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Chapter 17
<br /> lower than the flood protection elevation, the temporarily attached to, placed upon or set into the
<br /> structure is nonconforming.) - ground, stream bed or lake bed, including, but not
<br /> (40) NONCONFORMING USE: An existing lawful limited to, roofed and walled buildings, gas or liquid
<br /> use or accessory use of a structure or building which storage tanks,bridges,dams and culverts.
<br /> is not in conformity with the provisions of this (50) SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT: Any
<br /> ordinance for the area of the floodplain which it structural repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a
<br /> occupies. (Such as a residence in the floodway.) structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty
<br /> (41) OBSTRUCTION TO FLOW: Any percent(50%) of the present equalized assessed value
<br /> development which physically blocks the conveyance of the structure either before the improvement or
<br /> of floodwaters such that this development by itself or repair is started, or if the structure has been damaged
<br /> in conjunction with any future similar development and is being restored, before the damage occurred.
<br /> will cause an increase in regional flood height. The term does not, however, include any of the
<br /> (42) OFFICIAL FLOODPLAIN ZONING MAP: following:
<br /> That map, adopted and made part of this ordinance, (a) Any project for improvement of a
<br /> as described in s. 17.11,which has been approved by structure to comply with existing state or local health,
<br /> the department of natural resources and FEMA. sanitary or safety code specifications which existed
<br /> (43) OPEN SPACE USE: Those uses having a before the improvement began, was identified by a
<br /> relatively low flood damage potential and not . county official and which is necessary to assure safe
<br /> involving structures. living conditions;
<br /> (44) ORDINARY HIGHWATER MARK: The point (b) Any alteration of a designated historic
<br /> on the bank or shore up to which the presence and structure'° or site documented as deserving
<br /> action of surface water is so continuous as to leave a preservation by the Wisconsin State Historical
<br /> distinctive mark such as by erosion, destruction or Society, or listed on the National Register of Historic
<br /> prevention of terrestrial vegetation, predominance of Places provided the alteration will not preclude the 1 1
<br /> aquatic vegetation, or other easily recognized structure's continued designation as an historic
<br /> characteristic. 11
<br /> structure;
<br /> (45) PERSON: An individual, or group of (c). Ordinary maintenance repairs are not i
<br /> individuals, corporation, partnership, association, considered structural repairs, modifications or
<br /> municipality or state agency. additions. Such ordinary maintenance repairs include
<br /> (46) PRIVATE SEWAGE SYSTEM: A sewage internal and external painting, decorating, paneling
<br /> treatment and disposal system serving a single and the replacement of doors, windows and other _;
<br /> structure with a septic tank and soil absorption field nonstructural components. Substantial improvement
<br /> located on the same parcel as the structure. This term begins when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling,
<br /> also means an alternative sewage system approved by floor or other structural part of the building
<br /> the department of industry,labor and human relations commences, whether or not that alteration affects the
<br /> • including a substitute for the septic tank or soil external dimensions of the structure.
<br /> absorption field, a holding tank, a system serving (51) UNNECESSARY HARDSHIP: Where special
<br /> more than one structure or a system located on a conditions affecting a particular property,which were --
<br /> different parcel than the structure. not self-created, have made strict conformity with
<br /> (47) PUBLIC UTILITIES: Those utilities using restrictions governing areas, setbacks, frontage, `
<br /> underground or overhead transmission lines such as height or density unnecessarily burdensome or
<br /> electric,telephone and telegraph, and distribution and unreasonable in light of the purposes of the
<br /> collection systems such as water, sanitary sewer and ordinance.
<br /> storm sewer. (52) VARIANCE: An authorization by the board of
<br /> (48) REGIONAL FLOOD: A flood determined to adjustment for the construction or maintenance of a
<br /> be representative of large floods known to have
<br /> occurred in Wisconsin or which may be expected to
<br /> occur on a particular lake, river or stream once in 10See s. 17.05(33)for the definition of historic
<br /> every 100 years. structure.
<br /> (49) STRUCTURE: Any manmade object with "Annotation: As set forth in rev.federal rule,Oct. —
<br /> form, shape and utility, either permanently or 1990.
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