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Chapter 11 <br /> game preserves and private wildlife habitat areas,but (c) Filtering or storage of sediments, <br /> only for the purpose of improving wildlife habitat or nutrients, heavy metals or organic compounds that <br /> otherwise enhance wetland values. would otherwise drain into navigable waters; <br /> (4) The construction and maintenance of electric, (d)Shoreline protection against soil erosion; <br /> gas, telephone, water and sewer transmission and (e) Fish spawning, breeding, nursery or <br /> distribution lines, and related facilities, by public feeding grounds; <br /> utilities and cooperative associations organized for (1) Wildlife habitat;or <br /> the purpose of producing or furnishing heat, light, (g) Areas of special recreational, scenic or <br /> power or water to their members,provided that: scientific interest,including scarce wetland types. <br /> (a) The transmission and distribution lines (3) For all proposed text and map amendments to <br /> and related facilities cannot as a practical matter be the shoreland-wetland district, involving an area of <br /> located outside the wetland;and . five acres or more in size, the appropriate district <br /> (b) Any filling, excavating, ditching or office of the department of natural resources shall be <br /> draining that is to be done must be necessary for provided with the following: <br /> such construction or maintenance and must be done (a) A copy of every petition for a text or map <br /> in a manner designed to minimize flooding and amendment to the shoreland-wetland district, within <br /> other adverse impacts upon the natural functions of 5 days of the filing of such petition with the county <br /> the wetlands. clerk; <br /> (5) The construction & maintenance of railroad (b) Written notice of the public hearing to be <br /> lines,provided that: held on a proposed amendment, at least 10 days <br /> (a) The railroad lines cannot as a practical prior to such hearing; <br /> matter be located outside the wetland;and (c) A copy of the county zoning agency's <br /> (b) Any filling, excavating, ditching, or finding and recommendations on each proposed <br /> draining that is to be done must be necessary for amendment, within 10 days after the submission of <br /> such construction or maintenance and must be done those findings and recommendations to the county <br /> in a manner designed to minimize flooding and board;and <br /> other adverse impacts upon natural functions of (d) Written notice of the county board's <br /> thewetland. decision on the proposed amendment,within 10 days <br /> [History: caption am., Sub. 2 to OA 21, 1993-94, after it is issued. <br /> pub. 09/30/94.] (4) This ordinance shall not be construed or <br /> administered to limit or prohibit federally approved <br /> 11.09 PROHIBITED USES. Any use not listed in wetlands mitigation projects implemented pursuant <br /> sections 11.07 and 11.08 is prohibited, unless the to applicable federal and state requirements. <br /> wetland or a portion of the wetland has been rezoned (5) If the department of natural resources has <br /> by amendment of this ordinance in accordance with notified the county zoning agency that a proposed <br /> section 11.10 of this Ordinance. amendment to the shoreland-wetland district <br /> affecting a designated wetland area of five acres or <br /> 11.10 REZONING OF LANDS IN THE more in size may have a significant adverse impact <br /> SHORELAND-WETLAND AND INLAND- upon any of the criteria listed in section 11.10(2) of <br /> WETLAND DISTRICTS. this ordinance, that amendment, if approved by the <br /> (1) Rezoning of a wetland or portion of a wetland county board, shall contain the following provision: <br /> shall be by an amendment to this ordinance and the "This amendment shall not take effect until more <br /> related wetland maps in accordance with the than 30 days have elapsed since written notice of the <br /> requirements of section 59.97(5)(e), Wisconsin county board's approval of this amendment was <br /> Statutes, Chapter NR 115,Wisconsin Administrative mailed to the department of natural resources. <br /> Code and section 11.10(2),following. During that 30-day period the department of natural <br /> (2)A wetland, or a portion thereof, in the shoreland- resources may notify the county board that it will <br /> wetland or inland-wetland district shall not be adopt a superseding shoreland ordinance for the <br /> rezoned if the proposed rezoning may result in a county under section 59.971(6) of the Wisconsin <br /> significant adverse impact upon any of the following: Statutes. If the department does so notify the county <br /> (a) Storm and flood water storage capacity; board, the effect of this amendment shall be stayed <br /> (b) Maintenance of dry season stream flow, until the section 59.971(6) adoption procedure is <br /> the discharge of groundwater to a wetland, the completed or otherwise terminated." <br /> recharge of groundwater from a wetland to another [History: caption, (1), (2), (3) and (4) am., and (5) <br /> area, or the flow of groundwater through a wetland; cr., Sub. 2 to OA 21, 1993-94,pub. 09/30/94.] <br /> Page 58 <br />