Land Use & Zoning
Wisconsin's shoreland zoning does NOT apply to properties located within the jurisdiction of:
ACounties
BCities and villages with their own zoning ordinances that meet or exceed state standards✓ Correct
CTowns
DTribal lands under federal jurisdiction
Explanation
Wisconsin's shoreland zoning law (administered by counties) generally does not apply within the corporate limits of cities and villages, which adopt their own zoning meeting or exceeding state standards.
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Key Terms to Know
Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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