WI SB1042

Counties may adopt shoreland zoning ordinances more restrictive than DNR minimum standards, repealing the current prohibition against exceeding state standards

DNR gains authority to appeal county decisions granting or denying shoreland zoning variances, eliminating the current restriction that limited DNR to issuing advisory opinions only upon request

Counties may regulate construction on substandard shoreland lots more restrictively than DNR standards, removing current limitations on local authority over these properties

DNR and counties may impose fees for maintenance, repair, replacement, restoration, rebuilding, remodeling, or vertical expansion of nonconforming structures and structures within shoreland setback areas

Removes statutory language requiring that shoreland zoning standards and ordinances not "impair the interest of a landowner" while retaining the underlying regulatory prohibitions