2021 WISCONSIN ACT
An Act to amend 59.692 (1k) (am) 3.; and to create 59.692 (1) (ar) and 59.692 (1n) (d) 7. of the statutes; relating to: county shoreland zoning ordinances relating to fences near public highways.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1. 59.692 (1) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
59.692 (1) (ar) “Roadway” has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (54).
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2. 59.692 (1k) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
59.692 (1k) (am) 3. The standards prohibit considering a roadway, as defined in s. 340.01 (54), or a sidewalk, as defined in s. 340.01 (58), as impervious surfaces.
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3. 59.692 (1n) (d) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
59.692 (1n) (d) 7. A fence that is all of the following:
a. No taller than 15 feet.
b. Located no less than 2 feet landward of the ordinary high-water mark.
c. Located entirely outside of a highway right-of-way, no less than 10 feet from the edge of a roadway, and no more than 40 feet from the edge of a roadway or highway right-of-way, whichever is greater.
d. Generally perpendicular to the shoreline.
