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Chapter 11 CHAPTER 11 (5) Development. Any manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate including,but not -, SHORELAND, SHORELAND-WETLAND AND limited to, construction of or additions or substantial INLAND-WETLAND REGULATIONS improvements to buildings. Other structures, or accessory uses, the placement of mobile homes, 11.01 Dane County Shoreland, Shoreland- mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation Wetland, and Inland-Wetland. or drilling operations,deposition of materials. 11.015 Definitions. (6) Drainage system. One or more artificial 11.02 Shoreland District. ditches, tile drains or similar devices which collect 11.03 Shoreland Regulations. surface runoff or groundwater and convey it to a 11.04 Shore Cover. point of discharge. 11.05 Filling, Grading, Lagooning, Dredging and (7) Land use. Any "development" as defined in Excavating Ditching. 11.21(i). 11.06 Shoreland-Wetland and Inland-Wetland (8) Non-conforming structure. An existing lawful Districts. structure or building which is not in conformity with 11.07 Permitted Uses in the Shoreland-Wetland the provisions of the applicable zoning ordinance for and Inland-Wetland Districts. the area which it occupies. 11.08 Uses Which are Allowed in the Shoreland- (9) Non-conforming use. A lawful use that existed Wetland and Inland-Wetland Districts prior to adoption of a zoning ordinance which Subject to the Issuance of a Zoning (Land restricts or prohibits said use. Use)Permit. (10) Ordinary high-water mark means the point on 11.09 Prohibited Uses. the bank or shore up to which the presence and action 11.10 Rezoning of Lands in the Shoreland- of surface water is so continuous as to leave a Wetland and Inland-Wetland Districts. distinctive mark such as by erosion, destruction or [11.11-11.98 reserved.] prevention of terrestrial vegetation, predominance of 11.99 Enforcement and Penalties. 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 sections district, i.e., not located within 1,000 feet from the 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 the 03/22/95.] flood plain of the navigable reaches of rivers and streams. 11.015 DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter,the (12) Special exception means a use which is following words and phrases have the meanings permitted by this ordinance provided that certain indicated: conditions are met and that a permit is granted by the (1) Board of adjustment. The body established board of adjustment. under chapter 59.99, Wisconsin Statutes, for counties (13) Wetlands means those areas where water is at, and designated"board of adjustment." near or above the land surface long enough to be (2) Boathouse. A building for the storage of boats, capable of supporting aquatic or hydrophytic canoes and other watercraft and their accessories. vegetation and which have soils indicative of wet (3) Channel. A channel is a natural or artificial conditions. watercourse with defmite bed and banks to confine [History: 11.015 cr., Sub. 1 to OA 47, 1993-94,pub. and conduct the normal flow of water. 03/22/95.] (4) Department of natural resources. The department of natural resources of the State of 11.02 SHORELAND DISTRICT. (1) Authority: Wisconsin. This shoreland protection section is adopted pursuant Page 57 Revised 4-30-97