Village of River Hills
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Chapter 9 Section 16

Section 9.16    RESERVATION OF REGULATORY AND POLICE POWERS.  The Village, by the granting of a permit to excavate, obstruct and/or occupy the right-of-way, or by registering a person under this Chapter does not surrender or to any extent lose, waive, impair, or lessen the lawful powers and rights, which it has now or may be hereafter granted to the Village under the Constitution and statutes of the State of Wisconsin to regulate the use of the right-of-way by the Permittee; and the Permittee by its acceptance of a permit to excavate, obstruct and/or occupy the right-of-way or of registration under this Chapter agrees that all lawful powers and rights, regulatory power, or police power, or otherwise as are or the same may be from time to time vested in or reserved to the Village, shall be in full force and effect and subject to the exercise thereof by the Village at any time.  A Permittee or registrant is deemed to acknowledge that its rights are subject to the regulatory and police powers of the Village to adopt and enforce general ordinances necessary to the safety and welfare of the public and is deemed to agree to comply with all applicable general law, and ordinances enacted by the Village pursuant to such powers.