Environmental Rules in Little Chute, WI (2026)
1 verified environmental rules for Little Chute, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Flood Zones
The Village of Little Chute participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and regulates floodplain development through provisions integrated into Chapter 44 (Zoning) of the Village Code, in conformance with Wis. Stat. Sec. 87.30 and Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapter NR 116, plus 44 CFR Parts 59-72. The Fox River, which flows through the village (and gives it its name from the historic Little Chute rapids and lock system), is the primary regulated flood source. Outagamie County's FEMA Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRM database FEMA-CID 55087C, published 2008) underlie the regulatory floodplain. The Village's Board of Appeals is prohibited from granting use variances in floodplain or wetland and conservancy districts.
Flood Zone Regulations (Little Chute, WI)
Heavy RestrictionsWis. Stat. 87.30(1)(a) and 87.30(2)(a) - Floodplain Zoning
87.30(1)(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 as practicable and after public hearing, determine and fix by...
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