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DANE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE <br /> BEIN(; CHAPTER 10 OF THE ORDINANCES OF DANE COUNTY <br /> An ordinance, to be known as Chapter 10, Dane County Zoning Ordinance as adopted by the Dane <br /> County Board of Supervisors on July 20, 1938 as amended and including a comprehensive revision <br /> adopted by the Dane County Board of Supervisors on May 18, 1950 as amended: for purpose of pro- <br /> moting the public health, safety and general welfare by regulating, restricting and determining <br /> the location of trades and industries, the location, height, bulk, number of stories, and size <br /> of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot which may be occupied, the size of <br /> yards and other open spaces, the density of population, the location of buildings designed for <br /> specific uses the areas along natural water courses, streams and creeks in which trades and <br /> industries and the location of buildings for specific uses may be prohibited; establishing set- <br /> back lines; and establishing districts of such number, shape and area deemed best suited to <br /> carry out the purposes of this ordinance as it applies to lands outside the limits of incor- <br /> porated cities and villages in Dane County; and providing penalties, pursuant to the authoriza- <br /> tion of Sections 59.97, 59.971, 59.99 and 87.30 of the Wisconsin Statutes. The Dane County <br /> Board of Supervisors do ordain as follows: <br /> 10.01 DEFINITIONS: For the purposes of this ordinance certain terms used herein are defined <br /> as follows: <br /> (1) Accessory Building: A subordinate or supplemental building, the use of which is in- <br /> cidental to that of the main building on the same lot or the use of the premises on which <br /> it is located. <br /> (2) Accessory Use: A use customarily incidental and accessory to the principal use of a lot <br /> or parcel, or building or structure on the same lot or parcel as the principal use. <br /> 5 yNin)4 //i it <br /> (3) Apartment House: A building containing accomodations for more than two families living <br /> independently of each other. <br /> (4) Apartment House Complex: A group of apartment houses, located on a single parcel of <br /> land with certain facilities, such as driveways, parking spaces and the like, common <br /> to the buildings in the complex. <br /> (5) Boarding House: A building or premises where meals are served by prearrangement for de- <br /> finite periods of time for compensation for five (5) or more person, but not exceeding <br /> twenty (20) persons, not open to transients, in contradiction to hotels and restaurants <br /> open to transients. <br /> (6) Building: Any structure having a roof supported by posts, columns or walls used or in- <br /> tended to be used for the shelter or enclosure of person, animals, equipment, machinery <br /> or materials. Also included for permit and locational purposes are towers for micro- <br /> wave antennas, community television antennas but not towers and posts for lines carrying <br /> telephone messages or electricity. <br /> (7) Building Height: The vertical distance, measured from the mean elevation of the finished <br /> grade along the front of the building to the highest point on the roof for flat roofs; <br /> to the mean height level between the eaves and the ridge for gable and hip roofs; to the <br /> deck line for mansard roofs. <br /> (8) Building Site Area: The ground area of a building or buildings, together with all open <br /> spaces required by this ordinance. <br /> (9) Campground: A parcel or tract of land, maintained, intended or used for the purpose of <br /> supplying temporary or overnight living accomodations to the public by providing de- <br /> signated areas for the placement of trailers tents, buses, automobiles or sleeping bags, <br /> and may include buildings to provide services to the patrons such as restrooms, bathing, <br /> laundry and commissary facilities. A primitive campground shall be any area or site <br /> designated for camping purposeswhich is accessible only by hiking, boating or canoeing. <br /> (10) Child Care Institutions: An institution for the care of children as provided for in <br /> Chapter 48.60 of theWisconsinStatutes and is licensed by the State of Wisconsin. <br /> (11) Clinic: An office or building in which dental, veterinary, medical or paramedical ser- <br /> vices are provided on a out-patient basis. Such services as laboratory, X-ray and first <br /> aid services may be provided. <br /> (12) Club: An association for some common purpose, but not including a group organized for <br /> or which is actually engaged in renderina a service which is customarily carried on <br /> as a business. <br /> - 1 - <br />