[Adopted as Sec. 4.01 of the prior Code]
Without limitation because of enumeration, the Town Board may:
A.
Notwithstanding § 60.10(2)(e), Wis. Stats., to acquire
lands to lay, construct, alter, extend or repair any highway, street
or alley in the Town.
B.
Provide for laying, constructing, altering, extending, replacing,
removing or repairing any road, sanitary sewer, or storm sewer in
the Town.
C.
Provide for lighting for highways, as defined under § 340.01(22),
Wis. Stats., located in the Town.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
D.
Provide for making improvements in any lake or waterway located in
the Town.
All expenses involved in the preparation, construction and dedication
involved in road construction under this article shall be borne by
the applicant(s).
[Amended 4-16-2020 by Ord. No. 20-05]
Prior to the design, preparation and construction of any roadway
to be dedicated to the Town of Rome, the applicant shall notify the
Town Director of Public Works. An on-site meeting will then be arranged
to be attended by the Director of Public Works and the applicant.
Plans must be provided in order for the Director of Public Works to
check the design and the drainage.
A.
General requirements.
(1)
Construction standards. All roadway construction and materials used
shall be performed in accordance with the construction methods as
listed in the appropriate current sections of the "State of Wisconsin
Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and
Bridge Construction" and its supplements, or in accordance with Town
approved plans, profiles and cross sections and specifications, if
such specifications are requested by the Director of Public Works.
No construction shall be started until the Director of Public Works
has approved such plans, profiles and cross sections.
[Amended 4-16-2020 by Ord. No. 20-05]
(2)
Project costs. All roadway surveys, dedications, plans and specifications
and construction will be at the expense of the applicant or applicants.
This includes any expense incurred by the Town in the preparation
of plans and review and inspection of plans and construction.
(3)
Material slips. Copies of material slips for all materials furnished
for the road construction projects shall be delivered to the Town
before the Town approves the final construction.
(4)
Required inspections. The contractor shall notify the Director of
Public Works prior to the start of construction and when each stage
of construction is ready for inspection. Inspections will be required
at the completion of the following stages:
[Amended 4-16-2020 by Ord. No. 20-05]
(5)
Any deficiencies found by the Town shall be corrected before proceeding
to the next phase of construction.
(6)
Tests of materials. The Town reserves the right to obtain a sample
of the roadway base material prior to placement on the roadway for
purposes of determining whether this material meets gradation and
soundness requirements.
(7)
Pavement samples. The Town will take samples of material during pavement
construction operations for purposes of determining that the material
meets specifications.
(8)
Town approval. The finished roadway must meet the approval of the
Town, since the Town will include this roadwork in their annual request
for highway aid.
B.
Construction standards.[1] All roads constructed in the Town shall fully comply with
the following construction standards, with construction at the applicant's
expense:
(1)
Topsoil removal. All topsoil shall be first removed. In addition,
all subsoil which have a high shrink-swell potential, low-bearing
capacity when wet or are highly elastic shall be removed and used
outside of the right-of-way. Where both subsoil and substratum have
a high shrink-swell potential and low-bearing capacity when wet, an
under drain system shall be installed to keep the water level five
feet below the pavement surface.
(2)
Right-of-way width. A minimum road right-of-way width of 66 feet
is required.
(3)
Culs-de-sac. Culs-de-sac or dead ends shall have 200-foot turnaround
diameter. In business district applications, the cul-de-sac requirement
may be relaxed by the Plan Commission after a site review, upon its
find that the intended use of the road is not reasonably likely to
have an adverse impact on neighboring properties or Town interests,
and an agreeable alternative method for vehicles to turn around is
provided.
(4)
Roadway alignment details. Roadway alignment shall be in the center
of the road right-of-way.
(5)
Roadway grading/ditches. Roads shall be graded to their full width
in accordance with approved plans, plus an additional distance necessary
to establish a four-to-one back slope. The roadway shall be compacted
and graded to subgrade using, where necessary, approved fill material
which has a low shrink-swell potential, low compressibility and is
stable. Roadside ditches shall be a minimum of 26 inches below the
finished roadway center line elevation. Debris may not be buried in
the sixty-six-foot road right-of-way. Roadway ditches shall have a
normal slope ratio of six-to-one ditch slope of 0.30%.
(6)
Roadway grades. Roads shall have a maximum grade of 8%.
(7)
Roadway width. Roadways shall have base width minimums of 26 feet
of full-depth gravel. 100%-fractured rock shall be used for the base
gravel. The Town officials may impose other provisions of gravel in
low, wet or sandy places where additional gravel or fill would be
required for public health, safety and maintenance reasons.
(8)
Roadway base thickness. The roadway base thickness shall be a minimum
of six inches of compacted-in-place 100% fractured rock.
(9)
Pavement width. Roads shall have a minimum pavement width of 22 feet or wider when required by the "Town Road Standards" as noted in § 82.50, Wis. Stats. or by Chapter 320, Subdivision of Land, if applicable, the wider of which shall apply.
(10)
Pavement thickness. The roadbed shall be paved with compressed
bituminous hot mix pavement a minimum of two inches thick compacted
in place. The Town may require greater pavement thickness where traffic
volumes and composition dictate the need.
(11)
Shoulder width. A shoulder a minimum of two feet wide on each
side of the road is required and wider when required by the "Town
Road Standards" as noted in § 82.50, Wis. Stats.
(12)
Shoulder thickness. Road shoulders shall have a minimum thickness
of 2 1/2 inches of compacted-in-place crushed state-approved
aggregate base course, over a minimum six inches of compacted-in-place
crushed state-approved aggregate base course.
(13)
Roadway culverts and bridges: surface drainage. Roadway culverts
and bridges shall be constructed as directed by the Town and sized
utilizing the methods listed in the chapter entitled "Drainage" of
the "Facilities Development Manual" of the Wisconsin Department of
Transportation. The developer shall provide adequate facilities to
provide surface water drainage as well as free-flow outlets for subsurface
drain tile where they are required. Where drainage facilities will
aid in road construction and the stabilization of the road's subgrade,
drainage facilities shall be installed before road construction is
started.
(14)
Topsoil, grass, seed, fertilizer and mulch. All disturbed areas
(ditches, back slopes) within the road right-of-way not provided with
pavement and shouldering material shall be restored utilizing two
inches of topsoil and good-quality grass seed, fertilizer, and mulch.
Ditches along the roadway with greater than a 2.5% slope shall be
protected by erosion control materials such as hay bales, sod, erosion
control mats, riprap, etc.
(15)
Signs. All roads constructed in the Town of Rome shall have
all street signs, stop signs, and other necessary signs installed
by the subdivider, as determined by the Town or its designee, prior
to dedication of the road.
(16)
Extra turn surface. All roads that come to an intersection shall
have a turn radius of extra bituminous surfacing meeting other construction
requirements for roads in this section. (Such extra turn surface shall
start 30 feet before the intersection with the second road and extend
to a point 30 feet from the corner intersection on the other road.)
(17)
Curvatures. Curvatures shall be between a 6% minimum and 12 1/2%
maximum curve for a road curve rated at 35 miles per hour, excluding
culs-de-sac.
(18)
Street names. The Town and/or county may disapprove of the name
of any road shown on the plat which has already been used elsewhere
in the county, or which, because of similarity, may cause confusion
or otherwise be inconsistent with the road naming policy. Where a
road maintains the same general direction, except for curvilinear
changes for short distances, the same name shall continue for the
entire length of the road. A name which is assigned to a road which
is not presently a through road due to intervening land over which
the road extension is planned, shall be continued for the separate
portions of the planned through road. Approval of road names on a
preliminary plat will not reserve a road name, nor shall it be mandatory
for the Town to accept it at the time of the final platting.
[1]
Editor's Note: The diagram of reconstruction section and new construction section is included as an attachment to this chapter.
C.
Statutory requirements. The laying out of highways and roads shall
be provided in Chapters 82 and 86, Wis. Stats., except that, in the
case of subdivisions and certified surveys, the provisions of § 236.29(2),
Wis. Stats., shall apply.
D.
Proximity to other roads. No road applied for running parallel with
existing public road can be closer than 600 feet. Roads shall be laid
out to provide for possible continuation wherever topographic and
other physical conditions permit. Provision shall be made so all proposed
streets shall have a direct connection with, or be continuous and
in line with, existing, planned or platted road with which they are
to connect. Proposed road shall be extended to the boundary lines
of the tract to be subdivided, unless prevented by topography or other
physical conditions, or unless in the opinion of the Town Board such
extension is not necessary or desirable for the coordination of the
layout of a subdivision with existing layout or the most advantageous
future development of adjacent tracts.
E.
Dedication. The applicant shall provide the Town with a warranty
deed for fee ownership of the road right-of-way and easements for
all drainage facilities not within the road right-of-way. Where required,
the applicant shall also furnish to the Town any special deed or easement,
such as, but not limited to, sight easements, slope easements, pedestrianways,
sewer easements and such.
The applicant shall provide a bond, which would enable the Town
to finish the road, in case of default by the applicants. The performance
bond or cash escrow agreement shall be equal to the estimated cost
of the required improvements. If the required improvements are not
complete within the same, all amounts held under the escrow agreement
or performance bond shall be turned over to the Town and applied to
the cost of the required improvements. Any balance remaining after
such improvements have been made shall be returned to the owner or
subdivider. The Town Board, at its option, may extend the bond period
for any additional period not to exceed one year.
Upon completion of the proposed road, the Town Board will proceed
to make final inspection, accepting or rejecting road as the case
may be. After all of the provisions of this article have been complied
with, the roadway or easement will be inspected by the Town officials
and, at that time, proof will be made by the presenting of waivers
of liens or receipted bills that all work that has been done has been
paid for or arrangements have been made for the payment through written
instrument by the subdivider. If the road is rejected, corrections
shall be made as recommended by the Town Board before final inspection
can then be made again. If final acceptance is then made, the owner
or owners shall turn over to the Town the deed of all land necessary
for the road as previously mentioned.
