The purpose of this chapter, prepared under the authority granted
by § 236.45, Wis. Stats., is to promote the public health,
safety and general welfare of the Village, and the regulations are
designed to lessen congestion in the streets and highways; to further
the orderly layout and use of land; to secure safety from fire, panic
and other dangers; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the
overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population;
to facilitate adequate provision for transportation, water, sewerage,
schools, parks, playgrounds and public requirements; and to facilitate
the further resubdivision of larger tracts into smaller parcels of
land. The regulations of this chapter are made with reasonable consideration
of the character of the Village with a view of conserving the value
of the buildings placed upon the land, providing the best possible
environment for human habitation and for encouraging the most appropriate
division and use of land throughout the Village.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply within the corporate
limits and the extraterritorial plat approval jurisdiction of the
Village. Included in this jurisdiction shall be:
A. Subdivisions. Any division of land within the Village
which results in a subdivision as defined herein shall be surveyed
and a plat thereof made, approved and recorded as required by this
chapter and by Ch. 236, Wis. Stats.
B. Other divisions. Any division of land, other than
a subdivision, resulting in the creation of two parcels or building
sites, any one of which is five acres or less in area, shall be surveyed,
and a certified survey map or assessor's map shall be prepared for
any parcel five acres or less in area and be approved by the Village
and recorded with the Register of Deeds as required by this chapter.
This subsection shall not pertain to those transfers or divisions
of land specifically excluded by Ch. 236, Wis. Stats., namely:
(1) Transfer of interests in land by will or pursuant
to court order.
(2) Leases for a term not to exceed 10 years, mortgages
or easements.
(3) The sale or exchange of parcels of land between owners of adjoining property if additional lots are not thereby created and the lots resulting are not reduced below the minimum sizes required by Chapter
435, Zoning, of this Code and by other applicable laws or ordinances.
(4) Cemetery plats made under § 157.07, Wis.
Stats., and Assessor's plats, unless specifically required by the
Village, made under § 70.27, Wis. Stats., but such Assessor's
plats shall comply with §§ 236.15(1)(a) to (g) and
236.20(1) and (2)(a) to (e), Wis. Stats.
(5) The sale or exchange of parcels of public utility
or railroad right-of-way to adjoining property owners if the Village
Board and county planning agency approve such sale or exchange on
the basis of applicable ordinances and the provisions of Ch. 236,
Wis. Stats.
No building permit shall be issued for any building or any land
within the Village until all requirements of this chapter have been
met.
The Village shall condition the approval of the preliminary
or final plat, the certified survey map or the assessor's map upon
compliance with:
B. Any Village or county ordinance.
C. The Official Map of the Village.
D. The rules of the State Department of Safety and Professional
Services relating to lot size, lot elevation, percolation tests, test
borings, etc.
E. The rules of the State Department of Transportation
relating to traffic safety and preservation of public interest and
investment in state trunk highways or connecting streets.
F. The most restrictive requirements when requirements
of approving authorities conflict.
No land shall be subdivided for residential use which the Village
Board determines to be unsuitable for such use by reason of flooding,
bad drainage, adverse earth or rock conditions, topography or any
other feature likely to create a subdivision contrary to the purpose
of this chapter.