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6 . As Presented for Adoption air August 92021 the general purpose to lessen the congestion on public highways; to secure safety and promote health and the general welfare; to encourage the protection of groundwater quality, public water supply, streams and springs, and air quality; to avoid undue concentration of land uses that may adversely impact public health, adjacent land uses and/or land values; WHEREAS,in order to provide meaningful update to and implementation of the Comprehensive Plan and complete the statutorily required process for adoption of a Zoning Ordinance, the Town Board finds that it is prudent, reasonable and necessary to preserve the existing uses as detailed in the Comprehensive Plan in 2010,and control the administration and enforcement of said existing uses, by adoption of an Interim Zoning Ordinance; and, NOW, TITEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE FINDINGS AND RECITALS SET FORTH ABOVE,WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SAND LAKE, BURNETT COUNTY, WISCONSLN, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1 - TITLE AND PURPOSE 1.1 Title. The title of this Ordinance is the Town of Sand Lake Interim Zoning Ordinance to Preserve Existing Land Use Within the Jurisdiction of the Town of Sand Lake Pending the Completion of the Town Zoning Ordinance ("Interim Zoning Ordinance"). 1.2 Purpose. The purpose of the Interim Zoning Ordinance is to promote health,safety, and general welfare; to preserve the existing land uses as set forth in the Comprehensive Plan; and, to provide for prudent land use planning and implementation based on the findings and reasons set forth in more detail in the above Recitals, which are incorporated by reference. Section 2-AUTHORITY The Town Board relies on its general police powers, as conferred on the Town Board pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 60.10(2)(c), 60.22(3) and 61.34, and the powers set forth in Wis. Stat. §§ 60.23, 60.61, and 60.62. The Town Board further relies upon Wis. Stat. § 62.23(7)(da) with respect to the exercise of interim zoning authority. Section 3- INTERIM ZONING 3.1 The Town Board does hereby declare that all existing uses of real property within the Town of Sand Lake shall be maintained from the date of this Interim Zoning Ordinance until a permanent Zoning Ordinance is enacted, provided that said Zoning Ordinance is adopted by the Town no later than two years after the effective date of this 2