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Under the bill, a town that has been designated as an urban town is not subject
to extraterritorial zoning or extraterritorial plat approval by a neighboring city or

village. Also under the bill, a town that has been designated as an urban town must,
in its subdivision ordinance, require that “shadow plats” be recorded for certain
divisions of land within the urban town's qualified territory that occur after the
designation. “Shadow plat” is defined in the bill as a conceptual map of a division
of land, in the form of a plat or certified survey map, that shows potential future
higher density development of the land. Under the bill, a shadow plat must be
recorded for each new parcel created in the urban town's qualified territory that is
0.5 acre or larger and must show certain information, including future division of the
parcel into smaller lots no larger than 0.25 acre each, potential future streets, and
easement locations for potential future utilities. In addition, the urban town's
subdivision ordinance must prohibit, with one exception specified in the bill, the
erecting of a structure within 10 feet of any lot line shown on a shadow plat.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB768-ASA1,1 1Section 1. 60.001 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,2,62 60.001 (1m) “Qualified urban town territory” means the territory of an urban
3town designated under s. 60.10 (1) (h) that is within 3 miles of the corporate limits
4of a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd class city, or 1.5 miles of a 4th class city or a village if any of the
5following applies to the entire territory of the urban town satisfying the proximity
6requirement under this subsection:
AB768-ASA1,2,127 (a) 1. The territory has an average of more than 30 housing units per quarter
8section, as determined by the department of administration under par. (b), excluding
9any mercantile, manufacturing, or public utility developed areas, publicly owned
10land, and areas where residential development is impracticable due to geographic
11features, perpetually restricted development rights, or state law, as determined by
12the department of administration under par. (b).
AB768-ASA1,3,213 2. The territory has an assessed value for real estate tax purposes more than
1425 percent of which is attributable to existing or potential mercantile,

1manufacturing, or public utility uses, as determined by the department of
2administration under par. (b).
AB768-ASA1,3,53 (b) Upon request by an urban town designated under s. 60.10 (1) (h) for a
4determination under par. (a), within 60 days of the request, the department of
5administration shall provide the determination.
AB768-ASA1,2 6Section 2. 60.10 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,3,87 60.10 (1) (h) Urban town designation. Designate the town as an urban town
8if all of the following apply:
AB768-ASA1,3,109 1. The town has a population of more than 5,000 and a population density of
10750 persons in any one square mile.
AB768-ASA1,3,1211 2. The town provides law enforcement service in one of the manners provided
12under s. 60.56 (1) (a) 1. to 4.
AB768-ASA1,3,1313 3. The town has enacted a subdivision ordinance under s. 236.45 (2) (ac).
AB768-ASA1,3,1514 4. The town has enacted a zoning ordinance under s. 60.61 or 60.62 or is subject
15to county zoning under s. 59.69.
AB768-ASA1,3,2016 5. The department of administration has issued a certification under this
17subdivision. Upon request by a town for a certification that subds. 1. to 4. are
18satisfied with regard to the town, within 60 days of the request, the department of
19administration shall issue the certification or notify the town that subds. 1. to 4. are
20not satisfied with regard to the town.
AB768-ASA1,3 21Section 3. 60.86 of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,3,24 2260.86 Effect of urban town designation. The designation of a town as an
23urban town under s. 60.10 (1) (h) does not affect any agreement with another
24municipality, as defined in s. 66.0301 (1) (a), to which the town is a party.
AB768-ASA1,4 25Section 4. 62.23 (7a) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,4,22
162.23 (7a) (a) Extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction means the unincorporated
2area, other than qualified urban town territory, as defined in s. 60.001 (1m), within
33 miles of the corporate limits of a first, second or third class city, or 1 1/2 1.5 miles
4of a fourth class city or a village. The unincorporated area subject to extraterritorial
5zoning jurisdiction includes areas that are either surrounding or entirely
6surrounded by a single city or village. Wherever extraterritorial zoning jurisdictions
7overlap, the provisions of s. 66.0105 shall apply and any subsequent alteration of the
8corporate limits of the city by annexation, detachment or consolidation proceedings
9shall not affect the dividing line as initially determined under s. 66.0105. The
10governing body of the city shall specify by resolution the description of the area to
11be zoned within its extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction sufficiently accurate to
12determine its location and such area shall be contiguous to the city. The boundary
13line of such area shall follow government lot or survey section or fractional section
14lines or public roads, but need not extend to the limits of the extraterritorial zoning
15jurisdiction. Within 15 days of the adoption of the resolution the governing body
16shall declare its intention to prepare a comprehensive zoning ordinance for all or part
17of its extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction by the publication of the resolution in a
18newspaper having general circulation in the area proposed to be zoned, as a class 1
19notice, under ch. 985. The city clerk shall mail a certified copy of the resolution and
20a scale map reasonably showing the boundaries of the extraterritorial jurisdiction
21to the clerk of the county in which the extraterritorial jurisdiction area is located and
22to the town clerk of each town, any part of which is included in such area.
AB768-ASA1,5 23Section 5. 236.02 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,5,224 236.02 (5) “Extraterritorial plat approval jurisdiction" means the
25unincorporated area, other than qualified urban town territory, as defined in s.

160.001 (1m),
within 3 miles of the corporate limits of a first, second, or third class city,
2or 1 1/2 1.5 miles of a fourth class city or a village.
AB768-ASA1,6 3Section 6. 236.45 (2) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,5,44 236.45 (2) (ar) 1. In this paragraph:
AB768-ASA1,5,55 a. “Qualified urban town territory” has the meaning given in s. 60.001 (1m).
AB768-ASA1,5,86 b. “Shadow plat” means a conceptual map of a division of land, in the form of
7a plat or certified survey map, that shows potential future higher density
8development of the land.
AB768-ASA1,5,109 c. “Urban town" means a town designated as an urban town under s. 60.10 (1)
10(h).
AB768-ASA1,5,1611 2. Ordinances under par. (ac) enacted by an urban town shall require that, for
12any division of land that occurs after the urban town is designated as an urban town,
13a shadow plat shall be recorded, in the same manner as a plat is recorded under par.
14(am), for each parcel in the urban town's qualified urban town territory created by
15the division that is 0.5 acre or larger. The shadow plat for the parcel shall show all
16of the following:
AB768-ASA1,5,1917 a. Lot lines for future lots, which shall be 0.25 acre each or less in size, except
18that one remnant lot of the parcel may be larger than 0.25 acre and smaller than 0.5
19acre in size.
AB768-ASA1,5,2120 b. If the parcel is created as part of a subdivision, potential future streets and
21easement locations for potential future utilities.
AB768-ASA1,5,2322 c. A statement that no structure may be erected within 10 feet of any lot line
23under subd. 2. a.
AB768-ASA1,6,224 3. Ordinances under par. (ac) enacted by an urban town shall prohibit the
25erecting of a structure that violates a setback requirement included in a shadow plat

1under subd. 2. c., unless the structure is the first structure erected on the parcel to
2which the shadow plat applies.
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