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a 023:4M-10:15(2)(b)::,741,4,. 10.23 COMPLETION, . RESTORATION . OR 10.25 ADMINISTRATION; ENFORCEMENT AND ENLARGEMENT OF EXISTING STRUCTURES: (1) PENALTIES. (1) Zoning administrator. (a) The - - Nothing herein contained shall require any change ' provisions of this ordinance shall be administered in the plans, construction or intended.use of a •by or under the zoning administrator, who in building or premises for which plans have been person or by duly authorized deputy or assistant prepared heretofore, and the construction of which shall have,the right to enter upon premises affected shall have been diligently pursued within threel,(3) by this- ordinance" at reasonable hours for the months after the effective date of this ordinance. purpose of inspection. The zoning administrator (2) Nothing herein contained shall prevent the .. shall hold his or her office under civil service, and alteration, restoration or repair -of any building vacancies in such office shall be filled by occupied by a nonconforming use at the effective procedures established by civil service ordinance. date of this ordinance; provided, however, that the The county executive shall be the appointing cost of such alteration, restoration or repairs shall authority for the position of zoning administrator. not during the life of the building exceed fifty (50) (b) It shall be the duty •of the zoning percent of the assessed valuation of such structure administrator to receive applications for zoning or building, such valuation being that-in effect for permits and such other permits and licenses the year in which such use became provided in this ordinance, and to issue such nonconforming. permits after applications have been examined and (3) Nothing herein contained shall prevent the approved; 'to inspect buildings under construction restoration of a nonconforming building or for compliance with the regulations of this structure destroyed by fire, explosion, act•of God ordinance; to make periodic inspections; to take or act of public enemy; provided, however, that if such action as may be necessary for the ' such destruction shall exceed fifty (50) percent of enforcement of the regulations provided herein; to the assessed valuation of such structure for the year .. attend all meetings of the zoning:committee and in which such destruction occurs, the future use, the board. of adjustment; and to perform such location, height, setback, rear and side yards shall other duties as the zoning committee and the conform to this ordinance. board of adjustment may direct. (4) A building or structure is considered to be (2) Zoning permits. (a) No new building shall demolished and nonexistent if during the course of hereafter be erected, and no existing building shall restoration, enlargement or other improvement, be added to, structurally altered, moved or more than 50% of the pre-existing structure is changed in use, nor shall any nonconforming removed or must be replaced to maintain structural building be -repaired or restored, in' any district, integrity. Continuation of the construction or until a zoning permit has been issued, except as repair shall be subject to the entire structure being otherwise provided by law or ordinance. in 'cornpliance' with current zoning regulations (b) Permits shall not be required for accessory based on the parameters for.- entirely new farm buildings such as barns, sheds, silos'and the construction and disregarding any nonconforming like when those buildings are used in the operation status. Any•variance that may have been issued for of a farm, provided that the proposed building will said building or structure shall be null and-void not be located within a mapped flood plain or and any zoning permits shall be rescinded pending within a shoreland area and conforms to all of the verification of. compliance. This section shall locational requirements of this ordinance. If the supersede all other pertinent sections of this proposed location of an accessory farm building ordinance including nonconforming does not meet the locational requirements, a - ("grandfathered") use or locational status. ' variance and a permit must be requested from the [History: (4)cr.,Sub. 1 to OA 31;1991-92,pub.04/22/92.1 ' board,of adjustment. 10.24 CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS. The Dane County Board of Supervisors may from time. [continued on page 10-36A] to time alter, supplement or change by ordinance the boundaries or classification ' of districts designated in this ordinance, or any of the - provisions of regulations ' imposed by this . ordinance in the manner provided by the law. , Page 10-36 rev. 073197 -