CHAPTER 171: LOWER ST. CROIX RIVERWAY ZONING ORDINANCE

Contents Page

171 - A. Purpose................................................................................................................. 3

171 - B. Definitions.............................................................................................................. 3

171 - C. Lower St. Croix Riverway Rural Residential Overlay District Created............................ 7

171 - D. Permitted Uses...................................................................................................... 7

171 - E. Permitted Structures............................................................................................... 8

171 - F. Conditionally Permitted Structures and Activities....................................................... 8

171 - G. Conditional Use Permits......................................................................................... 8

171 - H. Prohibited Uses...................................................................................................... 8

171 – I. General Standards.................................................................................................. 9

1. Density and Minimum Lot Size......................................................................... 9

2. Residence Standards...................................................................................... 9

3. Minimum Lot Width......................................................................................... 9

4. Maximum Structure Height............................................................................... 9

5. Ordinary High Watermark Setback.................................................................... 9

6. Bluffline Setback............................................................................................. 9

7. Structural Color Standards............................................................................... 9

8. Sign Standards............................................................................................. 10

9. Structural Erosion Control Measures............................................................... 10

10. Slope Preservation Zone Standards................................................................. 10

11. Vegetation Management Goals and Standards................................................. 10

12. Private On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems.............................................. 12

13. Filling and Grading......................................................................................... 12

14 Erosion Control Standards.............................................................................. 12

171 - J. Standards for Conditionally Permitted Structures and Activities................................. 13

1. Land Division................................................................................................. 13

2. Planned Cluster Developments....................................................................... 13

3. Transmission Services................................................................................... 13

4. Wireless Communication Service Facilities...................................................... 14

5. Filling and Grading Activities........................................................................... 14

6. Structural Erosion Control Measures Inside Slope Preservation Zones................ 15

7. Stairways..................................................................................................... 15

8. Lifts.............................................................................................................. 16

9. Public Roads and Private Roads Serving Two or More Parcels or Dwelling Units.. 16

171 - K. Conditional Use Permit standards........................................................................... 17

1. Bed and Breakfast Operations........................................................................ 17

2. Home Occupations........................................................................................ 17

3. Nature-Oriented, Educational, Non-Profit Facilities............................................ 17

171 - L. Nonconforming Uses, Nonconforming Structures and Substandard Lots..................... 18

1. Nonconforming Uses; General Rules............................................................... 18

2. Nonconforming Structures: Maintenance and Repair........................................ 18

3. Reconstruction of Nonconforming Principal Structures...................................... 18

4. Expansion of Nonconforming Principal Structures............................................. 19

5. Nonconforming Accessory Structures.............................................................. 19

6. Substandard Lots.......................................................................................... 21

7. Mitigation Requirements................................................................................. 21

171 - M. Administration...................................................................................................... 22

1. Riverway Permit............................................................................................ 22

2. Variances..................................................................................................... 24

3. Board of Appeals........................................................................................... 25

4. Department Review........................................................................................ 26

5. Reasonable Accommodations for the Disabled................................................. 26

6. Ordinance Amendments ............................................................................. 26

7. Penalties...................................................................................................... 27

171 - N. Severability........................................................................................................... 27

171 - O. Effective Date....................................................................................................... 28

The Town of Troy’s Lower St. Croix Riverway Ordinance is hereby Comprehensively revised, renumbered and amended to read as follows:

171 - A. PURPOSE: This ordinance is enacted by the Town of Troy and is authorized by Wis. Stats. § 30.27 Wis. Admin. Code Chapter NR 118 and other applicable state statutes and administrative code sections, and shall become Chapter 171 in the General Code of the Town of Troy.

1. Purpose: This ordinance is enacted to create regulations to protect the continued eligibility of the Lower St. Croix River for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic River system and to guarantee the protection of the wild scenic and recreational qualities of the river for present and future generations.

These rules are also necessary to reduce the adverse effects of overcrowding and poorly planned shoreline and bluff development, prevent pollution and contamination of surface and ground waters, prevent soil erosion, provide sufficient space for sanitary facilities, minimize flood damage, maintain property values and preserve and maintain the exceptional scenic, cultural and natural characteristics of the lower St. Croix riverway.

2. Applicability. This ordinance regulates all land located in the Town of Troy and within the boundaries of the Lower St. Croix National Riverway as set forth in the Master Plan jointly prepared by the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin and the National Park Service, pursuant to P.L. 92-560 and as shown on the official Town of Troy Lower St. Croix Riverway District map. Additionally, this ordinance is enacted to create local regulations consistent with the intent of NR 118 and appropriate to the pre-existing patterns of development, local t