Weyauwega City City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Zoning Districts
§ 530-12 Zoning districts designated.
For the purpose of this chapter, the City of Weyauwega is hereby divided into the following 10 zoning districts:
R-1 Single- and Two-Family Residential District (Low Density).
R-2 Single- and Two-Family Residential District (Medium Density).
R-3 Multiple-Family Residential District.
R-4 Rural Development District.
C-1 Conservancy District.
B-1 General Business District.
B-2 Highway Business District.
I-1 Industrial/Commercial District.
I-2 Industrial/Commercial Park District.
P-1 General Park District.
§ 530-13 District boundaries.
Zoning Map. The boundaries of the districts enumerated in § 530-12 above are hereby established as shown on a map, with subsequent amendments, titled "Zoning Map, City of Weyauwega, Wisconsin," originally dated November 7, 1955, subsequently amended, which is adopted by reference and made a part hereof. The map shall bear upon its face the attestation of the Mayor and the City Administrator and shall be available to the public in the office of the City Administrator.
Boundary lines.
The boundaries shall be construed to follow corporate limits; United States Public Land Survey lines; lot or property lines; center lines of streets, highways, alleys, easements and railroad rights-of-way; or such lines extended unless otherwise noted on the Zoning Map.
Where the district boundaries are not otherwise indicated and where the property has been or may hereafter be divided into blocks and lots, the district boundaries shall be construed to be lot lines, and where the designations on the Zoning Map are approximately bounded by lot lines, said lot line shall be construed to be the boundary of the district.
In unsubdivided property, the district boundary lines shown on the Zoning Map shall be determined by use of the scale shown on such map.
Vacation. Vacation of public streets and alleys shall cause the land vacated to be automatically placed in the same district as the abutting side to which the vacated land reverts.
Annexations and consolidations. Annexations to or consolidations with the City subsequent to the effective date of this chapter shall be placed in the R-1 Single- and Two-Family Residential District unless the annexation ordinance temporarily places the land in another district.
§ 530-14 R-1 Single- and Two-Family Residential District (Low Density).
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide the opportunity for construction and maintenance of primarily single-family and two-family detached dwelling units at a low dwelling unit per acre density.
Permitted uses. The following uses of land are permitted in the R-1 District:
Single-family dwellings, excluding all mobile homes; for purposes of this chapter manufactured homes are included in the definition of "single-family dwelling."
One private garage not to exceed three stalls for each residential parcel with a maximum total of 1,080 square feet, per § 530-87 specifications.
[Amended 5-19-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-03; 11-15-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-06]
Accessory uses and buildings as follows:
Community living arrangements and day-care centers which have a capacity for eight or fewer persons.
Foster family care.
Uses customarily incident to any of the above uses, provided that no such use generates traffic or noise that would create a public or private nuisance.
Conditional uses. The following are permitted as conditional uses within the R-1 District:
Community living arrangements and day-care centers which have a capacity for nine or more persons.
Two-family dwellings.
Churches, schools, and public buildings, except public buildings housing uses incompatible with the characteristics of the district, such as sewage systems, incinerators and shops.
Public utility structures, except those incompatible with the characteristics of the district.
Parks and playgrounds.
Golf courses and private clubs.
Replacement mobile homes meeting the requirements of Article XV.
[Amended 7-9-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-02]
Sewage disposal facilities.
Nursery schools.
Hospitals and medical clinics.
Cemeteries.
Area, height and yard requirements.
Lot.
Building height: maximum 35 feet.
Yards.
Front: minimum 25 feet.
Rear: minimum 25 feet.
Side: total of 25 feet, not less than 10 feet on each side.
Zero lot line two-family dwellings. The side yard setbacks may be zero on one side, provided that:
[Added 5-17-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-1]
The total area of the property on which the attached two-family dwelling is constructed (e.g., the area of both adjacent lots) is no less than 10,000 square feet in size and has no less 100 feet of frontage or 110 feet of frontage on a corner lot.
The lot adjacent to that side yard is held under the same ownership at the time of initial construction.
The adjoining side yard setback of the lot adjacent the zero side yard setback is also zero.
The opposite side yard is not less than eight feet.
When attached dwelling units are created, matters of mutual concern to the adjacent property owners, due to construction, catastrophe and maintenance, shall be guarded against by private covenants and deed restrictions, and the approving authorities shall not be held responsible for the same.
Easements shall be provided across zero lot lines where necessary for water, sewer and utility services.
There shall be a common wall. Wherever improvements abut on the common boundary line between adjoining units there shall be a one-hour fire wall running from the lowest floor level, including the basement if it is the common wall, to the underside of the roof sheathing. Such basement wall, if any, shall be waterproofed masonry.
When attached dwelling units are created, the plans, specifications and construction of such buildings shall require that the installation and construction of sewer, water and other utility services be done in such a manner as to provide separate systems to each dwelling unit. Common sewer and water laterals may be shared, provided that such lateral connections are separated at a point outside the structure.
Conversion of duplexes to twindominiums/condominiums. Duplexes are allowed to be converted to twindominiums/condominiums with the establishment of a homeowners’ association with bylaws that are recorded with the appropriate County Register of Deeds office. A copy of the recorded document is required to be file with the Clerk of the City of Weyauwega.
§ 530-15 R-2 Single- and Two-Family Residential District (Medium Density).
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide the opportunity for construction and maintenance of primarily single-family and two-family detached dwelling units at a medium dwelling unit per acre density. It particularly reflects older neighborhoods in the City of Weyauwega.
Permitted uses. The following uses of land are permitted in the R-2 District:
Single-family dwellings, excluding all mobile homes; for purposes of this chapter manufactured homes are included in the definition of "single-family dwelling."
One private garage not to exceed three stalls for each residential parcel with a maximum total of 1,080 square feet, per § 530-87 specifications.
[Amended 11-15-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-06]
Accessory uses and buildings as follows:
Community living arrangements and day-care centers which have a capacity for eight or fewer persons.
Foster family care.
Uses customarily incident to any of the above uses, provided that no such use generates traffic or noise that would create a public or private nuisance.
Conditional uses. The following are permitted as conditional uses within the R-2 District:
Community living arrangements and day-care centers which have a capacity for nine or more persons.
Two-family dwellings.
Churches and public buildings, except public buildings housing uses incompatible with the characteristics of the district, such as sewage systems, incinerators and shops.
Public utility structures, except those incompatible with the characteristics of the district.
Parks and playgrounds.
Golf courses and private clubs.
Replacement mobile homes meeting the requirements of Article XV.
[Amended 7-9-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-02]
Sewage disposal facilities.
Nursery schools.
Hospitals and medical clinics.
Cemeteries.
Area, height and yard requirements.
Building height: maximum 35 feet.
Yards.
Front: minimum 25 feet.
Rear: minimum 25 feet.
Side: minimum eight feet each side.
§ 530-16 R-3 Multiple-Family Residential District.
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide the opportunity for construction and maintenance of multiple-family dwelling units at varying dwelling units per acre densities.
Conditional uses.
Planned residential developments.
Golf courses and private clubs.
Sewage disposal facilities.
Utilities.
Schools and churches.
Government, cultural, and public uses such as fire and police stations, community centers, libraries, public emergency shelters and museums.[4]
Nursery schools.
Retirement homes.
Single-family dwellings.
Mobile home parks.
Area, height and yard requirements.
Building height: maximum 45 feet.
§ 530-17 R-4 Rural Development District.
Purpose. The R-4 Rural Development District is intended to provide for rural estate single-family residential development at densities not to exceed one dwelling unit per gross five or more acres.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the R-4 District:
Single-family detached dwellings, excluding all mobile homes; for purposes of this chapter manufactured homes are included in the definition of "single-family dwelling."
Community living arrangements which have a capacity for eight or fewer persons, subject to the limitations set forth in § 62.23(7)(i), Wis. Stats.
Essential services.
Conditional uses.
Utility substations.
Community living arrangements which have a capacity for nine or more persons.
Area, height and yard requirements.
Lot.
Area. Lots shall be a minimum of five acres in area and shall be not less than 125 feet in width at front setback.
Height. No building or parts of a building shall exceed 35 feet in height.
Other development standards.
Rural cross-section streets may be permitted with special permission from the City Council under the following circumstances and conditions of development:
Where rural cross sections are used, the developer shall submit and the City Council shall approve detailed grading plans for the swale network. The swale system shall be installed at time of street work and shall be designed as a component of the stormwater management plan.
A culvert installation permit and detailed lot grading permit shall be granted by the Building Inspector prior to any disturbance of the site associated with grading, excavation or culvert installation. The developer shall secure a performance bond or deposit of $500 plus 25% of the total cost to ensure appropriate culvert installation and shall pay an administrative and inspection fee as set by the City Council prior to the granting of a culvert installation permit.[4]
Livestock such as, but not limited to, cattle, swine, horses, ponies, poultry, sheep, and other fowl may be allowed in the R-4 District following issuance of a conditional use permit after public hearing. As a general policy guideline, the R-4 District is not intended to be used for intensive raising or boarding of livestock or fowl. A conditional use permit for livestock or fowl may only be issued if such use is compatible with the neighborhood.
§ 530-18 C-1 Conservancy District.
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to preserve, protect, and maintain the natural environment and character of areas exhibiting significant natural resource features which contribute to the productive, recreational, or aesthetic value of the community.
Permitted uses.
Forest and game management; wildlife preserves.
Hunting, fishing and hiking.
Parks and recreation areas, arboreta, botanical gardens, and greenways.
Stables.
Utilities.
Nonresidential buildings used solely in conjunction with the raising of waterfowl or fish.
Harvesting of wild crops.
Recreation-related structures not requiring basements.
Preservation of scenic, historic, and scientific areas.
Public fish hatcheries.
Soil and water conservation.
Sustained yield forestry.
Conditional uses.
Animal hospitals, shelters and kennels.
Archery and firearm ranges, sports fields and skating rinks.
Land restoration, flowage, ponds.
Golf courses and clubs.
Ski hills and trails.
Yacht clubs and marinas.
Recreation camps.
Sewage disposal plants.
Hunting and fishing clubs.
Farm structures.
Grazing.
Area, height and yard requirements.
Building height: maximum 35 feet.
Other structure height: maximum 1/2 the distance from the structure's nearest lot line.
§ 530-19 B-1 General Business District.
Purpose. The B-1 District is intended to provide an area for the business, financial, professional, and commercial needs of the community, especially those which can be most suitably located in a compact, centrally located traditional business district.
Permitted uses. The following uses of land are permitted in the B-1 District:
Paint, glass and wallpaper stores. [523]
Hardware stores. [525]
Department stores, variety stores, general merchandise stores. [53]
General grocery stores, supermarkets, fruit and vegetable stores, delicatessens, meat and fish stores and miscellaneous food stores. [54]
Candy, nut or confectionery stores. [544]
Dairy products stores, including ice cream stores. [545]
Retail bakeries, including those which produce some or all of the products sold on the premises, but not including establishments which manufacture bakery products primarily for sale through outlets located elsewhere or through home service delivery. [546]
Clothing and shoe stores. [56]
Furniture, home furnishings, floor covering and upholstery shops/stores. [57]
Restaurants, lunch rooms and other eating places, except drive-in type establishments. [5812]
Taverns, bars and other drinking places with permit by City Council. [5813]
Drugstores and pharmacies. [591]
Liquor stores. [592]
Antique stores and secondhand stores. [593]
Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops. [5941]
Bookstores, not including adult books. [5942]
Stationery stores. [5943]
Jewelry and clock stores. [5944]
Camera and photographic supply stores. [5946]
Gift, novelty and souvenir shops. [5947]
Florist shops. [5992]
Tobacco and smokers' supplies stores. [5993]
News dealers and newsstands. [5994]
Wholesale merchandise establishments, only for retail items listed above; e.g., Subsection B(19) would allow wholesale camera sales.
Banks and other financial institutions. [60-62]
Offices of insurance companies, agents, brokers and service representatives. [63-64]
Offices of real estate agents, brokers, managers and title companies. [65-67]
Miscellaneous business offices.
Heating and plumbing supplies.
Retail laundry and dry-cleaning outlets, including coin-operated laundries and dry-cleaning establishments, commonly called "laundromats" and "launderettes," tailor shops, dressmakers' shops, and garment repair shops, but not garment pressing establishments, hand laundries, or hat cleaning and blocking establishments. [721]
Photographic studios and commercial photography establishments. [722]
Barbershops, beauty shops and hairdressers. [723-4]
Shoe repair shops and shoe shine parlors. [725]
Trade and contractors' offices (office only).
Advertising agencies, consumer credit reporting, news agencies, and employment agencies. [731-2; 735-6]
Duplicating, blueprinting, photocopying, addressing, mailing, mailing list and stenographic services; small print shops. [733]
Computer services. [737]
Commercial parking lots, parking garages, and parking structures. [752]
Watch, clock and jewelry repair services. [763]
Motion-picture theaters, not including drive-in theaters. [7832]
Miscellaneous retail stores. [5999]
Offices/clinics of physicians and surgeons, dentists and dental surgeons, osteopathic physicians, optometrists and chiropractors, but not veterinarians' offices. [801-4]
Law offices. [811]
The offices, meeting places, churches, and premises of professional membership associations; civic, social, and fraternal associations; business associations, labor unions and similar labor organizations; political organizations; religious organizations; charitable organizations; or other nonprofit membership organizations. [86]
Engineering and architectural firms or consultants. [891-3]
Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping firms or services. [8721]
Professional, scientific, or educational firms, agencies, offices, or services, but not research laboratories or manufacturing operations. [899]
The offices of governmental agencies and post offices. [91-92; 431]
Public transportation passenger stations, taxicab company offices, and taxicab stands, but not vehicle storage lots or garages. [411-14]
Telephone and telegraph offices. [481-2]
Crematoriums.
[Added 9-20-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3]
Exercise facility.
[Added 11-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-4]
Conditional uses. The following are permitted as conditional uses in the B-1 District, provided that no nuisance shall be afforded to the public through noise, the discharge of exhaust gases from motor-driven equipment, unpleasant odors, smoke, steam, harmful vapors, obnoxious materials, unsightly conditions, obstruction of passage on the public street or sidewalk, or other conditions generally regarded as nuisances, and provided that where operations necessary or incident to the proper performance of these services or occupations would tend to afford such nuisances, areas, facilities, barriers, or other devices shall be provided in such a manner that the public is effectively protected from any and all such nuisances. These uses shall be subject to the consideration of the City Council with regard to such matters.
Miscellaneous repair shops and related services. [769]
Establishments engaged in the publishing and printing of newspapers, periodicals or books. [2711]
Residential units located on the ground level and/or second story of a commercial structure, provided that proper living area, sanitary facilities and adequate means of ingress/egress exist; the City Council may impose appropriate requirements and/or limitations on such residential commercial uses.
Farm supplies, wholesale trade. [5191]
Establishments engaged in the retail sale of automobiles, trailers, mobile homes, or campers. [551-2; 556]
Stores for the sale and installation of tires, batteries, mufflers or other automotive accessories. [553]
Gasoline service stations; provided, further, that all gasoline pumps, storage tanks and accessory equipment must be located at least 30 feet from any existing or officially proposed street line. [5541]
Establishments engaged in the daily or extended-term rental or leasing of house trailers, mobile homes or campers. [703]
Establishments engaged in the daily or extended-term rental or leasing of passenger automobiles, limousines or trucks, without drivers, or of truck trailers or utility trailers. [751]
Establishments for the washing, cleaning or polishing of automobiles, including self-service car washes. [754]
Hotels, motor hotels, motels, tourist courts, tourist rooms, etc. [70]
Small batch or microbrewing operations.
[Added 10-19-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-5]
Lot, yard and building requirements. Note: Preexisting structures may be nonconforming and have zero front or side yard requirements.
§ 530-20 B-2 Highway Business District.
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to encourage the growth and development of business activities and establishments which require highway frontage and exposure due to their automobile and vehicular orientations.
Permitted uses. All uses within this district are conditional, requiring a public hearing and consideration of specific site factors and impacts on surrounding land uses. All conditional uses must be approved in accordance with the procedures established in Article V.
Conditional uses. The following are specific conditional uses in this district:
[Amended 7-19-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-02]
Amusement activities.
Automobile and truck sales and services; nonsalvage automotive parts stores.
Automobile repair services.
Bars and taverns.
Candy, nut and confectionery sales.
Gasoline service stations; convenience stores.
Gift, novelty and souvenir sales.
Hotels, motels and tourist courts.
Nightclubs and dance halls.
Restaurants.
Sales, service and installation of tires, batteries and accessories.
Residential dwelling units.
Animal hospitals, shelters and kennels.
Hospitals and health care clinics.
Public assembly uses.
Commercial recreation facilities.
Off-season storage facilities.
Lodges and fraternal buildings.
Nursing homes.
Nursery and day-care centers.
Retirement homes.
Drive-in food and beverage establishments, for consumption on or off premises.
Drive-in banks.
Drive-in theaters.
Vehicle sales and service.
Public parking lots.
Golf courses.
Sewage disposal plants.
Governmental, cultural, and public buildings or uses, such as fire and police stations, community centers, libraries, public emergency shelters, parks, playgrounds and museums.
Utilities.
Schools and churches.
Mobile home sales.
Mental health care facilities, including counseling centers.
Chiropractic clinics.
Professionally supervised juvenile detention centers.
Lawn and garden equipment sales.
Recreational vehicle sales.
Bait and tackle stores.
§ 530-21 I-1 Industrial/Commercial District.
Purpose. The I-1 Industrial/Commercial District is intended to provide an area for manufacturing, marketing, and industrial and agribusiness activities. It is also intended to provide an area for a variety of uses which require relatively large installations, facilities or land areas, or which would create or tend to create conditions of public or private nuisance, hazard, or other undesirable conditions, or which for these or other reasons may require special safeguards, equipment, processes, barriers, or other forms of protection, including spatial distance, in order to reduce, eliminate, or shield the public from such conditions.
Permitted uses. No uses are permitted as a matter of right within the I-1 District. All uses within this district are conditional, requiring a public hearing and consideration of specific site factors and impacts on surrounding land uses. All conditional uses must be approved in accordance with the procedures established in Article V.
Conditional uses. The following are examples of conditional uses within the I-1 District. Such use shall be subject to the consideration of the City Council and Plan Commission with regard to such matters as the creation of nuisance conditions for the public or for the users of nearby areas, the creation of traffic hazards, the creation of health hazards, or other factors:
Manufacturing establishments, usually described as factories, mills or plants, in which raw materials are transformed into finished products and establishments engaged in assembling component parts of manufactured products. [20; 23-28; 30; 32-39]
Other industrial or commercial activities which possess the special problem characteristics described above relating to the creation of hazards or nuisance conditions.
The outdoor storage of industrial products, machinery, equipment, or other materials, provided that such storage is enclosed by a suitable fence or other manner of screening. [50-51]
Railroads, including rights-of-way, railroad yards, and structures normally incident to the operation of railroads, including station houses, platforms, and signal towers, but not including warehouses owned by companies other than railroad companies or road terminal companies.
Wholesale establishments and warehouses. [50-51]
Building construction contractors. [15-17]
Highway passenger and motor freight transportation. [41-42]
Light industry and service uses.
Automotive body repair.
Automotive upholstery.
Cleaning, pressing, and dyeing.
Commercial bakeries (retail or wholesale).
Commercial greenhouses (retail or wholesale).
Distributors.
Food locker plants.
Printing and publishing.
Trade and contractors' facilities.
Offices.
Painting services.
Retail sales and service facilities such as retail and surplus outlet stores and restaurants and food service facilities when established in conjunction with a permitted manufacturing or processing facility.
Recreation vehicle, boat and miscellaneous storage.
Agriculture-related industry and service uses.
Production of natural and processed cheese.
Production of shortening, table oils, margarine and other edible fats and oils.
Production of condensed and evaporated milk.
Wet milling of corn.
Production of creamery butter.
Drying and dehydrating fruits and vegetables.
Preparation of feeds for animal and fowl.
Pea vineries.
Creameries.
Production of flour and other grain mill products; blending and preparing of flour.
Fluid milk processing.
Production of frozen fruits, fruit juices, vegetables and other specialties.
Fruit and vegetable sauces and seasoning and salad dressing preparation.
Poultry and small game dressing and packing, provided that all operations are conducted within an enclosed building.
Corn shelling, hay baling and threshing services.
Grist mill services.
Horticultural services.
Canning of fruits, vegetables, preserves, jams and jellies.
Canning of specialty foods.
Grain elevators and bulk storage of feed grains.
Fertilizer production, sales, storage, mixing and blending.
Sales or maintenance of farm implements and related equipment.
Animal hospitals, shelters and kennels.
Veterinarian services.
Outside storage and manufacturing areas and wrecking, junk, demolition and scrap yards, provided that they shall be surrounded by a solid fence or evergreen planting screen completely preventing a view from any other property or public right-of-way, shall be at least 600 feet from residential or commercial structures, and shall be neatly maintained in such a manner so as to not constitute a nuisance or be detrimental to area property owners.
Lot, yard and building requirements.
Lot frontage: minimum 66 feet.
Lot area: minimum 8,500 square feet.
Front yard: minimum 25 feet.
Building height: maximum 45 feet.
Percentage of lot coverage: maximum 70%.
Required buffer strips in industrial districts. In newly developed or rezoned areas where an industrial district abuts a residential district, there shall be provided along any rear, side or front line, coincidental with any industrial-residential boundary, a buffer strip not less than 40 feet in width as measured at right angles to said lot line. Plant materials at least six feet in height of such variety and growth habits as to provide a year-round, effective visual screen when viewed from the residential district shall be planted in the exterior 25 feet abutting the residential district. If the required planting screen is set back from the industrial-residential boundary, the portion of the buffer strip facing the residential district shall be attractively maintained. Fencing may be used in lieu of planting materials to provide said screening. The fencing shall be not less than four nor more than eight feet in height and shall be of such materials as to effectively screen the industrial area. The exterior 25 feet of the buffer strip shall not be devoted to the parking of vehicles or storage of any material or accessory uses. The interior 15 feet may de devoted to parking of vehicles.
§ 530-22 I-2 Industrial/Commercial Park District.
Statement of purpose. The I-2 Industrial/Commercial Park District is established to provide an aesthetically attractive working environment exclusively for and conducive to the development and protection of offices, certain specialized manufacturing operations, and research and development institutions. The essential purpose of this district is to achieve development which is practical, feasible and economical and an asset to the owners, neighbors and the City and to promote and maintain desirable economic development activities in a park-like setting.
General regulation. Uses permitted in the I-2 District are subject to the following conditions:
No use shall be so conducted as to cause the harmful discharge of any waste materials into or upon the ground, into or within any sanitary or storm sewer system, into or within any water system or water, or into the atmosphere. All uses shall be conducted in such a manner so as to preclude any nuisance, hazard, or commonly recognized offensive conditions or characteristics, including excessive creation or emission of dust, gas, smoke, noise, fumes, odors, vibrations, particulate matter, chemical compounds, electrical disturbance, humidity, heat, cold, glare, or night illumination. Prior to issuance of a zoning permit or occupancy permit, the City may require evidence that adequate controls, measures, or devices have been provided to ensure and protect the public interest, health, comfort, convenience, safety, and general welfare from such nuisance, hazard, or offensive condition.[1]
All business, servicing or processing, except off-street parking and off-street loading, and outside storage areas as regulated hereinafter, shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings.
The building coverage on any zoning lot shall not exceed 70%.
Parking of trucks as an accessory use, when used in the conduct of a permitted business use, shall be limited to vehicles of not over 1.5 tons' capacity when located within 150 feet of a residence district boundary line.
All open off-street parking areas, loading areas, and driveways shall be surfaced with a dustless, all-weather material capable of carrying a wheel load of 4,000 pounds (normally a two-inch blacktop and a four-inch base or five inches of portland cement will meet this requirement).
No land shall be rezoned to this district and developed and no use shall be permitted that results in flooding, erosion or sedimentation to adjacent properties. All runoff shall be properly channeled into a storm drain, watercourse, storage area or other stormwater management facility.
Permitted use. The following uses are permitted in the I-2 District:
Manufacturing uses.
Commercial printing.
Service industries for the printing trade.
Biological products, medical chemicals, and pharmaceutical preparations.
Industrial organic chemicals.
Optical glass and fiber opticals.
Miscellaneous fabricated metal products.
Office, computing and accounting machines.
Communication equipment.
Electronic components and accessories.
Miscellaneous electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies.
Measuring, analyzing, and controlling instruments.
Small-scale products (finished weight not exceeding 50 pounds) related to the resource industries of agriculture and food production, forestry, petrochemicals, and mining.
Specific products not listed above but similar in intent and character and which may be defined as being produced or assembled manually or by a light industrial process by virtue of the use of only light machinery, being conducted entirely within enclosed, substantially constructed buildings in which the open area around such buildings is not used for storage of raw materials or manufactured products or for any industrial purpose other than loading and unloading operations, and which are not noxious or offensive by reason of emission of smoke, dust, fumes, odors, noise, or vibrations beyond the confines of the building.
Accessory uses, including but not limited to the following:
Lot area and height regulations. In the I-2 District, the following lot area and height requirements shall apply:
Yard requirements. In the I-2 District minimum yardage shall be provided as follows:
Design standards. In the I-2 District, the following design standards shall apply, provided that any requirement may be reduced or waived when approved by the City Council:
Review. All buildings shall be reviewed and approved by an architectural review committee as established by the developer, provided that any building design criteria and review procedures adopted by such committee and the categories of membership of the committee must be initially approved by the City Council. As an alternative, the developer may regulate building design by deed or plat restrictions, the text of which shall be approved by the City Council.
Accessory off-street parking and loading.
Accessory off-street parking lots and loading berths and access driveways shall be located, designed and improved so as to provide for safe and convenient access from adjoining streets as well as safe and convenient circulation within the site.
Off-street parking lots shall not be located in required front yards or street side yards on corner lots but may be located in required rear yards to the rear of the building or in an interior side yard beyond the larger of the required front yard or the actual front setback.
A guest parking lot containing not more than 10 parking spaces may be located to the front or side of a building but not in the required front yard or in the required street side yard on a corner lot.
Any parking lot located in a required side or rear yard shall be located not less than 20 feet from any other lot in a residence district.
Access driveways shall be designed and located so that such driveways do not expose an unlandscaped view from the street to the loading berths or storage areas.
Landscaping and site development. To provide a park-like setting, all lots shall be landscaped, including the provision of canopy-type shade trees. Where possible, all existing mature, healthy trees shall be retained. All land areas not covered by buildings, structures, storage areas, parking lots, loading areas and driveways shall be landscaped and maintained. "Landscaping" shall mean decorative plazas, mounds, pools or the planting of grass, shrubs, trees, or other plant materials or other comparable surface cover. To comply with the above provisions, a landscape plan shall be submitted and approved by the City Council prior to construction.
Storage areas. All storage, except for licensed motor vehicles in operable condition, shall be within completely enclosed buildings or effectively screened with screening not less than six feet nor more than eight feet in height, and no storage shall exceed the height of such screening. Wire fence is not acceptable for this purpose. All outside storage areas shall be located to the rear of buildings and shall be limited to not more than 10% of the total lot area.
Illumination. Electrical reflectors, spotlights, floodlights, and other sources of illumination may be used to illuminate buildings, landscaping, signs, and parking and loading areas on any site, but only if they are equipped with lenses or other devices which concentrate the illumination upon such buildings, landscaping, signs, and parking and loading areas. All lighting shall be reflected away from residences and public streets.
Signage. A scale drawing of any sign, trademark or advertising device to be used on any lot or the exterior of any building or structure will be submitted to the City Council for approval. Normally, the occupant's trademark and/or trade name may be displayed on the building in the manner in which it is generally used by the occupant. No signs other than company, product identification and directional signs are permitted. The type, location, and placement of signs shall be approved by the City Council.
Buildings.
The front of all buildings, that is, the side facing the street on which the building is deemed to front, shall be faced with concrete or brick masonry, stone, or other material approved by the City Council, and said facing shall extend across the full front of the building and also extend a distance of not less than 20 feet on each side of the front of the building. That portion of any building facing a street other than the street on which the building fronts shall be finished in an attractive manner in keeping with the accepted standards used for industrial buildings but need not be finished in a like manner as that portion of the building referred to as the front. It is the intent of these provisions that all structures shall be designed and constructed in such a manner as to provide an aesthetically pleasing and harmonious overall development of the industrial/commercial park. This subsection may be waived or modified by action of the City Council.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the sides and rear of all buildings shall be finished in an attractive manner in keeping with the accepted standards used for industrial buildings, subject to the approval of the City Council. All faces of all buildings must be kept in good repair and appearance at all times. All buildings must be of approved construction in conformity with all applicable building codes. Buildings shall not exceed 35 feet in height.
All electrical and air-conditioning structures, including towers and air-handling units, regardless of location and whether on the roof or otherwise, shall be concealed by landscaping or by decorative screening materials which form an integral part of the design.
Maintenance.
Each property owner shall at all times keep his premises, buildings, improvements and appurtenances in a safe, clean, neat and sanitary condition and shall keep all grass, trees, and shrubbery in good appearance at all times and shall comply with all laws, ordinances and regulations pertaining to health and safety.
During construction, it shall be the responsibility of each property owner to ensure that construction sites are kept free of unsightly accumulations of rubbish and scrap materials and that construction materials, trailers, shacks and the like are kept in a neat and orderly manner.
Rubbish. No rubbish may be burned on the premises within the district except in an incinerator especially constructed and designated for this operation and approved by the City Council and the Wisconsin Department of Commerce and/or Department of Natural Resources. All outdoor refuse collection areas shall be visually screened from access streets and adjacent property by a complete opaque screen. No refuse collection areas shall be permitted between a frontage street and the building line.
§ 530-23 P-1 General Park District.
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide for areas devoted to public recreational uses.
Permitted uses: public park and recreation uses.
Conditional uses. No buildings or structures of any nature, temporary or permanent, shall be erected or placed in the district other than those owned or placed by the City of Weyauwega.
Area, height and yard requirements: no minimums.