[Ord. No. 599, § 1(11-111), 5-6-1997]
(a) In general. In any new subdivision, the street, block, and lot layouts
shall conform to the arrangement, width and location indicated on
the official map, highway width map, comprehensive plan, or component
neighborhood development plan of the Village, and shall be so designed
as to be within the capability of the land and water resources; least
disturb the existing terrain, flora, fauna, and water regimen; and
meet all the use, site, sanitary, floodland, and shoreland regulations
contained in the Village zoning and Waukesha County Sanitary Ordinance.
In areas where such plans have not been completed, the street layout
shall recognize the functional classification of the various types
of streets, and shall be developed and located in proper relation
to existing and proposed streets, to the topography, to such natural
features as streams and tree growth, to public convenience and safety,
to the proposed use of the land to be served by such streets, and
to the most advantageous development of adjoining areas. The subdivision
shall be designed so as to provide each lot with satisfactory access
to a public street.
(b) Arterial streets. Arterial streets, as defined, shall be arranged
so as to provide ready access to centers of employment, centers of
governmental activity, community shopping areas, community recreation,
and points beyond the boundaries of the community. They shall also
be properly integrated with and related to the existing and proposed
system of major streets and highways, and shall be, insofar as practicable,
continuous and in alignment with existing or planned streets with
which they are to connect. The width of the right-of-way shall be
at the Village's discretion.
(c) Collector streets. Collector streets, as defined, shall be arranged
so as to provide ready collection of traffic from residential areas
and conveyance of this traffic to the major street and highway system,
and shall be properly related to the mass transportation system, to
special traffic generators such as schools, churches, shopping centers,
and other concentrations of population, and to the major streets into
which they feed. The right-of-way width shall be a minimum of 80 feet.
(d) Minor streets. Minor streets, as defined, shall be arranged to conform
to the topography, to discourage use by through traffic, to permit
the design of efficient storm and sanitary sewerage systems, and to
require the minimum street area necessary to provide safe and convenient
access to abutting property. The right-of-way shall be a minimum of
66 feet.
(e) Proposed streets. Proposed streets shall extend to the boundary lines
of the tract being subdivided unless prevented by topography or other
physical conditions, or unless, in the opinion of the Village Board
and upon recommendation of the planning commission, such extension
is not necessary or desirable for the coordination of the layout of
the subdivision, or for the advantageous development of the adjacent
tracts.
(f) Arterial street and highway protection. Whenever the proposed subdivision
contains or is adjacent to a major street or highway, adequate protection
of residential properties, limitation of access, and separation of
through and local traffic shall be provided by reversed frontage,
with screen planting contained in a nonaccess reservation along the
rear property line, or by the use of frontage streets.
(g) Stream and lake shores. Public access shall be provided to all navigable
stream and lake shores. Such access shall be at least 100 feet in
width, platted to the low water mark at intervals of not more than
one-half mile, except where greater intervals and wider access is
agreed upon by the planning commission, or the department of natural
resources. All platted public access shall have access to public,
street, highway, parkway, or other public way.
(h) Reserve strips. Reserve strips shall not be provided on any plat
to control access to streets or alleys, except where control of such
strips is placed with the Village under conditions approved by the
planning commission.
(i) Alleys. Alleys may be provided in commercial or industrial districts
for off-street loading and service access but shall not be approved
in residential districts. Dead-end alleys shall not be approved and
alleys shall not connect to a major thoroughfare.
(j) Street names. Street names shall not duplicate or be similar to existing
street names and existing street names shall be projected wherever
possible.
[Ord. No. 599, § 1(11-112), 5-6-1997]
(a) Whenever the proposed subdivision contains or is adjacent to a limited
access highway or railroad right-of-way, the design shall provide
the following treatment:
(1)
When lots within the proposed subdivision back upon the right-of-way
of an existing or proposed limited access highway or railroad, a planting
strip at least 30 feet in depth shall be provided adjacent to the
highway or railroad, in addition to the normal lot depth. This strip
shall be part of the platted lots but shall have the following restriction
lettered upon the face of the plat: "This strip is reserved for the
planting of trees and shrubs, the building of structures hereon prohibited."
(2)
Commercial and industrial districts shall have provided, on
each side of the limited access highway or railroad, streets approximately
parallel to and at a suitable distance from such highway or railroad,
for the appropriate use of the land between such streets and highway
or railroad, but not less than 150 feet.
(3)
Streets parallel to a limited access highway or railroad right-of-way,
when intersecting a major street and highway or collector street which
crosses said railroad or highway, shall be located at a minimum distance
of 250 feet from said highway or railroad right-of-way. Such distance,
where desirable and practicable, shall be determined with due consideration
of the minimum distance required for the future separation of grides
by means of appropriate approach gradients.
(4)
Minor streets immediately adjacent and parallel to railroad
rights-of-way shall be avoided, and location of minor streets immediately
adjacent to arterial streets and highways and to railroad rights-of-way
shall be avoided in residential areas.
[Ord. No. 599, § 1(11-113), 5-6-1997]
(a) Minimum widths. The minimum right-of-way and roadway width of all
proposed streets and alleys shall adhere to the standard specifications
adopted in the "Development Requirements: Curb and Gutter, Sidewalk,
Pavement, and Landscaping" (including current updates) of the Village
of Mukwonago. A copy of these standard specifications may be obtained
from the Village Clerk or Building Inspector.
(b) Cul-de-sac streets. Cul-de-sac streets designed to have one end permanently
closed shall adhere to the standard specifications adopted in the
"Development Requirements" (including current updates) of the Village
of Mukwonago. The right-of-way shall be 120 feet and the pavement
shall have a radius of 45 feet. A copy of these standard specifications
may be obtained from the Village Clerk or Building Inspector.
(c) Street grades. Unless necessitated by exceptional topography, subject
to the approval of the planning commission, the maximum centerline
grade of any street or public way shall not exceed the standard specifications
adopted in the "Development Requirements" (including current updates)
of the Village of Mukwonago. A copy of these standard specifications
may be obtained from the Village Clerk or Building Inspector.
(d) Radii of curvature. When a continuous street centerline deflects
at any one point by more than 10°, a circular curve shall be introduced
having a radius of curvature in accordance with the standard specifications
adopted in the "Development Requirements" (including current updates)
of the Village of Mukwonago. A copy of these standard specifications
may be obtained from the Village Clerk or Building Inspector.
(e) Half streets. Where an existing dedicated or platted half-street
is adjacent to the tract being subdivided, the other half of the street
shall be dedicated by the subdivider. The platting of half-streets
should be avoided where possible.
(f) Floodlands. The elevations of roadways passing through floodland
areas shall be in accordance with the standard specifications adopted
in the "Development Requirements" (including current updates) of the
Village of Mukwonago. A copy of these standard specifications may
be obtained from the Village Clerk or Building Inspector.
(g) Waterway openings. Waterway openings of all new bridges and culverts
carrying arterial streets over perennial streams shall be in accordance
with the standard specifications adopted in the "Development Requirements"
(including current updates) of the Village of Mukwonago. A copy of
these standard specifications may be obtained from the Village Clerk
or Building Inspector.
[Ord. No. 599, § 1(11-114), 5-6-1997]
(a) In general. Streets shall intersect each other as nearly to right
angles as topography and other limiting factors of good design permit.
(b) Number of streets. The number of streets converging at one intersection
shall be reduced to a minimum, preferably not more than two.
(c) Number of intersections. The number of intersections along major
streets and highways shall be held to a minimum. Wherever practicable,
the distance between such intersections shall not be less than 1,200
feet.
(d) Property lines. Property lines at street intersections shall be rounded
with a minimum radius of 15 feet or a greater radius when required
by the planning commission, or shall be cut off by a straight line
through the points of tangency of an arc having a radius of 15 feet.
(e) Minor streets. Minor streets shall not necessarily continue across
arterial or collector streets. However, if the centerlines of such
minor streets approach the major streets from opposite sides within
300 feet of each other, measured along the centerline of the arterial
or collector street, then the location shall be so adjusted that the
adjoinment across the major or collector street is continuous and
a jog is avoided.
[Ord. No. 599, § 1(11-115), 5-6-1997]
(a) In general. The widths, lengths, and shapes of blocks shall be suited
to the planned use of the land, zoning requirements, need for convenient
access, control and safety of street traffic, and the limitations
and opportunities of topography.
(b) Lengths. As a general rule, blocks in residential areas shall not
be less than 600 feet nor more than 1,500 feet in length, unless otherwise
dictated by exceptional topography or other limiting factors of good
design.
(c) Pedestrian ways. Where deemed necessary by the planning commission,
pedestrian ways of not less than 10 feet in width may be required
between rear lot lines in order to provide safe and convenient pedestrian
circulation between the individual lots, streams, lakeshores, parklands,
or other public areas. Where deemed essential by the planning commission,
such ways may be required near the center and entirely across any
block over 900 feet in length in order to provide adequate pedestrian
circulation or access to schools, shopping centers, churches, or transportation
facilities.
(d) Width. Blocks shall have sufficient width to provide for two tiers
of lots of appropriate depth, except where otherwise required to separate
residential development from through traffic. Width of lots or parcels
reserved or laid out for commercial or industrial use shall be adequate
to provide for off-street service and parking required by the use
contemplated and the area zoning restrictions for such use.
(e) Utility easements. All utility lines for electric power and telephone
service shall be placed on mid-block easements along rear lot lines
whenever carried by overhead poles, except when such lots border a
lake or stream.
[Ord. No. 599, § 1(11-116), 5-6-1997]
(a) In general. The size, shape, and orientation of lots shall be appropriate
for the location of the subdivision, and for the type of development
and use contemplated. The lots should be designed to provide an aesthetically
pleasing building site and a proper architectural setting for the
buildings contemplated.
(b) Side lot lines. Side lot lines shall be at right angles to straight
street lines or radial to curved street lines on which the lots face.
Lot lines shall follow municipal boundary lines rather than cross
them.
(c) Access. Every lot shall front or abut on a public street for the
required distance for the district in which it is located.
(d) Area and dimensions. The area and dimensions of all lots shall conform
to the requirements of the Village zoning ordinance.
(e) Depth. Lots shall meet the minimum depth requirements for the district
in which they are located. Excessive depth in relation to width shall
be avoided and a proportion of two to one (2:1) shall be considered
a desirable ratio under normal conditions.
(f) Lands between the meander line and waters edge. Lands lying between
the meander line and the water's edge, and any otherwise unplattable
lands which lie between a proposed subdivision and the water's edge,
shall be included as part of lots, outlots, or public dedications
in any plat abutting a stream or lake.
[Ord. No. 599, § 1(11-117), 5-6-1997]
Building setback lines shall conform to the requirements of
the Village zoning ordinance.
[Ord. No. 599, § 1(11-118), 5-6-1997]
(a) In general. The planning commission may require utility easements
of widths deemed adequate for the intended purpose on each side of
all rear lot lines and on side lot lines, or across lots where necessary
or advisable for electric power and communication poles, wires, conduits,
storm and sanitary sewers, and gas, water, and other utility lines.
(b) Drainage easements. Where a subdivision is traversed by a drainageway
or stream, an adequate easement shall be provided as may be required
by the planning commission. The location, width, alignment, and improvement
of such drainageway or easement shall be subject to the approval of
the Village Engineer, and parallel streets or parkways may be required
in connection therewith. Where necessary stormwater drainage shall
be maintained by landscaped open channels of adequate size and grade
to hydraulically accommodate maximum potential volumes of flow. Such
channels are subject to review and approval by the Village Engineer.
(c) Where public utility easements exist on private property, the Village
shall not permit encroachment upon said easements or the use of any
portion of the easement by private property owners absent the consent
of the Utility Director, the Director of Public Works or the Village
Board. The encroachment shall not include any aboveground structures,
landscaping or improvements except for at-grade pavement, gravel,
pavers or other materials to improve access to the applicant's
property across the easement. If such approval is granted, the party
seeking to encroach upon the public easement or to make use of said
property shall be required to enter into a license agreement with
the Village in a form acceptable to the Village Attorney. The licensee
shall be required to indemnify and hold harmless the Village of Mukwonago
as and against any and all claims, demands, actions or causes of action,
including actual attorney fees, that may result from the approval
of the license. The licensee shall further be required to provide
evidence annually that the licensee, its agents, contractors, subcontractors
and assigns, has public liability insurance with limits of not less
than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 in the aggregate, which
insurance names the Village of Mukwonago as an additional insured
on a primary and noncontributory basis. The licensee shall be required
to further indemnify the Village, as licensor, for any costs or expenses
incurred by the Village as a result of the impact of the license on
the public utilities, as well as the costs of any damages to public
utilities arising from the exercise of the rights under the license.
The Village shall have the right to repair, maintain and/or reconstruct
the public utilities within the easement, and should that work result
in any disturbance of improvements made by the licensee on the property,
the cost of the restoration of the improvements shall solely be the
responsibility of the licensee. The Village Utility Director may require
such additional provisions as may be appropriate given the individual
circumstance of the particular license request to protect and preserve
public assets. If any of the terms or conditions of the license agreement
are not followed, the agreement shall be considered to be breached
and may be terminated by the Village. The license agreement shall
be recorded with the Register of Deeds of the County in which the
property is located and for which the license is given.
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord.
No. 1003]
[Ord. No. 599, § 1(11-119), 5-6-1997]
In the design of the plat, due consideration shall be given for reservation of suitable sites of adequate area for future schools, parks, playgrounds, drainageways, and other public purposes. If designated on the comprehensive plan, comprehensive plan components, official map, or component neighborhood development plan, such areas shall be made part of the plat as stipulated in §
45-14 of this chapter. If not so designated, consideration shall be given in the location of such sites for the preservation of scenic and historic sites, stands of fine trees, marshes, lakes and ponds, watercourses, watersheds, and ravines.