Jurisdiction of this chapter shall include all lands and waters within the corporate limits of the Village of Westfield.[1]

No structure, water or land shall hereafter be used, no land use shall be substantially changed and no structure shall be erected, moved, or structurally altered without full compliance with the terms of this chapter and other applicable regulations and until a zoning permit has been issued.

The Village Board hereby designates that it is the duty of the Zoning Administrator, with the aid of the Police Department, to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The Police Department shall report to the Zoning Administrator any activities which are being carried out without the required permit.

All applications for a zoning permit shall be made to the Zoning Administrator and shall be accompanied by a fee as set by the Village Board and by plans, in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the name and address of the property owner; location, actual shape and dimensions of the lot to be built upon; high-water mark of any abutting watercourse; center line of abutting streets and highways; the exact size and location on the lot of the proposed or existing building(s) and accessory building(s); the lines within which the building shall be erected, altered or moved; the existing and intended use of each building or part of a building; the number of families the building is intended to accommodate; and such other information with regard to the lot and neighboring lots or buildings as may be necessary to determine and provide for the enforcement of this chapter.

Sewage disposal facilities shall be connected to the sewage disposal system of the Village. In any district where public sewage service is not available, the width and area of all lots shall be sufficient to permit the use of an on-site sewage disposal system designed in accordance with Ch. Comm 85, Wis. Adm. Code. In no case, however, shall the minimum lot size required in the zoning district in which such structure is to be located be reduced below the specified minimum.

No vacant land shall be occupied or used and no building hereafter erected, altered or moved shall be occupied until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Zoning Administrator. Such certificate shall show that the building or premises or part thereof and the use therein are in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. Such certificate shall be issued only when the building or premises and the use thereof conform to all the requirements of this chapter.

Except as otherwise provided, the use and height of buildings hereafter erected, converted, moved, enlarged, or structurally altered and the use of any land shall be in compliance with the regulations established herein for the district in which such building or land is located.

No lot shall be so reduced that the dimensions and yard requirements imposed by this chapter cannot be met.

No part of the yard or open space required for a given building shall be included as a part of the yard or other space required for another building, and no lot shall have more than one principal building.

Every part of the yard shall be open to the sky unobstructed, except for accessory buildings and the ordinary projections of sills, cornices and ornamental features projecting not more than 48 inches, except that in commercial areas a permanent awning and its accessory columns or struts may project not more than five feet into a required front or side yard.

An open or enclosed fire escape may project into a required yard not more than five feet and into a required court not more 3 1/2 feet, provided that it is so located as not to obstruct light or ventilation.

Chimneys, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, monuments, penthouses, stacks, scenery lofts, tanks, water towers, ornamental towers, spires, wireless or broadcasting towers, masts or aerials and necessary mechanical appurtenances are hereby excepted from the height regulations of this chapter and may be erected in accordance with other regulations or ordinances of the Village of Westfield.

In each quadrant of every street intersection there shall be designated a vision clearance triangle bounded by the inner street lines and a line connecting them 35 feet from their intersection. Within this triangle no object shall be allowed above the height of 2 1/2 feet above the streets if it obstructs the view across the triangle. This provision shall not apply to tree trunks, posts, or wire fences, and vision clearance triangles as defined under RD Rural Development District herein.

In addition in any commercial or industrial district, sufficient space for the loading or unloading of vehicles shall be provided on the lot in connection with any commercial or industrial use so that the public street shall at all times be free and unobstructed to the passage of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

No side yard or front yard in any commercial or industrial district shall be used for storage or the conduct of business.

Recreational vehicles, as defined in § 345-4 of this Code, and including pickup truck campers (tents), and whether designed for towing or self-propelled, shall not be maintained as a living unit in any residential, commercial, industrial, conservancy, rural development district, or Village-owned property (for) no more than two seven-consecutive-day periods in any one calendar year.

Any person, firm or corporation who or which fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter 1, § 1-3 of this Code. Each day such a violation exists shall be considered a separate offense.