The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06
MINOR CHANGES
In FINAL DRAFT
Zoning Ordinance Passed
by Council Unanimous
ly Monday.
PROBE EACH PETITION
Council Made Conscientious In
vestigatiOn into Each Petit
ton Before Taking Action.

Kenosha's zoning ordinance began to
be reality on Monday evening when
the city council by an unanimous vote
passed the final draft of the measure,
which when finally enacted into city
law will give Kenosha the most COM
prehensive zoning ordinance of any
city in Wisconsin. The ordinance as
finally passed was substantially the
same as that recommended by the city
planning commission, only minor
changes having been made by the coun-
Gil as a result of the series of hearings
held recently.
The ordinance is thirty typewrit-
ten pages in length, going into detail
regarding every angle of the zoning
problem. 1t took more than an hour to
read it to the council, City Attorney
Clifford E. Randall and City Manager
Osborn alternating at the task.
Defines Purpose of Ordinance.
The ordinance in its first paragraph
states the design of the legislation,
namely: 'to regulate and restrict the
location of trades and industries and
the location Of buildings designed for
specified uses to regulate and limit the
height and bluk of buildings hereafter
erected or altered, to regulate and de-
termine the area of yards and other
open spaces surrounding buildings, to
regulate and limit the density of pop
ulation and for said purposes to divide
Al, i,,4o ictr iot1 hn
penalties for the violation of its pro-
visions and to provide for its enforce
ment.''
1t provides that the city be divided
into eleven districts as follows: "A,
B, G. and D." Residence districts;
sc, F, G, and H" Commercial districts;
81 and J" Light Industrial districts,
and *" Heavy Industrial districts.
These districts are shown by map
which is made part of the ordinance,
this map being the same as that pub
lished recently with the changes made
as result of the hearing held on the
ordinance. The ordinance also recites
the rules and regulations for each dis
trict as previously published.
Provides Board of Appeal.
The ordinance provides for the es-
Establishment of a board of appeal to
hear cases arising out of the enforce
ment of the ordinance and to act on
them and in cases Of emergencies to
grant permit for temporary structures.
The ordinances sets forth that any
person, firm or corporation upon, CON
viction of violating any provision of
the ordinance shall be punished by a
fine of not less than S. nor more than
$50 together with the costs of prosecu-
ton or by Imprisonment in the county
Jail for a term of not more than thirty
days and that every day of violation
shall constitute a separate offense.
Acted On Petitions.
Before passing the zoning ordinance,
the council made a personal investiga-
ton of everyone of the petitions filed
with it at the hearings on the ordi-
ance held several weeks ago. AS
result of the petitions and the person
al investigation into them made by
the council, the following changes
were made in the ordinance oyer the
district to a commercial district.
(D The neighborhood store district
at Sellick and Rowland avenue has
been eliminated.
(2) The commercial district on Sal
EN- avenue from the alley, west of
Balm avenue to Sixth avenue has been
changed to a &c" residential district.
CD Rowland avenue business dis
trict from Salem avenue to Park street
and as far west as Grover street was
raised from two and a half and three
story limit to a six story limit. Eliza
beth street and Salem avenue business
districts from Grover street west were
raised from two and a half to three
story limits.
(4) Grand avenue from Brockett
street west was changed from com
mercial to an industrial district
go The area north of Grand avenue
from the alley east of Ch-.es street
to the railroad and between Orchard
and Middle streets was made heavy
industrial zone, instead of residential,
business and light industrial zone, as
originally planned.
go The neighborhood store district
at Fairfield and Rowland avenue,
changed to residential district.
% Light industrial district north
of Putnam street, between Milwaukee
avenue and the c. and N. w. railway
was changed to a heavy industrial dis
one originally proposed by the city
planning commission.
81 A commercial district on Mil
waukee avenue beginning 1872 feet
north of Division street, was eliminat-
eG and changed to a residence district.
(9) North Sheridan road from Broad
street, was changed from residential
trict
(1O) Broad street from Sheridan
road to Milwaukee avenue was changed
from residential to commercial
district.
CID Heavy industrial district be-
tween the c. and N w. railway and
Pike Creek was extended northward to
Broad street.
12} The territory at the junction of
Grand avenue and Sheridan road west
ward from the river was changed from
a light to heavy Industrial district.
(13) North Chicago street from Mid
die street to Broad street was changed
from q residential to a light industrial
district.
(14) North Sheridan road from Mid
die street to Ounce street changed
from residential to commercial
zone