The subdivider or land divider shall install survey monuments placed in accordance with the requirements of Section 236.15 of the Wisconsin Statutes and as may be required by the Village Board.
After the installation of temporary block corner monuments by the subdivider or land divider and establishment of street grades by the Village Board, the subdivider or land divider shall grade the full width of the right-of-way of all streets proposed to be dedicated in accordance with plans and standard specifications approved by the Village Engineer. The subdivider or land divider shall grade the roadbeds in the street rights-of-way to subgrade.
After the installation of all utility and stormwater drainage improvements, the subdivider or land divider shall surface all roadways in streets proposed to be dedicated to the widths prescribed by these regulations. Said surfacing shall be done in accordance with plans and standard specifications approved by the Village Board and the Dane County Highway Department where County approval is required.
A. 
Establishment of lines and grades. All improvements shall be built in accordance with the lines and grades shown on the plans or as given by the Engineer. The contractor shall provide such materials (stakes, etc.) and give such assistance, including a qualified helper, as may be required for setting lines and grades. Stakes or marks so given shall be carefully preserved. The contractor shall keep the Engineer informed a reasonable time in advance, at least 24 hours, as to his need for additional grade stakes.
B. 
Equipment. The contractor shall provide equipment that is adequate and suitable for completing the work in accordance with the specifications for the project.
C. 
Preparation of subgrade.
(1) 
All debris, vegetation or other perishable materials shall be removed from the site. The area to be paved shall be excavated or filled as required. No material shall be placed on frozen ground. Material in soft spots shall be removed to a depth required to provide a firm foundation and shall be replaced with material approved by the Village Engineer. The Village Board may also require an underdrain system to drain the subgrade. All excess material shall be disposed of at the direction of the subdivider or land divider.
(2) 
The entire subgrade, and especially utility trenches, shall be compacted to the degree that no further appreciable consolidation is evidenced under the action of the compaction equipment. The surface of the subgrade after compaction shall be hard, uniform, smooth and true to grade and cross section. The subgrade shall be accepted by the Village Engineer contingent on satisfactory compaction as evidenced by compaction test results made during utility construction, the tests to be paid for by the subdivider or land divider.
D. 
Thickness of structure.
(1) 
The thickness of the pavement will vary depending on the classification of the street and the thickness specified on the plans. The following table lists the various minimum required thicknesses.
(2) 
The Village Board may require that the thickness of the pavement on arterial or collector streets be designed in accordance with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Facilities Development Manual using design parameters obtained from soil borings.
Thickness of Street Structure
(inches)
Street
Classification
Crushed
Aggregate
Base
Bituminous
Binder
Course
Bituminous
Surface
Course
Arterial
Lower layer: 6 Top layer: 2
2
11/4
Collector
Lower layer: 4 Top layer: 2
1 1/4
1 1/4
Minor
Lower layer: 4 Top layer: 2
1
1 1/4
E. 
Crushed aggregate base course. The aggregate for the base course shall consist of course aggregate, fine aggregate and, if needed, mineral filler. The course aggregate shall be sound, angular crushed stone or crushed gravel. Scarified street material may be used with the crushed stone or gravel if it meets the gradation requirements as specified. The fine aggregate shall be well graded, moderately sharp to sharp sands. The aggregates shall be well graded between the limits specified and conform to the following gradation requirements:
Gradation Requirements
Percentage of Weight Passing
Gradation No. 1
Gradation No. 2
Sieve Size
Crushed Gravel
Crushed Stone
Crushed Gravel
Crushed Stone
1 1/2 inches
100
100
—
—
1 inch
75-100
—
100
100
3/4 inch
—
—
—
—
3/8 inch
40-75
30-65
50-85
40-75
No. 4
30-60
23-55
35-65
25-60
No. 10
20-45
15-40
25-50
15-45
No. 40
10-30
—
10-30
—
No. 200
3-10
2-12
3-10
3-12
Gradation from Section 304.2.6 of the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction.
(1) 
Unless otherwise provided in the contract, aggregates for the top layer of base course shall be Gradation No. 2 and aggregates for the lower layer shall be Gradation No. 1 or No. 2.
(2) 
No base material shall be placed on a subgrade that is soft or spongy or one that is covered by ice or snow. No base material shall be placed on a dry or dusty subgrade where the existing condition would cause rapid dissipation of moisture from the base material or preclude its proper compaction. Such dry subgrades shall have water applied to them and shall be reworked and recompacted if necessary.
(3) 
The contractor shall maintain the prepared subgrade ahead of the base laying operation in a smooth condition. Any ruts or surface irregularities produced by hauling equipment or traffic shall be removed.
(4) 
The crushed aggregate base course shall be placed in two or more layers. The material shall be spread in uniform, uncompacted lifts not to exceed six inches each. Unless otherwise provided for in the contract, each layer shall be compacted to the degree that there will be no appreciable displacement of it laterally or longitudinally under the compaction equipment.
F. 
Aggregate for bituminous concrete pavement.
(1) 
The aggregate for asphalt plant mix shall consist of course aggregate, fine aggregate and, if needed, mineral filler. The fine aggregate shall be well graded, moderately sharp to sharp sands. If mineral filler is required, it shall meet Section 401.2.6 of the State of Wisconsin Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction. The aggregates shall be well graded between the limits specified and the mixture shall conform to the following table.
Aggregate Limits/Mixture
Percentage by Weight Passing
Sieve Size
Gradation No. 1
Gradation No. 2
1 1/2 inches
100
—
1 inch
95-100
100
3/4 inch
—
95-100
1/2 inch
65-90
—
3/8 inch
65-90
—
No. 4
40-65
—
No. 8
25-50
30-55
No. 16
—
—
No. 30
—
—
No. 50
7-25
8-28
No. 100
—
—
No. 200
3-12
3-12
Bitumen %
4-7
—
Gradation taken from Section 401.2.5 of the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction.
(2) 
Unless otherwise provided for in the contract, the aggregate for the binder course shall conform to Gradation No. 1 or 2 and the aggregate for the surface course shall conform to Gradation No. 2. The exact amount of bitumen shall be determined by sample mixes which must show grains completely coated. Samples shall not bleed when compacted. The amount of bitumen shall be approved by the Village Engineer.
G. 
Asphalt. The asphalt for the plant mix bituminous binder and surface courses shall be AC with a penetration of 85-100 for arterials and 120-150 for collectors and minor streets and shall conform to the requirements of ASSHTO Designation T49 or ASTM Spec. D-946-63T.
H. 
Spreading and finishing bituminous mixtures.
(1) 
The binder and surface courses shall not be placed when the air temperature is less than 45° F. The binder course shall be placed in one course and the surface course shall be placed in one course by means of a self-propelled spreading and finishing machine with a vibratory screed. The binder course shall be spread at a temperature between 225° F and 300° F and the surface course at a temperature between 250° F and 300° F.
(2) 
The binder course shall be kept clean until covered with the surface course. Longitudinal joints in the surface course shall not be placed immediately over joints in the binder course. Joints between old and new pavements or between successive days' work shall be made so as to ensure thorough and continuous bond between the pavements.
I. 
Compaction of bituminous mixtures.
(1) 
After each course is spread and while it is still hot, it shall be compacted thoroughly and uniformly by rolling. Compaction shall conform to the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Section 405.5.
(2) 
Rolling should begin at the sides and proceed parallel to the road center line, each trip overlapping 1/2 the roller width, progressing to the crown of the road. Rolling shall continue until all roller marks are eliminated and no further compaction is possible. In places adjacent to curbs, manholes and similar structures not accessible to the roller, the mixture shall be thoroughly compacted with hot hand tampers or with mechanical tampers giving equivalent compaction.
J. 
Smoothness. The surface of the courses shall be tested at selected locations using a ten-foot straight edge placed parallel to the center line of the pavement.
(1) 
Surface courses shall show no variation greater than 1/8 inch from the testing edge of the straight edge between any two contacts with the surface. Binder courses shall show no variation greater than 1/4 inch from the testing edge of the straight edge between any two contacts with the surface. The surface course shall be a minimum 1/8 inch higher than the curb flag.
(2) 
Variations exceeding 1/4 inch in the binder course shall be corrected as directed by the Engineer. For each variation in the surface course greater than 1/8 inch but less that 1/4 inch there shall be deducted from the amount due to the contractor and paid to the Village 1/6 the contract price per ton of surface course mixture for each ton of surface course mixture placed. If variations in the surface course exceed 1/4 inch, the entire area affected shall be removed and replaced with fresh surface mixture before acceptance.
K. 
Sampling and testing. If requested by the Village Engineer, the contractor shall furnish for test and analysis representative samples of the materials to be used in the work. Sampling and testing shall be in accordance with the latest revisions of ASSHTO or ASTM standard procedures for sampling and testing.
L. 
Protection of work. The contractor shall provide and maintain proper barricades, fences, signal lights or watchmen to protect the work from traffic and to protect persons, animals and property from injury or damage.
A. 
The subdivider or land divider shall construct concrete curbs and gutters on all streets in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the Village Board. Wherever possible, provision shall be made at the time of construction for driveway access curb cuts.
B. 
Curb and gutter design standards. Curb and gutter in the Village shall be State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation thirty-inch Type D. Construction methods shall conform to the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction Section 601.4.
C. 
Alterations to curbs and gutters for new or moved driveway access curb cuts must conform to the above design standards.
The subdivider or land divider shall construct a concrete sidewalk on both sides of all collector streets within the subdivisions and land divisions. The Village Board may require the construction of sidewalks on minor streets that serve subdivisions and land divisions with a gross density of four dwelling units per acre or more.
A. 
Sidewalk design standard. Standard sidewalks in the Village shall have a width of four feet and a concrete thickness of four inches. Wherever possible, a minimum provision for sidewalk concrete thickness of six inches for driveway crossover shall be made. Sidewalk construction methods shall conform to the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction Section 602.3 (1981 Edition).
B. 
Wider than standard sidewalks may be required by the Village Board in the vicinity of schools, commercial areas and other places of public assemblage, and the Village Board may require the construction of sidewalks in locations other than required under the preceding provisions of this chapter if such walks are necessary, in its opinion, for safe and adequate pedestrian circulation.
C. 
Alternate pedestrianways may be approved in lieu of sidewalks where the proposed alternative pedestrianways are constructed of all-weather material, are dedicated to the Village or are owned and maintained by a properly registered homeowners' association and have frontage on each parcel otherwise required to be provided with a sidewalk.
A. 
The subdivider or land divider shall construct sanitary sewers and laterals in such a manner as to make adequate sanitary sewer service available at the street right-of-way line of each lot within the subdivision or land division. If public sewer facilities are not available, the subdivider or land divider shall make provision for adequate private sewage disposal systems as specified by the Wisconsin State and County Boards of Health. The size, type and installation of all sanitary sewers proposed to be constructed shall be in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the Village Board.
B. 
The subdivider or land divider shall assume the cost of installing all sanitary lateral and sewers required to facilitate the contemplated flows within the subdivision or land division. The Village may require the subdivider or land divider to increase the size of the sewer to service a drainage area outside the subdivision or land division. The increased cost of this larger sewer over and above that of the sewer pipe needed for the subdivision or land division shall be borne by the Village or assessed against the tributary area.
A. 
The subdivider or land divider shall construct stormwater drainage facilities, which may include curbs and gutters, catch basins and inlets, storm sewers, road ditches, open channels and retention basins as may be required. All such facilities are to be of adequate size and grade to hydraulically accommodate the ten-year storm. Storm drainage facilities shall be so designated as to present no hazard to life or property, and the size, type and installation of all stormwater drains and sewers proposed to be constructed shall be in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the Village Board.
B. 
Within the Village, if greater than twenty-four-inch diameter sewers are required to handle the contemplated flows, the costs over and above that of a twenty-four-inch storm sewer of such larger sewers shall be prorated in proportion to the ratio of the total area of the proposed plat to the total drainage area to be served by such larger sewer and the excess cost either borne by the Village or assessed against the total tributary drainage area.
The subdivider or land divider shall construct water mains and laterals in such a manner as to make adequate water service available at the street right-of-way line of each lot within the subdivision or land division. If municipal water service is not available, the subdivider or land divider shall make provision for adequate private water systems as specified by the Village and Wisconsin State and County Boards of Health. The size, type and installation of all public water mains proposed to be constructed shall be in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the Village Board.
A. 
Wherever possible, water mains shall be located on the north or west side of streets. Fire hydrants shall be located no greater than 450 feet apart in residential areas and no greater than 300 feet apart in commercial or industrial areas.
B. 
Within the Village, the subdivider or land divider shall assume the cost of installing all water mains and laterals required to facilitate the contemplated flows within the subdivision or land division. The Village may require the subdivider or land divider to increase the size of the water main to service an area outside of the subdivision or land division. The increased cost of this larger water main over and above that of the water main needed for the subdivision or land division shall be borne by the Village or assessed against the tributary area if it is larger than eight inches in diameter.
A. 
No electrical or telephone service shall be located on overhead poles unless otherwise allowed due to exceptional topography or other physical barrier.
B. 
Plans indicating the proposed location of all gas, electrical power and telephone distribution and transmission lines required to service the plat shall be approved by the Village Board and such map shall be filed with the Village Clerk.
The subdivider or land divider shall install street lamps along all streets proposed to be dedicated of a design compatible with the neighborhood and type of development proposed. Such lamps shall be placed at each street intersection and at such interior block spacing as may be required by the Village Board. Plans and specifications shall be approved by the Village Board.
[Amended 6-21-2021 by Ord. No. 05-2021]
The subdivider or land divider shall plant at least one tree of a species acceptable to the Village Board and of at least six feet in height for each 50 feet of frontage on all streets proposed to be dedicated. The installation of street trees shall consider solar access objectives in the selection of tree species and planting location so as to minimize future shading of the most southerly side of contemplated building locations. The required trees shall be planted in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the Village Board.
The subdivider or land divider shall install street name signs at all street intersections. Plans and specifications shall be approved by the Village Board.