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by conveyance in common to each of the owners of lots in the development or by dedication to the county or town or municipality. Lands dedicated to the public must be accepted by action of the governing body of the accepting unit of government. If land is to be conveyed to owners of lots in the development, a home -owners association or similar leg- ally constituted body shall be created to maintain the open space land. SECTION VII: EASEMENTS A. The County Planning Agency shall require rear or side lot line utility easements at locations and of widths deemed adequate by the committee, but in no case less than ten feet. B. The County Planning Agency shall require that easements or drainage ways of widths sufficent to accomo- date storm water runoff be provided where a subdivision includes a segment or segments of water courses, drainage ways, channels, or streams. SECTION VIII: RESERVATIONS The County Planning Agency may require that suitable sites be dedicated or reserved for future public uses such as parks, playgrounds and open spaces. In locating such sites consideration shall be given to preserving scenic and historic sites, stands of fine trees, marshes and shorelines. Reserva- tion of land for public acquisition shall be for a period not to exceed one year. SECTION IX: VARIANCES A The County Planning Agency may grant variances from the provisions of this ordinance after holding a public hearing, with ten days notice in writing to owners of adjoin- ing lands and upon finding that: 1. Because of the unique topographic or other con- ditions of the lands involved, literal application of the ordin- ance would impose a hardship. 2, The variance will not violate the purpose of the ordinance or the provisions of Chapter 236 of the Wisconsin Statutes. B. The requirement of filing and recording a plat for a subdivision or a certified survey shall not be waived. SECTION X: FEES A. Subdivisions — Prior to approval of the final plat, the applicant shall pay to the county clerk as a fee for check- ing and verifying the plat, a sum computed from the follow- ing and verifying the plat, a sum computed from the current published County Planning Agency schedule. B. Certified Survey Map — Prior to approval of the final certified survey map the applicant shall pay to the county clerk as a fee for checking and verifying the plat, a sum computed from the current published County Planning Agency schedule. SECTION XI: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES The County Zoning Administrator shall have responsi- bility for enforcement of this ordinance. No land use permit shall be issued for construction on any lot until the final plat for the subdivision has been duly recorded or the cert- ified survey map recorded. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this ordinance, shall upon convic- tion thereof forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $100 and the costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of such fine and costs shall be imprisoned in the county jail until payment of such forfeiture and the costs of prosecu- tion, but not exceeding 30 days for each violation. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense. In any such action the fact that a permit was issued shall not constitute a defense, nor shall any error oversight or derelection of duty on the part of the county zoning administrator consti- tute a defense.