A Preliminary Plat shall be required for all subdivisions and shall be based upon a survey by a Wisconsin registered land surveyor and the Preliminary Plat shall be prepared on tracing cloth, reproducible drafting film, or paper of good quality at a map scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch and shall show correctly on its face the following information:
A. 
Title. Title or name under which the proposed subdivision is to be recorded. Such title shall not be the same or similar to a previously approved and recorded plat, unless it is an addition to a previously recorded plat and is so stated on the plat.
B. 
Identification as a "Preliminary Plat." The "Preliminary Plat" shall be clearly noted and labeled on its face as a "Preliminary Plat."
C. 
Legal Description and Property Location. Legal description and property location of the proposed subdivision by: government lot, quarter-section, township, range, county, and state.
D. 
Location Drawing. General location drawing showing the location of the subdivision within the U.S. Public Land Survey section.
E. 
Date, Scale, North Arrow. Date with all dates of revision, graphic scale, and north arrow.
F. 
Names and Addresses. Names and addresses of the owner, Subdivider, and land surveyor preparing the plat.
G. 
Contiguous Land Area. Entire area contiguous to the proposed plat owned or controlled by the Subdivider shall be included on the Preliminary Plat even though only a portion of said area is proposed for immediate development. The Plan Commission may waive this requirement where it is unnecessary to fulfill the purposes and intent of this Ordinance and severe hardship would result from strict application thereof.
H. 
Use Statement. A statement of the proposed use of the lots stating the use type of buildings and/or uses proposed to occupy the lots, number of proposed lots, and number of dwelling units per lot, and proposed density.
I. 
Proposed Zoning Changes. If any zoning changes are contemplated, the proposed zoning plan for the property, including dimensions. The indication of such information, however, shall not constitute an application for a zoning amendment. All applications for zoning amendments shall meet the applicable requirements of this Ordinance.
J. 
Proposed Stormwater Management Facilities. Locate any proposed stormwater management facilities, including detention/retention area(s), and the submission of stormwater calculations which justify the stormwater detention/retention area(s). Said submission shall indicate how the planned stormwater drainage system meets the requirements of the City's stormwater management plan.
K. 
Setbacks, Shore Buffers, Wetland Buffers, Wetland Setbacks, and Building Lines. All required setbacks, shore buffers, wetland buffers, wetland setbacks, and building lines shall be graphically indicated and dimensioned on the Preliminary Plat.
All Preliminary Plats shall show the following:
A. 
Exterior Plat Boundaries. Exact length and bearing of the exterior boundaries of the proposed Subdivision referenced to a corner established in the U.S. Public Land Survey and the total acreage encompassed thereby.
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Corporate Limit Lines. Any corporate limit lines within the exterior boundaries of the plat, coterminous to said exterior boundaries, or immediately adjacent thereto.
C. 
Existing and Proposed Contours. Existing and proposed contours within the exterior boundaries of the Preliminary Plat and extending to the centerline of adjacent public streets. In addition:
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Existing and proposed contours shall be at vertical intervals of not more than two feet.
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Elevations shall be marked on such contours bases on National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (mean sea level).
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At least two permanent bench marks shall be located in the immediate vicinity of the Preliminary Plat. The location of the bench marks shall be indicated on the Preliminary Plat together with their elevations referenced to National Geodetic Datum of 1929 (mean sea level) and the monumentation of the bench marks clearly and completely described on the Preliminary Plat.
D. 
Water Elevations of All Lakes, Ponds, Streams, Flowages and Wetlands. Water elevations of all lakes, ponds, streams, flowages, and wetlands at the date of the survey and approximate high and low water elevations, all referred to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (mean sea level).
E. 
Floodplain Limits. Floodplain limits and the contour line lying a vertical distance of two feet above the elevation of the one-hundred-year recurrence interval flood, or where such data is not available, five feet above the elevation of the maximum flood of record.
F. 
Existing Right-of-Ways, Easements, and Section and Quarter-Section Lines. Location, right-of-way width, and names of all existing streets, alleys or other public ways, easements, railroad and utility right-of-ways and all U.S. Public Land Survey section and quarter section lines within the exterior boundaries of the plat or immediately adjacent thereto.
G. 
Existing Street Pavements. Type, width, and elevation of any existing street pavements within the exterior boundaries of the plat or immediately adjacent thereto together with any legally established centerline elevation, all to mean sea level (National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929).
H. 
Adjacent Subdivisions, Parks, Cemeteries and Owners of Record. Location and names of any adjacent subdivisions, parks, and cemeteries, and owners of record of abutting unplatted lands.
I. 
Utility Location. Location, size and invert elevation of any existing sanitary or storm sewers, culverts and drain pipes, the location of manholes, catch basins, hydrants, power and telephone poles, and the location and size of any existing water and gas mains within the exterior boundaries of the plat or immediately adjacent to the lands being platted. The nearest such sewers or water mains which might be extended to serve such lands shall be indicated by their direction and distance from the nearest exterior boundary of the plat and their size, and invert elevations.
J. 
Physical Features. Locations of all existing property boundary lines, structures, driveways, streams and watercourses, marshes, rock outcrops, wooded areas, railroad tracks, and other similar significant natural or man-made features within the tract being subdivided and immediately adjacent thereto.
K. 
Proposed Streets and Public Right-of-Ways. Location, width and names of all proposed streets and public right-of-ways, such as alleys and easements.
L. 
Size of Lots. Approximate dimensions and size (in square feet or acres) of each lot together with proposed lot and block numbers.
M. 
Sites to be Reserved or Dedicated. Location and approximate dimensions and size (in square feet or acres) of any sites to be reserved or dedicated for parks, playgrounds, drainageways, or other public use or which are to be used for group housing, shopping centers, church sites, or other private uses not requiring formation of lots.
N. 
Curve Radii. Approximate radii of all curves.
O. 
Existing Zoning. Existing zoning on and adjacent to the proposed subdivision.
P. 
Lake or Stream Access Locations. Any proposed lake and stream access with a small drawing clearly indicating the location of the proposed subdivision in relation to the proposed access.
Q. 
Lake or Stream Improvements or Relocations. Any proposed lake and stream improvement or relocation including explanation of the proposed improvement and/or relocation.
R. 
Soil Types and Slopes. Soil type, slope, and boundaries as shown on the detailed operational soil survey maps prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service.
S. 
Location of Soil Boring Tests. Location of soil boring tests, where required by Chapters ILHR 83 and 85 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code as amended and in areas not served by municipal or sanitary district sewage treatment facilities, made to a depth of six feet, unless bedrock is at a lesser depth. The number of such tests shall be adequate to portray the character of the soil and the depths of bedrock and groundwater from the natural undisturbed surface. To accomplish this purpose, a minimum of one test per three acres shall be made initially. The results of such tests shall be submitted along with the Preliminary Plat.
T. 
Location of Soil Percolation Tests. Location of soil percolation tests where required by Chapters ILHR 83 and 85 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code as amended and in areas not served by municipal or sanitary district sewage treatment facilities, conducted in accordance with Chapters ILHR 83 and 85 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code as amended, taken at the location and depth in which soil absorption waste disposal systems are to be installed.
1. 
The number of such tests initially made shall not be less than one test per three acres or one test per lot, whichever is greater.
2. 
The results of such tests shall be submitted along with the Preliminary Plat.
U. 
Wetland and/or Floodplain Delineation. Location and delineated extent of wetlands and/or floodplains.
V. 
Location of Proposed Deed Restrictions, Landscape Easements, and/or Conservation Easements. The location of any proposed deed restrictions, landscape easements, and/or conservation easements shall be graphically indicated and clearly delineated and dimensioned on the face of the Preliminary Plat. The location and extent of conservation easements should be directly related to the "Natural Resource Protection Plan."
W. 
"Natural Resource Protection Plan", and "Landscape Plan" for any landscape bufferyard easement areas. As required by §§ 15-9.0303 of this Ordinance.
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Market Analysis. A market analysis, prepared and signed by an independent market analyst acceptable to the Plan Commission indicating the anticipated absorption rate of the lots or condominiums as well as other information as may be required by the City Planner or Plan Commission.
Y. 
Financial Plan for Project Implementation to be Provided. A financial plan for project implementation, acceptable to the Plan Commission, is to be provided.
Z. 
Project Summary. A written project summary including fiscal impact upon the City of Franklin, operational information, building schedule, and estimate of project value and including all site improvement costs.
AA. 
Additional Information. Any additional information required by the City Planning and Zoning Administrator, Plan Commission, City Engineer, or Common Council.
The Subdivider shall provide street plans and profiles showing existing ground surface, proposed and established street grades, including extensions for a reasonable distance beyond the limits of the proposed subdivision when requested by the City Engineer. All elevations shall be based upon mean sea level (National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929), and plans and profiles shall meet the approval of the City Engineer.
The Plan Commission, upon recommendation of the City Engineer, shall require that borings and soundings be made in specified areas to ascertain subsurface soil, rock and water conditions, including depth to bedrock and depth to ground water table. Where the subdivision will not be served by public sanitary sewer service, the provisions of Chapters ILHR 83 and 85 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code as amended shall be complied with; and the appropriate data submitted with the Preliminary Plat.
The Subdivider shall provide soil erosion and sedimentation control plans and specifications. Such plans shall generally follow the guidelines and standards set forth in the publications U.S.D.A. Conservation Technical Guide, prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Wisconsin Construction Site Best Management Practices Handbook prepared by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, as amended.
For properties proposed to be divided by Certified Survey Map or Subdivision Plat or developed as a Condominium, and that contain natural resource features as described in this Ordinance, a "Natural Resource Protection Plan," as described in Division 15-7.0100 of this Ordinance, shall be submitted for review by the City Planner and Plan Commission.
The surveyor preparing the Preliminary Plat shall certify on the face of the plat that it is a correct representation of all existing land divisions and features and that he has fully complied with the provisions of this Ordinance.