The following terms, whenever they occur in this chapter, are defined as follows. All other pertinent terms shall be as defined in Chapter 550, Zoning, of the Code of the City of Watertown and in Ch. 236, Wis. Stats.
The division of a lot or parcel of land into two or more
parcels.
A general term describing any or all of the following defined
types of facilities used for bikes. A network of bikeways constitutes
a bike route system. Class designations are those in the Long Range
Bikeway Program:
BIKE PATH (Class I)A bike route completely apart from a street used by motor vehicles and restricted to bicycles unless designated otherwise.
BIKE LANE (Class II)A designated lane of a street restricted to bicycle usage and separated from motor vehicles by a painted line, raised divider, or curb.
MIXED TRAFFIC ROUTE (Class III)A route designated by signs along streets used by motor vehicles and bicycles.
A map or plan of record of a minor subdivision meeting all
the requirements of § 236.34, Wis. Stats. and of this chapter.
A drainage basin which has no surface outlet during periods
of normal rainfall.
The City of Watertown Common Council.
A total site plan for an area of land 80 acres or more in
size under the control of a developer(s) at the time of submission
for review. Said plan specifies and illustrates the location, relationship,
and nature of all uses, easements, streets, pedestrian paths, bikeways,
and common open space.
The comprehensive plan for guiding and shaping the growth
and development of the Watertown community, including all of the component
parts, as prepared by the Plan Commission and certified to the Common
Council.
A real estate development, redevelopment, or ownership regime
conversion project involving establishment or alteration of the condominium
form of ownership for all or part of the development.
See "subdivider."
The division of a lot or parcel of land into two or more
parcels.
A vehicle access from private property to a public street.
Continuous open space systems based on natural resources
and environmentally important lands. The corridors are based primarily
on streams, lakes, shorelands, floodplains, waterways, and wetlands.
As defined in § 236.02(5), Wis. Stats. (three miles
from corporate limits).
The map or plan of record of a subdivision and any accompanying material as required in § 545-14.
The City of Watertown Common Council.
An open area of land included under the definition of "parkway,"
the primary purpose of which is to carry stormwater on the surface
of the ground in lieu of an enclosed storm sewer. Greenways may serve
the following multiple public purposes in addition to their principal
use, including but not limited to vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic,
sanitary sewers, water mains, storm sewers, stormwater retention basins,
waterways, conservancy areas, environmental corridors, and park development.
The division of a lot or parcel of land into two or more
parcels. Also referred to as "division of land."
Land which has runoff characteristics equivalent to runoff
curve number (CN) 70 as used in the runoff methodology promulgated
by the United States Natural Resources Conservation Service National
Engineering Handbook.
A parcel of land having frontage on a public street occupied
or intended to be occupied by a principal structure or use and sufficient
in size to meet the minimum lot width, lot frontage, lot area, setback,
yard, parking, or other requirements of the City Zoning ordinance.
A lot abutting two or more streets at their intersection,
provided that the corner of such intersection shall have an angle
of 135° or less.
A lot other than a corner lot with frontage on more than
one street. Such lots normally shall be deemed to have two front yards,
two side yards, and no rear yard.
A lot not fronting on or abutting a public street and where
access to the public street system is by a narrow strip of land (sometimes
called a "neck," "narrow leg," or "flag staff"), easement, or private
right-of-way. Flag lots generally are not considered to conform to
sound planning principles.
The division of a lot or parcel of land for the purpose of
transfer of ownership or building development where the act of division
creates four or fewer parcels, lots, or building sites, any one of
which is 35 acres or less in area. A minor subdivision of a lot or
parcel shall occur not more than once in five years.
The map indicating the location, width, and/or extent of
existing and proposed streets, highways, parkways, parks, waterways,
and playgrounds as adopted by the Common Council pursuant to § 62.23(6),
Wis. Stats.
A parcel of land other than a buildable lot or block, so
designated on the plat, which is used to convey or reserve parcels
of land. Outlots may be created to restrict a lot that is unbuildable
because of high groundwater, steep slopes, or other physical constraints
or to create common open space that may accommodate certain recreational
amenities and stormwater management facilities. Outlots also may be
parcels of land intended to be redivided into lots or combined with
lots or outlots in adjacent land divisions in the future for the purpose
of creating buildable lots. An outlot may be further created if a
lot fails to meet requirements for a POWTS but may be buildable if
a public sewer is extended to the lot or land division. Section 236.13(6)
of the Wisconsin Statutes prohibits using an outlot as a building
site unless it complies with all the requirements imposed for buildable
lots. The City generally will require that any restrictions related
to an outlot be included on the face of the plat.
Contiguous lands under the control of a subdivider(s) not
separated by streets, highways, or railroad rights-of-way.
Any right-of-way for vehicular traffic including bicycles
or pedestrian traffic or both with full or partial control of access
and usually located within a park or a ribbon of park-like development.
Said parkway may include greenways required for stormwater drainage
purposes where the drainage improvement is to include park-like treatment
and where pedestrian or vehicular travel including bicycles may be
permitted.
The City of Watertown Plan Commission.
Any zoning district which allows diversification and variation
in land development to achieve an improved living environment and
to preserve open space.
A map of a subdivision.
Private on-site wastewater treatment system.
A map delineating the features of a proposed subdivision
as described herein, submitted to the Plan Commission for preliminary
consideration prior to the final plat.
Lands containing Class I, II, and III soils and other lands
having a history of agricultural production.
The process of changing or the map that changes the boundaries
of a recorded plat or part thereof. The legal division of a larger
block, lot, or outlot within a recorded plat that does not change
the exterior boundaries of said block, lot, or outlot, is not a replat.
See § 236.36, Wis. Stats.
A public way for vehicular and pedestrian traffic, whether
designated as a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, thruway, road,
avenue, boulevard, lane, place, or however otherwise designated.
Arterial streets and highways. Those streets providing for rapid
movement of concentrated volumes of traffic over relatively long distances.
Principal arterials. Streets serving the major interstate and
interregional traffic corridors and providing the highest mobility
level and a high degree of access control.
Primary arterials. Streets serving major regions or connecting
important cities and major intracommunity corridors in the metropolitan
area. These routes provide high mobility and a high degree of access
control.
Standard arterials. Those streets that more commonly provide
for intermediate length trips, thus serving through traffic movement
in trade areas or feeding traffic to the principal and primary arterial
streets from lower activity areas not served by such routes.
Collector streets. Streets which provide moderate-speed movement
of persons and goods between major arterials and/or activity centers.
These are basically local streets that because of directness of routing
and higher capacity receive higher volumes of traffic to be distributed
from or collected toward nearby arterial streets.
Marginal access streets (frontage roads). Streets parallel and
adjacent to arterial streets and highways that provide access to abutting
properties and separation from through traffic.
Alley. A public right-of-way which affords a secondary means
of access to abutting property.
Cul-de-sac streets. Streets closed at one end with turnarounds.
Dead-end streets. Streets closed at one end without turnarounds.
These are prohibited.
Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires
more or less permanent location on the ground or attached to something
having permanent location on the ground, excepting public utility
facilities and appurtenances attached thereto.
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, association,
estate, trust, or other legal entity requesting review or action on
a plat, minor subdivision, or condominium.
The division of a lot or parcel of land for the purpose of
transfer of ownership or of building development where:
A lot, the area, dimensions, or location that existed at
the time of the effective date of this chapter or an amendment thereto
that does not conform to current regulations of this chapter. Substandard
lots are also referred to as nonconforming lots.
That area which the City of Watertown that the Common Council
has designated as the area within which it expects the provision of
the full range of urban facilities and services. For purposes of this
chapter, the full range of services includes but is not limited to
sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water supply and distribution, fire service
and police, parks and open space, recreation, schools, and transportation.
The designated urban service area may include areas in which other
local governments will provide these services consistent with the
land use plans for Dodge and Jefferson Counties and policies of the
City of Watertown.
Rivers, streams, creeks, ditches, drainage channels, watercourses,
lakes, bays, ponds, impoundment reservoirs, retention and detention
basins, marshes, and other surface water areas, regardless of whether
the areas are natural or artificial.
Chapter 550, Zoning, of the Code of the City of Watertown.
