59.692(1)(b)2. 2. Three hundred feet from a river or stream or to the landward side of the floodplain, whichever distance is greater.

59.692(1)(bn) (bn) “Shoreland setback area” means an area in a shoreland that is within a certain distance of the ordinary high-water mark in which the construction or placement of structures has been limited or prohibited under an ordinance enacted under this section.

59.692(1)(c) (c) “Shoreland zoning standard” means a standard for ordinances enacted under this section that is promulgated as a rule by the department.

59.692(1)(d) (d) “Special zoning permission” has the meaning given in s. 59.69 (15) (g).

59.692(1)(e) (e) “Structure” means a principal structure or any accessory structure including a garage, shed, boathouse, sidewalk, stairway, walkway, patio, deck, retaining wall, porch, or fire pit.

59.692(1c) (1c) To effect the purposes of s. 281.31 and to promote the public health, safety and general welfare, each county shall zone by ordinance all shorelands in its unincorporated area. The requirements in this ordinance shall relate to the purposes in s. 281.31 (1). This ordinance may be enacted separately from ordinances enacted under s. 59.69.

59.692(1d) (1d) 

59.692(1d)(a) (a) An ordinance enacted under this section may not regulate a matter more restrictively than the matter is regulated by a shoreland zoning standard.

59.692(1d)(b) (b) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit a county from enacting a shoreland zoning ordinance that regulates a matter that is not regulated by a shoreland zoning standard.

59.692(1f) (1f) 

59.692(1f)(a) (a) A county shoreland zoning ordinance may not require a person to do any of the following:

59.692(1f)(a)1. 1. Establish a vegetative buffer zone on previously developed land.

59.692(1f)(a)2. 2. Expand an existing vegetative buffer zone.

59.692(1f)(b) (b) A county shoreland zoning ordinance may require a person to maintain a vegetative buffer zone that exists on July 14, 2015, if the ordinance also does all of the following:

59.692(1f)(b)1. 1. Allows the buffer zone to contain an access and viewing corridor. A county shoreland zoning ordinance may not establish a maximum width along the shoreline for an access and viewing corridor that is less than 10 feet or 35 percent of the shoreline frontage, whichever is greater, except that the ordinance may not permit the width of an access and viewing corridor to exceed 200 feet.

59.692(1f)(b)2. 2. Allows a viewing corridor to run contiguously for the entire maximum width established under subd. 1.

59.692(1h) (1h) If a professional land surveyor licensed under ch. 443, in measuring a setback from an ordinary high-water mark of a navigable water as required by an ordinance enacted under this section, relies on a map, plat, or survey that incorporates or approximates the ordinary high-water mark in accordance with s. 236.025, the setback measured is the setback with respect to a structure constructed on that property if all of the following apply:

59.692(1h)(a) (a) The map, plat, or survey is prepared by a professional land surveyor, licensed under ch. 443, after April 28, 2016. The same professional land surveyor may prepare the map, plat, or survey and measure the setback.

59.692(1h)(b) (b) The department has not identified the ordinary high-water mark on its Internet site as is required under s. 30.102 at the time the setback is measured.

59.692(1k) (1k) 

59.692(1k)(a) (a) The department may not impair the interest of a landowner in shoreland property by establishing a shoreland zoning standard, and a county may not impair the interest of a landowner in shoreland property by enacting or enforcing a shoreland zoning ordinance, that does any of the following:

59.692(1k)(a)1. 1. Requires any approval to install or maintain outdoor lighting in shorelands, imposes any fee or mitigation requirement to install or maintain outdoor lighting in shorelands, or otherwise prohibits or regulates outdoor lighting in shorelands if the lighting is designed or intended for residential use.

59.692(1k)(a)2. 2. Except as provided in par. (b), requires any approval or imposes any fee or mitigation requirement for, or otherwise prohibits or regulates, the maintenance, repair, replacement, restoration, rebuilding, or remodeling of all or any part of any of the following if the activity does not expand the footprint of the structure:

59.692(1k)(a)2.a. a. A nonconforming structure.

59.692(1k)(a)2.b. b. A structure of which any part is legally located in the shoreland setback area by operation of a variance granted before July 13, 2015.

59.692(1k)(a)2.c. c. A building or structure in violation of a county shoreland zoning ordinance that, under sub. (1t), may not be enforced.

59.692(1k)(a)2m. 2m. Except as provided in pars. (b) and (bm), requires any approval or imposes any fee or mitigation requirement for, or otherwise prohibits or regulates, the maintenance, repair, replacement, restoration, rebuilding, or remodeling of all or any part of a structure listed under sub. (1n) (d) that was legally constructed wholly or partially within the shoreland setback area if the activity does not expand the footprint of the existing structure.

59.692(1k)(a)3. 3. Requires any inspection or upgrade of a structure before the sale or other transfer of the structure may be made.

59.692(1k)(a)4. 4. Requires any approval or imposes any fee or mitigation requirement for, or otherwise prohibits or regulates, the vertical expansion of a nonconforming structure or a structure of which any part is legally located in the shoreland setback area by operation of a variance granted before July 13, 2015, unless the vertical expansion would extend more than 35 feet above grade level.