Waterloo Jefferson County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
§ 385-3
General provisions.
A.
Compliance. No structure, land or water shall hereafter be used and no structure or part thereof shall hereafter be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted or structurally altered without full compliance with the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable City, county and state regulations.
B.
Use restrictions. The following use restrictions and regulations shall apply:
(1)
Principal uses. Only those principal uses specified for a district, their essential services and the following shall be permitted in that district.
(a)
Accessory uses. Accessory uses and structures are permitted in any district but not until their principal structure is present or under construction. Residential accessory uses shall not involve the conduct of any business, trade or industry. Accessory uses include incidental repairs, storage, parking facilities, gardening, servant and watchman quarters not for rent, private swimming pools, and private emergency shelters. Accessory buildings shall not occupy more than 30% of the required area for the rear yard.
(b)
Unclassified or unspecified uses. Unclassified or unspecified uses may be permitted by the Council after the Plan Commission has made a review and recommendation, provided that such uses are similar in character to the principal uses permitted in the district.
(c)
Temporary uses. Temporary uses, such as real estate sales field offices or shelters for materials and equipment being used in the construction of a permanent structure, may be permitted by the Council.
(2)
Performance standards. Performance standards listed in § 385-24 of this chapter shall be complied with by all uses in all districts.
C.
Yard reduction or joint use.
(1)
No lot area shall be so reduced that the yards and open spaces shall be smaller than is required by this chapter, nor shall the density of population be increased in any manner except in conformity with the area regulations hereby established for the district in which a building or premises is located.
(2)
No part of a yard or other open space provided about any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be included as a part of a yard or other open space required for another building.
(3)
No lot in the City which contains a building shall hereafter be reduced by any type of conveyance to an area less than would be required for the construction of such building on such lot.
D.
Lot occupancy. Every building hereafter erected, converted, enlarged or structurally altered shall be located on a platted lot, and in no case shall there be more than one principal building on one platted lot unless approved by the Council.
E.
Yards abutting district boundaries. Any side yard, rear yard or court abutting a district boundary line shall have a minimum width and depth in the less restricted district equal to the average of the required minimum widths and depths for such yards and courts in the two districts which abut the district boundary line.
F.
Storage limitation. No required side yard or front yard in the commercial or industrial districts shall be used for storage or the conduct of business.
G.
Vision clearance. No obstructions, such as structures, parking or vegetation, shall be permitted in any district other than the C-1 District between the height of 2 1/2 feet and 10 feet above a plane through the mean curb grades within the triangular space formed by any two existing or proposed intersecting street or alley right-of-way lines and a line joining points on such lines located a minimum of 35 feet from their intersection. Official signs, utility poles, tree trunks and wire fences may be permitted within each segment of an intersection traffic visibility area.
H.
Performance standards. See § 385-24 of this chapter.
I.
Parking and loading restrictions. See § 385-23 of this chapter.
J.
Regulation of historic places. As authorized under § 62.23(7)(em), Wis. Stats., no structure on any property that is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places in Wisconsin or the State Registry of Historic Places shall be razed, or structurally or aesthetically altered, without the approval of the Plan Commission. Any owner of such historic place desiring to raze or to structurally or aesthetically alter any structure thereon shall first apply for a permit as required under Chapter 140, Building Construction, of this Code. The Building Inspector shall inspect the structure and shall file a report with the Plan Commission within 20 days regarding the structural condition of the building and the economic feasibility of maintaining the structure as an historic building. The Plan Commission shall hold a hearing upon giving a Class 1 notice and, after reviewing the report of the Building Inspector and the testimony given and after considering any proposed structural or aesthetic alterations, shall, within 30 days, make findings and issue an order authorizing the Building Inspector to grant or deny the permit. Any person aggrieved by the order of the Plan Commission may file an appeal with the Board of Zoning Appeals within 30 days of such order.