This chapter shall be known as the "City of Edgerton Land Division Ordinance," or as "Chapter 442 of the City of Edgerton Code, Rock and Dane Counties, Wisconsin," and is referred to as the "chapter" in this chapter.
These regulations are adopted under the authority granted by §§ 236.45 and 703.115, Wis. Stats.
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate and control all land divisions within the corporate limits of the City of Edgerton and within the extraterritorial plat and certified survey map (land division) approval jurisdiction of the City in order to promote and protect the public health, safety, prosperity, aesthetics, and general welfare of the community. More particularly, and without limitation, it is also the purpose of this chapter to:
A. 
Implement the City's Comprehensive Plan and components thereof and facilitate enforcement of community development standards as set forth in this chapter, Chapters 192, Building Construction, and 423, Official Map, and 450, Zoning.
B. 
Promote the wise use, conservation, and protection and proper development of the soil, water, wetland, woodland, and wildlife resources in the City, and its area of extraterritorial approval jurisdiction, and to achieve a balanced relationship between land use and development and the supporting and sustaining natural resource base.
C. 
Further the orderly layout and appropriate use of land.
D. 
Avoid the harmful effects of premature division or development of land.
E. 
Lessen congestion in the streets and highways and accommodate "complete streets".
F. 
Provide for proper ingress to and egress from development sites.
G. 
Secure safety and resiliency from fire, flooding, disastrous storms, water pollution, disease, and other hazards to help minimize expenditures for disaster relief and flood mitigation projects.
H. 
Prevent and control erosion, sedimentation, and other pollution of surface and subsurface waters.
I. 
Preserve natural vegetation and cover to the extent practicable, and protect the natural beauty of the City.
J. 
Preserve the distinct character of neighborhoods, special planning districts, and the community.
K. 
Provide adequate light, air, and water.
L. 
Prevent the overcrowding of land.
M. 
Facilitate the division of land into smaller parcels in accordance with the adopted Comprehensive Plan.
N. 
Facilitate and ensure the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, stormwater management, schools, parks, playgrounds, and other public facilities and services.
O. 
Further the sustainability of the City by accommodating green development and infrastructure.
P. 
Ensure adequate legal description and proper survey monumentation of divided land.
Q. 
Provide adequate, affordable housing.
R. 
Restrict building in areas of unsuitable soils or other areas poorly suited for development.
S. 
Provide for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
T. 
Provide penalties and other remedies for violation of this chapter.
It is not the intent of this chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul, impair, or interfere with any existing easements, covenants, deed restrictions, agreements, rules, regulations, permits, or approvals previously adopted or issued pursuant to law. However, where this chapter imposes greater restrictions and such restrictions do not contravene rights vested under law, the provisions of this chapter shall govern. This chapter may not modify in a more restrictive manner time limits, deadlines, notice requirements, or other provisions of Ch. 236, Wis. Stats., that provide protections for a subdivider in accordance with § 236.45(2)(ac).
The provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted to be minimum requirements and shall be liberally construed in favor of the City, 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.
All other ordinances or parts of ordinances of the City inconsistent or conflicting with this chapter, to the extent of the inconsistency only, are hereby repealed.
The City does not guarantee, warrant, or represent that only those areas delineated as floodplains on plats and certified survey maps will be subject to periodic inundation, nor does the City guarantee, warrant, or represent that the soils shown to be unsuited for a given land use from tests required by this chapter are the only unsuitable soils within the jurisdiction of this chapter; and thereby asserts that there is no liability on the part of the City Council, its agencies or agents, or employees for flooding problems, sanitation problems, or structural damages that may occur as a result of reliance upon, and conformance with, this chapter.
This chapter and amendments thereto shall be effective after a public hearing, adoption by ordinance by the City Council, and posting or publication as required by law.