These regulations are adopted under the authority
granted by § 236.45, Wis. Stats.
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate and
control the division of land within the Town of Vernon, Waukesha County,
Wisconsin in order to promote the public health, safety, morals, prosperity,
aesthetics and general welfare of the Town.
It is the general intent of this chapter to
regulate the division of land so as to:
A.
Obtain the wise use, conservation, protection and
proper development of the Town's soil, water, wetlands, woodlands
and wildlife resources and attain a proper confirmation of land use
and development supporting and sustaining the natural resource base.
B.
Lessen congestion on the streets and highways.
C.
Further the orderly layout and appropriate use of
land.
D.
Secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers.
E.
Promote adequate light and air.
F.
Facilitate adequate provisions for housing, transportation,
water supply, stormwater, wastewater, schools, parks, playgrounds
and other public facilities and services.
G.
Secure safety from flooding, water pollution, disease
and other hazards.
H.
Prevent flood damage to persons and properties and
minimize expenditures for flood relief and flood-control projects.
I.
Prevent and control erosion, sedimentation, and other
pollution of surface and subsurface waters.
J.
Preserve natural vegetation and cover and promote
the natural beauty of the Town.
K.
Restrict building sites and areas covered by poor
soils or in other areas poorly suited for development.
L.
Facilitate the further division of larger tracts into
smaller parcels of land.
M.
Ensure adequate legal description and proper survey
monumentation of subdivided land.
N.
Provide for administration and enforcement of this
chapter.
O.
Provide penalties for violations of this chapter.
It is not intended by this chapter to repeal,
abrogate, annul, impair or interfere with any existing easements,
covenants, agreements, rules, regulations or permits previously adopted
or issued pursuant to law. However, where this chapter imposes greater
restrictions, the provisions of this chapter shall govern.
In their interpretation and application, the
provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum standards and
shall be liberally construed in favor of the Town and shall not be
deemed a limitation or repeal of any other power granted by the Wisconsin
State Statutes.
The Town does not guarantee, warrant, or represent
that only those areas delineated as floodlands on plats or certified
survey maps will be subject to periodic inundation, nor does the Town
guarantee, warrant or represent that the soils shown to be unsuited
for a given land use from tests required by this chapter are the only
unsuited soils within the jurisdiction of this chapter, and thereby
there is no liability on the part of the Town Board, its agents or
employees for flooding problems, sanitation problems or structural
damages which may occur as a result of reliance upon a conformance
with this chapter.
This chapter shall be known as, referred to
and as cited as the "Town of Vernon Land Division and Development
Control Ordinance, Town of Vernon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin."
