G. Any demolition or other waste facility, including any landspreading of wood, ash, or sludge site exempt under s. 289.43, Wis. stats. H. Any alcohol fuel production system exempt under s. 289.44, Wis. stats. I. Any fruit and vegetable waste facility exempt under s. 289.445, Wis. stats. J. Any recyclable material collection facility approved for collection or processing operations by ________ County, the town, or any responsible unit under s. 287.09, Wis. stats. K. Any solid waste facility or hazardous waste facility or site that was permanently closed prior to the effective date of the ordinance.
L. Any solid waste or recyclable material collection container or dumpster for solid waste and recyclable material disposal and collection used by the public that is provided by any federal, state, county, or town agency; provided however that any waste, garbage, refuse, or recyclable material to be disposed or collected in the town is placed in a suitable dumpster or container, or is stored in another way so as not to cause a public or private nuisance.
M. Any solid waste collection container or dumpster for solid waste and recyclable material, disposed and collected by the public provided by any person in the town; provided however that any waste, garbage, refuse, or recyclable material to be disposed or collected in the town is placed in a suitable dumpster or container, or is stored in another way as not to cause public or private nuisance.
N. Any open container or other system used to burn nontoxic or nonhazardous material in a lawful manner and so as not to cause a public nuisance in the town.
SECTION IX – SPECIFIC ORDINANCE AND PERMIT PROVISIONS
A. No person may be issued or reissued a permit in the town under this ordinance until the appropriate application fee has been paid by the applicant to the town clerk.
B. No person may be issued or reissued a permit under this ordinance who has failed to properly and fully complete and submit to the town clerk complete and truthful responses on the application form developed and provided by the town.
C. No person may be issued or reissued a permit in the town under this ordinance, and any permit may be revoked or suspended after a public hearing by the town board, if the facility applicant or the permittee fails to do any of the following:
1. Obtain and maintain for a proposed or existing facility or site all necessary approvals, licenses, or permits from the appropriate town, ________ County, state, and federal agencies.
2. Comply with all conditions and restrictions attached by the town board to the permit issued under this ordinance by the town board.
3. Timely prevent or timely limit specific public nuisances or potential threats to the public health and safety at or adjacent to the facility caused by the applicant or permittee at or near the existing site or facility upon notice of such public nuisance or threats by the town board.
D. The town board may, in order to prevent public nuisances, protect the public health, and protect the environment in the town, require specific conditions or restrictions to be attached to any permit issued by the town board under this ordinance. These conditions or restrictions, if applicable, shall be complied with during the construction, operation, maintenance, closure, and long-term care operations of the facility or site by the permittee or applicant.
SECTION X – PENALTY PROVISIONS
Any person, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that fails to comply with the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, pay a forfeiture of not less than $_____ nor more than $_____, plus the application surcharges, assessments, and costs for each violation. Each day a violation exists or continues constitutes a separate offense under this ordinance. In addition, the town board may seek a injunctive relief from a court of record to enjoin further violations.
SECTION XI – SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION XII – EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance is effective on publication or posting.
The town clerk shall properly post or publish this ordinance as required under s. 60.80, Wis. stats. Adopted this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 323.11, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, by this resolution, adopted by a majority of the town board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, resolves and orders as follows:
An emergency is declared as existing within the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, for the following reasons: [list one or more of the reasons listed in s. 323.11, Wis. stats.] The period of emergency shall be limited to the time during which the emergency conditions exist or are likely to exist in the Town of ________.
The town board, or its designated agents, has the authority to order whatever is necessary and expedient for the health, safety, welfare, and good order of the Town of ________ during the emergency, including without limitation the power to bar, restrict, and remove all unnecessary traffic, vehicular or pedestrian, from the local highways.
Any person who violates a lawful order of the town board or its agents made under this emergency declaration shall forfeit not more than $100 or, in default of payment of the forfeiture, shall be subject to imprisonment for 6 months for each separate offense.
The town clerk shall publish this resolution under s. 60.80, Wis. stats., in a local newspaper. This resolution shall become effective upon adoption by the town board and the forfeiture penalties shall become effective upon publication. Adopted this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 323.14 (1) (b), Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, by this resolution, adopted by a majority of the town board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, resolves and orders as follows:
________ ________ is appointed as the Emergency Management Officer for the Town of ________, effective ________ ___, 20__, with a term of office terminating on ________ ___, 20__, unless otherwise altered or extended by vote of the town.
[If adoption of an emergency management plan and program is necessary, the following may also be included.]
In cooperation with the County of ________, the town shall develop and adopt an emergency management plan and program for the Town of ________ consistent with the State of Wisconsin plan of emergency management. This plan and program shall be adopted by the town board effective not later than ________ ___, 20__, unless the town board in writing extends the deadline.
The town clerk shall properly post or publish this resolution as required under s. 60.80, Wis. stats. Adopted this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 348.27, Wis. stats. The Wisconsin Towns Association has developed a table that summarizes the options towns have regarding the length and weight of implements of husbandry on highways under their jurisdiction and sample ordinances for each of the four different options identified (Option B, Option C, Option D & Option E). Electronic copies of the table and sample ordinances may be found in the Implements of Husbandry section of the Information Library of the Towns Association website at:
The following statutes affect this form: s. 349.07 (3), Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, has the specific authority under s. 349.07, Wis. stats., to adopt this ordinance. This ordinance, adopted by a majority of the town board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, establishes through town highways in the town as follows:
A. The following described town highways are designated as through town highways under s. 349.07, Wis. stats.: [designate and describe specific highways]. B. Pursuant to s. 349.07 (8), Wis. stats., the town chairperson, or his or her designee, shall erect stop signs at all the entrances to the through highway from other highways in accordance with s. 349.07 (4), Wis. stats., on or before the effective date of this ordinance. This ordinance is effective on [publication or posting or ________ ___, 20__ (a specific date after the date of publication or posting date, allowing adequate time for erection of signs)].*
The town clerk shall properly post or publish this ordinance as required under s. 60.80, Wis. stats. Adopted this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
Note: Sign placement is governed by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices authorized under s. 84.02 (4) (e), Wis. stats. The manual may be accessed at the Department of Transportation website at: The following statutes affect this form: s. 349.07 (8), Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, has the specific authority under s. 349.07 (8), Wis. stats., to adopt this ordinance. This ordinance, adopted by a majority of the town board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, provides for the installation of stop signs on town highways in the town as follows:
A. Stop signs shall be placed on ________ ________ [insert the name of the town highway on which the stop signs are to be placed] in the town at each entrance of that road onto ________ ________: [insert the name of the highway (town or otherwise) at which traffic will stop before entering or crossing]
B. [so continue]
C. The town chairperson, or his or her designee, shall erect stop signs as provided in this ordinance on or before the effective date of this ordinance.*
This ordinance is effective on [publication or posting or ________ ___, 20__, a specific date after the date of publication or posting date, allowing adequate time for erection of signs.]
The town clerk shall properly post or publish this ordinance as required under s. 60.80, Wis. stats. Adopted this ________ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
Note: Sign placement is governed by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices authorized under s. 84.02 (4) (e), Wis. stats. The manual may be accessed at the Department of Transportation website at: The following statutes affect this form: s. 349.10, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, has the specific authority under s. 349.10, Wis. stats., to adopt this ordinance. This ordinance, adopted by a majority of the town board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, establishes one-way town highways in the town as follows:
A. The following described highways are designated as one-way town highways under s. 349.10, Wis. stats.: [designate each one-way highway and its direction and specifically describe the highway or portion of highway]. B. Pursuant to s. 349.10 (1) (a), Wis. stats., the town chairperson, or his or her designee, shall place appropriate traffic signs on the above-described highways on or before the effective date of this ordinance.*
