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SUMMARY OF AREA, YARD, AND HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS

CITY OF OCONOMOWOC, WAUKESHA COUNTY, WISCONSIN

Minimum Lot Area

 

 

Minimum Total

Living Area

(sq. ft.)

 

 

Minimum First

Floor Area

(sq. ft.)

 

 

Minimum

Setback

(feet)

 

 

Minimum

Side Yard

(feet)

 

 

Minimum

Rear Yard

(feet)

 

Minimum

Shore Yard

(feet)

 

 

Maximum Height

(feet)

 

 

 

District

 

 

Total Area

(sq. ft.)

 

 

Area Per Family

(sq. ft.)

 

Lot Width

At Setback

(feet)

RA-35

Rural Agricultural

District

 

 

35 acres

 

 

35 acres

 

 

250

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,000

 

 

100

 

50 on one side

100 both sides

 

 

Principal

100

Accessory

50

 

 

75

 

Principal

35

Accessory

15

CR-5

 

Countryside Residential

District

 

 

5 acres

 

 

 

5 acres

 

 

200

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,000

 

 

100

 

50 on one side

100 both sides

 

Principal

100

Accessory

50

 

 

75

 

Principal

35

Accessory

15

ER-1

 

Estate Residential

District

 

 

40,000

 

 

 

40,000

 

 

125

 

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,000

 

 

50

 

Principal

20 on one side

40 both sides

Accessory

10

 

 

Principal

50

Accessory

10

 

 

75

 

Principal

35

Accessory

15

SR-3

 

Suburban Residential

District

 

 

12,000

 

 

 

12,000

 

 

90

 

 

 

1,300

 

 

900

 

 

25

 

One Story

10 on one side

25 both sides

Two Story

12 on one side

30 both sides

Accessory

3

 

 

Principal

25

Accessory

5

 

 

75

 

Principal

35

Accessory

15

SR-4

 

Neighborhood Residential

District

 

 

9,600

 

 

 

9,600

 

 

85

 

 

 

1,200

 

 

900

 

 

25

 

One Story

8 on one side

20 both sides

Two Story

10 on one side

25 both sides

Accessory

3

 

Principal

25

Accessory

5

 

 

75

 

Principal

35

Accessory

15

MR-6

 

Mixed Residential

District

 

Single-Family –

8,000

 

Two-Family –

10,000

 

 

Single-Family –

8,000

 

Two-Family –

5,000

 

 

Single-Family –

66

 

Two-Family –

90

 

Single-Family –

1,200

 

Two-Family –

1,000 per unit

 

Single-Family –

900

 

Two-Family –

1,000

 

25

 

One Story

8 on one side

20 both sides

Two Story

10 on one side

25 both sides

Accessory

3

 

Principal

25

Accessory

5

 

 

75

 

Principal

35

Accessory

15

UR-10

 

 

Urban Residential

District

Single-Family –

8,000

 

Two-Family –

10.000

 

Multi-Family –

1 acre

 

Single-Family –

8,000

 

Two-Family –

5,000

 

Multi-Family

Institutional –

2,700

Efficiency –

3,100

1 Bedroom –

3,600

2 + Bedroom –

4,300

 

 

Single-Family –

50

Two-Flat –

66

Two-Family –

90

Multi-Family –

100

 

Single-Family –

1,200

 

Two-Family –

1,000

 

Multi-Family

Efficiency –

350

1 Bedroom –

500

2 Bedroom –

750

3 + Bedroom –

1,000

 

 

Single-Family –

900

 

Two-Family –

1,000

 

25

 

One Story

8 on one side

20 both sides

Two Story

10 on one side

25 both sides

Multi Family

10 on one side

25 both sides

Accessory

3

 

Principal

25

Accessory

5

 

 

75

 

Principal

35

Accessory

15

IR

Isthmus Residential

District

 

8,000

 

Single-Family –

8,000

 

Two-Flat –

4,000

 

Two-Family –

5,000

 

Multi-Family

4,360

 

 

Single-Family –

66

 

Two-Flat –

66

 

Two-Family –

90

 

Multi-Family –

100

 

Single-Family –

1,200

 

Two-Family –

1,000

 

Multi-Family

Efficiency –

350

1 Bedroom –

500

2 Bedroom –

750

3 + Bedroom –

1,000

 

 

Single-Family –

900

 

Two-Family –

1,000

 

25

 

One Story

8 on one side

20 both sides

Two Story

10 on one side

25 both sides

Multi Family

10 on one side

25 both sides

Accessory

3

 

Principal

25

Accessory

5

 

40

 

Principal

35

Accessory

15

EO

Estate

Office

District

 

8,000

 

--

 

80

 

--

 

--

 

25

 

25 from Res.*

10 from Other

 

 

25 *

 

75

 

35

(3 stories)

SO

Suburban Office

District

 

1 acre

 

--

 

150

 

--

 

--

 

25

 

25 from Res.*

10 from Other

 

 

25 *

 

75

 

50

(4 stories)

NC

 

Neighborhood Commercial

District

 

8,000

(Max – 2 acres)

 

--

 

80

 

--

 

--

 

25

 

25 from Res.*

10 from Other

 

 

25 *

 

75

 

35

(3 stories)

SC

Suburban Commercial

District

 

1 acre

 

--

 

150

 

--

 

--

 

25

 

25 from Res.*

10 from Other

 

 

25 *

 

75

 

50

(4 stories)

UC

 

Urban Commercial

District

 

8,000

 

--

 

50

 

--

 

--

 

25

 

 

25 from Res.*

10 from Other

 

 

25 *

 

75

 

50

(4 stories)

CC

 

Central Commercial

District

 

2,400

 

--

 

25

 

--

 

--

 

0

Build-to-

Line

 

 

0

Build-to-Line

 

20

 

75

 

Min. 20

(4 stories)

SI

 

Suburban Industrial

District

 

1 acre

 

--

 

150

 

--

 

--

 

25

 

25 from Res.*

10 from Other

 

 

25 *

 

75

 

50

(4 stories)

UI

 

Urban Industrial

District

 

10,000

 

--

 

100

 

--

 

--

 

25

 

25 from Res.*

10 from Other

 

 

25 *

 

75

 

50

(4 stories)

HI

 

Heavy Industrial

District

 

4,800

 

--

 

40

 

--

 

--

 

25

 

25 from Res.*

10 from Other

 

 

25 *

 

75

 

50

(4 stories)

NOTE: * Add ½ foot of setback for each foot of building height over 10 feet when adjacent to a residential property.

 

Natural Resource Protection Overlay Districts

 

Includes Floodway, Floodplain, Floodfringe, Shoreland-Wetland, Lakeshore, Drainageway, Woodland, Steep Slope & Recharge. See Section 17.106 and Sections 17.503, 17.506, 17.508 and 17.509.

Downtown Design Overlay District

 

See Section 17.108

Historic Neighborhood Design Overlay District

 

See Section 17.109

Entry Corridor Design Overlay District

 

See Section 17.110

Community Gateway Design Overlay District

 

See Section 17.111

Planned Development Overlay District

 

See Section 17.112

Neighborhood Conservation

Overlay District

 

See Section 17.113

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