Dane County Code of Ordinances (2)

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10 - 30 ground level and which do not extend more than (1) Class A Highways. (a) All state and federal four(4) feet into a required rear yard. highways are hereby classified class A highways. 2. One story bay windows projecting three (b) The setback line for a class A highway shall _ (3) feet or less into the yard provided that such be 100 feet from the centerline of the highway windows do not occupy, in the aggregate, more right-of-way or 42 feet from the right-of-way line, than one-third (1/3) of the rear wall of the whichever is greater. building. (c) Service roads to class A highways a distance 3. Uncovered decks and porches that are of 100 feet from the centerline of said highways supported by piers or posts may extend into any shall be considered class C, D or E highways for required rear yard by not more than twelve (12) the purpose of determining the setback along said feet. service roads. 4. Uncovered swimming pools both above (2) Class B Highways. (a) All county trunks and below ground provided that they be located except as otherwise provided, are hereby not closer than 10 feet from any lot line. designated class B highways. For the purpose of 5. Free standing solar collectors provided that this ordinance any road will be considered as a they be located not closer than 3 feet from any county trunk after it has been placed on the county lot line and not exceeding 12 feet in height. trunk system by the county board and approved by (6a) Provisions applicable to all yards. (a) No the state highway commission. existing building, erected prior to the adoption of (b) The setback from class B highways shall be this ordinance, which projects into a required 75 feet from the centerline of any highway yard shall be moved, structurally altered or right-of-way or 42 feet from the right-of-way, added to so as to increase that part of the whichever is greater. building projections into the required yard. This (3) Class C Highways. (a) All town roads not provision shall not be construed to prohibit included within the boundaries of a recorded additions or alterations which conform to the subdivision or plat, are hereby designated class C _ setback requirements. highways. (b) Roof overhangs, soffits and awnings that (b) The setback from class C highways shall be are not supported to the ground may extend into 63 feet from the centerline of such highway any required yard by not more than three (3) right-of-way or 30 feet from the right-of-way line, feet. whichever is greater; provided, however, that in (7) Screening. Screening shall consist of the case of a service road, contiguous to the either a planted evergreen screen at least six (6) right-of-way of a main highway, where buildings - feet in width and initially landscaped with four can be built on only one (1) side of such service (4) foot tall evergreen shrubs to ultimately form a road, the minimum setback shall be 30 feet, continuous hedge not less than five (5) feet in regardless of the width of such service road, and - height and maintained with healthy shrubs, or a provided, further, that if such service road shall be decorative wall or fence without signs and a street in a platted subdivision, then the setback impervious to sight not less than six (6) feet nor provisions governing such platted street shall more than eight (8) feet in height shall be apply. maintained along the interior boundaries of any (4) Class D Highways. (a) Roads and streets in lot in the B-1, C-1, C-2, LC-1, LC-2 or M-1 subdivisions platted prior to the adoption of this Districts that are adjacent to land in the ordinance, except those designated class A or class residence district to a point 15 feet from the B highways, are hereby designated as class D street right-of-way. highways. F [ History: (1) (c)6. am., Sub. 2 to O.A. 11, (b) For all class D highways setback lines are 1991-92, pub. 12/18/91; (4)(f) am. and (fm) and hereby established, parallel to and distant 20 feet (fn) cr., Sub 2. to O.A. 32, 1991-92, pub. from the right-of-way line or front lot line. 04/22/92.] (5) Class E Highways. (a) All streets, highways and roads not otherwise classified are hereby 10.17 SETBACK REGULATIONS. For the designated class E highways. purpose of determining the distance, buildings (b) For all class E highways setback lines are and other structures shall be setback from streets hereby established, parallel to and distant 30 feet __ and highways, the streets and highways in Dane from the right-of-way or front lot line. County are divided into the following classes: rev. 043094