It is recommended that, prior to the filing of an application for the approval of a preliminary plat, the subdivider consult with the Zoning Administrator in order to obtain advice and assistance, and to determine:
A. 
Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan.
B. 
Compliance with Chapter 325, Zoning.
C. 
Compliance with other relevant Town, county and state rules, regulations, and ordinances.
A preliminary plat shall be required for all subdivisions and shall be based upon a survey prepared by a professional land surveyor and the plat shall be prepared on tracing cloth, reproducible drafting film, or paper of good quality at a map scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch and shall show correctly on its face the following information:
A. 
Title or name under which the proposed subdivision is to be recorded.
B. 
Proper location of the proposed subdivision by government lot, quarter section, township, range, county, and state.
C. 
General location sketch showing the location of the subdivision within the U.S. Public Land Survey section.
D. 
Date, graphic scale, and North point.
E. 
Names and addresses of the owner, subdivider, and land surveyor preparing the plat.
F. 
The entire area contiguous to the proposed plat owned or controlled by the subdivider shall be included on the preliminary plat even though only a portion of said area is proposed for immediate development. The Plan Commission may waive this requirement where it is unnecessary to fulfill the purposes and intent of this chapter and severe hardship would result from strict application thereof.
All preliminary plats shall show the following:
A. 
Exact length and bearing of the exterior boundaries of the proposed subdivision referenced to a corner established in U.S. Public Land Survey and the total acreage encompassed thereby.
B. 
Existing and proposed contours at vertical intervals of not more than two feet where the slope of the ground surface is less than 10%, and of not more than four feet where the slope of the ground surface is 10% or more. Elevations shall be marked on such contours based on National Geodetic Datum of 1929 (mean sea level).
C. 
Water elevation of adjoining lakes and streams at the date of the survey and approximate high and low water elevations, all referred to National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD).
D. 
Floodplain limits of the 100-year-recurrence-interval flood, or where such data is not available, a line lying a vertical distance of five feet above the elevation of the maximum flood of record.
E. 
Location, right-of-way width, and names of all existing streets, alleys, or other public ways, private road, easements, road reservations, railroad and utility rights-of-way and all section and quarter section lines within the exterior boundaries of the plat or immediately adjacent thereto.
F. 
Type, width, and elevation of any existing street pavements within the exterior boundaries of the plat or immediately adjacent thereto, together with any legally established center line elevations, all to National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD).
G. 
Location and names of any adjacent subdivisions, parks, and cemeteries, and owners of record of abutting unplatted lands.
H. 
Location, size, and invert elevation of any existing sanitary or storm sewers, culverts, and drain pipes, the location of manholes, catch basins, hydrants, power and telephone poles, and the location and size of any existing water and gas mains within the exterior boundaries of the plat or immediately adjacent thereto. If no sanitary or storm sewers or water mains are located on or immediately adjacent to the lands being platted, the nearest such sewers or water mains which might be extended to serve such lands shall be indicated by their direction and distance from the nearest exterior boundary of the plat and their size, and invert elevations.
I. 
Locations of all existing property boundary lines, structures, drives, streams and watercourses, marshes, rock outcrops, wooded areas, railroad tracks, and other similar significant natural or human-made features within the tract being subdivided or immediately adjacent thereto.
J. 
Location, width, and names of all proposed streets and public rights-of-way such as alleys and easements.
K. 
Approximate dimensions of all lots together with proposed lot and block numbers.
L. 
Location and approximate dimensions and size of any sites to be reserved or dedicated for parks, playgrounds, drainageways, schools, or other public use or which are to be used for group housing, shopping centers, church sites, or other private uses not requiring lotting.
M. 
Approximate radii of all curves.
N. 
Existing zoning on and adjacent to the proposed subdivision.
O. 
Any proposed lake and stream access with a small drawing clearly indicating the location of the proposed subdivision in relation to the access.
P. 
Any proposed lake and stream improvement or relocation.
Q. 
Soil type, slope and boundaries as shown on the detailed operational soil survey maps prepared by the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
R. 
Location of soil boring tests, where required by § SPS 385.60 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, made to a depth of six feet, unless bedrock is at a lesser depth. The number of such tests shall be adequate to portray the character of the soil and the depths of bedrock and groundwater from the natural undisturbed surface. To accomplish this purpose, a minimum of one test per three acres shall be made initially. Two copies of all test results shall accompany the preliminary plat.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]
S. 
Location of soil percolation tests where required by § SPS 385.60 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, taken at the location and depth in which soil absorption waste disposal systems are to be installed. The number of such tests initially made shall not be less than one test per three acres or one test per lot, whichever is greater. Two copies of all test results shall accompany the preliminary plat.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]
The Plan Commission, upon recommendation of the Town Engineer, may require that the subdivider provide street plans and profiles showing existing ground surface, proposed and established street grades, including extensions for a reasonable distance beyond the limits of the proposed subdivision when requested. All elevations shall be based upon National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) and plans and profiles shall meet the approval of the Town Engineer.
The Plan Commission, upon recommendation of the Town Engineer, may require that borings and soundings be made in specified areas to ascertain subsurface soil, rock, and water conditions, including depth to bedrock and depth to groundwater table. Where the subdivision will not be served by public sanitary sewer service, the provisions of Chapters SPS 383 and SPS 385 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code shall be complied with; and the appropriate data shall be submitted with the preliminary plat. Where soil mottling or saturated conditions are observed in the soil profile, the Plan Commission may prohibit the construction of principal buildings.
The Plan Commission, upon determining from a review of the preliminary plat that the soil, slope, vegetation, and drainage characteristics of the site are such as to require substantial cutting, clearing, grading, and other earth-moving operations in the development of the subdivision or otherwise entail a severe erosion hazard, may require the subdivider to provide soil erosion and sedimentation control plans and specifications. Such plans shall generally follow the guidelines and standards set forth in the U.S. Conservation Service Technical Guide, adopted by the Washington County Planning, Conservation, and Parks Committee, and shall be in accordance with standards set forth in this chapter.
The Plan Commission may require submission of a draft of protective covenants, whereby, the subdivider shows existing covenants and a list of covenants with which the subdivider intends to regulate land use in the proposed subdivision and otherwise protect the proposed development.
The surveyor preparing the preliminary plat shall certify on the face of the plat that it is a correct representation of all existing land divisions and features and that he or she has fully complied with the provisions of this chapter.
Before submitting a final plat for approval, the subdivider shall prepare a preliminary plat along with a letter of application. The preliminary plat shall be prepared in accordance with this chapter, and the subdivider shall file an adequate number of copies of the plat and the application with the Town Clerk at least 15 days prior to the meeting of the Plan Commission at which first consideration is desired. In addition to required paper copies, the submittal shall include electronic versions of all documents in an appropriate digital format. In addition:
A. 
The Town Clerk shall, within two normal working days after filing, transmit:
(1) 
Two copies of the preliminary plat to the Washington County Planning, Conservation, and Parks Committee, together with one copy of soil percolation results and soil borings.
(2) 
Four copies of the preliminary plat to the Plan Commission for their review and recommendation. The Plan Commission shall review the plat for conformance with this chapter and all other Town ordinances, rules, regulations, and duly adopted Town plans.
(3) 
Two copies each of the preliminary plat to the following agencies and companies for review and comment concerning matters within their jurisdiction:
(a) 
The Washington County Highway Department, if the land owned or controlled by the subdivider abuts a county trunk highway.
(b) 
The Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission.
(c) 
The appropriate school district.
(d) 
The appropriate natural gas and electric power company.
(4) 
The agencies and companies listed above shall submit their recommendations to the Plan Commission within 30 days from the date the plat is filed.
B. 
Pursuant to Chapter 236.12(2), Wis. Stats., the subdivider shall submit an electronic or paper copy of the preliminary plat to the Director of Plat Review of the Wisconsin Department of Administration, who will prepare and forward copies of the plat at the subdivider's expense to the objecting agencies.
C. 
Status of reviewing agencies.
(1) 
The following agencies are approving agencies: the Town Board, the Washington County Planning, Conservation, and Parks Committee, and when the area lies within the extraterritorial plat review jurisdiction of the City of West Bend Common Council.
(2) 
The following agencies are objecting agencies: the Wisconsin Department of Administration, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.
(3) 
The following agencies are advising agencies: the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the Washington County Highway Department, the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, the utility companies, and the school board.
The objecting agencies shall, within 20 days of the date of receiving their copies of the preliminary plat, notify the subdivider and all other approving and objecting agencies of any objections. If there are no objections, they shall so certify on the face of the copy of the plat and shall return that copy to the Director of Plat Review, who shall certify the plat and provide notice to the Town Clerk. If an objecting agency fails to act within 20 days, it shall be deemed to have no objection to the plat. In addition:
A. 
The Plan Commission shall, within 90 days of the date of filing of a preliminary plat with the Town Clerk, approve, approve conditionally, or reject such plat unless an extension of the review period is mutually agreed upon in writing. One copy of the plat shall thereupon be returned to the subdivider with the date and action endorsed thereon; and if approved conditionally or rejected, a letter of transmittal and a copy of the Plan Commission meeting minutes setting forth the conditions of approval or the reasons for rejection shall accompany the plat. One copy each of the plat and letter shall be placed in the Plan Commission's permanent file.
B. 
Failure of the Plan Commission to act within 90 days shall constitute an approval of the plat as filed unless the review period is extended by mutual consent.
C. 
Approval or conditional approval of a preliminary plat shall not constitute automatic approval of the final plat, except that if the final plat is submitted within 36 months of the preliminary plat approval and conforms substantially to the preliminary plat as indicated in § 236.11(1)(b), Wis. Stats., the final plat shall be entitled to approval. The preliminary plat shall be deemed an expression of approval or conditional approval of the layout submitted as a guide to the preparation of the final plat, which will be subject to further consideration by the Plan Commission at the time of its submission. The subdivider may elect, or the Plan Commission may direct, that the final plat be prepared as two or more phases of the approved preliminary plat.