CITY OF WAUSAU 407 Grant Street, Wausau, WI 54403 Ordinance from the Plan Commission Amending Sections 23.02.30 (SR-2) Single Family Residential-2 Zoning District, 23.02.31 (SR-3) Single Family Residential-3 Zoning District, 23.02.32 (SR-5) Single FamilyResidential-5 Zoning District, 23.02.34 (MH-7) Mobile Home Residential-7 Zoning District, 23.02.40 (DR-8) Duplex Residential-8 Zoning District, 23.02.41 (TF-10) Two Flat Residential-10 Zoning District, 23.02.61 (MI) Medium Industrial Zoning District, Section 23.02.62 (HI) Heavy Industrial Zoning District, 23.02.70 (IOS) Intensive Outdoor Storage Zoning District, 23.03.30 Temporary uses, 23.06.06 Off-street parking and traffic circulation, 23.06.20 Exterior lighting standards, 23.06.40 Fencing standards and 23.09.27 Sign permits-Application, enforcement, and revocation. Committee Action: Approved 5-0 File Number: 26-0205 Date Introduced: February 24, 2026 Ordinance Number: 61-4057-747 The Common Council of the City of Wausau do ordain as follows: Add ( ) Delete ( ) Section 1. That Section 23.02.30 (SR-2) Single Family Residential-2 Zoning District, is hereby amended to read as follows: . . . . (7) Density, intensity, and bulk regulations for the (SR-2) Single Family Residential-2 District. Requirement . . . . Minimum Lot Depth 120 110 feet Section 2. That Section 23.02.31 (SR-3) Single Family Residential-3 Zoning District, is hereby amended to read as follows: . . . . (7) Density, intensity, and bulk regulations for the (SR-3) Single Family Residential-3 District. Requirement . . . . Minimum Lot Depth 120 110 feet Section 3. That Section 23.02.32 (SR-5) Single Family Residential-5 Zoning District, is hereby amended to read as follows: (7) Density, intensity, and bulk regulations for the (SR-5) Single-Family Residential-5 District. Requirement . . . . Minimum Lot Depth 120 110 feet Section 4. That Section 23.02.34 (MH-7) Mobile Home Residential-7 Zoning District, is hereby amended to read as follows: (7) Density, intensity, and bulk regulations for the (MH-7) Mobile Home Residential-7 District. (A mobile home that is replacing an existing unit can meet either the following table or the setbacks met by the existing unit, whichever are less restrictive.) Requirement . . . . Minimum Lot Depth 120 110 feet Section 5. That Section 23.02.40 (DR-8) Duplex Residential-8 Zoning District, is hereby amended to read as follows: (7) Density, intensity, and bulk regulations for the (DR-8) Duplex Residential-8 District. Requirement . . . . Minimum Lot Depth 120 110 feet Section 6. That Section 23.02.41 (TF-10) Two Flat Residential-10 Zoning District, is hereby amended to read as follows: (3) Principal uses permitted as conditional use. Refer to article III for detailed definitions and requirements for each of the following land uses. . . . . (m) Off-street parking lot. and reletter (n) and (o) to (m) and (n). . . . . (7) Density, intensity, and bulk regulations for the (TF-10) Two Flat Residential-10 District. Requirement . . . . Minimum Lot Depth 120 110 feet Section 7. That Section 23.02.61 (MI) Medium Industrial Zoning District, is hereby amended to read as follows: . . . . (2) Principal uses permitted by right. Refer to article III for detailed definitions and requirements for each of the following land uses. 1. Commercial animal boarding/daycare and reletter (a) through (r) to (b) through (s). (3) Principal uses permitted by right as Conditional Use. Refer to article III for detailed definitions and requirements for each of the following land uses. (a) Office. (b) Personal or professional service. (c) Outdoor display (d) Artisan production shop. (e) Commercial kitchen. (f) Indoor maintenance service. (g) Commercial animal boarding/daycare. (h) Vehicle service and repair. (i) Outdoor open space institutional. (j) Passive outdoor recreation. (k) Essential services. (l) Light industrial. (m) Indoor storage and wholesaling. 1. Drive-through & in-vehicle sales or service. 2. Large scale public services and utilities. 3. Production greenhouse. 4. Indoor food cultivation and farming. 5. Indoor food production and processing. 6. Personal storage facility. 7. Transit center. 8. Distribution center. 9. Off-site parking lot. 10. Off-site structured parking. 11. Communication tower. 12. Cultivation. 13. Community garden. Section 8. That Section 23.02.62 (HI) Heavy Industrial Zoning District, is hereby amended to read as follows: (2) Principal uses permitted by right. Refer to article III for detailed definitions and requirements for each of the following land uses. 1. Commercial animal boarding/daycare and relettering (a) through (r) to (b) through (s). (3) Principal uses permitted as by right Conditional Use. Refer to article III for detailed definitions and requirements for each of the following land uses. (a) Office. (b) Personal or professional service. (c) Outdoor display. (d) Artisan production shop. (e) Commercial kitchen. (f) Commercial animal boarding/daycare. (g) Indoor maintenance service. (h) Outdoor maintenance service. (i) Vehicle service and repair. (j) Outdoor open space institutional. (k) Passive outdoor recreation. (l) Essential services. (m) Light industrial. (n) Heavy industrial. (o) Production greenhouse. (p) Indoor food production and processing. (q) Indoor storage and wholesaling. (r) Outdoor storage and wholesaling. (s) Distribution center. 1. Drive-through & in-vehicle sales or service. 2. Adult-oriented entertainment business. 3. Active outdoor recreation. 4. Large scale public services and utilities. 5. Indoor food cultivation and farming. 6. Transit center. 7. Freight terminal. 8. Airport. 9. Heliport. 10. Off-site parking lot. 11. Off-site structured parking. 12. Communication tower. 13. Composting. 14. Recycling and waste disposal. 15. Salvage or junkyard. 16. Sand and mineral processing. 17. Large wind energy system. 18. Large solar energy system. 19. Cultivation. 20. Community garden. Section 9. That Section 23.02.70 (IOS) Intensive Outdoor Storage Zoning District, is hereby amended to read as follows: (2) Principal uses permitted by right. Refer to article III for detailed definitions and requirements for each of the following land uses. . . . . (i) Light industrial. (j) Heavy industrial. and reletter (k) through (o) to (i) through (m). Section 10. That Section 23.03.30 Temporary uses, is hereby amended to read as follows: (2) Temporary outdoor storage container (nonresidential). Enclosed, lockable storage containers such as shipping containers, semi-trailers, storage pods, or other fully enclosed trailers for use on a limited basis on a nonresidential property. Other forms of forms of temporary outdoor storage containers are prohibited. Section 11. That Section 23.06.06 Off-street parking and traffic circulation, is hereby amended to read as follows: . . . . (23) Limitations on uses of residential off-street parking areas. In residential districts and on lots associated with residential uses, accessory off-street parking facilities shall be solely for the parking of passenger vehicles, which shall be regulated as follows: . . . . (c) A recreational vehicle (RV) associated with and customary to residential uses may be parked as if a passenger vehicle but shall not be utilized for the storage of goods, materials, or equipment other than that which is considered part of the RV or essential to its function. 1. No person shall park or store any recreational equipment vehicle within the front yard or corner side yard of any residential zoning district unless the equipment vehicle is parked on a driveway which meets all of the requirements in section 23.06.06, off-street parking and traffic circulation. 2. A Rrecreational equipment vehicle may be stored on any type of surface in the rear yard or the interior side yard areas. If the rear yard of a corner lot abuts the side yard of an adjacent residence, any recreational equipment vehicle stored in said rear yard shall not be closer to the street than the required front yard setback distance for said adjacent residence. 3. A Rrecreational equipment vehicle longer than 30 feet shall not be stored anywhere outdoors in any residential zoning district unless the piece of recreational equipment vehicle is being loaded, unloaded, cleaned or otherwise prepared for use or extended storage. The time period that a recreational equipment vehicle longer than 30 feet may be kept outdoors shall not exceed seven days during any 30-day period. For purposes of this subsection, the length of a piece of recreational equipment vehicle shall include any portion of a trailer that the equipment is loaded onto. Section 12. That Section 23.06.20 Exterior lighting standards, is hereby amended to read as follows: . . . . (5) Exterior lighting requirements. . . . . (d) Fixtures and luminaries. . . . . 4. The maximum fixture mounting height by zoning district shall be: . . . . c. Twenty feet in the I, SO, SMU, UMU, DPMU, DHMU, DRMU, RP, IOS, IOC, AO, and EX Zoning Districts. . . . . (7) Additional lighting requirements for intensive outdoor recreation uses. . . . . (b) The mounting height for light fixtures shall be no greater than one-fourth time the distance to the nearest property line from where the light fixture is located. Section 13. That Section 23.06.40 Fencing standards, is hereby amended to read as follows: . . . . (5) Design and materials. (a) Materials. . . . . 3. Rules related to specific materials. . . . . b. Wire mesh and non-coated/non-galvanized chain link fencing is not permitted within front yards in the SR-2, SR-3, SR-5, SR-7, MH-7, DR-8, TF-10, TRD-12, MR-12, MR-20, and MR-50 titles, except when used in conjunction with parks, schools, airports, or other institutional uses. . . . . e. Coated Cchain link fences shall have a minimum nine-gauge thickness, and a top rail support is required. Coated Cchain link fences shall not be permitted in front or street yards and shall not extend toward the street beyond the front of the building. Section 14. That Section 23.09.27 Sign permits-Application, enforcement, and revocation, is hereby amended to read as follows: (1) Applicability. (a) No freestanding sign listed under section 23.09.05(1)(a), on-building sign listed under section 23.09.05(1)(b), bulletin board or order board sign under section 23.09.05(1)(d), or optional miscellaneous sign under section 23.09.05(3)(b) shall be erected, installed, or constructed without approval from the City of Wausau Plan Commission Zoning Administrator. Section 15. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 16. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect on the day after its publication. Adopted: 2/24/2026 Approved: 2/25/2026 Published: 3/4/2026 Attest: 2/25/2026 Approved: ________________________ Doug Diny, Mayor Attested: ________________________ Kaitlyn A. Bernarde, City Clerk WNAXLP March 4 2026 LWIX0470196