(1) 
Street arrangement.
(a) 
Street layout shall conform to the arrangement, width, and location indicated on the Official Map, Comprehensive Plan, or development plan where applicable. In areas for which such plan has not been completed, the street layout shall recognize the functional classification of the various types of streets and shall be developed and located in proper relation to existing and proposed streets, to the topography, to such natural features as streams and tree growth, to public convenience and safety, to the proposed use of the land to be served by such streets, and to the most advantageous development of adjoining areas. The land division or subdivision shall be designed to provide each lot with satisfactory access to a public street.
(b) 
Arterial streets shall be arranged to provide ready access to centers of employment, centers of government activity, community shopping areas, community recreation, and points beyond the boundaries of the community. They shall also be properly integrated with and related to the existing and proposed system of major streets and highways and shall be, insofar as practicable, continuous and in alignment with existing or planned streets with which they are to connect.
(c) 
Collector streets shall be arranged to provide ready collection of traffic from residential areas and conveyance of this traffic to the major street and highway system and shall be properly related to the mass transportation system, to special traffic generators such as schools, churches, shopping centers, and other concentrations of population, and to the major streets into which they feed.
(d) 
Local and minor streets shall be arranged to conform to the topography, to discourage use by through traffic, to permit the design of efficient storm and sanitary sewerage systems, and to require the minimum street area necessary to provide safe and convenient access to abutting property. Minor streets shall not exceed eight hundred (800) feet in length measured from center line to center line of intersecting streets.
(e) 
Proposed streets shall extend to the boundary lines of the tract being subdivided unless prevented by topography or other physical conditions or unless, in the opinion of the Plan Commission, such extension is not necessary or desirable for the coordination of the layout of the subdivision or for the advantageous development of the adjacent tracts. Temporary turnarounds may be required where the street ends at the boundary of the subdivision.
(f) 
Whenever the proposed subdivision contains or is adjacent to a major street or highway, adequate protection of residential properties, limitation of access and separation of through and local traffic shall be provided by reversed frontage, with screen planting contained in a nonaccess reservation along the rear property line, or by the use of frontage streets.
(g) 
Stream or lake shores shall have sixty (60) feet of public access platted to the low-water mark at intervals of not more than one half (1/2) mile as required by Section 236.16(3), Wis. Stats. The Village shall not be required to improve any lands provided for public access pursuant to this subsection.
(h) 
Reserve strips (usually owned parcels) controlling access to streets or alleys are prohibited except where control of such strips is placed with the Village under conditions approved by the Plan Commission.
(i) 
Alleys shall be provided in commercial and industrial districts for off-street loading and service access when required by the Plan Commission but shall not be used in residential areas. When required, alleys shall not be less than twenty-four (24) feet wide and shall be continuous through blocks. Dead-end alleys shall not be approved, and alleys shall not connect to a major thoroughfare.
(2) 
Street names and building numbers.
(a) 
Duplication of existing streets names in the Village and adjacent towns by similar word, spelling, or sound shall not be permitted.
(b) 
Where a street maintains the same general direction except for curvilinear changes for short distances, the same name shall continue for the entire length of the street. House numbering difficulties shall be considered the determining factor in considering whether a change of name is necessary due to curvilinear changes.
(c) 
A street name shall be changed when required to conform to the proposed or existing house number base.
(d) 
A name which is assigned to a street which is not presently a through street, due to intervening land over which the street extension is planned, shall be continued for the separate portions of the planned through street.
(e) 
The following designations shall be used only in the situations indicated:
1. 
Boulevard: a street with a divided pavement, either existing or planned. If the divided pavement ends but the street continues, the same street name and suffix shall continue.
2. 
Lane: a street having a maximum length of five hundred (500) feet, serving a maximum of ten (10) single-family dwellings.
3. 
Circle: a cul-de-sac of nine (9) lots or more.
4. 
Court: a cul-de-sac of eight (8) lots or fewer.
5. 
Parkway: a street abutting a park or greenway or creek.
(f) 
The maximum number of street names at one (1) intersection shall be three (3).
(g) 
Street names shall be assigned so that no two (2) intersections have the same exact street names.
(h) 
The name of any projection of a street shall remain unchanged even if the projection terminates in a cul-de-sac.
(i) 
The changing of a street name that does not duplicate an existing street name shall only be approved where such change will eliminate conflicts with other provisions of this section.
(j) 
Service roads and highways served by them shall have the same street name and designation.
(k) 
Approval of street names on a preliminary plat will not reserve the names nor shall the Village be required to accept such names at the time of final platting.
(l) 
A minimum number of letters is desirable in a street name. The maximum number of letters, not including the prefix or suffix, shall not exceed twelve (12).
(1) 
Roadways. The subdivider shall be required to provide improved roadways to meet the following minimum criteria for each street classification. The Village of Belleville and Village Engineer may request additional width or pavement structure based on the anticipated use of the roadway. Requests for exceptions to these standard specifications shall only be approved by the Public Works and Parks Committee.
Street Classification
Minimum Right-of-Way Width (feet)
Minimum Pavement Width* (feet)
Required Minimum Pavement Structural Number
4-lane divided
100
**
4
4-lane not divided
80
**
4
Collector streets
70
36
3.5
Local streets
60
32
2.5
Cul-de-sac
60
32
2.5
Alleys
24
16
2.5
Minor
60
32
2.5
Notes:
* Pavement width is defined from flag of curb to flag of curb where curb exists.
** Width to be determined pursuant to Department of Transportation requirements.
(2) 
Cul-de-sac streets.
(a) 
Cul-de-sac shall not exceed seven hundred fifty (750) feet in length from the center line of the intersecting street to the center of the cul-de-sac circle.
(b) 
Cul-de-sac shall terminate in a circular turnaround having a right-of-way diameter of one hundred twenty (120) feet. The reverse curve on a cul-de-sac shall have a fifty (50)-foot minimum radius when the bulb is centered on the street and a one hundred (100)-foot minimum radius when the bulb is offset.
(3) 
Street grades.
(a) 
Unless necessitated by exceptional topography and subject to the approval of the Village Public Works and Properties Committee, the maximum street grades shall not exceed the following:
Street Classification
Maximum Grade
Arterial streets
6%
Collector streets
8%
Local streets
10%
Culs-de-sac
10%
Alleys
8%
Minor
10%
(b) 
The grade of any street shall in no case be less than one-half percent (0.50%).
(c) 
All changes in street grades shall provide safe stopping sight distances as conditions require.
(d) 
Street grades shall be set at elevations which, to the greatest extent possible, maintain the existing topography, therefore eliminating the need for removal of natural ground cover for areas outside the street right of way.
(4) 
Radii of curvature.
(a) 
When a continuous street center line deflects at any one (1) point by more than five degrees (5°), a horizontal curve shall be introduced having a radius of curvature on said center line of not less than the following:
1. 
Arterial streets and highways: four hundred fifty (450) feet.
2. 
Collector streets: two hundred fifty (250) feet.
3. 
Local streets: one hundred fifty (150) feet.
4. 
Minor streets: one hundred fifty (150) feet.
(b) 
A tangent at least one hundred fifty (150) feet in length shall be provided between reverse curves on arterial and collector streets and one hundred (100) feet in length between reverse curves on local streets.
(5) 
Half streets. Where an existing dedicated or platted half street is adjacent to the tract being subdivided, the other half (.5) of the street shall be dedicated by the subdivider. Streets less than full width on the boundary of the tract being subdivided shall not be less than a width sufficient to produce a full pavement, a full terrace on the plat side, and a reserve strip as determined by the Plan Commission.
(1) 
Streets shall intersect each other at as nearly right angles as topography and other limiting factors of good design permit.
(2) 
The number of streets converging at one (1) intersection shall not be more than two (2).
(3) 
The number of intersections along major streets and highways shall be held to a minimum. Wherever practicable, the distance between such intersections shall not be less than one thousand (1,000) feet from center line to center line.
(4) 
Local streets shall not necessarily continue across arterial or collector streets; but if the center lines of such minor streets approach the major streets from opposite sides within three hundred (300) feet of each other, measured along the center line of the arterial or collector street, then the location shall be so adjusted that the adjoinment across the major or collector street is continuous and a jog is avoided.
(5) 
Whenever practicable, the distance between local street intersections shall be no less than two hundred fifty (250) feet measured from center line to center line.
(1) 
The widths, lengths, and shapes of blocks shall be suited to the planned use of the land, zoning requirements, need for convenient access, control and safety of street traffic, and the limitations and opportunities of topography.
(2) 
Blocks in residential areas as measured in the long dimension from street center line to street center line shall not be less than six hundred (600) feet nor more than twelve hundred (1,200) feet in length unless otherwise dictated by exceptional topography or other limiting design factors.
(3) 
Pedestrian ways of not less than ten (10) feet in width may be required near the center and entirely across any block over nine hundred (900) feet in length where deemed essential by the Plan Commission to provide adequate pedestrian circulation or access to schools, shopping centers, churches, or transportation facilities.
(4) 
Blocks shall have sufficient width to provide for two (2) tiers of lots of appropriate depth, except where otherwise required to separate residential development from through traffic. Width of lots or parcels reserved or laid out for commercial or industrial use shall be adequate to provide for off-street service and parking required by the use contemplated and the area zoning restrictions for such use.
(5) 
All utility lines for electric power and telephone service shall be placed underground within easements along rear lot lines.
(1) 
The size, shape, and orientation of lots shall be appropriate for the location of the subdivision and for the type of development and use contemplated. The lots should be designed to provide an aesthetically pleasing building site and a proper architectural setting for the buildings contemplated.
(2) 
Double frontage and reverse frontage lots shall be prohibited except where necessary to provide separation of residential development from through traffic or to overcome specific disadvantages of topography and lake orientation.
(3) 
Lot sizes shall conform to the area and width requirements prescribed for the zoning district in which the land is located.
(4) 
Every lot shall front or abut on a public street for a distance of at least fifty (50) feet, or in the case of cul-de-sac, forty (40) feet. The minimum lot width measured at the building setback line shall be seventy-five (75) feet. (This applies in lieu of less stringent standard.)
(5) 
Side lot lines shall, as nearly as practicable, be at right angles to straight streets or radial to curved street lines.
(6) 
Lots shall follow municipal boundary lines rather than cross them whenever practicable.
(7) 
Corner lots shall have sufficient width to permit adequate building setbacks from side streets.
(8) 
Residential lots fronting or backing on arterial streets shall be platted with extra depth to permit generous distances between the buildings and such trafficways.
(9) 
Depth and width of properties reserved or laid out for commercial or industrial use shall be adequate to provide for the off-street service and parking facilities required by the type of use and development contemplated.
(10) 
Whenever a tract is subdivided into large parcels, such parcels shall be arranged and dimensioned as to allow the future division of any such parcel into normal lots in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(11) 
Lands lying between the meander line and the water's edge and any otherwise unplattable lands which lie between a proposed subdivision and the water's edge shall be included as part of lots, out lots, or public dedications in any plat abutting a lake or stream.
(12) 
Lots shall be graded to provide drainage as indicated on the master site grading and drainage plan.
Where not adequately controlled by zoning regulations, building setback lines appropriate to the location and type of development contemplated shall be recommended by the Plan Commission.
(1) 
Adequate easements shall be provided and dedicated on each side of all rear lot lines, and on side lot lines where necessary, for the installation of storm and sanitary sewers, gas and water mains, electric lines, and telephone and cable television communication lines.
(2) 
Easements for electric, telephone, gas, data cable, and cable television communication lines shall be noted as "Utility Easements" on the final plat or certified survey map. Prior to approval of the final plat or certified survey map, the concurrence of the electric and communications companies serving the area as to the location and width of the utility easements shall be noted on the final plat or certified survey map (see Section 15.043).
(3) 
All easements for storm and sanitary sewers, water mains, pedestrian walks, and other public purposes shall be noted on the plat or certified survey as "Public Easement for" followed by reference to the use or uses for which they are intended.
(4) 
Where the electric or communications facilities or both are to be installed underground, a plat restriction shall be recorded with the final plat or certified survey map stating that the final grade established by the subdivider on the utility easements shall not be altered by more than six (6) inches by the subdivider, his agent, or by subsequent owners of the lots on which such utility easements are located, except with written consent of the utility or utilities involved. The purpose of this restriction shall be to notify initial and future lot owners of the underground facilities at the time of purchase and to establish responsibility in the event of damage to such facilities or the need to alter such facilities.
(5) 
Where a land division, subdivision, or development plan is traversed by a watercourse, drainageway, channel or stream, an adequate drainageway or easement shall be provided as required by the Plan Commission. The location, width, alignment, and improvement of such drainageway or easement shall be subject to the approval of the Plan Commission and parallel to streets or parkways and may be required in connection therewith. Wherever possible, the stormwater drainage shall be maintained by landscaped open channels of adequate size and grade to hydraulically accommodate maximum potential volumes of flow; these sizes and design details to be subject to review and approval by the Village Engineer and Plan Commission. Where feasible, drainage easements should substantially maintain existing water flow patterns onto neighboring lands.
(1) 
Minor drainage system facilities must be designed to prevent stormwater from encroaching on any traffic lane of a collector street, arterial street, or the center twenty-four (24) feet of any local street. Notwithstanding the foregoing, water may inundate to the limits of any drainageway, cul-de-sac, or permanently dead-end streets serving fewer than ten (10) dwelling units.
(2) 
Major drainage system facilities shall be capable of preventing stormwater accumulation from inundating any buildings at the ground line, unless such buildings are floodproofed or otherwise designed to prevent inconvenience or damage from infrequent storm events. On arterial streets and in commercially zoned districts, the major drainage system facilities shall be designed to prevent the depth of water at the crown of the street from exceeding six (6) inches to permit the operation of emergency vehicles.
(3) 
Multifamily residential, commercial and industrial developments shall discharge stormwater to the drainage system at a rate of discharge no greater than the pre-development ten (10)-year storm event.
(4) 
Subdivisions and certified survey maps shall be graded to provide drainageways between lots, blocks and adjacent properties. All grading must ensure that all stormwater drainage discharges from the site to the public right-of-way or dedicated drainageways, including storm sewers. Drainageways shall be located, to the extent possible, along property lines and may be encumbered by easements dedicated to the public.
(5) 
All grades adjacent to the public right-of-way shall be graded consistent with the grades established by the Village Engineer.
(6) 
Concentrated stormwater drainage shall not be allowed to discharge across sidewalks, bike paths or driveway aprons if that flow originates from:
(a) 
Any lot zoned commercial, industrial, or institutional; or
(b) 
An area contributing stormwater runoff from eight or more residential units.
(7) 
All building floors and basement openings shall be a minimum of two (2) feet above the regional and/or local flood elevation or be floodproofed.
(8) 
The master site grading and drainage plan shall accommodate stormwater drainage through the site as well as from the site.