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Chapter 10 forfeiture before resorting to injunctional zoning ordinance, to hold hearings on proposed proceedings. amendments to this ordinance and to make (b) Any person who has the ability to pay recommendations thereon to the County Board, to any forfeiture entered against him under this approve plats for record in accordance with the ordinance but refuses to do so may be confined in the provisions of section 236(10)(b) of the Statutes; and county jail until such forfeiture is paid, but in no to perform such other duties in connection with event to exceed thirty (30) days. In determining zoning as may be delegated to it by the County - , whether an individual has the ability to pay a Board. forfeiture, all items of income and all assets may be (c) Effect of denial of a petition to change considered regardless of whether or not such income the zoning district boundaries: no petition for a or assets are subject to garnishment, lien or change in the zoning district boundaries which has attachment by creditors. been denied by the Dane County Board of (6) Officially mapped areas. Supervisors shall be resubmitted for a period of one (a) No zoning permit shall be issued under year from the date of said denial, except on the this chapter for any lands lying within any officially grounds of new evidence or proof of change of mapped area of Dane County unless the proper conditions found to be valid by the Zoning permit from the appropriate city or village shall have Committee. been first obtained. (d) The Zoning Committee shall use plans (b) Every applicant for the issuance of any and maps developed by individual towns and permit required under this chapter shall state in approved by the County Board as criteria for zoning writing that he or she has made diligent inquiry of recommendations to the County Board. the applicability of any official map to the applicant's (e) In considering land use issues for areas lands; that no such official map is applicable, or if adjacent to local municipalities, notice shall be sent such map is applicable, the approval of the by certified mail to the affected municipality or appropriate city or village has been obtained; that municipalities. The notice shall include the location, the applicant understands the possible adverse description of use, requested zoning or permit and consequences of erecting a structure within an the date,time and place of the county public hearing. officially mapped area without the proper approval The notice shall state that it shall be incumbent upon of the city or village involved; and that the applicant the affected municipality to inform the county has not relied upon any statements of county zoning agency of any concerns, potential problems employees in giving such written assurances. or questions relative to the impact of the proposed (c) If an applicant seeks a zoning permit for use on a wellhead protection area. lands located within an official mapped area, a (2) Conditional Uses. zoning permit may be issued only after a permit from (a) Statement of Purposes. The development the appropriate city or village has been issued under and execution of this ordinance is based upon the section 62.23(6)(d)of the Wisconsin Statutes. division of the county into districts, within which (d) Any zoning permit issued under this districts the use of land and buildings, and bulk and chapter shall be void if applicable to lands located location of buildings and structures in relation to the within an officially mapped area for which the land are mutually compatible, and substantially applicant has not obtained the proper permit from uniform. However, there are certain uses which, the appropriate city or village. In the event of an because of their unique characteristics, cannot be error in any application or any misstatement in any properly classified as unrestricted permitted uses in application,the zoning administrator shall issue stop any particular district or districts, without work orders if the administrator discovers any consideration, in each case, of the impact of those official map to be applicable to the lands in question. uses upon neighboring land or public facilities, and [History: 10.25(5)(a)am., Sub. 2 to O.A. 12, 1989- of the public need for the particular use at a 90,pub. 11/13/89. ] particular location. Such uses, nevertheless, may be necessary or desirable to be allowed in a particular 10.255 ZONING COMMITTEE. district provided that due consideration is given to (1) Duties. location, development, and operation of such uses. (a) The Zoning Committee shall be created Such uses are classified as conditional uses and are and constituted by the County Board and have the uses entirely private in character, but of such an duties as prescribed by subsection(b)hereof. unusual nature that their operation may give rise to (b) It shall be the duty of the Zoning unique problems with respect to their impact upon Committee to supervise the administration of the neighboring property or public facilities. The Page 37