The following maps are hereby adopted and made part of this chapter
and are on file in the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer:
A. Wisconsin Wetland Inventory Maps stamped "Final" on July
6, 1994.
B. Floodplain Zoning Maps titled "Flood Insurance Rate Map,"
Community Panel Number 550269 0001 C, prepared by Federal Emergency Management
Agency (revised map dated August 3, 1998, replaced map dated January 17, 1991,
effective August 3, 1998).
C. United States Geological Survey Maps, Westfield West
Quadrangle dated 1979 and Westfield East dated 1984.
The following uses are permitted subject to the provisions of Chs. 30
and 31, Wis. Stats., and the provisions of other local, state and federal
laws, if applicable:
A. Activities and uses which do not require the issuance
of a zoning permit, provided that no wetland alteration occurs:
(1) Hiking, fishing, trapping, hunting, swimming, snowmobiling
and boating;
(2) The harvesting of wild crops, such as marsh hay, ferns,
moss, wild rice, berries, tree fruits and tree seeds, in a manner that is
not injurious to the natural reproduction of such crops;
(3) The practice of silviculture, including the planting,
thinning and harvesting of timber;
(4) The pasturing of livestock;
(5) The cultivation of agricultural crops; and
(6) The construction and maintenance of duck blinds.
B. Uses that do not require the issuance of a zoning permit
and may only involve wetland alterations to the extent specifically provided
below:
(1) The practice of silviculture, including limited temporary
water level stabilization measures which are necessary to alleviate abnormally
wet or dry conditions that would have an adverse impact on the conduct of
silvicultural activities if not corrected;
(2) The cultivation of cranberries, including limited wetland
alterations necessary for the purpose of growing and harvesting cranberries;
(3) The maintenance and repair of existing drainage systems
to restore preexisting levels of drainage, including the minimum amount of
filling necessary to dispose of dredged spoil, provided that the filling is
otherwise permissible and that dredged spoil is placed on existing spoil banks
where possible;
(4) The construction and maintenance of fences for the pasturing
of livestock, including limited excavating and filling necessary for such
construction or maintenance;
(5) The construction and maintenance of piers, docks, walkways,
observation decks and trail bridges built on pilings, including limited excavating
and filling necessary for such construction or maintenance;
(6) The installation and maintenance of sealed tiles for the purpose of draining lands outside the shoreland-wetland zoning district, provided that such installation or maintenance is done in a manner designed to minimize adverse impacts upon the natural functions of the shoreland-wetland listed in §
510-21C of this chapter; and
(7) The maintenance, repair, replacement and reconstruction
of existing highways and bridges, including limited excavating and filling
necessary for such maintenance, repair, replacement or reconstruction.
C. Uses that are allowed upon the issuance of a zoning/conditional
use permit and may only include wetland alterations to the extent specifically
provided below:
(1) The construction and maintenance of roads which are necessary
for the continuity of the Village street system, the provision of essential
utility and emergency services or to provide access to uses permitted under
this section, provided that:
(a) The road cannot, as a practical matter, be located outside
the wetland;
(b) The road is designed and constructed to minimize adverse impacts upon the natural functions of the wetland listed in §
510-21C of this chapter;
(c) The road is designed and constructed with the minimum
cross-sectional area practical to serve the intended use;
(d) Road construction activities are carried out in the immediate
area of the roadbed only; and
(e) Any wetland alteration must be necessary for the construction
or maintenance of the road.
(2) The construction and maintenance of nonresidential buildings,
provided that:
(a) The building is used solely in conjunction with a use
permitted in the shoreland-wetland district or for the raising of waterfowl,
minnows or other wetland or aquatic animals;
(b) The building cannot, as a practical matter, be located
outside the wetland;
(c) The building does not exceed 500 square feet in floor
area; and
(d) Only limited filling and excavating necessary to provide
structural support for the building are allowed.
(3) The establishment and development of public and private
parks and recreation areas, outdoor education areas, historic, natural and
scientific areas, game refuges and closed areas, fish and wildlife habitat
improvement projects, game bird and animal farms, wildlife preserves and public
boat launching ramps, provided that:
(a) Any private development allowed under this subsection
shall be used exclusively for the permitted purpose;
(b) Only limited filling and excavating necessary for the
development of public boat launching ramps, swimming beaches or the construction
of park shelters or similar structures are allowed;
(c) The construction and maintenance of roads necessary for the uses permitted under this Subsection
C(3) are allowed only where such construction and maintenance meet the criteria in Subsection
C(1); and
(d) Wetland alterations in game refuges and closed areas,
fish and wildlife habitat improvement projects, game bird and animal farms
and wildlife preserves shall be for the purpose of improving wildlife habitat
or to otherwise enhance wetland values.
(4) The construction and maintenance of electric and telephone
transmission lines, water and gas distribution lines and sewage collection
lines and related facilities and the construction and maintenance of railroad
lines, provided that:
(a) The utility transmission and distribution facilities
and railroad lines cannot, as a practical matter, be located outside the wetland;
(b) Only limited filling or excavating necessary for such
construction or maintenance is allowed; and
(c) Such construction or maintenance is done in a manner designed to minimize adverse impacts upon the natural functions of the wetland listed in §
510-21C of this chapter.