A.
General. A preliminary subdivision plat shall be prepared by a professional
land surveyor for all subdivision plats. The preliminary subdivision
plat shall comply with the provisions of Ch. 236, Wis. Stats., and
the provisions of this chapter.
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B.
Preliminary consultation:
(1)
Prior to submitting an application for review of a preliminary subdivision
plat, the subdivider shall consult with the County Land Use Planning
and Zoning Department for advice and assistance to become informed
of the purpose and objectives of this chapter, and to review the procedures
and requirements of this chapter, and any plans or data that may affect
the proposed development.
(2)
In order to facilitate the consultation, the subdivider shall provide
a plan drawn to a reasonable scale depicting the general lot layout,
exterior property boundary, roadways, known easements and unique natural
features.
C.
Preliminary plat submittal.
(1)
Prior to submitting a final subdivision plat, the subdivider shall
prepare a preliminary subdivision plat and file a written application
for its review to the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department.
(2)
The method of submittal and distribution of preliminary subdivision
plats shall follow the procedure outlined in § 236.11, Wis.
Stats. The subdivider shall provide 10 copies of the preliminary subdivision
plat to the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department for review and
distribution. In addition, the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department
will forward copies to other County departments which may have an
interest in elements of the preliminary subdivision plat.
D.
Preliminary subdivision plat requirements.
(1)
A preliminary subdivision plat shall be prepared on reproducible
material and shall show correctly on its face the following information:
(a)
Title under which the preliminary subdivision plat is to be
known and a general legal description by 1/4 section or government
lot, section, town, range, county and state where the preliminary
subdivision plat is located.
(b)
Vicinity map with the general legal description, showing the
location of the preliminary subdivision plat in relation to the road
system in the immediate area along with any lake and stream accesses
in relation to the preliminary subdivision plat.
(c)
Date, graphic and written scale of not more than 100 feet to
the inch and a north arrow with a basis for bearings.
(d)
Names and addresses of the subdivider and land surveyor preparing
the preliminary subdivision plat.
(e)
Entire area contiguous to the preliminary subdivision plat,
owned or controlled by the subdivider shall be included on the preliminary
subdivision plat even though only a portion of such area is proposed
for immediate development.
(f)
Ties to all government corners required to be used for the survey, according to state and federal surveying requirements, also see § 315-22, Ties to County coordinate system.
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(g)
Total number of lots and outlots with total acreage and current
tax parcel numbers of all tax parcels that are included in the plat.
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(h)
Contours at vertical intervals of not more than two feet where
the slope of the ground surface is 5% or less and of not more than
four feet where the slope of the surface of the ground is greater
than 5%.
(i)
Water elevations of adjoining lakes and streams on the date
of survey, for the ordinary high-water elevation, designated regional
flood elevation, or floodway.
(j)
Location, right-of-way width and names of all existing and proposed
streets, alleys or public ways, easements, railroads and utility rights-of-way
and all section and quarter section lines within the proposed subdivision
plat or immediately adjacent thereto.
(k)
Location and names of any adjacent subdivisions, parks, schools,
cemeteries and owners of record of abutting unplatted lands.
(l)
Type, width, and elevation of any existing street pavements
within the exterior boundaries of the preliminary subdivision plat
or immediately adjacent thereto.
(m)
Locations of all existing property boundary lines, structures,
drives, streams and watercourses, wetlands, rock outcrops, wooded
area, and other similar significant features within the preliminary
subdivision plat or immediately adjacent thereto.
(n)
Dimensions of all lots, together with proposed lot and block
numbers.
(o)
Location and dimensions of any sites to be reserved or dedicated
for parks, playgrounds, drainageways or other public use.
(p)
Approximate centerline radius of all curves.
(q)
Delineation of floodplain and zoning boundaries within or immediately
adjacent to the preliminary subdivision plat.
(r)
Corporate limit lines.
(s)
Source and availability of potable water supplies.
(t)
Lots served by private on-site wastewater treatment systems
(POWTS) shall have information submitted demonstrating sufficient
on-site sewage disposal area and suitability, including soil suitability,
depth to ground water and bedrock, and slope.
(u)
All stormwater drainage and infiltration structures required
by the Green Lake County Construction Site Erosion Control and Stormwater
Management Ordinance shall be indicated on the preliminary plat as
well as the direction of stormwater flow on each lot with arrows.
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(v)
Lands lying between the meander line and the water’s edge
and any other unplattable lands which lie between a proposed subdivision
and the water’s edge shall be included as parts of lots, outlots,
or public dedications in any plat abutting a lake, river, or stream.
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E.
Affidavit. The land surveyor preparing the preliminary subdivision
plat shall certify on the face of the preliminary subdivision plat
that it is a correct representation of all existing land divisions
and features and that full compliance with the provisions of this
chapter have been met.
F.
Preliminary plat review and approval. The Committee shall conduct
a meeting to review the preliminary subdivision plat for conformance
with the provisions of this chapter. At this meeting the Committee
shall permit the public to comment on the preliminary subdivision
plat. The Committee shall either, approve, approve conditionally or
reject the preliminary subdivision plat within 90 days of submittal,
as provided in Ch. 236, Wis. Stats.
A.
General requirements. A final subdivision plat shall be prepared
by a professional land surveyor and shall comply with the provisions
of Ch. 236, Wis. Stats., and the provisions of this chapter.
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B.
Fees. At the time of submittal of the final subdivision plat, a fee shall be paid as provided in Article IX, of this chapter.
C.
Final subdivision plat submittal. The subdivider shall file an application
for review and provide 10 copies of the final subdivision plat to
the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department for review and distribution.
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D.
Certificates. All final subdivision plats shall provide the certificates
as required by Ch. 236, Wis. Stats., and the land surveyor shall certify
that compliance with the provisions of this chapter have been met
and shall provide a certificate for the Land Use Planning and Zoning
Committee approval to be signed by the Committee Chair.
E.
Final subdivision plat review and approval.
(1)
The Committee shall examine the final subdivision plat as to its
conformance with the approved preliminary subdivision plat, any conditions
of approval of the preliminary subdivision plat, and provisions of
this chapter that may affect the final subdivision plat.
(2)
The Committee, in accordance with Ch. 236, Wis. Stats., shall, within
60 days of submittal of the final subdivision plat with the County
Land Use Planning and Zoning Department, approve, or reject the final
subdivision plat, unless the time is extended by written agreement
with the subdivider.
(3)
The Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee shall not inscribe its
approval on the face of the original final subdivision plat until
the Plat Review Section of the Wisconsin Department of Administration
has certified no objections to the final subdivision plat or the statutory
time or the negotiated time extension has expired.
A division of land for the purpose of a cemetery plat shall
comply with the provisions of § 157.07, Wis. Stats.
Streets within a subdivision plat shall be arranged to meet
the design standards of this chapter and the subdivider shall dedicate
land and improve streets as provided herein.
A.
Streets shall conform to the arrangement, character, extent, width,
grade, location and construction standards of the unit of government
having jurisdiction over said streets.
B.
The arrangement of streets in a subdivision plat shall provide, where
possible, for the continuation on appropriate projection of existing
or proposed collector or arterial streets.
C.
Local streets shall be laid out so as to discourage their use by
through traffic.
D.
Streets shall intersect each other as nearly as possible at right
angles, and not more than two streets shall intersect at one point
unless approved by the Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee.
E.
Proposed streets shall extend to the boundary lines of the proposed
subdivision plat, unless prevented by topography or other physical
conditions or unless, in the opinion of the governmental jurisdiction
or the Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee, such extension is not
necessary or desirable for the coordination of the layout of the subdivision
plat or for the advantageous development of the adjacent land. Such
streets shall terminate with a temporary turnaround right-of-way of
60 feet in radius and a road surface of not less than 40 feet in radius,
for use until the street is extended and at that time the use is terminated.
F.
Whenever the proposed subdivision plat contains or is adjacent to
an arterial street adequate protection of residential properties is
required. Adequate protection may be achieved by limiting access,
separating through and local traffic, provide reverse frontage with
screen planting contained in a non-access reservation area along the
rear property line, or by the use of frontage streets.
G.
Reserve strips controlling access to streets shall be prohibited
except where their control is definitely placed with the governmental
jurisdiction.
H.
Alleys may be required in commercial or industrial districts to provide
for off-street loading and service access and shall be a width as
accepted by the governmental jurisdiction.
Design standards as follows shall be met in those cases where
the local governmental jurisdiction has no design provisions:
A.
The minimum right-of-way, roadway and road surface widths of all
proposed streets shall be as required by the local governmental jurisdiction
or as specified on any officially adopted street plan. If the local
governmental jurisdiction specifies no right-of-way width, the minimum
width shall be 66 feet.
B.
Cul-de-sac streets designed to have one end permanently closed shall
terminate in a circular turnaround having a minimum right-of-way radius
of 60 feet and a minimum road surface radius of 40 feet.
C.
Radii of curvature. When a continuous street center line deflects
at any one point and requires a circular curve, the minimum circular
curve radius shall be 200 feet or that radius deemed appropriate by
the local governmental jurisdiction.
D.
Half streets shall be prohibited, except where necessary for continuity
of the street system.
E.
A tangent at least 100 feet long shall be introduced between reverse
curves on all streets.
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A.
Utility
easements across lots or along lot lines shall be provided for utilities
above and below grade, of a width and at a location deemed necessary
by the appropriate utility company. Utility easements shall be identified
on the subdivision plat as to type and width.
B.
Drainage
easements. Where a subdivision is traversed by a watercourse, drainageway,
channel or stream, an adequate drainageway or easement shall be provided
as may be required by the Committee. The location, width, alignment
and improvements of such drainageway or easement shall be subject
to the approval of the Committee; and parallel street or parkways
may be required in connections therewith. Where necessary, stormwater
drainage shall be maintained by landscaped open swales of adequate
size and grade to hydraulically accommodate maximum potential volumes
of flow. These design details are subject to review and approval by
the Committee.
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 the topography.
A.
Block length in residential areas as a general rule be less than
600 feet, unless dictated by exceptional topography or other limiting
factors of good design.
B.
Blocks width shall be sufficient to provide for two tiers of lots
of appropriate depth, except where otherwise required to separate
residential development from through traffic.
C.
Pedestrian ways or crosswalks may be required, where deemed essential
to provide adequate pedestrian circulation.
The size, shape and orientation of lots shall be appropriate
for the location of the subdivision plat and for the type of development
and use contemplated.
A.
Side lot lines should be at right angles to straight street lines
or radial to curved street lines on which the lots face. Lot lines
shall follow municipal boundary lines rather than cross them.
B.
Double frontage and reverse frontage lots shall be prohibited, except
where necessary to provide separation of residential development from
through traffic or to overcome specific disadvantages of topography
and orientation.
C.
Access and frontage. All lots shall have a minimum frontage for access
of 33 feet on a public street.
D.
Area and lot width of all lots shall conform to a local municipal
ordinance or shall be a minimum of 100 feet wide and 20,000 square
feet in area
E.
Flag lots shall have a minimum flagpole of 33 feet of width and 33
feet fronting on a public road for access purposes. The flagpole is
considered the lot access to the principal lot area, being unusable,
and shall not be built upon.
F.
Corner lots, in an effort to provide for adequate buildable area,
shall be designed with extra width to account for street yard setbacks
from both streets.
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The subdivider shall provide stormwater management facilities and erosion control that are in compliance with Chapter 284, Construction Site Erosion Control and Stormwater Management Ordinance.
