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Welcome to the Town of Menasha

 
 

 

TOWN OF MENASHA DEVELOPER’S HANDBOOK

 

1)    Introduction

 

A)    Contacts

 

B)     Town of Menasha Meeting Schedule

1)      Plan Commission & Town Board

 

C)    Winnebago County Meeting Schedule

1)      Planning & Zoning Committee

2)      Board of Adjustment

 

 


2)    Zoning

 

Official Winnebago County Town/County Zoning Ordinance

(www.co.winnebago.wi.us)

A)    Zoning Districts

      Agricultural

1)      A-1       Agri-Business District

2)      A-2       General Farming District

 

Residential

1)      R-1       Rural Residential District (non-subdivided)

2)      R-2       Suburban Residential District (subdivided)

3)      R-3       Two-family Residential District

4)      R-4       Multiple-family Residential District

5)      R-5       Planned Residential District (sewered)

6)      MH-1    Mobile Home District (subdivided, sewered or unsewered)

 

Commercial

1)      B-1       Local Service District

2)      B-2       Community Business District

3)      B-3       General Business

4)      B-4       Business Park District

5)      B-5       Planned Commercial Business District

 

Industrial

1)      M-1       Light Industrial & Office District

2)      M-2       Heavy Industrial District

 

Institutional & Recreational

1)      P-1       Institutional & Recreational Park District

 

B)     Table – Minimum setbacks, lot size, frontage for each district

 

C)    Zoning Changes – Rezoning, CUP, Variance

 

1)      Rezoning

(a)    Conformance with Comprehensive Plan

(b)   Application

(c)    Fee

(d)   Hearings

 

2)      Conditional Use Permit (CUP)

(a)    Application

(b)   Fee

(c)    Hearings

(d)   B-4 & B-5 Zoning Districts (see section 3 below)

 

3)      Variance

(a)    Criteria

(b)   Application

(c)    Fee

(d)   Hearings                                                                                                              

 

 


2)    Subdivision/Platting

All requirements can be found in the Town of Menasha Municipal Code

Chapter 6: Land Division Ordinance

 

A)    Subdivision

1)      Preliminary Plat

(a)    Preplatting

(b)   Procedure

(c)    Application

(d)   Hearings

(e)    Requirements

(f)     Fee

2)      Final Plat

(a)    Procedure

(b)   Application

(c)    Hearings

(d)   Requirements

(e)    Fee

 

B)     Certified Survey Map (CSM)

1)      Preplatting

2)      Procedure

3)      Application

4)      Hearings

5)      Requirements

6)      Fee

 

C)    Condominium Plat

1)      Preplatting

2)      Procedure

3)      Application

4)      Hearings

5)      Requirements

6)      Fee

 

 


3)    Non-Residential & Multi-Family

All requirements can be found in the Town of Menasha Municipal Code

Chapter 29: Development Ordinance

 

A)    Site Plan Review (Commercial, Industrial, Multi-Family)

1)      Intent & Purpose

2)      Site Plan Review Committee

3)      Approval

4)      Application

5)      Fees

6)      Landscaping Requirements

7)      Drainage & Erosion Control – See Chapter 32 & Chapter 33 of the Municipal Code

8)      Parking (Winnebago County Regulations)

9)      Signs

10)  Sprinkler Requirements

11)  Commercial Vehicle Parking

12)  Inspections

13)  Examples of Site Plans

B)     B-4 & B-5 Zoning District Town Conditional Use Permit

1)      Procedure

2)      Application

3)      Hearings

4)      Requirements

5)      Approval

6)      Fees

 

 


4)    Other Permits

 

A)    Fences

B)     Swimming Pools

C)    Signs

D)    Garages and Sheds

E)     Erosion Control

F)     Street Vacations

G)    Fee Schedule (Click on “Permits/Inspection Fee Schedule”)

 


5)    Applications