A.
General. In any new land division the street layout shall conform to the general arrangement, width and location indicated by Chapter 44, Official Map, and the Comprehensive Plan. In areas for which such layouts have not been completed the streets shall be designed and located in proper relation to the existing and proposed streets, topography, such natural features as streams and tree growth, public convenience and safety, the proposed use of the land to be served by such streets and the most advantageous development of adjoining areas. The land division shall be such as to provide each lot, by means of a public street, satisfactory access to an existing public street.
B.
Major streets. Major streets, collectors and highways
shall be properly integrated with the existing and proposed system
of major streets and highways and insofar as practicable shall be
continuous and in alignment with existing planned and platted streets
with which they are to connect.
C.
Minor streets. Minor streets shall be designed to
conform to the topography, discourage use by through traffic, permit
the design of efficient storm and sanitary sewerage systems and require
the minimum street area necessary to provide safe and convenient access
to abutting property.
D.
Buffers. In residential districts a buffer strip of
not less than 50 feet in depth, in addition to the normal lot size
required, shall be provided adjacent to any railroad right-of-way,
limited access highway and commercial and industrial zoning districts.
This strip shall be a part of the platted lots but shall have the
following restriction lettered on the face of the plat: "This strip
reserved for the planting of trees or shrubs by the owner; the building
of structures hereon is prohibited."
E.
Culs-de-sac. Cul-de-sac streets designed to have one
end permanently closed shall not exceed 600 feet in length to the
center of the cul-de-sac.
F.
Alleys. Alleys shall not be required in commercial,
industrial or residential districts unless deemed necessary by the
Plan Commission.
A.
Streets shall intersect each other at as nearly right
angles as topography and other limiting factors of good design permit.
B.
The number of streets converging at one intersection
shall be reduced to a minimum, preferably not more than two.
C.
The number of intersections along major streets shall
be held to a minimum. Whenever practicable the distance between such
intersections shall not be less than 1,200 feet.
A.
The minimum right-of-way and roadway of all proposed streets and alleys shall be of the width specified by Chapter 44, Official Map. If no width is specified thereby, the minimum widths shall be as follows:
|
Type of Street
|
Minimum Right-of-Way Width
(feet)
|
Minimum Roadway Width
(back of curb to back of curb, feet)
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Major arterial or highway
|
120
|
Dual 29 (30 median)
| ||
|
Minor arterial
|
100
|
Dual 29 (14 median)
| ||
|
Collector
|
66
|
45
| ||
|
Local streets and ways
| ||||
|
Class 1 in commercial, industrial and residential
areas with a street length greater than 1000 feet with a minimum expected
average daily traffic (ADT) of 750
|
66
|
40
| ||
|
Class 2 in residential areas
|
66
|
33
| ||
|
Alleys
|
33
|
20
| ||
|
Pedestrianways
|
10
|
5
| ||
B.
All cul-de-sac streets shall terminate in a circular
turnaround having a minimum right-of-way diameter of 120 feet and
a minimum outside curb diameter of 90 feet.
C.
D.
Radii of curvature.
(1)
When a continuous street center line deflects at any
one point by more than 15°, a circular curve shall be introduced
having a radius of curvature on such centerline of not less than the
following:
(2)
A tangent of at least 100 feet in length shall be
provided between reverse curves on major and minor arterial streets.
E.
Half streets. Where an existing dedicated or platted
half street is adjacent to the tract being divided, the other half
of the street shall be dedicated by the subdivider.
F.
Street names. New street names shall not duplicate
or be similar to existing street names, and existing street names
shall be protected wherever possible.
A.
The Plan Commission may require easements of widths
deemed adequate by the Plan Commission for the intended purpose on
each side of all rear lot lines and on side lot lines or across lots
where necessary or advisable for poles, wires, conduits, storm and
sanitary sewers, stormwater management facilities, gas, water and
heat mains or other utility lines, as follows:
|
Type
|
Minimum Easement Width
(feet)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Side and back
|
5
| |
|
Front
|
10
|
B.
Where a land division 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 streets
or parkways 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 City Engineer.
C.
If parkways or drainageways influenced by typographical
features, such as streams or ponds, ravines, wooded areas or other
natural features, are to be provided within the proposed plat or certified
survey map, their width and location shall be determined as may be
deemed necessary to preserve such features. Such determination shall
be made by the City Engineer. Generally, parkways and drainageways
shall have a minimum width of 100 feet but shall not in any case be
less than 50 feet in width.
A.
The lengths, widths and shapes of blocks shall be
suited to the planned use of the land, zoning requirements,[1] need for convenient access, control and safety of street
traffic and the limitations and opportunities of topography. Block
lengths in residential areas shall not as a general rule be less than
600 feet in length between street lines unless dictated by exceptional
topography or other limiting factors of good design.
B.
Blocks shall have sufficient width to provide for
two tiers of lots of appropriate depth, except where otherwise required
to separate residential development from through traffic on major
and minor arterials.
C.
Pedestrianways or crosswalks shall be provided near
the center and entirely across any block 900 feet or more in length
where deemed essential, in the opinion of the Plan Commission, to
provide adequate pedestrian circulation or access to schools, shopping
centers, churches or transportation facilities.
D.
All utility lines for electric power and telephone
service will be placed in rear lot line easements when carried overhead
on poles.
[Amended 12-9-2008 by Ord. No. 08-22]
A.
Frontage.
(1)
Every lot shall fully front on a public street, from
which street access to the lot must be available from the City, except
that a lot may front on a parcel of land over which a permanent easement
has been granted, provided that the permanent easement meets the following
requirements:
(a)
The easement is permanently granted in a document
that has been properly recorded in the Barron County Register of Deeds
office.
(b)
The recorded easement acknowledges and accepts
the owner's duty to maintain the easement's improvements (except utilities),
including but not limited to striping, curb stops, signage, winter
maintenance and surface repair, and in which document the owner has
consented to the City undertaking said maintenance, at the owner's
expense, upon failure of the owner to do so within 24 hours of notice
from the City.
(c)
The easement will provide that the ownership
of and responsibility for any utilities above, below or on the easement
will be the same as if the easement were a dedicated street.
(d)
The easement is at least 66 feet in width.
(e)
The easement contains the owner's agreement
that if the owner is derelict in its maintenance duties, the City
may, at the City's option, declare the easement a public street, without
compensation to the owner, and rebuild, as necessary, to bring the
easement improvements up to City standards at the owner's expense.
(f)
The easement runs with the land.
B.
Lot dimensions shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 260, Zoning, and shall have a minimum average depth of 100 feet. Where not served by a public sewer, lot dimensions and area shall, in addition, conform to the requirements of applicable Wisconsin Department of Commerce Administrative Code.
C.
Side lot lines shall be, insofar as practicable, at
right angles to straight street lines or radii to curved street lines
on which the lots face.
D.
Corner lots shall have a minimum width of 90 feet.
E.
Excessive lot depth in relation to width shall be
avoided, and a proportion of 2 to 1 shall be normally considered as
a desirable ratio.
F.
Lot lines shall follow municipal boundary lines rather
than cross them.
G.
Double-frontage and reverse-frontage lots shall be
prohibited except where necessary to provide separation of residential
development from through traffic or to overcome specified disadvantages
of topography and orientation.
H.
Residential lots fronting or backing on major streets
should be platted with extra depth to permit generous distances between
the buildings and such traffic ways.
I.
Depth and width of properties 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.
J.
Lots capable of resubdivision. Where a lot(s) is platted
or designated on a certified survey map in excess of 20,800 square
feet or 160 feet in width at the building setback line, a preliminary
resubdivision plan shall be submitted showing a potential and feasible
way in which the lot or lots may be resubdivided in future years for
more intensive use of the land.
