Pleasant Prairie City Zoning Code

Tree cutting and shrubbery clearing. Tree cutting and shrubbery clearing shall be limited to no closer than 35 feet of the ordinary high-water mark of all navigable waters to prevent erosion and sedimentation, to preserve and improve scenic qualities, and during foliation to substantially screen any development from stream or lake users unless adequate shore protection or shore stabilization is provided. Paths and trails within 35 feet of the ordinary high-water mark shall not exceed 10 feet in width and shall be so designed and constructed as to result in the least removal and disruption of shoreland cover and the minimum impairment of natural beauty.

Land disturbance. Land disturbance, such as installing shore protection or shore stabilization, altering or enlarging of waterways, removing stream or lake bed materials, channel clearing, dredging, lagooning, grading, removing topsoil, filling, road cutting, ditching, and installing soil and water conservation structures within 35 feet of any navigable waterway shall comply with Chapter 381 of this Code. Any permits required by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shall be submitted to the Village prior to the Village issuing any required permits.

Shore protection along Lake Michigan. Prior to the issuance of a building and zoning permit for the construction of a new dwelling or building addition to an existing dwelling located on any lot abutting Lake Michigan, shore protection shall be installed that satisfies the requirements of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. If there is existing shore protection installed on the property, then a written letter, stamped and certified by a professional engineer registered and licensed in Wisconsin, stating that the existing shore protection is still serving its purpose to protect and stabilize the property from further erosion, shall be submitted prior to the issuance of the building and zoning permit. The property owner is responsible to ensure that the shore protection is maintained and continues to protect the property from further erosion.

Water withdrawal. Surface water withdrawal, diversion, or discharge for irrigation shall comply with all state, federal and village requirements.

Notwithstanding the other requirements set forth in this article, the Zoning Administrator shall issue a stipulated shoreland permit for those uses listed in § 420-96 above, provided that the use shall not be susceptible to flooding, concentrated runoff, inadequate drainage, adverse soil and topographic conditions or any other feature likely to be harmful to the environment or the public interest.

Detailed plans and specifications shall be submitted with the required application and application fee pursuant to Article V of this chapter. The plans shall be prepared and certified by a Wisconsin professional land surveyor or a professional engineer registered in Wisconsin.

The petitioner shall obtain all required permits from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, if applicable, for the proposed project prior to the Zoning Administrator issuing the stipulated shoreland permit.

The Zoning Administrator shall not issue the stipulated shoreland permit until the applicant agrees in writing to the stipulations.

Upon completion of the project, a written certification signed and sealed by the design engineer shall be provided to the Village certifying that the project was constructed and completed as designed and in accordance to the approved permitted plans.