Ordinance No. G—2023-24(PDF, 803KB)

O R D I N A N C E N O.: G—2023-24 TO THE HONORABLE, THE OUTAGAMIE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: MAJORITY On October 27, 2020, the Outagamie County Board adopted Ordinance C—2020-2021 1 which created Section 50-353 (based on Wis. Stat. §23.33) allowing all-terrain vehicles 2 (ATVs) and utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) to operate on roadways designated by 3 Outagamie County and referred to as “routes.” On August 22, 2023, the Outagamie County 4 Board adopted Ordinance D—2023-2024 which modified the ordinance as pertains to speed 5 limits and operating hours. Wis. Stat. §23.33(8)(b)1 offers a town, village, or city the ability 6 to enact an ordinance to designate a highway not under its jurisdiction, but within its 7 territorial limits, as an ATV/UTV route. 8 9 The Town of Liberty has submitted an application to the Outagamie County Highway 10 Commissioner to designate the following county highway as an ATV/UTV route: 11  CTH M between CTH S and STH 54 12 13 The Town of Liberty has completed said requirements of Outagamie County Code of 14 Ordinance Sec. 50-353(4)(a)(ii) and submitted the following documents with the 15 application: 16  A map showing the proposed ATV/UTV route on the county highway system. 17  A map showing any existing or future ATV/UTV routes leading to the proposed 18 route. 19  A statement explaining why the proposed route should be designated as an 20 ATV/UTV route. 21  Documentation that items required in Ordinance 50-353 Sec. 4(a)(i)1-3 were 22 completed by the Municipality. 23  A statement that the applicant will be financially responsible for payments for the 24 installation and maintenance of required ATV/UTV route signs. 25  Regulations set forth in Ordinance Sec. 50-353(5) were adopted by the Town of 26 Liberty on October 11, 2023. 27 28 The Outagamie County Highway Commissioner has completed a review as detailed in 29 Ordinance Sec. 50-353(4)(b) and is recommending approval. The Outagamie County 30 Highway, Recycling and Solid Waste Committee is recommending approval. 31 32 NOW THEREFORE, the undersigned members of the Highway, Recycling and Solid Waste 33 Committee recommend adoption of the following ordinance. 34 35 36 Ordinance No. G—2023-24 Page 2 BE IT ORDAINED, that the Outagamie County Board of Supervisors does approve 1 designating CTH M between CTH S and STH 54, said section in the Town of Liberty, as an 2 ATV/UTV route as detailed on the attached Memorandums and maps, which by reference are made 3 a part hereof, and 4 BE IT FINALLY ORDAINED, that the Outagamie County Clerk be directed to forward a 5 copy of this ordinance to the Outagamie County Highway Commissioner, the Outagamie County 6 Development and Land Services Director, the Outagamie County Sheriff, and the Town of Liberty. 7 Dated this day of October 2023 8 Respectfully Submitted, 9 10 HIGHWAY, RECYCLING AND SOLID 11 WASTE COMMITTEE 12 13 14 15 Joy Hagen Daniel Nejedlo 16 17 18 19 20 Jason Wegand Dennis Clegg 21 22 23 24 25 Jeremy Thyssen 26 27 28 Duly and officially adopted by the County Board on: _______________________ 29 30 31 Signed: 32 Board Chairperson County Clerk 33 34 35 Approved: Vetoed: 36 37 38 Signed: 39 County Executive Ordinance No. G—2023-24 Page 3 Ordinance No. G—2023-24 Page 4