These regulations are adopted under the authority
granted by Section 236.45 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
[Amended 4-16-2001 by Ord. No. 03-2001]
This chapter is intended to regulate and control
the division and subdivision of land so as to encourage the most appropriate
use of land, to provide the best possible living environment for people
and to conserve the value of buildings placed upon the land by: furthering
the orderly layout and use of land; insuring proper legal description
and proper monumenting of land; preventing overcrowding of land and
avoiding undue concentration of population; lessening congestion in
the streets and highways; securing safety from fire, flooding, water
pollution and other hazards; providing adequate light and air; facilitating
adequate provisions for transportation, water, sewerage, schools,
parks, playgrounds, open space, stormwater drainage, the conservation
of land, natural resources, scenic and historic sites, energy and
other public requirements; facilitating further resubdivision of larger
parcels into smaller parcels of land; insuring enforcement of the
development concepts, policies and standards delineated in the Comprehensive
Master Plan and related components, the Official Map, the Parks and
Open Space Plan, the Transportation Plan, the Zoning Code and Erosion
Control and StormWater Runoff Code, and the Building Code of the Village
of Cottage Grove.
In their interpretation and application, the
provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements
and shall be liberally construed in favor of the Village and shall
not be deemed a limitation or repeal of any other power granted by
the Wisconsin Statutes.
This chapter shall be known as, referred to
or cited as the "Subdivision and Land Division Ordinance, Village
of Cottage Grove, Wisconsin."