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Waupun City Zoning Code

16.10

LOT AND BUILDING REQUIREMENTS.

(1)

No lot shall be used and no building shall be erected except in conformance with the following schedule. (Ord. 98-07)

Lot Area
(sq.ft.) 		Lot
Width
(ft.) 		Front
Yard
(ft.) 		Side
Yard
(ft.) 		Rear
Yard
(ft.) 		Max.
Bldg**
Height
(ft.)
R-1 7,500 60 25 6 25 35
R-2 (Two Family) 8,000 90 25 6 25 35
R-2 (Split Family) 4,000 90 25 6 and 0 25 35
R-3 A 80 30 15 25 45
R-4 6,000 42 No less than both adjoining structures 6 25 35
R-5 6,000 50 20 5 10 25
R-6 8,000 80 30 6 25 35
B-1 8,000 80 25 9 25 30
B-2 8,000 40 0 0 0 60
B-3 2*** 150 25 20 40 50
B-4 1*** 120 40 20 20 60
B-5 20,000 100 15 15 15 65
B-6 8,000 60 25 10 10 45
M-1 1*** 100 15 15 15 65
M-2 1*** 100 15 15 15 65
C 6,000 42 - - - -
PD B 80 25 8 15 45
A 10*** 150 30 6 25 35
IN 5*** 100 100 25 25 65

 

A = 3,000 square feet per family up to and including 4 families and 1,500 square feet per family thereafter.

B = 8,000 square feet for 1 family, 6,000 square feet per family for 2 families; 3,000 square feet per family for multifamily up to and including 4 families; and 1,500 square feet per family thereafter.

* Accessory building side yard in Residential and Business District 3 feet; in Manufacturing District 5 feet.

** Accessory building height in R-1, R-2, R-4, R-5 15 feet; R-3 and PD 20 feet; in R-6 8 feet; in Business 25 feet.

*** Lot area measured in acres.

+ Mobile home park must contain a minimum of 5 acres.

(2)

In addition, the following setback requirements apply for all lots that abut on the Rock River:

(a)

There shall be setbacks from both the streets and water.

(b)

All buildings and structures, except piers, wharfs, and boathouses shall be setback at least 75 feet from all points along the normal highwater line and two (2) feet above the normal highwater elevation unless otherwise specified by this Ordinance. Seepage pits and soil absorption fields shall be setback at least 50 feet from the normal highwater elevation.

(c)

The Zoning Administrator shall determine the normal highwater elevation or line where not established.

(d)

A setback from water less than the setback required may be permitted where there are at least 5 existing main buildings within 500 feet of the proposed site that are built to less than the required setback. In such case the setback shall be the average of the nearest main buildings on each side of the proposed site or if there are no buildings on one side, the average of the setback from the main building on one side, and the required setback.

(Ord. No. 22-02, § 2, 5-10-2022)