A. 
General. The type, location and arrangement of public streets in any proposed land division or development shall generally conform to the type, location and arrangement of public streets shown on the Kenosha County Jurisdictional Highway System Plan, the neighborhood sketch plan, or any other Comprehensive Plan component of the Village of Pleasant Prairie. When such plans have not been completed or are insufficiently detailed or are outdated, decisions regarding the type, location and arrangement of public streets shall take into account the following factors, among others: the type, location, arrangement and connectivity of existing and proposed streets; the topography; natural features, such as streams, wetlands, floodplains and woodlands; the proposed use of the land to be served by such streets; the needs of adjoining areas; municipal services' efficiency for snow plowing and garbage; accessibility for police, fire and rescue vehicles/personnel; and traffic safety. Public streets shall be located and arranged so as to provide each proposed buildable lot with the required frontage on a public street.
[Amended 5-7-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
B. 
Arterial streets. Arterial streets shall be arranged to provide ready access to centers of employment, governmental activity, shopping and recreation and to arterial streets with which they connect, both within and outside the Village. Arterial streets shall be appropriately related to existing and proposed collector streets. Insofar as practicable, they shall be continuous and in alignment with existing or planned streets with which they are to connect in linear fashion.
C. 
Collector streets. Collector streets shall be arranged to collect traffic from residential areas and to convey such traffic smoothly and efficiently to existing and proposed arterial streets. Collector streets shall be appropriately related to the existing or future mass transportation system, to special traffic generators, such as schools, churches and shopping centers, to concentrations of population and to the arterial and collector streets with which they connect.
D. 
Minor streets. Minor streets shall be arranged to serve residential areas and other areas of dispersed development. The arrangement of minor streets shall conform to the topography, discourage use by through traffic, permit the design of efficient sanitary sewerage system facilities, water system facilities and storm sewer and drainage system facilities and require the minimum street area necessary to provide safe and convenient access to abutting properties.
E. 
Extension to boundary. Public streets shall generally extend to the boundary lines of the parcel or tract being divided, unless the topography or other physical conditions prevent such extension, or unless such extension is not necessary or desirable for the appropriate layout of the particular land division or for the appropriate development of adjacent parcels or tracts.
F. 
Arterial street protection. Whenever an existing or proposed arterial street is located adjacent to or within a proposed land division, adequate protection of residential lots, limitation of access and separation of through traffic from local traffic shall be provided. Permanent screening or landscape plantings in a restricted nonaccess area along any property line adjacent to an arterial street shall be required.
G. 
Stream and lake shores. A minimum of 60 feet of public access to the low-water mark of navigable streams or lakes shall be provided on all plats and certified survey maps at intervals of not more than 1/2 mile, as required by § 236.16(3), Wis. Stats.
H. 
Nonaccess areas. The Village shall be granted control, under conditions approved by the Village Board, of all nonaccess areas as required by Chapter 420, Zoning Ordinance, of the Village Code provided on any plat or certified survey map.
I. 
Off-street parking, loading and service areas. Off-street parking, loading and service areas shall be provided in park and recreational, institutional, commercial and industrial areas as required by Chapter 420, Zoning Ordinance, of the Village Code, unless specifically waived by the Village Board.
J. 
Street names. Street names shall be assigned or approved by the Village. Such names shall not duplicate or be confusingly similar to the names of existing streets in the Village, and numerical street names shall be utilized whenever possible.
[Amended 5-7-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
Whenever a proposed land division or development contains or is adjacent to a limited access highway or railroad, the design shall be in accordance with the requirements of this section.
A. 
Planting strip. When a proposed development abuts or when lots within a proposed land division abut the right-of-way of an existing or proposed limited-access highway or railroad, a planting strip at least 35 feet in depth shall be provided adjacent to the highway and 50 feet in depth adjacent to a railroad, unless the development is part of a planned development district. This strip shall be a part of the platted lots, and the following restriction language or similar shall appear on the face of the plat or map with respect to such strip: "This strip is reserved for the construction of a berm and planting of trees and shrubs, and the building of structures hereon is prohibited." Only the Village Board has the authority to release the easement requirement of a planting strip.
[Amended 7-10-2023 by Ord. No. 23-29]
B. 
Parallel streets. Commercial and industrial properties adjacent to an existing or proposed limited access highway or railroad shall be provided with access to a street located approximately parallel to and at a suitable distance from such highway or railroad right-of-way, not less than 150 feet, or as identified in Chapter 420, Zoning Ordinance, of the Village Code, to permit the appropriate use of the land between such street and the highway or railroad.
C. 
Intersection of parallel streets. A street which is parallel to an existing or proposed limited access highway or railroad shall not intersect a street that crosses such highway or railroad within a distance of 250 feet from such highway or railroad right-of-way, unless the development is part of a planned development district. In determining the distance of such an intersection from the highway or railroad right-of-way, due consideration shall be given to the minimum distance required for the desirable approach gradients.
[Amended 7-10-2023 by Ord. No. 23-29]
D. 
Minor streets. The location of minor streets adjacent and parallel to existing or proposed arterial streets or railroad rights-of-way shall be avoided in residential areas.
[Amended 3-3-2008 by Ord. No. 08-16; 8-3-2020 by Ord. No. 20-22]
A. 
Minimum width. The minimum width of all proposed public street rights-of-way and private roadways shall be as specified in applicable Comprehensive Plan components, such as neighborhood sketch plans, Village transportation system plans or the Kenosha County Jurisdictional Highway System Plan, or as specified in Chapter 405, whichever is greater.
B. 
Cross sections. Public street cross sections shall be in accordance with the minimum requirements of Chapter 405. Cross sections for freeways, expressway, boulevards, and parkways shall be based upon detailed engineering studies. (See Chapter 405 for illustrations of typical urban street cross sections, which are incorporated by reference.)
C. 
Culs-de-sac. Cul-de-sac streets that are designed to have one end permanently closed shall not exceed 800 feet in length, unless a variance is granted by the Village Board or unless the development is part of a planned development district. (The length of a cul-de-sac street shall be measured along its center lines, from the center line of the intersecting street to the end of the cul-de-sac right-of-way.) (See Chapter 405 for an illustration of a typical urban cul-de-sac with center island design.)
[Amended 7-10-2023 by Ord. No. 23-29]
D. 
Temporary termination. The temporary termination of a public or private street that is intended to be extended at a later date shall be accomplished as outlined below:
(1) 
Temporary cul-de-sac required.
(a) 
The divider/developer shall dedicate the required public right-of-way areas to the Village for the future public streets within a development. For temporary, dead-ended streets that are greater than one lot depth and/or driveway access to the lot is provided, the divider/developer shall also dedicate a temporary public street, access and maintenance easement to the Village and construct the temporary street cul-de-sac pursuant to the minimum requirements of Chapter 405. Land for the temporary cul-de-sac shall come from within the development property or by acquiring an off-site easement from an adjacent property owner.
(b) 
Temporary cul-de-sac street improvements shall be removed and the required street improvements shall be installed by the adjacent off-site divider/developer/owner at the time of the future street extension.
(c) 
Temporary easement areas relating to the temporary culs-de-sac shall be vacated by the Village Board when future off-site development completes its required public street improvements.
(d) 
The Village Board may allow a T-turnaround on a case-by-case basis if land area does not allow design of a temporary cul-de-sac pursuant to the specifications of Chapter 405.
(2) 
Temporary cul-de-sac not required. The divider/developer shall dedicate the required public right-of-way areas to the Village for the future public streets within a development. For temporary, dead-ended streets that are not greater than one lot depth and no driveway access to the lot is provided to the dead-ended street, a temporary street cul-de-sac pursuant to the minimum requirements of Chapter 405 is not required; however, all public or private improvements shall be installed to the outer boundary of the development and the roadway barricaded at the end of the constructed road.
(3) 
The owner/developer shall be responsible for the costs to purchase, install and have inspected street signs, barricades and any pavement markings that indicate that the dead-ended street is temporary and that the street is intended to be extended in the future to serve additional vacant lands.
E. 
All public and private streets and sidewalks/pedestrianways shall be designed in accordance with Chapter 405, including but not limited to street grades, centering of pavement, radius of curves, roadway crowns and center-line profiles.
F. 
Half streets. Where an existing dedicated or platted half street is adjacent to the tract or parcel being divided, the other half of the street shall be dedicated and improved at the cost of the divider/developer, unless half of the street is located within an adjacent municipality, then the costs shall be shared with said adjacent municipality. The platting of new half streets shall not be permitted.
[Amended 7-10-2023 by Ord. No. 23-29]
G. 
Alleys. Alleys shall not be allowed in residential subdivisions or large lot subdivisions, unless the development is part of a planned development district.
A. 
Right angle. Streets shall intersect one another at angles as close to 90° as topography and other limiting factors of good engineering design permit.
B. 
Maximum number of streets. The maximum number of streets converging at one intersection shall be two, unless said intersection is a roundabout.
[Amended 8-3-2020 by Ord. No. 20-22]
C. 
Arterial streets. The number of intersections on arterial streets shall be held to a minimum. Location of intersections shall be pursuant to § 420-45 of Chapter 420, Zoning Ordinance.
D. 
Property line curves. Property lines at street intersections shall be rounded and shall follow a circular curve with a minimum radius of 15 feet. Radii of 20 feet are desirable. Radii at intersections of minor or collector streets with arterial streets shall be determined on a case-by-case basis, with a radius of 20 feet being the minimum. Radii at driveway intersections of minor or collector streets for commercial or industrial access shall be at a radius of 45 feet being the minimum.
[Amended 8-3-2020 by Ord. No. 20-22]
E. 
Continuation of minor streets. If the center lines of minor streets approaching an arterial or collector street from opposite sides would be within 250 feet on one another, measured along the center line of the arterial or collector street, then the location of one or both of such streets shall be adjusted so that a single intersection is formed.
A. 
General requirements. 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.
B. 
Length. The length of blocks in residential areas shall not generally be less than 600 feet nor more than 1,500 feet unless otherwise dictated by exceptional topography or other limiting factors of good engineering design or unless the development is part of a planned development district.
[Amended 7-10-2023 by Ord. No. 23-29]
C. 
Width. Blocks shall generally be wide enough to provide for two tiers of lots of appropriate depth except where an alternative configuration is required to separate residential development from through traffic or a railroad or where good urban planning design provides other acceptable alternatives. The width of lots or parcels which are proposed to be developed for commercial or industrial purposes shall be adequate to provide for off-street service and parking required by the contemplated use and to satisfy the applicable zoning restrictions for such use.
D. 
Sidewalks/pedestrianways. Sidewalks shall be installed in all residential subdivisions and other developments as directed by the Village within Village road rights-of-way pursuant to this chapter and Chapter 405. Other pedestrianways/bicycle paths/lanes shall be installed pursuant to the Village Bicycle and Pedestrian Trails Plan, adopted as a component of the Village Comprehensive Plan.
[Amended 8-3-2020 by Ord. No. 20-22]
E. 
Utility easements. Utility easements for electric power, gas, telephone and other communications facilities shall be located along rear lot lines and along side lot lines at mid-block locations, whenever practicable, pursuant to § 395-64.1.
[Amended 7-10-2023 by Ord. No. 23-29]
[Amended 5-7-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20; 8-3-2020 by Ord. No. 20-22; 7-10-2023 by Ord. No. 23-29; 8-11-2025 by Ord. No. 25-35]
A. 
General. The size, shape and orientation of lots shall be appropriate for the location of the land division and for the type of development and use contemplated. The lots shall generally be designed to provide aesthetically pleasing building sites and a proper architectural setting for the buildings contemplated.
B. 
Side lot lines. Side lot lines shall generally be at right angles to straight street lines or radial to curved street lines on which the lots face. Lot lines shall follow municipal boundary lines rather than cross them.
C. 
Double and reverse frontage lots. Double frontage and reverse frontage lots shall generally be prohibited except where necessary to provide separation of residential or commercial development from through traffic or railroads or to overcome specific disadvantages of topography and orientation.
D. 
Public street frontage. Every buildable lot shall front on or abut a public street for a distance of at least 60 feet or such lesser distance as specifically allowed by Chapter 420, Zoning Ordinance, of the Village Code; provided, however, that not withstanding the foregoing language, nothing in this subsection shall require that a buildable lot have any public street frontage if and to the extent that the regulations of a planned development zoning district under Chapter 420 of the Village Code provide for development supported by an approved system of private roads.
E. 
Area and dimensions. The area and dimensions of all lots shall satisfy all applicable requirements of Chapter 420, Zoning Ordinance, of the Village Code. Buildable lots that will not be served by public sanitary sewerage system facilities shall be of sufficient size to permit the use of an on-site soil absorption sewage disposal system designed in accordance with Ch. SPS 383, Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems, Wis. Adm. Code.
F. 
Depth. The depth of lots shall be a minimum of 125 feet, unless the development is part of a planned development district. Excessive depth in relation to width shall be avoided, and a proportion of two to one shall be considered a desirable ratio of depth to width under normal conditions. The depth of lots proposed to be developed for park and recreational, institutional, commercial or industrial uses shall be adequate to provide for the off-street parking, loading and service areas required by the use contemplated.
G. 
Width. The width of lots shall satisfy the requirements of Chapter 420, Zoning Ordinance, of the Village Code, unless the development is part of a planned development district. (See also Subsection E above.)
H. 
Corner lots. Corner lots shall have a width at least 20 feet greater than the minimum required width of interior lots to permit adequate building setbacks from side streets, unless the development is part of a planned development district.
I. 
Shape. The shape of lots shall generally be rectangular, but lots located on curves or culs-de-sac shall be an exception. The creation of flag lots shall not be permitted.
J. 
Cul-de-sac lots. The street frontage of cul-de-sac lots shall satisfy the applicable regulations of Chapter 420, Zoning Ordinance, of the Village Code.
K. 
Water's edge. Lands lying between the meander line and the water's edge, and any otherwise unplattable lands which lie between a proposed land division and the water's edge, shall be included as part of lots, outlots or public dedications in any plat or certified survey map abutting a navigable lake or stream.
L. 
Principal buildings. No more than one principal building shall be permitted on a lot, except in an approved planned development or as specifically allowed by Chapter 420, Zoning Ordinance, of the Village Code.
M. 
Restrictions prohibiting development. Whenever a lot appearing on a final plat or certified survey map is not intended to be buildable, or is intended to be buildable only upon certain conditions, an express restriction to that effect, running with the land and enforceable by the Village, shall appear on the face of the plat or certified survey map.
N. 
Shoreland areas. All lots created by a plat or certified survey map shall be located a minimum of 35 feet from the ordinary high-water mark of a navigable waterway unless otherwise approved by the Village Board. Outlots shall be designated on the plat or certified survey map for open space, conservancy lands and shoreland jurisdictional areas.
O. 
Number of lots per access connection. Each residential subdivision or large lot subdivision should generally have roadway access or provide access onto an arterial, collector or minor street as outlined below:
(1) 
One to 20 lots require a minimum of one access point;
(2) 
Twenty-one to 80 lots require a minimum of two access points; and
(3) 
Eighty-one or more lots require a minimum of three access points.
P. 
Wetland areas. Field delineated wetlands shall be discouraged from being included within any new single family or two family lot in a large lot subdivision. In any new single family or two-family large lot subdivision, building lot areas should be located entirely outside of the wetland area and the wetland should be located on a separate lot or outlot. All new lots or outlots created for the preservation of wetlands shall have a minimum frontage of 45 feet on a public street or as specifically allowed by Chapter 420, Zoning Ordinance, of the Village Code.
Building setback lines appropriate to the location and type of development contemplated, which are more restrictive than the regulations of the zoning district in which the land division is located, may be required by the Village Board to provide aesthetically consistent site lines for structures and shall be shown on the final plat or certified survey map. Examples of the application of this provision might include requiring greater setbacks on cul-de-sac lots to achieve the necessary lot width at the setback line, requiring greater setbacks to conform to setbacks of existing adjacent development, or setting special yard requirements to protect natural resource elements.
[Added 4-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-06]
All electrical and communication distribution system pedestals, transformers or other related aboveground appurtenances or structures, except for utility poles, shall be located in the rear of the principal structure, near the rear lot line, subject to the following. Such aboveground appurtenances or structures are not permitted in the right-of-way, or between a street and the principal building, or in the rear street yard, front street yard, or side street yard of any public or private street. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such aboveground appurtenances or structures may be placed elsewhere on the lot with the expressed written approval from the Village Community Development Director, upon finding that otherwise required location is not reasonably practicable upon all facts and circumstances presented, and further finding the location will not unreasonably adversely affect the health, safety and welfare of the Village, the traveling public, and the abutting properties.
[Amended 5-7-2007 by Ord. No. 07-20]
The Village Board shall require the dedication of easements to allow construction, operation, maintenance, repair and reconstruction of and access to sanitary sewerage system facilities and improvements, water system facilities and improvements and storm sewer and drainage system facilities and improvements which cannot conveniently be located in public streets, and private roads, and all electric power, gas, telephone, cable television or other utility or communications lines or other related facilities. Such easements shall be of adequate width and appropriate alignment to serve the intended purpose. They shall be located along rear lot lines, and along side lot lines or across lots where necessary or advisable. When a land division is traversed by a watercourse or drainageway, a drainageway, access and maintenance easement of adequate width and appropriate alignment to accommodate the maximum potential volume of flow shall generally be required, and parallel streets or parkways may be required in connection therewith.