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J <br />Section 10.25. (3) (a) continued <br />4. An appeal shall stay all proceedings in the fur- <br />therance of the action appealed from, unless tb� per?-- <br />son performing such act shall certify to the admin- <br />istrative officet that such stay would cause iminent <br />peril to life or property, and the administrative <br />officer in turn certify to the board of adjustment, <br />in which case the action shall not be stayed otherwise <br />than by restraining order issued either by the board <br />of adjustment or a court of record. In case an action <br />is not stayed the county shall not be liable for any <br />damages resulting through continuance of such action <br />pending decision on the appeal. <br />(b) Special Exemptions.' <br />During periods of national or local emergency, or <br />` where unusual conditions or circumstances ecist, the <br />board of adjustment shall have the power to grant spe —, <br />cial exemptions from the terms of this ordinance as <br />will not be contrary to the public interest or the <br />general intent of this ordinance. A time limit may be <br />,fixed by the board for the period during which such <br />special exemption may continue in effect. application <br />for such special exemption may be made by any person <br />affected, either to the administrative office or di- <br />rectly to the board of adjustment, but the board shall <br />grant any such special exemption only after a public <br />hearing held in accordance with the procedure provided <br />for hearing appeals. <br />10.26 Severability o? Ordinance Provisions. <br />(1) The several terms and provisions of this ordi- <br />nance shall be deemed severable, and if any provision , <br />of this ordinance or its application to an,• person or <br />circumstance shall-be held to be. invalid, the remainder <br />of tiro ordinance and its application to other per- <br />sons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. <br />10.27 Definitions. <br />nor the purposes of this ordinance certain terms <br />used 'he rein are defined as f ollows: <br />(1) Accessory Building; A subordinate or supplemental <br />building or portions of the main building, the use of <br />which is incidental to that of the main building on <br />the same lot or parcel, or to the use of the premises <br />on which it is located. <br />(2) Accessory Use: A use customarily incident'and <br />accessory to the principal use of a lot or parcel, or <br />building or structure located on the same lot or <br />parcel as the principal use. <br />(3) Block: That property abutting on one side 'of a <br />street,between the two nearest intersecting streets, <br />railroad right of way, or other natural barriers; <br />provided, however, that where a street curves so that <br />any two chords thereof form an angle of one hundred <br />twenty degrees (120) or less measured on the lot side, <br />such curve shall be considered an intersecting street. <br />4. Boarding House: A building or premises where meals <br />are served by prearrangement for definite periods for <br />compensation for five (5) or more persons, but 'not <br />exceeding twenty (20) persons, not open to transients, <br />'in contradistinction to hotels or restaurants open <br />to transients. <br />(5) Building: Anything constructed or erected the <br />use of which requires more or less permanent location <br />on the ground, The building area of any building <br />shall be that area bounded by the exterior dimensions <br />of the. outer wall at the ground•line. <br />.(61 Building Height: The vertical distance, measured <br />from the mean elevation of the finished grade along <br />the front of the building to the highest point on the <br />roof for flat roofs; to the mean height level (be- <br />tween the eaves and ridhe) for gable and hip rrooss; <br />to the deck line for mansard roofs. <br />(7) Building'Siie Area:'Tbe ground area of a build- <br />ing or buildings,, together with all open spaces, as re- <br />quired by this. ordinance: <br />(8) club: An association: of come common purpose, but <br />not including a group organized primarily or which is <br />r actually engaged t6 render a service which is,custom =_ <br />arily carried on as a business. A road house or, tavern <br />shall not be construed as a club. <br />(9) Dwelling: <br />(a) Single Family Dwelling: A building designed for <br />and occupied exclusively as a residence of one family. <br />(b) Multiple Family Dwelling: A building designed or <br />used or intended to be used by two or more families <br />living independently, of each other. <br />(10) Family: Any number of individuals, related by <br />blood or marriage, or not to exceed five persons not <br />so related, living together on the premises as a <br />single housekeeping unit, including any domestic <br />servants. <br />(11) Garage, Private: An accessory building or <br />accessory portion of the main building, used, or de- <br />signed or intended to be used for the storage of <br />private motor vehicles belonging to the family or <br />families resident on the premises„ and'in which no <br />Page <br />business service or industry connected directly or in- <br />directly with motor vehicles is carried on, and provided t <br />that not more than one —half of the space' be rented <br />for the private vehicles of persons not resident on the <br />premises, except that all ofithe space in-a garage <br />having a capacity of not more than two cars may be so <br />rented. Not more than one commercial vehicle shall be <br />stored in such garage and such commercial shall not ex- <br />ceed two (2) tons capacity and must belong to a family <br />or member of a family resident on the premises. <br />(12) Garage, Public: Any building, structure'or prem- <br />ises used for the repair, servicing or storage of <br />motor vehicles for the general public. No building or <br />premises used exclusively for the sale, or dispaly <br />for sale, of motor vehicles or trailers, where no re- <br />pairs or mechanical work is done, shall be considered <br />a public garage for the purposes of this ordinance., <br />(13) Horne Occupation: any' occupation for gain' or <br />support conducted -entirely and only by members of the <br />family resident within a residential building and' when <br />the space occupied is incidental to the' residential <br />use of the building and -when 'the occupational use is <br />incidental to the residential.use of the building or <br />premises; provided that no articles may be sold or <br />offered for sale except those produced on the premises; <br />and no articles may be displayed so as to be visible <br />from the street or highway and no advertising may be <br />placed except as otherwise herein provided. Home <br />occupations may. include such uses as doctors and den- <br />tists, artists, music teachers, weaving, knitting, <br />dressmaking, and similar activities, but not includ- <br />ing such uses as barber shops and beauty •parlors,`or <br />tie buying and selling of any article; provided, how- <br />ever,. that raw materials, or partially - finished arti- <br />cles may be bought, and after completion, may be sold, <br />providod that the value of the article shall have been <br />increased by fifty (50) per cent or more by reason of <br />the work done on it. <br />114) Hotel: A building in which board and lodging are <br />provided to the transient public for compensation. - <br />(16) Lodging House: A building in which lodging accom- <br />odations are offered by prearrangement and'for definite <br />periods of time to four or more, but-not to exceed <br />twelve, individuals, not members of the family. <br />(161 Lot: A parcel of land occupied or designed' to <br />be 'occupied by one building and its accessory buildings <br />or uses, including the open spaces required•by this <br />ordinance. A lot may be a parcel designated by number <br />on any-plat or assessorts plat recorded in the office <br />of the register of Deeds for Dane county, or any parcel <br />described in a separate deed ,recorded in the office of <br />the - register of deeds, or any part of ,a larger parcel <br />then such part complies with the requiretnents of this <br />ordinance for frontage and area of the district in, <br />which it is located. No land included in any street, <br />highway or railroad right of way shall be included in <br />computing lot area. . <br />('17) Lot, Corner: A let located at the intersection <br />of two streets,, or a lot bounded on two sides by <br />crossing or intersecting streets, any two corners of <br />which have an angle of one hundred twenty (120) degrees <br />or less, or by a curved street an two chords of which <br />on the inside of the curve form an angle of one hundred <br />twenty (120) degrees or less. <br />(18) Lot, Interior: A lot abutting on one street or <br />on two streets at opposite ends of the lot. <br />(19) Lot Line: The lines bounding.a.lot as defined <br />herein. For purposes of this ordinance no such lot <br />lines shall lie within the.'right of way of a street, <br />higiv ny or railroad right of way. <br />(20) Lot Width: For purposes of this ordinance the <br />width of a lot shall be the distance between the side <br />lines at the setback line. <br />(21) Non— Conforming Use: A"building or premises <br />occupied by a use which does not conform to the regu- <br />lations of the district in which it is located. <br />(22) Parking Lot: A lot where automobiles are parked <br />or stored-temporarily, but not including the wreck- <br />ing of automobiles or other vehicles or storage for <br />the purpose of repairing or wrecking. <br />(23) Person: Excbpt when otherwise indicated by the <br />context, the word person shall include the plural, or <br />a company, firm, corporation or-partnership. " <br />(24) Professional Office: When conducted in a resi- <br />dential district a professional office shall be inci- <br />dental to the residential use of the premises; shall <br />be conducted by a member of the resident family en- <br />tirely within i residential building; and shall ir.- <br />•clude the offices of doctors,and practitioners, mini- <br />sters, architect's, landscape architects, professional <br />engineers, authors, musicians and other r ecognized <br />prof essioral 'occupations conducted within the premises, <br />but not including personal services, such as barbers, <br />beuticians and similar occupations. <br />(25) Recreational Camp: An -area containing one or <br />more permanent buildings used seasonally or periodi- <br />cally for the acccmodation of members of associations <br />or groups for,recreational purposes. <br />r r <br />8 <br />