AB551: Bill Text

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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE

2003 Assembly BILL 551

October 2, 2003 - Introduced by Representatives Friske, Towns, Lothian, LeMahieu, J. Wood, Loeffelholz, Petrowski, Ainsworth, Gunderson, Seratti, Hundertmark, Hahn, Hines, Musser, Ladwig, F. Lasee and Owens, cosponsored by Senators Kedzie and A. Lasee. Referred to Committee on Rural Development.

AB551,1,2 An Act to amend 59.69 (2) (f) of the statutes; relating to: subjecting a county development plan to town board approval.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a county zoning agency may direct the preparation of a county development plan, or parts of the plan, for the physical development of the towns within the county and areas within the cities and villages in the county whose governing bodies agree to have their areas included within the county's development plan. Before a county development plan, or an amendment to a plan, may take effect, it must be adopted by the county board. Upon its adoption, it applies to the towns within the county and to the cities and villages in the county that have agreed to be covered by the county's plan.

Under this bill, no county development plan, in whole or in part, nor an amendment to the plan, may take effect in a town unless that town's board approves the county board's action.

For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB551, s. 1 Section 1. 59.69 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB551,2,6 59.69 (2) (f) Whenever a county development plan, part thereof, or amendment thereto is adopted by, or a zoning ordinance or amendment thereto is enacted by, the board, a duplicate copy shall be certified by the clerk and sent to the municipal clerks of the municipalities affected thereby. No county development plan, part thereof, or amendment thereto that is adopted by a county board under this section may take effect in a town unless it is approved by that town's board.

AB551, s. 2 Section 2. Initial applicability.

AB551,2,10 (1) This act first applies to a county development plan, part thereof, or amendment thereto that is adopted by a county board on the effective date of this subsection.

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