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Timestamp: 2019-12-12 06:38:53
Document Index: 756712044

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 143', '§ 143', '§ 143', '§ 62', '§ 143', '§ 143', '§ 143', '§ 143', '§ 143', '§ 143', '§ 143', '§ 143', '§ 143']

Village of Belgium, WI Nonconforming Uses
Ch 143 Art VI Nonconforming Uses
§ 143-20 Applicability; conditions for continuance.
§ 143-21 Floodway areas.
§ 143-22 Flood-fringe areas.
Applicability. Insofar as the standards in this section are not inconsistent with the provisions of § 62.23(7)(h), Wis. Stats., they shall apply to all nonconforming uses and nonconforming structures. These regulations apply to the modification of, or addition to, any structure and to the use of any structure or premises which was lawful before the passage of this chapter or any amendment thereto.
The existing lawful use of a structure or building or its accessory use which is not in conformity with the provisions of this chapter may continue subject to the following conditions:
Modifications or additions; decks.
No modifications or additions to a nonconforming use or a nonconforming structure shall be permitted unless they are made in conformity with the provisions of this chapter for the area of the floodplain occupied. The words "modification" and "addition" include, but are not limited to, any alteration, addition, modification, structural repair, rebuilding or replacement of any such existing use, structure or accessory structure or use. Ordinary maintenance repairs are not considered modifications or additions; these include internal and external painting, decorating, paneling and the replacement of doors, windows and other nonstructural components and the maintenance, repair or replacement of existing private sewage or water supply systems or connections to public utilities. Ordinary maintenance repairs do not include any costs associated with the repair of a damaged structure.
If a nonconforming use or the use of a nonconforming structure is discontinued for 12 consecutive months, it is no longer permitted, and any future use of the property, and any structure or building thereon, shall conform to the applicable requirements of this chapter.
The municipality shall keep a record which lists all nonconforming uses and nonconforming structures, their present equalized assessed value, and the cost of those additions or modifications which have been permitted, and the percentage of the structure's total current value those modifications represent.
No modification or addition to any nonconforming structure or any structure with a nonconforming use which over the life of the structure would exceed 50% of its present equalized assessed value shall be allowed unless the entire structure is permanently changed to a conforming structure with a conforming use in compliance with the applicable requirements of this chapter. Contiguous dry land access must be provided for residential and commercial uses in compliance with § 143-15B. The costs of elevating a nonconforming building or a building with a nonconforming use to the flood protection elevation are excluded from the fifty-percent provisions of this subsection.
Destruction of or substantial damage to nonconforming use.
Except as provided in Subsection B(5)(b), if any nonconforming structure or any structure with a nonconforming use is destroyed or is substantially damaged, it cannot be replaced, reconstructed or rebuilt unless the use and the structure meet the requirements of this chapter. A structure is considered substantially damaged if the total cost to restore the structure to its predamaged condition exceeds 50% of the structure's present equalized assessed value.
A nonconforming historic structure may be altered if the alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation as an historic structure, the alteration will comply with § 143-11, flood-resistant materials are used, and construction practices and foodproofing methods that comply with § 143-28 are used.
Has been granted a permit or variance which meets the floodway requirements of this chapter; and
Meets the requirements of § 143-20; and
Will not increase the obstruction to flood flows or regional flood height; and
Any addition to the existing structure shall be floodproofed, pursuant to § 143-28, by means other than the use of fill, to the flood protection elevation.
No new well or modification to an existing well, used to obtain water for ultimate human consumption, shall be allowed in a floodway area. Any replacement, repair or maintenance of an existing well in a floodway area shall meet the applicable requirements of all municipal ordinances and Chs. NR 811 and NR 812, Wis. Adm. Code.
No modification or addition shall be allowed to any nonconforming structure or any structure with a nonconforming use unless such modification or addition has been granted a permit or variance by the municipality. In addition, the modification or addition shall be placed on fill or floodproofed to the flood protection elevation in compliance with the standards for that particular use in § 143-15, except where § 143-22B is applicable.
Where compliance with the provisions of Subsection A would result in unnecessary hardship, and only where the structure will not be used for human habitation or be associated with a high flood damage potential, the Zoning Board of Appeals, using the procedures established in § 143-26, may grant a variance from those provisions of Subsection A for modifications or additions, using the criteria listed below. Modifications or additions which are protected to elevations lower than the flood protection elevation may be permitted, provided that:
The structure will not be used for storage of materials described in § 143-15F.
If neither the provisions of Subsection A nor B above can be met, an addition to an existing room in a nonconforming building or a building with a nonconforming use may be allowed in the flood-fringe on a one-time basis only, if the addition:
In combination with other previous modifications or additions to the building, does not exceed 50% of the present equalized assessed value of the building.
All new private sewage disposal systems, or addition to or replacement, repair or maintenance of a private sewage disposal system, shall meet all the applicable provisions of all local ordinances and Ch. Comm 83, Wis. Adm. Code.
All new wells, or addition to or replacement, repair or maintenance of a well, shall meet the applicable provisions of this chapter and Chs. NR 811 and NR 812, Wis. Adm. Code.