TOWN OF PORTER ZONING ORDINANCE -JULY 2015- Revised April 2018 ROCK COUNTY, WISCONSIN TABLE OF CONTENTS TOWN OF PORTER ZONING ORDINANCE _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ARTICLE 1. INTRODUCTION Sec. 1-1. Authority.................................................................................................................................................3 Sec. 1-2. Title and Effective Date.........................................................................................................................3 Sec. 1-3. Purpose and Intent ................................................................................................................................3 Sec. 1-4. Compliance With Other Ordinances, Statutes, Rules, Regulations, and Plans...............................3 Sec. 1-5. Interpretation, Abrogation and Greater Restrictions, Severability, and Repeal ............................4 Sec. 1-6. Revision and Amendment .....................................................................................................................4 Sec. 1-7. Definitions...............................................................................................................................................4 ARTICLE 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 2-1. Applicability .........................................................................................................................................23 Sec. 2-2. Suitability..............................................................................................................................................23 2-2. (1). Limitations and Restrictions ....................................................................................................23 2-2. (2). Determination of Suitability.....................................................................................................23 ARTICLE 3. ZONING DISTRICTS Sec. 3-1. Establishment and Identification .......................................................................................................27 3-1. (1). Zoning District Designation.....................................................................................................27 3-1. (2). Underlying and Overlying Zoning Districts ............................................................................27 3-1. (3). Official Zoning Map and Boundaries ......................................................................................27 3-1. (4). Land Use Suitability Evaluation (LUSE) System and Map.....................................................27 Sec. 3-2. General Standards and Requirements...............................................................................................27 3-2. (1). Permitted and Conditional Uses...............................................................................................27 3-2. (2). Non-Conformance....................................................................................................................28 3-2. (3). Land Use Conflicts...................................................................................................................30 3-2. (4). Lot Sizes...................................................................................................................................30 3-2. (5). Principal Building Allowance..................................................................................................30 3-2. (6). Building Siting .........................................................................................................................30 3-2. (7). Building Setback Lines and Right-of-Way Width by Road (Street) Classification.................30 3-2. (8). Building Setback Line Exception.............................................................................................31 3-2. (9). Building Height Exception.......................................................................................................31 3-2. (10). Yard Features and Landscaping.............................................................................................31 3-2. (11). Signs.......................................................................................................................................33 3-2. (12). Parking and Storage of Automobiles and Semi-Trailers........................................................34 i Town of Porter Zoning Ordinance ADOPTED: 7-20-2015; REV. 4-2018 3-2. (13). Habitation, Parking, and Storage of a Recreational Vehicle and Habitation of a Tent..........35 3-2. (14). Siting of Utility Lines and Infrastructure...............................................................................35 3-2. (15). Vacation of Public Streets, Alleys, and Right-of-Way ..........................................................35 3-2. (16). Intersection Vision Clearance ................................................................................................35 3-2. (17). Surface Water Activities ........................................................................................................36 3-2. (18). Licenses Issued by Other Governmental Agencies................................................................37 3-2. (19). Pollutions, Hazards, and Disturbances...................................................................................37 Sec. 3-3. Specific Standards and Requirements ..............................................................................................40 3-3. (1). Agricultural-Exclusive (A-E)...................................................................................................40 3-3. (2). Agricultural-General (A-G) .....................................................................................................43 3-3. (3). Residential-Rural Density (R-R)..............................................................................................46 3-3. (4). Commercial-Local (C-L) .........................................................................................................48 3-3. (5). Industrial-Light (I-L)................................................................................................................50 3-3. (6). Special Use (SU)......................................................................................................................52 3-3. (7). Natural Resource-Open Space (NR-OS)..................................................................................59 3-3. (8). Agricultural-Community and Enterprise – Overlay (A-CE)....................................................60 3-3. (9). Environmental Conservation-Lowland – Overlay (EC-L).......................................................61 3-3. (10). Environmental Conservation-Highland – Overlay (EC-H)....................................................63 3-3. (11). Historic Conservation – Overlay (HC) ..................................................................................64 ARTICLE 4. ZONING AND LAND USE ACTIVITY APPLICATION PROCEDURE Sec. 4-1. Establishment and Identification .......................................................................................................69 Sec. 4-2. General Standards and Requirements...............................................................................................69 4-2. (1). Application Submittal ..............................................................................................................69 4-2. (2). Application Review..................................................................................................................69 4-2. (3). Action and Findings .................................................................................................................71 4-2. (4). Issuance or Denial Notification................................................................................................71 Sec. 4-3. Specific Standards and Requirements ...............................................................................................71 4-3. (1). Zoning (Building Site) Permit..................................................................................................72 4-3. (2). Building Permit ........................................................................................................................72 4-3. (3). Driveway Permit ......................................................................................................................75 4-3. (4). Sign Permit...............................................................................................................................79 4-3. (5). Demolition Permit....................................................................................................................81 4-3. (6). Conditional Use Permit............................................................................................................82 4-3. (7). Mobile Home Park License......................................................................................................95 4-3. (8). Zoning District Change and New Lot Creation in A-E or A-CE Zoning District ...................98 4-3. (9). Variance .................................................................................................................................103 4-3. (10). Appeal ..................................................................................................................................105 ii Town of Porter Zoning Ordinance