The applicant shall dedicate land for and improve
streets in accordance with all Town of Buchanan requirements.
Where a tract or parcel of land abuts a County-controlled
limited access highway or state highway, access shall only be provided
after obtaining required Outagamie County Highway Department and (as
applicable) Wisconsin Department of Transportation permits.
The widths, lengths and shapes of blocks shall
be suited to the planned use of the land, applicable zoning requirements,
need for convenient access, control and safety of street traffic and
the limitations and opportunities of the topography in accordance
with existing Town of Buchanan requirements.
The location and size of all proposed driveways
shall comply with all Town of Buchanan requirements.
The size, shape and orientation of parcels shall
be appropriate for the location of the subdivision and for the type
of development and use contemplated. The parcels should be designed
to provide an aesthetically pleasing building site and a proper architectural
setting for the building contemplated in accordance with all Town
of Buchanan and Outagamie County requirements. For the benefit of
visual understanding of parcel sizes, an illustration is provided
below.
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A.
Building setback lines shall conform to standards
found in the Town of Buchanan Zoning Code:[1]
B.
The diagrams provided in this section illustrate siting
suggestions designed to retain the rural character of the Town of
Buchanan. Subdividers are strongly encouraged to consider these techniques
when seeking to create certified survey maps or subdivisions.
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The maximum permitted impervious coverage (e.g.,
house, detached garage, accessory buildings, driveways, sidewalks,
and patios) shall be in accordance with applicable Town of Buchanan
requirements.
Any certified survey map or subdivision plat
submitted to the Town is required to meet all applicable Town of Buchanan
and State of Wisconsin stormwater management standards.[1]
A.
An approved preliminary plat may be final platted
in phases, with each phase encompassing at least 25% of the area of
the approved preliminary plat. If the subdivider elects to final plat
in phases as approved by the Plan Commission, the Town Board shall
require a timetable of completion of development of the entire property
included in the preliminary plat at/or prior to the time of submittal
of the first phase of the final plat as part of the developer's agreement.
B.
If a development includes more than 40 lots (e.g.,
new parcels), phases must be provided on the preliminary and final
plat such that no more than 50% of the total number of parcels are
included in a single phase. The Town has the authority to require
phased final plat approval in which each new phase may only be initiated
once 80% of the parcels in the previous phase have been sold.
To the extent practical, no drainageway contained
within a drainage easement shall be disturbed, except in accordance
with Outagamie County and applicable state requirements.
A community water supply shall be required for
all residential subdivisions of 20 lots or more. Residential subdivisions
of 40 lots or more shall include two wells to serve the development.
Clustered wastewater treatment systems shall
be required for all residential subdivisions of 10 or more lots.
Any residence or place of business intended
for human occupancy shall be identified by a street address number
assigned in accordance with Outagamie County requirements and standards.
A.
Any street which is the reasonable continuation of
an existing street shall bear the same name as the existing street.
B.
The Plan Commission may disapprove the name of any
street shown on the plat which has already been used elsewhere in
Outagamie County which, because of similarity, spelling or pronunciations
may cause confusion.
C.
The following table shall be used in the naming of
streets and roadways in all proposed land divisions:
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Type
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Culs-de-Sac
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Curving
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Straight
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Short streets
(less than 999 feet in length)
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Places or courts
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Way, circle, or lane
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Terrace, row, or lane
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Long streets
(1,000 feet or longer)
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N/A
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Drive, road, or trail
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Street or avenue
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D.
The term "boulevard" shall be reserved for such streets
which, because of their breadth or monumental character, are to be
specially designated.
E.
Public streets and roads shall be located and designed
to take into account:
(1)
Existing and planned streets.
(2)
Topographic conditions including bearing capacity
and erosion potential of soil.
(3)
Public convenience and safety, including facilitating
fire protection, snowplowing, and pedestrian traffic.
(4)
The desire of the Town to reduce impervious surfaces
in order to protect surface waters.
(5)
The proposed uses of land to be served.
(6)
Anticipated traffic volumes based upon state ADT standards
(see Ch. Trans 204, Wis. Adm. Code).
[Amended 8-17-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-03]
(7)
Further land division possibilities.
Private roads developed to serve a CSM or subdivision
in the Town of Buchanan shall be constructed consistent with all Town
standards and shall be required to adhere to all applicable requirements
for public road construction, such that the developed roadway will
be indistinguishable from a public road. Any proposed development
which includes a private road shall require a development agreement.
A.
All new roads designed as part of new subdivisions
in the Town of Buchanan shall be constructed consistent with applicable
Town and/or state standards.
B.
Culs-de-sac. Any portion of a street designed to have
one end permanently closed shall not exceed 1,000 feet in length and
shall provide a turnaround with a minimum right-of-way diameter of
120 feet. In the case of a temporary cul-de-sac identified on the
plat as the location of a future ingress/egress point, as approved
by the Plan Commission, said cul-de-sac shall not be less than 120
feet in diameter.
