§ 60-32. Site regulations.

(a)

Site suitability. No land shall be used or structure erected where the land is held unsuitable for such use or structure by the town board by reason of flooding, concentrated runoff, inadequate drainage, adverse soil or rock formation, unfavorable topography, low percolation rate or bearing strength, erosion susceptibility, or any other feature likely to be harmful to the health, safety, prosperity, aesthetics and general welfare of this community. The town board, in applying the provisions of the section, shall in writing recite the particular facts upon which it bases its conclusion that the land is not suitable for certain uses. The applicant shall have an opportunity to present evidence contesting such unsuitability if he so desires.

(b)

Street frontage. All lots shall abut upon a public street or other town board officially approved means of access, and each lot shall have a minimum frontage of 200 feet (60 feet for cul-de-sac lots); however, to be buildable, the lot shall comply with the frontage requirements of the zoning district in which it is located.

(c)

Private sewage systems; privies.

(1)

Every building or structure intended for human habitation or occupancy shall be provided with a properly functioning sewage system for the treatment and disposal of domestic waste and shall comply with the county sanitary code and Wis. Admin. Code ch. Comm 83, Private sewage systems.

(2)

Privies will only be allowed for recreational cabins located in the Agricultural/Low Density District. Recreational cabins must have a portable toilet or an approved privy by permit of the county solid waste administrator.

(d)

Full dedicated street. No building permit shall be issued for a lot which abuts a public or private street dedicated to only a portion of its proposed width and located on that side thereof from which the required dedication has not been secured.

(e)

Height regulations.

(1)

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

(2)

A basement shall be counted as a story for the purpose of height measurement if more than 50 percent of the basement is above ground.

(3)

Where a lot abuts on two or more streets or alleys having different average established grades, the higher of such grades shall control only for a depth of 120 feet from the line of the higher average established grade.

(4)

On through lots which extend from street to street, the height of the main building may be measured from the mean elevation of the finished grade along the end of the building facing either street.

(5)

Ornamental structures, broadcasting towers, telephone, telegraph and power transmission poles, towers and lines, microwave radio relay structures and necessary mechanical appurtenances, and accessory structures essential to the use or protection of a building or to a manufacturing process carried on therein, are hereby exempted from the height regulations of this chapter and may be erected in accordance with other local regulations or ordinances; provided that any such structure which is accessory to a building in a residential district shall be located not less than 25 feet from any lot line.

(f)

Yard regulations.

(1)

No part of a yard or other open space provided about any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this section shall be included as part of a yard or other open space required for another building.

(2)

Any side yard, rear yard or court abutting a district boundary line shall have a minimum width and depth in the less restricted district equal to the average of the required minimum widths and depths for such yards and courts in the two districts which abut the district boundary line.

(3)

Buildings to be located on through lots that extend from street to street are waived from the requirements for rear yard by furnishing an equivalent open space on the same lot in lieu of the required rear yard provided that the setback requirements on both streets be complied with.

(4)

Every part of a required yard shall be open and unoccupied by any structure from the ground upward, except as follows:

a.

Detached accessory buildings shall be located in the rear yard. (See C-1 Conservancy Overlay District.)

b.

Sills, belt courses, cornices, canopies, eaves and ornamental architectural features projecting not more than 36 inches.

c.

Bay windows, decks, sun rooms, access ramps, balconies and chimneys projecting not more than 20 percent of the width of any side yard which does not abut on a street, but in no case shall it be closer than 15 feet to any lot line.

d.

Fire escapes projecting not more than five feet in any case, but not more than 20 percent of the width of any side yard which does not abut on a street; provided that no such fire escape need be less than three feet in width.

e.

Uncovered steps and landings projecting not more than six feet in any case, but not more than 20 percent of the width of any side yard which does not abut on a street; provided that no such steps or landings shall extend above the main or entrance floor, except for a railing not more than three feet in height. (See section 60-286, yard modifications.)

f.

Platforms, walks and drives extending not more than six inches above the average ground level at their margins, and retaining walls when the top of such wall is not more than six inches above the level of abutting ground on one side, may be located in any yard.

g.

Fences and walls as permitted by section 60-250

(g)

Corner lot setbacks. Structures located on a corner lot shall conform to the front yard setback requirements for the zoning district in which located for both highway/road sides of the lot.

(Code 2006, § 13-1-23)