The improvements prescribed in this Ordinance are required as
a condition of approval of a Subdivision, Certified Survey Map, or
Condominium. The required improvements described in this Ordinance
shall be installed, furnished, and financed at the sole expense of
the Subdivider or Condominium Developer. However, in the case of required
improvements in a commercial, industrial, or other nonresidential
area, the cost of such improvements, at the sole discretion of the
Common Council, may be financed through special assessments. A contract,
or "Subdivider's Agreement," with the Subdivider and/or Condominium
Developer as specified under § 15-2.0303 of this Ordinance
shall be required. Financial sureties described in § 15-2.0303
of this Ordinance shall be required.
The required improvements set forth in this Ordinance shall
be installed in accordance with the City Engineer's "Standards and
Specifications for Development." Where the City has no prescribed
standards and specifications, the improvements shall be made in accordance
with good engineering practices, approved prior to the commencement
of construction by the City Engineer.
The Subdivider shall install survey monuments placed in accordance
with the requirements of Chapter 236.15 of the Wisconsin Statutes
and as may be required by the City Engineer.
A.
Right-of-Way and Roadbed Grading. After the installation
of temporary block corner monuments by the Subdivider and establishment
of street grades, the Subdivider shall grade the full width of the
right-of-way of all streets proposed to be dedicated in accordance
with plans and standard specifications approved by the City and in
conformance with the City Engineer's "Standards and Specifications
for Development." The Subdivider shall grade the roadbeds in the street
right-of-ways to subgrade.
B.
Grading of Cut and Filled Lands. Cut and filled
lands shall be graded to a maximum slope of one to four, or the soil's
angle of repose, whichever is the lesser, and covered with permanent
vegetation.
C.
Preservation of Septic Field Areas During Grading.
During grading operations, every effort shall be made by the Subdivider
or Condominium Developer to preserve and protect any active septic
field areas from damage.
D.
Preservation of Existing Trees During Grading. During
grading operations, every effort shall be made by the Subdivider or
Condominium Developer to preserve and protect from damage those existing
trees identified in the "Natural Resource Protection Plan" to be preserved
and retained as a part of the Subdivision, Certified Survey Map, or
Condominium approval. (See § 15-8.0204 of this Ordinance).
A.
Roadway Surfacing. After the installation of all
required utility and stormwater drainage improvements, the Subdivider
shall surface all roadways in streets proposed to be dedicated to
the widths prescribed by these regulations and the City of Franklin
Comprehensive Master Plan or plan components.
B.
Required Surfacing Specifications. Said surfacing
shall be done in accordance with plans and standard specifications
approved by the City including the City Engineer's "Standards and
Specifications for Development."
In all Subdivisions, Certified Survey Maps, and Condominiums
the Plan Commission and Common Council shall require the Subdivider
to construct concrete curbs and gutters in accordance with plans and
"Standards and Specifications for Development" as approved by the
City Engineer. Wherever possible, provision shall be made at the time
of construction for driveway access curb cuts.
Sidewalks shall be required in the Subdivision, Certified Survey
Map, or Condominium under the following conditions: one side of all
collector streets; on the school and/or public park side of a collector
street; on minor, collector and/or arterial streets which provide
adjacent access to school and/or public park sites; on arterial streets
with an urban type of cross-section; and any other identified pedestrian
access areas to accommodate safe and adequate pedestrian circulation.
Where sidewalks are provided, they shall be a minimum of five feet
in width and be located within a dedicated public right-of-way or
pedestrian access easement. If the sidewalk is to be located within
a pedestrian access easement, said easement shall be a minimum of
20 feet in width as specified in Table 15-5.0103 of this Ordinance.
When permanent rural street sections have been approved by the
Common Council in areas not located within the urban service boundaries
of the City of Franklin, the Subdivider shall finish grade all shoulders
and road ditches, install all necessary culverts at intersections
and, if required, surface ditch inverts to prevent erosion and sedimentation
in accordance with plans and standard specifications approved by the
City, including the City Engineer's "Standards and Specifications
for Development," and as set forth in Table 15-5.0103 of this Ordinance.
The Subdivider or Condominium Developer shall install required
bicycle paths and trails in accordance with the plans and specifications,
including the City Engineer's "Standards and Specifications for Development,"
approved by the City. The Subdivider shall assume the entire cost
of such bicycle paths and trails except in the case of dual bicycle
paths and streets. The added cost for streets wider than those required
by Table 15-5.0103 of this Ordinance in order to accommodate bicycle
paths and trails shall be the responsibility of the municipality charged
with the maintenance of the proposed facility. In the event the Subdivider
wishes to install dual lane facilities, which may not be required
by the City, the total cost of such improvements shall be borne by
the Subdivider or Condominium Developer as applicable.
When public sanitary sewer facilities are available to the Subdivision
Plat, Certified Survey Map or Condominium, the Subdivider or Condominium
Developer shall construct sanitary sewer facilities in such a manner
as to make adequate sanitary sewer service available to each lot within
the Subdivision or Certified Survey Map or dwelling unit within a
Condominium. In addition:
A.
Extent of Required Installation of Lateral Sewer
Lines. The Plan Commission shall require the installation of sewer
laterals to the street lot line.
B.
Plans and Specifications Required. The size, type,
and installation of all sanitary sewers and sanitary sewer laterals
proposed to be constructed shall be in accordance with plans and standard
specifications, including the City Engineer's "Standards and Specifications
for Development," approved by the City of Franklin.
C.
Costs Associated with Sanitary Sewers Eight Inch
or Less in Diameter. The Subdivider or Condominium Developer (as applicable)
shall assume the cost of installing all sanitary sewers that are eight
inches in diameter or less.
D.
Costs Associated with Sanitary Sewers Larger than
Eight Inch in Diameter. If larger than eight inch diameter sanitary
sewers are required to handle the contemplated sewage flows, the costs
of such larger sewers shall be prorated in proportion to the ratio
which the total sewage of the proposed Subdivision, Certified Survey
Map, or Condominium is to the total sewage capacity to be served by
such larger sewer and the excess cost shall be either borne by the
City of Franklin or assessed against the total tributary sewer area.
E.
Sanitary Sewer Availability and Requirements for
Installation. The Subdivider or Condominium Developer shall install
sanitary sewers in accordance with this Ordinance and specifications
of the City of Franklin, including the City Engineer's "Standards
and Specifications for Development." All sanitary sewers shall be
extended to the farthest property line of any property served which
shall include the full property frontage along a public street right-of-way.
Where public sanitary sewer facilities are not available in
the B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4, B-5, B-6, M-1, M-2, M-3, I-1, P-1, and L-1
zoning districts only, the Plan Commission or Common Council may require
the developer to construct either individual or common wastewater
holding facilities sufficiently sized and placed to accommodate the
proposed development. The individual or common wastewater holding
facilities shall be constructed pursuant to all applicable State,
County, and local regulations as amended and in such a manner so as
to make available wastewater holding facilities to the proposed development.
[Amended 6-7-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-2218]
The Developer, Subdivider or Condominium Developer shall construct
stormwater drainage facilities adequate to serve the proposed development.
These facilities may include curbs and gutters, catch basins and inlets,
storm sewers, road ditches, open channels, water retention and detention
structures, infiltration/biofiltration basins, and other green infrastructure.
All such facilities shall be of adequate size and grade to hydraulically
accommodate the design volumes of flow and shall be so designed as
to prevent and control soil erosion and sedimentation and to present
no hazards to life or property. All stormwater drainage facilities
shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of the City
of Franklin Stormwater Management Ordinance. In addition:
A.
Detailed Site Specific Stormwater Management Plan
Required. A detailed stormwater management plan shall be prepared
by a Wisconsin registered professional engineer for property proposed
for development which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1.
Existing and proposed topography at two-foot contour
intervals of the proposed Subdivision, Certified Survey Map, or Condominium.
2.
Proposed elevations of all streets.
3.
Proposed drainage swales.
4.
Proposed storm sewers, manholes, and inlets.
5.
Construction site erosion facilities.
6.
A report and map(s) showing the drainage basin for
the entire area where the Subdivision, Certified Survey Map, or Condominium
is located, including estimates of the total acreage in the drainage
basin and percentage of the drainage basin within the proposed Subdivision,
Certified Survey Map, or Condominium.
7.
Location of any planned stormwater quantity and/or
quality control facilities and applicable calculations and/or models
for their sizing and design.
8.
Calculations relating to the amount of runoff from
the site of the proposed Subdivision, Certified Survey Map, or Condominium
prior to development and anticipated runoff following the development
of the site.
B.
Drainage Facilities:
1.
Required drainage facilities shall include stormwater
detention and/or retention basins, structures, and settling basins
to prevent erosion and sedimentation where such facilities discharge
into streams or lakes.
2.
The design criteria, the size, type, grades, and
installation of all stormwater drains and sewers and other cross-section,
invert and erosion control paving check dams, flumes, or other energy
dissipating structures and seeding and/or sodding of open channels
and unpaved road ditches proposed to be constructed shall be in accordance
with the plans and standard specifications, including the City Engineer's
"Standards and Specifications for Development," approved by the City.
C.
Storm Sewers: The Developer shall assume the cost
of installing all required storm sewers within the proposed development.
D.
Cost Responsibility. Subdivider shall be responsible
for all City costs to review the Stormwater Management Plan.
A.
Adequate Public Water Supply Facilities to be Made
Available. When public water supply and distribution facilities are
available to the Subdivision Plat, Certified Survey Map, or Condominium
or when it is proposed to establish a private water supply and distribution
system to serve two or more lots or dwelling units, the Subdivider
or Condominium Developer shall cause such public water supply and
distribution facilities to be installed in such a manner as to make
adequate water service available to each lot within the Subdivision
or Certified Survey Map or to each Condominium dwelling unit. Said
water supply facilities shall be made available pursuant to City of
Franklin Water Utility extension rules and policies.
B.
Additional Water Supply Facilities Requirements.
When a public water supply is not available, the Common Council may
allow the Subdivider of a Subdivision or Certified Survey Map or Condominium
Developer to make provision for adequate private water systems as
required by the City in accordance with the standards of the State
of Wisconsin. In addition:
1.
Water Laterals to Street Lot Line. The installation
of water laterals to the street lot line are required.
2.
Size, Type, and Installation of Public and Private
Water Mains. The size, type, and installation of all public and private
water mains proposed to be constructed shall be in accordance with
plans and standard specifications, including the City of Franklin's
public water supply comprehensive system plan and the City Engineer's
"Standards and Specifications for Development," approved by the City.
3.
Costs of Installing Water Mains, Water Laterals,
Water System Appurtenances or Wells. The Subdivider or Condominium
Developer shall assume the cost of installing all water mains, water
laterals, water system appurtenances or wells within the proposed
Subdivision, Certified Survey Map or Condominium except for the added
cost of installing public water mains greater than eight inches in
diameter pursuant to City of Franklin Water Utility extension policies.
The cost of such larger water mains or other water system-related
facilities shall be pursuant to City of Franklin Water Utility extension
rules and policies.
4.
Installation of Water Main. The Subdivider or Condominium
Developer shall install water mains in accordance with this Ordinance
and specifications of the City, including the City Engineer's "Standards
and Specifications for Development." For all residential development
(except Certified Survey Maps abutting existing public street rights-of-way),
all water mains shall be extended to the farthest property line of
any property served which shall include the full property frontage
along a public street right-of-way.
The Subdivider or Condominium Developer shall cause appropriate
utilities such as gas, electrical power, cable television, and telephone
facilities to be installed in such a manner as to make adequate service
available to each lot in the Subdivision or Certified Survey Map and
to each dwelling unit in a Condominium. No such electrical, cable
television, or telephone service shall be located on overhead poles.
In addition, plans indicating the proposed location of all gas, electrical
power and telephone, and distribution and transmission lines required
to service the Subdivision, Certified Survey Map, or Condominium shall
be approved by the City.
The Subdivider or Condominium Developer shall pay all costs
associated with the installation of streetlights by the Wisconsin
Electric Power Company along all streets proposed to be dedicated
to the public. Said streetlights shall meet the following minimum
standards:
A.
Pole and Luminaire Design. The design of the streetlights
shall be compatible with the neighborhood and type of development
proposed. Street light pole and luminaire design shall meet the requirements
set forth in the City Engineer's "Standards and Specifications for
Development."
B.
Distribution and Placement. Streetlights shall be
placed at each street intersection and at each interior block location
and other spacing as required by the City Engineer.
The Subdivider or Condominium Developer shall pay all costs
associated with the City's installation of traffic control and street
name signs along all streets proposed to be dedicated to the public.
Traffic control and street name signs shall meet the following standards:
A.
Traffic Control Signs. The design and placement
of traffic control signs shall follow state regulations or the requirements
specified in the most current edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices for Streets and Highways published by the U.S. Department
of Transportation.
B.
Street Name Signs. The Subdivider or Condominium
Developer (as applicable) shall install at least two street name signs,
of a design and color as approved by the City, at each four-way street
intersection proposed to be dedicated and one at each "T" intersection.
Signs shall be installed so as to be free of visual obstructions.
In all Subdivisions, Certified Survey Maps, and Condominiums
the City shall require the Subdivider or Condominium Developer (as
applicable) to plant a minimum of one street tree of a City approved
species and of a minimum caliper of 1.75 to two inches for each 85
feet of lot frontage on each side of all streets to be dedicated to
the public. Said required street trees shall be planted within the
public right-of-way curblawn area. All required street trees shall
be installed by the Subdivider or Condominium Developer (as applicable)
in accordance with plans and specifications, including the City Engineer's
"Standards and Specifications for Development," and those plans and
specifications approved by the Plan Commission. The species of such
trees shall be planted in accordance with the planting plan established
by the City of Franklin Engineering Department. In addition:
A.
Timing of Tree Installation and City Inspection.
Street trees required to be installed shall be installed for a lot
or parcel prior to the issuance of an Occupancy Permit for such lot
or parcel. All tree installations must be inspected by a representative
of the City Engineer.
B.
Minimum Distance to Utility Poles. No street trees
shall be planted less than 15 feet from a utility pole.
C.
Minimum Distance to Driveways. No street trees shall
be planted less than five feet from a driveway.
D.
Minimum Distance to Sidewalks. No street trees shall
be planted less than three feet from a sidewalk.
E.
Watering of Trees. The watering of trees during
times of insufficient rainfall shall be the responsibility of the
Subdivider or Condominium Developer and the costs of such watering
shall be borne by the Subdivider or Condominium Developer.
F.
Street Tree Guarantee Required. The Subdivider or
Condominium Developer (as applicable) shall guarantee to replace any
required street tree not surviving three years from the date of planting.
The City shall inspect all trees installed under this Section each
Spring and Fall and the Subdivider or Condominium Developer shall
replace any trees as required by the City at that time and up to two
times per year during the term of the Subdivider's or Condominium
Developer's obligation hereunder. The Subdivider or the Condominium
Developer shall notify the City Engineer in writing of the completion
date of tree installation for each installation. In no case shall
the street tree guarantee, as set forth herein, conflict with the
surety bond herein and elsewhere described in this Ordinance.
The Subdivider or Condominium Developer shall plant those grasses,
trees, and vines of a species and size as approved by the Plan Commission
to prevent soil erosion and sedimentation. In addition:
A.
Installation of Protection and Rehabilitation Measures.
The Plan Commission shall require the Subdivider or Condominium Developer
to provide or install certain protection and rehabilitation measures
to prevent soil erosion and sedimentation, such as fencing, sloping,
seeding, rip-rap, revetments, jetties, clearing dredging, snagging,
drop structures, brush mats, willow poles, and grade stabilization
structures. Protection and rehabilitation measures shall be in conformance
with Division 15-8.0300 of this Ordinance and the City Engineer's
"Standards and Specifications for Development."
B.
Tree Cutting and Shrubbery Clearing Limitations.
Tree cutting and shrubbery clearing shall not exceed the requirements
set forth in this Ordinance for the specified zoning district, the
limitations set forth in this Ordinance for natural resource features
protection and the approved "Natural Resource Features Protection
Plan" for the property as described in Division 15-4.0100 of this
Ordinance, and shall be so conducted as to prevent erosion and sedimentation;
preserve and improve scenic qualities; and, during foliation, substantially
screen any development from stream or lake users.
C.
Maximum Width of Paths and Trails in Wooded and
Wetland Areas. Paths and trails in wooded and wetland areas shall
not exceed 10 feet in width unless otherwise approved by the Plan
Commission, and shall be so designed and constructed as to result
in the least removal and disruption of trees and shrubs and the minimum
impairment of natural beauty. Any easements for such paths and/or
trails shall meet those minimum requirements as set forth in Table
15-5.0103 of this Ordinance.
D.
Earth Moving. Earth moving, such as grading, topsoil
removal, mineral extraction, stream course changing, road cutting,
waterway construction or enlargement, removal of stream or lake bed
materials, excavation, channel clearing, ditching, drain tile laying,
dredging, and lagooning, shall be so conducted as to prevent soil
erosion and sedimentation and to least disturb the natural fauna,
flora, water course, water regimen, and topography (also see Divisions
15-8.0300 and 15-8.0400 of this Ordinance).
E.
Review of the Conduct of Cutting, Clearing, and
Moving. Review of the conduct of such cutting, clearing, and moving
may be requested of the County Soil and Water Conservation District,
the State District Fish and Game Managers, and the State District
Forester by the City Planner or the Plan Commission as they deem appropriate.
F.
Slope and Terrace Protection. Areas of cuts, fills,
and terraces shall be landscaped sufficiently to prevent soil erosion.
All roadway slopes steeper than one foot vertically to four feet horizontally
shall be planted and stabilized with groundcover appropriate for the
purpose and for soil conditions, water availability, and environment
as determined by the City Engineer.
A.
Improvements to be Extended to Farthest Limits of
Parcel or Lot. Any and all improvements or utility services required
by this Ordinance, or a municipality's ordinance concerning areas
within that municipality's extraterritorial plat jurisdiction, for
the Subdivision, Certified Survey Map, or Condominium shall be extended
to the farthest limits of the parcel or lot upon which a building
permit is requested unless the owner is excused from meeting such
requirement by the Plan Commission.
B.
Financial Sureties for Extension of Improvements
Required. In the event the improvements are required to the end of
the parcel or lot, the owner, Subdivider, or Condominium Developer
shall be required to post financial sureties with the City pursuant
to § 15-2.0303 of this Ordinance if improvements are not
made.
