85.193 Borrow and material disposal sites for transportation projects.

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(1)Definitions. In this section:

(a)“Borrow” means soil or a mixture of soil and stone, gravel, or other material suitable for use in the construction of embankments or other similar earthworks constructed as part of a transportation project.

(b)“Borrow site” means a site off of the transportation project property from which borrow is excavated for use in a transportation project.

(c)“Material disposal site” means a site off of the transportation project property used for the lawful disposal of surplus materials from a transportation project and that is under the direct control of the transportation project contractor or a transportation project subcontractor. “Material disposal site” does not include a private landfill that is not managed by the transportation project contractor or a transportation project subcontractor or a landfill that is owned or directly controlled by a political subdivision.

(d)“Political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.

(e)“Transportation project” means a construction or maintenance project directed and supervised by the department that relates to an airport, railroad, highway, bridge, or other transportation facility and that is subject to an agreement under s. 30.2022 .

(2)Exemption from local zoning. No zoning ordinance enacted under s. 59.69 , 59.693 , 60.61 , 60.62 , 61.35 , or 62.23 may apply to a borrow site or material disposal site if all of the following apply:

(a)The owner of the property consents to the establishment of a site on his or her property.