AMENDING CHAPTER 7 SAUK COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE (Petition 1-2017)

WHEREAS, the County Board of Supervisors of the County of Sauk does ordain as follows:

     WHEREAS, Wis. Stat. § 59.69 allows the Sauk County Board of Supervisors, by ordinance, to establish districts of such number, shape, and area, and adopt such regulations for each such district as the Sauk County Board of Supervisors considers best suited to carry out the purposes of this section, including the purposes of promoting the public health, safety, and general welfare; and,

     WHEREAS, the ordinance now in effect was originally passed on February 18, 2014, however because of the scale and complexity of drafting a new zoning ordinance, certain omissions, oversights, and incorrect references have been discovered; and

     WHEREAS, the proposed amendment has the effect of correcting certain omissions, oversights, and adding provisions based on current needs expressed by towns under county zoning; and

     WHEREAS, your Committee has considered these amendments to Sauk Co. Code, Chapter 7 and believes that adoption of these amendments is in the best interest of the people of Sauk County.

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors met in regular session, that Sauk Co. Code, Chapter 7, is hereby amended to read as attached hereto as Appendix A, and shall be effective upon passage.

     For consideration by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors on March 21, 2017.