Ordinance from Town of Stockholm in Pepin County for "Operator's License"

Town of Stockholm's Ordinance creating a "Operator's License for Frac Sand Operations."   It is a different approach to licensing frac sand than either those of the Town of Howard or the Town of Cooks Valley.  It establishes both binding and non-negotiable standards as well as negotiable standards.  It describes "frac sand operations" as different than "nonmetallic mining operations" because they are far different and not similarly situated businesses subject to equal protection challenges.

The Stockholm ordinance bans processing plants, and rail and barge loading operations.  Take a good look at the "definitions" which apply to the language of the ordinance.

     Other towns in Pepin County with similar ordinances include Albany and Pepin as well as Stockholm. As you are studying ordinances throughout counties 
     in Wisconsin, please consider looking at Pepin County's overlay district along the Mississippi plus the innovative ordinances created in the towns.