The applicant shall dedicate land for and improve streets in accordance with all Town of Buchanan requirements.
Where a tract or parcel of land abuts a County-controlled limited access highway or state highway, access shall only be provided after obtaining required Outagamie County Highway Department and (as applicable) Wisconsin Department of Transportation permits.
The widths, lengths and shapes of blocks shall be suited to the planned use of the land, applicable zoning requirements, need for convenient access, control and safety of street traffic and the limitations and opportunities of the topography in accordance with existing Town of Buchanan requirements.
The location and size of all proposed driveways shall comply with all Town of Buchanan requirements.
The size, shape and orientation of parcels shall be appropriate for the location of the subdivision and for the type of development and use contemplated. The parcels should be designed to provide an aesthetically pleasing building site and a proper architectural setting for the building contemplated in accordance with all Town of Buchanan and Outagamie County requirements. For the benefit of visual understanding of parcel sizes, an illustration is provided below.
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A. 
Building setback lines shall conform to standards found in the Town of Buchanan Zoning Code:[1]
(1) 
Setbacks from wetland areas and wastewater treatment systems shall comply with Outagamie County Shoreland/Wetland Zoning Ordinance requirements.
(2) 
Minimum setback from high-water mark of any navigable water shall be 75 feet.
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[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 525, Zoning.
B. 
The diagrams provided in this section illustrate siting suggestions designed to retain the rural character of the Town of Buchanan. Subdividers are strongly encouraged to consider these techniques when seeking to create certified survey maps or subdivisions.
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The maximum permitted impervious coverage (e.g., house, detached garage, accessory buildings, driveways, sidewalks, and patios) shall be in accordance with applicable Town of Buchanan requirements.
Any certified survey map or subdivision plat submitted to the Town is required to meet all applicable Town of Buchanan and State of Wisconsin stormwater management standards.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 504, Water, Sewers and Stormwater Management, Art. III.
A. 
An approved preliminary plat may be final platted in phases, with each phase encompassing at least 25% of the area of the approved preliminary plat. If the subdivider elects to final plat in phases as approved by the Plan Commission, the Town Board shall require a timetable of completion of development of the entire property included in the preliminary plat at/or prior to the time of submittal of the first phase of the final plat as part of the developer's agreement.
B. 
If a development includes more than 40 lots (e.g., new parcels), phases must be provided on the preliminary and final plat such that no more than 50% of the total number of parcels are included in a single phase. The Town has the authority to require phased final plat approval in which each new phase may only be initiated once 80% of the parcels in the previous phase have been sold.
To the extent practical, no drainageway contained within a drainage easement shall be disturbed, except in accordance with Outagamie County and applicable state requirements.
A community water supply shall be required for all residential subdivisions of 20 lots or more. Residential subdivisions of 40 lots or more shall include two wells to serve the development.
Clustered wastewater treatment systems shall be required for all residential subdivisions of 10 or more lots.
Any residence or place of business intended for human occupancy shall be identified by a street address number assigned in accordance with Outagamie County requirements and standards.
A. 
Any street which is the reasonable continuation of an existing street shall bear the same name as the existing street.
B. 
The Plan Commission may disapprove the name of any street shown on the plat which has already been used elsewhere in Outagamie County which, because of similarity, spelling or pronunciations may cause confusion.
C. 
The following table shall be used in the naming of streets and roadways in all proposed land divisions:
Type
Culs-de-Sac
Curving
Straight
Short streets
(less than 999 feet in length)
Places or courts
Way, circle, or lane
Terrace, row, or lane
Long streets
(1,000 feet or longer)
N/A
Drive, road, or trail
Street or avenue
D. 
The term "boulevard" shall be reserved for such streets which, because of their breadth or monumental character, are to be specially designated.
E. 
Public streets and roads shall be located and designed to take into account:
(1) 
Existing and planned streets.
(2) 
Topographic conditions including bearing capacity and erosion potential of soil.
(3) 
Public convenience and safety, including facilitating fire protection, snowplowing, and pedestrian traffic.
(4) 
The desire of the Town to reduce impervious surfaces in order to protect surface waters.
(5) 
The proposed uses of land to be served.
(6) 
Anticipated traffic volumes based upon state ADT standards (see Ch. Trans 204, Wis. Adm. Code).
[Amended 8-17-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-03]
(7) 
Further land division possibilities.
Private roads developed to serve a CSM or subdivision in the Town of Buchanan shall be constructed consistent with all Town standards and shall be required to adhere to all applicable requirements for public road construction, such that the developed roadway will be indistinguishable from a public road. Any proposed development which includes a private road shall require a development agreement.
A. 
All new roads designed as part of new subdivisions in the Town of Buchanan shall be constructed consistent with applicable Town and/or state standards.
B. 
Culs-de-sac. Any portion of a street designed to have one end permanently closed shall not exceed 1,000 feet in length and shall provide a turnaround with a minimum right-of-way diameter of 120 feet. In the case of a temporary cul-de-sac identified on the plat as the location of a future ingress/egress point, as approved by the Plan Commission, said cul-de-sac shall not be less than 120 feet in diameter.