A.
Location of site.
(1)
General plan. The location and design of any subdivision or certified
survey map must conform to the Comprehensive Plan of the Village of
Footville.
(2)
Zoning. The use of land in a subdivision or as described by a certified survey map must conform to Chapter 370, Zoning, of the Code of the Village of Footville.
(3)
Objectionable areas. Those areas which are subject to hazards of
life, health, or property as may arise from fire, floods, disease,
noise or falling aircraft or considered to be uninhabitable for other
reasons, may not be subdivided for building purposes unless the hazards
have been eliminated or the plans show adequate safeguards correcting
the hazards.
(4)
Nearby development. A subdivision shall be coordinated with existing
nearby development or neighborhoods so that the area as a whole shall
be developed harmoniously in a coordinated manner.
B.
Natural features.
(1)
Preservation. In all divisions of land, care shall be taken to preserve
all natural features such as trees, watercourses and views, and historic
features such as buildings which will add attractiveness and value
to the remainder of the land being divided.
(2)
Hillside development. Where a division of land is on a site that
has a slope of more than 12%, the Board may require larger lot sizes
than the minimum requirements.
(3)
Water frontage and surface drainage. The damming, filling or relocating
or otherwise interfering with the natural flow of surface water along
any surface water drainage channel or natural watercourse shall not
be permitted except with approval of the Plan Commission, the Board,
and pursuant to Chapter 30, Wis. Stats.
(4)
Earthmoving. All earthmoving operations undertaken to install or
make improvements shall be done in such a manner as to minimize erosion
and silting of adjacent streams or ponds. Silt basins or other erosion
control devices may be required by the Board.
The lot size, width, depth, shape, orientation and the minimum
building lines shall be appropriate for the location of the subdivision
and type of development proposed. Each lot shall abut on a public
street for at least 30 feet; however, under special conditions, a
private road may be utilized if deemed appropriate by the Board. Double
frontage shall be avoided except where essential to provide separation
of residential development and traffic arterials or to overcome particular
topographic and orientation disadvantages.
A.
Corner lots, driveways. Driveways shall not have access to a road
or street less than 25 feet from a minor street intersection and 40
feet from an arterial or collector street intersection.
B.
Street. Except in built-up areas where the Board shall determine
setback requirements based on the location of existing structures,
no building or structure shall be hereinafter erected, altered, or
placed so that it, or any part thereof, is located within, or extends
within, the area between the edge of the right-of-way or a public
street or highway, and the setback lines hereinafter established or
established by other Village ordinances:
(1)
Highways. The setback for all state trunk highways, including those
carrying federal highway routes, shall not be less than 80 feet from
the right-of-way line of such highway, or if there exists or is planned
an adjacent access or frontage road, then 50 feet from the right-of-way
line of such road.
(2)
The setback for county trunks shall be not less than 50 feet from
the right-of-way line.
(3)
The setback for all arterials and collector streets and streets not
otherwise classified shall be not less than 50 feet from the right-of-way
line.
(4)
Minor street setbacks shall be 25 feet from the right-of-way line.
C.
Vision triangle at grade crossings. At intersections of highways
and railroads where the grades are not separated, the setback lines
are hereby established across each sector between the intersecting
highways and railroads. Such setback lines shall be straight lines
connecting points on the highway setback lines and the railroad right-of-way
lines, which points are located at distances of not less than 100
feet from the intersections of such highway setback lines and rights-of-way
lines, respectively.
D.
Utilities. Utility lines shall not be placed parallel to the road
right-of-way within the setback area.
A.
Easements. The Board may require adequate easements on each side
of all rear lot lines, and on side lot lines, across lots or along
front lot lines where necessary, for the installation of utility facilities.
Such easements shall be noted as "Utility Easements" on the final
plat or certified survey map. Prior to approval of the final plat
or certified survey map, a review of the utilities serving the area
as to the location and width of the "Utility Easements" shall be made.
The utilities shall have 15 days in which to make such review.
B.
Underground facilities. The Board may require the subdivider to cause
the telephone lines from which lots would be individually served,
electric lines under 12,000 volts between conductors and cable TV
lines to be installed underground within the utility easements in
a subdivision of four or more lots, except:
(1)
Where it is not practical due to location, topography, soil conditions,
stands of trees, or other circumstances that would cause excessive
costs of such underground installations.
(2)
Temporary overhead utility facilities may be allowed to serve a construction
site and may be installed because of severe weather conditions. Such
temporary utility facilities shall be removed by the utility installing
them within a reasonable time after the proper underground utility
facilities are installed.
(3)
Where associated equipment is necessary to the proper operation of
underground utility facilities, such as, but not limited, to substations,
pad-mounted transformers, pedestal-mounted terminal boxes, it may
be located at or slightly above grade.
(4)
In districts zoned other than residential.
(5)
Where there are existing overhead utility facilities located adjacent
to or within the proposed subdivision, they may be used to serve the
abutting lots within the proposed subdivision.
C.
Easement grade.
(1)
Where utility facilities are to be installed underground, the utility
easements shall be graded to within six inches of final grade by the
subdivider prior to the installation of such facilities, and earth
fill, piles or mounds of dirt shall not be stored on such easement
area.
(2)
A note may be placed on the final plat or certified survey map stating
that the grade established by the subdivider on the utility easements
shall not be altered by more than six inches by the subdivider or
by the subsequent owners of the lots abutting the utility easements
within the subdivision.
A.
Length. Block lengths shall not exceed 1,500 feet or be less than
400 feet, except as the Board deems necessary to secure the efficient
use of land or desired features of street layout.
B.
Width. Blocks shall be wide enough to allow two tiers of lots of
sufficient depth to provide an adequate building site on each lot.
The Board may approve block widths providing for a single tier of
lots, where lots would otherwise front on a major street or where
the topographical conditions or size of the property prevent two tiers.
In the event that a single-tier lot is permitted, an adequate buffer
area shall be provided and access from an abutting major street prohibited.
C.
Pedestrianways. Pedestrianways may be required near the center and
entirely across blocks which exceed 900 feet in length or to connect
dead-end streets or to provide access to parks, schools, shopping
areas or similar facilities. In the event that a pedestrian way is
required, a ten-foot right-of-way shall be set aside with a five-foot
pavement and at a grade not steeper than 15% unless steps of adequate
design are provided.
A.
Widths. Following are the minimum road and street widths:
|
Arterial
(feet)
|
Collector
(feet)
|
Local
(feet)
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Right-of-way width
|
100
|
80
|
70
|
|
Roadway width
|
68
|
44
|
36
|
|
Surface width
|
48
|
39
|
31
|
B.
Gradient and elevations.
(1)
Slopes. No street gradient shall be in excess of 11% except as otherwise
approved by the Board when necessary due to adverse topographic conditions.
Where grades are steep, streets may be constructed diagonally across
contours.
(2)
Drainage. All curbing shall be designed so as to provide for the
carrying of surface water from the surrounding drainage area, buildings,
and pavement. For adequate drainage, the minimum street grade shall
be not less than 1/2 of 1%.
C.
Layout.
(1)
Adjoining streets. The arrangement of rights-of-way in a subdivision
shall provide for the continuation of the existing streets or rights-of-way
in adjoining areas, unless the Board deems such continuation undesirable
for reasons of topography or design. Where subdivision streets or
rights-of-way are continuations or extensions of existing streets
or rights-of-way, the width thereof shall be at the same or greater
width of the existing street or right-of-way.
(2)
Intersections.
(a)
Streets shall intersect, as nearly as possible, at right angles.
(b)
Street curb intersections shall be rounded by radii of at least
25 feet. When the smallest angle of street intersections is less than
60°, the Board shall require curb radii of greater length. Wherever
necessary to permit the construction of a curb having a desirable
radius without reducing the sidewalk at a street corner to less than
five-foot width, the property line at such street corner shall be
rounded or otherwise set back sufficiently to permit rounded curb
construction.
(c)
No lot which abuts on either a collector or minor street shall
have a service drive, curb cut or other means of access to major street
within 40 feet of the right-of-way of any street which intersects
the major street.
(3)
Projection of streets. Where, in the opinion of the Board, it is
desirable to provide future street access to adjoining areas, the
streets and rights-of-way in the subdivision shall be extended to
the property line of the subdivision. If deemed necessary, any such
dead-end street shall be provided with a temporary turnaround.
(4)
Culs-de-sac. Culs-de-sac shall be no longer than 600 feet (unless
topography indicates a need for a greater length), and shall terminate
in a circular open space having a radius at the outside of the pavement
of at least 40 feet and a diameter at the outside of the right-of-way
at least 120 feet.
(5)
Marginal access streets (service roads). Where the subdivision abuts
on or contains an existing or proposed arterial on which traffic volumes
and vehicular speeds warrant special safety precautions, the Board
may require that marginal access streets be provided in order that
no lots front on such existing or proposed major street.
(6)
Alleys. Alleys shall be provided to give access to the rear of all
lots used for commercial and industrial purposes.
(7)
Streets in relation to railroads, expressways and parkways. When
the area to be subdivided adjoins or contains, for a considerable
distance, a railroad, an expressway, freeway or a parkway, a street
may be required approximately parallel to the right-of-way of such
facility and consideration shall be given to the distance required
for approach grades to future grade separations.
(8)
Curves and grade changes in streets.
(a)
A tangent at least 100 feet long shall be introduced between
reversed curves on major and collector streets and 25 feet on minor
streets.
(b)
Where there is a deflection angle of more than 10° in the
alignment of a street, a curve with a radius adequate to insure safe
sight distance shall be made. The minimum radii of curves shall be:
|
Street Type
|
Minimum Curve Radius
(feet)
|
|---|---|
|
Arterial
|
300
|
|
Collector
|
200
|
|
Minor
|
150
|
(c)
All algebraic changes in grade greater than 0.5% and collector
streets shall be connected by a vertical curve of a minimum length
equal to 20 times the algebraic difference in the rates of grade.
The length of the curve for minor streets shall be 10 times the algebraic
difference in the rates of grade.
(d)
The vertical grade of a street approaching within 100 feet of
an intersection shall not be greater than 8%.
(9)
Half streets. New half streets shall not be permitted.
The Board shall require where practical all driveways to exit
onto local or minor roads. No driveways shall exit onto arterial,
through, or major streets or highways. The Board may require the creation
of a minor road to provide access to lots.
An easement of no less than 15 feet in width and sufficient
to contain the closed conduit and appurtenances plus two feet on either
side thereof shall be dedicated on the final map of the subdivision.
Drainage easements for closed conduits shall not traverse a building
site and shall, insofar as possible, be placed along or adjacent to
a lot boundary line in a straight alignment without angle points.
Proposed planned unit developments shall include a minimum of five acres of land and shall be developed as a unit. The Board may relax the before-stated requirements and standards after a favorable review of a proposed planned unit development. But the planned unit development shall not be in conflict with the purposes of this chapter, Chapter 370, Zoning, of the Code of the Village of Footville, or state law. In addition to the facilities and features required to be shown on the preliminary subdivision map, the subdivider shall show all structures and indicate their type and architectural character. Land not used for lots and streets shall be dedicated in perpetuity to open space use by conveyance to the owners' association or be dedicated to the Village. Lands dedicated to the public must be accepted by action of the Board as provided in § 364-19. If land is to be conveyed to lot owners, an owners' association shall be created to maintain the land with such association having mandatory membership on the part of all landowners.
