Wisconsin's NR 115 sets minimum shoreland zoning standards along navigable waters, and the Public Trust Doctrine protects Great Lakes shores. Counties must adopt rules at least as strict as NR 115 statewide.
Wis. Stat. section 59.692 requires counties to adopt shoreland zoning meeting NR 115 minimum standards within 1,000 feet of a lake or pond and 300 feet of a river or stream. Standards include 75-foot setbacks from the ordinary high water mark, vegetative buffer requirements, impervious surface limits of 15 percent, and mitigation when expanding nonconforming structures. The Public Trust Doctrine (Wis. Const. art. IX, sec. 1) protects navigable waters and Great Lakes shorelines below the ordinary high water mark for public use. 2015 Act 55 limits how much stricter counties may go beyond NR 115 minimums.
Violations may result in injunctions, restoration orders, daily forfeitures, removal of unpermitted structures, and replanting of vegetative buffers under Wis. Stat. 59.69(11) and 30.294.
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Greenfield regulates loud and disturbing noise through Chapter 10 (Public Peace and Good Order) of the City Code, with state backstop under Wis. Stat. §947.0...
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Greenfield regulates amplified music under the general noise ordinance. Sound amplification permits available for events. WI Stat. §947.01 applies.
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Persistent animal noise in Greenfield is a nuisance under Chapter 11 (Public Nuisances) and Chapter 12 (Health and Sanitation). Excessive barking disturbing ...
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Greenfield requires vehicles parked on improved surfaces. Front lawn parking prohibited. Driveway modifications require permits.
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RV and recreational vehicle parking in Greenfield residential areas is governed by city zoning code (Ch. 21). Generally one RV permitted per lot with setback...
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