Chapter 60, TOWNS
83 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 60.557 Reimbursement for fire calls on highways
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60.557 Reimbursement for fire calls on highways. (1) If a town incurs costs for a fire call by responding to a vehicle fire on a county trunk highway, the county maintaining that portion of the highway where the vehicle was located at the time of the fire shall reimburse the town…
Wis. Stat. § 60.56 Law enforcement
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60.56 Law enforcement. (1) GENERAL AUTHORITY. (a) The town board may provide for law enforcement in the town or any portion of the town in any manner, including: 1. Establishing a town police department. 2. Joining with another town, village or city to create a joint police depar…
Wis. Stat. § 60.563 Rewards for crime information
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60.563 Rewards for crime information. When any heinous offense or crime has been committed against life or property within a town, the town board chairperson, with the consent of a majority of the members of the town board, may offer a reward for the apprehension of the criminal …
Wis. Stat. § 60.565 Ambulance service
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60.565 Ambulance service. The town board shall contract for or operate and maintain ambulance services unless such services are provided by another person. If the town board contracts for ambulance services, it may contract with one or more providers. The town board may determine…
Wis. Stat. § 60.57 Police and fire commission
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60.57 Police and fire commission. (1) The town board may: (a) If the town has a police department, establish a board of police commissioners. (b) If the town has a fire department, establish a board of fire commissioners. (c) If the town has both a police and fire department, or …
Wis. Stat. § 60.61 General zoning authority
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60.61 General zoning authority. (1) PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION. (a) Ordinances adopted under this section shall be designed to promote the public health, safety and general welfare. (b) Authority granted under this section shall be liberally construed in favor of the town exercisin…
Wis. Stat. § 60.62 Zoning authority if exercising village powers
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60.62 Zoning authority if exercising village powers. (1) Except as provided in s. 60.23 (33) and subject to subs. (2) and (4), if a town board has been granted authority to exercise village powers under s. 60.10 (2) (c), the board may adopt zoning ordinances under s. 61.35. (2) I…
Wis. Stat. § 60.625 Required notice on certain approvals
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60.625 Required notice on certain approvals. (1) In this section, “wetland” has the meaning given in s. 23.32 (1). (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a town that issues a building permit or other approval for construction activity, shall give the applicant a written notice a…
Wis. Stat. § 60.627 Town construction site erosion control and storm water management zoning
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60.627 Town construction site erosion control and storm water management zoning. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “department” means the department of natural resources. (2) AUTHORITY TO ENACT ORDINANCE. (a) To effect the purposes of s. 281.33 and to promote the public health, sa…
Wis. Stat. § 60.63 Community and other living arrangements
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60.63 Community and other living arrangements. For purposes of s. 60.61, the location of a community living arrangement for adults, as defined in s. 46.03 (22), a community living arrangement for children, as defined in s. 48.743 (1), a foster home, as defined in s. 48.02 (6), or…
Wis. Stat. § 60.635 Environmental protection; interstate hazardous liquid pipelines
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60.635 Environmental protection; interstate hazardous liquid pipelines. A town may not require an operator of an interstate hazardous liquid pipeline to obtain insurance if the pipeline operating company carries comprehensive general liability insurance coverage that includes cov…
Wis. Stat. § 60.64 Historic preservation
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60.64 Historic preservation. (1) Subject to subs. (2) and (2m), the town board, in the exercise of its zoning and police powers for the purpose of promoting the health, safety and general welfare of the community and of the state, may regulate any place, structure or object with …
Wis. Stat. § 60.65 Board of adjustment
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60.65 Board of adjustment. (1) TOWN BOARD SHALL APPOINT. If a zoning ordinance has been adopted under s. 60.61, the town board shall establish and appoint a board of adjustment. (2) MEMBERSHIP. The board of adjustment consists of 3 members. Not more than one town board supervisor…
Wis. Stat. § 60.66 Town park commission
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60.66 Town park commission. (1) ESTABLISHED BY ANNUAL TOWN MEETING. The annual town meeting may establish a town park commission consisting of 7 members. (2) APPOINTMENT AND TERM. (a) The town board shall appoint the members of the commission within 60 days after the commission i…
Wis. Stat. § 60.70 Definitions
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60.70 Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Commission” means the town sanitary district commission. (1m) “Commissioner” means a member of a commission. (2) “Equalized full value” means the assessed full value adjusted to reflect the full value as determined under s. 70.57. (3) “…
Wis. Stat. § 60.71 Creation of town sanitary district by town board order
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60.71 Creation of town sanitary district by town board order. (1) TOWN BOARD AUTHORITY. (a) The town board may establish one or more town sanitary districts under this section. (b) If a proposed town sanitary district is in more than one town, the town board of the town containin…
Wis. Stat. § 60.72 Creation of town sanitary district by order of the department of natural resources
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60.72 Creation of town sanitary district by order of the department of natural resources. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “department” means the department of natural resources. (2) HEARING. The department shall conduct a public hearing to determine whether to order the establis…
Wis. Stat. § 60.726 Property with private on-site wastewater treatment system included
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60.726 Property with private on-site wastewater treatment system included. (1) Property that is excluded from a town sanitary district under s. 60.725 (1), 1995 stats., or, subject to sub. (2), property that is excluded from a town sanitary district under s. 60.725 (2), 1995 stat…
Wis. Stat. § 60.73 Review of orders creating town sanitary districts
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60.73 Review of orders creating town sanitary districts. Any person aggrieved by any act of the town board or the department of natural resources in establishing a town sanitary district may bring an action in the circuit court of the county in which his or her lands are located,…
Wis. Stat. § 60.74 Commissioners; method of selection
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60.74 Commissioners; method of selection. 60.74(1)(1) Single town districts. If a town sanitary district is located entirely within one town, the town board shall determine how commissioners will be selected. The town board may appoint the commissioners, provide for their electio…
Wis. Stat. § 60.75 Commissioners; requirements
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60.75 Commissioners; requirements. 60.75(1)(1) Number of commissioners. 60.75(1)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (b), the commission shall consist of 3 or 5 members. 60.75(1)(b)(b) If the town board constitutes itself as the commission, the number of commissioners shall be the n…
Wis. Stat. § 60.76 Organization of the commission
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60.76 Organization of the commission. (1) ELECTION OF OFFICERS. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the commission shall organize by electing one of its members president and appointing a secretary and treasurer. (b) When the town board constitutes the commission, the town chairp…
Wis. Stat. § 60.77 Powers and duties
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60.77 Powers and duties. (1) AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSION. The commission has charge of all affairs of the town sanitary district. (2) CORPORATE STATUS. The district is a body corporate with the powers of a municipal corporation for the purposes of carrying out this subchapter. Th…
Wis. Stat. § 60.78 Powers to borrow money and issue municipal obligations
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60.78 Powers to borrow money and issue municipal obligations. A town sanitary district may, under ss. 66.0621 and 66.0713 and ch. 67, borrow money and issue and execute municipal obligations, as defined under s. 67.01 (6). History: 1983 a. 532; 1987 a. 197; 1999 a. 150 s. 672.
Wis. Stat. § 60.782 Power to act as a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district
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60.782 Power to act as a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district. (1) In this section, “public inland lake” means a lake, reservoir or flowage within the boundaries of the state that is accessible to the public via contiguous public lands or easements giving pub…
Wis. Stat. § 60.785 Changes in district boundaries
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60.785 Changes in district boundaries. (1) ADDITIONS. (a) Territory may be added to a town sanitary district under the procedure in s. 60.71. The required signatures shall be obtained from property owners in the territory proposed to be added to the district. (b) In lieu of comme…
Wis. Stat. § 60.79 Alteration of town sanitary districts
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60.79 Alteration of town sanitary districts. (1) INCORPORATION OR ANNEXATION OF ENTIRE TOWN SANITARY DISTRICT. If any territory which includes an entire town sanitary dis- trict is incorporated as a city or village or if the territory is annexed by a city or village: (a) The inco…
Wis. Stat. § 60.80 Publication or posting of ordinances and resolutions
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60.80 Publication or posting of ordinances and resolutions. (1) GENERAL REQUIREMENT. The town clerk shall publish either in its entirety, as a class 1 notice under ch. 985, or as a notice, as described under sub. (5) (b), or post in at least 3 places in the town likely to give no…
Wis. Stat. § 60.81 Population; use of federal census
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60.81 Population; use of federal census. If the census of a town is required, the last federal census, including a special federal census, if any, shall be used. History: 1983 a. 532.
Wis. Stat. § 60.82 Regional planning programs
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60.82 Regional planning programs. The town board may act jointly with other municipalities in the area to establish and maintain a regional planning program to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the town as part of the region. The board may make payments out of the…
Wis. Stat. § 60.83 Destruction of obsolete town records
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60.83 Destruction of obsolete town records. The town board may provide for the destruction of obsolete town records under s. 19.21 (4). History: 1983 a. 532.
Wis. Stat. § 60.84 Monuments
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60.84 Monuments. (1g) DEFINITION. In this section, “professional land surveyor” means a professional land surveyor licensed under ch. 443. (1r) SURVEY, CONTRACT FOR. The town board may contract with the county surveyor or any professional land surveyor to survey all or some of th…
Wis. Stat. § 60.85 Town tax increment law
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60.85 Town tax increment law. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section, unless a different intent clearly appears from the context: (a) “Agricultural project” means agricultural activities classified in the North American Industry Classification System, 1997 edition, published by the U.S…