§ 42-11. Permitted uses.  


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  • The following open space uses are allowed in the floodway district and the floodway areas of the general floodplain district, if:

    -  They are not prohibited by any other ordinance;

    -  They meet the standards in sections 42-12 and 42-13; and

    -  All permits or certificates have been issued according to section 42-24:

    (1)

    Agricultural uses, such as: farming, outdoor plant nurseries, horticulture, viticulture and wild crop harvesting.

    (2)

    Nonstructural industrial and commercial uses, such as loading areas, parking areas and airport landing strips.

    (3)

    Nonstructural recreational uses, such as golf courses, tennis courts, archery ranges, picnic grounds, boat ramps, swimming areas, parks, wildlife and nature preserves, game farms, fish hatcheries, shooting, trap and skeet activities, hunting and fishing areas and hiking and horseback riding trails, subject to the fill limitations of subsection 42-12(d).

    (4)

    Uses or structures accessory to open space uses, or classified as historic structures that comply with sections 42-12 and 42-13.

    (5)

    Extraction of sand, gravel or other materials that comply with section 42-12(d).

    (6)

    Functionally water-dependent uses, such as docks, piers or wharves, dams, flowage areas, culverts, navigational aids and river crossings of transmission lines, and pipelines that comply with Wis. Stats. chs. 30 and 31.

    (7)

    Public utilities, streets and bridges that comply with subsection 42-12(c).

(Ord. No. 42, 3-14-2011)