SB55-ASA1-AA1,503,7 7" Section 2002tm. 59.605 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,503,208 59.605 (3) (a) 1. If the governing body of a county wishes to exceed the operating
9levy rate limit otherwise applicable to the county under this section, it shall adopt
10a resolution to that effect. The resolution shall specify either the operating levy rate
11or the operating levy that the governing body wishes to impose for either a specified
12number of years or an indefinite period. The governing body shall call a special
13referendum for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors of the county
14for approval or rejection. In lieu of a special referendum, the governing body may
15specify that
provide for the referendum to be held at the next succeeding spring
16primary or election or September primary or general
election to be held authorized
17under s. 8.065 (2) or an election authorized under s. 8.065 (3) that occurs
not earlier
18than 42 days after the adoption of the resolution of the governing body. The
19governing body shall file the resolution to be submitted to the electors as provided
20in s. 8.37.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,503,21 21861. Page 667, line 19: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,503,22 22" Section 2002ts. 59.69 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,504,323 59.69 (3) (c) The development plan may be in the form of descriptive material,
24reports, charts, diagrams, or maps, and shall indicate any effect it will have on

1changing the allowable use of any property
.. Each element of the development plan
2shall describe its relationship to other elements of the plan and to statements of
3goals, objectives, principles, policies, or standards.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,504,4 4862. Page 668, line 13: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,504,5 5" Section 2002xc. 59.692 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,504,76 59.692 (1) (a) "Department" means the department of natural resources
7environmental management.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2002xg 8Section 2002xg. 59.693 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,504,109 59.693 (1) Definition. In this section, "department" means the department of
10natural resources environmental management.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2002xn 11Section 2002xn. 59.70 (2) (q) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,504,1312 59.70 (2) (q) 4. The cleanup of the site is conducted under the supervision of the
13department of natural resources environmental management.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2002xr 14Section 2002xr. 59.70 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,504,1615 59.70 (6) (a) 1. "Department" means the department of natural resources
16environmental management.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2002xw 17Section 2002xw. 59.70 (13) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,505,418 59.70 (13) (b) Members or employees of the commission may request admission
19onto any property within the district at reasonable times to determine if mosquito
20breeding is present. If the owner or occupant refuses admission, the commission
21member or employee shall seek a warrant to inspect the property as a potential
22mosquito breeding ground. Commission members or employees may enter upon
23property to clean up stagnant pools of water or shores of lakes or streams, and may
24spray mosquito breeding areas with insecticides subject to the approval of the district

1director and the department of natural resources environmental management. The
2commission shall notify the property owner of any pending action under this
3paragraph and shall provide the property owner with a hearing prior to acting under
4this paragraph if the owner objects to the commission's actions.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,505,5 5863. Page 668, line 13: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,505,6 6" Section 2002wg. 59.69 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,505,177 59.69 (5) (c) A county ordinance enacted under this section shall not be effective
8in any town until it has been approved by the town board. If the town board approves
9an ordinance enacted by the county board, under this section, a certified copy of the
10approving resolution attached to one of the copies of such ordinance submitted to the
11town board shall promptly be filed with the county clerk by the town clerk. The
12ordinance shall become effective in the town as of the date of the filing, which filing
13shall be recorded by the county clerk in the clerk's office, reported to the town board
14and the county board, and printed in the proceedings of the county board. The
15ordinance shall supersede any prior town ordinance in conflict therewith or which
16is concerned with zoning, except as provided by s. 60.62. A town board may withdraw
17from coverage of a county zoning ordinance as provided under s. 60.23 (32).
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2002wk 18Section 2002wk. 59.69 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,505,2319 59.69 (5m) Termination of county zoning and development plan. (a) Subject
20to par. (b), at any time after December 31, 2004, a county board may enact an
21ordinance to repeal all of its zoning ordinances enacted under this section and its
22development plan enacted under this section if it so notifies, in writing, all of the
23towns that are subject to its zoning ordinances and development plan.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,506,3
1(b) An ordinance enacted under par. (a) shall have a delayed effective date of
2one year. No county board may repeal under this subsection a county shoreland
3zoning or floodplain zoning ordinance.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,506,4 4864. Page 668, line 13: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,506,5 5" Section 2002x. 59.692 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,506,76 59.692 (1) (ag) "Setback distance" means the linear distance landward from the
7ordinary high-water mark that is used in determining a shoreland setback area.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2002y 8Section 2002y. 59.692 (1p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,506,199 59.692 (1p) If the department promulgates a shoreland zoning standard that
10establishes a setback distance or if a county as part of an ordinance enacted under
11this section establishes a setback distance, an ordinance enacted under this section
12may allow that a landowner, upon the landowner's request, use an alternative
13setback distance in determining the shoreland setback area for the landowner's
14parcel of land. To be able to use the alternative setback distance, the parcel of land
15must be located between 2 abutting parcels of land, at least one of which has a
16setback distance that is different, due to a nonconforming use or other exemption,
17from the setback distance established by rule or by ordinance. The alternative
18setback distance shall be the average of the 2 setback distances of the abutting
19parcels.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2002ym 20Section 2002ym. 59.692 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,506,2321 59.692 (7) (a) 1. The city or village enacts, administers and enforces a zoning
22ordinance, for the annexed area, that complies with the shoreland zoning standards
23and that is at least as restrictive as the county shoreland zoning ordinance.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2002yp 24Section 2002yp. 59.692 (7) (ad) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,507,3
159.692 (7) (ad) 1. The city or village enacts, administers and enforces a zoning
2ordinance that complies with the shoreland zoning standards and that is at least as
3restrictive as the county shoreland zoning ordinance
.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2002yr 4Section 2002yr. 59.692 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,507,145 59.692 (7) (b) If the department determines that a zoning ordinance enacted
6by a city or village under par. (a) 1. or (ad) 1. does not meet the shoreland zoning
7standards or is not as restrictive as the county shoreland zoning ordinance, the
8department shall, after providing notice and conducting a hearing on the matter,
9either issue an order declaring the city or village ordinance void and reinstating the
10applicability of the county shoreland zoning ordinance to the annexed or
11incorporated area or issue an order declaring the city or village ordinance void and
12adopting an ordinance for the annexed or incorporated area for the city or village that
13does meet the shoreland zoning standards and that is at least as restrictive as the
14county shoreland zoning ordinance
.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,507,15 15865. Page 668, line 13: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,507,16 16" Section 2002y. 59.692 (1rm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,507,2117 59.692 (1rm) An ordinance under this section may not prohibit or limit repairs
18or improvements of a building or structure that is located in a shoreland setback area
19and that is in existence on the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts
20date], if the repair or improvement does not alter the footprint of the building or is
21conducted in an area where construction is permitted under the ordinance.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,507,22 22866. Page 668, line 13: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,507,23 23" Section 2002we. 59.69 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,508,10
159.69 (5) (a) When the county zoning agency has completed a draft of a
2proposed zoning ordinance, it shall hold a public hearing thereon, following
3publication in the county of a class 2 notice, under ch. 985. If the proposed ordinance
4has the effect of changing the allowable use of any property, the notice shall include
5either a map showing the property affected by the ordinance or a description of the
6property affected by the ordinance and a statement that a map may be obtained from
7the zoning agency.
After such hearing the agency may make such revisions in the
8draft as it considers necessary, or it may submit the draft without revision to the
9board with recommendations for adoption. Proof of publication of the notice of the
10public hearing held by such agency shall be attached to its report to the board.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2002wh 11Section 2002wh. 59.69 (5) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,508,2312 59.69 (5) (e) 2. Upon receipt of the petition by the agency it shall call a public
13hearing on the petition. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given
14by publication in the county of a class 2 notice, under ch. 985. If an amendment to
15an ordinance, as described in the petition, has the effect of changing the allowable
16use of any property, the notice shall include either a map showing the property
17affected by the amendment or a description of the property affected by the
18amendment and a statement that a map may be obtained from the zoning agency.

19A copy of the notice shall be mailed by registered mail to the town clerk of each town
20affected by the proposed amendment at least 10 days prior to the date of such
21hearing. If the petition is for any change in an airport affected area, as defined in
22s. 62.23 (6) (am) 1. b., the agency shall mail a copy of the notice to the owner or
23operator of the airport bordered by the airport affected area.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2002wi 24Section 2002wi. 59.69 (5) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,509,11
159.69 (5) (f) The county zoning agency shall maintain a list of persons who
2submit a written request to receive notice of any proposed ordinance or amendment,
3or any amendment of a development plan under sub. (3), that affects the allowable
4use of the person's property. If the county zoning agency completes a draft of a
5proposed zoning ordinance under par. (a), if the agency receives a petition under par.
6(e) 2., or if the agency acts under sub. (3), the agency shall send a notice, which
7contains a copy of the proposed ordinance, petition, or plan to each person on the list.
8The notice shall be by mail, electronic mail or in any reasonable form that is agreed
9to by the person and the agency. The agency may charge each person on the list a
10fee for the notice of $12 each year or an annual fee that does not exceed the
11approximate cost of providing the notice to the person.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,509,12 12867. Page 668, line 13: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,509,13 13" Section 2003ws. 59.694 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,509,2214 59.694 (7) (c) To authorize upon appeal in specific cases variances from the
15terms of the ordinance that will not be contrary to the public interest, where, owing
16to special conditions, a literal enforcement of the provisions of the ordinance will
17result in unnecessary hardship, and so that the spirit of the ordinance shall be
18observed and substantial justice done. A property owner may establish
19"unnecessary hardship", as that term is used in this paragraph, by demonstrating
20that strict compliance with an area zoning ordinance would unreasonably prevent
21the property owner from using the property owner's property for a permitted purpose
22or would render conformity with the zoning ordinance unnecessarily burdensome.
".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,509,23 23868. Page 669, line 11: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,509,24 24" Section 2003p. 59.74 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,510,3
159.74 (2) (g) Every land surveyor and every officer of the department of natural
2resources
fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry and the district attorney shall enforce
3this subsection.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,510,4 4869. Page 669, line 11: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,510,5 5" Section 2003pc. 60.10 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,510,86 60.10 (1) (g) Hourly wage of certain employees. Establish the hourly wage to
7be paid under s. 60.37 (4) to a town employee who is also an elected town officer,
8unless the authority has been delegated to the town board under sub. (2) (L).
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2003pd 9Section 2003pd. 60.10 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,510,1210 60.10 (2) (g) Disposal of property. Authorize the town board to dispose of town
11real property, real or personal, other than property donated to and required to be held
12by the town for a special purpose.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2003pe 13Section 2003pe. 60.10 (2) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,510,1614 60.10 (2) (L) Hourly wage of certain employees. Authorize the town board to
15establish the hourly wage to be paid under s. 60.37 (4) to a town employee who is also
16an elected town officer, other than a town board supervisor.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,510,17 17870. Page 669, line 17: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,510,18 18" Section 2003tc. 60.627 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,510,2019 60.627 (1) Definition. In this section, "department" means the department of
20natural resources environmental management.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2003te 21Section 2003te. 60.71 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,511,222 60.71 (4) (b) The town board shall publish a class 2 notice, under ch. 985, of the
23hearing. The notice shall contain an announcement of the hearing and a description
24of the boundaries of the proposed town sanitary district. The town board shall mail

1the notice to the department of commerce and the department of natural resources
2environmental management at least 10 days prior to the hearing.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2003th 3Section 2003th. 60.71 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,511,114 60.71 (4) (c) Any person may file written comments on the formation of the
5district with the town clerk. Any owner of property within the boundary of the
6proposed district may appear at the hearing and offer objections, criticisms or
7suggestions as to the necessity of the proposed district and the question of whether
8his or her property will be benefited by the establishment of the district. A
9representative of the department of commerce and of the department of natural
10resources
environmental management may attend the hearing and advise the town
11board.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2003tL 12Section 2003tL. 60.71 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,511,1613 60.71 (7) Filing and recording the order. The town board shall file copies of
14the order establishing the town sanitary district with the department of natural
15resources
environmental management and record the order with the register of
16deeds in each county in which the district is located.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2003tp 17Section 2003tp. 60.72 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,511,21 1860.72 (title) Creation of town sanitary district by order of the
19department of
natural resources environmental management. (1)
20Definition. In this section, "department" means the department of natural
21resources
environmental management.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2003tr 22Section 2003tr. 60.73 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,512,6 2360.73 Review of orders creating town sanitary districts. Any person
24aggrieved by any act of the town board or the department of natural resources
25environmental management in establishing a town sanitary district may bring an

1action in the circuit court of the county in which his or her lands are located, to set
2aside the final determination of the town board or the department of natural
3resources
environmental management, within 90 days after the final determination,
4as provided under s. 893.73 (2). If no action is taken within the 90-day period, the
5determination by the town board or the department of natural resources
6environmental management is final.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2003tu 7Section 2003tu. 60.782 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,512,108 60.782 (2) (d) Lease or acquire, including by condemnation, any real property
9situated in this state that may be needed for the purposes of s. 23.09 (19), 23.094 (3g)
10or 30.275 23.434 (4).
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2003ty 11Section 2003ty. 60.785 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,512,2312 60.785 (2) (a) Any town sanitary district may be consolidated with a contiguous
13town sanitary district by resolution passed by a two-thirds vote of all of the
14commissioners of each district, fixing the terms of the consolidation and ratified by
15the qualified electors of each district at a referendum held in each district. The
16resolution shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. The ballots shall contain the words
17"for consolidation", consolidation," and "against consolidation". consolidation." If a
18majority of the votes cast on the referendum in each town sanitary district are for
19consolidation, the resolutions are effective and have the force of a contract. Certified
20copies of the resolutions and the results of the referendum shall be filed with the
21secretary of natural resources environmental management, and the original
22documents shall be recorded with the register of deeds in each county in which the
23consolidated district is situated.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2003vc 24Section 2003vc. 61.351 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,512,2525 61.351 (1) (b) "Wetlands" has the meaning specified under s. 23.32 278.32 (1).
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2003vg
1Section 2003vg. 61.351 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,513,62 61.351 (2) Filled wetlands. Any wetlands which that are filled prior to the
3date on which a village receives a final wetlands map from the department of natural
4resources
under s. 278.32 in a manner which that affects their characteristics as
5wetlands are filled wetlands and not subject to an ordinance adopted under this
6section.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2003vn 7Section 2003vn. 61.351 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,513,148 61.351 (3) Adoption of ordinance. To effect the purposes of s. 281.31 and to
9promote the public health, safety and general welfare, each village shall zone by
10ordinance all unfilled wetlands of 5 acres or more which are shown on the final
11wetland inventory maps prepared by the department of natural resources for the
12village under s. 23.32 278.32, which are located in any shorelands and which are
13within its incorporated area. A village may zone by ordinance any unfilled wetlands
14which that are within its incorporated area at any time.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2003vr 15Section 2003vr. 61.351 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,513,2416 61.351 (6) Failure to adopt ordinance. If any village does not adopt an
17ordinance required under sub. (3) within 6 months after receipt of final wetland
18inventory maps prepared by the department of natural resources for the village
19under s. 23.32 278.32, or if the department of natural resources environmental
20management
, after notice and hearing, determines that a village adopted an
21ordinance which fails to meet reasonable minimum standards in accomplishing the
22shoreland protection objectives of s. 281.31 (1), the department of natural resources
23environmental management shall adopt an ordinance for the village. As far as
24applicable, the procedures set forth in s. 87.30 apply to this subsection.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2003vw 25Section 2003vw. 61.354 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,514,2
161.354 (1) Definition. As used in this section, "department" means the
2department of natural resources environmental management.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2003yc 3Section 2003yc. 62.231 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,514,44 62.231 (1) (b) "Wetlands" has the meaning specified under s. 23.32 278.32 (1).
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2003yg 5Section 2003yg. 62.231 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,514,106 62.231 (2) Filled wetlands. Any wetlands which that are filled prior to the
7date on which a city receives a final wetlands map from the department of natural
8resources
under s. 278.32 in a manner which that affects their characteristics as
9wetlands are filled wetlands and not subject to an ordinance adopted under this
10section.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2003yL 11Section 2003yL. 62.231 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,514,1812 62.231 (3) Adoption of ordinance. To effect the purposes of s. 281.31 and to
13promote the public health, safety and general welfare, each city shall zone by
14ordinance all unfilled wetlands of 5 acres or more which are shown on the final
15wetland inventory maps prepared by the department of natural resources for the city
16under s. 23.32 278.32, which are located in any shorelands and which are within its
17incorporated area. A city may zone by ordinance any unfilled wetlands which that
18are within its incorporated area at any time.
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