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Chapter 11 <br /> provided the railing is not solid in appearance and not the shoreland,the cutting of trees and shrubbery shall <br /> greater than 3.5 feet in height. be allowed when accomplished using accepted forest <br /> (d) The maintenance and repair of non- management practices and sound soil conservation <br /> conforming boathouses which are located below the practices which protect water quality. <br /> ordinary high-water mark of any navigable waters <br /> shall comply with the requirements of section 30.121 11.05 FILLING, GRADING, LAGOONING, <br /> of the Wisconsin Statutes. DREDGING AND EXCAVATING DITCHING. <br /> (1) General standards: Filling, grading, lagooning, <br /> 11.04 SHORE COVER. (1) Purpose: To maintain dredging, ditching or excavating which does not <br /> trees and shrubbery in the shoreland areas for require a permit under section 11.05(2) is permitted <br /> protection of scenic beauty, control erosion and in the shoreland area provided that: <br /> reduce effluent and nutrient flow from the shoreland. (a) It is done in a manner designed to <br /> These provisions shall not apply to the removal of minimize erosion, sedimentation and impairment of <br /> dead, diseased or dying trees or shrubbery or to silvi- fish and wildlife habitat. <br /> cultural thinning upon recommendation of a forester. (b) Any fill placed in a shoreland area is <br /> (2) Shoreline cutting: Tree and shrubbery cutting protected against erosion by use of rip-rap, bulkhead <br /> in a strip paralleling the shoreline and extending 35 or vegetative covering. <br /> feet inland from all points along the ordinary high- (c) Any filling, grading, lagooning, <br /> water mark of the shoreline shall be limited in dredging, ditching or excavating in a shoreland- <br /> accordance with the following provisions: wetland district shall comply with sections 11.07 and <br /> (a) No more than 30 feet in any 100 feet, as 11.08 of this ordinance. <br /> measured along the ordinary high-water mark, may (2) Permits are not required for the following: <br /> be clear cut to the depth of the 35 foot strip. (a) Septic system installations for private <br /> (b) Natural shrubbery shall be preserved as use. <br /> far as practicable and, where removed, it shall be (b) Construction of single family or duplex <br /> replaced with other vegetation that is equally ' residences. - <br /> effective in retarding runoff, preventing erosion and (c) Soil conservation and stream protection <br /> preserving natural beauty. practices such as terraces, run-off diversions, grassed <br /> (3) Alternate cutting: A special cutting plan waterways, cattle and equipment crossings, cattle• <br /> allowing•greater cutting may be permitted by the watering access,etc.,when planned by S.C.S. <br /> board of adjustment by issuance of a special (3) Permit required: Except as provided in section <br /> exception permit, under section 10.26(6)(b). In 11.05(2),a special exception permit is required for: <br /> applying for such a permit,the board shall require the (a) Any filling or grading of any area which <br /> lot owner to submit a sketch of his or her lot, is within 300 feet of the ordinary high-water mark of <br /> including the following information: location of a navigable water and which has surface drainage <br /> parking, gradient of the land, existing vegetation, toward the water. <br /> proposed cutting, and proposed replanting. The (b) Any filling or grading on slopes of 20% <br /> board may grant such a permit only if it fmds that or more. <br /> such special cutting plans will not cause undue (c) Filling or grading of more than 1,000 <br /> erosion or destruction of scenic beauty, and will square feet on slopes of 12%-20%. <br /> jrovide substantial shielding from the water of (d) Filling or grading of more than 2,000 <br /> swellings, accessory structures and parking areas. square feet on slopes of 12%or less. <br /> Where the plan calls for replacement plantings, the (e) Constructing, dredging or commencing <br /> board may require the submission of a bond which work on any artificial waterway, canal, ditch, lagoon, <br /> guarantees the performance of the planned tree or pond, lake or similar waterway which is within 300 <br /> shrubbery planting by the lot owner. feet of the ordinary high-water mark of a navigable <br /> (4) Paths: Any path, road or passage within the body of water or where the purpose is the ultimate <br /> 35 foot strip shall be constructed and surfaced as to connection with a navigable body of water. <br /> effectively control erosion. (t) Any deposition of dredged spoils in areas <br /> (5) Cutting more than 35 feet inland: From the described as per(a)through(d)above. <br /> inland edge of the 35 foot strip to the outer limits of <br /> Page 59 <br /> Revised 4-30-97 <br />