In any new land division the street layout shall conform to the arrangement, width and location indicated on the Official Map, county jurisdictional highway system plan, Comprehensive Plan or plan component, or precise neighborhood unit development plan of the Village. In addition, streets shall be constructed in conformance with the adopted construction standards of the Village. (See standards for development/construction.) In areas for which such plans have not been completed, the street layout shall recognize the functional classification of the various types of streets and shall be developed and located in proper relation to existing and proposed streets, to the topography, to such natural features as streams and tree growth, to public convenience and safety, to the proposed use of the land to be served by such streets, to existing or planned utilities, and to the most advantageous development of adjoining areas. The land division shall be designed so as to provide each lot with satisfactory access to a public street without thereby causing undue conflict with existing or anticipated traffic flow on such streets. In addition:
A. 
Arterial streets shall be arranged so as to provide ready access to centers of employment, centers of governmental activity, community shopping areas, community recreation, and points beyond the boundaries of the community. They shall also be properly integrated with and related to the existing and proposed system of major streets and highways and shall be, insofar as practicable, continuous and in alignment with existing or planned streets with which they are to connect.
B. 
Collector streets shall be arranged so as to provide ready collection of traffic from residential areas and conveyance of this traffic to the major street and highway system and shall be properly related to the mass transportation system, to special traffic generators such as schools, churches and shopping centers and other concentrations of population and to the major streets to which they connect.
C. 
Minor streets shall be arranged to conform to the topography, to discourage use by through traffic, where applicable to permit the design of efficient storm drainage and utility systems and to require the minimum street area necessary to provide safe and convenient access to abutting property.
D. 
Proposed streets shall extend to the boundary lines of the tract being subdivided unless prevented by topography or other physical conditions unless, in the opinion of the Village Plan Commission, such extension is not necessary or desirable for the coordination of the layout of the subdivision or for the advantageous development of the adjacent tracts. Where an existing dedicated or platted half-street is adjacent to the tract being subdivided, the other half of the street shall be dedicated by the developer.
E. 
Arterial street and highway protection. Whenever the proposed land division contains or is adjacent to an arterial street or highway, adequate protection of residential properties, limitation of access and separation of through and local traffic shall be provided by reversed frontage, with screen planting contained in a non-access reservation along the rear property line, and/or by the use of frontage streets.
F. 
Stream or lake shores shall have a minimum of 60 feet of public access platted to the low water mark at intervals of not more than 1/2 mile as required by § 236.16(3), Wis. Stats.
G. 
Reserve strips shall not be provided on any plat to control access to streets or alleys, except where control of such strips is placed with the Village under conditions approved by the Village Plan Commission and Village Board.
H. 
Alleys may be provided in commercial and industrial areas for off-street loading and service access unless otherwise required by the Village Plan Commission, but shall not be approved in residential districts. Dead-end alleys shall not be approved, and alleys shall not connect directly to an arterial street or highway.
I. 
Street names shall not duplicate or be similar to existing street names elsewhere in the Village, and existing street names shall be projected wherever possible.
Whenever the proposed land division contains or is adjacent to a limited access highway or railroad right-of-way, the land division design shall provide for the following:
A. 
When lots within the proposed land division back upon or side upon the right-of-way of an existing or proposed limited access highway or a railroad, a planting strip at least 30 feet in depth shall be provided adjacent to the highway or railroad in addition to the normal lot depth or width. This strip shall be a part of the platted lots but shall have the following restriction lettered on the face of the plat: "This strip reserved for the planting of trees and shrubs; vehicular public access across and the building of structures hereon is prohibited."
B. 
Commercial and industrial properties shall have provided, on each side of the limited access highway or railroad, streets approximately parallel to and at a suitable distance from such highway or railroad for the appropriate use of the land between such streets and highway or railroad, but not less than 150 feet.
C. 
Streets parallel to a limited access highway or railroad right-of-way, when intersecting an arterial street or highway or a collector street which crosses such railroad or highway, shall be located at a minimum distance of 250 feet from such highway or railroad right-of-way. Such distance, where desirable and practicable, shall be determined with due consideration of the minimum distance required for the future separation of grades by means of appropriate approach gradients.
D. 
Minor streets immediately adjacent and parallel to railroad rights-of-way shall be avoided, and the location of minor streets immediately adjacent to arterial streets and highways and to railroad rights-of-way shall be avoided in residential areas.
The minimum right-of-way and roadway width of all proposed streets and alleys shall be as specified by the Comprehensive Plan, Comprehensive Plan component, Official Map, neighborhood and/or corridor plan, county jurisdictional highway system plan, State Department of Transportation (Wis DOT) functional highway plans and/or environmental impact statement (EIS) plans, or as set forth in standards for development/permit construction, whichever is greater. Arterial street sections are for standard arterial streets only. Cross-sections for freeways, expressways and parkways should be based upon detailed engineering studies. In addition:
A. 
Cul-de-sac streets designed to have one end permanently closed shall not, as a general rule, exceed 800 feet in length as measured from the point of radius of the turnaround to the nearest intersecting street, and in no case shall more than nine single-family dwelling unit lots abut and have direct access to a cul-de-sac street. All cul-de-sac streets designed to have one end permanently closed shall terminate in a circular turnaround. Note: See standards[1] for development construction.
[1]
Editor's Note: The standards are on file at the office of the Village Engineer.
B. 
Temporary termination of streets at the boundary of a land division or phase of land division intended to be extended at a later date and where three or more dwelling units have driveway access to such streets shall, at the discretion of the Village Plan Commission, be accomplished with a temporary T-turnaround within the street right-of-way having a cross-bar length of 64 feet and width of 24 feet or an alternative design approved by the Village Engineer. Temporary or semipermanent turnarounds must be connected and extended when the adjoining property is developed.
C. 
Street grades.
(1) 
Maximum and minimum grades.
(a) 
Unless necessitated by exceptional topography as determined by the Village Plan Commission, the maximum center-line grade of any street or public way shall not exceed the following:
[1] 
Arterial streets: 6%.
[2] 
Collector streets: 8%.
[3] 
Minor streets, culs-de-sac, alleys and frontage streets: 10%.
[4] 
Pedestrianways: 12% unless steps of acceptable design are provided.
(b) 
In addition, the grade of any street shall in no case exceed 12% or be less than 1/2 of 1%.
(2) 
Street grades shall be established wherever practicable so as to minimize grading, the promiscuous removal of ground cover and tree growth and general leveling of the topography. All changes in street grades shall be connected by vertical curves of a minimum length equivalent in feet to 15 times the algebraic difference in the rates of grade for arterial and collector streets, and 1/2 this minimum for all other streets.
D. 
Radii of curvature.
(1) 
When a continuous street center line deflects at any one point by more than 10°, a circular curve shall be introduced having a radius of curvature on such center line of not less than the following:
(a) 
Arterial streets and highways: 500 feet.
(b) 
Collector streets: 300 feet.
(c) 
Minor streets: 100 feet.
(2) 
A tangent at least 100 feet in length shall be provided between reverse curves on arterial and collector streets.
E. 
Passing lanes and acceleration/deceleration lanes. When the land to be subdivided is proposed to have street connections to an arterial street, the developer shall install a passing or bypass lane adjacent to the traffic lane opposite the intersection as well as an acceleration and a deceleration lane adjacent to the traffic lane nearest the intersection as approved by the Village Engineer.
Streets shall intersect each other at as nearly right angles as topography and other limiting factors of good design permit. In addition:
A. 
The number of streets converging at one intersection shall be reduced to a minimum, preferably not more than two.
B. 
The number of intersections along arterial streets and highways shall be held to a minimum. Wherever practicable, the distance between such intersections shall not be less than 1,200 feet.
C. 
Minor and collector streets shall not necessarily continue across arterial streets. If the distance between the center-line intersections of any street with any other intersecting street is less than 250 feet measured along the center line of the intersecting street, then the location shall be so adjusted that the distance is increased or the adjoinment across the intersecting street is continuous and a jog is avoided.
D. 
On all streets where sidewalks are required, ramps or openings to accommodate handicapped individuals or vehicles shall be provided in accordance with § 66.0909, Wis. Stats.
E. 
The platting of half-streets shall not be permitted except where it is necessary to complete a half-street existing at the effective date of this chapter.
The widths, lengths, and shapes of blocks shall be suited to the planned use of the land, zoning requirements, need for convenient access, control and safety of street traffic, and the limitations and opportunities of topography. In addition:
A. 
The length of blocks in a residential area shall not as a general rule be less than 600 feet nor more than 1,600 feet in length, unless otherwise dictated by exceptional topography or other limiting factors of good design.
B. 
Pedestrianways of not less than 20 feet in width may be required near the center and entirely across any block over 1,000 feet in length where deemed essential by the Village Plan Commission to provide adequate pedestrian circulation or access to schools, parks, shopping centers, churches or transportation facilities.
C. 
The width of blocks shall be enough to provide for two tiers of lots of appropriate depth, except where otherwise required to separate residential development from through traffic. Width of lots or parcels reserved or designated for commercial or industrial use shall be adequate to provide for off-street service and parking required by the use contemplated and the area zoning restrictions for such use.
D. 
All main telephone and electric power and other utility lines shall, where practical, be placed on mid-block easements of not less than 20 feet in width on the property line, and as required by the respective utility company, and where possible along rear lot lines, and shall be completed prior to final grading.
[Amended 1-22-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-01-01]
A. 
Generally. The size, shape, and orientation of lots shall be appropriate for the location of the land division and for the type of development and use contemplated. The lots should be designed to provide an aesthetically pleasing building site and a proper architectural setting for the building contemplated.
B. 
Design requirements. Except as allowed under §§ 330-11 and 330-11.1, parcels hereafter created shall comply with the following design requirements:
(1) 
Side lot lines shall be at right angles to straight street lines or radial to curved street lines on which the lots face unless impractical to do so. Lot lines shall follow municipal boundary lines rather than cross them.
(2) 
Double-frontage or through lots shall be prohibited except where necessary to provide separation of residential development from arterial traffic or to overcome specific disadvantages of topography and orientation.
(3) 
Every lot shall front or abut for a distance of at least 50 feet on a public street.
(4) 
The area and dimensions of all lots shall comply with applicable requirements in Chapter 70, titled "Zoning," of the Village of Richfield Code of Ordinances.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Chapter 70, Zoning, is included in the online version of the Code of the Village of Richfield (eCode 360®). Said chapter is also on file in the Village offices.
(5) 
Excessive depth of lots in relation to width shall be avoided and a proportion of two to one shall be considered a standard depth to width ratio under normal conditions. Lots shall normally be rectangular in shape, and lots having more than five sides shall be avoided. Depth of lots or parcels designated for commercial or industrial use shall be adequate to provide for off-street service and parking required by the use contemplated.
(6) 
The width of lots within the interior of a block shall conform to the requirements of the applicable Village or county ordinance, and in no case shall a lot have a minimum width at the building setback line of less than that which is required by the applicable zoning ordinance.
(7) 
In any plat abutting a lake or stream, lands lying between the meander line and the water's edge and any otherwise unplattable lands which lie between a proposed land division and the water's edge shall be dedicated to the public or made a part of the adjacent lot or parcel.
Building setback lines appropriate to the location and type of development contemplated, which are more restrictive than the regulation of the zoning district in which the plat is located due to topographic conditions, traffic visibility flora, or natural features, may be required by the Village Plan Commission.
A. 
The Village Plan Commission may require utility easements of widths deemed adequate for the intended purpose on rear lot lines and on side lot lines or across lots where necessary or advisable for electric power and communication wires and conduits; storm sewers; and gas and other utility lines.
B. 
Where a land division is traversed by a watercourse drainageway, channel, or stream, an adequate drainageway easement shall be provided as may be required by the Village Plan Commission. The location, width, alignment, and improvement of such drainage course shall be subject to the approval of the Village Engineer, and parallel streets or parkways may be required in connection therewith. Where necessary stormwater drainage shall be maintained by landscaped open channels of adequate size and grade to hydraulically accommodate maximum potential volumes of flow. These design details are subject to review and approval by the Village Engineer.
C. 
Where natural drainage channels, water impoundment areas, and wetlands are encompassed, in whole or in part, within the proposed land division, the Village Plan Commission may require easements to be placed on the plat which will protect and ensure the viability of such natural resources and/or aesthetic value.