The provisions of this article apply to all areas mapped as floodway on the Official Floodplain Zoning Maps and to those portions of the General Floodplain District determined to be floodway according to the procedures in §
143-19.
The following open space uses are allowed in the Floodway District and the floodway portion of the General Floodplain District, provided that they are not prohibited by any other ordinance; they meet the standards in §§
143-11 and
143-12; and all permits or certificates have been issued according to §
143-24:
A. Agricultural uses, such as general farming, pasturing,
outdoor plant nurseries, horticulture, viticulture, truck farming,
forestry, sod farming and wild-crop harvesting.
B. Nonstructural industrial and commercial uses, such
as loading areas, parking areas, and airport landing strips.
C. Nonstructural private and public recreational uses, such as golf courses, tennis courts, driving ranges, archery ranges, picnic grounds, boat launching ramps, swimming areas, parks, wildlife and nature preserves, game farms, fish hatcheries, shooting preserves, target ranges, trap and skeet ranges, hunting and fishing areas, and hiking and horseback riding trails, subject to the fill limitations of §
143-11D.
D. Uses or structures accessory to open space uses, or those classified as historic structures, that are not in conflict with the provisions in §§
143-11 and
143-12.
E. Extraction of sand, gravel or other materials according to §
143-11D.
F. Functionally water-dependent uses such as docks, piers or wharves, including those used as part of a marina, and other water-related uses such as dams, flowage areas, culverts, navigational aids and river crossings of transmission lines, and pipelines, according to Chs.
30 and 31, Wis. Stats.
G. Public utilities, streets and bridges, according to §
143-11C.
All uses not listed as permitted uses in §
143-10 are prohibited within the Floodway District and in the floodway portion of the General Floodplain District, including the following uses which are always prohibited in the floodway:
A. Structures in, on or over floodway areas which are
designed for human habitation, associated with high flood damage potential,
or not associated with permanent open space uses.
B. The storage of any materials that are capable of floating,
flammable, explosive, or injurious to property, water quality, or
human, animal, plant, fish or other aquatic life.
C. Any uses which are not in harmony with, or which may
be detrimental to, the uses permitted in the adjoining districts.
D. Any private or public sewage systems, except portable
latrines that are removed prior to flooding, and systems associated
with recreational areas and Department-approved campgrounds, that
meet the applicable provisions of local ordinances and Ch. Comm 83,
Wis. Adm. Code.
E. Any public or private wells which are used to obtain
water for ultimate human consumption, except those for recreational
areas that meet the requirements of local ordinances and Chs. NR 811
and NR 812, Wis. Adm. Code.
F. Any solid and hazardous waste disposal sites, whether
public or private.
G. Any wastewater treatment ponds or facilities, except
those permitted under § NR 110.15(3)(b), Wis. Adm. Code.
H. Any sanitary sewer or water supply lines, except those
to service existing or proposed development located outside the floodway
which complies with the regulations for the floodplain area occupied.