[Prior code § 18.05]
In planning and developing a preliminary plat the subdivider or agent shall, in every case, pursue the following course set out in this chapter.
[Prior code § 18.05(1); amended by Ord. 214, 2002]
A. 
Prior to submitting a final plat for approval, the subdivider shall prepare a preliminary plat and file a written request for its approval with the Village Clerk. A preliminary plat shall not be submitted prior to approval of the site assessment checklist (or when required, the site assessment report), nor before the approval of the concept plan — all as required in Chapter 16.12.
B. 
On completion of a draft preliminary plat, a meeting shall be held with the director of public works and site plan review committee to assist the subdivider in appraising the objectives of these regulations, the master plan, the official map and any pertinent ordinances and to reach conclusions regarding the objectives and program for the development.
C. 
The subdivider shall revise the submitted draft preliminary plat documents per the direction of the site plan review committee. Fifteen copies of the revised documents shall be submitted to Village Clerk, which shall distribute the copies for review and comment by the: public works committee; park and recreation committee; and site plan review committee. Any written comments of these groups shall be forwarded to the Plan Commission to assist in its review of the preliminary plat.
D. 
The request for approval by the Plan Commission shall be submitted at least seven days prior to the date of the meeting of the Plan Commission at which the request is to be considered, and shall include all data required by this title. The Plan Commission may forward a copy of the plat to Walworth County for review and comment.
E. 
The preliminary plat shall include the entire area owned or controlled by the subdivider. The Plan Commission may waive this requirement to allow the subdivider to submit a comprehensive development plan (CDP) meeting the requirements of Section 16.16.050, for that portion of the land which is not to be included in the final plat when the subdivider owns or controls 80 acres or more. The subdivider shall in all cases submit a preliminary plat for the lands to be included in the first phase of the final plat.
F. 
The Plan Commission shall recommend approval, denial or approval with conditions and the Village Board shall within 90 days from the date submitted, approve, approve conditionally or reject the preliminary plat and when included, the comprehensive development plan, based on its determination of conformance with the intent and provisions of this title, and all related plans and ordinances, and recommendations of appropriate Village committees and commissions. The site plan review committee shall prepare comments on the Plan Commission's recommendation, in conjunction with revisions to the preliminary plat provided by the subdivider, in order to provide assurance that all recommended revisions to the plat made by the Plan Commission have been complied with within such revised versions. In all cases, the time period within which Village Board action is required shall not commence until the Village has received all maps, plans, drawings and related data necessary for plat review of the latest version of the preliminary plat as outlined herein. Such time may be extended by a written agreement with the subdivider. Failure of the Village Board to act within such 90 days or extension thereof, shall constitute an approval of the preliminary plat and comprehensive development plan. The reasons for conditional approval or rejection shall be stated in the minutes of the meeting and a letter stating such reasons shall be sent to the applicant. Approval of a preliminary plat shall be valid for 24 months from the date of the last required approval of the preliminary plat. Reference Wis. State Stats. Section 236.11(1)(b).
G. 
The action of the Village Board shall be noted on three copies of the preliminary plat, one copy of which shall be returned to the subdivider with the date and action endorsed thereon, one copy of which shall be retained by the Village Engineer and one copy of which shall be retained by the Village assessor.
H. 
Re-plats are to be processed in accordance with the provisions of Section 236.36, Wisconsin Statutes.
I. 
If the preliminary plat or certified survey map contains private road(s), the following note shall be added to the plat or CSM when it is presented for approval as a final plat:
NOTICE OF POSSIBLE LIMITATION OF PUBLIC SERVICES. THIS PLAT OR CERTIFIED SURVEY MAP CONTAINS PRIVATE ROAD(S), AND, AS A RESULT, CERTAIN VILLAGE SERVICES MAY BE LIMITED. THE EXTENT OF THESE LIMITATIONS IS SPELLED OUT IN A DOCUMENT CALLED A VILLAGE/DEVELOPER AGREEMENT; OR, IF THIS IS A CONDOMINIUM PLAT, IN A DOCUMENT CALLED A GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (GDP), WHICH DIRECTLY RELATES TO THIS PLAT OR CSM AND IS FILED AS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT IN THE OFFICES OF BOTH THE DARIEN VILLAGE CLERK AND THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE VILLAGE OF DARIEN.
J. 
The subdivider shall provide a copy of the approved preliminary plat to the following utility providers (or their successor company(ies) for their comments prior to the drawing of the final plat: Wisconsin Natural Gas; GTE; Walworth County Cablevision; and Wisconsin Power and Light.
[Prior code § 18.05(2)]
The preliminary plat shall be submitted in 15 copies at a scale of not more than 100 feet to one inch, and shall show correctly on its face:
A. 
Description.
1. 
Name of the proposed subdivision;
2. 
Name, address and telephone number of the owner, subdivider, engineer, land surveyor and land planner;
3. 
Date, graphic scale and north point;
4. 
Location of the proposed subdivision by government lot, quarter section, township, range and county, and a location map showing the relationship between the plan and its surrounding area.
B. 
Existing Conditions.
1. 
Contours at vertical intervals of not more than two feet for a slope less than 5% and five feet for a slope of 5% or more;
2. 
A scaled drawing of the exterior boundaries of the proposed subdivision referenced to a corner established by the U.S. Public Land Survey, and the total acreage encompassed thereby;
3. 
Location of existing property lines, buildings, drives, streams and water courses, dry runs, lakes, marshes, rock outcrops, wooded areas, environmental corridors, and other similar significant features within the parcel being subdivided;
4. 
Location, right-of-way width and names of any adjacent existing streets, alleys or other public ways, easements, and railroad and utility rights-of-way within or adjacent to the proposed subdivision;
5. 
Type, width and elevation of any adjacent existing street pavements, together with any legally established centerline elevations, for streets located outside the Village limits;
6. 
Water elevations of adjoining lakes or streams at the date of the survey, and known or determined high and low water elevations and boundaries of the one-hundred-year floodplain and floodway;
7. 
Subsurface soil, rock and water conditions including depth to bedrock and average depth to ground water table;
8. 
Location, size and invert elevation of any existing sanitary and storm sewers, culverts or drain pipes and the location and size of any existing water and gas mains on or adjacent to the plat and proposed for use in the development. If sewers and water mains are not present on or adjacent to the preliminary plat, the distance to the size of those nearest and the invert elevations of sewers shall be indicated;
9. 
Location and names of adjacent subdivisions, parks, and cemeteries;
10. 
Existing land use and zoning included within or adjacent to the proposed subdivision.
C. 
Proposed Conditions.
1. 
Location, width and name of all proposed streets and walkways;
2. 
Layout and scale dimensions of all lots and proposed lot and block numbers;
3. 
Draft of proposed covenants (if any) to be imposed;
4. 
Location and approximate dimensions of any sites to be reserved or dedicated for parks, playgrounds, greenways or other public uses or which are to be used for group housing, shopping centers, church sites or other nonpublic uses;
5. 
Plans, showing the proposed locations for streets, walkways, drainage ways and public easements, showing the existing ground surface, including extensions for reasonable distance beyond the limits of the proposed subdivision, when requested, shall be submitted with the preliminary plat. The subdivider shall also provide a statement from a licensed engineer, representing the project, which certifies that the technical requirements of this title will be met when final engineering design plan (including plans and profiles for public improvements and grading, erosion control and storm water management plans) are submitted. Such final engineering design plans shall be submitted and approved by the Village Engineer prior to approval of the final plat.
6. 
When requested by the Village Engineer, because of concern about drainage, ground water and tree cover, a lot grading plan showing proposed contours at vertical intervals of not more than two feet.
[Prior code § 18.05(3)]
A. 
When the subdivider has 80 acres or more of land under his or her control, he or she may, where authorized by the Plan Commission, elect to file a comprehensive development plan (CDP) in lieu of a preliminary plat for that land not to be included in the first phase of the final plat.
B. 
The process for review of the CDP shall be identical to, and shall coincide with, review of the preliminary plat submitted for the remaining portion of the property.
C. 
The Plan Commission shall approve, conditionally approve or reject the CDP within the same review period as required for the preliminary plat. One copy shall be returned to the applicant notifying him or her in writing of any conditions of approval or reasons for rejection.
D. 
Any subsequent change to the CDP and exhibits shall require filing with the Village Clerk. Within 30 days of filing, the Plan Commission shall approve, conditionally approve or reject the revised CDP.
[Prior code § 18.05(4)]
The CDP shall be submitted in 15 copies at a scale of not more than 200 feet to one inch and shall show all lands under the control of the applicant which are contiguous or separated only by existing public roads, or railroad rights-of-way. The plan shall show:
A. 
The items under required preliminary plat data in Section 16.16.030:
B. 
All proposed collector and arterial streets;
C. 
All proposed storm water drainage facilities;
D. 
Projected population broken down by single and multifamily units;
E. 
A further breakdown of multifamily units by the number of bedrooms on a percentage basis:
F. 
The development schedule indicating the approximate timing of the proposed development;
G. 
A draft preliminary plat meeting the requirements of this title may be submitted after a minimum of 20 days after submittal of the comprehensive development plan for that portion of land to be developed in the first stage.