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East Metro Business Park Zoning

Dane County Zoning Code C-2 & M-1

DISCLAIMER: This ordinance language is provided here for your convenience only. The requirements set forth in the Dane County Ordinance have probably changed since the creation of this page. Anyone planning to use this information to build at the East Metro Business Park should verify its accuracy by an investigation with the appropriate authorities prior to relying upon, or making plans based upon the information herein.

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10.13 C-1 COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. (1)

Permitted uses. (a) Retail and service uses

including, but not limited to, grocery stores,

drugstores, hardware stores, appliance and

furniture stores, barbershops and beauty shops

without limitation as to size.

(b) Self service laundries and dry cleaning

establishments.

(c) Warehousing and storage incidental to a

permitted use on the premises. Mini-warehouses

are excluded from use in this (C-1)

district.

(d) Medical, dental and veterinary clinics.

(e) Banks, offices, office buildings and

condominium office buildings devoting not more

than two (2) floors to office space.

(f) Utility services.

(g) Rooming and boarding houses.

(h) Bakeries, printing plants, laundries, dry

cleaning plants.

(i) Distribution centers and wholesale

businesses.

(j) Woodworking shops, machine shops,

manufacturing and assembly plants.

(k) Bicycle sales and service.

(L) Rental businesses, except for motor

vehicles and construction machinery and

equipment.

(m) Experimental laboratories not to exceed

5,000 square feet of floor area.

(o) Sales and repair of lawn and garden

equipment.

(p) Games such as horseshoes, volleyball or

similar activities not lighted for night operation.

(q) Marinas.

(r) Off-site parking of motor vehicles as

provided in section 10.18(3)(c).

(2) Conditional uses permitted in the C-1

Commercial District.

(a) Single family residences, duplexes, multi-family

residences.

(b) Banks, offices, office buildings and

condominium office buildings devoting more than

two (2) floors to office space.

(c) Motels, hotels, taverns, funeral homes and

drive-in establishments.

(d) Hospitals, veterinary hospitals, nursing

homes, convalescent centers, extended care

facilities.

(e) Mobile home parks, subject to special

conditions as provided for in s. 10.08(10).

(f) Outdoor amusement parks or other

entertainment activity that is open to the public

on either a permanent or temporary basis.

(g) Indoor or outdoor movie theater.

(h) Automobile laundries, car wash facilities.

(i) Dog and cat boarding kennels, grooming

and training facilities.

(j) Communication towers.

(k) Storage of motor vehicles awaiting

disposition either as abandoned vehicles or for

the settlement of an insurance claim.

(m) Governmental uses.

(n) Agricultural uses.

(o) Games such as horseshoes, volleyball or

similar activities lighted to operate at night.

(3) Building height limit. (a) For business

buildings, including offices, the maximum

building height shall be four (4) stories, provided,

however, that a conditional use permit shall be

required for any building that provides more than

two (2) stories devoted to office space.

(b) Lots or building sites for residential

purposes or for combined business and

residential uses shall comply with the

requirements of the R-4 Residence District.

(4) Area, frontage and population density

regulations. Area, frontage and population

density regulations shall be the same as for the

B-1 Local Business District.

(5) Setback requirements. Setback from front

lot line or highway right-of-way shall comply with

the provisions of section 10.17.

(6) Side yard requirements. Side yard

requirements shall be the same as for the B-1

Local Business District.

(7) Rear yard requirements. (a) For buildings

to be used exclusively for business purposes the

minimum depth of any rear yard shall be 10 feet.

(b) For residential buildings, or buildings

combining residential and business uses, the

minimum depth of any rear yard shall be 25 feet.

(8) Off-street parking. Off-street parking

space shall be provided in accordance with the

provisions of section 10.18.

(9) Screening provisions. On lots adjacent to

or abutting land in a residence district, the

screening provisions of section 10.16(8) shall be

complied with prior to the issuance of a

certificate of compliance.

[History: (1)(q) cr., Sub. 2 to OA 25, 1987-88, pub.

02/29/88; (1)(c) am., OA 1, 1994-95, pub. 09/02/94; (2)(c)

and (3)(a) am., OA 16, 1996-97, pub. 01/16/97; (2)(j) am.,

OA 57, 1996-97, pub. 09/02/97; (1)(r) cr., OA 39, 1997-98,

pub. 08/17/98; (8) am., OA 3, 2000-01, pub. 10/19/00.]

10.14 C-2 COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. (1)

Permitted uses. (a) All uses permitted in the C-1

Commercial District without limitations as to

size.

(b) Major repairs to motor vehicles.

(c) Sales of new and used motor vehicles.

(d) Sales of new and used mobile homes,

recreational equipment rental, sales and service.

(e) Sales of new and used contractor's

machinery and equipment.

(f) Repairs, storage and service of

contractor's machinery and equipment.

(g) Rental and leasing of motor vehicles,

contractor's machinery and equipment.

(h) Bulk fuel storage, sales and storage of

lumber and building material.

(i) Truck and bus terminals.

(j) Auxiliary or supplemental electric

generating stations.

(k) Fertilizer mixing or blending plants.

(L) Slaughterhouses, meat processing plants.

(m) Bottling plants.

(n) Utility services.

(o) Storage, repair and maintenance of

carnival, concession and circus machinery and

equipment.

(p) Automobile and truck driver training

schools and construction equipment operator

training schools that are privately owned and

operated for profit.

(q) Parking or storing of motor vehicles.

(r) Storage or processing of scrap or waste

materials, conducted entirely within a building.

(s) Warehouses.

(t) Games such as horseshoes, volleyball or

similar activities not lighted for night operation.

(u) Mini-warehouses.

(v) Adult book stores, subject to the standards

set forth in s. 10.193.

(2) Conditional uses permitted in the C-2

Commercial District.

(a) Outdoor amusement parks or other

entertainment activity whether on a permanent or

temporary basis that is open to the general

public.

(b) Movie theaters, outdoor theaters.

(c) Drive-in establishments.

(d) Automobile race tracks, snowmobile race

tracks and courses, all-terrain vehicle race tracks

and courses and motorcycle race tracks

including moto-cross and hill climbing courses.

(e) Mineral extraction subject to the special

conditions of section 10.191.

(f) Solid waste disposal operations, sanitary

landfill sites.

(g) Auto laundries, car washes.

(h) Taverns.

(i) Residence for a watchman or caretaker.

(j) Communication towers.

(k) Dog and cat boarding kennels, grooming

and training facilities.

(L) Governmental uses.

(m) Agricultural uses.

(n) Games such as horseshoes, volleyball or

similar activities lighted to operate at night.

(o) Religious uses.

(p) Motels and hotels.

(q) Storage of explosive materials in strict

conformance with Wisconsin Administrative

Code provisions relating to explosive materials.

(3) Building height limit. The maximum height

for all buildings shall be fifty (50) feet. Tanks,

storage bins, silos and towers shall not be

subject to this limitation.

(4) Area, frontage and population density

regulations.

(a) The area and frontage shall be the same

as for the B-1 Local Business District.

(b) Any principal building together with its

accessory building shall not cover more than

sixty percent (60%) of the lot area.

(5) Setback requirements. Setback from front

lot line or highway right-of-way shall conform to

the provisions of section 10.17.

(6) Side yard requirements. Side yard

requirements shall be the same as for the B-1

Local Business District.

(7) Rear yard requirements. (a) For business

and commercial buildings, the minimum depth of

any rear yard shall be 10 feet.

(8) Screening provisions. On lots adjacent to

or abutting land in a residence district, the

screening provisions of section 10.16(7) shall be

complied with prior to the issuance of a

certificate of compliance.

(10) Off-street parking. Off-street parking shall

be provided as required in section 10.18.

[History: (1)(u) cr., OA 1, 1994-95, pub. 09/02/94; (2)(o) cr.,

OA 42, 1994-95, eff. 09/26/95; (2)(d) am., Sub. 2 to OA 19,

1995-96, eff. 02/25/96; (2)(p) cr., OA 15, 1996-97, pub.

01/06/97; (2)(c) and (e) and (8) am., OA 16, 1996-97, pub.

01/16/97; (2)(j) am., OA 57, 1996-97, pub. 09/02/97; (10) cr.,

OA 39, 1997-98, pub. 08/17/98; (1)(v) cr., OA 3, 1998-99,

pub. 09/24/98; (2)(q) cr., OA 22, 1999-2000, pub. 06/27/00.]

10.15 M-1 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. (1)

Permitted uses. (a) Major repairs to motor

vehicles.

(b) Sales of new and used motor vehicles.

(c) Sales of new and used mobile homes.

(d) Sales of new and used contractor's

machinery and equipment.

(e) Repairs and service of contractor's

machinery and equipment.

(f) Rental and leasing of motor vehicles,

contractor's machinery and equipment.

(g) Bulk fuel storage, sales and outside

storage of lumber and building material.

(h) Truck and bus terminals.

(i) Auxiliary or supplemental electric

generating stations.

(j) Fertilizer mixing or blending plants.

(k) Slaughter houses, meat processing plants.

(Above 2 Uses Restricted by Plat Covenants)

(L) Bottling plants.

(m) Utility services.

(n) Foundries and forging plants.

(o) Structural steel fabrication plants.

(p) Metal pressing, stamping or spinning

plants.

(q) Manufacturing and assembly plants for

automobiles, farm equipment and construction

machinery.

(r) Mobile home and manufactured housing

plants.

(s) Parking or storing of motor vehicles.

(t) Storage or processing of scrap or waste

materials, conducted entirely within a building.

(u) All uses permitted in the C-2 Commercial

District.

(2) Conditional uses permitted in the M-1

Industrial District.

(a) Drive-in establishments.

(b) Automobile racetracks, motorcycle race

tracks including moto-cross and hill climbing

courses.

(c) Mineral extraction subject to the special

conditions of section 10.191.

(d) Solid waste disposal operations, sanitary

landfill sites.

(e) Auto laundries, car washes.

(f) Taverns.

(g) Residence for watchman or caretaker.

(h) Salvage recycling centers.

(i) Fertilizer manufacturing plants.

(j) Explosive and chemical manufacturing

plants.

(k) Communication towers.

(L) Governmental uses.

(m) Agricultural uses.

(3) Building height limit. The maximum height

for all buildings shall be 50 feet. Tanks, storage

bins, silos and towers shall not be subject to this

limitation.

(4) Setback requirements. Setback from front

lot line or highway right-of-way shall comply with

the provisions of section 10.17.

(5) Side yard requirements. For business or

commercial buildings no side yards shall be

required for interior lots; provided, however, that

if a business or commercial building is built on a

lot adjacent to a lot or parcel zoned residential,

then that business or commercial building shall

provide a side yard equal to that which is

required for the building on the adjacent lot.

(6) Rear yard requirements. For business and

commercial buildings, the minimum depth of any

rear yard shall be 10 feet.

(7) Off-street parking. Off-street parking

space shall be provided in accordance with the

provisions of section 10.18.

(8) Screening provisions. On lots adjacent to

or abutting land in a residence district, the

screening provisions of section 10.16(7) shall be

complied with prior to the issuance of a

certificate of compliance.

[History: (2)(h) am., Sub. 2 to OA 11, 1991-92, pub.

12/18/91; (2)(a) and (c) and (8) am., OA 16, 1996-97, pub.

01/16/97; (2)(k) cr., OA 57, 1996-97, pub. 09/02/97.]

DISCLAIMER: This ordinance language is provided here for your convenience only. The requirements set forth in the Dane County Ordinance have probably changed since the creation of this page. Anyone planning to use this information to build at the East Metro Business Park should verify its accuracy by an investigation with the appropriate authorities prior to relying upon, or making plans based upon the information herein.