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• 31] AUGUST TERM, 1972. 11 Just v. Marinette County,56 Wis.2d 7. I thority for shoreland zoning to counties, the same pur- poses are reaffirmed.2 The Marinette county shoreland zoning ordinance in secs. 1.2 and 1.3 states the uncon- trolled use of shorelands and pollution of navigable wa- ters of Marinette county adversely affect public health, safety, convenience, and general welfare and impair the tax base. The shoreland zoning ordinance divides the shorelands of Marinette county into general purpose districts, gen- eral recreation districts, and conservancy districts. A "conservancy" district is required by the statutory mini- mum standards and is defined in sec. 3.4 of the ordinance mini- A' to include "all shorelands designated as swamps or marshes on the United States geological survey maps which have been designated as the Shoreland Zoning 1 Map of Marinette County, Wisconsin, or on the detailed _. -A Insert Shoreland Zoning Maps." The ordinance provides and to promote public health, safety, convenience and welfare, it is declared to be in the public interest to make general establish policies, make plans and authorize municipal shoreland zoning regulations for the efficient use, conservation, development and protection of this state's water resources. The regulations shall relate to lands under, abutting or lying close to navigable waters. The purposes of the regulations shall be to further the maintenance of safe and healthful conditions; prevent and control water pollution; protect spawning grounds, fish and aquatic life; control building sites, placement of structure and land uses and ,e' 1 � reserve shore cover and natural beauty." ! 2"59.971 Zoning of shorelands on navigable waters. (1) To ef- ' feet the purposes of s. 144.26 and to �' safety and general welfare, promote the public health, ! * ., counties may, by ordinance enacted separately from ordinances pursuant to s. 59.97, zone all lands (referred to herein as shorelands) in their unincorporated areas # r within the following distances from the normal high-water eleva- tion of navigable waters as defined in s. 144.26 (2) (d): 1,000 feet from a lake, pond or flowage; 300 feet from a river or stream or to the landward side of the flood plain, whichever distance i is greater. If the navigable water is a glacial pothole lake, the i I distance shall be measured from the high watermark thereof." F' '- i a F4 F t ` 04 it,'" • 7