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Ordinances

Publication of these ordinances on this website is an ongoing project and should be considered incomplete. Ordinances published here may be inaccurate and/or incomplete. Contact the Town Clerk for an up-to-date listing of all Town Ordinances.

  
Chapter 1   
General Government

  General Provisions     
 
  1.01   Elections and Elected Officials
  1.02   Appointed Officials
  1.03   Oaths and Bonds
  1.04   Removals
  1.05   Vacancies
  1.06   Compensation
  1.07   Receipt of Gifts and Gratuities
  1.08   Duties
  1.09   Nondiscrimination
  1.10   Qualifications for Office
  1.11   Village Powers Adopted

  Officials     
 
  1.12   Town Chairman and Supervisors
  1.13   Zoning Administrator 
 
  Boards and Commissions     

  1.15   Planning Commision
  1.16   Cemetery Board
  1.17   The Joint Board of Fire Commissioners 

  Elections     
 
  1.20   Registration of Voters Required 


Chapter 1 Continued

  Public Records     

 
  1.25   Declaration of Policy 
  1.26   Definitions 
  1.27   Duty to Maintain Records 
  1.28   Legal Custodians 
  1.29   Public Access to Records 
  1.30   Access Procedures 
  1.31   Limitations on Right to Access 
  1.32   Destruction of Records 
  1.33   Preservation Through Microfilm 
  1.34   Fees of Town Professionals Charged Backublic Records

 

Chapter 1 Continued

 1.40  Identity Theft Prevention Program

 1.45 Municipal Court


 

 
Chapter 2   The Governing Body 
 
  2.01   General Rules
  2.02   Meetings
  2.03   Order of Business
  2.04   Presiding Officer
  2.05   Committees
  2.06   Ordinace and Resolutions
  2.07   Suspension of Rules
  2.08   Official Newspaper
  2.09   Posting of Notices, Ordinances and Other Town Documents

 
Chapter 3   Finance and Taxation 
 
  3.01   Preparation of Tax Roll and Tax Receipts
  3.02   Fiscal Year
  3.03   Budget
  3.04   Changes in Budget
  3.05   Town Funds to be Spend in Accordance with Appropriations
  3.06   Claims Procedure
  3.07   Mileage and Per Diem
  3.08   Temporary Investment of Funds not Immediately Needed
  3.09   Disbursement of Town Funds
  3.10   Collection of Property Taxes, Special Assessments, Special Charges and Other Taxes
  3.11   Charge Back of Engineering, Attorney and Other Fees to Land Owners Benefitting
  3.12   Combination of Tax Key Numbers and Parcels and the Creation of Tax Key Numbers
  3.13   (Repealed by ordinance 5-14) 
  3.14   Fees for Rescue Services       

  3.15  Town Fire Protection Fees                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Chapter 5   Fire Protection 
 
  5.01   Open Burning
  5.02   Rubbish
  5.03   Ashes
  5.04   Smoking
  5.05   Burning Permit
  5.06   Burning on Public Property
  5.07   Burning on Private Property
  5.08   Costs of Fire Run 
  5.10   Penalty

Chapter 7 

Chapter 7 Continued

   Traffic Code 
 
  7.01   State Traffic Laws Adopted
  7.02   Operation of Motor Vehicles
  7.03   Official Traffic Signs and Signals
  7.04   Snowmobiles
  7.05   Abandoned Vehicles
  7.06   Parking Zones, Limitations and Regulations
  7.07   Speed Limits
  7.08   Seasonal Weight Limitations

  7.09  All-Terrain Vehicle Route
  7.10   Penalty
  7.11   Enforcement 


 

 Chapter 8   Public Works 
 
  8.01   Protection of Roads and Right-of-Way During Construction of Dwellings
  8.02   Town Streets, Highways and Other Public Land
  8.03   Driveway Regulations
  8.04   Culvert Regulations
  8.05   Obligation for Corrective Work
  8.06   Penalties
  8.07   Town Park Regulations 

 
Chapter 9   Peace and Order
 


  9.29.288-9.951.16   Offense Against State Laws Subject to Forfeiture
  9.01   Regulating Hunting and Discharge of Firearms
  9.02   Throwing or Shooting Missiles and Projectiles
  9.03   Sale and Discharge of Fireworks Restricted
  9.04   Obstructing Streets and Sidewalks Prohibited
  9.05   Loud and Unnecessary Noise Prohibited
  9.06   Loitering
  9.07   Animals and Fowl Not to Run at Large
  9.08   Storage of Junk, etc., Regulated
  9.09   Littering Prohibited
  9.10   Obedience to Officers
  9.11   Open Cisterns, Wells, Basements or Other Dangerous Excavations Prohibited
  9.12   Abandoned or Unattended Refrigerators, etc., Prohibited
  9.13   Loitering in School and Playground Areas Prohibited
  9.14   Consumption and Possession of Intoxicating Liquors or Fermented Malt Beverages on Public Ways and Public Property
  9.15   Burning of Trash, Rubbish and Litter Within the Town
  9.16   Drug Paraphernalia
  9.20   Penalties 

 
Chapter 10   Public Nuisances 
 
  10.01   Public Nuisances Prohibited
  10.02   Public Nuisance Defined
  10.03   Public Nuisances Affecting Health
  10.04   Public Nuisances Offending Morals and Decency
  10.05   Public Nuisances Affecting Peace and Safety
  10.06   Accumulation and Storage of Junk and Trash
  10.10   Abatement of Public Nuisances
  10.11   Cost of Abatement
  10.15   Penalty 

 
Chapter 11   Public Health and Welfare 
 
  11.01   Sewarage Sludge Disposal
  11.02   Mandatory Recycling Program
  11.03   Penalty 

 
Chapter 12   Licenses and Permits 
 
  12.01   License Fees
  12.02   General Provisions as to Licenses
  12.03   Alcohol Beverages
  12.04   Dogs
  12.05   Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks
  12.06   Peddlers, Canvassers, Solicitors and Transient Merchants
  12.07   Adult-Oriented Establishments
  12.10   Penalty 

 
Chapter 14   Building Code 
 
  14.01   Authority
  14.02   Purpose
  14.03   Scope
  14.04   Waukesha County Ordinances Adopted
  14.05   Permit Required
  14.06   Building Permit Expiration
  14.07   Adoption of Codes
  14.08   Scope of Uniform Dwelling Code Expanded
  14.09   Building-HVAC-Electrical-Plumbing Inspector
  14.10   Submission of Plans
  14.11   Issuance of Permit
  14.12   Occupancy Bond Required
  14.13   Razing
  14.14   Moving Buildings
  14.15   Occupancy Permit
  14.16   Outhouses or Privies
  14.17   Exterior Finish Required
  14.18   Unsafe Buildings
  14.19   Maintenance of Yards
  14.20   Fees
  14.21   Liability
  14.22   Uniform Address System
  14.23   Penalty
  14.24   Stop Work Order
  14.25   Variance 

 
Chapter 18   Land Division and Development 
 
 18.01   Introduction 

Chapter 18b    
  Ottawa Land Division Checklist

Chapter 18c   
  18.02   General Provisions
 
Chapter 18d   
  18.03   Land Division Procedures 
  18.04   Preliminary Plat

Chapter 18e 
  18.05   Final Plat 
  18.06   Certified Survey Map 
  18.07   Design Standards

Chapter 18f
 
18.07   Design Standards

Chapter 18g 
  18.08   Required Improvements 
  18.09   Construction

Chapter 18h
  18.10   Fees
  18.11   Definitions

Chapter 18i
  Subdivision and Platting

Chapter 18J
  Subdivision and Platting cont'd

Chapter 18K
  Subdivision and Platting final

Chapter 20   Lakes and Beaches 
 
  20.01   Boat Traffic
  20.02   Public Access Points
  20.03   Henrietta Lake and Utica Lake
  20.04   (Intentionally Omitted)
  20.05   Penalty

 
Chapter 22   Cable Television 
 
  22.01   Title
  22.02   Grant of Franchise
  22.03   Definitions
  22.04   Renewal
  22.05   Termination or Expiration
  22.06   Transfer Procedure
  22.07   Franchise Territiory
  22.08   Subscriber Privacy
  22.09   Technical Performance
  22.10   Open Books and Records
  22.11   Subscriber Service
  22.12   Description of System
  22.13   Rates
  22.14   Conditions of Street Occupancy
  22.15   Indemnity
  22.16   Bond, Security Fund and Remedies
  22.17   Franchise Fee and Financial Reporting
  22.18   Town Rights
  22.19   Waiver of Charges
  22.20   Theft of Service and Tampering
  22.21   Acceptance by Grantee
  22.22   Arbitration
  22.23   Incorporation of Amendments
  22.24   Protection of Nonsubscribers
  22.25   Conditions of Required Line Extensions
  22.26   Grantee Rules
  22.27   Waiver of Objections
  22.28   Grantee Without Recourse
  22.29   Work Performed by Others
  22.30   Contest of Validity
  22.31   Payment of Acceptance Fee
  22.32   Penalty

 
Chapter 25   Construction and Effect of Ordinances 
 
  25.01   Rules of Construction
  25.02   Conflict and Separability
  25.03   Clerk to File Documents Incorporated by Reference
  25.04   Penalty Provisions
  25.05   Repeal of General Ordinances
  25.06   Effect of Repeals
  25.07   Title; Effective Date; Citation
  25.08   Keeping Code Current; Revisor's Amendments

 
Index   


Comprehensive Development Plan


Town of Ottawa


Land Use Plan 2035 http://www.tn.ottawa.wi.gov/docview.asp?docid=27356&locid=189

  http://www.tn.ottawa.wi.gov/docview.asp?docid=27357

https://www.waukeshacounty.gov/ctydevplan 


 

 

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