Dane County Code of Ordinances (2)

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10.25(5)(a)—10.255(2)(a) or other user of the premises who violates, from the appropriate city or village. In the event disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply of an error in any application or any with or resists the enforcement of any of the misstatement in any application, the zoning provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to a administrator shall issue stop work orders if the forfeiture of not less than five dollars nor more administrator discovers any official map to be than two hundred dollars and costs, except that applicable to the lands in question. violations of s. 10.157(4) shall be at the rate of [History: (5)(a) am., Sub. 2 to OA 12, 1989-90, pub. not less than $1,000 nor more that $5,000 per 11/13/89;(2)(c),(3)(a)and(3)(b)am.,Sub.2 to OA 4,1994- 95,eff.12/23/95;(2)(a)am.,OA 16,1996-97,pub.01/16/97.] violation. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. 10.255 ZONING COMMITTEE. (1) Duties. (a) Compliance herewith shall be enforced by The zoning committee shall be created and injunctional order at suit of the county or constituted by the county board and have the occupant of real estate within the district affected duties as prescribed by subsection (b) hereof. by the regulations of this ordinance. It shall not (b) It shall be the duty of the zoning committee be necessary to prosecute for forfeiture before to supervise the administration of the zoning resorting to injunctional proceedings. ordinance, to hold hearings on proposed (b) Any person who has the ability to pay any amendments to this ordinance and to make forfeiture entered against him or her under this recommendations thereon to the county board, ordinance but refuses to do so may be confined to approve plats for recording in accordance with in the county jail until such forfeiture is paid, but the provisions of s. 236.10, Wis. Stats.; and to in no event to exceed thirty (30) days. In perform such other duties in connection with determining whether an individual has the ability zoning as may be delegated to it by the county to pay a forfeiture, all items of income and all board. assets may be considered regardless of whether (c) Effect of denial of a petition to change the or not such income or assets are subject to zoning district boundaries. No petition for a garnishment, lien or attachment by creditors. change in the zoning district boundaries which (6) Officially mapped areas. (a) No zoning has been denied by the Dane County Board of permit shall be issued under this chapter for any Supervisors shall be resubmitted for a period of lands lying within any officially mapped area of one year from the date of said denial, except on Dane County unless the proper permit from the the grounds of new evidence or proof of change appropriate city or village shall have been first of conditions found to be valid by the zoning obtained. committee. (b) Every applicant for the issuance of any (d) The zoning committee shall use plans and permit required under this chapter shall state in maps developed by individual towns and writing that he or she has made diligent inquiry of approved by the county board as criteria for the applicability of any official map to the zoning recommendations to the county board. applicant's lands; that no such official map is (e) In considering land use issues for areas applicable, or if such map is applicable, the adjacent to local municipalities, notice shall be approval of the appropriate city or village has sent by certified mail to the affected municipality been obtained; that the applicant understands or municipalities. The notice shall include the the possible adverse consequences of erecting a location, description of use, requested zoning or structure within an officially mapped area without permit and the date, time and place of the county the proper approval of the city or village involved; public hearing. The notice shall state that it shall and, that the applicant has not relied upon any be incumbent upon the affected municipality to statements of county employees in giving such inform the county zoning agency of any written assurances. concerns, potential problems or questions (c) If an applicant seeks a zoning permit for relative to the impact of the proposed use on a lands located within an official mapped area, a wellhead protection area. zoning permit may be issued only after a permit (2) Conditional uses. (a) Statement of from the appropriate city or village has been purposes. The development and execution of issued under section 62.23(6)(d) of the this ordinance is based upon the division of the Wisconsin Statutes. county into districts, within which districts the use (d) Any zoning permit issued under this of land and buildings, and bulk and location of chapter shall be void if applicable to lands buildings and structures in relation to the land located within an officially mapped area for which are mutually compatible and substantially the applicant has not obtained the proper permit Page 10-44 rev. 103102