Part 320-900, Shoreland-Wetland District, referenced as "ordinance, the ordinance, or this ordinance," is adopted pursuant to the authorization in § 61.351 Wis. Stats.
Uncontrolled use of the shoreland-wetlands and pollution of
the navigable waters of Greenville would adversely affect the public
health, safety, convenience, and general welfare and impair the tax
base. The Legislature of Wisconsin has delegated responsibility to
all municipalities to:
A.
Promote the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare.
B.
Maintain the storm- and floodwater storage capacity of wetlands.
C.
Prevent and control water pollution by preserving wetlands which
filter or store sediments, nutrients, heavy metals or organic compounds
that would otherwise drain into navigable waters.
D.
Protect fish, their spawning grounds, other aquatic life and wildlife
by preserving wetlands and other aquatic habitat.
E.
Prohibit certain uses detrimental to the shoreland-wetland area.
F.
Preserve shore cover and natural beauty by restricting the removal
of natural shoreland cover and controlling shoreland-wetland excavation,
filling and other earth moving activities.
