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A. 
Any wetlands of five acres or more shown on the Wisconsin Wetland Inventory Maps, and within the designated shoreland zone, which have not been rezoned pursuant to § 208-35 of this chapter shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter. A wetland delineation performed by a DNR Professionally Assured Wetland Delineator or Wisconsin DNR Wetland ID Program shall be required unless otherwise determined by the Zoning Administrator. Article VII does not apply to projects that have received a permit to impact wetlands from the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
B. 
Locating shoreland-wetland boundaries. Where an apparent discrepancy exists between the shoreland-wetland district boundary shown on the Wisconsin Wetland Inventory maps and actual field conditions at the time the maps were adopted, a wetland delineation performed by a DNR Professionally Assured Wetland Delineator or Wisconsin DNR Wetland ID Program shall be required.
This district is created to maintain safe and healthful conditions, to prevent water pollution, to protect fish spawning grounds and wildlife habitat, to preserve shore cover and natural beauty and to control building and development in wetlands whenever possible. When development is permitted in a wetland, the development should occur in a manner that minimizes adverse impacts upon the wetland.
The following uses shall be allowed, subject to general shoreland zoning regulations contained in this chapter, the provisions of Chs. 30 and 31, Wis. Stats., and the provisions of other applicable local, state and federal laws:
A. 
All wetlands shall have an impervious surface building setback of 35 feet. The setback may be reduced if a stormwater plan is approved by the Zoning Administrator. The stormwater discharges from the impervious surface must be pretreated prior to discharge to the wetland, and wetland hydrology in the overall wetland must be maintained. The Zoning Administrator shall seek a review by a qualified wetland professional prior to approval. The wetland impervious surface setback may reduced to a minimum of 10 feet.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the redesignation of former Subsections A through C as Subsections B through D, respectively.
B. 
Activities and uses which do not require the issuance of a shoreland permit, but which must be carried out without any filling, flooding, draining, dredging, ditching, tiling or excavating except as allowed under § 208-33B or C.
(1) 
Hiking, fishing, trapping, hunting, swimming, and boating;
(2) 
The harvesting of wild crops, such as marsh hay, ferns, moss, wild rice, berries, tree fruits, and tree seeds, in a manner that is not injurious to the natural reproduction of such crops;
(3) 
The pasturing of livestock;
(4) 
The cultivation of agricultural crops;
(5) 
The practice of silviculture, including the planting, thinning, and harvesting of timber; and
(6) 
The construction or maintenance of duck blinds.
C. 
Uses which do not require the issuance of a shoreland permit and which may include limited filling, flooding, draining, dredging, ditching, tiling, or excavating but only to the extent specifically provided below:
(1) 
Temporary water level stabilization measures necessary to alleviate abnormally wet or dry conditions that would have an adverse impact on silvicultural activities if not corrected;
(2) 
The cultivation of cranberries including flooding, dike and dam construction, or ditching necessary for the growing and harvesting of cranberries;
(3) 
The maintenance and repair of existing agricultural drainage systems including ditching, tiling, dredging, excavating, and filling necessary to maintain the level of drainage required to continue the existing agricultural use. This includes the minimum filling necessary for disposal of dredged spoil adjacent to the drainage system provided that dredged spoil is placed on existing spoil banks where possible and not in wetlands;
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(4) 
The construction or maintenance of fences for the pasturing of livestock, including limited excavating and filling necessary for such construction or maintenance;
(5) 
The construction or maintenance of piers, docks, or walkways built on pilings, including limited excavating and filling necessary for such construction and maintenance; and
(6) 
The maintenance, repair, replacement or reconstruction of existing town and county highways and bridges, including limited excavating and filling necessary for such maintenance, repair, replacement or reconstruction.
D. 
Uses which require the issuance of a shoreland permit under § 208-39 and which may include limited filling, flooding, draining, dredging, ditching, tiling, or excavating, but only to the extent specifically provided below:
(1) 
The construction and maintenance of roads which are necessary to conduct silvicultural activities or agricultural cultivation provided that:
(a) 
The road cannot, as a practical matter, be located outside the wetland;
(b) 
The road is designed and constructed to minimize adverse impact upon the natural functions of the wetland enumerated in § 208-35B;
(c) 
The road is designed and constructed with the minimum cross-sectional area practical to serve the intended use;
(d) 
Road construction activities are carried out in the immediate area of the roadbed only.
(2) 
The construction or maintenance of nonresidential buildings provided that:
(a) 
The building is essential for and used solely in conjunction with the raising of waterfowl, minnows, or other wetland or aquatic animals; or some other use permitted in the shoreland-wetland district;
(b) 
The building cannot, as a practical matter, be located outside the wetland;
(c) 
Such building is not designed for human habitation and does not exceed 500 square feet in floor area; and
(d) 
Only limited filling or excavating necessary to provide structural support for the building is authorized.
(3) 
The establishment of public and private parks and recreation areas, natural and outdoor education areas, historic and scientific areas, wildlife refuges, game bird and animal farms, fur animal farms, fish hatcheries, and public boat launching ramps and attendant access roads, provided that:
(a) 
Any private development is used exclusively for the permitted use and the applicant has received a permit or license under Ch. 29, Wis. Stats., where applicable.
(b) 
Filling or excavating necessary for the construction or maintenance of public boat launching ramps or attendant access roads is allowed only where such construction or maintenance meets the criteria in § 208-33C(1)(a) through (d).
(c) 
Ditching, excavating, dredging, or dike and dam construction in public and private parks and recreation areas, natural and outdoor education areas, historic and scientific areas, wildlife refuges, game bird and animal farms, fur animal farms, and fish hatcheries is allowed only for the purpose of improving wildlife habitat and to otherwise enhance wetland values.
(d) 
The construction or maintenance of electric, gas, telephone, water and sewer transmission and distribution facilities, by public utilities and cooperative associations organized for the purpose of producing or furnishing heat, light, power, or water to their members and the construction or maintenance of railroad lines provided that:
[1] 
The transmission and distribution facilities and railroad lines cannot, as a practical matter, be located outside the wetland;
[2] 
Such construction or maintenance is done in a manner designed to minimize adverse impact upon the natural functions of the wetland enumerated in § 208-35B.
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Any use not listed in § 208-33A, B or C is prohibited, unless the wetland or portion of the wetland has been rezoned by amendment of this chapter in accordance with § 208-35 of this chapter and § 59.97(5)(e)[1] Wis. Stats. This section does not apply to projects that have received a permit to impact wetlands from the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
[1]
Editor's Note: Section 59.97, Wis. Stats., was renumbered 59.69 and amended by 1995 Act 201, §§ 475, effective 9-1-1996.
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A. 
For all proposed text and map amendments to the shoreland-wetland provisions of this chapter, the appropriate district office of the Department shall receive:
(1) 
A copy of every petition for a text or map amendment to the shoreland-wetland provisions of this chapter, within five days of the filing of such petition with the Village Clerk-Treasurer. Such petition shall include a copy of the Wisconsin Wetland Inventory Map adopted as part of this chapter describing any proposed rezoning of a shoreland-wetland;
(2) 
Written notice of the public hearing to be held on a proposed amendment at least 10 days prior to such hearing;
(3) 
A copy of the Village Zoning Administrator's findings and Planning Commission recommendations on each proposed amendment within 10 days after the Village Planning Commission makes recommendations to the Village Board; and
(4) 
Written notice of the Village Board's decision on the proposed amendment within 10 days after it is issued.
B. 
A wetland or a portion thereof, in the Shoreland-Wetland District shall not be rezoned if the proposed rezoning may result in a significant adverse impact upon any of the following:
(1) 
Storm and floodwater storage capacity;
(2) 
Maintenance of dry season stream flow, the discharge of groundwater to a wetland, the recharge of groundwater from a wetland to another area, or the flow of groundwater through a wetland;
(3) 
Filtering or storage of sediments, nutrients, heavy metals or organic compounds that would otherwise drain into navigable waters;
(4) 
Shoreline protection against soil erosion;
(5) 
Fish spawning, breeding, nursery, or feeding grounds;
(6) 
Wildlife habitat; or
(7) 
Areas of special recreational, scenic or scientific interest, including scarce wetland types.
C. 
If the Department notifies the Village Zoning Administrator that a proposed text or map amendment to the shoreland-wetland provisions of this chapter may have a significant adverse impact upon any of the criteria listed in section 208-35B of this chapter, that amendment, if approved by the Village Board, shall contain the following provision:
This amendment shall not take effect until more than 30 days have elapsed after written notice of the Village Board's approval of this amendment is mailed to the Department of Natural Resources. During that thirty-day period the Department of Natural Resources may notify the Village Board that it will adopt a superseding shoreland ordinance for the Village under § 61.351(6), Wis. Stats. If the Department does so notify the Village Board, the effect of this amendment shall be stayed until the § 61.351(6) Wis. Stats. adoption procedure is completed or otherwise terminated.