REPEALING AND RECREATING CHAPTER 7, ZONING ORDINANCE, AND REPEALING AND RECREATING SECTION 20.07(3), CHAPTER 20, UNIFORM CITATION ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE NO.  ____ - 2014

REPEALING AND RECREATING CHAPTER 7, ZONING ORDINANCE,

AND REPEALING AND RECREATING SECTION 20.07(3), CHAPTER 20,

UNIFORM CITATION ORDINANCE

(Petition 3 - 2014)

     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 in 1963, and subsequently amended numerous times; however, numerous new statutes have passed requiring an update of the ordinance to be consistent with state statutes; and,

     WHEREAS, the Sauk County Board of Supervisors formally adopted a comprehensive plan pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 66.100; the Sauk County Comprehensive Plan provides an integrated approach to the county’s physical development and economic and social potential and emphasizes moving Sauk County toward economic, social, and environmental sustainability, enhancing education and health systems, improving transportation coordination, supporting economic development, strengthening agriculture, and developing prosperous places to live; and,

     WHEREAS, this ordinance implements the Sauk County Comprehensive Plan through zoning and is required in order for the Sauk County ordinance to be consistent with the Sauk County Comprehensive Plan; and,

     WHEREAS, in order for a county and its residents to participate in the farmland preservation program, a county must have a zoning ordinance certified by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 91.36, that meets criteria for farmland preservation pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 91.38; and,

     WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend ch. 20, titled Uniform Citation Ordinance, to reflect changes made in ch. 7 of the Sauk Co. Code; and,

            WHEREAS, your undersigned Committee has considered these amendments to ch. 7 and ch. 20 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 repealed and recreated to read as attached hereto as Appendix A, and shall be effective upon passage; and,

     BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that Sauk Co. Code § 20.07(3) is hereby repealed and recreated to read as attached hereto as Appendix B, and shall be effective upon its adoption; and,

            BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, the comprehensive revision will be effective upon approval of each town board pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 59.69(5)c, and the Sauk County Zoning Ordinance existing prior to passage of this comprehensive revision shall remain in effect for one year in any town that was subject to the prior ordinance or until this ordinance is adopted by that town, whichever is sooner.

For consideration by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors on February 18, 2014.

Respectfully submitted,

CONSERVATION, PLANNING, AND ZONING:

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GERALD LEHMAN, Chair                 FREDERICK J. HALFEN

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JUDY ASHFORD                         DON NOBS

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JOHN S. DIETZ                                                           DENNIS POLIVKA

FISCAL NOTE:  With the repeal and recreation of Chapter 7 there is expected to be no significant fiscal change to department functions. Existing staff are in place to handle enforcement of Chapter 7. One of the goals of the new ordinance is to streamline zoning processes for the public and department staff in order to make reviews of land use permits more efficient.

MIS IMPACT:       No impact.

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