AB861,11 15Section 11. 59.692 (1t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB861,5,2116 59.692 (1t) (a) Restrictions that are applicable to damaged or destroyed
17nonconforming structures and that are contained in an ordinance enacted under this
18section may not prohibit the restoration of a nonconforming structure if the structure
19will be restored to the size, subject to par. (b), location and use that it had
20immediately before the damage or destruction occurred or impose any limits on the
21costs of the repair, reconstruction or improvement if all of the following apply:
AB861,5,2322 1. The nonconforming structure was damaged or destroyed after October 14,
231997.
AB861,5,2524 2. The damage or destruction was caused by violent wind, vandalism, fire,
25flood, ice, snow, mold, or infestation.
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1(b) An ordinance enacted under this section to which par. (a) applies shall allow
2for the size of a structure to be larger than the size it was immediately before the
3damage or destruction if necessary for the structure to comply with applicable state
4or federal requirements.
AB861,12 5Section 12. 59.692 (2m) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
6is repealed and recreated to read:
AB861,6,77 59.692 (2m) (a) In this subsection:
AB861,6,108 1. "Development regulations" means the part of a shoreland zoning ordinance
9enacted under this section that applies to elements including setback, height, lot
10coverage, and side yard.
AB861,6,1411 2. "Nonconforming structure" means a dwelling or other building that existed
12lawfully before the current zoning ordinance was enacted or amended, but that does
13not conform with one or more of the development regulations in the current
14shoreland zoning ordinance.
AB861,6,1615 (b) A county may not enact, and a county, city, or village may not enforce, a
16provision in a county shoreland zoning ordinance that does any of the following:
AB861,6,2017 1. Regulates the location, maintenance, expansion, replacement, repair, or
18relocation of a nonconforming structure if that provision is more restrictive than the
19shoreland zoning standards for nonconforming structures promulgated by the
20department under this section.
AB861,6,2321 2. Regulates the construction of a structure or building on a substandard lot
22if that provision is more restrictive than the shoreland zoning standards for
23substandard lots promulgated by the department under this section.
AB861,13 24Section 13. 59.692 (4) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
25is amended to read:
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159.692 (4) (b) Variances and appeals regarding shorelands within a county are
2for the board of adjustment for that county under s. 59.694, and the procedures of
3that section apply. Notwithstanding s. 59.694 (4), the department may not appeal
4a decision of the county to grant or deny a variance under this section but may, upon
5the request of a county board of adjustment, issue an opinion on whether a variance
6should be granted or denied.
AB861,14 7Section 14. 59.692 (5m) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
8is repealed.
AB861,15 9Section 15. 61.353 (3) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
10Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB861,7,1311 61.353 (3) (intro.) A village ordinance enacted under this section shall accord
12and be consistent with the requirements and limitations under s. 59.692 (1d), (1f),
13and (1k) and shall
include at least all of the following provisions:
AB861,16 14Section 16. 61.353 (3) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB861,7,1815 61.353 (3) (cm) 1. A provision requiring a person who owns shoreland property
16that contains vegetation to maintain that vegetation in a vegetative buffer zone
17along the entire shoreline of the property and extending 35 feet inland from the
18ordinary high-water mark of the navigable water, except as provided in subd. 2.
AB861,7,2219 2. If the vegetation in a vegetative buffer zone contains invasive species or dead
20or diseased vegetation, the owner of the shoreland property may remove the
21vegetation, except that if the owner removes all of the vegetation in the vegetative
22buffer zone, the owner shall establish a vegetative buffer zone with new vegetation.
AB861,17 23Section 17. 61.353 (3) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB861,8,324 61.353 (3) (dm) A provision allowing a person who is required to maintain or
25establish a vegetative buffer zone under par. (cm) to remove all of the vegetation in

1a part of that zone in order to establish a viewing or access corridor that is no greater
2than 30 feet wide for every 100 feet of shoreline frontage and that extends no more
3than 35 feet inland from the ordinary high-water mark.
AB861,18 4Section 18. 62.233 (3) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
5Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB861,8,86 62.233 (3) (intro.) A city ordinance enacted under this section shall accord and
7be consistent with the requirements and limitations under s. 59.692 (1d), (1f), and
8(1k) and shall
include at least all of the following provisions:
AB861,19 9Section 19. 62.233 (3) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB861,8,1310 62.233 (3) (cm) 1. A provision requiring a person who owns shoreland property
11that contains vegetation to maintain that vegetation in a vegetative buffer zone
12along the entire shoreline of the property and extending 35 feet inland from the
13ordinary high-water mark of the navigable water, except as provided in subd. 2.
AB861,8,1714 2. If the vegetation in a vegetative buffer zone contains invasive species or dead
15or diseased vegetation, the owner of the shoreland property may remove the
16vegetation, except that if the owner removes all of the vegetation in the vegetative
17buffer zone, the owner shall establish a vegetative buffer zone with new vegetation.
AB861,20 18Section 20. 62.233 (3) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB861,8,2319 62.233 (3) (dm) A provision allowing a person who is required to maintain or
20establish a vegetative buffer zone under par. (cm) to remove all of the vegetation in
21a part of that zone in order to establish a viewing or access corridor that is no greater
22than 30 feet wide for every 100 feet of shoreline frontage and that extends no more
23than 35 feet inland from the ordinary high-water mark.
AB861,21 24Section 21. 281.31 (2m) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
25is repealed and recreated to read:
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1281.31 (2m) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or administrative
2rule, a shoreland zoning ordinance required under s. 59.692, a construction site
3erosion control and storm water management zoning ordinance authorized under s.
459.693, 60.627, 61.354 or 62.234 or a wetland zoning ordinance required under s.
561.351 or 62.231 does not apply to lands adjacent to farm drainage ditches if all of
6the following apply:
AB861,9,77 (a) The lands are not adjacent to a natural navigable stream or river.
AB861,9,98 (b) Those parts of the drainage ditches adjacent to these lands were
9nonnavigable streams before ditching.
AB861,9,1010 (c) The lands are maintained in nonstructural agricultural use.
AB861,22 11Section 22. Fiscal changes.
AB861,9,2012 (1) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation
13to the department of health services under section 20.435 (4) (b) of the statutes, as
14affected by the acts of 2015, the dollar amount for fiscal year 2015-16 is decreased
15by $102,900,000 to provide Medical Assistance to certain adults with incomes up to
16133 percent of the federal poverty line. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of
17the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health services under section
1820.435 (4) (b) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2015, the dollar amount for
19fiscal year 2016-17 is decreased by $220,600,000 to provide Medical Assistance to
20certain adults with incomes up to 133 percent of the federal poverty line.
AB861,23 21Section 23. Effective date.
AB861,9,2422 (1) The treatment of sections 49.45 (23) (a) and 49.471 (1) (cr), (4) (a) 4. b., and
23(4g) takes effect on January 1, 2016, or on the day after publication, whichever is
24later.
AB861,9,2525 (End)
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