Green Lake County, WI Article X Enforcement

§ 300-46 Investigation.

Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed unlawful. When necessary, to determine compliance with this chapter, the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department shall investigate alleged violations. After confirmation that a violation exists, the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department shall pursue compliance of the violation.

§ 300-46.1 Violations and penalties; citations.

A. Any violation of the provisions of this chapter by or under the direction of the landowner shall be brought into compliance upon notification by the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department or the Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee or the County Corporation Counsel.

B. The County Corporation Counsel shall have the authority to use all legal remedies necessary to pursue compliance with the provisions of this chapter. After consultation with the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department and/or the Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee, the Corporation Counsel shall determine which legal remedy or legal remedies are in order to pursue compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

C. Any landowner who violates or refuses to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to, upon conviction, a forfeiture of not less than $10 nor more than $50 per offense, together with the taxable costs of action. Each day that the violation exists shall constitute a separate offense.

D. In addition to the Corporation Counsel having the authority to pursue compliance per Subsection B above, the designated staff of the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department shall have the authority and may prepare, sign and issue citations in order to commence action to achieve compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

§ 300-46.2 Stop-work order.

A. No land use permit obtained. When the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department is notified or becomes aware of any activity in violation of the provisions of this chapter by or under the direction of the landowner that requires issuance of a land use permit pursuant to this chapter, and such a permit has not been obtained, the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department may issue a stop-work order requiring any such activity to be immediately stopped and enjoined.

B. Land use permit obtained. When the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department is notified or becomes aware of any activity in violation of the provisions of this chapter by or under the direction of the landowner for which a land use permit was issued and the actual activity deviates from that land use permit, the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department may issue a stop-work order requiring the activity to be immediately stopped and enjoined.

C. The stop-work order shall be mailed to the subject landowner's property tax bill mailing address or the mailing address as stated on the land use permit application and/or to any person signing the land use permit application.

D. The stop-work order card issued and posted by the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department shall be posted at the subject site in plain view from a non-trespass location off the subject property. A stop-work order card shall remain posted until compliance of the violation occurs.

E. An action filed pursuant to § 300-40 of this chapter to the County Board of Adjustment or to any court shall stop work during and until the final outcome of the action has been reached or until so ordered by a court of appropriate jurisdiction.

§ 300-46.3 Injunction.

Every violation of this chapter is a public nuisance, and the creation thereof may be enjoined and the maintenance thereof abated pursuant to § 87.30, Wis. Stats.