PURPOSE. To provide for single-family residential development at densities not to exceed 5.5 dwelling units per net acre.
PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES.
Single-family dwellings.
Community living arrangements which have a capacity for eight (8) or fewer persons, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 62.23(7)(i) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Foster family homes.
Family day care homes.
Essential services.
PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES.
Detached garages and carports, accessory to dwellings without an attached garage or carport.
Gardening, tool, and storage sheds incidental to the residential use.
Home occupations and professional home offices.
Roof-mounted solar collectors provided that a registered engineer or registered architect shall certify that the structure is adequate to support the load.
Earth station dish antennas located on the roof of the principal or accessory structure or in the rear yard. Where the earth station dish is roof-mounted, a registered engineer or registered architect shall certify that the structure is adequate to support the load.
Solar energy collectors erected as an accessory structure.
CONDITIONAL USES.
Two-family dwellings located on a lot adjoining or within 100 feet of a less restricted district, or on a lot abutting a primary or secondary thoroughfare.
Bed and breakfast establishments as regulated in Section 22.24(4)(a).
Churches and other places of worship and Sunday school buildings. Plans must include a parking plan.
Community living arrangements which have a capacity of nine (9) or more persons.
Home Industries.
Schools and colleges for academic instruction.
(Am. #51-05) Utility substations, municipal wells, pumping stations, and towers.
Wireless communications facilities provided that they comply with the provisions of Section 22.21.
LOT AREA AND WIDTH. Lots shall be a minimum of eight thousand (8,000) square feet in area for single-family dwellings and nine thousand (9,000) square feet in area for two-family dwellings and shall be not less than sixty-five (65) feet in width. Corner lots shall be a minimum of seventy-five (75) feet in width.
BUILDING HEIGHT AND AREA. (Am. #61-02)
(Am. #11-16) No principal building or part of a principal building shall exceed forty (40) feet in height. Accessory buildings shall be less than twenty (20) feet tall and shall not exceed the height of the principal structure.
The total minimum floor area of a single family dwelling shall be one thousand (1,000) square feet. The total minimum floor area for the first floor of a single family dwelling containing two or more stories shall not be less than eight hundred (800) square feet.
The total minimum floor area of a two-family dwelling shall be one thousand eight hundred (1,800) square feet. The total minimum floor area of each unit within a two-family dwelling shall not be less than nine hundred (900) square feet.
A tri-level dwelling shall have a minimum living area of three hundred fifty (350) square feet per level.
Accessory structures in aggregate shall not exceed eight hundred seventy (870) square feet in area.
SETBACK AND YARDS.
There shall be a minimum street yard setback of twenty-five (25) feet from any street right-of-way.
There shall be a side yard on each side of all buildings of not less than ten (10) feet in width.
There shall be a rear yard of not less than forty (40) feet.
There shall be a minimum setback requirement of seventy-five (75) feet from the ordinary highwater mark of a navigable body of water.
EROSION CONTROL. The uses and structures in the RS-3 District are subject to Chapter 32 of the City of Waukesha Municipal Code, Chapter 21 of the Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code, and any other applicable State laws and administrative rules.
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS. (Cr. #38-02) The restrictions on lot area, lot width, building height, setbacks, and yards may be reduced or increased if the property is part of a Planned Unit Development Overlay District in accordance with Section 22.52.
(Rep. & recr. #66-01) (Repealed and replaced #2020-14)
Waukesha City Zoning Code
22.26 RS-3
Single-Family Residential District
PURPOSE. To provide for single-family residential development at densities not to exceed 5.5 dwelling units per net acre.
PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES.
Single-family dwellings.
Community living arrangements which have a capacity for eight (8) or fewer persons, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 62.23(7)(i) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Foster family homes.
Family day care homes.
Essential services.
PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES.
Detached garages and carports, accessory to dwellings without an attached garage or carport.
Gardening, tool, and storage sheds incidental to the residential use.
Home occupations and professional home offices.
Roof-mounted solar collectors provided that a registered engineer or registered architect shall certify that the structure is adequate to support the load.
Earth station dish antennas located on the roof of the principal or accessory structure or in the rear yard. Where the earth station dish is roof-mounted, a registered engineer or registered architect shall certify that the structure is adequate to support the load.
Solar energy collectors erected as an accessory structure.
CONDITIONAL USES.
Two-family dwellings located on a lot adjoining or within 100 feet of a less restricted district, or on a lot abutting a primary or secondary thoroughfare.
Bed and breakfast establishments as regulated in Section 22.24(4)(a).
Churches and other places of worship and Sunday school buildings. Plans must include a parking plan.
Community living arrangements which have a capacity of nine (9) or more persons.
Home Industries.
Schools and colleges for academic instruction.
(Am. #51-05) Utility substations, municipal wells, pumping stations, and towers.
Wireless communications facilities provided that they comply with the provisions of Section 22.21.
LOT AREA AND WIDTH. Lots shall be a minimum of eight thousand (8,000) square feet in area for single-family dwellings and nine thousand (9,000) square feet in area for two-family dwellings and shall be not less than sixty-five (65) feet in width. Corner lots shall be a minimum of seventy-five (75) feet in width.
BUILDING HEIGHT AND AREA. (Am. #61-02)
(Am. #11-16) No principal building or part of a principal building shall exceed forty (40) feet in height. Accessory buildings shall be less than twenty (20) feet tall and shall not exceed the height of the principal structure.
The total minimum floor area of a single family dwelling shall be one thousand (1,000) square feet. The total minimum floor area for the first floor of a single family dwelling containing two or more stories shall not be less than eight hundred (800) square feet.
The total minimum floor area of a two-family dwelling shall be one thousand eight hundred (1,800) square feet. The total minimum floor area of each unit within a two-family dwelling shall not be less than nine hundred (900) square feet.
A tri-level dwelling shall have a minimum living area of three hundred fifty (350) square feet per level.
Accessory structures in aggregate shall not exceed eight hundred seventy (870) square feet in area.
SETBACK AND YARDS.
There shall be a minimum street yard setback of twenty-five (25) feet from any street right-of-way.
There shall be a side yard on each side of all buildings of not less than ten (10) feet in width.
There shall be a rear yard of not less than forty (40) feet.
There shall be a minimum setback requirement of seventy-five (75) feet from the ordinary highwater mark of a navigable body of water.
EROSION CONTROL. The uses and structures in the RS-3 District are subject to Chapter 32 of the City of Waukesha Municipal Code, Chapter 21 of the Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code, and any other applicable State laws and administrative rules.
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS. (Cr. #38-02) The restrictions on lot area, lot width, building height, setbacks, and yards may be reduced or increased if the property is part of a Planned Unit Development Overlay District in accordance with Section 22.52.
(Rep. & recr. #66-01) (Repealed and replaced #2020-14)