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AD HOC ZONING DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS COMMITTEEMEETING AGENDA

DATE: Monday, November 18, 2019TIME: 6:30 PMLOCATION: Greenville Town Hall, W6860 Parkview Dr., Greenville, WI 54942

OPENING

1.CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL & APPROVAL OF AGENDA

2.APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES

2.a. Approval of Zoning Committees September 16, 2019 meeting minutes20190916_ZCminutes

3.PUBLIC COMMENT

4.NEW BUSINESS

4.a. Discuss Zoning Ordinance Development Regulations.M - Zoning Development Regulations 11.18.20191st Draft Zoning Ordinance Development Regulations

4.b. Discuss Zoning and Planning RFP/RFQ.M - RFP/RFQZoning RFP.pdfPlanning RFP.pdf

5.ADJOURNMENT

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AD HOC ZONING COMMITTEE

MEETING AGENDA

DATE: Monday, September 16, 2019 TIME: 5:30 PM LOCATION: Greenville Town Hall, W6860 Parkview Dr., Greenville, WI 54942 OPENING

PRESENT: Leanne Meidam-Wincentsen, Joe Ryan (present until 6:30pm, then telephone), Jack Anderson, Andy Peters, Dean Culbertson, Mark Strobel, Dayna Watson (telephone) ABSENT: Jim Ecker, Jim Cotter, Greg Kippenhan Meeting called to order at 5:31pm.

1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL & APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion by Dean Culbertson, second by Leanne Meidam-Wincentsen to approve the agenda. Motion carried 7-0.

2. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES N/A

3. PUBLIC COMMENT Jennifer Sunstrom, Government Affairs Director, Realtors Association of Northeast Wisconsin. She is wondering if the Supervisors and Commission Members would be open to extending the January 1, 2020 time line for AG residential building permits to coincide with the zoning updates. She would like the Realtors Association to be involved in the zoning planning and updates. Motion by Jack Anderson, second by Andy Peters to close public comment. Motion carried 7-0.

4. NEW BUSINESS 4.a. Discussion on Zoning Ordinance Update Process.

4.b. Public Participation Process. M - Public Participation 09162019 In addition to the methods discussed in the staff report, the members would like a postcard

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sent out as a kick-off to let people know of the updated process and where they can get information in the future. A “commercial” will also be created for posting.

4.c. Ad-Hoc Zoning Process Committee Discussion. M - Zoning Process 09162019 3. The Committee would like staff to move forward with Site Plan Staff Approval language. 4. The Committee would like to move forward with Special Exceptions being handled by the Planning Commission. 5. The Committee likes the Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning concept. 6. The committee agrees building codes should be put together in Ch. 85.

4.d. Ad-Hoc Zoning District Regulations Committee Discussion. M - District Regulations 09162019 5. The Committee feels we can leave out the overlays until they can be researched more thoroughly and to make sure the public knows this is the strategy.

4.e. Ad-Hoc Zoning District Regulations Committee Discussion. M - Development Regulations 09162019 3. The Committee feels we can lower the parking requirement, but not strike it all together, also to add snow removal storage. 6. The Committee is ok with holding off on temporary sign enforcement until the code is updated.

5. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Jack Anderson, second by Mark Strobel to adjourn. Motion carried 7-0 and the

meeting was adjourned at 7:09pm.

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“Town of Greenville”

AGENDA MEMORANDUM

To: Zoning Ordinance Development Regulations Ad Hoc Committee From: Michael J. D. Brown, Community & Economic Development Director Date: November 11, 2019 RE: Zoning Ordinance Update

ACTION TYPE: Discussion BACKGROUND & SUMMARY: On August 26, 2019 the Town Board created Ad Hoc Committees to review specific sections of the Zoning Ordinance rewrite/update. This committee is tasked with reviewing district regulations related content of the ordinance for the following areas:

1. Access and Visibility 2. Parking 3. Lighting 4. Landscaping 5. Signage

Attached is a first rough draft of these sections. Below are topics for discussion as well as modifications made. Staff is looking for policy direction on the draft and these topics in order to develop a second rough draft. MODIFCATIONS AND POLICY QUESTIONS:

1. Access and Visibility: a. Bicycle and Pedestrian accommodations have been provided for consistency with the

Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan as well as the ability to submit a traffic impact analysis for deviations to the requirements.

2. Parking:

a. At the September 16, 2019 Zoning Committee meeting the Committee directed staff to reduce parking counts; they have been reduced for general commercial and industrial type uses.

b. Bicycle parking has been added. c. Snow storage has been added per the request of the Committee.

3. Lighting: Staff has incorporated Dark Sky compliance language into the ordinance per the

discussion had during the Subdivision Ordinance update.

4. Landscaping: No policy questions at this time as the landscaping ordinance was updated earlier in 2019.

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5. Signage:

a. Tables have been used to consolidate regulations. b. Updates to definitions and development of diagrams are still necessary and can be

initiated once a consultant has been contracted with.

6. Diagrams will be developed once a consultant has been contracted with.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the committee review the first rough draft and discuss any modifications it would like.

### Attachments:

1. Draft Ordinance related to the topics above.

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Article X Access and Visibility

§ 320-212 AccessA. Except as provided below, every building housing a principal use or Special Exception

hereafter erected or moved shall be on a lot which fronts or abuts a public street and hasdirect vehicular access to that public street and be so located as to provide safe andconvenient access for servicing and off-street parking; see Table XX for minimum lotfrontage width. Direct access does not include the use of easements. Fee simple title tothe access to a public roadway must be the same as the building title. Notwithstanding theforegoing direct requirement, Greenville may allow indirect access by easement betweenand among adjoining industrial and commercial parcels or by public frontage road tominimize access points and optimize the location of access points to facilitate traffic flowand promote safe ingress and egress.

B. Multiple frontage. Where a parcel abuts two streets, access may be limited to the streetwith the lowest functional classification (Reference Chapter 204 Article II).

C. Combined access/frontage road. Where a lot abuts an arterial or collector street, provisionfor combined access with adjacent parcels by easement or dedicated frontage road shallbe required for new development; if infill development is proposed, all efforts shall bemade to obtain adequate access.

D. Number of accesses and locations. No parcel abutting a public street for less than 100 feetshall have more than one driveway access to that street. No parcel abutting on a publicstreet for over 100 feet shall have more than two driveway accesses to that street;provided, however, that the closest edge of the two driveways shall not be closer than 50feet from each other for local streets or closer than 100 feet from each other for collectoror arterial streets.

E. Location to intersections. No driveway access shall be located with its closest edge closerthan 50 feet to a local street intersection or closer than 100 feet to a collector or arterialstreet intersection; this shall be measured by the right-of-way lines of such corner lots anda line joining the point along said right-of-way line from the point of intersection. To theextent practical, driveways shall be located to maximize distances to intersection.

F. Access Design Standards. Access shall comply with the Greenville Standard

1st DRAFT of Chapter 320 Zoning Ordinance November 11, 2019

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Specifications and Details.

G. Coordination of access. Driveway access shall be located to minimize potential interference and conflicts with the use of buildings and driveways on the opposite side of the street and should align with driveways on the opposite side of the street as much as possible.

H. Configuration. Driveway access shall intersect with public streets as nearly as possible at right angles; provided, however, that for high-intensity uses (average daily traffic of 500 or more vehicles per day), or for parcels with access to streets with posted speeds of 45 miles per hour or greater, a channelized T-intersection may be required and acceleration and deceleration lanes may be required.

I. Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities: Bicycle and pedestrian facilities shall be provided on site and shall connect to existing bicycle and pedestrian facilities within the public right-of-way and adjacent sites for both transportation and recreational purposes. Facilities are encouraged to be provided in and around parking lots, entrances to buildings, stormwater features, landscape features and other site amenities. If pedestrian and bicycle facilities are not available within the public right-of-way, they shall be provided within the right-of-way and be consistent with the Greenville Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan unless there is justification from the Town Engineer determining that bicycle and pedestrian facilities are not feasible based on physical or environmental circumstances.

J. Traffic Impact Analysis. If deviations from these requirements are requested a Traffic Impact Analysis shall be submitted to determine if the requests are warranted and shall be approved by the Public Works Director and Greenville Engineer.

§ 320-212 Visibility On any corner lot in all zoning districts, no fence, wall, hedge, planting, object, building or structure shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to obstruct vision between a height of 2 1/2 feet and 10 feet above the center line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the right-of-way lines of such corner lots and a line joining the point along said right-of-way line 15 feet from the point of intersection.

Article XI Parking Requirements

§ 320-35 Applicability. The off-street parking provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all buildings, structures and uses in all districts, at the time any building, structure or use is erected, enlarged, extended or increased in accordance with this article after the effective date of this chapter.

§ 320-XX Approval procedure. A parking plan is required in conjunction with Article ??? Site Plans of this Chapter and must be approved before installation of improvements, issuance of an erosion control/stormwater permit and issuance of a building permit.


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§ 320-36 Access. Each off-street parking space shall open directly upon an aisle or driveway designed to provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to such parking space. All off-street parking facilities shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner that will least interfere with traffic movement. No parking area shall be designed as to require any vehicle to back into a public street

§ 320-38 Location Restrictions. A. All parking spaces required shall be located on the same lot with the building or use

served, or may be located not to exceed 400 feet from the lot.

B. There shall be no customary storage of any sports vehicle, boat, trailer, utility trailer, camper or any like business or recreational vehicle in the required front or corner side yard of any residential district.

C. No parcel or contiguous parcel under single ownership shall display more than one vehicle or one piece of equipment (car, truck, tractor, boat, camper, trailer or items of a similar nature) for sale at any one time for no more than six months unless the parcel is zoned for automobile sales and is licensed with the State of Wisconsin. Any such item on display for sale shall not be located less than 15 feet from the right-of-way.

D. No part of a yard, open space, or off-street parking or loading space required about or in connection with any building for the purpose of complying with this chapter shall be included as part of a yard, open space, off-street parking or loading space similarly required for any other building except if allowed in another part of this chapter.

§ 320-37 Parking dimensions. Table XX Minimum Parking Dimensions

Reference Diagram XX Dimension 30° 45° 60° 90°

Stall width parallel to aisle A 18 ft. 12.7 ft. 10.4 ft. 9 ft.

Stall line length B 34.1 ft. 25 ft. 22 ft. 18.5 ft. Stall depth to wall C 17 ft. 17.5 ft. 19 ft. 18.5 ft. Module D 46 ft. 48 ft. 56 ft. 61 ft. One-way aisle E 12 ft. 13 ft. 18 ft. 24 ft. Two-way aisle F 24 ft. 24 ft. 24 ft. 24 ft. Parallel parking 8 ft. x 22 ft.

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§ 320-39 Surfacing and curb and gutter. A. All off-street parking areas and driveways, except as permitted in Table XX (Accessory

Use Table), shall be surfaced with a dustless all-weather material with a two-inch surface (asphalt, concrete, pavers etc. ) on a four-inch base of compacted stone or gravel. Compacted stone or gravel may be used only in instances where a gravel or stone parking area exists and is planned to be expanded and is outside of the Sewer Service Area.

B. Concrete curb and gutter shall be required in all new parking lots; existing parking lots that add parking are not required to install curb and gutter. Where alternatives to concrete curb and gutter are demonstrated to be more appropriate it may be approved by the Public Works Director and Engineer. Curb cuts shall be permitted intermittently to allow for treatment of stormwater.

§ 320-40 Number of parking stalls. Minimum number of parking stalls required are shown in Table XX. Greenville recognizes not all land uses function the same, some may require more parking while other require less; therefore general and specific uses have been identified with general uses allowed flexibility with reduced parking of up to 50% of the required number of stalls. These uses generally match the uses in Table XX (principal/SUP)

Table XX Number of Parking Stalls

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Assembly: Churches, funeral homes, theaters, auditoriums, community centers, vocational and night schools and other places of public assembly

1 for each 5 seats

Bed-and-breakfast establishments 1 for each guest room

Dwelling: ADU 1 for each dwelling

Dwelling: Duplexes 2 for each dwelling unit

Dwelling: Mobile/Manufacturing Home

2 for each dwelling unit

Dwelling: Multifamily 1.5 for each dwelling unit

Dwelling: Single-Family Attached 2 for each dwelling unit

Dwelling: Single-Family Detached 2 for each dwelling unit

Hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living, memory care, community living arrangements

1 for each 2 beds plus 1 for each 3 employees

Recreational Use, indoor facility 1 for each 4 of the total building occupancy permitted by Building/Fire Codes

Hotels, motels 1 for each guest room plus 1 for each 3 employees

Schools, day cares 1 for each employee General Use Parking Stalls Required (may be

reduced by up to 50%) Distribution/Wholesale Use 1 for each employee per shift Entertainment Use 1 for each 500 square feet of floor area Government Use 1 for each 500 square feet of floor area Institutional Use 1 for each 500 square feet of floor area Manufacturing Use 1 for each employee per shift Office Use 1 for each 500 square feet of floor area Restaurants/Bars/Tavern/Tap Room 1 for each 500 square feet of floor area Retail Use 1 for each 500 square feet of floor area


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Service Use 1 for each 500 square feet of floor area Warehouse Use 1 for each employee per shift

§ 320-XX Bicycle Parking Required.A minimum of three (3) bicycle racks spaces shall be provided.

§ 320-XX Snow Storage Required.A snow storage area shall be provided outside of the parking and driveway and drive aisle areas. An area 5 percent of the total parking/driveway/drive aisle areas shall be provided and shown on the site plan and landscape plan and not interfere with traffic movement, parking spaces or site amenities such as landscaping, above ground utilities, signs etc.

§ 320-41 Uses not listed.In the case of structures or uses not mentioned, the provision for a use, which is similar, shall apply, as determined by the Community and Economic Development Director or designee.

§ 320-42 Handicapped parking requirements.In addition to any other requirements relating to parking spaces contained in this chapter, the provisions contained in §§ 101.13, 346.503 and 346.56, Wis. Stats., and any Wisconsin Administrative Code sections or accessibility codes and standards adopted pursuant thereto are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable to all parking facilities whenever constructed.

§ 320-45 Reduction of parking areas.Off-street parking spaces shall not be reduced in numbers unless said number exceeds therequirement set forth herein. Article XII

Lighting § 320-212 Lighting

A. Applicability. The provisions of this article shall apply to developments allowed as apermitted use, requiring site plan approval or a Special Exception use in the OS, NC, GC,INST, IND, AD (where permitted by the Federal Aviation Administration), MXD, andR3 districts and any developments allowed as a Special Exception that are considered acommercial/industrial/business use in the AED, AGD, RR, R1, R2 and R4 districts.

B. Approval Procedure. A lighting plan is required in conjunction with Article ??? Site Plansof this Chapter and must be approved before installation of improvements, issuance of anerosion control/stormwater permit and issuance of a building permit.

C. Exterior lighting, whether freestanding or mounted on a building or structure, shall becertified by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) as dark sky compliant;documentation shall be provided to verify certification. Lighting shall be fully shieldedand oriented so as to not exceed the following light levels on adjacent properties:

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(2) 2.0 horizontal foot-candles on non-residentially zoned property.

(3) 15 horizontal foot-candles on public road right-of-way; if light spills onto property across a public right-of-way the 0.2 and 2.0 horizontal foot-candle restrictions shall apply accordingly.

D. Definitions:

Foot-candle: The unit of measure expressing the quantity of light received on a surface. One foot-candle is the illuminance produced by a candle on a surface one foot square from a distance of one foot.

Fully Shielded Luminaire (Lighting): A luminaire constructed and installed in such a manner that all light emitted by the luminaire, either directly from the lamp or a diffusing element, or indirectly by reflection or refraction from any part of the luminaire, is projected below the horizontal plane through the luminaire's lowest light-emitting part.

Article XIII Landscaping Requirements

§ 320-58 Purpose. The purpose of this article is to enhance the appearance of Greenville by improving the quality of landscaping, buffering and screening at commercial and industrial properties. Criteria and standards are provided to ensure that building sites and off-street parking areas are sufficiently landscaped to protect and preserve the appearance, character and value of surrounding properties and public right-of-way, thereby promoting the general welfare, safety and aesthetic quality of Greenville.

§ 320-59 Applicability. A. The provisions of this article shall apply to developments allowed as a permitted use,

requiring site plan approval or a Special Exception use in the OS, NC, GC, INST, IND, AD (where permitted by the Federal Aviation Administration), MXD, and R3 districts and any developments allowed as a Special Exception that are considered a commercial/industrial/business use in the AED, AGD, RR, R1, R2 and R4 districts.

B. Any development occurring on vacant land shall be in full compliance with the provisions of this article.

C. Existing occupied developments that do not conform to the provisions of this article may

be continued until such time that a site plan is required by this Chapter. Where a building, parking or other site improvement is proposed, landscaping requirements in this article shall apply to those areas on the property; if the remaining areas of the property not proposed for improvements are non-conforming they may continue as legal non-conforming but it is recommended they be brought into conformance as much as


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possible. Flexibility on relief shall be allowed on a case by case basis, as approved by the Planning Commission, as the standards set in this article may not be able to be applied due to existing physical or environmental constraints. It is the intent to meet the standards in this article where practical.

§ 320-60 Approval procedure. A landscape plan is required in conjunction with Article ??? Site Plans of this Chapter and must be approved before installation of improvements, issuance of an erosion control/stormwater permit and issuance of a building permit.

§ 320-61 Landscape plan requirements. Landscape plans submitted for review shall be drawn to an appropriate scale and shall include at a minimum the following information:

A. The name and address of owner/developer and name of the landscape architect/designer.

B. Date of plan preparation, date and description of all plan revisions, name of project or development, scale of plan, and north marker.

C. The location of all lot lines, locations of all existing and proposed easements and rights-of-way, and elevation, topography, and cross-section details as determined necessary by Greenville.

D. The location of all existing and proposed structures, parking and loading areas, parking spaces (numbered), driveways, sidewalks, ground signs, refuse disposal areas, fences, freestanding electrical and other utility equipment, easements, and other site improvement features as determined necessary by Greenville.

E. The location and contours at one-foot intervals, of all proposed berms.

F. The location, caliper size, and species (common and botanical name) of all existing plant material on the site and designation of intended treatment (save, move, remove).

G. The location, caliper size at planting and species (common and botanical name) of all proposed plant materials, and location and description of all ground cover and turf grasses.

H. A schedule of all new plants proposed for planting, and those existing plants that will be saved, including size (caliper, height, container size, etc. ), condition (bare-root, balled-and-burlapped, container-grown, or preexisting), planned installation date, and common and botanical names (genus, species, and variety).

I. A schedule itemizing the total square foot area of all greenspace proposed on the lot, the total square foot area of off-street parking, the number of off-street parking spaces, the number and square foot area of each interior island and peninsula.


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§ 320-62 Landscape standards. Landscaping required under this article shall be of the following types as specified below:

A. Lot line & street tree landscaping. A minimum twenty-foot front strip extending along the lot adjacent to all road right-of-way plus a minimum ten-foot strip along all other lot lines shall be landscaped as described below.

(1) Lot line landscape strips shall be planted with a minimum of one shade tree at fifty-foot centers (shade trees shall be defined as any tree with a mature height of 30 feet or greater), excluding driveway openings and vision triangles.

(2) Street Trees. In addition to lot line landscaping street trees shall be planted within the right-of-way along curbed public and private streets, including parking lot connections, circulation drives and loading areas and shall be located six to seven feet behind the curb (except as determined unfeasible by Greenville or if prohibited by County or State Departments of Transportation).

(3) Where it is deemed appropriate or desirable to construct a berm in the lot line landscape strip in order to restrict view and/or to absorb noise, Greenville may require this option for a landscape plan. The slope of the berm shall be minimally planted with variety of conifer species spaced 20 feet on center.

B. Foundation Plantings. Landscaping is required for all building foundations in order to provide visual breaks in the mass of the building.

(1) Such foundation landscaping shall be placed along 30% of the buildings total perimeter, predominately near and along customer facades and entrances facing public streets.

(2) One ornamental tree (ornamental shall be defined as any tree having a mature height less than 30 feet) and a variety of five shrubs/annuals/perennials/ground cover or a combination of shall be planted for every 25 linear feet of building foundation planter area.

C. Curbed planting islands or peninsulas shall be provided in off-street parking areas as described below.

(1) Parking spaces must be separated by a planting island or peninsula at the rate of one island/peninsula for each row of 12 consecutive parking spaces for single row configurations, or for each 24 consecutive parking spaces in double-row configurations.

(2) Each island or peninsula shall be at least 360 square feet in area for single-row configurations, and 720 square feet in area for double-row configurations.

(3) One shade tree shall be planted in each island or peninsula for single row configurations and two shade trees shall be planted in each island or peninsula for double row configurations.


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(4) Islands and peninsulas shall be placed at the ends of parking rows or along designated pedestrian circulation areas.

(5) Alternatives.

(a) Planted boulevards within interior off-street parking areas may be considered as an alternative to islands and peninsulas and shall be a minimum of 8 feet wide.

(b) Parking spaces along the perimeter of the off-street parking areas may plant the required tree on the backside of the parking space every 15 spaces instead of installing an island or peninsula.

D. Buffer yard landscaping. Any commercial or industrial use that is adjacent to a residential use or zoning district shall provide a landscaped buffer yard along the full length of the affected side to afford protection to the residential uses from the glare of lights, from visual encroachment, and from the transmission of noise. Required buffer yards shall be landscaped as described below. Combinations of trees, shrubs, berms and fences shall create screening which is at least 50% impervious at planting to sight.

(1) Buffer yards required for commercial/non-residential uses zoned NC, GC, INST, AD and R3 shall be a minimum 10 feet wide and shall be planted with a variety of conifer species spaced 20 feet on center and a minimum of one shade tree at fifty-foot centers (shade trees shall be defined as any tree with a mature height of 30 feet or greater).

(2) Buffer yards required for industrial/non-residential uses zoned IND shall be a minimum 25 feet wide and shall be planted with a double row of a variety of conifer species spaced 20 feet on center and a minimum of one shade tree at fifty-foot centers (shade trees shall be defined as any tree with a mature height of 30 feet or greater).

(3) Buffer yards required for commercial/industrial/non-resdiential uses zoned AED, AGD, OS, RR, R1, R2 and R4 shall be a minimum 10 feet wide and shall be planted with a variety of conifer species spaced 20 feet on center and a minimum of one shade tree at fifty-foot centers (shade trees shall be defined as any tree with a mature height of 30 feet or greater).

(4) As an alternative to these buffer yard landscaping requirements, a six-foot-high sight-tight fence may be constructed near the lot line, except chainlink fences with or without privacy slats shall be prohibited, with the remainder of the required buffer yard planted with a minimum of one shade tree at fifty-foot centers (shade trees shall be defined as any tree with a mature height of 30 feet or greater).

(5) The required buffer yard shall be a greenspace where no portion of a building, parking, driving, loading, or storage area may be located.

E. Screening requirements. The intent of these requirements is to provide a visual screen around service, equipment, storage, shipping and receiving docks, and trash collections areas contained within commercial, industrial and non-residential properties.


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(1) At the time of installation or planting, screening materials of a variety of conifer plantings must be at least 50% impervious at planting to sight, and be sufficiently high and long to accomplish the desired blockage of view year round. These plantings shall be located adjacent to the area being screened.

(a) As an alternative to the landscaping requirements, a six-foot-high sight-tight fence may be constructed near the lot line (chain link fences with or without privacy slats shall be prohibited), with the remainder of the required strip planted with a minimum of one shade tree at fifty-foot centers (shade trees shall be defined as any tree with a mature height of 30 feet or greater). The required strip shall be a greenspace where no portion of a building, parking, driving, loading, or storage area may be located.

(2) Trash collection areas. All exterior storage in refuse disposal areas, trash collection dumpsters, and trash pads on commercial, industrial and non-residential properties shall be located and oriented to be as inconspicuous as possible. They shall be screened from view to all adjacent properties, all adjacent road right-of-way, and if located within commercial developments, from view to on-site entrance drives and parking areas. Screening materials may consist of the following:

(a) A six-foot high sight-tight fence or wall; chain link fences with or without privacy slats shall be prohibited; or

(b) An evergreen screen sufficient to provide 100% screening at time of planting.

(3) Berms. See 320-XX for requirements.

§ 320-63 Planting specifications. Plant materials provided in conformance with the requirements of this article shall be equal to or better in quality than the standards of the American Association of Nurserymen. The minimum sizes of plant materials shall satisfy the requirements of this article are as follows:

A. Shade tree: 2 1/2-inch caliper at time of planting.

B. Ornamental tree: 1 1/2-inch caliper at time of planting.

C. Evergreen tree: five feet height at time of planting.

D. Shrub: 18 inches to 24 inches height or spread at time of planting.

§ 320-64 Substitutions and modifications. A. To meet unique site design conditions or to overcome obstructions, conflicts, or other

factors, the following planting substitutions may be approved as described below.

(1) Two ornamental trees may be substituted in place of one shade tree.

(2) Two evergreen trees may be substituted in place of one shade tree.


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(3) One evergreen tree may be substituted in place of five shrubs.

(4) One shade tree may be substituted in place of 10 shrubs.

B. While plant materials should generally be distributed proportionately on the lot in accordance with the standards of this article, alterations and variations in the planting pattern may be approved, on a case-by-case basis, to maximize the effectiveness of the installed landscaping.

C. Flexibility on relief may be provided in meeting the landscape standards in cases where quantity and location of planting material would be difficult to install due to site/environmental or life/safety reasons or unique land uses being proposed for development. In these cases required plant material shall be relocated elsewhere on the site. The Planning Commission shall review and may approve a reduction in plant quantity due to the circumstances listed above. If a reduction is approved the Planning Commission may require fee-in-lieu, based on market rate of the plant material being reduced, to be used for landscaping within public right-of-way or on public property.

§ 320-65 Completion All improvements required in this Chapter shall be completed/installed prior to occupancy of the building or structure unless occupancy/completion occurs between November 1st and May 1st in which case required improvements shall be completed no later than July 1st. If no building or structure is constructed as part of the project all improvements required in this Chapter shall be completed/installed within 12 months of issuance of an erosion control/stormwater permit. Within 30 days of the completion, the owner/developer shall request an inspection of the improvements to verify compliance with the approved plan. A Zoning Occupancy Permit shall be issued upon all improvements being completed per 320-XX(A)&(B) Zoning Occupancy Permits.

§ 320-66 Maintenance. The owner of the lot on which landscaping has been provided shall be responsible for protecting and maintaining all plant materials and landscape areas in a healthy and growing condition and shall be responsible for keeping them free from refuse, debris, and weeds. Failure to maintain or replace dead or diseased plant materials during the next appropriate planting period shall constitute a violation of the provisions of the Zoning Code.

§ 320-67 Airport height limitation zones. Owners of lots within an Airport Overlay Zone should be aware of height restrictions set by Outagamie County when planting a trees.

Article XIV Signs

§ 320-46 Purpose. The purpose of these regulations is to create the legal framework to regulate, administer and enforce outdoor sign advertising and display. These regulations recognize the need to protect the safety and welfare of the public and the need for well-maintained and attractive sign displays


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within the community and the need for adequate business identification, advertising and communication.

No sign shall hereafter be erected, hung, placed, altered, or moved except in conformity with the regulations of this Chapter.

§ 320-47 Authorization. These regulations authorize the use of signs visible from public rights-of-way, provided the signs are:

A. Complying with the zoning regulations.

B. Designed, constructed, installed and maintained in such a manner that they do not endanger public safety or traffic safety.

C. Legible, readable and visible in the circumstances in which they are used.

D. Respectful of the reasonable rights of other advertisers whose messages are displayed.

§ 320-48 Definitions. The following definitions shall be applicable in this Article:

ABANDONED SIGN A sign which no longer correctly advertises a bona fide business, lessor, owner, product or activity conducted or product available on the premises where the sign is displayed or elsewhere.

AREA OF COPY The entire area within a single, continuous perimeter composed of squares, rectangles or circles, which encloses the extreme limits of the advertising message, announcement or decoration of a wall sign.

AREA OF SIGN The area of the largest single face of the sign within a perimeter which forms the outside shape, but excluding the necessary supports or uprights on which the signs may be placed. If the sign consists of more than one section or module, all areas will be totaled. Any irregular-shaped sign area shall be computed using the actual sign face surface. In the case of wall signs, the area of copy will be used.

BILLBOARD See "off-premises sign.”

BUILDING FRONTAGE The front of a building shall be construed to be the portion facing a street. For purposes of computation of the number and area of signs, the frontage of a building shall be computed as nearly at ground level as computation of horizontal distance permits. In cases where this test is indeterminate or cannot be applied, as for instance where there is a diagonal corner entrance, the Administrator or Inspector shall select building frontage on the basis of interior layout of the


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building, traffic on adjacent streets or other indicators.

BULLETIN BOARD AND IDENTIFICATION SIGNS Bulletin boards and identification signs for churches, schools and other permitted institutions and nonprofit organizations.

CANOPY SIGN Any sign attached to or constructed in, on or under a canopy, marquee or awning.

CHANGEABLE MESSAGE SIGN A sign such as a manual, electronic or electric controlled time and temperature sign, message center or reader board.

COPY AREA The geometric area in square feet that encloses the actual copy of the sign.

DIRECTIONAL SIGN Any sign which serves to designate the location or direction of any place or area. This includes, but is not limited to, such signs as those identifying rest rooms, telephone, parking areas, entrances and exits.

ELECTRIC SIGN Any sign containing internal electrical wiring which is attached or intended to be attached to an electrical energy source.

FLASHING SIGN Any sign which contains an intermittent or flashing light source or which includes the illusion of intermittent or flashing light by means of animation or an externally mounted intermittent light source, not including changeable message signs.

GRADE The elevation or level of the street closest to the sign to which reference is made, measured at the street's center line.

GROUND SIGN A sign erected on one or more freestanding supports on uprights and not attached to any building.

GROSS AREA The area of a sign determined by using the outside perimeter dimensions of the sign. If the sign consists of more than one modular sections, their areas will be totaled. If the modules are formed in the shape of letters or symbols, the rules for area of copy apply.

HEIGHT OF SIGN The vertical distance measured from the grade at the street right-of-way line where the sign is located to the highest point of such sign or structure.


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ILLUMINATED SIGN A sign, which is lighted by an artificial light source, either directed upon it or illuminated from an interior source.

INTEGRATED SHOPPING CENTER A shopping center in single ownership or under unified control and containing three or more separate businesses.

LEGAL NONCONFORMING SIGN A sign that did meet regulations when it was originally installed.

MULTIFACED SIGN A sign with copy on two or more faces that are legible from more than one direction.

NONCONFORMING SIGN A sign that does not meet Code regulations and is not considered legal nonconforming.

OFF-PREMISES SIGN A sign which advertises goods, products, facilities or services not on the premises where the sign is located, or directs persons to a different location from which the sign is located.

ON-PREMISES SIGN Any sign identifying or advertising a business, person, activity, goods, products or services located on a premises where the sign is installed and maintained.

PORTABLE SIGN Any sign not permanently attached to the ground or a building.

PROJECTING SIGN A sign, normally double faced, which is attached to and projects from a structure or building fascia.

ROOF SIGN A sign erected upon, against or above a roof.

SIGN Any emblem, painting, banner, pennant, placard, design, identification, description, illustration or device, illuminated or non-illuminated, to advertise, identify, convey information or direct attention to a product, service, place, activity, person, institution, business of solicitation, including any permanently installed or situated merchandise. Signs shall also include all sign structures.

SIGN CONTRACTOR Any person, partnership or corporation engaged in whole or in part in the erection or maintenance of signs, excluding the business which the sign advertises.


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SIGN STRUCTURE Any device or material, which supports, has supported or is capable of supporting a sign in a stationary position, including decorative covers.

SWINGING SIGN A sign installed on an arm or mast or spar that is not, in addition, permanently fastened to an adjacent wall or upright pole.

WALL SIGN A sign attached to the wall or a building with the face in a parallel plane to the plane of the building wall. This includes signs painted directly on a wall.

WINDOW SIGN A sign installed in or on a window for purposes of viewing from outside the premises.

§ 320-49 Permits, applications, fees, issuance and denial, appeals, indemnification. A. Permits required. It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, construct, enlarge or

structurally modify a sign or cause the same to be done in Greenville without first obtaining a sign permit for each sign as required by this article.

B. Permits shall not be required for a change of copy of any sign, nor for the repainting, cleaning and other normal maintenance and repair of the sign and sign structure.

C. Application for a permit. Application for a permit shall be filed with the Community and Economic Development Department upon forms provided by the department and shall contain the following information:

(1) The name, address and telephone number of the sign owner, the property owner, where the sign is or will be located and the sign contractor of the proposed sign.

(2) Clear and legible drawings with description and nominal dimensions of the proposed sign, the construction, size, dimensions and kind of materials to be used in such structure. The site plan shall show the buildings on the premises upon which the structure is to be erected and maintained together with locations, setbacks, size and types of existing signs on the premises where the proposed sign is to be located. All dimensions shall be indicated for the sign and the site plan elements.

(3) Calculations or evidence showing that the structure and design meets the requirements of these regulations for wind pressure load.

(4) Such other information as may be required to show full compliance with this and all other applicable laws.

D. Permit fees. A fee shall be required prior to issuance of permits and shall be set from time to time by Greenville. Signs installed without a permit shall be removed after proper notice.


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E. Permit issuance and denial. The Building Inspector or designee shall issue a permit for the erection, structural alteration, enlargement or relocation of a sign when the permit application is properly made, all appropriate fees have been made, and the sign complies with the appropriate laws and regulations. If the sign permit is denied written notice of the denial shall be provided to the applicant, together with a brief statement of the reasons for the denial, along with the return of all permit fees and papers.

F. Sign permit appeal. In the event any of the requirements herein contained cause undue or unnecessary hardship on any person, firm or corporation, a variance from requirements may be applied for to the Board of Appeals. An application for variance must be made within 10 days after receipt of notice that the sign involved does not conform to the Chapter. In the event that the appeal is not made in writing to the Appeals Board within such ten-day period, a variance shall not be granted. The Board of Zoning Appeals shall take action on any variance request within 60 days of receipt of the variance application. The Community and Economic Development Director or designee shall comply with and enforce the Board of Zoning Appeals decision.

G. Indemnification for sign installation and maintenance. All persons engaging in the installation or maintenance of signs which involves in whole or in part the erection, alteration, relocation, maintenance of a sign or other sign work in, over or immediately adjacent to a public right-of-way or public property, when such property is used or encroached upon, shall agree to hold harmless and indemnify Greenville, its officers, agents, employees from any and all claims resulting from erection, alteration, relocation, maintenance of the sign or any other sign work insofar as this Chapter has not specifically directed the placement of the sign.

§ 320-50 Legal nonconforming signs. A. Notification of nonconformance. Upon determination that the sign is nonconforming, the

Community and Economic Development Director or designee shall use reasonable efforts to notify, either personally or in writing, the user or owner of the property on which the sign is located of the following:

(1) The sign's nonconformity.

(2) Whether the sign is eligible for characterization as a legal nonconforming sign or is unlawful.

B. Signs eligible for characterization as legal nonconforming. Any sign located within Greenville on the date of adoption of this Chapter which does not conform with the provisions of this chapter is eligible for characterization as a legal nonconforming sign and is permitted, providing it also meets the following requirements:

(1) The sign was covered by a proper sign permit prior to the date of adoption of this Chapter.

(2) No permit was required under applicable law for the sign in question and the sign was, in all respects, in compliance with applicable law on the date of adoption of this


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Chapter.

C. Loss of legal nonconforming status. A sign loses its nonconforming status if one or more of the following occurs:

(1) The sign is structurally altered in any way, except for normal maintenance or repair, which tends to or makes the sign less in compliance with requirements of this Chapter than it was before alteration.

(2) The sign is relocated.

(3) The sign fails to conform to this Chapter regarding maintenance and repair, abandonment, or dangerous or defective signs.

(4) The sign is destroyed by any means to the extent of more than 50% of its fair market value, except as provided in § 60.61(5m), Wis. Stats.

(5) On the date of occurrence of any of the above, the sign shall be immediately brought in compliance with this Chapter with a new permit secured or shall be removed.

D. Legal nonconforming sign maintenance and repair. Nothing in this Chapter shall relieve the owner or user of a legal nonconforming sign or the owner of the property in which the sign is located from the provisions of this Chapter regarding safety, maintenance and repair of signs.

§ 320-51 Removal and disposition of signs. A. Maintenance and repair.

(1) Every sign, including, but not limited to, those signs for which permits are required, shall be maintained in a safe, presentable and good structural condition at all times, including replacement of defective parts, painting (except when a weathered or natural surface is intended), repainting, cleaning and other acts required for the maintenance of said sign.

(2) The Community and Economic Development Director or designee shall require compliance with all standards of this Chapter. If the sign is not modified to comply with safety standards outlined in this Chapter, the Community and Economic Development Director or designee shall require its removal in accordance with this article.

B. Abandoned signs. All signs or sign messages shall be removed by the owner or lessee of the premises upon which an on-premises sign is located when the business it advertises is no longer conducted or, for an off-premises sign, when lease payments and rental income are no longer provided. If the owner or lessee fails to remove the sign, the Community and Economic Development Director or designee shall give the owner 60 days' written notice to remove said sign. Upon failure to comply with this notice, Greenville may cause removal to be executed, the expenses of which will be assessed on the tax roll to the property on which the abandoned sign is located.


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C. Deteriorated or dilapidated signs. The Community and Economic Development Director or designee shall cause to be removed any deteriorated or dilapidated signs under the provisions of § 66.0413, Wis. Stats.

§ 320-52 Prohibited signs. The following signs shall be prohibited within Greenville:

A. Abandoned signs.

B. Billboards and off-premises signs.

C. Flashing or moving signs. All blinking and flashing signs are prohibited. Changeable-message signs are allowed.

D. Swinging signs.

E. Unclassified signs. The following signs are prohibited:

(1) Those which bear or contain statements, words or pictures of obscene, pornographic or immoral subjects.

(2) Signs which are an imitation of or resemble in shape, size, copy or color an official traffic sign or signal.

F. Signs within the right-of-way other than traffic control signs and those signs permitted by the department of transportation having jurisdiction over said right-of-way.

§ 320-53 Signs not requiring a permit. A. Construction signs. Two construction signs per construction site, not exceeding 100

square feet in area each, shall be confined to the site of construction and shall be removed 30 days after completion of construction or prior to occupancy, whichever is sooner.

B. Direction and instructional signs. Direction and instructional signs, which provide instruction or direction and are located entirely on a property to which they pertain and do not exceed eight square feet each in area. This includes, but is not limited to, such signs as those identifying rest rooms, telephone, parking areas, entrances and exits.

C. Identification signs and bulletin boards.

D. Government signs. Government signs for control of traffic and other regulatory purposes, danger signs, railroad crossings signs and signs of public utilities, including danger and aids to service and safety which are erected by or on the order of a public officer in the performance of his public duty.

E. House numbers and name plates. Each building in Greenville which has a street address shall have numerals indicating the official numbers either in numbers or in words spelling out the numbers in a manner so as to be visible from the road on which the property is located. Those buildings more than 60 feet from the roadway shall have the numbers


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mounted on a post visible from the roadway and to the left of the driveway when facing the front of the principal building. All units contained within larger buildings shall also have individual addresses clearly displayed.

F. Interior signs. Signs located within the interior of any building or structure which are not visible from the public right-of-way. This does not, however, exempt such signs from the structural, electrical or material specifications of this Chapter.

G. Memorial signs and plaques. Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and date of erection, which are cut into masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of a building, or when constructed of bronze or other noncombustible material not more than four square feet in area.

H. No-trespassing or no-dumping signs. No-trespassing and no-dumping signs not to exceed 1 1/2 square feet in area per sign.

I. Public notices. Official notices posted by public officers or employers in the performance of their duties.

J. Public signs. Signs required as specifically authorized for a public purpose by any law, statute or ordinance.

K. Political and campaign signs. Political and campaign signs on behalf of candidates for public office or measures on election ballots provided that said signs are subject to the following regulations:

(1) Said signs shall be removed within seven days following the general election.

(2) No sign shall be located within 15 feet of the public right-of-way at a street intersection, over the right-of-way, nor on any public-owned property.

L. Real estate signs. One real estate sales sign on any lot or parcel, provided such sign is located entirely within the property to which the sign applies and is not directly illuminated.

(1) In agricultural and residential districts, such signs shall not exceed eight square feet in area and shall be removed within 30 days after the sale, rental or lease has been accomplished.

(2) In all other districts, such signs shall not exceed 32 square feet in area and shall be removed within 30 days after the sale, rental or lease has been accomplished.

M. On-premises symbols or insignia. Religious symbols, commemorative plaques or recognized historic agencies or identification emblems of religious orders or historic agencies.

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provided such signs are posted not more than 30 days prior the event and removed within five (5) days of the event ending.

O. Vehicular signs. Truck, bus, trailer or other vehicles, while operating in the normal course of business which is not primarily the display of signs.

§ 320-54 Construction specifications. A. Every sign or advertising structure hereafter erected shall have marked in a conspicuous

place thereon the date of erection, the manufacturer's name, the permit number and the voltage of any electrical apparatus used in connection therewith.

B. All signs shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 85 and the current National Electrical Code and the additional construction standards hereinafter set forth.

C. All ground and roof sign structures shall be self-supporting structures and permanently attached to sufficient foundations.

D. Electrical service to ground signs shall be concealed wherever possible.

E. All signs, except those attached flat against the wall of a building and those signs of which no portion exceeds a height of three feet and are no greater than nine square feet in area shall be constructed to withstand wind loads of 30 pounds per square foot of the sign and structure, with correct engineering adjustments for the height of the sign above grade.

F. No sign shall be suspended by chains or other devices that will allow the sign to swing due to wind action. Signs shall be anchored to prevent any lateral movement that could cause wear on supporting members or connections.

G. Supports and braces shall be an integral part of the sign design. Angle irons, chain or wires used for supports or braces shall be hidden from public view to the extent technically feasible.

§ 320-55 Temporary signs Permits are required for all temporary signs as identified below.

Table XX Temporary Sign Type and Zoning District

Table XX Temporary Sign Dimensional Regulations

§ 320-56 Permanent signs. Permits are required for all permanent signs as identified below.

Table XX Permanent Sign Type and Zoning District

Table XX Permanent Sign Dimensional Regulations


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P = Permitted Use; X = Prohibited Use

Temporary Sign Type See the following Section for additional regulations

AED AGD OS RR R1 R2 R3 R4 MH INST NC GC IND Airport MXD - See Article ??? For Regulations

Is a permit required YES/NO?

Banners/Flags/Boards X X X X X X X X X P P P P P YesInflatables X X X X X X X X X P P P P P YesResidential Subdivision/Development Marketing Signs

X X X X P P P P P X P P X X Yes

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Temporary Sign Type

See the following Section for additional regulations

Max Size per sign in square feet

Max Height per sign in feet

Setback in feet

Allowed on Ground

Allowed on Building

Allowed on Roof

Allowed on Vehicles/Equipment

Lighting allowed

Permit Required

Number of permits per year per property per use/business

Number of Signs per permit Permit Duration

Banners/Flags/Boards

32 20 10 Yes Yes No No No Yes 4 1 30 Days

Inflatables 20 ft. x 20 ft. 20 10 Yes No No No No Yes 1 1 30 DaysResidential Subdivision/Development Marketing Signs

100 NA 10 Yes No No No No Yes 1 1 for each arterial or collector road adjacent the subdivision/development

1 year with a max of 2 renewals for a total of 3 years

Special Event Signs Approved through the Special Event Application and Approval Process


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P = Permitted Use; X = Prohibited UsePermanent Sign Type See the following

Section for additional regulations

AED AGD OS RR R1 R2 R3 R4 MH INST NC GC IND Airport MXD - See 320-XX For regulations


Residential Subdivision/Development Ground Sign

X X X P P P P P P X P P X X Yes

Wall Signs P P P X X X X X X P P P P P YesProjecting Signs X X X X X X X X X P P P P P YesMonument Ground Signs P P P X X X X X X P P P P P YesCanopy/Awning Signs shall be permitted above doors and windows

X X X X X X X X X P P P P P Yes


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Permanent Sign Type See the following Section for additional regulations

Max Structure Size

Max Sign Copy Area Size

Max Structure Height from Grade

Max Structure Width

Setback Max number of signs Sign/Structure Material

Allowed on Ground

Allowed on Building

Allowed on Roof

Allowed on Vehicles/Equipment

Lighting Allowed


Residential Subdivision/Development Monument Ground Sign

200 square feet

200 square feet

10 feet NA 10 feet 1 for each arterial or collector road adjacent the subdivision/development

Stone/Brick/Masonry Yes No No No See Section 320-XXX

Yes

Non-Residential Wall Signs 25% of building façade area

25% of building façade area

NA NA Shall not extend more than 12 inches outside of the building's wall surface

1 per building façade per business/use

Sturdy/Durable Material, no fabric

No Yes No No See Section 320-XXX

Yes

Non-Residential Projecting Signs 25 square feet 25 square feet Shall not be less than 8.5 feet above the grade; shall not be less than 15 feet above a driveway; shall not exceed 25 feet above grade

NA 10 feet 1 per building façade per business/use

Sturdy/Durable Material, no fabric


Yes

Non-Residential Monument Ground Signs -Single Business/Tenant Use (manual/electronic message boards are permitted)

300 square feet

75% of structure size

20 feet 15 feet 10 feet 1 per road frontage Sturdy/Durable Material, shall match the building material, no fabric

Yes No No No See Section 320-XXX

Yes

Non-Residential Monument Ground Signs -Multiple Business/Tenant Use (manual/electronic message boards are permitted)

450 square feet

75% of structure size

30 feet 15 feet 10 feet 1 per road frontage Sturdy/Durable Material, shall match the building material, no fabric

Yes No No No See Section 320-XXX

Yes

Non-Residential Canopy/Awning Signs shall be permitted above doors and windows

NA 10 square feet per canopy/awning

Shall not be less than 8.5 feet above the grade; shall not be less than 15 feet above a driveway

No wider than the door or window it is above

10 feet 1 per door or window Sturdy/Durable Material


Yes


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§ 320-57 Lighting of Signs.A. Signs may be floodlighted or internally illuminated, subject to the following restrictions.

(1) Lighting shall be effectively shielded as to prevent beams or rays of light from beingdirected at any portion of the traveled ways of a public right-of-way and which are ofsuch intensity or brilliance as to cause glare or to impair the vision of the driver ofany motor vehicle, or which otherwise interfere with any driver's operation of a motorvehicle.

(2) Lighting shall be effectively shielded as to prevent beams or rays of light from beingdirected at any residential property and which are of such intensity or brilliance as tocause a public nuisance.

(3) No sign shall be so floodlighted or illuminated that it interferes with the effectivenessof or obscures an official traffic sign, device or signal.


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AGENDA MEMORANDUM

To: Ad-Hoc Zoning Committee Members From: Michael J. D. Brown, Community & Economic Development Director Date: November 11, 2019 RE: Zoning Ordinance Update and Sub-Area Planning RFP/RFQ

ACTION TYPE: Discussion BACKGROUND & SUMMARY: Greenville has initiated its Zoning Ordinance update per recommendations of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. As previously discussed, there are components of the update that require assistance by a consultant, specifically in regards to developing diagrams/images, definitions, testing and architectural design. Attached is a Request for Proposal/Request for Qualifications to be sent out to seek proposals from qualified firms for this work. Verbal estimates were obtain during the budgeting process, but in order to focus the scope of work, input from the Committees was necessary by developing a first draft of the ordinance. Once proposals are submitted the Town can discuss them and decide on how to proceed. At this time we don’t have a dedicated funding source as we don’t know the full cost implications. Similarly, a Request for Proposal/Request for Qualifications is attached for sub-area planning to implement the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Action Items 4b-2, 4b-8, 5c-5 & 6a-1 which will assist developing architectural design requirements for the Zoning Ordinance but also help develop a vision for specific areas of the community and provide a marketing strategy to entice development. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Committees accept the proposed Request for Proposal/Request for Qualifications. Staff will post them on the National and Wisconsin Planning websites for consultants to access.

### Attachments:

1. Zoning RFP 2. Planning RFP

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W6860 Parkview Drive Michael J. D. Brown Greenville, WI 54942 Community & Economic Development Director

Phone (920) 757-5151 Ext 2000 Fax (920) 757-0543 www:TownofGreenville.com e-mail: [email protected]

November 18, 2019 Request for Proposal/Request for Qualification for Town of Greenville Zoning Ordinance

Update The Town of Greenville, WI recently adopted its new 2040 Comprehensive Plan in July 2019. It recently updated its Subdivision Control Ordinance and now has initiated a complete rewrite of its Zoning Ordinance in order to implement the Comprehensive Plan. The Town is seeking proposals/qualifications from qualified firms for this project. Project Background The Town Board has directed staff to complete the rewrite utilizing Town staff for the majority of the project. Ordinance language content will be developed by staff, the Planning Commission and Town Board. The Town has also initiated a public involvement process that it will manage. However, there are technical components of the project the Town requires a consultant for which include the following:

1. Development of graphics/images. The Town desires the ordinance to have graphics and images to assist with defining the text of the document. It is unknown at this time how many graphics/images will be required but it is the Town’s goal to combine similar code requirements into as few graphics/images as possible.

2. Definitions. Updates to existing, creation of new and elimination of definitions are required to correspond to the ordinance language and graphics/images.

3. Ordinance Testing. The ordinance will need to be tested to make sure there are no abnormalities and the regulations created don’t cause major issues or are inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Staff will lead the testing, but assistance is requested.

Alternate:

4. Architectural Design. The Town has interest in completing sub-area plans for various areas in town and developing architectural design requirements for those various areas. If these sub-area plans are completed, the Town desires architectural design ordinance language to be developed. The scope of these plans have been defined and is included within a separate RFP/RFQ but include the Urban Core, Heritage and Gateway areas as identified in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan.

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Submission Requirements The following documents and information shall be submitted by January 10, 2020 via email as a PDF to [email protected].

1. Firm Qualifications to include a. Firm’s experience developing zoning ordinances - provide 3 current project

examples and contact information for references for each project. b. Staff members assigned to the project and their qualifications.

2. Timeline for completion. 3. Cost estimate for development of:

a. Graphics/images, definitions and testing. b. Alternate: Architectural design ordinance language.

Website Links 2040 Comprehensive Plan: http://www.townofgreenville.com/departments/community_development/land_use_and_conservation/index.php Zoning Ordinance Update Website: http://www.townofgreenville.com/zoning_ordinance_update.php Please contact Michael J. D. Brown for a copy of the Zoning Ordinance 1st Rough Draft Questions Contact Michael J. D. Brown, Community and Economic Development Director at [email protected] or 920-757-5151 ext. 2000.

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W6860 Parkview Drive Michael J. D. Brown Greenville, WI 54942 Community & Economic Development Director

Phone (920) 757-5151 Ext 2000 Fax (920) 757-0543 www:TownofGreenville.com e-mail: [email protected]

November 18, 2019 Request for Proposal/Request for Qualification for Town of Greenville Sub-Area Plan and

Marketing Study The Town of Greenville, WI recently adopted its new 2040 Comprehensive Plan in July 2019. It recently updated its Subdivision Control Ordinance and has initiated a complete rewrite of its Zoning Ordinance. In order to implement its Comprehensive Plan, the Town is seeking proposals/qualifications from qualified, multi-disciplinary firms to develop a Sub-Area Plan and Marketing Study for the Urban Core, Heritage and Gateway areas identified in its Comprehensive Plan. Project Background The Town is looking to develop a Sub-Area Plan and Marketing Study for the Urban Core, Heritage and Gateway areas identified in its Comprehensive Plan, specifically addressing Action Items 4b-2, 4b-8, 5c-5 & 6a-1. The ultimate goal of this planning document will be used for further development of the Town’s updated Zoning Ordinance as well as marketing of these areas for future development/redevelopment. The plan/study shall include the following components:

1. Land Use and Multi-modal Transportation recommendations.

2. A Market Study that looks at both residential and commercial/industrial development that is based on market demand to support future land use/transportation recommendations. The Town is looking for realistic, market driven land use planning.

3. Architectural design guidelines specific to these corridors and areas in order to be implemented with the Zoning Ordinance rewrite.

4. Public Participation is critical with the process and should help form the basis for the plan and its recommendations.

5. The plan/study’s recommendations should be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.

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Submission Requirements The following documents and information shall be submitted by January 10, 2020 via email as a PDF to [email protected].

1. Firm Qualifications to include a. Firm’s experience developing sub-area plans and market studies - provide

3 recent project examples, preference will be given to firms with at least 1 project within Wisconsin. Provide contact information for references for each project.

b. Staff members assigned to the project and their qualifications. 2. Description of the firms understanding of the project. 3. Description of public participation and planning process. 4. Description of final product/deliverables/recommendations. 5. Timeline for completion. 6. Cost estimate for development of the Sub-Area Plan and Market Study.

Website Links 2040 Comprehensive Plan: http://www.townofgreenville.com/departments/community_development/land_use_and_conservation/index.php Zoning Ordinance Update Website: http://www.townofgreenville.com/zoning_ordinance_update.php Questions Contact Michael J. D. Brown, Community and Economic Development Director at [email protected] or 920-757-5151 ext. 2000.

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