City of Oconto Falls, WI Annexations

Territory annexed to the City and the dates thereof as follows:

All that part of the E 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of Section (25), Township (28) North, Range (19) East, lying south of the Main River Road (now known as the Stiles Road).

[Adopted 2-6-1962]

Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SE 1/4 of NE 1/4) of Section (25), Township (28) North, Range (19) East, described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast Quarter aforesaid, thence southerly along the west line thereof 646.16 feet more or less to a point which is also the southeast corner of Lot (8), Block (5), George W. Volk's Addition to the City of Oconto Falls. This shall be the place of beginning. Thence northerly along the west line of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter aforesaid 180 feet, thence easterly at right angles 120 feet, thence southerly at right angles 210 feet, thence westerly at right angles 120 feet, thence northerly at right angles 30 feet to the place of beginning.

[Adopted 4-21-1964]

The south thirty (30) feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE 1/4 of SE 1/4), Section (23), Township (28) North, Range (19) East. That part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE 1/4 of SE 1/4), Section (23), Township (28) North, Range (19) East, Oconto County, Wisconsin bounded and described as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of said quarter-quarter section; thence north along the east line of said quarter-quarter section 530 feet; thence west, parallel with the south line of said quarter-quarter section, 592.42 feet; thence south, parallel with the first course of this description, 530 feet to the south line of said quarter-quarter section; thence east 592.42 feet to the place of beginning.

[Adopted 8-1-1967]

The north 60 acres of the following described eighty-acre tract: The Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter all in Section (35), Township (28) North, Range (19) East, together with a parcel 30 feet wide (east and west) extending along the west side of the south 20 acres of the eighty-acre tract hereinbefore described.

[Adopted 3-5-1968]

That part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section (25), Township (28) North, Range (19) East, in Oconto County, Wisconsin, bounded and described as follows: Commencing at an iron pipe marking the northwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section (25); thence southerly on the west line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 33 feet to the place of beginning; thence continuing along this west line 432.84 feet; thence at right angles to the left 120 feet; thence at right angles to the right 210 feet; thence at right angles to the right 120 feet; thence at right angles to the left and continuing southerly along the west line of said SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 some 644 feet to the south line of said SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4; thence easterly along this south line 300 feet; thence at right angles to the left 1,287 feet to the south right-of-way line of a town road; thence west along said right-of-way line 300 feet to the place of beginning.

[Adopted 10-1-1968]

That there be annexed to the City of Oconto Falls from the Town of Oconto Falls the following described highway premises, presently owned by the City of Oconto Falls, and that the same become effective immediately upon the passage hereof: That portion of a former town road, being a southeasterly extension of Main Street of the City of Oconto Falls from its present terminus to its intersection with the easterly boundary of the Town of Oconto Falls.

[Adopted 10-7-1969]

That part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 28 North, of Range 19 East, in Oconto County, Wisconsin, bounded and described as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of the said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, thence westerly along the one-sixteenth line 24.75 feet to the west line of a town road and the place of beginning; thence northerly along the said west line 318 feet; thence westerly, parallel to the south line of the said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, to the west line of the said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence southerly along the said west line of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter to the northeasterly line of Main Street; thence southeasterly along the said northeasterly line of Main Street to the west line of a town road, said west line being located 24.75 feet west of the east line of the said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence northerly along the west line of the said town road to the place of beginning.

[Adopted 12-11-1973]

All of the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4, Section 23, Township 28 North, Range 19 East, Oconto County, Wisconsin, excepting the south 30 feet of the above description and the rectangular parcel in the southeast corner of said NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4, Section 23, owned by Mid-Central Tool Company. All of the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4, all of the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 lying west of the easterly boundary of Caldwell Avenue extended north, and the southerly 100 feet of the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 lying east of the east boundary of Caldwell Avenue extended north, all in Section 24, Township 28 North, Range 19 East.

[Adopted 3-12-1974]

That part of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 24, Town 28 North, Range 19 East lying east of the northerly prolongation of the east boundary of Caldwell Avenue as laid out in the City of Oconto Falls, except the south 100 feet previously annexed and except the north 415 feet.

[Adopted 5-2-1977]

That Bay Lakes Cooperative, a Wisconsin cooperative corporation, having its principal office located at P.O. Box 9, Oconto Falls, Wisconsin, having petitioned the Common Council for direct annexation of property to the City of Oconto Falls, as the sole owner of such property and that there are no residences located upon said property, such property being described as follows: All of that portion of the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 23, Township 28 North, Range 19 East, located northeasterly of State Highway 22 except for the railroad right-of-way, more particularly described as follows: That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 28 North, Range 19 East, Town of Oconto Falls, Oconto County, Wisconsin, described by: Commencing at the northeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 23; thence North 89 degrees 36 minutes 14 seconds West 1,322.61 feet to the northeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 23, the point of beginning; thence continuing North 89 degrees 36 minutes 14 seconds West 1,300.06 feet to the east line of CTH "B"; thence South 7 degrees 12 minutes 14 seconds East 419.50 feet along CTH "B" ROW; thence South 40 degrees 48 minutes 14 seconds East 170.70 feet along CTH "B" ROW to the north ROW line of STH "22"; thence southeasterly along a curve, concave to the southwest, radius 1,206.32 feet, central angle 9 degrees 44 minutes, 204.88 feet; thence North 54 degrees 07 minutes 46 seconds East 83.94 feet; thence North 35 degrees 52 minutes 14 seconds West 50.00 feet; thence North 54 degrees 07 minutes 46 seconds East 17.00 feet; thence South 35 degrees 52 minutes 14 seconds East 220.00 feet; thence along a tangential curve concave to the Northeast, radius 2856.43 feet, central angle 17 degrees 30 minutes, 872.70 feet; thence South 89 degrees 31 minutes 53 seconds East 72.35 feet; thence continuing South 89 degrees 31 minutes 53 seconds East 102.11 feet to the southeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 23; thence North 0 degrees 51 minutes 29 seconds West 30.00 feet; thence continuing North 0 degrees 51 minutes 29 seconds West 1,293.62 feet to the point of beginning.

[Adopted 8-24-1988]

That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 28 North, Range 19 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, bounded as follows: On the southwest by a line parallel with and distant 50 feet southwesterly, measured at right angles and radially, from the center line of the main track of the St. Paul Eastern Grand Trunk Railway Company (now the Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company), as said main track center line was originally located and established over and across said Section 23; on the northwest by a line drawn at right angles to said original main track center line at a point thereon distant 3,808 feet southeasterly from its intersection with the north line of said Section 23; on the northeast by a line parallel with and distant 8.5 feet southwesterly, measured at right angles and radially, from the center line of the main track of the Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company, as said main track is now located; and on the southeast by the northwesterly line of Highland Avenue; excluding and except any land which should be located within Lot 2 of Volume 9, Certified Survey Maps, Page 9, Document No. 374067, Map Number 1353, located in the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 23, Township 28 North, Range 19 East, City of Oconto Falls, Oconto County, State of Wisconsin; and that portion of the following described property located within Lot 2 of Volume 9, Certified Survey Maps, Page 9, Document No. 374067, Map Number 1353: That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 28 North, Range 19 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, bounded as follows: On the southwest by a line parallel with and distant 50 feet southwesterly, measured at right angles and radially, from the center line of the main track of the St. Paul Eastern Grand Trunk Railway Company (now the Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company), as said main track center line was originally located and established over and across said Section 23; on the northwest by a line drawn at right angles to said original main track center line at a point thereon distant 3,808 feet southeasterly from its intersection with the north line of said Section 23; on the northeast by a line parallel with and distant 8.5 feet southwesterly, measured at right angles and radially, from the center line of the main track of the Chicago and Northwestern Company, as said main track is now located; and on the southeast by the northwesterly line of Highland Avenue.

[Adopted 7-11-1989]

That the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 35, Township 28 North, Range 19 East, owned entirely by the City of Oconto Falls, is hereby annexed to the City of Oconto Falls as part of the First Ward thereof and that it shall be zoned for special purpose, being that of a landfill.

[Adopted 10-30-1989]

Annexation.

[Adopted 7-10-1990]

(1)

Parcel No. 1: The SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 24, Township 28 North, Range 19 East, except parts deeded in Vol. 401 of Records, Page 501, Vol. 408 of Records, Page 722, and Vol. 446 of Records, Page 785. Also, except easements to Oconto Electric Cooperative in Vol. 162 Deeds, Page 66, and Vol. 402 of Records, Page 79, and except right-of-way grant to Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline Company in Vol. 249 of Records, Page 135, and except deed to Town of Oconto Falls for town road purposes.

(2)

Parcel No. 2: The SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec. 24, T. 28N., R. 19E. and the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of said Sec. 24, except that part thereof which is within the following described parcel: Commencing at north 1/4 corner of said Sec. 24; thence due west, along the north line of the NW 1/4, a distance of 1,239.05 feet to the point of beginning; thence due south 417.43 feet; thence due west 626.14 feet; thence due north 417.43 feet; thence due east 626.14 feet to the point of beginning, and reserving the north 33 feet of the said NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 for highway purposes; also excepting from the NW 1/4 of 834.86 feet; also, reserving to the grantors, their heirs, personal representatives and assigns an easement 15 feet wide extending along the easterly boundaries of both the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 and the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of said Sec. 24, commencing at the intersection with the town road and extending, northerly, to the parcel 417.43 feet by 417.43 feet heretofore described, for purposes of ingress and egress to such parcel.

That the following parcel of land identified as Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No 1982 recorded in Volume 12, Page 75 of CS Maps Document Number 411009 being entirely owned by Dan Hanson of Hanson Cabinets located at 7924 Hwy 22 W be hereby annexed to the City of Oconto Falls from the Town of Oconto Falls and that the same be zoned for commercial purposes. There is one residential rental unit on the parcel which consists of four people. The property to be annexed is described as follows:

[Adopted 8-10-1993]

Commencing at the north quarter corner of said Section 23; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 24 seconds East, a distance of 2,627.14 feet to the center quarter corner of said Section 23; thence North 88 degrees 46 minutes 59 seconds West along the east-west quarter line of said Section 23, a distance of 132.38 feet to the west line of Waschbisch Road and the true point of beginning;

	Thence South 35 degrees 51 minutes 41 seconds East, a distance of 135.19 feet;
	Thence South 05 degrees 40 minutes 42 seconds East, a distance of 315.67 feet;
	Thence South 32 degrees 03 minutes 01 seconds West, a distance of 47.38 feet;
	Thence North 69 degrees 08 minutes 15 seconds West, a distance of 140.69 feet;
	Thence North 05 degrees 36 minutes 42 seconds East, a distance of 122.82 feet;
	Thence South 84 degrees 24 minutes 12 seconds East, a distance of 5.85 feet;
	Thence North 00 degrees 09 minutes 56 seconds East, a distance of 67.56 feet;
	Thence North 89 degrees 10 minutes 18 seconds West, a distance of 135.90 feet;
	Thence North 00 degrees 34 minutes 23 seconds West, a distance of 226.00 feet;
	Thence South 88 degrees 46 minutes 59 seconds East, a distance of 161.81 feet, to the point of beginning.

That the following parcel owned by Oconto Electric Cooperative is hereby detached from the Town of Oconto Falls and annexed to the City of Oconto Falls and that the same be zoned I-1 (Industrial): 12.193 acres, being part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 24, Town 28 North, Range 19 East, more specifically identified as Lot 2, Certified Survey Map Number 1907, dated December 10, 1992, and recorded March 5, 1993, in Volume 11, Page 192 Certified Survey Maps (Document 406854) Oconto County, Wisconsin Registry.

[Adopted 3-14-2000 by Ord. No. 00-001]

Under the provisions of § 66.0217(2) and (8), Wis. Stats., the City of Oconto Falls does hereby annex, and incorporate within its corporate limits, the following described territory: A parcel of land located in the Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter and the Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 24, Township 28 North, Range 19 East, Town of Oconto Falls, Oconto County, Wisconsin, described as follows:

[Adopted 6-21-2004 by Ord. No. 04-003]

	Commencing at the east quarter comer of said Section 24; thence South 00 degrees 10 minutes 31 seconds East along the east line of said Section 24, a distance of 1,327.66 feet to the south sixteenth corner; thence South 89 degrees 37 minutes 05 seconds West along the sixteenth line, a distance of 1,004.47 feet to the point of beginning;
	Thence South 89 degrees 37 minutes 05 seconds West along the north line of Outlot 1 of Pleasant View Estates First Addition a distance of 123.31 feet to a 2" iron pipe;
	Thence North 00 degrees 29 minutes 06 seconds West, a distance of 53.31 feet to a 1" iron pipe;
	Thence South 89 degrees 37 minutes 05 seconds West along the North line of East Highland Drive, a distance of 276.69 feet to a 1" iron pipe on the East line of lands described in Volume 1022 Page 866;
	Thence North 00 degrees 20 minutes 35 seconds West along said East line, a distance of 217.95 feet to a 1" iron pipe;
	Thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes 05 seconds East, a distance of 399.46 feet to 1" iron pipe;
	Thence South 00 degrees 29 minutes 06 seconds East, a distance of 271.26 feet to the point of beginning.
	Said parcel contains 2.151 acres of land more or less and is to be annexed to the City of Oconto Falls.

(1)

No persons, whether electors or not, reside within the territory.

(2)

The territory shall be zoned, in its entirety, Second Residential (R-2) for zoning purposes.

(3)

The territory shall be attached to Ward No. 2 for the City of Oconto Falls.

(4)

This ordinance shall be published as provided by law on June 30, 2004, but, pursuant to § 66.0217(8)(c), Wis. Stats., the annexation is effective upon passage of the ordinance by a vote of 2/3 of all the elected members of the Common Council.

Territory Annexed. (Direct annexation) In accordance with § 66.0217 of the Wisconsin Statutes and the petition for direct annexation filed with the city clerk on the 19th day of February, 2014, signed by all owners of the land in area in the territory, the following described territory in the Town of Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin, is annexed to the City of Oconto Falls, Wisconsin:

[Adopted 4-8-2014, 8-19-2014 and 12-9-2014 by Ord. No. 14-001\]

	Legal description of territory to be annexed:
	Part of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 30 and part of the fractional North 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 31, all in Township 28 North, Range 20 East,
	Town of Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin described as follows:
	Beginning at the southwest corner of said Section 30;
	Thence N00º48'51"E, 383.62 feet along the west line of said Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4;
	Thence S49º45'09"E, 281.22 feet along the southerly right-of-way of S. Main Street;
	Thence S47º14'53"E, 218.33 feet along said right-of-way;
	Thence S77º26'21"W, 239.70 feet;
	Thence S26º29'56"W, 48.30 feet;
	Thence S84º18'35"W, 124.17 feet;
	Thence N01º25'25"W, 54.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
	Said parcel contains 84,283 square feet or 1.935 acres of land more or less.

(1)

Effect of annexation. From and after the date of this ordinance the territory described in this subsection shall be a part of the City of Oconto Falls for any and all purposes provided by law and all persons coming or residing within such territory shall be subject to all ordinances, rules and regulations governing the City of Oconto Falls.

(2)

Temporary zoning classification.

(a)

Upon recommendation of the Plan Commission, the territory annexed to the City of Oconto Falls by this ordinance is temporarily zoned as follows, pursuant to § 66.0217(8)(a) of the Wisconsin Statutes: Multiple- Family (R-2).

(b)

The Plan Commission is directed to prepare an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance setting forth permanent classifications and regulations for the zoning of the annexed area and to submit its recommendations to the council not later than June 1, 2014.

(3)

Ward designation. The territory described in this subsection is hereby designated as Ward 6 and added to Aldermanic District 3 of the City of Oconto Falls, subject to the ordinances, rules and regulations of the City of Oconto Falls governing wards.

(4)

Severability. If any provision of this ordinance is invalid or unconstitutional, or if the application of this ordinance to any person or circumstances is invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional provision or application.

(5)

Payment to Town. Pursuant to § 66.0217(14), Wis. Stats., the Common Council agrees to pay annually to the Town of Stiles, for five years, an amount equal to the amount of property taxes that the Town levied on the annexed territory, as shown by the tax roll under § 70.65 Wis. Stats., in 2014.

Territory attached.

[Adopted 3-14-2023 by Ord. No. 23-001]

(1)

Territory attached. That a petition for direct annexation by petition (petition) is acknowledged by the City Clerk on or about the 14th Day of February 2023 requesting annexation of approximately 92.36 acres of real property, as depicted on the Plat of Survey attached to the petition as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference and described as follows:

Part of the fractional South 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 and part of the fractional North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 30, Township 28 North, Range 20 East, Town of Stiles, Oconto County Wisconsin

Commencing at the Southwest corner of said Section 30;

Thence N 0°48'51"E 2057. 37' along the Westerly line of said Southwest 1/4 Section 30;

Thence S 89°14'32"E 49.25' to the Easterly line of County Highway "I" and point of beginning;

Thence along said line N 01° 33'06" E a distance of 813.10 feet;

Thence continuing along said line N 01°25'09" W, a distance of 100.12 feet;

Thence continuing along said line N 01°31'09"E, a distance of 600.02 feet;

Thence continuing along said line N 04°11'24" W, a distance of 40.21 feet to the Southerly line of Lot 1 V28 CSM P50;

Thence along said Southerly line S 88°28'40" E, a distance of 254.00 feet to the Southwest corner of Lot 1 V41 CSM P49;

Thence S 89°48'19" E, a distance of 339.82 feet along the Southerly line of said Lot 1;

Thence N 01°30'42"E, a distance of 390.64 feet along the Easterly line of said Lot 1 to the Northerly line of the South one-half of the fractional Northwest one-quarter of said Section 30;

Thence along said line S 89°48'19"E, a distance of 1568.13 feet to the Easterly line of the fractional Northwest one-quarter of said Section 30;

Thence along said line S 00°47'25" W, a distance of 1342.86 feet to the Southerly line of said fractional Northwest 1/4;

Thence N 89°13'57"W, a distance of 660.00 feet along said line;

Thence S 00°54'01"W, a distance of 661.92 feet to a point on the Northerly line of Lot 1, V8 CSM P138;

Thence along said line N 89°10'38" W, a distance of 9.36 feet to the Westerly line of said Lot 1;

Thence along said line S 00°46'35"W, a distance of 328.22 feet;

Thence N 89°56'39" W, a distance of 1143.54 feet;

Thence N 00°54'30"E, a distance of 387.84 feet;

Thence N 89°14'32" W, a distance of 364.64 feet to the Easterly line of County Highway "I"; and

Point of beginning.

Said parcel containing 4,023,199 square feet, 92.36 acres more or less.

(2)

Effect of annexation. From and after the adoption of and publication of this ordinance, the territory described in Subsection R(1) shall be detached from the Town of Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin and made part of the City of Oconto Falls for any and all purposes provided by law and all persons coming and residing within such territories shall be subject to all ordinances, rules and regulations governing the City of Oconto Falls.

(3)

Required filings. The City Clerk shall file immediately with the Secretary of State a certified copy of the ordinance, with a copy of the petition and plat of survey (Exhibit A) and the legal description and the City Clerk shall send one copy to each company that provides any utility service in the area that is attached. The City Clerk shall also record the ordinance with the Register of Deeds and file a signed copy of the ordinance with the clerk of any affected school district. The Clerk's certificate shall include reference to the population of the territory being attached as set forth in the petition, which population is zero persons.

(4)

Municipal boundary review. The petition for annexation is located in Oconto County, that has a population under 50,000 and therefore a municipal boundary review is not required by the Wisconsin Department of Administration. Oconto County's population is 38,965 as of April 1, 2020, census data.

(5)

Severability. If any provision of this ordinance is invalid or unconstitutional, or if application of this ordinance to any person or circumstance is invalid or unconstitutional, such unconstitutionality shall not affect other provisions or obligations of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional provision or application.

(6)

Effective date. This ordinance shall be effective upon passage and publication as required by law and the Zoning Administrator is hereby directed to make necessary changes to the Zoning Maps forthwith. The City Clerk is hereby directed to make necessary changes to the Election Map forthwith and file the changes with the Wisconsin Election Commission.