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<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
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<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.
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