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.
(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:
(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)
(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.
