2.1

Interpretation. For the purpose of administering and enforcing this ordinance, the terms or words used herein shall be interpreted as follows: Words used in the present tense include the future; words in the singular number include the plural number; words in the plural number include the singular number. The word person includes an individual, all partnerships, associations, and bodies politic and corporate; the word used or occupied as applied to any land or Building shall be construed to include intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied. The word "shall" is mandatory, not permissive. All distances unless otherwise specified shall be measured horizontally.

(1)

Accessory Structure or Use: A detached subordinate Structure or a use which is clearly incidental to, and customarily found in connection with, the Principal Structure or Use to which it is related, and which is located on the same Lot as the Principal Structure or Use. Accessory structures include decks, patios, garages, sheds, yard barns, carports, quonset huts, shipping containers, semi-trailers, etc. Whether something is portable, temporary, or on skids; it is still considered a structure. See Section 4.26 for other requirements.

(2)

Addition (Nonconforming Parcel): New construction performed on a Building which increases the outside dimensions of the Building. A minimum of 75% of the exterior wall area of the existing Building must remain in place as exterior walls after completion of construction activities. Construction activities resulting in less than 75% of existing wall exterior area remaining in place, in total, shall be considered to be new/replacement construction.

(3)

Airport: The Hayward Municipal Airport located in S 24, T 41N, R 9W, Township of Hayward, County of Sawyer.

(4)

Airport Hazard: Any Structure, object of natural growth, or use of land which obstructs the air space required for the flight of aircraft in landing or taking off at an airport or is otherwise hazardous to such landing or taking off.

(5)

Alley: A narrow service way providing a secondary public means of access to abutting properties.

(6)

Antique Car: A motor vehicle which has a model year of 1945 or earlier and which has not been altered or modified from the original manufacturer specifications.

(7)

Arterial or Major Highway: A Street which services or is designed to serve the rapid movement of concentrated volumes of traffic over relatively long distances. This type of Street provides primarily for movement between rather than within activity areas.

(8)

Backlot: A Lot without water frontage under any form of ownership.

(9)

Boathouses: Any permanent Structure designed solely for the purpose of protecting or storing watercraft and related equipment for noncommercial purposes. A Gazebo, Screened Building or similar Structure shall not substitute as a Boathouse.

(10)

Block: A parcel or tract of land bounded on at least one side by a public Street and on the other sides by natural or man-made barriers or unplatted land.

(11)

Building: Any Structure used, designed, or intended for the protection, shelter, or roofed enclosure of persons, animals, or property.

(12)

Building, Height of: The vertical distance in feet to the peak from average grade.

(13)

Bunkhouse: An independent stand-alone residential Accessory Structure without plumbing which is used as temporary guest area only; no Cooking and Food Preparation Facilities; and no greater than 250 square feet of open temporary guest space. See Sections 4.26(4)(a) and 4.26(4)(c).

(14)

Campground: A privately or municipally owned site designed, designated, maintained, intended, or used for the purpose of supplying a location for Major Recreational Equipment/Vehicles, open to the public for free or paying camping purposes.

(15)

Camping Cabin: A building or other structure that is 400 square feet or less in area. A camping cabin includes a yurt, but does not include a tent, recreational vehicle, tourist rooming house, mobile home, or manufactured home. The use of camping cabins shall meet the requirements of Section 6.610 and only allowed within licensed campgrounds with a maximum of 30% of the total permitted sited being a combination of camping cabins and park model trailers.

(16)

Camping Trailer: A canvas or folding Structure mounted on wheels and designed for temporary living and housekeeping purposes.

(17)

Collector: Means the owner of one or more licensed antique, collector, hobbyist, or Special Interest Vehicles.

(18)

Collector Car: A vehicle which is 20 years or older of consecutive years.

(19)

Collector Street: A minor or local Street which serves or is designed to serve the moderate speed movement traffic from Streets to Major Highways and to provide access to individual Lots. This type of a Street provides for movement within rather than between activity areas.

(20)

Conditional Use: A use which is permitted by this ordinance provided that certain conditions specified in the ordinance are met and that a permit for such use is granted by the Zoning Committee.

(21)

Condominium: Individually owned Dwelling Units that have an undivided interest in common elements, such as associated land, that is subject to a Condominium declaration established under Chapter 703 of the Wisconsin Statutes.

(22)

Cooking and Food Preparation Facilities: Shall mean any area containing any or all of the following equipment: kitchen sink and/or other device for dishwashing, stove or other device for cooking, cabinets and/or shelves for storage of equipment and utensils, and counter or table for food preparation.

(23)

Deadend Street: A Street or portion thereof with only one vehicular outlet.

(24)

Dependent Recreational Equipment/Vehicles: A recreational equipment/vehicle which is dependent upon other facilities for toilet and lavatory.

(25)

Development: Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including, but not limited to, the construction of Buildings, Structures or Accessory Structures; the construction of Additions, or substantial alterations to Buildings, Structures or Accessory Structures; the placement of Mobile Homes; ditching, lagooning, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavating or Drilling operations, and the deposition or extraction of earthen materials.

(26)

DNR: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

(27)

Domestic Animal: Those animals commonly referred to as domesticated household pets. For the purpose of this ordinance Domestic Animals shall include dogs, cats, caged birds, gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs, domesticated rabbits, fish, non-poisonous, non-venomous and non-constricting reptiles or amphibians, and other similar animals.

(28)

Drainage System: One or more artificial ditches, tile drains, or similar devices which collect surface runoff or groundwater and convey it to a point of discharge.

(29)

Dwelling: A Building designed or used exclusively as the living quarters for one or more families, including manufactured homes which meet the dimensional requirements as originally designed.

(30)

Dwelling, Multi-Family: A Dwelling or group of Dwellings on one plot containing separate living quarters for two or more families but which may have joint services and/or facilities.

(31)

Dwelling Unit: A Building or portion thereof with rooms arranged, designed, used or intended to be used for one Family. Guesthouses with kitchen and bathroom facilities; and any Accessory Structures with a Habitable Living Area are considered to be Dwelling Units. Houseboats and watercraft on land shall not be used as Dwellings or Dwelling Units. Only one Dwelling Unit is allowed per Lot.

(32)

Dwelling Unit Envelope: The measurements of the outside of an existing Dwelling Unit or Structure measured at the perimeter of the outside walls or support, including the height measurements from the vertical distance in feet to the peak from average grade. Attached unroofed Building elements, such as porches, decks, patios, steps and other similar Structures are not included in such measurements.

(33)

Easement: Authorization by a property owner for the use by another, and for a specified purpose of any designated part of his or her property.

(34)

Essential Services: Services provided by public and private utilities necessary for the exercise of the Principal Use or service of the Principal Structure. These services include surface, underground, or overhead gas, electrical, steam, water, sanitary sewage, storm water drainage, and communication systems and accessories thereto, such as poles, towers, wires, mains, drains, vaults, culverts, laterals, sewer pipes, catch basins, water storage tanks, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, pumps, lift stations, and hydrants, but not including Buildings.

(35)

Family: One or more persons living, sleeping, cooking, and eating on the same premises as a single housekeeping unit.

(36)

Farm/Agricultural Animal: Those animals commonly associated with a farm or in an agricultural setting. For the purpose of this ordinance Farm/Agricultural Animals shall include members of the equine family (horse, mules), bovine family (cows, bulls), poultry (chickens, turkeys), fowl (ducks, geese, game birds), swine (including potbellied pigs), rabbits, sheep, goats, bees, ratites (ostriches and emus), farm raised deer, llamas, alpacas and bison or any other animal associated with a farm, ranch or stable.

(37)

Farming, General: The production of field or truck crops, or the raising of Livestock and Livestock products for commercial gain.

(38)

Flood: A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas caused by the overflow or rise of rivers, streams, or lakes.

(39)

Flood Fringe: That portion of the Floodplain outside of the Floodway, which is covered by Flood waters during the Regional Flood; it is generally associated with standing water rather than rapidly flowing water.

(40)

Floodplain: The land which has been or may be hereafter covered by Flood water during the Regional Flood. The Floodplain includes the Floodway and the Flood Fringe as those terms are defined in Chapter NR 116, Wisconsin Administrative Code.

(41)

Floodway: The land which has been or may be hereafter covered by Flood water during the Regional Flood. The Floodplain includes the Floodway and the Flood Fringe.

(42)

Flowage: An impoundment of a river or stream created by a downstream dam or similar man-made flow-restricting Structure.

(43)

Footprint: The ground surface area of an existing Structure or Building measured at the perimeter of the outside wall or supports. Attached unroofed Building elements, such as porches, decks, patios, steps and other similar Structures, are not included in such measurement. Cantilevered portions of a Structure or Building shall be considered to be part of the Footprint.

(44)

Garbage: Discarded material resulting from the handling, processing, storage, and consumption of food.

(45)

"Gard Gazebo" Permit: A land use permit issued in accordance with s. 59.692(1v), Wis. Stats.

(46)

Gazebo/Screened Building: An Accessory Structure, typically screened on all or most sides and used for recreational activities. A Gazebo/Screened Building shall not substitute for a Boathouse.

(47)

Habitable Living Area: The enclosed floor area arranged for living or sleeping. The area can include multiple levels of an existing Structure. The area does not include decks, open porches, garages or overhangs.

(48)

Hobbyist Car: Same as Collector Car but can have mechanical or sheet metal modifications.

(49)

Home Occupation: A gainful occupation conducted by a member of the Family, within his or her place of residence, where the space used is incidental to residential use and no article is sold or offered for sale except such as produced by such Home Occupation.

(50)

Hospital: Unless otherwise specified the term "Hospital" shall be deemed to include sanitarium, sanitorium, preventorium, clinic, rest home, nursing home, convalescent home, and any other place for the diagnosis, treatment, or other care of ailments, and shall be deemed to be limited to places for the diagnosis, treatment, or other care of human ailments.

(51)

Impervious Surface: Surfaces which prevent or impede normal water infiltration and/or cause runoff to other areas. Includes, but [is] not limited to: (1) all Buildings, and Structures (area measured at roof gable end and eave lines), (2) stairs, walkways, driveways and parking or other areas, comprised of brick, paver stone, cementitious substances, or any bituminous substance, including asphalt, and (3) any subbase of plastic or any shield which prevents or impedes water penetration. Decks, stairways and walkways with gaps in their surface Structure (e.g., wooden decks with open cracks between the deck boards) allowing water to readily pass through the Structure are not considered an Impervious Surface. Any portion of a township road traversing a Lot will not be included as part of the Impervious Surface for calculation purposes.

(52)

Industrial Sand or "Frac Sand" is that which refers to Mineral Extraction composed of silica, having grain size distribution required for industrial applications. More specifically, Industrial Sands consist of well-rounded and composed of mostly pure quartz.

(53)

Internal Improvement: Modifications/alterations within a Dwelling Unit that do not result in the alteration of the Dwelling Unit Envelope. A land use permit is not required for these activities.

(54)

Kennel: Any premises wherein any person engages in the business of boarding, breeding, buying, letting for hire, training for a fee, or selling dogs or cats.

(55)

Land Disturbing Activities: Construction, grading, filling, excavating or other activities which result in the temporary or permanent removal of vegetative cover, increased potential for soil erosion, increased storm water runoff volumes or velocities, or increased total area of Impervious Surfaces and/or activities which include, but are not limited to, construction on steep Slopes, Development of private boat landings or access roads to the water body, Development of paths to the shoreline requiring disturbance of the land to construct, and Development of sand beaches not naturally occurring.

(56)

Livestock: Farm/Agricultural Animals traditionally used in the production of food, fiber or other animal products. For the purpose of this ordinance, "Livestock" includes cattle, swine, poultry, sheep and goats. It does not include equine, bison, farm raised deer, fish, captive game birds, ratites, camelids or mink.

(57)

Lot: A parcel of land occupied or capable of being occupied by one Building or one Dwelling Unit and the accessory Buildings or uses customarily incidental to it, including such open spaces as are required by this ordinance.

(58)

Lot, Area of: The contiguous, not separated by public roadway, [portion] of a Lot between its front, rear, and side Lot Lines. Lot Area must meet the minimum Lot Area requirements of Section 18.2.

(59)

Lot, Front: On Shoreland Lots, the front shall be the area from the shoreline landward. On non-Shoreland Lots, the front shall be the area from the road or road Easement away from the road.

(60)

Lot, Depth of: A horizontal distance between the front and rear Lot Lines, measured in the general direction of its side Lot Lines.

(61)

Lot, Width of: The width measured at right angles to its depth at all points along its depth. Lot Widths shall meet the minimum Lot Width requirements of Section 18.3.

(62)

Lot Lines: Any line dividing one Lot from another.

(63)

Major Recreational Equipment/Vehicles: A Travel Trailer, Pickup Coach, Motor Home, Camping Trailer, Tent or park model mobile trailer which is either dependent and/or self-contained.

(64)

Mineral: A naturally occurring element or combination of elements; metallic, nonmetallic or Mineral fuels that occur in the earth, but shall not include soil. Without limitation due to enumeration, the Minerals of interest include: a) Metallic: iron ore, copper, zinc, silver, gold, nickel, cerium, chromite, columbium, magnesite, molybdenite, vanadium and zircon. b) Nonmetallic: stone, sand and gravel, clay talc, asbestos, graphite and marble. c) Mineral fuel: petroleum, natural gas, coal, peat and nuclear fuel source materials.

(65)

Mineral Extraction: The excavation or recovery of nonmetallic or Mineral fuels through processes and techniques such as Digging, Drilling, strip-Mining, Quarrying, and underground methods. It shall include the extraction of top soil when such activities are undertaken or proposed to be undertaken as a distinct land use.

(66)

Mining, Drilling, Digging, Quarrying, Etc.: All or part of the process involved in the extraction and processing of nonmetallic Mineral materials and Mineral fuel. Such activities shall normally be divided into four distinct phases:

a)

Exploration - onsite, geologic examination from the surface of an area by seismic core, rotary, percussion or other drilling or testing for the purpose of searching for Mineral deposits. Exploration includes associated activities such as clearing and preparing sites or constructing roads for Drilling.

b)

Prospecting - examination of an area for the purposes of determining the quality and quantity of Minerals other than by exploration, but including the obtaining of samples by physical means.

c)

Operation - Mineral Extraction and/or processing for commercial purposes, including such operations as aggregate or ready mix plants, mixing of asphalt, Mining or Drilling services, processing of top soil, washing, refining or processing of metallic, nonmetallic, or Mineral fuel materials.

d)

Reclamation - process by which an area physically or environmentally affected by Mineral Extraction activities is rehabilitated to either its original state or to a pre-agreed state of long-term environmental stability.

(67)

Mitigation: The requirement to restore shoreline buffer functions that have been lost or adversely affected through Development.

(68)

Mobile Home: Any Structure manufactured or assembled prior to June 15, 1976, and originally designed to be capable of transportation by any motor vehicle upon public highways which does not require substantial onsite fabrication; which is intended for occupancy as a Year Round residence. Mobile Homes shall not be located in any zone district unless located in a Mobile Home Park.

(69)

Mobile Home Park: Any plot or plots of ground upon which two or more units, occupied for Dwelling or sleeping purposes are located, regardless [of] whether or not a charge is made for such accommodations.

(70)

Motor Home: A portable Structure constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle designed and used for temporary living and housekeeping purposes. Including school buses converted and vans.

(71)

Multi-Dwelling Development: Development, regardless of form of ownership, consisting of three or more Dwelling Units, Condominium, Resort, hotel or motel units or other units/Structures intended for residential or long- or short-term rental uses, all of which are to be located on the same Lot.

(72)

Navigable Water: All natural inland lakes within Sawyer County and all streams, ponds, sloughs, Flowages, and other water within the territorial limits of this County which are navigable under the laws of this State. Under Section 281.31(2)(d), Wisconsin Statutes, notwithstanding any other provision of law or administrative rule promulgated thereunder, Shoreland ordinances required under Section 59.692, Wisconsin Statutes, and Chapter NR 115, Wisconsin Administrative Code, do not apply to lands adjacent to farm ditches if:

a)

Such lands are not adjacent to a natural navigable stream or river;

b)

Those parts of such drainage ditches adjacent to such lands were not navigable before ditching; and

c)

Such lands are maintained in nonstructural use.

(73)

Nonconforming Structure: A Structure whose dimensions, location or other physical characteristics do not conform to the standards of the current zoning ordinance, although the use of the Structure conforms to the requirements of the ordinance.

(74)

Nonconforming Use: A Building, Structure, parcel dimensions or use of land existing at the time of enactment of this ordinance which does not conform to the regulations of the district or zone in which it is situated.

(75)

Ordinary Highwater Mark: The point on the bank or shore up to which the presence and action of surface water is so continuous as to leave a distinctive mark such as by erosion, destruction or prevention of terrestrial vegetation, predominance of aquatic vegetation, or other easily recognized characteristics.

(76)

Ordinary Maintenance and Repair: Includes replacement of roofing, siding, windows, doors, painting and other general maintenance activities limited to the existing structural envelope. A land use permit is not required for these activities.

(77)

Park Model Trailer: Park Model Trailers are recreation vehicles primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreation, camping or Seasonal Use. They are built on a single chassis, mounted on wheels, and have a gross trailer area not exceeding 400 square feet in the set-up mode. Park model trailers are allowed only in licensed Campgrounds with a maximum of 30% of the total permitted sites being a combination camping cabins and park model trailers.

(78)

Pickup Coach: A Structure designed to be mounted on a truck chassis for use as temporary living and housekeeping purposes.

(79)

Private Driveway Easement: An authorization given by one property owner to another for the exclusive access to one parcel of land.

(80)

Private Road Easement: An authorization usually given by the Subdivider or developer for access to newly created Lots.

(81)

Principal Use/Principal Structure: The primary use of a property or Structure and the Structure which houses a Principal Use of a Lot.

(82)

Public Sewer: A sewer owned and controlled by a public authority.

(83)

Refuse: Combustible and noncombustible rubbish, including, but not limited to, paper, wood, metal, glass, cloth and products thereof; litter and Street rubbish; ashes; and lumber, concrete and other debris resulting from the construction or demolition of Structures.

(84)

Regional Flood: A Flood determined to be representative of large Floods known to have generally occurred in Wisconsin and which may be expected to occur on a particular stream because of like physical characteristics, once in every 100 years.

(85)

Resort: A Resort is a for-profit business holding a seller's permit and licensed by the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, which provides rental to the public of Dwelling Units contained in one or more permanent Buildings used primarily for recreational Use.

(86)

Retaining Wall: See "Structure" for definition.

(87)

Rip-Rap: Rock or other large aggregate that is placed to protect streambanks, bridge abutments, outflow of drainage Structures, or other erodible sites from runoff or wave action.

(88)

Runway: A level portion of an airport having a surface specially developed and maintained for the landing and take-off of aircraft.

(89)

Salvageable Material: Inoperable and/or unlicensed vehicles, machinery or equipment, scrap metal or other junk or scrap materials which are of further usefulness mainly as a raw material for reprocessing, or as imperfect stock from which replacement or spare parts can be extracted.

(90)

Salvage Yard: A solid waste disposal site or facility at which Salvageable Materials are stored or sold or at which wrecking, dismantling, or demolition of Salvageable Materials are conducted. Salvage Yards do not include operations conducted by scrap metal, paper, fiber or plastic processors, or small storage areas for equipment such as are normally found adjacent to industrial and commercial establishments.

(91)

Seasonal: A Dwelling that is constructed uninsulated and it is unsewered.

(92)

Self-Contained Recreational Equipment/Vehicles: A recreational vehicle which can operate independent of connections to sewer, water, and electric systems. Water storage and sewage holding tanks are located within the vehicle.

(93)

Shipping Containers/Intermodal Containers. A shipping container/ intermodal container, is a large, standardized shipping container or semi-trailer, designed and built for intermodal freight transport. Shipping containers/intermodal containers are to be treated as accessory structures and subject to Land Use Permit requirements. Accessory structures are not allowed on vacant property unless the Conditional Use requirements under 4.26(1), (2), or (3) can be met. Shipping Container/Intermodal containers are primarily used to store and transport materials and products efficiently and securely in the global containerized intermodal freight transport system. These containers are known under several names including, but not limited to, simply container, cargo or freight container, ISO container, semi- trailers, shipping, sea or ocean container, sea van or conex box, container van, sea can, c can, etc. Any Shipping Container/Intermodal Container on any lot except zoned Industrial (I-1) or Commercial (C-1) requires Town Approval. More than one (1) Shipping Container/Intermodal Container on any lot except zoned Industrial (I-1) or Commercial (C-1) requires Town Approval and a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). More than three Shipping Container(s)/Intermodal Container(s) on lots zoned Industrial (I-1) or Commercial (C-1) requires Town Approval and a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). This would include stacking of these containers.

(94)

Shorelands: Lands within the following distances from the Ordinary Highwater Mark of Navigable Waters: 1,000 feet from a lake, pond, or Flowage; and 300 feet from a river or stream or to the landward side of the Floodplain, whichever distance is greater.

(95)

Shoreline Vegetation Protection Area: A strip of land 35 feet wide inland from the Ordinary Highwater Mark of any navigable body of water, including, but not limited to: streams, rivers, ponds, Flowages and lakes. Term used synonymously with buffer zone, buffer area and buffer strip.

(96)

Sign: A Sign is any Structure or natural object or part thereof or device attached thereto or printed or represented thereon which is intended to attract attention to any object, product, place, activity, person, institution, organization, or business, or which shall display or include any letter, word, model, banner, flag, pennant, insignia, device, or representation used as or which is in the nature of an announcement, direction, or advertisement.

(97)

Slope: Degree of deviation of a surface from horizontal, measured as a numerical ratio, as a percent, or in degrees. Expressed as a ratio, the first number is the horizontal distance (run) and the second number is the vertical distance (rise), as 2:1. Percent Slope is calculated as rise divided by run. A 2:1 Slope is a 50 percent Slope. Expressed in degrees, the Slope is the angle from the horizontal plane, with a 90-degree Slope being vertical (maximum) and a 45-degree Slope being a 1:1 Slope.

(98)

Special Interest Vehicle: Limited production vehicles that are 19 years and newer of consecutive years that have not been altered or modified from original manufacturers specifications, and because of its historic interest, is being preserved by hobbyists.

(99)

Storage Shed/Storage Structure: means a structure used exclusively for the storage of tools, materials, and equipment and not used for human habitation.

(100)

Street: Includes Streets, roads, avenues, or lanes.

(101)

Structure: Any construction, excluding fills, or any production or piece of work artificially built or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner having form, shape, and utility. Examples of Structures would include, but not be limited to, concrete, flagstone and block patios; concrete slabs; Retaining Walls; etc.

(102)

Subdivider: Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association who shall lay out, for the purpose of sale or Building Development, any Subdivision or part thereof as defined herein.

(103)

Subdivision: A division of a Lot, parcel, or tract of land by the owner thereof or his agent for the purpose of sale or Building Development.

(104)

Support/Parts Vehicle: Means a motor vehicle generally in non-operable condition which is owned by the Collector to furnish parts which will enable the Collector to restore, preserve and maintain a Special Interest Vehicle or antique vehicle.

(105)

Temporary Guest Quarters: Temporary Guest Quarters are the portion of a residential Accessory Structure which is used as a temporary guest area only; no Cooking and Food Preparation Facilities; and no greater than 499 square feet of temporary guest space. Plumbing may be permitted in an Accessory Structure containing Temporary Guest Quarters. See Sections 4.26(4)(a) and 4.26(4)(b).

(106)

Tent: A portable lodge of canvas or strong cloth stretched and supported by poles.

(107)

Travel Trailer: A portable vehicle less than ten feet wide by 50 feet long designed and used for temporary living and housekeeping purposes.

(108)

Tree: Any object of natural growth, except farm crops which are cut at least once a year, and except shrubs, bushes, or plants which do not grow greater than a height of five feet.

(109)

Under Construction Vehicles: Any vehicle mechanically road worthy or being restored and licensed (not aesthetically pleasing) (outside cosmetic not finished).

(110)

Unnecessary Hardship: That circumstance where special conditions, which were not self-created, affect a particular property and make strict conformity with the restrictions governing area, setbacks, frontage, height, or density unnecessarily burdensome or unreasonable in light of the purposes of this ordinance.

(111)

Use: The specific purpose for which land or a Building is designed, arranged, intended, or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained. The term "permitted Use" or its equivalent shall not be deemed to include any Nonconforming Use.

(112)

Use Corridor: Altered area within the Shoreline Vegetation Protection Area to permit pedestrian access to a waterbody. Term used synonymously with view corridor.

(113)

Variance: An authorization granted by the Board of Adjustment to construct, alter or use a Building or Structure in a manner that deviates from the dimensional standards of this ordinance.

(114)

Wetlands: Those areas where water is at, near, or above the land surface long enough to be capable of supporting aquatic or hydrophytic vegetation and which have soils indicative of wet conditions.

(115)

Wetland Delineation: The process of determining the boundary between non-Wetland areas and Wetlands. Sawyer County requires such delineation to be made by a Wisconsin State certified delineator.

(116)

Wetland/Shoreland District: The zone district created as part of the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance, comprised of lands that are designated as Wetlands on the Wetland maps which have been adopted and made a part of this ordinance.

(117)

Yard, Front: An open unoccupied space on the same Lot with the Building between the front line of the Building and the front line of the Lot and extending the full width of the Lot.

(118)

Yard, Rear: An open unoccupied space on the same Lot with the Building between the rear line of the Building and the rear line of the Lot and extending the full width of the Lot.

(119)

Yard, Side: An open unoccupied space on the same Lot with the Building situated between the Building and the side line of the Lot and extending from the Front Yard to the Rear Yard. Any Lot Line not a rear line or a front line shall be deemed a side line.

(120)

Year Round: A Dwelling that is constructed insulated, winterized. It may contain an inside water pressure system and it may be sewered.

(121)

Zoning Committee: The County committee authorized by the County Board under Section 59.69, Wisconsin Statutes, to plan land use and act in all matters pertaining to County planning, zoning, and sanitation.

(Res. No. 2022-39, § 1(Exh. A), 7-21-2022; Res. No. 2025-41, § 2(Exh. B), 11-12-2025)