(a)

This Code is adopted under the authority granted to the Village of Raymond by Wis. Stats. §§ 62.23, 62.231, 62.234 and 281.31 and amendments thereto and any other applicable laws or regulations.

Therefore, the Village Board of the Village of Raymond do ordain as follows:

(1)

Title.

a.

This Code shall be known as, referred to, or cited as, "Zoning Code, Village of Raymond, Wisconsin."

(2)

Intent and purpose.

a.

The intent and purpose of this Code is to promote the health, safety, morals, prosperity, aesthetics and general welfare of this Village and its residents. The additional sewer and water requirements, design standards, conditional use requirements and planned unit development requirements set forth in this Code are intended to ensure that residential, business, commercial, industrial, recreational and institutional developments are properly planned, designed, and located. They are also intended to ensure that buildings, site designs, environmental features and social and economic activities are compatible with the Village Comprehensive Plan, as amended from time-to-time, the surrounding area and the overall community.

(3)

Abrogation/greater restriction.

a.

It is not intended for this Code to repeal, abrogate, annul, impair, or interfere with any existing easements, covenants, deed restrictions, agreements, codes, ordinances, rules, regulations, or permits previously adopted or issued pursuant to laws. However, where this Code imposes greater restrictions, the provisions of this Code shall govern.

(4)

Interpretation.

a.

In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this Code shall be held to be a minimum requirement and shall be liberally construed in favor of the Village and shall not be deemed a repeal of any other power granted by the Wisconsin Statutes.

(5)

Severability.

a.

Should any portion of this ordinance be declared invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected.

(6)

Repeal of conflicting.

a.

The former Chapter 25, "Zoning Code", of the Village of Raymond, Wisconsin adopted via ordinance (Ord. No. 1A-2019, 4-22-2019) and amendments thereto are hereby repealed, pertaining exclusively to the zoning ordinance and not any other document. In addition, Section V. of Chapter 26, "Village of Raymond Zoning", of the Village of Raymond, Wisconsin, is also repealed. Chapter 26 shall have its Sections renumbered and re-adopted as part of the "Land Division and Development Control" Section.

b.

All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Code are hereby repealed.

(7)

Disclaimers of liability.

a.

Wetlands, drainage ways, and soils. The Village of Raymond does not guarantee, warrant, or represent that only those areas delineated as wetlands or drainage ways from tests and/or mapping required by this Code will be subject to periodic inundation, nor does the Village of Raymond guarantee, warrant, or represent that the soils shown to be unsuited for a given land use from tests and/or mapping required by this Code are the only unsuited soils within the jurisdiction of this Code. The Village hereby asserts that there is no liability on the part of the Village of Raymond, Village Board, Plan Commission, its agents, contractors, and employees for flooding problems or structural damages that may occur as a result of reliance upon, and conformance with, this Code.

b.

Drain tiles. The Village of Raymond does not guarantee that any drain tiles are mapped appropriately.

(Ord. No. 2024-6-24, 10-28-2024)