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i (Sec. 11 .02 con' t) 11-2 II ( 3) Statement of purpose: For and streams. Rivers and streams - the purpose of promoting and pro- shall be presumed to be navigable tecting the public health, if they are designated as either L-' safety, convenience and general continuous or intermittent water- welfare to: prevent and control ways on U.S.G.S. Quadrangle Maps water pollution; protect fish or other zoning base maps which L_ spawning grounds, fish and have been incorporated by refer- aquatic life, control building ence and made a part of the ordi- -- sites ,sites , placement of structures, nance in section 10. 03 of this preserve shore cover and natural ordinance . L' beauty. (b) The County Zoning Admini- ( 4) Compliance: Unless specifi- strator shall make the initial cally exempted by law, all determination of whether or not a cities, villages, towns and lake, pond flowage, river or counties are required to comply stream is navigable. � f with this ordinance and obtain L all necessary permits. State (c) The County Zoning Admini- agencies are required to comply strator shall make the initial -, when section 13 . 48(13) , Wisconsin determination of the location or Statutes, applies. The construc- elevation of the ordinary high- tion, reconstruction, maintenance water mark . and repair of state highways and (d) When the navigability or bridges by the Wisconsin Depart- ordinary high-water mark is " ment of Transportation are exempt questionable the Zoning Admini- when section 30.12( 4) (a) , Wiscon- strator shall contact the appro- sin Statutes, applies. priate Department of Natural _-I ( 5) County Jurisdiction: Resources Office for assistance in making the determination. j~� (a) Shoreland areas shall in- ' L_1 clude all lands in the unincor- porated areas of Dane County Section 11.03 SHORELAND REGULA- which are within 1,000 feet from TIONS. ( 1 ) Lot area, width and the ordinary high-water mark of density: Area, width and density navigable lakes, ponds or flow- requisites for lots located in ages listed in the "Surface Water shoreland areas shall not be less Resources of Dane County" pub- than those required in section lished by the Wisconsin Depart- 10.05( 4) and ( 5) , R-1 Residence ment of Natural Resources, or so Distridt, section 10.16 ( 3) , Gen- 1--Th designated on the United States eral Provisions and Exceptions of i ) Geological Survey Quadrangle Chapter 10 of the Dane County Maps, or included on other County Code of Ordinances. ,� Zoning base maps, and all lands ij which are within 300 feet of the ( 2) Setback from ordinary high- �`_; ordinary high-water mark or land- water mark : ward side of the flood plain of (a) Setbacks for all principal i ! the navigable reaches of rivers buildings and structures, except Li piers, hoists and boathouses 1 V Fourth Qtr . , Supp. #12, 5/92 i �