It is the intent of this division to provide for safe public use of the accesses held in trust by the Towns of Whitewater and Richmond, Walworth County, Wisconsin, and to preserve the natural resources in these areas.
Citations for violations of any of the following provisions shall follow the procedure listed in §§ 66.0113 and 66.0114, Wis. Stats. Cash deposits for violations shall be as set forth in the fee schedule that shall be kept on file with the Town Clerk.
As provided in § 236.16, Wis. Stats., nothing in this division shall require either of the towns to improve the land provided for public access.
The general public may use the accesses for getting fishing, boating and recreational equipment to the lake on those accesses where terrain and soil conditions make possible safe and reasonable movement of such equipment from the nearest public highway to the lake. No use of the lake access that is in violation of state, federal or county statutes shall be permitted.
Special uses of the lake accesses shall include, but not be limited to, research groups, weed harvesting and chemical treatment operators, sea wall construction operators, heavy equipment operators.
A. 
Special use operators shall file with the town clerk of the town in which the work is to be done an application for a special lake access use permit. Such application shall describe the date of the beginning and ending of the operation; the special equipment to be used; provisions for public safety provided; evidence of liability insurance adequate to cover all possible accidents or damage to other persons, equipment or to terrain or vegetation on the access; provision for restoring the access to its condition at the start of the operation; evidence of state, county or federal permits required; an agreement to cease operation and remove equipment within 48 hours of an order of that town board; and the nature of and length of time any materials will be stored on the access. That town board may require a bond to be posted by the applicant for possible costs in restoring the site to its condition prior to the special use. The Town may require the applicant to sign a statement freeing the Town from liability to other users while the special use is in progress or as a result of that special use.
B. 
The town board of the town in which the work is to be done shall, in open meeting, review the application for special use of the access or accesses. That Town Board shall approve or disapprove the application. In the event of approval, the Town Board will designate which access or accesses may be used, the time of each use and shall direct the Clerk to issue the permit. This permit must be displayed on the access or accesses while the work is in progress. As the work progresses, the Town Board may inspect or cause to be inspected the operation. If upon inspection the operation is not deemed to be in the public interest or violates any Town ordinance or any of the terms or conditions of the permit, it may require the operator to cease and desist in the operation and restore the access or accesses to the condition that existed at the start of the operation. The Board may require the operator to surrender his permit for the operation.
A. 
Parking shall be permitted on the access in designated areas only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. If parking areas are not designated, all parking shall be done in such a manner that the public may have unimpeded access to the lake at all times. The town boards, in their respective jurisdiction, may designate no parking areas when such areas are in the best public interest. Stopping or standing a vehicle on the access shall be only for short periods of time and shall be done in a sharing manner with other access users.
B. 
Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section, if a sign stating the parking rule for that access has been posted by the Town Board, shall forfeit an amount as set forth in the fee schedule that shall be kept on file with the Town Clerk, together with costs imposed by law.
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Storage of any material or materials, equipment, weeds or bog material shall be for a minimal length of time. Any storage shall be allowed only after a special use permit has been issued to the person or person needing to store materials on the access in order to perform lake-oriented services. Such permit shall be for the shortest possible storage period. Materials stored on the lake accesses shall be only of those materials necessary for lake projects, such as, but not limited to, weed harvesting, bog removal, chemicals for authorized treatment of aquatic nuisances, materials for erosion and eutrophication control, and navigation and traffic control devices and research equipment.
B. 
Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall forfeit an amount as set forth in the fee schedule that shall be kept on file with the Town Clerk, together with costs imposed by law.
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No person shall alter the natural terrain of the access by drainage, planting or cultivating vegetation without special permit issued by the Town Board after acquiring assurance in writing from state and county agencies that such alteration is not in violation of state and county statutes and ordinances. No person shall encroach upon any access by alteration of boundaries, construction of buildings, drainage of liquids, or deposition of solid waste materials.
B. 
Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall forfeit an amount as set forth in the fee schedule that shall be kept on file with the Town Clerk, together with costs imposed by law.