These regulations are adopted under the authority granted by
§ 236.45, Wis. Stats.
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate and control the division
of land within the corporate limits of the Village of Williams Bay,
Wisconsin, and its extraterritorial plat approval jurisdiction in
order to promote the public health, safety, morals, prosperity, aesthetics,
and general welfare of the Village and its environs.
It is the general intent of this chapter to regulate the division
of land so as to:
A.
Obtain the wise use, conservation, protection, and proper development
of the Village's soil, water, wetland, woodland, and wildlife resources
and attain a proper adjustment of land use and development to the
supporting and sustaining natural resource base;
B.
Lessen congestion in the streets and highways;
C.
Further the orderly layout and appropriate use of land;
D.
Secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers;
E.
Provide adequate light and air;
F.
Facilitate adequate provision for housing, transportation, water
supply, stormwater, wastewater, schools, parks, playgrounds, and other
public facilities and services;
G.
Secure safety from flooding, water pollution, disease, and other
hazards;
H.
Prevent flood damage to persons and properties and minimize expenditures
for flood relief and flood control projects;
I.
Prevent and control erosion, sedimentation, and other pollution of
surface and subsurface waters;
J.
Preserve natural vegetation and cover and promote the natural beauty
of the Village;
K.
Restrict building sites in areas covered by poor soils or in other
areas poorly suited for development;
L.
Facilitate the further division of larger tracts into smaller parcels
of land;
M.
Ensure adequate legal description and proper survey monumentation
of subdivided land;
N.
Provide for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and
provide penalties for its violation; and
O.
Implement those municipal, county, watershed, or regional Comprehensive Plans or their components adopted by the Village, and in general to facilitate enforcement of Village development standards as set forth in the adopted regional, county, and local Comprehensive Plans, adopted plan components, Chapter 390, Zoning, and Village Building Code[1] of the Village of Williams Bay, Wisconsin.
It is not intended by this chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul,
impair, or interfere with any existing easements, covenants, agreements,
rules, regulations or permits previously adopted or issued pursuant
to laws. However, where this chapter imposes greater restrictions,
the provisions of this chapter shall govern.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this
chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements and shall be liberally
construed in favor of the Village and shall not be deemed a limitation
or repeal of any other power granted by the Wisconsin Statutes.
If any section, provision, or portion of this chapter is adjudged
unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction,
the remainder of this chapter shall not be affected thereby.
The Village does not guarantee, warrant, or represent that only
those areas delineated as floodlands on plats and certified survey
maps will be subject to periodic inundation, nor does the Village
guarantee, warrant, or represent that the soils shown to be unsuited
for a given land use from tests required by the chapter are the only
unsuited soils within the jurisdiction of this chapter; and thereby
asserts that there is no liability on the part of the Village Board
of Trustees, its agencies, or employees for flooding problems, sanitation
problems, or structural damages that may occur as a result of reliance
upon, and conformance with, this chapter.
All other ordinances or parts of ordinances of the Village inconsistent
or conflicting with this chapter, to the extent of the inconsistency
only, are hereby repealed.
This chapter shall be known as, referred to, or cited as the
"Land Division Ordinance, Village of Williams Bay, Walworth County,
Wisconsin."
