Environmental Rules in Appleton, WI (2026)
1 verified environmental rules for Appleton, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Flood Zones
The City of Appleton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and regulates floodplain development through its Title 23 Zoning Ordinance, in conformance with Wis. Stat. Sec. 87.30 and Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapter NR 116, plus 44 CFR 59-72. The Fox River is the primary flood source through the city. Effective FEMA Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs) for Outagamie County, including Appleton panels, were issued July 22, 2010, derived in part from the Fox River HEC-RAS 2008 Appleton Leverage Study. Development in mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas requires zoning approval, and structures in the regulatory floodway are prohibited or strictly limited.
Flood Zone Regulations (Appleton, WI)
Heavy RestrictionsWis. Stat. 87.30
87.30 87.30 Floodplain zoning. 87.30(1) (1) State powers. 87.30(1)(a) (a) If any county, city or village does not adopt a reasonable and effective floodplain zoning ordinance within one year after hydraulic and engineering data adequate to formulate the ordinance becomes available, the department shall, upon petition of an interested state agency or a municipality or upon its own motion as soon...
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