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• 10.25(4)-(6) accessory buildings used exclusively for farming or and costs,except that violations of s. 10.157(4) shall agricultural purposes and no land vacant, except be at the rate of not less than $1,000 nor more that that used exclusively for farming or agricultural $5,000 per violation. Each day that a violation is purposes on the effective day of this ordinance, permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. shall be used for any purposes until a certificate of Compliance herewith shall be enforced by compliance has been issued by the county zoning injunctional order at suit of the county or occupant administrator. Every certificate of compliance shall of real estate within the district affected by the state the use and occupancy and the location of the regulations of this ordinance. It shall not be building or buildings and indicate that the use of necessary to prosecute for forfeiture before resorting land complies with all of the provisions of this to injunctional proceedings. ordinance. (b) Any person who has the ability to pay any (b) Every application for a zoning permit shall be forfeiture entered against him or her under this an application for a certificate of compliance. ordinance but refuses to do so may be confined in (c) An application for a certificate of compliance the county jail until such forfeiture is paid, but in no for a new use or a change in use of land or a event to exceed thirty (30) days. In determining building shall be made directly to the zoning whether an individual has the ability to pay a administrator. forfeiture, all items of income and all assets may be (d) No certificate of compliance for a building or considered regardless of whether or not such addition thereto, constructed after the effective date income or assets are subject to garnishment, lien or of this ordinance shall be issued until construction attachment by creditors. has been'substantially completed and the premises (6) Officially mapped areas. (a) No zoning inspected and certified by the zoning administrator permit shall be issued under this chapter for any to be in conformity with the specifications on which lands lying within any officially mapped area of the permit was issued. The zoning administrator Dane County unless the proper permit from the may establish rules by which a temporary certificate, appropriate city or village shall have been first of compliance may be issued for a part of a obtained. building. (b) Every applicant for the issuance of any permit (e) Any person, firm or corporation having a required under this chapter shall state in writing that y legal or equitable interest in a property which is he or she has made diligent inquiry of the nonconforming as to use or building location may applicability of any official map to the applicant's ; request a certificate of compliance. Said applicant lands; that no such official map is applicable, or if shall present documentary proof that said use was a such map is applicable, the approval of the permitted use at the time it originated or that the appropriate city or village has been obtained; that building has been erected prior to the adoption of the applicant understands the possible adverse this ordinance and was made nonconforming by the consequences of erecting a structure within an adoption of this ordinance or amendment thereto. officially mapped area without the proper approval After certifying that the use of the building or land is of the city or village involved; and, that the in fact nonconforming the zoning administrator applicant has not relied upon any statements of shall issue a certificate of compliance stating the use county employees in giving such written • in question or the location of buildings and the assurances. zoning of the property. (c) If an applicant seeks a zoning permit for lands For a certificate of compliance for new- located within an official mapped area, a zoning construction, additions, alterations or remodeling _ permit may be issued only after a permit from the for which a Dane County Zoning Permit has been appropriate city or village has been issued under issued since August 20, 1970, there shall be no fee section 62.23(6)(d)of the Wisconsin Statutes. charged. For all other certificates of compliance, (d) Any zoning permit issued under this chapter there shall be a fee of$5.00 for each certificate. shall be void if applicable to lands located within (5) Penalties. (a) Any person or persons, firm, an officially mapped area for which the applicant company or corporation, owner, occupant or other has not obtained the proper permit from the user of the premises who violates, disobeys, omits, appropriate city or village. In the event of an error neglects or refuses to comply with or resists the in any application or any misstatement in any enforcement of any of the provisions of this application, the zoning administrator shall issue ordinance shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less stop work orders if the administrator discovers any than five dollars nor more than two hundred'dollars Page 10-42 rev. 103198