The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-11-23
PLAN TO WATCH
MADISON ZONING
City Of Madison to Adopt
Zoning Ordinance of
Interest Here.
KENOSHA MAY FOLLOW

Interest in the passing of an ade-
quate coming ordinance in Kenosha
was revived today when news the
news reached this city that Madison is
already to adopt an ordinance of this
kind and that it was being put into
effect in the capitol city. Kenosha
will watch with interest the outcome
of the coming system in Madison and
may patter her ordinance after the
one in use there. The city planning
commission is now considering an or
dinance of this kind. y
The ordinance dividing Madison into
districts within which the use of
height and area to be occupied by
buildings are to be regulated will come
before the city council there for final
action Monday evening. It's adoption
is considered certain.
This will be the. first actual step to-
wards the adoption of a complete city
plan for Madisoni in accordance with
a survey and report made by Harland
Bartholomew, st. Louis, city plan en-
gineer. In addition to coming, the re-
port covers a system of major streets
and the transportation needs of the
city.
The entire report is before the coun-
Gil. The zoning ordinance will be
adopted first. 1t is anticipated that an
educational campaign will be neces-
sary before the other features of the
report are officially adopted. 23 Fs
Eight General Districts.
The zoning ordinance provides for
dividing Madison into eight use dis
tricts, known as A, B and C residence
districts, D and E commercial districts,
F and G light industrial districts, and
H heavy industrial districts. The ex-
IRENE height limit permitted is 80
feet, except for towers or similar
structures.
In A residence district buildings or
premises can be used only for one
family dwellings, churches, schools, IL
braries, farming or truck gardening
and accessory buildings such as pri-
vate garages, stables or offices of a
physician or musician when forming
part of dwelling.
In B and G residence districts two
family dwellings, apartment houses,
hotels, private clubs or lodges, board
ing and lodging houses, hospitals and
public garages for storage only are
permitted.
D and E commercial districts are
primarily for retail business, and ex-
clude lumber and coal yards, machine
shops, livery stables, planning mills,
storage warehouses and other similar
industries.
and G light industrial districts in
clude manufacturing except such in
dustries as are Objectionable on &C
count of creating noise, offensive odors
or dirt or being dangerous. In the H
heavy industrial districts there is no
restriction as to use except that in
such districts no dwelling shall be
erected or used except for a Waterman
for an industrial plant.
Height of buildings is limited to 35
feet with. minimum rear yard of %
feet and minimum side yard of
feet and setback line Of 20 feet in
A residence districts, with a maximum
area OIL AZ per ceIC Oh an interior lot
and SO per cent of corner lot to be
occupied by buildings For B resi-
dence districts, height, IS feet; rear
yard, Is feet; side yard, feet; set
back, 20 feet; maximum area occu-
pied, so per cent of an interior lot and
so per cent of corner lot.
G residence districts, height, As feet;
rear yard, 25 feet; side yard, 6 feet;
setback, 20 feet; maximum area occu-
pied, so per cent of corner lot.
D commercial districts, height limit,
45 feet; rear yard, rs feet; side yard,
feet; no setback where entire block
is in D district, but when only part of
block is in such district setback must
conform to adjoining residential dis
trict.
E commercial and G light manufac-
turing districts, height limit, 80 feet;
rear yard, 10 feet; entire lot may be
occupied on first floor except rear
yard, but above second story window