[Ord. 241, 2006]
Condominium Approval. Condominium instruments, including the
declarations, shall be submitted to and approved by the Village of
Darien board, upon recommendation of its planning/zoning commission,
prior to recording with the county register of deeds.
A. Requirements. The following information shall be provided upon application
for Village approval:
1. All requirements set forth in Section
16.12.050(C), Concept plan requirements;
2. Soil and site evaluation report;
3. If an expandable condominium, the area of expansion;
4. The final approval of a condo plat is contingent upon the execution
of the contract (developer's agreement);
5. When required, a letter of credit shall be issued to the Village
prior to the issuance of building permits;
6. The condominium plat is subject to architectural review and landscaping
review by the Plan Commission and Village Board.
B. Condominium Plat Procedure. Condominium instruments for proposed
condominiums that may exist within the boundaries of the Village of
Darien must be submitted to the Village Plan Commission and Village
Board for review prior to recording. The Village will approve the
condominium instruments provided all of the conditions for local review
as set forth as follows are met:
1. A recorded condominium instrument, amendment, or addendum may only
be modified by recording an amendment, addendum or correction instrument,
or by removal from the provisions of this chapter under Wisconsin
Statutes Section 703.28(1). A correction instrument must refer to
the instrument being corrected and may not record amendments and addenda
unless they are numbered consecutively and bear the name of the condominium
as it appears in the declaration.
2. The condominium plat must include the following particulars at minimum:
a.
The name of the condominium and county in which the property
is located on each sheet of the plat. The name of the condominium
must be unique in the county in which the condominium is located.
If there is more than one sheet, each sheet shall be consecutively
numbered and show the relation of that sheet number to the total number
of sheets.
b.
Plans that show the location of each building located or to
be located on the property and, if there are units in a building,
that show the perimeters, approximate dimensions, approximate square
footage, and location of each unit in the building. Common elements
shall be shown graphically to the extent feasible.
c.
All survey maps and floor plans submitted for filing shall be
legibly prepared with a binding margin of 1.5 inches on the left side
and a one-inch margin on all other sides on durable white media that
is 14 inches long by 22 inches wide with a permanent nonfading black
image. The maps and plans shall be drawn to a convenient scale.
d.
Every unit shall be designated on the condominium plat by the
unit number. Unit numbers may not contain more than eight numerals
and must be unique throughout the condominium.
3. For a merger or consolidation of condominiums, both a restatement
of the declaration of the resultant condominium that includes the
merger agreement and an addendum to the condominium plat of the resultant
condominium shall be recorded.
4. If the merger of two or more condominiums would result in the creation
of a new plat for the resultant condominium, the property of the pre-existing
condominiums shall first record a removal instrument with the county
register of deeds.
5. Before a certified survey map, condominium plat, subdivision plat
or other plat may be recorded and filed for the same property; the
condominium shall first record a removal instrument.
6. Review shall be completed within 30 working days by the planning/zoning
staff of the submission of the condominium instruments to the Village
Clerk, or any amendment or addition thereto. If the review is not
completed within this period, the condominium instruments are approved
for recording.
7. The signatures of its Village President and Village Clerk shall be
placed upon the final plat for recording in the county register of
deeds office as certification of approval.