Zoning Code | Zoning Districts

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B-1 Commercial/Mixed-Use image/svg+xml

This district is intended to provide for the orderly and attractive business development in appropriate locations along arterial highways in the Town which can provide the necessary infrastructure and services. The B-1 Commercial/Mixed-Use District is also intended to provide for business and commercial service establishments which serve the general retail needs of the Town, as well as establishments which are locally related to and dependent upon highway traffic or designed to serve the needs of such traffic. Such business development should provide ample off-street parking and loading areas, safe vehicular access to the arterial highway system, landscaping and development character and intensity of use, which is compatible with the rural character of the Town.

B-2 Commercial/Mixed-Use image/svg+xml

This district intended to provide for the orderly and attractive business development in appropriate locations which are compatible with residential development and does not exhibit intense active of other business districts. The B-2 Commercial/Mixed-Use District is also intended to provide for business and customer service establishments which serve the general retail needs of the Town. Such business development should provide ample off-street parking and loading areas, safe vehicular access to the arterial highway system, landscaping and development character and intensity of use, which is compatible with the rural character of the Town.

M-1 Industrial image/svg+xml

This district is intended to provide for the orderly development of manufacturing or industrial operations, which, on the basis of actual physical and operational characteristics, would not be detrimental to the surrounding area or to the Town as a whole by reason of smoke, noise, dust, odor, traffic, physical appearance, or other similar factors; and to establish such regulatory controls as will reasonably ensure compatibility with the surrounding area in this respect. Uses which are generally perceived as being of a nuisance nature or considered to be a hazard to human life should not be permitted as a matter of right, but permitted only as conditional uses after careful study and review. Listed conditional uses should not normally abut directly upon Residential Districts.

P-1 Public and Private Park image/svg+xml

This district is intended to provide areas where the park, recreational, and open space needs, both public and private, of the Town of West Bend can be met without undue disturbance or degradation of the natural resources and uses of adjoining districts. In addition, the district is intended to preserve and protect lands held by public interest groups, not-for-profit organizations, institutions or recreational organizations. Land uses within the district should promote planning and design which preserves and protects the environmental, cultural, historic and recreational resources and which recognizes that the natural environment is an integral system to the basic activity of the land use. The district allows for low-intensity improvements that support the purpose of the organizations or land use and also preserves or enhances the rural, recreational and environmental character of the Town of West Bend.

R-1N Neighborhood Residential image/svg+xml

This district is intended to provide for new or existing single-family residential uses in conservation developments or minor land divisions, existing single-family residential uses in conventional developments, and existing agricultural uses.

Conservation developments protect the existing character of an area, and allow for smaller residential lots clustered together. Conservation developments also provide common open space linked throughout the development. Such development is consistent with the Town’s Comprehensive Plan goals, which include the preservation of the natural landscape and quality of life as priorities in the future development of the Town. New conservation developments may be allowed only as a planned development district.

R-1NC Neighborhood Residential (Conservation Development) image/svg+xml

R-1R Rural Residential image/svg+xml

This district is primarily intended to provide for new or existing single-family residential uses in conservation developments or minor land divisions, existing single-family residential uses in conventional developments and existing agricultural uses. 

Conservation developments protect the existing character of an area, and allow for smaller residential lots clustered together. Conservation developments also provide common open space linked throughout the area. Such development is consistent with the Town’s comprehensive plan goals, which include the preservation of the natural landscape and quality of life as priorities in the future development of the Town. New conservation developments may be allowed only as a planned development district.

R-1RC Rural Residential (Conservation Development) image/svg+xml

R-1S Shoreland Residential image/svg+xml

This district is primarily intended to provide for single-family residential uses within the three historic lake communities of the Town. These areas are composed of properties both on and off of the lakeshore, some of which have been in existence for many years prior to the adoption of this Chapter. The intention of this district is to preserve the existing lakeside charm and appeal of these communities, protect the water quality of the lakes and allow property owners to maintain and improve their properties. To that end there are several requirements and recommendations for building and site work within the district.

R-1S/MU Shoreland Residential / Mixed-Use image/svg+xml

(1) This district consists of shoreland uses that are contained within the historic lakeshore community, including rental cottages, lodging accommodation, hotel rooms, tavern and/or restaurant facilities, or owner occupied housing operated in a longstanding, uninterrupted manner as businesses licensed by the State of Wisconsin, Department of Health and Social Services pursuant to Chapter 254, Wis. Stats., and Chapter DHS 195, Wisconsin Adm. Code.
(2) This district is comprised of properties both on and off of the lakeshore that have been in existence for many years prior to the adoption of this Chapter. The intention of this district is to allow the continued operation of these long standing resorts, protect the character of surrounding residential neighborhoods, protect the aesthetic and environmental quality of the lakes, while still allowing property owners to adequately maintain and improve their current operations. To that end there are several requirements and recommendations for building and site work within the district. These standards are given in this Section and in other Sections of this Chapter. 
(3) New properties shall not be rezoned into this district unless they are an expansion of an existing use or business in the R-1S/MU District as of the adoption date and it can be shown that in doing so, adjacent land owners and the community as a whole are not adversely impacted by the rezoning. In addition, there should be no major redevelopment of the existing properties that would substantially increase the intensity or use of the existing business enterprises. 
(4) Principal and Accessory Structures present as of April 1, 1986 are considered to be conforming structures. Structures built or structurally altered after that date must conform to standards of this district and other standards of this Chapter or an approved Conditional Use Permit.