(1)

Compliance. Within each designated zoning district, no buildings shall be erected, moved, enlarged, or structurally altered, nor shall any building or premises be used for any purpose, except as permitted in the district in which the building or premises is located. No lots shall be created which do not have access to a public road or street.

(2)

Lot area. After adoption of this chapter, no lot area shall be so reduced that the dimensional and yard requirements imposed by this chapter cannot be met. However, where lawfully existing lots do not satisfy such requirements, the board of appeals may grant a variance.

(3)

Required area of yards. Every part of the required area of a yard shall be open to the sky unobstructed, except for permitted accessory buildings. The ordinary projections of sills, cornices, eaves, and ornamental features may project into a required yard not more than two feet. Fire escapes and stairways may project into a required yard not more than five feet.

(4)

Zoning map amendment.

(a)

Whenever a change in the official zoning map is proposed, an application for a zoning amendment shall be filed with the zoning administrator. The application shall provide a full legal description, property map, and map of surrounding zoning. After review by staff, the application shall be placed on a city plan commission agenda for an initial presentation and review, and the zoning request shall be posted by the city on public access television. A public hearing shall be scheduled before the plan commission. The city plan commission shall forward its recommendation to the common council at a subsequent meeting after the public hearing. However, the plan commission can modify this requirement by an affirmative vote of three-fourths of its members present after conducting the public hearing and make a recommendation at the same meeting as the public hearing.

(b)

Whenever a change in the official zoning map is proposed and the required public hearing is scheduled and noticed by city as a class 2 notice as required by Wisconsin Statutes, the city shall give notice, by regular mail, of the proposed change to all property owners whose property lies within 300 feet measured in a straight line from the exterior boundary of the property subject to the proposed zoning map amendment. Said notice shall be mailed at least ten days prior to the hearing, however failure of a neighboring property owner to receive such mailed notice shall not invalidate a public hearing. In addition, the applicant shall post sign(s) visible to every facing street at least ten days prior to the hearing. The sign(s) shall identify the property as being the subject of a public hearing and identify the appropriate city office that may be contacted for information.

(c)

A proposed zoning map amendment shall require adoption of an ordinance by the common council. If action is delayed more than 120 days from the date of public hearing, a new public hearing shall take place. The common council may grant up to a 60-day extension if warranted by extenuating circumstances.

(d)

Except for statutory notice requirements, subsection (b) does not apply to comprehensive changes to the official zoning map.

(5)

Lots abutting proposed streets. Structures on lots abutting proposed streets as depicted on the official city map shall conform to all yard requirements from the proposed street for the appropriate zoning district.

(6)

Reserved.

(7)

Aesthetic requirements. All dwellings located in the R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4 residential districts shall comply with the following requirements:

(a)

Be fastened or attached to a completely enclosed continuous foundation in accordance with subch. III, IV and V, ch. ILHR 21, Wis. Adm. Code, or set on a comparable enclosed continuous foundation system approved by the zoning administrator, who may require a plan for such foundation to be certified by a registered architect or engineer to ensure proper support;

(b)

Reserved;

(c)

Have a roof with a minimum pitch of four feet in height for each 12 feet in width, unless a lesser pitch is approved by the aesthetic design and site plan review board.

(d)

Have eaves, overhang or gables on all sides of the structure projecting a minimum of 12 inches from the side wall of the structure outward;

(e)

Have a minimum side wall height of seven feet six inches on all outside walls of the structure;

(f)

Have a ratio of the dwelling's length to its width of no greater than 2.5 to one;

(g)

Have exterior sides of all dwellings and attached structures covered with siding made of wood, masonry, concrete, stucco, masonite, vinyl or metal lap extending to the top of the foundation;

(h)

All dwellings and attached structures shall have a roof surface with wood shakes, asphalt, composition or wood shingles, clay, concrete or metal tiles, colored standing-seam metal roofing, slate or built up gravel material.

(Ord. No. 961-1195, § 3, 11-7-95; Ord. No. 1005-0698, § 2, 6-2-98; Ord. No. 1035-0300, § 1, 3-21-00; Ord. No. 1038-0400, § 1, 4-8-00; Ord. No. 1093-0403, § 2, 4-15-03; Ord. No. 1107-0903, § 1, 9-16-03; Ord. No. 1128-0804, § 1, 8-17-04; Ord. No. 1156-1105, § 1, 11-15-05; Ord. No. 1179-1106, § 1, 11-21-06; Ord. No. 1325-1116, § 1, 11-1-16; Ord. No. 1429-0823, § 2, 8-15-23)