A.
Purpose. To create an orderly and convenient multi-modal transportation
system, to ensure quality construction, inspection and maintenance
of public transportation infrastructure; to minimize negative impacts
of traffic, to provide safe, affordable public access and efficient
public roads and to adhere as closely as possible to the provisions
of the Town Comprehensive Plan as it relates to roads, driveways and
trails.
B.
Costs. All costs incurred by the Town in administering this chapter,
including, but not limited to, inspections, engineering services and
attorney services, shall be paid by the developer of all plats and
subdivisions. Any costs incurred by the Town on individual lots due
to building construction, etc., shall be paid by the person(s) who
hold the driveway, building, right-of-way and/or erosion permit or,
if unpaid, the owner of the property for which the permit was issued.
Costs that are not paid when billed shall be certified on the property
tax roll as a special charge under § 66.0627, Wis. Stats.,
against the property for which costs were incurred. A deposit for
such costs may be required as determined by the Town.
A.
The Town Board, in conjunction with the Town Engineer, has developed
standard specifications and details regarding the design of various
required transportation improvements, including, without limitation,
those set forth in this chapter. Said standard details are hereby
adopted and incorporated herein as Standard Specifications and Detail
Plates. Such standard details may consist of more than one sheet and
from time to time may be amended by the Town Board by resolution without
the necessity to amend any other provision, part or section of this
chapter. The Standard Specifications and Detail Plates are on file
in the office of the Town Clerk/Treasurer of this chapter and declared
to be a part hereof.
B.
Construction shall be in accordance with the Standard Specifications
and Detail Plates unless a specification is waived by the Town Board
in a particular instance because of unique circumstances or if the
Town Board specifically accepts a substitute specification as being
equal or superior to the specifications attached upon recommendation
by the Town Engineer.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Roads designed for low speeds and low volumes which provide
access from low-traffic-generating areas to collector systems. As
the lowest-order road, the access road usually carries little through
traffic and includes short roads and culs-de-sac. Refer to the Town's
Standard Detail Plates and Specifications regarding residential and
commercial/industrial access road standards.
The structural or nonstructural measures, practices, techniques
or devices employed to avoid or minimize soil, sediment or pollutants
carried in runoff to waters of the state.
Refers to the first building on the property.
Roads which provide moderate speed and movement of traffic
between arterial roads and/or activity centers. A collector's
function is to promote the free flow of traffic and therefore should
have limited private residential access. They are basically local
roads which, because of directness of routing and higher capacity,
receive a higher volume of traffic to be distributed from or collected
toward nearby arterial roads. Refer to the Town's Standard Detail
Plates and Specifications regarding collector road standards.
Access provided to a single lot only from the edge of the
traveled road surface of a public road to a private building or to
privately owned property upon which a building will be located. Driveways
must be designed and constructed to the standards of the Standard
Specifications and Detail Plates.
A study performed by a registered civil engineer describing
and quantifying the analysis, design, costs and feasibility of a road
project in the Town. Such study performed by an engineer other than
the Town Engineer will be subject to review by the Town Engineer and
approval by the Town Board.
The detachment and movement of soil, sediment or rock fragments
by water, wind, ice or gravity.
A written description and/or drawing of the number, locations,
sizes and other pertinent information of erosion and sediment control
measures designed to meet the requirements of this chapter submitted
by the applicant for review and approval by the Town Engineer.
Those thoroughfares which provide access between a public
road within the Town and two or more residences located within the
Town. These existing private accesses are not maintained by the Town
of St. Joseph and are not part of the public system within the Town
of St. Joseph.
An access to a field regularly used only for agricultural
purposes or to access agricultural land.
A driveway providing a shared access to two adjoining parcels
or lots. Driveways serving two lots must be designed and constructed
to access road standards from the public roadway to the right-of-way.
Beyond the right of way, the driveway must be built to a minimum of
the residential driveway standards as indicated in the Town's
Standard Details or as determined by the Town Board.
Any person operating, leasing, renting or having made other
arrangements with the landowner by which the landowner authorizes
use of his or her land.
Any man-made change of the land surface, including removing
vegetation cover, excavating, filling and grading, but not including
agricultural land uses such as planting, growing, cultivating and
harvesting of crops, growing and tending of gardens, harvesting of
trees and landscaping modifications.
Any person holding title to or having an interest in land.
That which is in existence at the time of this chapter and
serving one or more properties. New development or redevelopment will
require the existing driveway to meet the Town's standards per
the Town's Standard Specifications and Detail Plates.
Public roads within the Town of St. Joseph which have been
accepted by the Town as public roads and are maintained solely by
the Town, and does not include federal highways, state or county highways
and existing private access roads. All current roadways designated
by the Town Board on the Town's Transportation Plan as "collector,"
"subcollector" or "access" shall only be changed by order of the Town
Board.
The rainfall, snowmelt or irrigation water flowing over the
ground surface.
Settleable solid material that is transported by runoff,
suspended with runoff or deposited by runoff away from its original
location.
The entire area included in the legal description of the
land on which the land disturbing activity is proposed in the permit
application.
Those roads which provide a connection between access roads
and collector roads. A subcollector provides frontage and access to
residential and commercial lots but also carries some through traffic
to access roads. A subcollector is a relatively low-speed, low-volume
road. Refer to the Town's Standard Detail Plates and Specifications
regarding collector road standards.
