, home occupations, agricultural uses, mobile home developments and mobile home parks.[1]

Lot size.

Building height: 35 feet maximum.

Setbacks.

Floor area and width. Buildings used in whole or in part for residential purposes which are hereafter erected, moved, or structurally altered shall have the following minimum floor areas and widths:

Permitted uses. Single-family residential uses and structures conforming at least to the minimum and maximum requirements of the R-2 Residential District and multiple-family uses provided that they conform to the regulations below.

Conditional uses and structures. Parks, greenways and open spaces, playgrounds, public and private schools, bed-and-breakfast establishments, hospitals, cemeteries, governmental and community service buildings and functions, utility lines, pumping stations, golf courses, churches, libraries, single-family planned residential development, home occupations, agricultural uses, mobile home developments and mobile home parks.[2]

Lot size.

Building height: maximum 72 feet or six stories, whichever is the least.

Setbacks.

Other requirements.

Permitted uses and structures. Single-family residences, home occupations, parks, open spaces, agriculture and general farming (except farms feeding offal or garbage and mink farms), dairying, livestock raising, truck farming, forestry, poultry raising, airport and golf courses.[1]

Conditional uses and structures. Mink farms, cemeteries, municipal service functions and structures, pumping stations, churches, restaurants, resorts, taverns, grocery stores, service stations, multiple-family uses provided that they conform to the regulations of § 590-20F, mobile home developments, mobile home parks, trailer parks and campgrounds, mini warehouses, and commercial and industrial uses permitted in the B-2 and I-1 Districts, respectively.

Lot size.

Building height: 35 feet maximum except for barns, silos and other buildings and structures which are customarily higher and accessory uses to farming.

Setbacks.

Floor area and width. Buildings used in whole or in part for residential purposes which are hereafter erected, moved, or structurally altered shall have the following minimum floor areas and widths:

Permitted uses and structures. Hardware and feed stores, auto sales, furniture stores, barbershops, bakeries, bars, cocktail lounges, restaurants, motels, hotels, fruit stores, dry goods stores, luggage shops, stationary stores, personal and business service establishments, pet shops, small animal clinic, clothing stores, public passenger transportation terminals, taxi stands, gift stores, variety stores, garages, theaters, professional offices, organization headquarters, newspaper and magazine publishers, jewelry stores, banks, shoe stores, religious goods stores, packaged beverage stores, drive-through service establishments, appliance sales and repair, sporting goods, insurance and real estate offices, radio and television sales and service, catalog order stores, savings and loan and finance companies, department stores, bowling alleys, churches, tobacco and magazine stores, beauty salons, music shops, radio stations (without antenna), public and private schools, single-family residential dwellings, multiple-family residential dwellings, residential dwellings (single and multiple-family) above and adjacent to commercial establishments, parking areas, open spaces and parks and mini storage buildings.

Conditional uses. Wholesale outlets, secondhand stores, professional laundry and dry-cleaning establishments, gas stations and other uses similar or customarily incidental to the above uses.

Lot size: no minimum.

Building height: five stories or 60 feet maximum.

Setbacks: no minimum.

Permitted uses and structures. Any use or structure permitted in the B-1 District, drugstores, neighborhood groceries, coin-operated laundromats, supermarkets, coffee shops, soda fountains, laundry and dry cleaners, and taverns.[1]

Conditional uses and structures. Gas stations.

Lot size: no minimum.

Building height: 35 feet maximum.

Setbacks.

Permitted uses and structures. Any use or structure permitted in the B-2 District, gas stations, automobile sales and service stations and public garages, drive-in establishments serving food and beverages for consumption on premises, drive-in theaters, amusement parks, and parking.[1]

Conditional uses and structures.

Building height: 35 feet maximum.

Lot size.

Setbacks.

Permitted uses and structures. Automotive body repairs, automotive upholstery, cleaning, pressing and dyeing establishments, commercial bakeries, commercial greenhouses, distributors, farm machinery, food locker plants, laboratories, machine shops, manufacture and bottling of nonalcoholic beverages, painting, printing, publishing, storage and sale of lumber, machinery and equipment, trade and contractors' offices, warehousing and wholesaling, manufacturing, fabrication, packing, packaging and assembly of products from furs, glass, leather, metals, paper, plaster, plastics, textiles and wood, manufacture, fabrication, processing, packaging and packing of confections, cosmetics, electrical appliances, electronic devices, food except cabbage, fish and fish products, meat and meat products, and pea vining, instruments, jewelry, pharmaceuticals, tobacco and toiletries, freight yards, freight terminals and transshipment depots, inside storage, breweries, agriculture, parking and open areas and auto sales.

Conditional uses and structures.

Lot size.

Building height: 60 feet maximum.

Setbacks.

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.

Permitted uses. Cemeteries, churches, fraternal organizations, hospitals, sanatoriums, nursing homes and clinics, libraries, museums and art galleries, municipal parking lots, public administrative offices and public service buildings, including fire and police stations, public or private schools, colleges and universities, public utility offices, utilities, water storage tanks, towers and wells, amphitheaters, amusement parks, aquariums, arenas and field houses, art galleries, auditoriums, boat rentals and boat access sites, botanical gardens and arboretums, exhibition halls, fairgrounds, forest reserves (wilderness areas), forest reserves (wilderness refuges), golf courses with or without country club facilities, golf driving ranges, group or organized camps, historic and monument sites, hunting and fishing clubs, ice skating, libraries, miniature golf, museums, parks (general recreation), parks (leisure and ornamental), picnicking areas, planetariums, play fields or athletic fields, playgrounds, play lots or tot lots, recreation/community centers, skiing and tobogganing, stadiums, swimming beaches, and tennis courts.

Permitted accessory uses. Essential services, garages for storage of vehicles or materials used in conjunction with the operation of a permitted use, off-street parking and loading areas, residential quarters for administrators, caretakers or clergy, service buildings and facilities normally accessory to the permitted uses, service-oriented offices or shops located within institutional buildings.

Conditional uses. Archery ranges, athletic clubs and health resorts, drive-in movies, gymnasiums, public emergency shelters, roller skating, and 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.[1]

Lot area and width. There are no minimum lot requirements.

Building height. No building or parts of a building shall exceed 45 feet in height.

Setbacks.

Purpose. The C-1 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.

Permitted uses.

Permitted accessory uses.

Conditional uses.

Lot area and setbacks.

Purpose. The Village recognizes that consequences of certain land use activities, whether intentional or accidental, can seriously impair groundwater quality. The purpose of the Municipal Well Recharge Area Overlay District (MW) is to protect municipal groundwater resources from certain land use activities by imposing appropriate restrictions upon lands located within the approximate groundwater recharge area of the Village's municipal wells. The restrictions imposed herein are in addition to those of the underlying residential, commercial or industrial zoning districts or any other provisions of this chapter.

Overlay zones. The Municipal Well Recharge Area Overlay District is hereby divided into Zone A and Zone B as follows:

Zone A prohibited uses. The following land uses are hereby found to have a high potential to contaminate or have already caused groundwater contamination problems in Wisconsin and elsewhere. The following principal or accessory uses are hereby prohibited within Zone A of the Municipal Well Recharge Area Overlay District:

Zone A conditional uses. The following conditional uses may be allowed in the Municipal Well Recharge Area Overlay District, subject to the provisions of Article V:

Zone B prohibited uses. The following principal or accessory uses are hereby prohibited within Zone B of the Municipal Well Recharge Area Overlay District:

Zone B conditional uses. The following conditional uses may be allowed in the Municipal Well Recharge Area Overlay District, subject to the provisions of Article V:

Purpose. The Village recognizes that there can be significant economic benefit to the Village and to certain businesses and industries which comes about by placing the businesses and industries in a defined portion of the community subject to certain development restrictions to encourage a harmonious and park-like setting. For this purpose the Village has created the Business/Industrial Park District.

Permitted uses. Any use or structure which is a permitted use in an I-1 General Industrial District and business offices, laboratories or other facilities related to such uses.

Conditional uses and structures. Any use or structure which is a conditional use in an I-1 General Industrial District, except dumps, disposal areas, sewage disposal plants, and earth and sanitary landfill operations.

Site restrictions. All restrictions in the attached covenants.[1]

The purpose of this section 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 facilities and to enhance plant security and reliability.

There is hereby created a Wastewater Treatment Plant Zone, which zone shall constitute an area within 500 feet from any portion of the Stratford Wastewater Treatment Plant.

No future construction of commercial establishments or buildings occupied or intended for residential use shall be permitted within the Wastewater Treatment Plant Zone.

This section is recommended by the Public Works Committee of the Village of Stratford.