Village of Wild Rose, WI Chapter 4-4 Driveways

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Wild Rose. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 4-4-1 Driveways; permits and installation requirements.

A. Permit required. Unless otherwise especially permitted by resolution of the Village Board, upon written application giving the reason therefor, no person shall construct, repair or reconstruct any driveway across or through any sidewalk or curbing without having first obtained a permit from the Village Board for which a fee in the sum of $25 shall be charged, which shall accompany the application. The applicant for a driveway permit shall file the application with the Village Clerk and furnish a drawing designating his/her property lines, the location and width of the proposed driveway and the location of any driveway and street intersection within 100 feet of the proposed driveway. No permit shall be unless the Village Board deems it necessary in its sole discretion.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1-2, Adoption of Code)]

B. Installation requirements.

(1) No driveway shall exceed 24 feet in width at the outer or street edge of the sidewalk except by specific resolution of the Village Board.

(2) At street intersections, a driveway shall not provide direct ingress or egress to or from the street intersection area and shall not occupy areas of the roadway deemed necessary by the Village Board for effective traffic control or for highway signs or signals.

(3) No driveway apron shall extend out into the street further than the facing of the street. All driveway entrances and approaches shall be so constructed as not to interfere with the drainage of streets, side ditches or roadside areas, or with any existing structure on the right-of-way. When required by the Village Board so as to provide for adequate surface water drainage along the abutting street, the property owner shall provide any necessary culvert pipe at such owner's expense.

(4) Not more than one driveway entrance and approach shall be constructed for any lot or premises except where deemed necessary and feasible without the impairment of safety, convenience and utility of the street by the Village Board. Driveway approaches shall be at least 10 feet apart except by special permission from the Village Board, and driveways shall in all cases be placed wherever possible as not to interfere with utilities in place. Any costs of relocating utilities shall be the responsibility of the property owner, with approval of the Village Board necessary before any utility may be relocated and the driveway installed.

(5) Workmanship and materials. All driveway entrances and approaches which are constructed across sidewalks shall be paved in accordance with the requirements for sidewalk construction in § 4-3-2 insofar as such requirements are applicable, including thickness requirements in § 4-3-2D(4).

(6) Permit applications shall be made at least 24 hours in advance of intended installation, but this shall not be deemed to be a limitation of time within which a permit must be granted, and the Clerk-Treasurer shall have such time as reasonably necessary for examination and consideration of any application before granting the permit, subject always to specific direction of the Village Board.

§ 4-4-2 Permittee liable for damage or injury.

The permittee shall assume all responsibility for any injury or damage to persons or property resulting directly or indirectly during construction or repair of driveway approaches or entrances. When curbs or gutters are removed, the new construction shall be of equivalent acceptable material and curb returns provided or restored in a neat, workmanlike manner. Driveway surfaces shall connect with the street pavement and sidewalk in a neat, workmanlike manner.

§ 4-4-3 Violations and penalties.

[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1-2, Adoption of Code)]

Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in § 1-1-8, General penalty.