[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Barton 8-9-1994 by Ord. No.
94-05. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 453.
A.
Permit required. No person shall construct, install or replace any
culvert without first obtaining a culvert permit from the Town Chair.
The applicant for a culvert permit shall file the application with
the Town Clerk.
C.
Specifications.
(1)
Size and location. All culverts placed on, in or along the streets
and highways of the Town, either under private driveways leading from
the public highways to private property or otherwise, shall be of
sufficient size and constructed in such manner and of such materials
as to provide means for the flow of water naturally accumulating or
flowing along the ditches on such highways. Such culvert shall be
of corrugated galvanized or aluminized steel construction and be not
less than 12 inches in diameter and shall be at least 24 feet in length
to prevent injury to persons or property in the use of the highways
and the entrance to and exits from the highways over and across such
culverts. The Town Chair or his designee shall determine the size
and length of the culvert required. All culverts shall be installed
on a gravel bed of at least six inches and be covered with sufficient
gravel to prevent injury to the culvert. Any culvert hereafter installed
in the Town shall have tapered permanent end panels. The Town Board
may alter the above requirements in the event compliance therewith
would create an undue hardship.
(2)
Existing culverts. The Town Chair may investigate, approve or disapprove
the various existing culverts or other drainpipes placed in the highways
in the Town. The Town Chair may require proper end panels to be placed
on existing culvert installations where he determines it to be in
the best interest of the Town and the abutting property owners. The
Town Chair may also require the owner of an abutting property to remove,
or cause to be removed or replaced with adequate facilities, any culverts
or drainpipes which do not conform to the requirements as provided
herein when, in his judgment, it is necessary to do so, either for
the orderly construction, maintenance or repair of any such street
or in providing for a proper drainage system thereon.
D.
Construction procedure. Upon receiving an application for a new or
replacement culvert, the Town Chair or his designee shall provide
the owner with specific specifications and cause the project to be
staked out for grade within seven days. After completion of the project,
the owner shall request the Town Chair to inspect it. If the Town
Chair determines that the construction is not in accordance with the
specifications, the owner shall have 30 days to make the required
corrections and, if not so made, the Town Chair shall cause the same
to be made and place the entire cost thereof on the tax roll as a
charge for current services pursuant to § 66.0627, Wis.
Stats.
A.
Permit required. No person shall construct any new driveway onto
a Town highway without first obtaining a driveway permit from the
Town Chair. The applicant for a driveway permit shall file the application
with the Town Clerk and furnish a drawing designating his property
lines, the location and width of the proposed driveway and the location
of any driveway and highway intersection within 100 feet of the proposed
driveway.
C.
Specifications for driveway construction.
(1)
Width. No driveway shall exceed 40 feet in width at the paved portion
of the highway unless approved by the Town Board.
(2)
Interference with intersections prohibited. At highway intersections,
a driveway shall not provide direct ingress or egress to or from the
highway intersection area and shall not occupy areas of the roadway
deemed necessary by the Town Board for effective traffic control or
for highway signs or signals. All applications providing for location
of a driveway within 66 feet of the center line of an intersection
in residential districts and 100 feet in commercial and industrial
districts shall be submitted to the Town Board. The Board shall approve
or disapprove the granting of the permit upon determining whether
or not such driveway would be detrimental to traffic control and safety.
(3)
Other driveways. No driveway shall be located within 20 feet of another
driveway.
(4)
Interference with highway prohibited. No driveway apron shall extend
out into the highway farther than the edge of the roadway surface.
(5)
Number of driveways limited. No more than one driveway shall be constructed
for any residential lot or premises without the approval of the Town
Board.
(6)
Workmanship and materials. Driveway surfaces shall connect with the
highway pavement in accordance with specifications stated on the permit.
