A.
Submission. Before submitting a final plat for approval, the subdivider shall prepare a preliminary plat and a letter of application. The subdivider shall submit 15 copies of the preliminary plat. The preliminary plat shall be prepared in accordance with this chapter, and the subdivider shall file copies of the plat and the application as required by this section with the Village Clerk-Treasurer at least 10 days prior to the meeting of the Village Board at which consideration is desired. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall submit copies of the preliminary plat to the Village Board and to the Village Engineer and Village Attorney for review and written report of their recommendations and reactions to the proposed plat. An abstract of title or registered property report may be requested at this time by the Village Attorney for his/her examination and report.
B.
Public improvements; plans and specifications. Simultaneously with the filing of the preliminary plat, the owner shall file with the Village Clerk-Treasurer a report addressing sewer and water service feasibility, drainage facilities and center-line profiles showing streets in the subdivision.
C.
Property owners' association; restrictive covenants. A draft of the legal instruments and rules for proposed property owners' associations, when the subdivider proposes that common property within a subdivision would be either owned or maintained by such an organization of property owners or a subunit of the Village pursuant to § 236.293, Wis. Stats., and proposed deed restrictions or restrictive covenants, shall be submitted at the time of filing the preliminary plat with the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
D.
Affidavit. The surveyor preparing the preliminary plat shall certify on the face of the plat that it is a correct representation of all existing land divisions and features and that he/she has fully complied with the provisions of this chapter.
E.
Supplementary data to be filed with preliminary plat. The following shall also be filed with the preliminary plat:
(1)
Use statement. A statement of the proposed use of lots, stating type of residential buildings with number of proposed dwelling units; types of business or industry so as to reveal the effect of the development on traffic, fire hazards and congestion of population; and
(2)
Zoning changes. If any zoning changes are contemplated, the proposed zoning plan for the areas, including dimensions.
F.
Street plans and profiles. The subdivider shall provide general street plans and profiles showing existing ground surface and proposed and established street grades, including extensions for a reasonable distance beyond the limits of the proposed subdivision, when requested.
G.
Soil testing. If requested by the Village Engineer, the subdivider shall be required to provide a preliminary soils report, listing the types of soil in the proposed subdivision, their effect on the subdivision and a proposed soil testing and investigation program. Pursuant to the public policy concerns prescribed in § 700-10, the Village Board may require that borings and soundings be made in specified areas to ascertain subsurface soil, rock and water conditions, including depth to bedrock and depth to groundwater table, pursuant to § 700-16C.
H.
Drafting standards. The subdivider shall submit to the Village Clerk-Treasurer and to those agencies having the authority to object to plats under provisions in Ch. 236, Wis. Stats., copies of a preliminary plat (or certified survey) based upon an accurate exterior boundary survey by a registered land surveyor which shall show clearly the proposed subdivision at a scale of not more than one inch per 100 feet having two-foot contour intervals, shall identify the improvements (grading, tree planting, paving, installation of facilities and dedications of land), easements which the subdivider proposes to make and shall indicate by accompanying letter when the improvements will be provided. Any proposed restrictive covenants for the land involved shall be submitted.