Villages are required by § 61.351, Wis. Stats., to adopt shoreland-wetland zoning regulations within six months after receipt of final Wetland Inventory Maps prepared by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

The Village incorporated as a Village on February 18, 2008.

The Village adopted zoning regulations on November 12, 1985, which included shoreland-wetland regulations and the Wetland Inventory Maps with a date of November 12, 1985.

Uncontrolled use of the shoreland-wetlands and pollution of the navigable waters of the municipality would adversely affect the public health, safety, and general welfare and impair the tax base.

Maintain the storm- and floodwater storage capacity of wetlands;

Prevent and control water pollution by preserving wetlands which filter or store sediments, nutrients, heavy metals or organic compounds that would otherwise drain into navigable waters;

Protect fish, their spawning grounds, other aquatic life and wildlife by preserving wetlands and other aquatic habitat;

Prohibit certain uses detrimental to the shoreland-wetland area; and

Preserve shore cover and natural beauty by restricting the removal of natural shoreland cover and controlling shoreland-wetland excavation, filling, and other earthmoving activities.

Storm- and floodwater storage capacity;

Maintenance of dry season stream flow or 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;

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

Shoreline protection against erosion;

Fish spawning, breeding, nursery or feeding grounds;

Wildlife habitat; or

Areas of special recreational, scenic or scientific interest, including scarce wetland types and habitat of endangered species.

The Shoreland-Wetland Overlay District includes those areas designated as a wetland on the Wetland Inventory Map with a date of November 12, 1985, that 1) are five acres or more; 2) are located within 1,000 feet of the ordinary high-water mark of a navigable lake, pond, or flowage, or are located within 300 feet of the ordinary high-water mark of a navigable river or stream, or to the landward side of the 100-year floodplain, whichever distance is greater; 3) were not legally filled before November 12, 1985, and cannot be classified as a wetland; and 4) are not located between the original ordinary high-water mark and a bulkhead line established prior to May 7, 1982, under § 30.11, Wis. Stats.

Any feature designated as a lake or as a stream on the Zoning Map has been determined to be navigable for the purpose of this section. The Flood Insurance Rate Maps adopted under Article 9 are used in determining the extent of the 100-year floodplain.

The following uses are allowed without issuance of a zoning permit, provided that there is no wetland alteration:

The following uses, which may involve wetland alterations, are allowed without issuance of a zoning permit, provided that any wetland alterations comply with the following terms:

The construction and maintenance of roads which are necessary for the continuity of the municipal street system, the provision of essential utility and emergency services, or to provide access to uses permitted in this section, provided that:

The construction and maintenance of nonresidential buildings provided that:

The establishment and development of public and private parks and recreation areas, outdoor education areas, historic, natural and scientific areas, game refuges and closed areas, fish and wildlife habitat improvement projects, game bird and animal farms, wildlife preserves and public boat launching ramps, provided that:

The construction and maintenance of electric and telephone transmission lines, water and gas distribution lines and sewage collection lines and related facilities and the construction and maintenance of railroad lines provided that:

For all proposed text and map amendments to the shoreland-wetland provisions of this chapter, the regional office of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources shall be provided with the following:

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

If the Department notifies the Village that a proposed text or map amendment to the shoreland-wetland provisions of this chapter may have a significant adverse impact upon any of the criteria listed in this section, that amendment, if approved by the Village Board, shall contain the following provision:

"This amendment shall not take effect until more than 30 days have elapsed after written notice of the Village Board's approval of this amendment is mailed to the Department of Natural Resources. During that thirty-day period the Department of Natural Resources may notify the Village Board that it will adopt a superseding shoreland ordinance for the Village under § 59.971(6), Wis. Stats. If the Department does so notify the Village Board, the effect of this amendment shall be stayed until the § 59.971(6) adoption procedure is completed or otherwise terminated."

A legal nonconforming structure or an environmental control facility related to a legal nonconforming structure, in existence on the effective date of this article may be repaired, reconstructed, renovated, remodeled, or expanded.

If a nonconforming use or the use of a nonconforming structure is discontinued for a period of 12 consecutive months, any future use of the property or structure shall conform to the requirements of this section.

Any legal nonconforming use of property which does not involve the use of a structure may be continued although such use does not conform to this article, provided that such nonconforming use may not be extended.

The maintenance and repair of a nonconforming boathouse that extends beyond the ordinary high-water mark of a navigable waterway shall comply with § 30.121, Wis. Stats.