December 29, 2008

COUNTRY LIVING AT ITS BEST

Posted to Julie Sarton

In Wisconsin if your home is in the city limits of a municipality, you live in the city or village. If your home is located outside of that municipality, you live in a township. Many townships located around cities or villages offer the advantages of a rural, uncrowded setting with lower tax rates, yet are just minutes from a nearby downtown area. Some of these properties are in areas zoned residential (R), while others are areas with conservation (C) zoning. Conservation zoning in Wisconsin is meant to protect scenic, wooded areas from a dense housing population; the land must remain from 1 to 5 acres and cannot be split. Some conservation properties will also have areas of wetlands on them, and have further restrictions for building.

When looking for homes in a more rural setting around Lake Geneva, take a look at homes and vacant home sites in the Townships of Linn and Walworth on the south side of the lake, Geneva on the north side, and Lyons on the east side. A charming example of a 5.5 acre wooded vacant parcel with conservation zoning is my listing just 5 minutes north of Lake Geneva on Lost Creek Drive in Geneva Township. Private and scenic, this vacant parcel is sloped to accommodate a walkout, and shares this quiet neighborhood with only 6 other homes. Or, for a larger wooded lot with water frontage, my listing in Genesee Township is only 10 minutes away from the city of Waukesha. Enjoy 8.4 acres of white pine filled woods with 400 feet of frontage on historic Saylesville Mill Pond (45 acres), just waiting for your home. For more information on either of these lovely wooded, private sites, contact me at jsarton@keefgerealestate.com, where you can enjoy the serenity of the country so close to town.

Posted By: Julie Sarton

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