These regulations are adopted under the authority granted by
§ 236.45 and Ch. 703, Wis. Stats.
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate and control the division
and development of land within the jurisdiction of the municipality
in order to promote the public health, safety, morals, prosperity,
aesthetics, and general welfare of the municipality and its environs.
It is the general intent of this chapter to regulate the division
and development of land so as to:
A.
Obtain the wise use, conservation, protection, and proper development
of the municipality's soil, water, wetland, woodland, and wildlife
resources and attain a proper adjustment of land use and development
to the supporting and sustaining natural resource base;
B.
Lessen congestion in the streets and highways;
C.
Further the orderly layout and appropriate use of land;
D.
Secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers;
E.
Provide adequate light and air;
F.
Facilitate adequate provision for housing, transportation, water
supply, stormwater, wastewater, schools, parks, playgrounds, and other
public facilities and services;
G.
Secure safety from flooding, water pollution, disease, and other
hazards;
H.
Prevent flood damage to persons and properties and minimize expenditures
for flood relief and flood-control projects;
I.
Prevent and control erosion, sedimentation, and other pollution of
surface and subsurface waters;
J.
Preserve natural vegetation and cover and promote the natural beauty
of the municipality;
K.
Restrict building sites in areas covered by poor soils or in other
areas poorly suited for development;
L.
Facilitate the further division of larger tracts into smaller parcels
of land;
M.
Ensure adequate legal description and proper survey monumentation
of subdivided land;
N.
Provide for the administration and enforcement of this chapter;
O.
Provide penalties for its violation; and
P.
Implement those municipal, county, watershed, or regional comprehensive plans or their components adopted by the municipality and in general to facilitate enforcement of municipal development standards as set forth in the adopted regional, county, and local comprehensive plans, adopted plan components, applicable zoning ordinance, and Chapter 250, Building Construction, of this Code.[1]
It is not intended by this chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul,
impair, or interfere with any existing easements, covenants, agreements,
rules, regulations or permits previously adopted or issued pursuant
to law. However, where this chapter imposes greater restrictions,
the provisions of this chapter shall govern.
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 municipality 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
"Land Division and Development Ordinance."
