[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Slinger as Sec. 30.255 of the former Municipal Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Stormwater management and erosion control — See Ch. 526.
Zoning — See Ch. 550.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
FILL
The normal and usual soil resulting from excavating or grading of lands, but shall not include building materials, refuse or any other manufactured articles of any kind whose use as fill is prohibited.
Whenever any party desires to deposit fill in any amount, except any fill used for topsoil dressing on any lands in the Village, such party shall first obtain a fill permit from the Building Inspector. A permit shall not be required for fill deposited at a licensed landfill site or for any lands for which a valid building permit has been issued or for roadway construction projects. Topsoil placement to maintain or establish a lawn or other landscaping is not considered to be fill, provided such topsoil does not exceed a total of four inches in depth.
The Building Inspector shall provide application forms for fill permits which shall show the following information:
A. 
Name and address of applicant.
B. 
Place where fill is to be deposited and the owner thereof.
C. 
Existing and proposed elevation of area to be filled at a distance of not more than twenty-five-foot intervals.
D. 
Existing elevation of adjacent lands within 50 feet of the area to be filled at distance of not more than twenty-five-foot intervals.
E. 
A sketch showing the above information and the route to be traveled to the fill site.
F. 
Approximate quantity of fill.
G. 
Time required for filling.
H. 
Party responsible for leveling, seeding or sodding.
I. 
Method for erosion control during filling.
If the Building Inspector is satisfied that issuance of a fill permit is not in the best interest of the owners of adjacent lands or of the Village, he shall refuse to issue such fill permit.
The Building Inspector shall collect the fee set by the Village Board by resolution from time to time before issuance of the fill permit and shall deliver such fee to the Clerk. Failure to obtain a fill permit shall result in the imposition of double fees. Such permit shall be posted on the site where the fill is to be deposited so as to be visible from the public roadway.
The damming, filling, relocating or otherwise interfering with the natural flow of surface water in a natural drainage course, the intended flow of surface water in an approved subdivision or the existing flow between other properties shall not be permitted, except with the approval of those Village, county and state agencies having jurisdiction.
No person shall deposit any fill in the Village without a valid fill permit. In case of any violation of this section, the Building Inspector, Village Board, Village Attorney or Village police officers, or any neighboring property owner who would be damaged by such violation, may institute appropriate action or proceeding to enjoin a violation of this section. Penalties may be charged in accord with Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I, Construction and Penalties.