12.1

Procedure.

12.11

The County Board may from time to time, alter, supplement, or change boundaries of zone and Use districts and the regulations contained in this ordinance in accordance with the requirements of Section 59.69(5)(e), Wisconsin Statutes, Chapter NR 115, Wisconsin Administrative Code, and Section 12.3 of this ordinance where applicable.

12.12

Amendments to this ordinance may be made on petition of any interested party as provided in Section 59.69(5)(e), Wisconsin Statutes.

12.13

Every petition for a text or map amendment filed with the County Clerk shall be referred to the County Zoning Agency.

12.2

Fee. Any petition for amendment submitted by other than a governmental body shall be accompanied by a fee to defray the cost of advertising, investigation, and processing.

12.3

Rezoning of lands in the Wetland/Shoreland One District.

12.31

Notice to the Department of Natural Resources. For all proposed text and map amendments affecting the Wetland/Shoreland provisions, the appropriate district office of the DNR shall be provided with the following:

1)

A copy of the petition for a text or map amendment within five days after filing of such petition with the County Clerk;

2)

A copy of the notice of the public hearing to be held on a proposed amendment, at least ten days prior to the hearing;

3)

A copy of the County Zoning Committee's findings and recommendations on each proposed amendment within ten days after submission of those findings and recommendations to the County Board; and

4)

Written notice of the County Board's decision on the proposed amendments within ten days after it is issued.

12.32

Rezoning criteria.

1)

A Wetland, or a portion thereof, in the Wetland/Shoreland District shall not be rezoned if the proposed rezoning may result in a significant adverse impact upon any of the following:

(a)

Storm and Flood water storage capacity;

(b)

Maintenance of dry season stream flow, the discharge of groundwater to a Wetland, the recharge of groundwater from a Wetland to another area, or the flow of groundwater through a Wetland;

(c)

Filtering or storage of sediments, nutrients, heavy metals or organic compounds that would otherwise drain into Navigable Waters;

(d)

Shoreline protection against soil erosion;

(e)

Fish spawning, breeding, nursery, or feeding grounds;

(f)

Wildlife habitat; or

(g)

Areas of special recreational, scenic or scientific interest, including scarce Wetland types.

(1) [2)]

If the DNR notifies the County Zoning Agency that a proposed text or map amendment to the Wetland/Shoreland provisions of this ordinance may have a significant adverse impact upon any of the criteria listed in Section 12.32 of this ordinance, that amendment, if approved by the County Board, shall contain the following provision:

This amendment shall not take effect until more than 30 days have elapsed after written notice of the County Board's approval of this amendment is mailed to the Department of Natural Resources. During that 30-day period, the Department of Natural Resources may notify the County Board that it will adopt a superseding Shoreland ordinance for the County under Section 59.692(6), Wisconsin Statutes. If the Department of Natural Resources does so notify the County Board, the effect of this amendment shall be stayed until the Section 59.692(6) adoption procedure is completed or otherwise terminated.