[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Buchanan 8-17-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-03. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is the intent of the Town Board to establish an Official
Map for the purpose of serving and promoting the public health, safety,
convenience, economy, orderliness, and general welfare of the community;
to ensure proper legal descriptions and proper monumenting of land;
to facilitate adequate provision for transportation, parks, playgrounds,
and stormwater drainage; and to facilitate the further subdivision
of large tracts into smaller parcels of land.
This chapter is enacted under the authority granted by § 62.23(6),
Wis. Stats.
[Amended 11-10-2016 by Res. No. 2016-05]
There is hereby established, as the Official Map of the Town
of Buchanan, the map which accompanies and is made a part of this
chapter. The map is on file in the office of the Town Administrator.
This map is hereby designated as the "Official Map of the Town of
Buchanan," and all notations, references, and other information shown
thereon shall be as much a part of this chapter as though the matters
and information thereon were fully described herein. The Official
Map shall show the location and extent of all platted and existing
streets, highways, drainageways, parkways, parks and playgrounds,
airports and airport affected areas, and historic districts within
the corporate limits of the Town of Buchanan as theretofore laid out,
adopted and established by law, except the drainageways outside the
Town limits shall not be included on the Official Map.
A.
The Town Board may change or add to the Official Map so as to establish
the exterior lines of, widen, narrow, extend, or close any platted,
existing, proposed, or planned streets, highways, drainageways, parkways,
and parks or playgrounds, except that drainageways outside the Town
limits shall not be included on the Official Map.
B.
The Town Board shall refer any change or addition to the Official
Map to the Town Plan Commission for review and report thereon prior
to adoption. The Town Plan Commission shall report its recommendation
to the Town Board within 60 days.
C.
A public hearing of parties in interest and citizens before the Town
Board shall be required before any changes or additions to the Official
Map are effective. Notice of the public hearing shall be published
as a Class 2 notice pursuant to Ch. 985, Wis. Stats.
A.
For the purpose of preserving the integrity of the Official Map,
no building permit shall hereafter be issued for any building in the
bed of any existing or proposed street, highway, drainageway, or parkway
shown on the Official Map. No permit for the erection of any building
shall be issued unless a street or highway giving access to such proposed
structure has been duly placed on the Map.
B.
The Building Inspector may require each applicant for a building
permit to submit a plan, prepared and certified by a registered land
surveyor, showing accurately the location of any proposed building
with reference to any street, drainageway, or parkway shown on the
Official Map.
No public sewer or other municipal street utility or improvement
shall be constructed in any street, highway, or parkway within the
jurisdictional area of this chapter until such street, highway, or
parkway is duly placed on the Official Map.
The Plan Commission shall have the power to review any administrative
decision of the Town Building Inspector to deny a permit for the erection
of a structure under this chapter and to grant relief from the requirements
of this chapter under the provisions of § 62.23(6)(e), (f),
and (g), Wis. Stats.
[Amended 11-10-2016 by Res. No. 2016-05]
There shall be a certified copy of the Official Map described in § 70-3. The certified copy shall be kept in the office of the Town Administrator and shall be available for inspection by any interested person during regular office hours. The certified copy shall bear on its face a certification that it is a true copy of the Official Map described in and accompanying this chapter and shall show the date of adoption of this chapter and shall be signed by the Town Chairperson and countersigned by the Town Administrator. Thereafter, no change or addition to such Official Map shall become effective until it shall have been indicated by the appropriate convention on the aforesaid certified copy of the Official Map and a certificate placed thereon or attached thereto bearing the number and date of adoption of the amending ordinance. The certificate shall be signed by the Town Chairperson and countersigned by the Town Administrator.
[Amended 11-10-2016 by Res. No. 2016-05]
Upon adoption of the Official Map or any amendment thereto,
the Town Administrator shall immediately record a true copy of the
Official Map, as adopted or amended, with the Register of Deeds of
the County of Outagamie, Wisconsin.
The Town Building Inspector shall enforce the provisions of
this chapter.
A.
Any person, firm, or corporation who fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a forfeiture as set forth in § 1-7 of this Code.
B.
No damages shall be allowed for the taking by any governmental agency,
for street, highway, drainageway, or parkway purposes, of any building
erected in violation of this chapter.
