5284 Oak Lodge Rd, West Bend, WI 53095

Shoreland Residential/Mixed-Use District

The Shoreland Residential / Mixed-Use 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. 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. 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. 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.