[Prior code § 18.11(1)]
It is the intent of the Village to ensure the quality in land
development and to insure that each development pays its share of
the cost of public facilities and services. The Village will encourage
the use of planned developments employing innovative techniques for
the design of functional and aesthetic neighborhoods and which maximize
open space and preserve the natural environment. Subdivisions shall
be serviced by public water and sanitary sewers and by public streets.
Prior to final approval and acceptance of improvements, and prior
to the issuance of any building permits in a subdivision located within
the corporate limits and extraterritorial plat approval jurisdiction
of the Village, the subdivider shall install public improvements as
hereinafter provided. These improvements may be installed in plat
phases approved by the Plan Commission and Village Board and public
improvement phases approved by the Village Engineer. No building permit
may be issued for construction outside of phases of the plat which
have not had plans fully approved by the Village.
[Prior code § 18.11(2)]
The subdivision shall be monumented in accordance with the requirements
of Section 236.15, Wisconsin Statutes. If the topography is such that
extensive grading is required, the subdivider may, with the permission
of the Village Engineer, place the monuments after the grading is
completed provided the subdivider executes a surety bond, in an amount
required by the Village Engineer, to insure that the monuments will
be placed within the required time. Where the plat is located within
a U.S. Public Land Survey quarter section the corners of which have
been relocated, monumented and placed on the Wisconsin State Plane
Coordinate System by Walworth County or the Village, the plat shall
be tied directly to two or more of the section or quarter corners
so relocated, monumented, and coordinated. The exact grid bearing
and distance of such tie shall be determined by field measurements,
and the type of monument and Wisconsin State Plane Coordinates of
the monument marking, the relocated section or quarter corners to
which the plat is tied shall be indicated on the plat. All distances
and bearings shall be referenced to the Wisconsin Coordinate System,
South Zone. The grid bearing and distance of the tie shall be determined
by a closed survey meeting the error of closure herein specified for
the survey of the exterior boundaries of the subdivision and as adjusted
to the Village's control survey.
[Prior code § 18.11(3)]
All proposed development shall conform to the master plan, plan
for parks and open space, transportation plan, utility plans and the
official map of the Village as they relate to utilities and transportation
facilities. The classification and location of all streets shall conform
to the official map and shall be considered in their relationship
to existing and planned streets, to topographic conditions, to natural
features, to public convenience and safety, and in their appropriate
location to the proposed uses of the land to be served.
[Prior code § 18.11(8)]
Every lot or parcel created shall have a minimum frontage of
40 feet on a public right-of-way.
[Prior code § 18.11(9)]
Whenever the proposed subdivision contains or is adjacent to
a railroad right-of-way or limited access highway, the subdivider
shall proceed as follows:
A. In residential districts a buffer strip at least 30 feet in depth,
in addition to the normal lot depth required, shall be provided adjacent
to the right-of-way of a railroad or limited access highway. This
strip shall be a part of the platted lots, but the following restriction
shall be written on the plat:
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This strip reserved for the planting of trees or shrubs by the
owner. The building of structures hereon is prohibited, and this strip
shall not be counted as any required yard. Maintenance of this strip
is a responsibility of the lot owner.
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B. The Plan Commission may require a street approximately parallel to
and on each side of such right-of-way at a distance suitable for the
appropriate use of the intervening land.
C. Location of local streets immediately adjacent and parallel to railroad
rights-of-way shall be avoided.
[Prior code § 18.11(24)]
Before final approval of any plat located within the corporate limits of the Village, the subdivider shall be required to enter into a contract with the Village agreeing to install all required improvements, including requirements for public facility oversizing per Section
16.08.020(F). The subdivider shall file with the contract, subject to the approval of the Village attorney, a bond, certificate of deposit, irrevocable letter of credit, certified check or other security in an amount equal to the estimate of the cost prepared by the Village Engineer as a guarantee that such improvements will be completed by the subdivider or his or her contractors not later than 18 months from the date of recording of the plat. As a further guarantee that all obligations for work on the improvements are satisfied, the contractor and subcontractors who are to be engaged in the construction of utilities or street improvements on dedicated street rights-of-way, shall be listed as qualified for such work by the public works committee. Governmental units to which these bond and guarantee provisions apply may file in lieu of the contract or instrument of guarantee, a letter from officers authorized to act on its behalf, agreeing to comply with the provisions of this chapter. The contract shall also require the subdivider to pay all outstanding assessments for public improvements previously installed and all area charges for sanitary sewer and water mains, force mains, and pumping stations previously installed by the Village. The subdivider shall provide for connecting with water and sanitary sewer mains, storm water drainage facilities, curb and gutter, sidewalk and street improvements, walkways and bikeways on all abutting streets and on any street in the plat not included in the contract which are located in previously approved and developed phases of the plat.
In those cases where the Village Board determines it is in the
interest of the Village to install improvements by Village contract
and at such time as the Village may designate, the subdivider shall
petition the Village for water, sanitary sewer main, sanitary sewer
laterals, curb and gutter, sidewalk and street improvements. The cost
of such improvements shall be paid by assessments to the benefited
properties. When improvements are partially installed by Village contract
in lieu of the preceding contract, the subdivider shall provide a
contract and bond for all other required improvements.
[Prior code § 18.11(26)]
All improvements shall comply with the requirements of Appendix A, set out in Chapter
16.48, and all other requirements of the Village.