1999 WISCONSIN ACT 153
An Act to amend 30.27 (2) (a) (intro.); and to create 30.27 (2) (c) of the statutes; relating to: zoning ordinances regulating nonconforming structures that are located in certain areas designated for protection by the department of natural resources along the Lower St. Croix River.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1. 30.27 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.27 (2) (a) (intro.) As soon as possible after May 7, 1974, the department shall adopt, by rule, guidelines and specific standards for local zoning ordinances which apply to the banks, bluffs and bluff tops of the lower Lower St. Croix river River. The guidelines shall designate the boundaries of the areas to which they apply. In drafting the guidelines and standards, the department shall consult with appropriate officials of counties, cities, villages and towns lying within the affected area. The standards specified in the guidelines shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
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2. 30.27 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
30.27 (2) (c) The guidelines and standards established under par. (a) for nonconforming structures that are subject to a city, village or town zoning ordinance adopted under sub. (3) shall be the same as the guidelines and standards for nonconforming structures that are subject to a county zoning ordinance adopted under sub. (3). The guidelines and standards established under par. (a) shall allow a county, city, village or town zoning ordinance adopted under sub. (3) to differentiate between nonconforming structures and nonconforming uses.
