A.
Introduction. In accordance with the authority granted by §§ 236.13(1)(b) and 236.45, Wis. Stats., and for the purposes listed in §§ 236.01 and 236.45, Wis. Stats., the City Council of the City of Amery, Wisconsin, does hereby ordain as follows:
(1)
The provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements adopted to promote the health, safety, morals, comfort, prosperity and general welfare of the City of Amery.
(2)
This chapter shall not repeal, impair or modify private covenants or public ordinances, except that it shall apply whenever it imposes stricter restrictions on land use.
B.
Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to regulate and control the division of land within the corporate limits of the City of Amery, Wisconsin, and its extraterritorial plat approval jurisdiction in order to promote the public health, safety, morals, prosperity, aesthetics, and general welfare of the City and its environs.
C.
Intent. It is the general intent of this chapter to regulate the division of land so as to:
(1)
Obtain the wise use, conservation, protection, and proper development of the City'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;
(2)
Lessen congestion in the streets and highways;
(3)
Further the orderly layout and appropriate use of land;
(4)
Secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers;
(5)
Provide adequate light and air;
(6)
Facilitate adequate provision for housing, transportation, water supply, stormwater, wastewater, schools, parks, playgrounds, and other facilities and services;
(7)
Secure safety from flooding, water pollution, disease and other hazards;
(8)
Prevent flood damage to persons and properties and minimize expenditures for flood relief and flood control projects;
(9)
Prevent and control erosion, sedimentation, and other pollution of surface and subsurface waters;
(10)
Preserve natural vegetation and cover and promote the natural beauty of the City;
(11)
Restrict building sites in areas covered by poor soils or in other areas poorly suited for development;
(12)
Facilitate the further division of larger tracts into smaller parcels of land;
(13)
Ensure adequate legal description and proper survey monumentation of subdivided land;
(14)
Provide for the administration and enforcement of this chapter;
(15)
Provide penalties for its violations; and
(16)
Implement those municipal, county, watershed, or regional comprehensive plans or their components adopted by the City, and in general to facilitate enforcement of City development standards as set forth in the adopted regional, county, and local comprehensive plans, adopted plan components, Chapter 450, Zoning, and Chapter 193, Building Construction, of the City of Amery, Wisconsin.