Woodville Village City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
Traffic Visibility, Loading, Parking and Access
§ 525-38 Traffic visibility.
A.
On a corner lot in all zoning districts, no fence, wall, hedge, planting or structure shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to obstruct vision between a height of three feet and 10 feet above the center-line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the street lines of such corner lots and a line joining the points along said street lines 25 feet from the point of intersection.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
B.
In the case of arterial streets intersecting with other arterial streets or railways, the corner cutoff distances establishing the triangular vision clearance space shall be increased to 50 feet.
§ 525-39 Loading requirements.
A.
Truck parking and loading. Off-street spaces sufficient for all truck loading and truck storage and parking shall be provided in connection with all buildings and uses delivering and receiving goods, materials and supplies by truck and those using trucks in their business or operation.
B.
Multiple or mixed uses. Where a building is devoted to more than one use or for different uses and where the floor area for each use is below the minimum required for a loading space but the aggregate floor area of such uses is above such a minimum, then off-street loading space shall be provided as if the entire building were devoted to that use in the building for which the most loading spaces are required.
C.
Location. Required off-street loading spaces shall be located on the same lot with the principal use requiring such space. No loading space shall be located within 30 feet of the nearest point of intersection of two streets or require any vehicle to back into a public street, without approval of the Village Board.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
D.
Design standards. Each off-street loading space shall have a width of at least 12 feet, a length of at least 40 feet, and a vertical clearance of at least 15 feet. Dimensions for loading spaces in connection with funeral homes shall be reduced to 10 feet in width, 25 feet in length, and eight feet in vertical clearance. All loading berths shall be completely screened from residential properties by building walls or a uniformly painted solid fence, wall or door, or any combination thereof, not less than eight feet in height.
E.
Surfacing. All open off-street loading berths shall be improved with a compacted gravel base, not less than seven inches thick, surfaced with not less than two inches of asphalt or treated with some comparable all-weather, dustless material.
F.
Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in conjunction with loading facilities provided in any residential district.
G.
Utilization. Space allocated to any off-street loading berth shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off-street parking facilities or portions thereof.
H.
Central loading. Central loading facilities may be substituted for loading berths on the individual zoning lots, provided that the following conditions are fulfilled:
(1)
Each zoning lot served shall have direct access to the central loading area without crossing streets or alleys at grade.
(2)
Total berths provided shall meet the requirements based on the sum of the several types of uses served. (Areas of types of uses may be totaled before computing number of loading berths.)
(3)
No zoning lot served shall be more than 300 feet removed from the central loading area.
(4)
The tunnel or ramp connecting the central loading area to the zoning lot served shall be not less than seven feet in width and have a clearance of not less than seven feet.
§ 525-40 Parking requirements.
All new parking lots and all alterations of existing lots shall be subject to the approval of the Village Board, after a recommendation from the Plan Commission. Requests for said parking lots shall be accompanied by detailed plans on landscaping, parking layout, drainage provisions and driveway locations. In all districts, except those areas which are located in a fire district as designated on the Official Map, there shall be provided at the time any use or building is erected, enlarged, extended, or increased off-street parking stalls for all vehicles in accordance with the following:
A.
Access. Adequate access to a public street shall be provided for each parking space.
B.
Design standards. Each required off-street parking space shall have a stall width of at least nine feet and a stall length of at least 18 feet. Such space shall have a vertical clearance of at least 6 1/2 feet. Minimum width of aisles providing access to stalls for one-way traffic shall be as follows: aisles shall be not less than 24 feet wide for ninety-degree parking, 18 feet wide for sixty-degree parking, 15 feet wide for forty-five-degree parking (the angle shall be measured between the center line of the parking space and the center line of the aisle), and 12 feet wide for parallel parking. For parallel parking, the minimum length of the parking space shall be increased to 23 feet. No parking area of more than two spaces shall be designed so as to require any vehicle to back into a public street.
C.
Location.[1]
(1)
Off-street parking is permitted in all yards of all districts except in the front yards of single-family and two-family residential districts but shall not be closer than five feet to a side lot line, right-of-way line or rear lot line.
(2)
Off-street parking in the single-family and two-family residential districts is permitted in the front yard in the driveway, even though closer than five feet to a side lot line, provided that the driveway conforms to the requirements in Chapter 455 of this Code. Parking stalls for single- and two-family residences may be placed one behind the other.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
D.
Surfacing. All open off-street parking areas, except a parking space accessory to a single-family dwelling, shall be surfaced with a dustless, all-weather material capable of carrying a wheel load of 4,000 pounds. (Normally, a two-inch blacktop on a four-inch base or five inches of portland cement will meet this requirement.) Any parking area for more than five vehicles shall have the aisles and spaces clearly marked.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
E.
Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in association with unenclosed parking facilities provided in residential districts.
F.
Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be directed away from residential properties and public streets in such a way as not to create a nuisance. However, in no case shall such lighting exceed three footcandles measured at the lot line.
G.
Number of stalls. The number of parking stalls required for newly created parking lots is shown in the following table:[3]
Use | Minimum Parking Required | |
|---|---|---|
Single-family and two-family dwellings and manufactured homes | 2 stalls for each dwelling unit | |
Multiple-family dwellings | 2 stalls for each dwelling unit | |
Housing exclusively for persons 60 years of age or older | 1 stall for each dwelling | |
Hotels and motels | 1 stall for each guest room plus 1 stall for each 3 employees | |
Sororities, lodges, clubs, dormitories, rooming houses and boardinghouses | 1 stall for each bed plus 1 stall for each 3 employees | |
Institutions, clubs, rest homes and nursing homes | 1 stall for each 5 beds plus 1 stall for each 3 employees | |
Medical and dental clinics | 3 stalls for each doctor | |
Churches, theaters, community centers, vocational and night schools and other places of public assembly | 1 stall for each 5 seats | |
Secondary and elementary schools | 1 stall for each 2 employees plus 1 stall for each student auto permitted | |
Restaurants, bars and places of entertainment | 1 stall for every 3 seats plus 1 stall for each employee | |
Manufacturing and processing plants, laboratories and warehouses | 1 stall for every 3 employees; number of employees shall be construed to mean the maximum number on the premises at one time | |
Financial institutions, retail, business, government and professional offices | 1 stall for each 200 square feet of floor area and 1 stall for each 2 employees | |
Motor vehicle sales (new and used) | 1 stall for each 500 square feet of floor area used plus 1 stall for each 300 square feet of outdoor display area for each motor vehicle to be displayed (this requirement does not include service garages; see below) | |
Automobile repair garages and service stations | 1 stall for each employee plus 1 stall for each 250 square feet of floor area used for repair work | |
Bowling alleys | 5 stalls for each alley |
[3]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
H.
Uses not listed. In the case of structures or uses not mentioned, the provision for a use which is similar shall apply. Floor space or area shall mean the gross floor area inside the exterior walls, where floor space is indicated above as a basis for determining the amount of off-street parking required.
I.
Handicapped parking requirements. In addition to any other requirements relating to parking spaces contained in this Code, the provisions contained in §§ 101.13, 346.503 and 346.56, Wis. Stats., and any Wisconsin Administrative Code sections adopted pursuant thereto are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable to all parking facilities whenever constructed.
J.
Changes in building or use. Whenever a building or use is changed, structurally altered or enlarged to create a need for an increase of 50% or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change.
K.
Off-lot parking.
(1)
Required off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same lot with the principal use or, when this requirement cannot be met, such parking spaces may be located off lot, provided that the parking spaces are located in the same district. Off-lot parking spaces shall also be held in fee simple ownership by the owner of the use requiring such parking or be leased or rented through a written agreement satisfactory to the Village Attorney.
(2)
Off-lot parking spaces for residential uses shall be within 250 feet of the principal entrance or the entrance for the individual occupants for whom the spaces are reserved, while the farthest portions of a parking lot for all other uses shall be within 300 feet of the entrance of the establishment.
(3)
Accessory parking may be located in residential districts, provided that said lot or property is immediately adjacent to a commercial, business or industrial zoning district.
(4)
All off-street parking lots adjoining lots zoned for residential use shall have a minimum setback of 10 feet from any interior lot line, except if the adjoining lot is used for legally conforming parking purposes.
§ 525-41 Highway access.
A.
Private access restricted. No direct private access shall be permitted to the existing or proposed rights-of-way of expressways or to any controlled access arterial street without permission of the highway agency that has access control jurisdiction.
B.
Public or private access prohibited. No direct public or private access shall be permitted to the existing or proposed rights-of-way of the following:
(1)
Freeways, interstate highways and their interchanges or turning lanes.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
(2)
Arterial streets intersecting another arterial street within 100 feet of the intersection of the right-of-way lines.
(3)
Streets intersecting an arterial street within 50 feet of the intersection of the right-of-way lines.
C.
Public access barriers. Access barriers, such as curbing, fencing, ditching, landscaping or other topographic barriers, shall be erected to prevent unauthorized vehicular ingress or egress to the above-specified streets or highways.
D.
Temporary access. Temporary access to the above rights-of-way may be granted by the Zoning Administrator after review and recommendation by the highway agencies having jurisdiction. Such access permit shall be temporary, revocable and subject to any conditions required and shall be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months.
§ 525-42 Storage and parking of recreational vehicles. [1]
A.
Definitions. For purposes of this section, recreational vehicles and other similar vehicles, structures and related equipment mean any of the following and all other vehicles, structures, and related recreational equipment or appurtenances which are similar in type and/or operation to the items described below:
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE (ATV)
An engine-driven device as described and defined in § 340.01(2g), Wis. Stats., as amended from time to time.
ATV, BOAT OR SNOWMOBILE TRAILER
A vehicle on which an ATV, boat, or snowmobile may be transported and is towable by a motor vehicle. When removed from the trailer, an ATV, boat, or snowmobile, for purposes of this section, is termed an unmounted ATV, boat or snowmobile.
BOAT
Every description of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.
CAMPING TRAILER
A canvas or folding structure mounted on wheels and designed for travel, recreation, vacation and other uses.
CHASSIS MOUNTS, MOTOR HOMES and MINI MOTOR HOMES
Recreational structures constructed integrally with a truck or motor van chassis and incapable of being separated therefrom.
CONVERTED AND CHOPPED VANS
Recreational structures which are created by altering or changing an existing auto van to make it a recreational vehicle.
MOTOR HOME
A portable, temporary dwelling to be used for travel, recreation, vacation, or other uses, constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle.
PICKUP COACH
A structure designed to be mounted on a truck chassis for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation, vacation or other uses.
SNOWMOBILE
An engine-driven device as described and defined in § 340.01(58a), Wis. Stats., as amended from time to time.
TRAVEL TRAILER
A vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis and on wheels that is between 10 and 36 feet long, including the hitch, and eight feet or less in width, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation, vacation or other uses, and towed by a car, station wagon or truck. It includes so-called "fifth-wheel units."
B.
Permitted parking or storage of recreational vehicles. In all residential and commercial districts provided for in this chapter, it is permissible to park and store a recreational vehicle, boat, snowmobile, or ATV, boat or snowmobile trailer on private property in the following manner:
(1)
Parking is permitted inside any enclosed structure, which structure otherwise conforms to the zoning requirements of the particular zoning district where located.
(2)
Parking is permitted outside in the side yard or rear yard, provided that it is not nearer than five feet to the lot line.
(3)
Parking is permitted outside on a hard-surfaced or well-drained gravel driveway, provided that:
(a)
Space is not available in the rear yard or side yard or there is no reasonable access to either the side yard or rear yard. A corner lot is always deemed to have reasonable access to the rear yard. A fence is not necessarily deemed to prevent reasonable access.
(b)
Inside parking is not possible.
(c)
The unit is parked perpendicular to the front curb.
(4)
The body of the recreational vehicle must be at least 15 feet from the face of any curb.
(5)
No part of the unit may extend over the public sidewalk or public right-of-way.
(6)
Parking is permitted only for storage purposes. Recreational vehicles shall not be:
(a)
Used for dwelling purposes, except for overnight sleeping for a maximum of 14 days in any one calendar year. Cooking is not permitted at any time.
(b)
Permanently connected to sewer lines, waterlines or electricity. The recreational vehicle may be connected to electricity temporarily for charging batteries and other purposes.
(c)
Used for storage of goods, materials, or equipment other than those items considered to be part of the unit or essential for its immediate use.
(7)
Notwithstanding the above, a unit may be parked anywhere on the premises during active loading or unloading, and the use of electricity or propane fuel is permitted when necessary to prepare a recreational vehicle for use.
(8)
The recreational vehicle shall be owned by the resident on whose property the unit is parked for storage.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
§ 525-43 Storage of tractors and road machinery. [1]
No person, firm or corporation shall park, keep or maintain on properties zoned as R-1 or R-2 the following types of vehicles: semi-tractors and/or trailers, dump trucks, auto wreckers and road machinery. Said vehicles may not be kept or parked on said premises whether or not they are in enclosed buildings, except for the purposes of unloading or servicing the premises.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).