Environmental Rules in Rothschild, WI (2026)
1 verified environmental rules for Rothschild, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Flood Zones
The Village of Rothschild regulates floodplain development through Chapter 572 (Floodplain Zoning) of the Village Code, adopted by the Village Board on January 13, 2025, pursuant to Wis. Stat. Sec. 61.35, Sec. 62.23, and the floodplain-zoning mandate of Wis. Stat. Sec. 87.30 and Wis. Admin. Code Chapter NR 116. The chapter regulates all areas of special flood hazard identified as Zones A, AO, AH, A1-30, or AE on the Flood Insurance Rate Map. Marathon County's effective FEMA Flood Insurance Study and FIRMs took effect July 22, 2010 and are the maps referenced for flood hazard determinations. The Wisconsin River, including the reach at the Rothschild Dam, is the principal regulated waterway through the Village.
Flood Zone Regulations (Rothschild, WI)
Heavy RestrictionsWis. Stat. § 87.30 (2023-24) - Floodplain zoning
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 order the l...
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