For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall be used. Words used in the present tense include the future; the singular number includes the plural number; and the plural number includes the singular number. The word "person" includes associations, copartnerships or corporations. The word "shall" is mandatory and not directory. The word "may" is permissive. All terms used which are defined in Chapter 236 of the Wisconsin Statutes shall have the same meaning as ascribed thereto in that chapter, and as that chapter may hereafter be amended, unless otherwise defined in this chapter or unless the context and subject matter clearly indicate otherwise.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A special public way affording only secondary access to abutting properties.
A street used, or intended to be used, primarily for fast or heavy through traffic. Arterial streets shall include freeways and expressways, as well as standard arterial streets, highways and parkways.
Plats developed under § 70.27, Wisconsin Statutes.
A tract of land bounded by streets, or a combination of streets, public parks, cemeteries, railroad rights-of-way, shorelines of navigable waters and municipal boundaries.
A line parallel to a lot line and at a distance from the lot line to comply with the terms of this chapter and the applicable Waukesha County Zoning Ordinances. A building line may also be referred to as a "setback line," "street yard line," "side yard line," a "rear yard line" or an "offset line."
Any division of land other than a subdivision, assessor's plat, condominium plat or replat.
A street used, or intended to be used, to carry traffic from minor streets to the major system of arterial streets including the principal entrance streets to residential developments.
A town, municipality or a group of adjacent towns and/or municipalities having common social, economic or physical interests.
The extensively developed plan, also called a "Master Plan," adopted by the Plan Commission and certified pursuant to §§ 61.35 and 62.23, Wisconsin Statutes, including detailed neighborhood plans, proposals for future land use, transportation, urban redevelopment and public facilities. Devices for the implementation of these plans, such as zoning, official map, land division and building line ordinances and capital improvement programs, shall also be considered a part of the Comprehensive Plan.
Any development proposal presented to the municipality designed under Chapter 703, Wisconsin Statutes.
Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
Waukesha County Department of Parks and Land Use.
Any street with one end closed either permanently or temporarily.
Agricultural, residential, recreational and other open space development at such concentrations and densities not requiring traditional urban services and facilities. Such rural development may be expected to result in minimum disturbance of the land and land cover and, therefore, less impact on the natural environment. Rural development is deemed to occur when residential development is concentrated in densities not in excess of one dwelling unit per five acres.
Residential, commercial, industrial, governmental and institutional development in sufficient concentrations or densities to require consideration, whether available or not, of a variety and level of traditional urban services and facilities including, but not limited to, full, part-time or contracted municipal police and fire protection; additional public streets and highways; neighborhood parks and playgrounds; sanitary sewer facilities, water supply facilities and solid waste removal; storm sewers; continual street maintenance; curbs, gutters and sidewalks; and streetlighting. Such development may be expected to alter or require the altering of land and land cover and have detrimental impact on the ground and surface waters. Urban development is deemed to occur when residential development is concentrated in densities in excess of one dwelling unit per five acres.
Any area lying outside of a public street right-of-way which through design may require construction for the channeling, swaling, restricting or controlling of the movement, disbursement or collection of surface water.
A map of a subdivision which has been accurately surveyed, clearly and definitely showing the streets, alleys, blocks, lots and other divisions thereof, in such manner that the same can be clearly and distinctly identified.
Those lands, including the floodplains, floodways and channels, subject to inundation by the 100-year recurrence interval flood or, where such data is not available, the maximum flood of record.
A minor street auxiliary to and located on the side of an arterial street for control of access and for service to the abutting development.
The Town of Ottawa Board of Supervisors.
The highest elevation to which subsurface water rises. This may be evidenced by the actual presence of water during wet periods of the year, or by soil mottling during drier periods. "Mottling" is a mixture or variation of soil colors. In soils with restricted internal drainage, gray, yellow, red and brown colors are intermingled giving a multicolored effect.
The average annual high water level of a pond, stream, lake flowage or wetland referred to on an established datum plane or, where such elevation is not available, the elevation of the line up to which the presence of the water is so frequent as to leave a distinct mark by erosion, change in, or destruction of, vegetation or other easily recognized topographic, geologic or vegetative characteristic.
Any modification to the land which could ultimately result in streets, or affects a drainageway, floodplain or wetlands or systems intended to be dedicated to the municipality.
An irrevocable letter from a chartered federal or state lending institution addressed to the municipality, guaranteeing to the municipality payment of legal money if certain conditions required by the municipality are not met.
A parcel of land of at least sufficient size to meet minimum zoning requirements for use, width and area as set forth in the applicable Waukesha County Zoning Ordinances.
The mean horizontal distance measured between side lot lines, perpendicular to the lot depth and at a point in relation to the depth where the product of the two would produce the minimum required lot area.
A lot with the rear lot line abutting the side lot line of another lot platted in the same block and not separated by an alley or other space.
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, measured on the lot side.
A lot, other than a corner lot, with frontage on more than one street. Double frontage lots shall normally be deemed to have two front yards and two side yards and no rear yard. Double frontage lots shall not generally be permitted unless the lot abuts an arterial highway. Double frontage lots abutting arterial highways are often used to restrict direct access to an arterial highway by means of a planting buffer or some other acceptable access buffering measure.
Any division of land not defined as a subdivision, condominium plat, assessor's plat or replat.
A street used, or intended to be used, primarily for access to abutting properties.
A mixture or variation of soil colors. In soils with restricted internal drainage, gray, yellow, red and brown colors are intermingled giving a multicolored effect.
The Town of Ottawa, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
Standards governing the horizontal and vertical accuracy of topographic maps and specifying the means for testing and determining such accuracy, endorsed by all federal agencies having surveying and mapping functions and responsibilities. These standards have been fully reproduced in Appendix D of SEWRPC Technical Report No. 7, Horizontal and Vertical Survey Control in Southeastern Wisconsin, and any additions, corrections or modifications thereto.
Any area lying outside of the public street right-of-way which, in its natural undisturbed state, channels, swales, restricts or controls the movement, disbursement or collection of surface water. A natural drainage area is essentially an area which utilizes the natural contours and, once established, will, if allowed to remain undisturbed, require little or no upkeep.
Any watercourse so delineated by the Department of Natural Resources or meeting the standards for the same as set by the Department of Natural Resources.
The map indicating the location and size of existing and proposed streets, highways, pathways, parks and playgrounds as adopted and amended by the municipality.
A parcel of land, other than a lot or block, so designated on the plat, but not of standard lot size, which can be either redivided into lots or combined with one or more other adjacent outlots or lots in adjacent subdivisions or minor land divisions in the future for the purpose of creating buildable lots. No outlot shall be permitted unless the ultimate disposition is delineated in advance, documented in the records and approved by the municipality.
The record title owner or owners of the subject property or properties or his or her authorized designee, the developer of the property, the subdivider of the property, or anyone having control over the property.
A map of a subdivision or condominium development.
A map showing the salient features of a proposed subdivision submitted to an approving authority for purposes of preliminary consideration.
Any public road, street, highway, walkway, drainageway or part thereof.
The filing of the original of a final plat with the Register of Deeds for recordation.
The Register of Deeds for Waukesha County.
Any land contiguous to but not included in the proposed division or development under the control of the owner.
The process of changing, or the map or plat which changes, the boundaries of a recorded subdivision plat, certified survey map, or part thereof. The division of a large block, redivision of a lot or outlot without changing the exterior boundaries of said block, lot or outlot, is not a replat.
Soil type, slope and erosion factor boundaries as shown on the operational soil survey maps prepared by the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
To officially exempt or except from a specific ordinance regulation otherwise required.
Any land which would prohibit or interfere with the orderly extension of streets, roads, pedestrianways, sanitary sewers, water mains, stormwater facilities or other utilities or other improvements between two abutting properties.
An improvement or area which serves as vehicular and pedestrian access to abutting lands or to other streets other than an alley.
Any person, firm or corporation, or any agent thereof, dividing or proposing to divide land resulting in a subdivision, minor land division, condominium plat or replat or proposing to develop land.
The division of a lot, parcel or tract of land by the owners thereof, or their agents:
Where the act of division creates five or more parcels or building sites, inclusive of the original remnant parcel, the size of which is controlled by the applicable Waukesha County Zoning Ordinances; or
Where the act of division creates five or more parcels or building sites, inclusive of the original remnant parcel, by successive division in a period of five years, the size of which is controlled by the applicable Waukesha County Zoning Ordinances; or
Where the act of division necessitates the construction of an improvement as defined in this chapter.
An area where water is at, near or above the land surface long enough to be capable of supporting aquatic or hydrophytic vegetation and which has soils indicative of wet conditions.
The rules of administrative agencies having rulemaking authority in Wisconsin, published in a loose-leaf, continual revision system as directed by § 35.93 and Chapter 227, Wisconsin Statutes, including subsequent amendments to those rules.