[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of Green Lake County 2-16-2016 by Ord. No. 04-2016[1]. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Comprehensive Plan — See Ch. 280.
Land division and subdivision — See Ch. 315.
Zoning — See Ch. 350.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Ch. 295,
Farmland Preservation, adopted 5-17-1983 by Ord. No. 277-8.
A.
The Wisconsin Working Lands Initiative was adopted under 2009 Wisconsin
Act 28 to encourage change to farmland preservation planning, including
new tax credits for farmers; and
B.
The current Green Lake County Farmland Preservation Plan was adopted
in 1983 and must be amended by January 1, 2016, pursuant to § 91.10(1),
Wis. Stats.; however, the County received an extension from the state
for adoption of the plan; and
C.
The farmland preservation plan must be part of the adopted Comprehensive
Plan; and
D.
A county must use the same procedures to adopt a farmland preservation
plan that are used to adopt a comprehensive plan; and
E.
The County Board of Supervisors of Green Lake County, Wisconsin,
has adopted written procedures designed to foster public participation
in every stage of the preparation of a farmland preservation plan
as required by § 66.1001(4)(a), Wis. Stats.; and
F.
The Green Lake County Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee, by
a majority vote of the entire committee, recorded in its official
minutes, recommends to the County Board the adoption of the document
entitled "Green Lake County Farmland Preservation Plan"; and
G.
Green Lake County has held at least one public hearing on this ordinance,
in compliance with the requirements of § 66.1001(4)(d),
Wis. Stats.
The Green Lake County Board of Supervisors of Green Lake County,
Wisconsin, does, by enactment of this chapter, formally adopt the
document entitled "Green Lake County Farmland Preservation Plan" as
an addendum to the Green Lake County Comprehensive Plan 2015.[1] Said plan is incorporated by reference herein and may
be obtained upon request to the Green Lake County Land Use Planning
and Zoning Department.
A copy of the Farmland Preservation Plan shall be distributed
according to § 66.1001(4)(b), Wis. Stats.
