Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-10-21

/ Of the roof beams adjacent TO the street
wall and In the case OF pitched roofs to the
roof beams exist there structures
\ wholly partly above the roof the height
shall be measured from the curb level to
/ the level Of the highest point OF the build
/ ing. Where the walls OF a building do not
adjoin the street. the average level of the
I ground adjoining the walls of the building
/ may 40 tslza,7 IN r,aa s5.firas its hetofaf M
stead Of the curb level
Building Height in Stories
The first story shall be considered as being
not than twenty feet high, the first
three stories shall be considered as being
not more than forty-tEree feet high. for each
additional thirteen feet or fraction thereof
the building shall be considered to have at
least one additional story. The height Of
a story. shall be measured from finished floor
to finished floor.
Courts
An inner court is an open unoceupied space
on the same lot with building bounded on
one side and both enas with a wall and
on the remaining side by the lot line.
An outer lot line court is a court with
one side on lot line ana opening to a
street or other open space, said space being
at least fifteen feet wide
An outer court is court not on a lot line
extending to q street. alley or other open
space said space al least fifteen feet wide.
The width Of a court is its least horizontal
dimension at its lowest level
The length OF a court is the mean horizons
tai distance between the ends Of said court
The height Of court Is the vertical dis
tance from the lowest level of such court to
The lowest level Of court shall be the
same as that required for rear gard.
Lot
parcel of land occupied by one building
and the accessory buildings or uses Gus
tomarily incident to it, including such open
spaces as are required by this ordinance.
a parcel Of land not over atty feet In
width at the junction of and fronting two
intersecting streets.
An Interior Lot
A lot other than corner lot
The Depth of a Lot
The mean horizontal distance from the
street line 10 the rear lot line or to the
center line Of alley but not to exceed Ten
feet beyond the rear lot line.
The lines bounding a lot as defined herein
Nou-eonforming Use -
a use Of a building or premises occupied
ny, or II vacant classified as use that does
not conform with the regulations Of the
district in which such building premises
is located.
Percentage OF Lot Occupancy
That proportion Of such area of lot as
les within lot lines as defined herein which
is occupied which may be occupied, under
these regulations, as building area.
Private Garage
An accessory building used to house not
more than two automobiles provided that on
a lot having an area in excess of 5000 square
feet one additional non-commercial automo-
bile may be housed for each 1900 square
square feet.
Private Stable
stable housing not more than fouT
horses and four vehicles all the propertyi
of owner
Public Garage or stable
A garage or stable other than private
garage or stable
Rear Yard
An open space on the same lot with a
building between the rear line of the build |
ing and the rear line Of the lot or center
of alley, for the full width Of the lot, /
and unobstructed to the sky except as here
IN specifically authorized.
Rear Yard Depth
The mean horizontal distance between the
rear line Of the building and the center line
of the alley whore an alley exists, otherNise /
the rear lot line.
Rear Yard Level
Where a lot is within residence district
the lowest level Of the rear yard shall not
ground back of the building. whichever is
the highest and not above the sill level
of the first story windows in any case.
Where lot IS not within residence dis
trict the lowest level Of the rear yard shall
not be above the sill level of the second
story windows nor IN any case more than
twenty-three feet above the curb level.
side You'd
An open unoccupied space ON tho same
lot with building between the building and
the side line OF the lot extending from the
street lire TO the rear yard or rear lot line.
Structural Alterations
Any change IN the supporting members of
a building, such bearing walls or par
tttions. columns beams Orders, excepting
such alterations as may be required for the
Definition OF other words in this Ordinance
shall be construed or defined as in the
Building Code Of the state Of Wisconsin.
ARTICLE II.
General Regulations and Exceptions.
Section 2 Nom conforming Uses
Any non-conforming use of building or
premises existing at the time of passage of
this ordinance. may be extended throughout
the building provided no structural aItere
tons except those required by law or reg-
nlatons, are made therein and no new build
ing is erected.
Where structural altera tons are made In
a building of a non-conforming use such
use shah he changed to consistent
With the provisions of this ordinance for the
district in Which such building is located.
IL no structural alterations are made, a
non-conforming use may be changed to a
use that is permitted in the most restrictive
district In which the said on-conformng
use is permitted, provided that ali other
regulations governing the new use are com-
piled with
Any building vacant at the time of the
adoption of this ordinance shall he classified
to in accordance with its previous
use arrangement design intended
structure may be located in any district
Isand the premises used by public service
corporation for purposes which the Railroad
Commission of Wisconsin may decide are
necessary for the public convenience.
Section 3 Exceptions TO Height Limita-
tons
A single family dwelling located in resi-
denee district may exceed the forty foot
height limit by not more than five feet
when two side yards are provided, each
having width OF not less than fifteen feet.
The height limitations placed on buildings
in Sections 5, 6, and of this ordinance
shah not apply to the following structures:
l. Chimneys, nues. grain elevators or gas
| holders.
| . Water towers or tanks other than those
located the roof Of a building,
3. Bulkheads, elevator enclosures, towers,
monitors, pent houses, skylights or water
| tanks occupying in the aggregate less than
( twenty five per cent of the area of the roof
/ on which they located.
Parapet wallis or corniees extending
| above the height limit not moro than five
/ feet.
| 5. Monuments towers. spires, church roofs,
| domes, eupelas, or belfries for orn Anental
| purposes and not used for human occupancy.
| 6. Churches. temples, converts, schools
/ clubs. dormitories, colleges, libraries, public
museums hospitals sanitaTia, telephone ex-
/ changes; provided. however, that such build
| ings portions thereof exceeding the height
/ limit of the district be set back from the
| lot lines distance equal to one-half the
| height of such building portion thereof.
| Z. structures erected or for which founda-
tuns have been built prier to the passage of
/ this ordinance. where such fOund4t