Wherever a tract of land to be divided or subdivided embraces
all or any part of a street, drainageway or other public way which
has been designated in the Comprehensive Plan, the Comprehensive Outdoor
Recreation Plan (CORP) or component part thereof, any other official
plan or on the Official Map of Greenville, said public way shall be
made a part of the plat and dedicated or reserved or treated by the
developer, as determined by the Planning Commission, in the locations
and dimensions indicated on such plan or map and as set forth in this
chapter.
Wherever a proposed playground, park, school site or other public
land, other than streets or drainageways, designated in the Comprehensive
Plan, the Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (CORP) or component
part thereof, any other official plan or on the Official Map of Greenville
is embraced, all or in part, in a tract of land to be divided or subdivided,
these proposed public lands shall be so designed as to be made an
integral part of the plat and may be dedicated but, in any case, shall
be reserved, for acquisition at undeveloped land costs, by the agency
having jurisdiction.
In order that adequate open spaces and sites for public uses
may be properly located and preserved as the community develops; and
in order for the cost of providing the public school, park and recreation
sites and facilities necessary to serve the additional families brought
into the community, by subdivision or any land division, may be most
equitably apportioned on the basis of the additional need created
by the subdivision and land division development, the following provisions
are established:
A.
Dedication of land. All land dividers/subdividers shall be required
to dedicate developable land to Greenville, to provide for school,
park, recreation or other governmental service requirements, at a
rate of 0.06 acre per residential unit. Such land shall be shown on
the preliminary plat, final plat, or CSM and shall comply with the
Greenville's Comprehensive Plan, the Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation
Plan (CORP) or component of said plan and all other Greenville plans,
if any exist for the site. Consideration shall be given to the preservation
of scenic and historic sites, stands of trees, marshes, ponds, streams,
watercourses, watersheds, ravines, woodlands, prairie, wetlands and
plant and animal communities. The Board shall have sole authority
to determine the suitability and adequacy of lands proposed for dedication.
Areas reserved for streets or trails shall not be considered as satisfying
land dedication requirements.
B.
Access to dedicated land. All dedicated land shall have frontage
of at least 100 feet on a public street and shall have unrestricted
public access.
C.
Utility extensions. The land divider/subdivider shall install or
provide for installation of water and sanitary sewer lines to the
property line of all dedicated land, where such services are to be
provided to the adjacent properties.
D.
Dedicated parkland development. When parklands are dedicated, the
subdivider is required to:
(1)
Properly grade and contour for proper drainage.
(2)
Provide surface contour suitable for anticipated use of area.
(3)
Cover areas shall be seeded with a minimum of four inches of quality
topsoil, seeded with a mix consisting of 28% Kentucky bluegrass, 6%
Argyle Kentucky bluegrass, 6% Kenblue Kentucky bluegrass, 25% creeping
red fescue, 15% wicked perennial rye grass and 20% annual ryegrass
at a rate of 200 lbs./acre. Starter fertilizer (Reinders 18-12-6 or
equivalent) shall be applied according to the label at the time of
seeding; and mulched.
(4)
Complete the development of parklands as required by this section
prior to final plat approval or within the time frame set through
a development agreement.
(5)
If the land divider/subdivider fails to satisfy the requirements
of this section, the Board may contract for said completion and bill
such costs to the subdivider, following written notice to the subdivider
of noncompliance. Failure to pay such costs may result in the immediate
withholding of all building permits until such costs are paid.
When land dedication is not feasible or compatible with the
Comprehensive Plan or the Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (CORP)
as determined by the Board, any divider of land shall, in lieu of
land dedication, pay to Greenville a fee equivalent to the value of
the required dedication. Such fee shall include an amount as set from
time to time by the Board per dwelling unit as proposed or allowed
by the subdivision or land division. All parkland dedication fees
are to be held by Greenville in a nonlapsing fund. The fee in lieu
of land dedication may be annually adjusted by the Board, if necessary,
by adding to the base amount an accepted land appreciation cost as
of January 15 each year.
Dedication fees for CSMs and final plats shall be assessed per
lot and be payable upon transfer of ownership or building permit application,
whichever comes first. No payment shall be required for a lot created
by the division of land under this chapter on which a residential
structure already exists, or which is a residual parcel in excess
of four acres and not intended for immediate sale or other conveyance.
Likewise, where a lot or parcel for which payment has once been made
is further divided for residential purposes, payment shall be required
only for the additional lots or parcels created.
A.
The dedication of land for public purposes such as parks, rights-of-way,
school sites and easements becomes effective at the time of approval
and recording of the final plat or CSM.
B.
On sites reserved for eventual public acquisition, no building development
is permitted during the time of reservation. Land so reserved shall
be shown on the plat of a subdivision or on a certified survey map
of other divisions.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
All public access to the low-water mark of navigable lakes and
streams required by § 236.16(3), Wis. Stats., shall be at
least 60 feet wide to provide sufficient areas for turning movements
and parking. The locations of such access is subject to approval of
the Planning Commission.
