A.
Applicability; purpose. The following regulations
shall apply to present and future highway or freeway, expressway or
limited access status. Their purpose shall be to promote traffic safety,
increase traffic efficiency and improve the appearance aesthetically
of interchange areas.
B.
EXPRESSWAY OR FREEWAY
INTERSECTING HIGHWAY
Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
A highway or roadway having designated control points of
access.
A highway or roadway of state, county or town status and
not having controlled points of access.
D.
Limitation of access.
(1)
There shall be no access points within 500 feet of
the most remote end or taper of any existing or proposed entrance
or exit ramp for an interchange or controlled access highway.
(2)
Frontage roads of not less than 66 feet of right-of-way
shall be provided across the entire width or length of any lot that
abuts on a controlled access highway.
(3)
Frontage road access shall be onto an adjoining state,
county or town road intersecting the controlled access highway.
E.
Setbacks.
(1)
Minimum setbacks for buildings and structures along
expressways, freeways or limited access highways shall be 150 feet
from the highway right-of-way.
(2)
Buildings and structures shall be set back at least
80 feet from the point of intersection between the controlled access
highway and the state, county and town road intersecting said highway.
(3)
Buildings shall be set back 35 feet from all frontage
road rights-of-way, except where more stringent requirements are applicable.
The following regulations shall apply to all
artificial lakes hereinafter constructed or developed within the Village
of Wrightstown.
A.
Location. Artificial lakes shall be allowed as conditional
uses in the R-R Rural Residential and E-A Exclusive Agriculture Districts.
[Amended 2-6-2007 by Ord. No. 02062007]
C.
Site plan. The site plan shall include the following
information:
(1)
A map drawn at a minimum scale of one inch equals
200 feet showing the proposed lake size and the adjoining property
within 500 feet of the site.
(2)
Layout of proposed residential lots and other buildings
if applicable.
(3)
The type of sanitary facilities to be installed if
residential development is to take place.
(4)
The source of water supply for residential dwellings
and water level maintenance in the lake.
(5)
Surface drainage sources and topography.
(6)
Proposed roadways.
D.
Other requirements.
(1)
The constructed lake shall meet the requirements of
the Brown County Water Law Codes.
(2)
Artificial lakes constructed adjacent to a navigable
body of water shall comply with the regulations set forth by the Wisconsin
state statutes and the Department of Natural Resources.
(3)
If constructed as a fish or wildlife facility, a lake
shall comply with the requirements and recommendations of the Soil
Conservation Service, Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service
and the Department of Natural Resources.
(4)
The groundwater table in the surrounding areas and
adjacent to the lake shall be protected.
(5)
State permits shall be required if high-capacity wells
are drilled on the site.
(6)
The Division of Environmental Health requirements
shall be met to ensure proper safety of swimmers.
(7)
The perimeter of the lake shall be landscaped and
seeded within six months after completion of the excavation.
(8)
A performance bond shall be filed with the Village
Board prior to the start of construction, with the amount of the bond
per acre to be specified by the Board.
The following regulations shall apply to all
future excavations of sand, gravel, stone, loam, dirt and other earth
products within the Village of Wrightstown and are applicable to all
existing gravel pits, sand pits and stone quarries within the Village.
A.
General.
(1)
All excavations of sand, gravel, clay, silt, loam,
rock, stone, muck, dirt, soil and other earthen materials, including
but not limited to sand pits, gravel pits and rock quarries, shall
come under the jurisdiction of this section.
(2)
All existing sites of excavation shall comply with
this section prior to any additional expansions or alterations of
the existing site.
B.
Exemptions. The following uses shall be exempt from
the provisions of this section:
(1)
Excavation and removal of less than 100 cubic yards
over a period of one year from any single parcel of land separately
described by an instrument recorded in the Brown County Register of
Deeds office.
(2)
Necessary foundation and trench excavation only in
connection with work on the premises for which a building permit has
been issued.
(3)
Normal agricultural activities.
(4)
Landscaping or site preparation for building use.
C.
Permit.
(1)
Application for a permit to excavate or remove earth
material shall be made to the Regional Planning Committee by the property
owner or his or her assigned agent. Forms shall be provided by the
Village of Wrightstown.
(2)
The application shall contain the required information as specified in Subsection D of this section prior to the issuance of an excavation permit.
(3)
Following submittal and approval of the excavation
plan, the Village Building Inspector shall issue the permit. The permit
shall be valid for one year upon issuance.
(4)
Upon expiration of the permit, the Regional Planning
Committee shall inspect the site before reissuing the permit. If the
regulations have been complied with, the permit shall be reissued.
D.
Site plans. The following information shall be required
on a site plan prior to issuing an excavation permit:
(1)
A map showing the location of the premises and the
adjoining properties within 500 feet. The map shall be drawn at a
scale not smaller than one inch equals 200 feet.
(2)
Contour intervals of the proposed site at intervals
of 20 feet when available.
(3)
Existing and proposed drainage patterns of the site.
(4)
Proposed regrading and revegetation of the site after
completion of the excavating operation.
(5)
Proposed truck and machinery access to the site.
(6)
Types and location of temporary or permanent buildings
to be erected on the site.
(7)
Approximate amount of earth material to be excavated
or removed at the site.
(8)
Approximate number of trucks and other types of machinery
to be used at the site.
(9)
Designated hours of operation.
F.
Material handling.
(1)
No excavation shall take place within 50 feet of any
property line or street line if below the established grade of the
street.
(2)
No screening, sifting, washing, crushing or other
form of processing shall be conducted upon the premises unless it
is located more than 500 feet from a residential dwelling.
G.
Excavation sites. The excavation of earth materials
shall be allowed as a conditional use in the R-R Rural Residential
District.
H.
Other requirements.
(1)
At all stages of operations, property drainage shall
be provided to prevent the collection and stagnation of water and
to prevent harmful effects upon surrounding properties.
(2)
The premises shall be excavated and graded in conformity
with the plan as approved. Any deviation from the plan shall be cause
for the Village Board to revoke the permit upon the recommendation
of the Regional Planning Committee.
(3)
When excavating and removal operations are no longer
used, as determined by the Village Board, the excavated area shall
be graded so that no gradients in disturbed earth shall be steeper
than a slope of 3:1 (horizontal to vertical). A layer of arable topsoil
capable of supporting perennial grasses shall be spread over the excavated
area, except exposed rock surfaces, to a minimum depth of four inches.
The area shall be seeded with a perennial grass capable of survival
in this climate and maintained until a uniform growth is established.
(4)
The Village Board, Regional Planning Committee and
officers of the Village shall be allowed on the premises during scheduled
operating hours for inspection purposes.
(5)
A performance bond of $1,000 per acre shall be required
of the excavator.
