[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Vinland
as Title 6, Ch. 4, of the 2004 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall construct any driveway or private road in a
public right-of-way of the Town of Vinland without installing a culvert
in full compliance with this chapter. Included within the scope of
this requirement are commercial driveways.
A.
General requirements. The location, design and construction of driveways
shall be in accordance with the following:
(1)
General design. Private driveways shall be of such width and so located
that all of such driveways and their appurtenances are within the
limits of the frontage abutting the street of the property served.
Driveways shall not provide direct ingress or egress to or from any
street intersection area and shall not encroach upon or occupy areas
of the street right-of-way required for effective traffic control
or for street signs or signals. A driveway shall be so located and
constructed that vehicles approaching or using it shall have adequate
sight distance along the street. Driveway approaches shall be at least
10 feet apart except by special permission from the Town Board, and
driveways shall in all cases be placed wherever possible as not to
interfere with utilities in place.
(2)
Island area. The island area in the street right-of-way between successive driveways or adjoining a driveway and between the highway shoulder and right-of-way shall constitute a restricted area and may be filled in and graded only as provided in Subsection A(4).
(3)
Driveway approach to Town road.
(a)
The apron from the center of the culvert to the road pavement
must have a minimum of a three-foot to ten-foot taper on each side
of the apron. Example: If the distance from the center of the culvert
to the pavement is 10 feet, then the apron must be three feet wider
on each side than the width of the culvert.
(b)
The sides of the apron, at least to the culvert, should be beveled
down to grade so as to have no abrupt surface that could damage a
snowplow or create hazard to any vehicle that should travel off the
pavement.
(c)
No barricade, fence or guard that extends higher than the roadbed
may be constructed in the area from the pavement to the center of
the culvert.
(4)
Restricted areas. The restricted area between successive driveways
may be filled in and graded only when the following requirements are
complied with:
(a)
The filling or draining shall be grades approved by the Town
Board; except where highway drainage is by means of curb and gutter,
water drainage of the area shall be directed away from the street
roadbed in a suitable manner.
(b)
Culvert extensions under the restricted area shall be of the
same size and of equivalent acceptable material as the culvert under
the driveway. Intermediate catch basins are required where the total
culvert length is greater than 300 feet and/or where a bend or curve
in the pipe is required.
(c)
Where no street side ditch separates the restricted area from
the street roadbed, permanent provision may be required to separate
the area from the street roadbed to prevent its use for driveway or
parking purposes by construction of a border, curb, rail or posts,
as may be required by the Town Board.
(5)
Relocation of utilities. Any costs of relocating utilities shall
be the responsibility of the property owner with approval of the Town
Board necessary before any utility may be located and the driveway
installed.
(6)
Variances. Any of the above requirements may be varied by the Town
Board in such instances where the peculiar nature of the property
or the design of the street may make the rigid adherence to the above
requirements impossible or impractical.
B.
Special requirements for commercial and industrial driveways. The
following regulations are applicable to driveways serving commercial
or industrial establishments:
(1)
Width of drive. No part of a private driveway located within the
dedicated area of a public street shall, except as hereinafter provided,
have a width greater than 30 feet measured at right angles to the
center line of said driveway, except as increased by permissible radii.
In instances, where the nature of the commercial or industrial activity
or the physical characteristics of the land would require a driveway
of greater width than herein specified, the Town Board in its discretion
may permit a driveway of additional width.
(2)
Angular placement of driveway. The angle between the center line
of the driveway and the curb or road edge shall not be less than 70°.
C.
Special requirements for residential driveways. The following regulations
are applicable to driveways serving residential property:
(1)
Width. Unless special permission is first received from the Town
Board or a committee thereof, a residential single-type driveway shall
be no greater than 30 feet wide at the curbline or pavement edge and
18 feet wide at the outer or street edge of the sidewalk; residential
double-type driveways shall be no greater than 36 feet wide at the
curbline and 24 feet wide at the outer or street edge of the sidewalk.
(2)
Angular placement. The center line of the driveway may be parallel
to the property line of the lot where access is required or at right
angles to the curbline or pavement edge.
D.
Prohibited driveways and/or filling.
(1)
No person, firm or corporation shall place, construct, locate in,
or cause to be placed, constructed or located in, any obstruction
or structure within the limits of any public road, highway or street
in the Town of Vinland, except as permitted by this chapter. As used
herein, the word "structure" includes private driveway, a portion
of which extends into any public road, highway or street, and which
is in nonconformance with this chapter.
(2)
No driveway shall be closer than 50 feet to the extended street line
at an intersection. At street intersections, a driveway shall not
provide direct ingress or egress to or from the street intersection
area and shall not occupy areas of the roadway deemed necessary by
the Town for effective traffic control or for highway signs or signals.
(3)
The grade of that portion of any private driveway located within
the limits of any public road, highway or street shall be such as
shall meet the grade of the existing public roadway at its edge and
not cause an obstruction to the maintenance or clearing of such public
roadway.
(4)
Drainage from driveways shall run into adjacent ditches and not onto
the road pavement.
(5)
Filling of ditches and/or culverts located within a public right-of-way
is prohibited without written approval from the Town.
(6)
The placement of lawn sprinkler pipes in a road right-of-way is prohibited.
E.
Culvert construction standards.
(1)
Size; placement.
(a)
All culverts installed for residential or agricultural properties
in the Town of Vinland shall be a minimum of 18 inches by 24 feet
with end walls. The minimum culvert size for commercial properties
will be 18 inches by 40 feet. Culverts shall include end walls for
safety purposes.
(b)
Each culvert shall be placed a minimum of 15 feet from the property
line, when applicable.
(c)
One culvert is allowed per residential property. Culverts in
excess of that number will require prior Town Board approval. (Commercial
and agricultural properties are excepted.)
(d)
Shared culvert/driveway access will be allowed for agricultural
purposes, i.e., cropland, CRP or other government programs. Shared
culvert/driveway access will be allowed on county or state roads where
access is limited. However, no more than two residences shall be served
by such access. Culvert length for this shared access shall be 18
inches by 40 feet.
(e)
No building permit will be issued until culvert requirements
are set.
(f)
There shall be a driveway permit fee as prescribed in the current
Town Fee Schedule, payable to the Town of Vinland.
(2)
Gauge.
(a)
The minimum wall thickness for galvanized steel or plastic pipe
culverts shall be in accordance with the following:
|
Pipe Diameter
(inches)
|
Gauge
| |
|---|---|---|
|
15 to 24
|
16
| |
|
30 to 36
|
14
| |
|
42 to 54
|
12
| |
|
60 to 72
|
10
| |
|
78 to 84
|
8
|
(b)
The class of reinforcement concrete pipe shall be in accordance
with the following:
|
Height of Cover
(feet)
|
Class of Pipe
| |
|---|---|---|
|
0 to 2
|
IV
| |
|
2 to 3
|
III
| |
|
3 to 6
|
II
|
(3)
Drainage. The culverts shall be placed in the ditchline at an elevation
that will assure proper drainage.
(4)
Backfill material. Material used for backfill shall be of a quality
acceptable to the Town Board and shall be free from frozen lumps,
wood or other extraneous or perishable materials. The minimum cover,
measured from the top of the pipe to the top of the subgrade, shall
be six inches.
(5)
Erosion control. Erosion control measures shall be implemented as
necessary to control erosion or as directed by the Town Board.
(6)
Cost. The property owner shall install the culvert and be responsible
for the cost thereof.
(7)
Appeal. Persons may request a variance from the culvert requirements
of this chapter by filing a written appeals request with the Town
Clerk, who shall place it as an agenda item for the next Board of
Appeals meeting. The Board of Appeals may only waive the requirements
for a culvert upon a finding that unique physical characteristics
of the location in question render a culvert unnecessary.
F.
Enforcement. All costs incurred by the Town relating to the enforcement
of this chapter or in making the determinations or inspections necessary
hereunder shall be paid by the property owner, including, but not
limited to, Town administrative costs and engineer's and attorney's
fees. Such costs shall be payable from the permit fee established
in the current Town Fee Schedule. If a property owner refuses to comply
with the chapter, the Town may install the culverts and charge back
the cost or additional cost thereof as a special charge pursuant to
§ 66.0627, Wis. Stats.
A.
The owner of a property where there is construction of a permanent
structure and/or driveway is responsible for damages to the Town road,
including financial responsibility to return the road to preconstruction
condition as noted by a Town official prior to construction.
B.
This includes damage from entering/exiting the property from the
Town road and includes damage 200 feet in either direction from the
property entrance.
C.
A permit will be required before building a driveway and/or other
permanent structure on properties bordering a Town road. The owner
is only responsible for damage to the Town road within the distances
stated above. However, this four-hundred-foot distance can be extended
if the owner wants work done while weight limits are in effect on
Town roads. A prior agreement would be needed from the Vinland Town
Board to offset a road weight limit.
D.
An inspection of the road shall be completed by both the landowner
and the Vinland Town Road Supervisor and/or Vinland Town Supervisor
before any construction begins. At that time, the current condition
of the road will be documented and any road damage noted. This documentation
will be agreed upon by the landowner and Town Supervisor. A final
road inspection shall be completed by the landowner and Town Supervisor
before the occupancy permit can be issued.
