AB770-ASA1,6,1817 2. Sold in the preceding year for not more than 80 percent of the median price
18of a new residential dwelling unit in the city, village, or town in the preceding year.
AB770-ASA1,11 19Section 11 . 66.0617 (6) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB770-ASA1,7,620 66.0617 (6) (g) Shall Except as provided under this paragraph, shall be payable
21by the developer or the property owner to the municipality in full upon the issuance
22of a building permit by the municipality. Except as provided in this paragraph, if the
23total amount of impact fees due for a development will be more than $75,000, a
24developer may defer payment of the impact fees for a period of 4 years from the date
25of the issuance of the building permit or until 6 months before the municipality

1incurs the costs to construct, expand, or improve the public facilities related to the
2development for which the fee was imposed, whichever is earlier. If the developer
3elects to defer payment under this paragraph, the developer shall maintain in force
4a bond or irrevocable letter of credit in the amount of the unpaid fees executed in the
5name of the municipality. A developer may not defer payment of impact fees for
6projects that have been previously approved.
AB770-ASA1,12 7Section 12 . 66.0617 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB770-ASA1,7,158 66.0617 (7) Low-cost, workforce housing. An ordinance enacted under this
9section may provide for an exemption from, or a reduction in the amount of, impact
10fees on land development that provides low-cost housing, except that no or workforce
11housing, as defined in s. 66.1105 (2) (n). Under no circumstances may the
amount
12of an impact fee for which an exemption or reduction is provided under this
13subsection may be shifted to any other development in the land development in
14which the low-cost housing or workforce housing is located or to any other land
15development in the municipality.
AB770-ASA1,13 16Section 13 . 66.0617 (7r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB770-ASA1,7,1917 66.0617 (7r) Impact fee reports. At the time that the municipality collects an
18impact fee, it shall provide to the developer from which it received the fee an
19accounting of how the fee will be spent.
AB770-ASA1,14 20Section 14 . 66.0617 (9) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0617 (9) and
21amended to read:
AB770-ASA1,8,2422 66.0617 (9) Refund of impact fees. Subject to pars. (b), (c), and (d), and with
23regard to an impact fee that is collected after April 10, 2006, an ordinance enacted
24under this section shall specify that impact
Except as provided in this subsection,
25impact
fees that are collected by a municipality within 7 years of the effective date

1of the ordinance, but
are not used within 10 8 years after the effective date of the
2ordinance
they are collected to pay the capital costs for which they were imposed,
3shall be refunded to the current owner of payer of fees for the property with respect
4to which the impact fees were imposed, along with any interest that has
5accumulated, as described in sub. (8). The ordinance shall specify, by type of public
6facility, reasonable time periods within which impact fees must be spent or refunded
7under this subsection, subject to the 10-year limit in this paragraph and the
8extended time period specified in par. (b). In determining the length of the time
9periods under the ordinance, a municipality shall consider what are appropriate
10planning and financing periods for the particular types of public facilities for which
11the impact fees are imposed.
Impact fees that are collected for capital costs related
12to lift stations or collecting and treating sewage that are not used within 10 years
13after they are collected to pay the capital costs for which they were imposed, shall be
14refunded to the payer of fees for the property with respect to which the impact fees
15were imposed, along with any interest that has accumulated, as described in sub. (8).
16The 10-year time limit for using impact fees that is specified under this subsection
17may be extended for 3 years if the municipality adopts a resolution stating that, due
18to extenuating circumstances or hardship in meeting the 10-year limit, it needs an
19additional 3 years to use the impact fees that were collected. The resolution shall
20include detailed written findings that specify the extenuating circumstances or
21hardship that led to the need to adopt a resolution under this subsection. For
22purposes of the time limits in this subsection, an impact fee is paid on the date a
23developer obtains a bond or irrevocable letter of credit in the amount of the unpaid
24fees executed in the name of the municipality under sub. (6) (g).
AB770-ASA1,15 25Section 15 . 66.0617 (9) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB770-ASA1,16
1Section 16. 66.0617 (9) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB770-ASA1,17 2Section 17 . 66.0617 (9) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB770-ASA1,18 3Section 18 . 66.0628 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB770-ASA1,9,114 66.0628 (4) (a) Any person aggrieved by a fee imposed by a political subdivision
5because the person does not believe that the fee bears a reasonable relationship to
6the service for which the fee is imposed may appeal the reasonableness of the fee to
7the tax appeals commission by filing a petition with the commission within 60 90
8days after the fee's imposition, as provided under s. 73.01 (5) with respect to income
9or franchise tax cases, and the
fee is due and payable. The commission's decision may
10be reviewed under s. 73.015. For appeals brought under this subsection, the filing
11fee required under s. 73.01 (5) (a) does not apply.
AB770-ASA1,19 12Section 19. 66.0821 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB770-ASA1,9,2513 66.0821 (4) (c) For the purpose of making equitable charges for all services
14rendered by a storm water and surface water sewerage system to users, the property
15served may be classified, taking into consideration the volume or peaking of storm
16water or surface water discharge that is caused by the area of impervious surfaces,
17topography, impervious surfaces and other surface characteristics, extent and
18reliability of mitigation or treatment measures available to service the property,
19apart from measures provided by the storm water and surface water sewerage
20system, and any other considerations that are reasonably relevant to a use made of
21the storm water and surface water sewerage system. The charges may also include
22standby charges to property not yet developed with significant impervious surfaces
23for which capacity has been made available in the storm water and surface water
24sewerage system. No additional charges, beyond those charged to similar properties,
25may be charged to a property for services rendered by a storm and surface water

1system for a property that continually retains 90 percent of the difference between
2the post-development and predevelopment runoff on site.
AB770-ASA1,20 3Section 20 . 66.10013 of the statutes is created to read:
AB770-ASA1,10,5 466.10013 Housing affordability report. (1) In this section, “municipality”
5means a city or village with a population of 10,000 or more.
AB770-ASA1,10,9 6(2) Not later than January 1, 2020, a municipality shall prepare a report of the
7municipality's implementation of the housing element of the municipality's
8comprehensive plan under s. 66.1001. The municipality shall update the report
9annually, not later than January 31. The report shall contain all of the following:
AB770-ASA1,10,1110 (a) The number of subdivision plats, certified survey maps, condominium plats,
11and building permit applications approved in the prior year.
AB770-ASA1,10,1412 (b) The total number of new residential dwelling units proposed in all
13subdivision plats, certified survey maps, condominium plats, and building permit
14applications that were approved by the municipality in the prior year.
AB770-ASA1,10,1615 (c) A list and map of undeveloped parcels in the municipality that are zoned for
16residential development.
AB770-ASA1,10,2017 (d) A list of all undeveloped parcels in the municipality that are suitable for,
18but not zoned for, residential development, including vacant sites and sites that have
19potential for redevelopment, and a description of the zoning requirements and
20availability of public facilities and services for each property.
AB770-ASA1,11,221 (e) An analysis of the municipality's residential development regulations, such
22as land use controls, site improvement requirements, fees and land dedication
23requirements, and permit procedures. The analysis shall calculate the financial
24impact that each regulation has on the cost of each new subdivision. The analysis
25shall identify ways in which the municipality can modify its construction and

1development regulations, lot sizes, approval processes, and related fees to do each
2of the following:
AB770-ASA1,11,33 1. Meet existing and forecasted housing demand.
AB770-ASA1,11,54 2. Reduce the time and cost necessary to approve and develop a new residential
5subdivision in the municipality by 20 percent.
AB770-ASA1,11,8 6(3) A municipality shall post the report under sub. (2) on the municipality's
7Internet site on a web page dedicated solely to the report and titled “Housing
8Affordability Analysis.”
AB770-ASA1,21 9Section 21 . 66.10014 of the statutes is created to read:
AB770-ASA1,11,11 1066.10014 Development fee report. (1) In this section, “municipality” means
11a city or village with a population of 10,000 or more.
AB770-ASA1,11,13 12(2) Not later than January 1, 2020, a municipality shall prepare a report of the
13municipality's development fees. The report shall contain all of the following:
AB770-ASA1,11,1614 (a) Whether the municipality imposes any of the following fees or other
15requirements for purposes related to residential construction, remodeling, or
16development and, if so, the amount of each fee:
AB770-ASA1,11,1717 1. Building permit fee.
AB770-ASA1,11,1818 2. Impact fee.
AB770-ASA1,11,1919 3. Park fee.
AB770-ASA1,11,2020 4. Land dedication or fee in lieu of land dedication requirement.
AB770-ASA1,11,2121 5. Plat approval fee.
AB770-ASA1,11,2222 6. Storm water management fee.
AB770-ASA1,11,2323 7. Water or sewer hook-up fee.
AB770-ASA1,12,324 (b) The total amount of fees under par. (a) that the municipality imposed for
25purposes related to residential construction, remodeling, or development in the prior

1year and an amount calculated by dividing the total amount of fees under this
2paragraph by the number of new residential dwelling units approved in the
3municipality in the prior year.
AB770-ASA1,12,9 4(3) (a) A municipality shall post the report under sub. (2) on the municipality's
5Internet site on a web page dedicated solely to the report and titled “Development
6Fee Report.” If a municipality does not have an Internet site, the county in which
7the municipality is located shall post the information under this paragraph on its
8Internet site on a web page dedicated solely to development fee information for the
9municipality.
AB770-ASA1,12,1110 (b) A municipality shall provide a copy of the report under sub. (2) to each
11member of the governing body of the municipality.
AB770-ASA1,12,13 12(4) If a fee or the amount of a fee under sub. (2) (a) is not properly posted as
13required under sub. (3) (a), the municipality may not charge the fee.
AB770-ASA1,22 14Section 22 . 66.10015 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB770-ASA1,12,1615 66.10015 (1) (f) “Zoning ordinance” means an ordinance enacted by a political
16subdivision under s. 59.69, 60.61, 60.62, 61.35, or 62.23.
AB770-ASA1,23 17Section 23. 66.10015 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB770-ASA1,24 18Section 24. 66.10015 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB770-ASA1,12,2319 66.10015 (5) Expiration dates. A political subdivision may not establish an
20expiration date for an approval related to a planned development district of less than
215 years after the date of the last approval required for completion of the project. This
22section does not prohibit a political subdivision from establishing timelines for
23completion of work related to an approval.
AB770-ASA1,25 24Section 25 . 66.10015 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB770-ASA1,13,8
166.10015 (6) Zoning limitations, inspections. (a) If a political subdivision or
2a utility district requires the installation of a water meter station for a political
3subdivision, neither the political subdivision nor the utility district may require a
4developer to install a water meter that is larger than a utility-type box, and may not
5require a developer to include heating, air conditioning, or a restroom in the water
6meter station. Any requirements for such a project that go beyond the limitations
7specified in this paragraph must be funded entirely by the political subdivision or
8utility district.
AB770-ASA1,13,139 (b) 1. If a political subdivision employs a building inspector to enforce its zoning
10ordinance or other ordinances related to building, and a developer requests the
11building inspector to perform an inspection that is part of the inspector's duties, the
12inspector shall complete the inspection not later than 14 business days after the
13building inspector receives the request for an inspection.
AB770-ASA1,13,1714 2. If a building inspector does not complete a requested inspection as required
15under subd. 1., the developer may request a state building inspector to provide the
16requested inspection, provided that the state inspector has a comparable level of
17zoning and building inspection qualification as the local building inspector.
AB770-ASA1,13,2318 3. If a developer provides a political subdivision with a certificate of inspection
19from a state building inspector from an inspection described under subd. 2., which
20meets the requirements of the inspection that was supposed to be provided by the
21local building inspector, the political subdivision must accept the certificate provided
22by the state building inspector as if it had been provided by the political subdivision's
23building inspector.
AB770-ASA1,26 24Section 26 . 66.1009 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB770-ASA1,14,3
166.1009 (1) The area which will be subject to ss. 59.69 (4g) and (5) (e) 2. and
25m., 60.61 (2) (e) and (4) (c) 1. and 3. and 62.23 (7) (d) 2. and 2m. b. respectively, except
3that no part of the area may be more than 3 miles from the boundaries of the airport.
AB770-ASA1,27 4Section 27 . 66.1015 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB770-ASA1,14,5 566.1015 (title) Municipal rent control , inclusionary zoning, prohibited.
AB770-ASA1,28 6Section 28 . 66.1015 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB770-ASA1,14,77 66.1015 (3) Inclusionary zoning prohibited. (a) In this subsection:
AB770-ASA1,14,128 1. “Inclusionary zoning” means a zoning ordinance, as defined in s. 66.10015
9(1) (e), regulation, or policy that prescribes that a certain number or percentage of
10new or existing residential dwelling units in a land development be made available
11for rent or sale to an individual or family with a family income at or below a certain
12percentage of the median income.
AB770-ASA1,14,1313 2. “Median income” has the meaning given in s. 234.49 (1) (g).
AB770-ASA1,14,1514 (b) No city, village, town, or county may enact, impose, or enforce an
15inclusionary zoning requirement.
AB770-ASA1,29 16Section 29. 66.1102 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB770-ASA1,14,18 1766.1102 (title) Land development; notification; records requests;
18construction site development
.
AB770-ASA1,30 19Section 30. 66.1102 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 66.1102 (1) (bm).
AB770-ASA1,31 20Section 31. 66.1102 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:
AB770-ASA1,14,2221 66.1102 (1) (ae) “Construction site” means the site of the construction,
22alteration, painting, or repair of a building, structure, or other work.
AB770-ASA1,32 23Section 32. 66.1102 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 66.1102 (1) (bs).
AB770-ASA1,33 24Section 33. 66.1102 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB770-ASA1,15,5
166.1102 (5) Construction site fences. (a) Except for an ordinance that is
2related to health or safety concerns, no political subdivision may enact an ordinance
3or adopt a resolution that limits the ability of any person who is the owner, or other
4person in lawful possession or control, of a construction site to install a banner over
5the entire height and length of a fence surrounding the construction site.
AB770-ASA1,15,96 (b) If a political subdivision has enacted an ordinance or adopted a resolution
7before the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], that is inconsistent
8with par. (a), that portion of the ordinance or resolution does not apply and may not
9be enforced.
AB770-ASA1,34 10Section 34 . 66.1105 (2) (ab) of the statutes is renumbered 66.1105 (2) (n)
11(intro.) and amended to read:
AB770-ASA1,15,1712 66.1105 (2) (n) (intro.) “Affordable Workforce housing" means housing that
13costs a household no more than 30 percent of the household's gross monthly income.

14to which all of the following apply, as adjusted for family size and the county in which
15the household is located, based on the county's 5 year average median income and
16housing costs as calculated by the U.S. bureau of census in its American community
17survey:
AB770-ASA1,35 18Section 35 . 66.1105 (2) (f) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB770-ASA1,15,2419 66.1105 (2) (f) 3. (intro.) Notwithstanding subd. 1., project costs may include
20any expenditures made or estimated to be made or monetary obligations incurred or
21estimated to be incurred by the city for newly platted residential development only
22for any tax incremental district for which a project plan is approved before
23September 30, 1995, for any workforce housing development, or for a mixed-use
24development tax incremental district to which one of the following applies:
AB770-ASA1,36 25Section 36 . 66.1105 (2) (n) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB770-ASA1,16,2
166.1105 (2) (n) 1. The housing costs a household no more than 30 percent of the
2household's gross monthly income.
AB770-ASA1,37 3Section 37 . 66.1105 (2) (n) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB770-ASA1,16,64 66.1105 (2) (n) 2. With regard to a workforce housing development district, the
5construction cost per housing unit, including rental housing, is no more than 80
6percent of the median price for new residential construction in the county.
AB770-ASA1,38 7Section 38 . 66.1105 (2) (o) of the statutes is created to read:
AB770-ASA1,16,108 66.1105 (2) (o) “Workforce housing development” means development that
9contains only newly platted single-family dwelling units, and 100 percent of the
10residential development must be workforce housing.
AB770-ASA1,39 11Section 39 . 66.1105 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB770-ASA1,16,1912 66.1105 (4) (c) Identification of the specific property to be included under par.
13(gm) 4. as blighted, in need of workforce housing, or in need of rehabilitation or
14conservation work. Owners of the property identified shall be notified of the
15proposed finding and the date of the hearing to be held under par. (e) at least 15 days
16prior to the date of the hearing. In cities with a redevelopment authority under s.
1766.1333, the notification required under this paragraph may be provided with the
18notice required under s. 66.1333 (6) (b) 3., if the notice is transmitted at least 15 days
19prior to the date of the hearing to be held under par. (e).
AB770-ASA1,40 20Section 40 . 66.1105 (4) (gm) 4. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB770-ASA1,16,2521 66.1105 (4) (gm) 4. a. Not Except as provided in subd. 4. am., not less than 50
22percent, by area, of the real property within the district is at least one of the following:
23a blighted area; in need of rehabilitation or conservation work, as defined in s.
2466.1337 (2m) (a); suitable for industrial sites within the meaning of s. 66.1101 and
25has been zoned for industrial use; or suitable for mixed-use development; and
AB770-ASA1,41
1Section 41. 66.1105 (4) (gm) 4. am. of the statutes is created to read:
AB770-ASA1,17,42 66.1105 (4) (gm) 4. am. If the district is a workforce housing development
3district, 100 percent, by area, of the real property within the district is suitable for
4a workforce housing development district and will be used for workforce housing.
AB770-ASA1,42 5Section 42 . 66.1105 (4) (gm) 4. bm. of the statutes, as affected by 2017
6Wisconsin Act 15
, is amended to read:
AB770-ASA1,17,117 66.1105 (4) (gm) 4. bm. The project costs relate directly to eliminating blight,
8directly serve to rehabilitate or conserve the area, directly increase workforce
9housing,
or directly serve to promote industrial or mixed-use development,
10consistent with the purpose for which the tax incremental district is created under
11subd. 4. a. or am.; and
AB770-ASA1,43 12Section 43 . 66.1105 (4) (gm) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
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