This chapter is adopted pursuant to the authorization in §§ 61.35,
61.351, 87.30 and 281.31, Wis. Stats.
Uncontrolled use of the shoreland-wetlands and the pollution of the
navigable waters of the Village of New Glarus would adversely affect the public
health, safety, convenience and general welfare and impair the tax base. The
Legislature of Wisconsin has delegated responsibility to all municipalities
to:
A. Promote the public health, safety, convenience and general
welfare;
B. Maintain the stormwater and floodwater storage capacity
of wetlands;
C. Prevent and control water pollution by preserving wetlands
which filter or store sediments, nutrients, heavy metals or organic compounds
that would otherwise drain into navigable waters;
D. Protect fish, their spawning grounds, other aquatic life
and wildlife by preserving wetlands and other aquatic habitat;
E. Prohibit certain uses detrimental to the shoreland-wetland
area; and
F. Preserve shore cover and natural beauty by restricting
the removal of natural shoreland cover and controlling shoreland-wetland excavation,
filling and other earthmoving activities.
This chapter shall be known as the "Shoreland-Wetland Zoning Ordinance
for the Village of New Glarus, Wisconsin."