This chapter is adopted under the authority granted by §§ 60.61,
60.62, 61.35, and 62.23, Wis. Stats., and amendments thereto.
This chapter shall be known as, referred to as, and cited as
the "Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Holland, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin,"
and hereinafter referred to as "this chapter."
The purpose of this chapter is to promote the comfort, health,
safety, morals, prosperity, aesthetics, and general welfare of the
Town of Holland.
It is the general intent of this chapter to regulate and restrict
the use of all structures, lands and water within the Town of Holland
and to:
A.
Stabilize and protect property values.
B.
Provide for the needs of agriculture, forestry, industry, and business
in future growth.
C.
Regulate the use of land and further conservation of natural resources.
D.
Encourage the wise use, conservation, development, and protection
of the Town of Holland's water, soil, wetland, woodland, and wildlife
resources and attain a balance between land uses and the ability of
the natural resource base to support and sustain such uses.
E.
Preserve the natural beauty of the Town of Holland.
F.
Regulate population density and distribution to avoid urban sprawl.
G.
Facilitate the adequate provision of public facilities and utilities.
H.
Lessen congestion and promote the safety and efficiency of streets,
highways, and other transportation systems.
I.
Provide adequate light, air, sanitation, drainage, and open space.
J.
Regulate the use of structures, lands, and waters.
K.
Regulate lot coverage, population density and distribution, and the
location and size of structures.
L.
Prohibit uses or structures incompatible with the natural characteristics,
existing development, or intended development within or adjacent to
a zoning district.
M.
Secure safety from fire, pollution, contamination and other dangers.
N.
Implement the Town, county, watershed, and regional comprehensive
plans or their components adopted by the Town of Holland.
O.
Provide for the administration and enforcement of this chapter, and
provide penalties for violation of this chapter.
It is not intended by this chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul,
impair, or interfere with any existing easements, covenants, deed
restrictions, ordinances, rules, regulations, or permits previously
adopted or issued pursuant to law. However, wherever this chapter
imposes greater restrictions, the provisions of this chapter shall
govern.
In the interpretation of this chapter and application, the provisions
of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements and shall
be liberally construed in favor of the Town of Holland and shall not
be deemed a limitation or repeal of any other power granted by the
Wisconsin Statutes.
A.
If any section, clause, provision, or portion of this chapter is
adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction,
the remainder of this chapter shall not be affected thereby.
B.
If any application of this chapter to a particular structure, land,
or water is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such judgment shall not be applicable to any other structure,
land, or water not specifically included in said judgment.
C.
The Town of Holland does not guarantee, warrant, or represent that
only those areas delineated as floodlands, wetlands, or drainageways
will be subject to periodic inundation, nor does the Town of Holland
guarantee, warrant or represent that any soils listed as being unsuited
for specific uses are the only unsuitable soils, and hereby asserts
that there is no liability on the part of the Board of Supervisors,
its agencies, or employees for any flood damages, sanitation problems,
or structural damages that may occur as a result of reliance upon,
and conformance with, this chapter.
