Darien, WI — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2024-05-20. Official source: https://ecode360.com/DA3513

Every town writes its own rules, and Darien's live in its municipal code — 151 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Darien code

• Ch 1.01 — Code Adoption
• Ch 1.04 — General Provisions (§ 1.04.010 – § 1.04.030)
• Ch 1.08 — General Penalty (§ 1.08.010 – § 1.08.040)
• Ch 2.04 — Village Board (§ 2.04.010 – § 2.04.140)
• Ch 2.08 — Village Officers (§ 2.08.010 – § 2.08.030)
• Ch 2.10 — Village Administrator (§ 2.10.005 – § 2.10.100)
• Ch 2.12 — Police Department (§ 2.12.001 – § 2.12.070)
• Ch 2.16 — Joint Fire and Ems Department (§ 2.16.010 – § 2.16.150)
• Ch 2.20 — Joint Emergency Medical Services Department
• Ch 2.24 — Municipal Court (§ 2.24.010 – § 2.24.100)
• Ch 2.28 — Boards, Commissions and Committees Generally (§ 2.28.010 – § 2.28.050)
• Ch 2.32 — Plan Commission (§ 2.32.010 – § 2.32.070)
• Ch 2.36 — Emergency Services System (§ 2.36.010 – § 2.36.030)
• Ch 2.40 — Darien Family Connections (§ 2.40.010 – § 2.40.090)
• Ch 2.44 — Public Records (§ 2.44.010 – § 2.44.080)
• Ch 2.45 — Code of Ethics (§ 2.45.010 – § 2.45.080)
• Ch 2.48 — Administrative Review Procedure (§ 2.48.010 – § 2.48.130)
• Ch 2.50 — Merit Protection for Nonrepresented Village Employees (§ 2.50.010 – § 2.50.110)
• Ch 3.04 — Fiscal Provisions Generally (§ 3.04.010 – § 3.04.050)
• Ch 3.08 — Budget (§ 3.08.010 – § 3.08.030)
• Ch 3.12 — Claims Against the Village (§ 3.12.010)
• Ch 3.15 — Surplus Village Property (§ 3.15.010)
• Ch 5.04 — Licenses and Permits Generally (§ 5.04.010 – § 5.04.020)
• Ch 5.08 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 5.08.010 – § 5.08.130)
• Ch 5.12 — Peddlers, Canvassers and Transient Merchants (§ 5.12.010 – § 5.12.070)
• Ch 5.16 — Outdoor Special Event Permits (§ 5.16.010 – § 5.16.080)
• Ch 6.04 — Animals Generally (§ 6.04.010 – § 6.04.050)
• Ch 6.05 — Vicious Animals (§ 6.05.010 – § 6.05.100)
• Ch 6.08 — Dogs (§ 6.08.010 – § 6.08.060)
• Ch 6.09 — Backyard Chickens (§ 6.09.010 – § 6.09.070)
• Ch 8.04 — Health Department (§ 8.04.010 – § 8.04.030)
• Ch 8.08 — Health Regulations Generally (§ 8.08.010 – § 8.08.030)
• Ch 8.12 — Abandoned Vehicles and Junk (§ 8.12.010 – § 8.12.050)
• Ch 8.16 — Fireworks (§ 8.16.010 – § 8.16.040)
• Ch 8.20 — Noise (§ 8.20.010 – § 8.20.020)
• Ch 8.24 — Nuisances (§ 8.24.010 – § 8.24.090)
• Ch 8.28 — Open Burning (§ 8.28.010 – § 8.28.050)
• Ch 8.32 — Solid Waste and Recycling (§ 8.32.010 – § 8.32.080)
• Ch 8.36 — Smoking (§ 8.36.010 – § 8.36.060)
• Ch 9.04 — State Statutes Adopted (§ 9.04.010)
• Ch 9.08 — Offenses Against Public Peace and Decency (§ 9.08.010 – § 9.08.030)
• Ch 9.12 — Drug Paraphernalia (§ 9.12.010 – § 9.12.030)
• Ch 9.16 — Loitering (§ 9.16.010 – § 9.16.050)
• Ch 9.20 — Nude Dancing (§ 9.20.010 – § 9.20.040)
• Ch 9.24 — Property Offenses (§ 9.24.010 – § 9.24.030)
• Ch 9.28 — Offenses by or Against Children (§ 9.28.010 – § 9.28.050)
• Ch 9.29 — Residency Restrictions for Sex Offenders (§ 9.29.010 – § 9.29.090)
• Ch 9.32 — Parental Responsibility (§ 9.32.010 – § 9.32.030)
• Ch 9.36 — Fair Housing (§ 9.36.010)
• Ch 9.40 — Weapons (§ 9.40.010 – § 9.40.020)
• Ch 9.44 — False Alarms (§ 9.44.010 – § 9.44.020)
• Ch 10.04 — State Traffic Statutes Adopted (§ 10.04.010)
• Ch 10.08 — Supplemental Traffic Regulations (§ 10.08.010 – § 10.08.070)
• Ch 10.12 — Parking (§ 10.12.010 – § 10.12.090)
• Ch 10.16 — Administration and Enforcement (§ 10.16.010 – § 10.16.030)
• Ch 12.04 — Street Names (§ 12.04.010 – § 12.04.050)
• Ch 12.08 — Excavations and Openings (§ 12.08.010 – § 12.08.100)
• Ch 12.12 — Excavations of Streets, Alleys, Public Ways and Grounds (§ 12.12.010 – § 12.12.090)
• Ch 12.16 — Obstructions and Encroachments (§ 12.16.010 – § 12.16.020)
• Ch 12.20 — Driveways and Culverts (§ 12.20.010)
• Ch 12.24 — Snow and Ice Removal (§ 12.24.010)
• Ch 12.28 — Moving of Buildings (§ 12.28.010 – § 12.28.030)
• Ch 12.32 — Parks (§ 12.32.010)
• Ch 12.36 — Miscellaneous Regulations (§ 12.36.010 – § 12.36.030)
• Ch 13.04 — Utilities Generally (§ 13.04.010 – § 13.04.020)
• Ch 13.08 — Water Service System (§ 13.08.010 – § 13.08.060)
• Ch 13.10 — Wellhead Protection (§ 13.10.010 – § 13.10.030)
• Ch 13.12 — Water Impact Fees (§ 13.12.010 – § 13.12.080)
• Ch 13.16 — Sewer Service System (§ 13.16.010 – § 13.16.080)
• Ch 13.20 — Sewer Service Charges (§ 13.20.010 – § 13.20.020)
• Ch 13.24 — Cross-Connection Control and Backflow Prevention (§ 13.24.010 – § 13.24.080)
• Ch 13.28 — Private Water Wells (§ 13.28.010 – § 13.28.030)
• Ch 13.32 — Sanitary Sewer System (§ 13.32.010 – § 13.32.060)
• Ch 15.04 — Building Code (§ 15.04.010 – § 15.04.160)
• Ch 15.08 — Property Maintenance Code (§ 15.08.010 – § 15.08.040)
• Ch 15.10 — Vacant Building Code (§ 15.10.010 – § 15.10.110)
• Ch 15.12 — Interior Property Maintenance Requirements (§ 15.12.010 – § 15.12.050)
• Ch 15.16 — Commercial Property Exterior Maintenance Code (§ 15.16.010 – § 15.16.070)
• Ch 15.18 — Registrations and Inspection of Property Containing Residential Rental Units (§ 15.18.010 – § 15.18.190)
• Ch 15.20 — Construction Site Erosion Control (§ 15.20.010 – § 15.20.100)
• Ch 15.24 — Plumbing Code (§ 15.24.010 – § 15.24.070)
• Ch 15.26 — Electrical Code (§ 15.26.010 – § 15.26.030)
• Ch 15.28 — Mobilehomes and Mobilehome Parks (§ 15.28.010 – § 15.28.050)
• Ch 15.32 — Swimming Pools (§ 15.32.010 – § 15.32.070)
• Ch 15.36 — Board of Appeals (§ 15.36.010 – § 15.36.050)
• Ch 16.04 — Introductory Provisions and Definitions (§ 16.04.010 – § 16.04.030)
• Ch 16.08 — Administration and Enforcement (§ 16.08.010 – § 16.08.050)
• Ch 16.12 — Site Assessment and Concept Plan (§ 16.12.010 – § 16.12.050)
• Ch 16.16 — Preliminary Plat (§ 16.16.010 – § 16.16.050)
• Ch 16.20 — Final Plats (§ 16.20.010)
• Ch 16.22 — Condominium Plat (§ 16.22.010)
• Ch 16.24 — Minor Subdivisions (§ 16.24.010 – § 16.24.030)
• Ch 16.28 — Extraterritorial Land Divisions (§ 16.28.010 – § 16.28.030)
• Ch 16.32 — Design Standards and Improvements Generally (§ 16.32.010 – § 16.32.170)
• Ch 16.36 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 16.36.010 – § 16.36.060)
• Ch 16.40 — Easements (§ 16.40.010 – § 16.40.020)
• Ch 16.44 — Park and Recreation Facilities (§ 16.44.010)
• Ch 16.48 — Appendixes (§ 16.48.010)
• Ch 17.02 — Introductory Provisions and Definitions (§ 17.02.010 – § 17.02.070)
• Ch 17.04 — General Provisions (§ 17.04.010 – § 17.04.060)
• Ch 17.06 — Residential Land Uses (§ 17.06.010 – § 17.06.050)
• Ch 17.08 — Agricultural Land Uses (§ 17.08.010 – § 17.08.070)
• Ch 17.10 — Institutional Land Uses (§ 17.10.010 – § 17.10.090)
• Ch 17.12 — Commercial Land Uses (§ 17.12.010 – § 17.12.160)
• Ch 17.14 — Storage or Disposable Land Uses (§ 17.14.010 – § 17.14.060)
• Ch 17.16 — Transportation Land Uses (§ 17.16.010 – § 17.16.040)
• Ch 17.18 — Industrial Land Uses (§ 17.18.010 – § 17.18.040)
• Ch 17.20 — Accessory Land Uses (§ 17.20.010 – § 17.20.140)
• Ch 17.22 — Temporary Land Uses (§ 17.22.010 – § 17.22.030)
• Ch 17.23 — Post-Construction Storm Water Management (§ 17.23.010 – § 17.23.160)
• Ch 17.24 — Natural Resource Disruption and Required Mitigation Standards (§ 17.24.010 – § 17.24.130)
• Ch 17.25 — Construction Site Erosion Control Resulting From Land Disturbing Construction Activities (§ 17.25.010 – § 17.25.150)
• Ch 17.26 — Land Use Table (§ 17.26.010 – § 17.26.020)
• Ch 17.27 — Design Review Standards (§ 17.27.010 – § 17.27.160)
• Ch 17.28 — Group Developments (§ 17.28.010 – § 17.28.040)
• Ch 17.30 — Zoning Districts Designated (§ 17.30.010 – § 17.30.040)
• Ch 17.32 — A-1 Agricultural Holding District (§ 17.32.010 – § 17.32.040)
• Ch 17.34 — RS-1 Single-Family Residential District (§ 17.34.010 – § 17.34.040)
• Ch 17.36 — RS-2 Single-Family Residential District (§ 17.36.010 – § 17.36.040)
• Ch 17.38 — RS-3 Single-Family Residential District (§ 17.38.010 – § 17.38.040)
• Ch 17.40 — Rd Two-Family Residential District (§ 17.40.010 – § 17.40.040)
• Ch 17.42 — Rm Multifamily Residential District (§ 17.42.010 – § 17.42.040)
• Ch 17.44 — NC Neighborhood Commercial District (§ 17.44.010 – § 17.44.040)
• Ch 17.46 — SC Suburban Commercial District (§ 17.46.010 – § 17.46.040)
• Ch 17.48 — CC Central Commercial District (§ 17.48.010 – § 17.48.040)
• Ch 17.50 — Si Suburban Industrial District (§ 17.50.010 – § 17.50.040)
• Ch 17.52 — Ui Urban Industrial District (§ 17.52.010 – § 17.52.040)
• Ch 17.54 — C-1 Conservancy Overlay Zoning District (§ 17.54.010 – § 17.54.040)
• Ch 17.56 — Density and Intensity Standards (§ 17.56.010 – § 17.56.030)
• Ch 17.58 — Bulk Regulations (§ 17.58.010 – § 17.58.030)
• Ch 17.60 — Exceptions and Modifications (§ 17.60.010 – § 17.60.060)
• Ch 17.62 — Signs (§ 17.62.010 – § 17.62.090)
• Ch 17.64 — Nonconforming Uses, Structures and Lots (§ 17.64.010 – § 17.64.040)
• Ch 17.66 — Performance Standards (§ 17.66.010 – § 17.66.210)
• Ch 17.68 — Landscaping and Bufferyard Regulations (§ 17.68.010 – § 17.68.140)
• Ch 17.70 — Planned Unit Developments (§ 17.70.010 – § 17.70.080)
• Ch 17.72 — Procedures (§ 17.72.010 – § 17.72.120)
• Ch 17.74 — Administration and Enforcement (§ 17.74.010 – § 17.74.060)
• Ch 18.04 — Statutory Authorization, Findings of Fact, Statement of Purpose, Title, and General Provisions (§ 18.04.010 – § 18.04.050)
• Ch 18.08 — General Standards Applicable to All Floodplain Districts (§ 18.08.005 – § 18.08.040)
• Ch 18.12 — Floodway District (Fw) (§ 18.12.010 – § 18.12.040)
• Ch 18.16 — Floodfringe District (Ff) (§ 18.16.010 – § 18.16.030)
• Ch 18.20 — Other Floodplain District (§ 18.20.010)
• Ch 18.24 — Nonconforming Uses (§ 18.24.010 – § 18.24.030)
• Ch 18.28 — Administration (§ 18.28.005 – § 18.28.060)
• Ch 18.32 — Amendments (§ 18.32.005 – § 18.32.020)
• Ch 18.36 — Enforcement and Penalties (§ 18.36.010)
• Ch 18.40 — Definitions (§ 18.40.010)
• Ch PCC — Prior Code Cross-Reference Table (§ PCC.010)
• Ch OL — Ordinance List and Disposition Table (§ OL.010)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL.010)