Wisconsin § 236.34 - Recording of certified survey map; use in changing boundaries; use in conveyancing.
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§ 236.34. Recording of certified survey map; use in changing boundaries; use in conveyancing.
236.34(1) (1) Description and uses. 236.34(1)(am) (am) A certified survey map of not more than 4 parcels of land, or such greater maximum number specified by an ordinance enacted or resolution adopted under par. (ar) 1. , consisting of lots or outlots may be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the land is situated. 236.34(1)(ar) (ar) 236.34(1)(ar)1. 1. Notwithstanding s. 236.45 (2) (ac) and (am) , a municipality, town, or county that has established a planning agency may enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution that specifies a maximum number of parcels that is greater than 4 into which land that is situated in the municipality, town, or county and zoned for commercial, multifamily dwelling, as defined in s. 101.01 (8m) , industrial, or mixed-use development may be divided by certified survey map. 236.34(1)(ar)2. 2. Before the enactment of an ordinance or the adoption of a resolution under subd. 1. , the governing body of the municipality, town, or county shall receive the recommendation of its planning agency and shall hold a public hearing on the ordinance or resolution. Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication of a class 2 notice, under ch. 985 . Any ordinance enacted or resolution adopted shall be published in a form suitable for public distribution. 236.34(1)(ar)3. 3. Notwithstanding subd. 1. , an ordinance enacted or resolution adopted under subd. 1. by a municipality may specify the number of parcels into which land within the extraterritorial plat approval jurisdiction of the municipality, as well as land within the corporate limits of the municipality, may be divided by certified survey map if the municipality has the right to approve or object to plats within that area under s. 236.10 (1) (b) 2. and (2) . 236.34(1)(ar)4. 4. If more than one governing body has authority to enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution under subd. 1. with respect to the same land and those governing bodies enact ordinances or adopt resolutions with conflicting provisions, any certified survey map affecting that land must comply with the most restrictive provisions. 236.34(1)(bm) (bm) A certified survey map may be used to change the boundaries of lots and outlots within a recorded plat, recorded assessor’s plat under s.
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