[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
The following statutes affect this form: ss. 60.62 (1) and (4) and 62.23 (1) (a), Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
I, ________ ________, the chairperson of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, as the appointing authority under [select one 1. ss. 60.62 (1) and 62.23 (1), Wis. stats., or 2. s. 60.62 (4) (a), Wis. stats.], for members of the town plan commission, hereby appoint ________ ________ [select one 1. as a citizen member of the town plan commission who is not a town official or 2. as a member of the town plan commission who is a town official*], for the term of office of 3 years, to commence on April ___, 20__, and to expire on April ___, 20__.** Dated this ________ day of April, 20__.
[Signature of town chairperson]
The above appointments to the town plan commission are hereby approved and confirmed.
[Signatures of town board]
Note: Under ss. 60.62 (1) and 62.23 (1), Wis. stats., the town board may by ordinance create a town plan commission, to consist of 7 members, except that under s. 60.62 (4) (a), Wis. stats., if the town has a population of less than 2,500, the town plan commission may consist of 5 members. All members of the commission are appointed by the town board chairperson, subject to confirmation by the town board. The town board chairperson also selects the presiding officer of the commission. The town board chairperson may appoint town elected or appointed officials, including town board members, except that a 7-person commission must always have at least 3 citizen members who are not town officials, and a 5-person commission must always have at least one citizen member who is not a town official. Note: Under s. 62.23 (1) (d), Wis. stats., the members of the commission are appointed to hold office for a period of 3 years. Appointments are made during the month of April for terms that expire in April or at any other time if a vacancy occurs during the middle of a term. The following statutes affect this form: ss. 61.35 and 62.23 (6), Wis. stats. (ONLY for use by towns authorized to exercise VILLAGE POWERS under s. 60.22, Wis. stats.) STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, by this resolution, adopted by a majority of the town board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, resolves and orders as follows:
To conserve and promote the public health, safety, convenience, or general welfare, pursuant to ss. 61.35 and 62.23 (6), Wis. stats., the town establishes an official map of the town, labeled as the Official Map of the Town of ________ and dated of even date with this resolution, which shows all of the following: 1. Highways, historic districts, parkways, parks, and playgrounds laid out, adopted, and established by law.
2. (Optional) The location of railroad rights-of-way, waterways, and public transit facilities.
3. (Optional) Waterways included in the comprehensive surface water drainage plan.
The town clerk shall keep the official map at the town hall as an official record of the town.
The town clerk shall at once record with the register of deeds of ________ County [the county or counties in which the town is situated] a certificate showing that the Town has established an official map.
The town clerk shall properly post or publish this resolution as required under s. 60.80, Wis. stats. Adopted this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
The following statutes affect this form: ss. 61.35 and 62.23 (6), Wis. stats. (ONLY for use by towns authorized to exercise VILLAGE POWERS under s. 60.22, Wis. stats.) STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
I, ________ ________, clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, certify that at the regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of ________, held on ________ ___, 20__, the town board, by resolution adopted on proper notice with a quorum and by a roll call vote of a majority of the town board present and voting, established an official town map for the Town of ________, which is on file at the Town Hall for the town.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature and seal of town clerk]
Town Name
The following statutes affect this form: s. 60.065, Wis. stats. Petition
To ________ ________, clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin:
We, the undersigned, electors of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, pursuant to s. 60.065, Wis. stats., petition that the attached resolution [attach resolution that the name of the town be changed and stating the proposed new name] be referred to a vote of the electors of the town for the purpose of determining whether the name of the Town of ________ shall be changed to the “Town of ________.” In the event of any impropriety or insufficiency in this petition or the attached resolution, contact ________ ________, whose mailing address is _________, ________ and telephone number is (____) ____-________.
Affidavit
STATE OF WISCONSIN
________ County
________ ________, of ________ ________ [insert address of residence with street and number], being duly sworn, says that I personally circulated the petition and personally obtained each of the signatures; that I know that the signers are electors of the jurisdiction or district in which the petition is circulated; that I know that the signers signed the paper with full knowledge of its content; that I know the signers’ respective residences given; that I know that each signer signed on the date stated opposite his or her name; that I reside within the jurisdiction or district in which the petition is circulated; and that I am aware that falsifying the affidavit is punishable under ss. 12.13 (3) (a) and 946.32 (1) (a), Wis. stats. [Signature of affiant]
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ of ________, 20__.
[Signature of officer administering oath]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 60.065, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
I, ________ ________, clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, certify that I have carefully examined the attached petition [attach this certificate to petition upon execution by town clerk] to determine the sufficiency of the petition and whether the attached proposed resolution is in proper form. Upon this examination I have determined that: [select one 1. The petition is sufficient and the resolution is in proper form. or 2. The petition is insufficient due to ______________. or 3. That the resolution is not proper in form due to ______________. Or both 2 and 3. State the particulars of any insufficiency or impropriety].
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this ____ of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
Town Powers
The following statutes affect this form: ss. 29.038, 66.0407, 66.0413, 125.14, 169.01, and 175.25 and ch. 823, Wis. stats. (ONLY for use by towns authorized to exercise VILLAGE POWERS under s. 60.22.) STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
SECTION I – TITLE AND PURPOSE
The title of this ordinance is the Town of ________ Public Nuisance Ordinance. The purpose of this ordinance is to regulate for public health and safety reasons public nuisances and certain uses and activities in the town.
SECTION II – AUTHORITY
The town board has the specific authority under ss. 29.038, 66.0407, 66.0413, 125.14, 169.01, and 175.25, and ch. 823, Wis. stats., and general authority under its village powers under s. 60.22, Wis. stats., to adopt this ordinance. SECTION III – ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE
This ordinance, adopted by a majority of the town board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, provides for the regulation of the storage, treatment, disposal, and discharge of certain junk and of other items, uses, and activities in the town.
SECTION IV – DEFINITIONS
A. “Agricultural use” means any beekeeping, commercial feed lots, dairying, egg production, floriculture, fish or fur farming, forest and game management, grazing, livestock raising, orchards, plant greenhouses and nurseries, poultry raising, raising of grain, grass, mint, and seed crops, raising of fruits, nuts, and berries, sod farming, placing land in federal programs in return for payments in kind, owning land, at least 35 acres of which is enrolled in the conservation reserve program under 16 USC 3831 to 3835, participating in the milk production termination program under 7 USC 1446 (d), and vegetable raising. B. “Appliance” means any household or office device, instrument, utensil, apparatus, or machine that utilizes power, including, but not limited to, any stove, clothes washer or dryer, refrigerator, dish washer, freezer, water heater, water pump, furnace, television set, home entertainment device, computer or peripheral device, or other home or office electronic device.
C. “Building” includes any building or structure or any portion of a building or structure.
D. “Debris” means any litter, junk, wood, bricks, paper, cement, concrete blocks, or any other unsightly accumulation of items or materials that may tend to depreciate property values in the adjacent or near area, create a blighted condition, present a substantial threat to public health or safety, or create a public nuisance or a public safety or health hazard, except when such items are determined by the town board or town committee or other agent of the town to be stored or housed out of public view and are treated and maintained so as not to be a public nuisance.
E. “Equipment” means goods used or bought for use primarily in a business, including farming and a profession.
F. “Hazardous waste” means any solid waste identified by the State of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources as hazardous under s. 291.05 (2), Wis. stats. G. “Junk” means scrap metal, metal alloy, wood, concrete, or synthetic or organic material or any junked, inoperative, unlicensed, or unregistered vehicle, structure, equipment, furniture, appliances, or machinery, or any part thereof. “Junk” includes refuse, used tires, parts of dismantled buildings, agricultural use equipment not in usable condition, parts of agricultural use equipment, and contaminated recyclable material.
H. “Junked” means dismantled for parts or scrapped.
I. “Junked vehicle parts” means parts from a junked vehicle.
J. “Junkyard” means any place that is owned, maintained, operated, or used for storing, keeping, processing, buying, or selling junk. “Junkyard” includes sanitary landfills, refuse dumps, garbage dumps, automobile graveyards, scrap metal processors, auto-wrecking yards, salvage yards, auto-recycling yards, used auto parts yards, and places for temporary storage of automobile bodies or parts awaiting disposal as a normal part of a business operation when the business will continually have like materials located on the premises. “Junkyard” does not include places where litter, trash, and other debris are scattered along or upon a highway or temporary operations and outdoor storage of limited duration.
K. “Local zoning and land use regulation” means any applicable county, town, or extraterritorial zoning, subdivision, land division, platting, official map, building code, building permit, or other ordinance adopted pursuant to general police powers that is applicable in any manner to the use of land.
L. “Machinery” means a structure or assemblage of parts that transmits forces, motion, or energy from one part to another in a predetermined way by electrical, mechanical, or chemical means. “Machinery” does not include a building.
M. “Motor vehicle dealer” has the meaning given in s. 218.0101 (23), Wis. stats. N. “Motor vehicle salvage dealer” has the meaning given in s. 218.20 (1r), Wis. stats. O. “Not registered,” in reference to “all-terrain vehicles” as defined in s. 340.01 (2g), Wis. stats., “snowmobiles” as defined in s. 340.01 (58a), Wis. stats., or “boats” as defined in s. 29.001 (16), Wis. stats., means those that are required to, but do not have nor bear, required current and valid State of Wisconsin licenses or registrations. P. “Public nuisance” means a thing, act, occupation, condition, or use of property that continues in the town for such time as to do any of the following:
1. Substantially annoy, injure, or endanger the comfort, health, repose, or safety of the public.
2. In any way render the public insecure in life or in the use of property.
3. Greatly offend the public morals or decency.
4. Unlawfully and substantially interfere with, obstruct, or attempt to obstruct or render dangerous for passage any street, alley, highway, navigable body of water, or other public way, or the use of public property.
