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11-1 CHAPTER 11 11.015 DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter, the" following words and phrases have the Shoreland, Shoreland-Wetland and meanings indicated: Inland-Wetland Regulations (1) Board of Adjustment. The body established under Chapter 59.99, Wisconsin Statutes, for 11.01 Dane County Shoreland, counties and designated "board of adjustment." Shoreland-Wetland, Inland-Wetland and (2) Boathouse. A building for the storage of Flood Plain Management. boats, canoes and other water craft and their 11.02 Shoreland District. accessories. 11.03 Shoreland Regulations. (3) Channel. A channel is a natural or artificial 11.04 Shore Cover. watercourse with definite bed and banks to confine 11.05 Filling, Grading, Lagooning, Dredging and conduct the normal flow of water. and Excavating Ditching. (4) Department of Natural Resources. The 11.06 Shoreland-Wetland and Inland-Wetland department of natural resources of the State of Districts. Wisconsin. 11.07 Permitted Uses in the Shoreland-Wetland (5) Development. Any manmade change to and Inland-Wetland Districts. improved or unimproved real estate, including but 11.08 Uses Which are Allowed in the not limited to construction of or additions or Shoreland-Wetland and Inland-Wetland substantial improvements to buildings. Other I_; Districts Subject to the Issuance of a structures, or accessory uses, the placement of Zoning(Land Use) Permit. mobile homes, mining, dredging, filling, grading, 11.09 Prohibited Uses. paving, excavation or drilling operations, 11.10 Re-Zoning of Lands in the deposition of materials. Shoreland-Wetland and Inland-Wetland (6) Drainage System. One or more artificial Districts. ditches, tile drains or similar devices which collect surface runoff or groundwater and convey it to a Flood Plain Regulations point of discharge. 11.11 Statutory Authorization, Finding of Fact, (7) Land Use. Any "development" as defined in Statement of Purpose and Title. 11.21(i). 11.12 General Provisions. (8) Non-Conforming Structure. An existing 11.13 Regional Floodway District(FW). lawful structure or building which is not in 11.14. Regional Flood Fringe District(FF). conformity with the provisions of the applicable 11.15 General Flood Plain District(GFP). zoning ordinance for the area which it occupies. 11.16 Flood Storage District. (9) Non-Conforming Use. A lawful use that 11.17 Non-Conforming Uses. existed prior to adoption of a zoning ordinance 11.18 Administration. which restricts or prohibits said use. . 11.19 Amendments. (10) Ordinary high-water mark means the point 11.195 Map Amendments. on the bank or shore up to which the presence and 11.196 Map Amendments. action of surface water is so continuous as to leave 11.20 Enforcement and Penalties. a distinctive mark such as by erosion, destruction 11.21 Definitions. or prevention of terrestrial vegetation,. predominance of aquatic vegetation, or other easily recognized characteristics. 11.01 DANE COUNTY SHORELAND, (11) Inland-Wetlands. These wetlands include all SHORELAND-WETLAND AND INLAND- wetlands located throughout unincorporated Dane WETLAND. The county is specifically empowered County that are not within the county shoreland to regulate these management districts under district, i.e., not located within 1,000 feet from the- sections 59.971 and 33.455,Wis. Stats. ordinary high-water mark of navigable lakes, ponds [History: am., Sub. 2 to OA 21, 1993-94, pub. or flowages, and also not located within 300 feet of 09/30/94; am., Sub. 1 to OA 47, 1993-94, pub. the ordinary high-water mark or landward side of 03/22/95.] the flood plain of the navigable reaches of rivers and streams. . (12) Special Exception means a use which is permitted by this ordinance provided that certain Unofficial Text Dane County Code of Ordinances rev. 043095