General municipality law

Wis. Stat. ch. 66

in effect

Contents

section66.0101. Home rule; manner of exercise section66.0103. Code of ordinances section66.0104. Prohibiting ordinances that place certain limits or requirements on a landlord section66.0105. Jurisdiction of overlapping extraterritorial powers section66.0107. Power of municipalities to prohibit criminal conduct section66.0109. Penalties under county and municipal ordinances section66.0111. Bond or cash deposit under municipal ordinances section66.0113. Citations for certain ordinance violations section66.0114. Actions for violation of ordinances section66.0115. Outstanding unpaid forfeitures section66.0117. Judgment against local governmental units section66.0119. Special inspection warrants section66.0121. Orders; action; proof of demand section66.0123. Recreation authority section66.0125. Community relations-social development commissions section66.0127. Municipal hospital board section66.0129. Hospital facilities lease from nonprofit corporation section66.0131. Local governmental purchasing section66.0133. Energy savings performance contracting section66.0134. Labor peace agreements prohibited section66.0135. Interest on late payments section66.0137. Provision of insurance section66.0139. Disposal of abandoned property section66.0141. Accident record systems section66.0143. Local appeals for exemption from state mandates section66.0144. Advisory referenda section66.0145. No preferences in hiring or contracting section66.0201. Incorporation of villages and cities; purpose and definitions section66.0203. Procedure for incorporation of villages and cities section66.0205. Standards to be applied by the circuit court section66.0207. Standards to be applied by the board section66.0209. Review of incorporation-related orders and decisions section66.0211. Incorporation referendum procedure section66.0213. Powers of new village or city: elections; adjustment of taxes; reorganization as village section66.0215. Incorporation of certain towns adjacent to 1st class cities section66.0217. Annexation initiated by electors and property owners section66.0219. Annexation by referendum initiated by city or village section66.0221. Annexation of and creation of town islands section66.0223. Annexation of territory owned by a city or village section66.0225. Stipulated boundary agreements in contested boundary actions section66.0227. Detachment of territory section66.0229. Consolidation section66.0230. Town consolidation with a city or village section66.0231. Notice of certain litigation affecting municipal status or boundaries section66.0233. Town participation in actions to test alterations of town boundaries section66.0235. Adjustment of assets and liabilities on division of territory section66.0301. Intergovernmental cooperation section66.0303. Municipal interstate cooperation section66.0304. Conduit revenue bonds section66.0305. Political subdivision revenue sharing section66.0307. Boundary change pursuant to approved cooperative plan section66.0309. Creation, organization, powers and duties of regional planning commissions section66.0311. Intergovernmental cooperation in financing and undertaking housing projects section66.0312. Local health departments; mutual assistance section66.0313. Law enforcement; mutual assistance section66.0314. State of emergency; mutual assistance section66.0315. Municipal cooperation; federal rivers, harbors or water resources projects section66.0316. Renew Wisconsin performance review section66.0317. Cooperation region section66.0401. Regulation relating to solar and wind energy systems section66.0403. Solar and wind access permits section66.0404. Mobile tower siting regulations section66.0405. Removal of rubbish section66.0406. Radio broadcast service facility regulations section66.0407. Noxious weeds section66.0408. Regulation of occupations section66.0409. Local regulation of weapons section66.0410. Local regulation of ticket reselling section66.0411. Sound-producing devices; impoundment; seizure and forfeiture section66.0412. Local regulation of real estate brokers, brokerage services section66.0413. Razing buildings section66.0414. Small wireless facilities section66.0415. Offensive industry section66.0416. Certain businesses operated by minors section66.0417. Local enforcement of certain food and health regulations section66.0418. Prohibition of local regulation of certain foods, beverages section66.0419. Local regulation of auxiliary containers section66.0420. Video service section66.0421. Access to video service section66.0422. Video service, telecommunications, and broadband facilities section66.0423. Transient merchants section66.0425. Privileges in streets section66.0427. Open excavations in populous counties section66.0429. Street barriers; neighborhood watch signs section66.0431. Prohibiting operators from leaving keys in parked motor vehicles section66.0433. Licenses for nonintoxicating beverages section66.0435. Manufactured and mobile home communities section66.0436. Certificates of food protection practices for restaurants section66.0437. Drug disposal programs section66.0438. Limitations on locally issued identification cards section66.0439. Environmental, occupational health, and safety credentials section66.0440. Battery-powered, alarmed electric security fences section66.0441. Quarries extracting certain nonmetallic minerals section66.0442. Electric vehicle charging stations section66.0501. Eligibility for office section66.0502. Employee residency requirements prohibited section66.0503. Combination of municipal offices section66.0504. Address confidentiality program section66.0505. Compensation of governing bodies section66.0506. Referendum; increase in employee wages section66.0507. Automatic salary schedules section66.0508. Collective bargaining section66.0509. Civil service system; veterans preference section66.0510. Benefits to officers, employees, agents section66.0511. Law enforcement agencies; certain policies section66.0512. Whistleblower protection for certain disclosures made by municipal clerks section66.0513. Police, pay when acting outside county or municipality section66.0515. Receipts for fees section66.0517. Weed commissioner section66.0518. Defined benefit pension plans section66.0601. Appropriations section66.0602. Local levy limits section66.0603. Investments section66.0605. Local government audits and reports section66.0607. Withdrawal or disbursement from local treasury section66.0608. Protective services section66.0609. Financial procedure; alternative system of approving claims section66.0611. Political subdivisions prohibited from levying tax on incomes section66.0613. Assessment on racing prohibited section66.0615. Room tax; forfeitures section66.0617. Impact fees section66.0619. Public improvement bonds: issuance section66.0621. Revenue obligations section66.0623. Refunding village, town, sanitary, and inland lake district bonds section66.0625. Joint issuance of mass transit bonding section66.0626. Special assessments or charges for contaminated well or wastewater system loans section66.0627. Special charges for current services and certain loan repayments section66.0628. Fees imposed by a political subdivision section66.0701. Special assessments by local ordinance section66.0703. Special assessments, generally section66.0705. Property of public and private entities subject to special assessments section66.0707. Assessment or special charge against property in adjacent city, village or town section66.0709. Preliminary payment of improvements funded by special assessments section66.0711. Discount on cash payments for public improvements section66.0713. Contractor’s certificates; general obligation-local improvement bonds; special assessment B bonds section66.0715. Deferral of special assessments; payment of special assessments in installments section66.0717. Lien of special assessment section66.0719. Disposition of special assessment proceeds where improvement paid for out of general fund or municipal obligations section66.0721. Special assessments on certain farmland or camps for construction of sewerage or water system section66.0723. Utilities, special assessments section66.0725. Assessment of condemnation benefits section66.0727. Special assessments against railroad for street improvement section66.0729. Improvement of streets by abutting railroad company section66.0731. Reassessment of invalid condemnation and public improvement assessments section66.0733. Repayment of assessments in certain cases section66.0801. Definitions; effect on other authority section66.0803. Acquisition of public utility or bus transportation system section66.0805. Management of municipal public utility by commission section66.0807. Joint operation of public utility or public transportation system section66.0809. Municipal public utility charges section66.0811. Municipal public utility revenues section66.0813. Provision of utility service outside of municipality by municipal public utility section66.0815. Public utility franchises and service contracts section66.0817. Sale or lease of municipal public utility plant section66.0819. Combining water and sewer utilities section66.0821. Sewerage and storm water systems section66.0823. Joint local water authorities section66.0825. Municipal electric companies section66.0827. Utility districts section66.0829. Parking systems section66.0831. Interference with public service structure section66.0901. Public works, contracts, bids section66.0903. Prevailing wage section66.0905. Pedestrian malls section66.0907. Sidewalks section66.0909. Curb ramping section66.0911. Laterals and service pipes section66.0913. City and county projects, individual or joint; revenue bonding section66.0915. Viaducts in cities, villages and towns section66.0917. Art museums section66.0919. Civic centers section66.0921. Joint civic buildings section66.0923. County-city auditoriums section66.0925. County-city safety building section66.0927. County-city hospitals; village and town powers section66.1001. Comprehensive planning section66.1002. Development moratoria section66.1003. Discontinuance of a public way section66.1005. Reversion of title section66.1006. Department of natural resources approval of discontinuance section66.1007. Architectural conservancy districts section66.1009. Agreement to establish an airport affected area section66.1010. Moratorium on evictions section66.1011. Local equal opportunities section66.1013. Urban homestead programs section66.1014. Limits on residential dwelling rental prohibited section66.1015. Municipal rent control, inclusionary zoning, prohibited section66.1017. Family child care homes section66.1019. Housing codes to conform to state law section66.1021. City, village and town transit commissions section66.1023. Transit employees; Wisconsin retirement system section66.1024. Effect of reservation or exception in conveyance section66.1025. Relief from conditions of gifts and dedications section66.1027. Traditional neighborhood developments and conservation subdivisions section66.1031. Widening of highways; establishment of excess widths section66.1033. Curative provisions section66.1035. Rights of abutting owners section66.1036. Building permit for a shoreland structure section66.1037. Beautification and protection section66.1101. Promotion of industry; industrial sites section66.1102. Land development; notification; records requests; construction site development section66.1103. Industrial development revenue bonding section66.1105. Tax increment law section66.1106. Environmental remediation tax incremental financing section66.1107. Reinvestment neighborhoods section66.1108. Limitation on weekend work section66.1109. Business improvement districts section66.1110. Neighborhood improvement districts section66.1111. Historic properties section66.1113. Premier resort areas section66.1201. Housing authorities section66.1203. Housing authorities; operation not for profit section66.1205. Housing authorities; rentals and tenant selection section66.1207. Penalties; evidence section66.1209. Housing authorities; cooperation in housing projects section66.1211. Housing authorities; contracts with city; assistance to counties and municipalities section66.1213. Housing authorities for elderly persons section66.1301. Urban redevelopment section66.1303. Urban redevelopment; plans, approval section66.1305. Redevelopment corporations; limitations; incubator section66.1307. Urban redevelopment; regulation of corporations section66.1309. Urban redevelopment; transfer of land section66.1311. Urban redevelopment; acquisition of land section66.1313. Urban redevelopment; condemnation for section66.1315. Urban redevelopment; continued use of land by prior owner section66.1317. Urban redevelopment; borrowing; mortgages section66.1319. Urban redevelopment; sale or lease of land section66.1321. Urban redevelopment; city lease to, terms section66.1323. Urban redevelopment; aids and appropriations section66.1325. Urban redevelopment; city improvements section66.1327. Urban redevelopment; construction of statute; conflict of laws; supplemental powers section66.1329. Urban redevelopment; enforcement of duties section66.1331. Blighted area law section66.1333. Blight elimination and slum clearance section66.1335. Housing and community development authorities section66.1337. Urban renewal section66.1339. Villages to have certain city powers section66.1341. Towns to have certain city powers section66.02162. Incorporation of certain towns contiguous to 3rd class cities or villages section66.02165. Limitations on newly created incorporated village or city section66.03125. Fire departments; mutual assistance section66.05015. Background investigation section66.10013. Housing affordability report section66.10014. New housing fee report section66.10015. Limitation on development regulation authority section66.10016. Permits for residential housing developments

Source: WI Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/66Fetched: 10/7/2026