Any division of land within the scope of this chapter, as described in § 382-5 of this chapter, shall be in compliance with all provisions of this chapter and those of Ch. 236 and 703, Wis. Stats. and any subsequent revisions, as applicable.
A. 
No land shall be divided which is held unsuitable for the proposed use by the County Planning Agency for reason of flooding, inadequate drainage, adverse soil and rock formations, severe erosion potential, unfavorable topography, inadequate water supply, inadequate sewage disposal capabilities, fire hazard, incompatible surrounding land use or any other features or circumstances likely to result in the imposition of unreasonable costs or to be harmful to the health, safety or welfare of the future residents of the proposed land division or of the community.
B. 
The County Planning Agency, in applying the provisions of this section, shall, in writing, recite the particular facts upon which it bases its conclusions that the land is not suitable for the proposed use and afford the subdivider an opportunity to present evidence regarding such suitability at a public hearing with at least one published notice not less than 10 days prior to hearing. Thereafter, the County Planning Agency may affirm, modify or withdraw its determination of unsuitability.
A. 
The County Planning Agency shall require payment to a County day use park fund of a fee for each lot within the land division.
B. 
Any part of a street, drainageway or other public way which is indicated on a Comprehensive Plan or plan component shall conform to the arrangement, width and location indicated, and shall be offered for dedication to the County or town.
C. 
Subdivisions, condominiums, county plats and certified survey maps abutting on a lake or a navigable stream shall provide public access at least 60 feet wide providing access to the water's edge so that there will be public access, which is connected to existing public roads, at not more than one-half-mile intervals as measured along the lake or the navigable stream shore except where greater intervals and wider access are agreed upon by the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Administration, and excluding shore areas where public parks or open space streets or roads on either side of the navigable stream are provided. The County Planning Agency may require dedications of access points of greater width or at more frequent intervals at points designated by it.
D. 
The lands lying between the meander line, established in accordance with § 236.20(2)(g), Wis. Stats., and the water's edge and any otherwise unplattable lands which lie between a proposed land division and the water's edge shall be included as part of lots, outlots, or public dedications in any plat abutting a lake or stream. This requirement applies not only to lands proposed to be subdivided but also to all lands under option to the subdivider or in which he holds any interest and which are contiguous to the lands proposed to be divided and which abut a lake or stream as provided in § 236.16(4), Wis. Stats.
E. 
Reservations of land for public acquisition shall be for a period not to exceed three years. Land so dedicated or reserved must be shown on the final plat.
The subdivider shall install survey monuments in accordance with the requirements of § 236.15, Wis. Stats.
Before final approval of any plat the subdivider may install required street and assessable improvements, or, if such improvements are not installed at the time that the final plat is submitted for approval, the subdivider shall, before recording the plat, enter into a contract with the County agreeing to install the required improvements and shall file with said contract a surety bond meeting the approval of the Corporation Counsel as a guarantee that such improvements will be completed by the subdivider or his subcontractors not later than one year from the date of recording of the plat or later if specified. One week prior to the time each improvement is to be installed and upon its completion, the subdivider must notify the Planning and Zoning Administrator so that adequate inspections can be made.
A. 
Public streets.
(1) 
The subdivider may be required to dedicate land for and improve public streets. Public streets shall be designed and located to take into account:
(a) 
Existing and planned streets;
(b) 
Topographic conditions including the bearing capacity and erosion potential of the soil;
(c) 
Public convenience and safety including facilitating fire protection, snow plowing and pedestrian traffic;
(d) 
The proposed uses of land to be served;
(e) 
Anticipated traffic volume; and
(f) 
Further resubdivision possibilities.
(2) 
Streets shall conform to the existing street naming policy.
(3) 
Width. Public streets shall be of the right-of-way, roadway and surface width specified by the County Highway Commissioner and approved by the County Board. Town roads shall be at least 66 feet right-of-way width, 28 feet roadway width, and 22 feet surface width except where § 82.50, Wis. Stats., requires larger minimum standards.
(4) 
Culs-de-sac. Culs-de-sac shall have a minimum turnaround right-of-way diameter of 200 feet and a minimum turnaround driving surface of 100 feet in diameter. Culs-de-sac shall have a maximum length of 600 feet. Length shall be measured from the farthest point of the turnaround right-of-way to the right-of-way of the nearest connecting through street.
(5) 
Construction standards for public streets. All trees, stumps, and debris shall be cleared from the right-of-way and completely removed from the subdivision or burned. Unburned remains shall be removed. Ashes shall be buried outside the roadway and completely covered with soil to a natural grade. The subdivider shall grade the roadbeds in the roadway width to subgrade and shall surface all roadways to the width prescribed by these regulations. The road surface shall be a minimum of 800 yards of bituminous mix to the mile over an approved base. The respective Town Board may approve a lesser degree of surfacing in writing.
A. 
Size. Lot size and dimensions shall comply with the minimum standards of Chapter 405, Zoning, of this Code, where applicable, as well as the provisions of Ch. SPS 385, Wis. Adm. Code, and Ch. 236, Wis. Stats.
B. 
Access. Unless an access easement meeting the requirements of this subsection are met, each parcel of land created must abut a public street by at least 66 feet at the right-of-way line. If an access easement is created to access a parcel, such access easements shall be a minimum width of 66 feet, as a means of providing access to public streets. An access easement for new parcels shall not be allowed to access more than five lots. If an easement is used for access, a statement as to each lot owners' rights and responsibilities as to ownership, usage and maintenance must be shown on the map or by separate document recorded in the Adams County Register of Deeds office. Lots shall be designed so that access will comply with Chapter 227, Article II, Driveway Access, of this Code.
C. 
Depth-width ratio. The depth of a lot shall not exceed four times its width at its widest point.
Where there is an existing public water supply system on or near the land division, the municipality furnishing such service and the County Planning Agency shall determine the feasibility of service and the requirements to be followed by the subdivider in connecting to the system. Where there is no existing public water system, individual water supply systems will be permitted in accordance with the minimum standards and regulations of the Department of Safety and Professional Services, the Department of Natural Resources, and Chapter 294, Article I, Private On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems, of this Code.
A. 
General provisions.
(1) 
In areas that have a sanitary sewer system on or near the proposed land division, the municipality furnishing such service and the County Planning Agency shall determine the feasibility of service and the procedures to be followed by the subdivider in joining the system.
(2) 
In areas that are not to be served by public sewer systems, private sewage disposal systems complying with the requirements of Ch. SPS 383, Wis. Adm. Code, and Chapter 294, Article I, Private On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems, of this Code, may be installed. The County Planning Agency may, with approval of the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Safety and Professional Services, allow alternate or experimental methods of waste treatment and disposal.
B. 
Lot area, width, and area free of limiting conditions based on percolation characteristics.
(1) 
The shape of individual lots may render portions unusable for installing private sewage disposal systems or providing adequate separating distances between them and watercourses or water wells. Therefore, any part of a lot 33 feet or less in width shall not be used in computing the minimum lot area, the average lot width or the depth to width ratio. Such portions of a lot which are 33 feet or less in width shall not exceed 600 feet in depth.
(2) 
The subdivider shall carry out soil tests in the manner required by Ch. SPS 385, Wis. Adm. Code. Lot area, width, and minimum area free of limiting conditions shall comply with the requirements of Ch. SPS 385, Wis. Adm. Code, and any amendments thereto.
C. 
If a subdivider chooses, he may carry out detailed soil tests on a proposed lot as provided in Ch. SPS 383, Wis. Adm. Code. The location of the soil borings shall be recorded on the subdivision or county plat. An absorption field may be located in the tested area unless further tests are deemed necessary by the Sanitary Inspector or County Planning Agency.
Storm drainage facilities, where needed, shall be designated to permit the unimpeded flow of natural watercourses, ensure the drainage of all points along the line of streets, and provide positive drainage away from on-site sewage disposal facilities. In designing storm drainage facilities, special consideration shall be given to protection against shoreland erosion and siltation of surface waters and preventing excess runoff on adjacent property. The County Planning Agency may require that easements or drainageways of width sufficient to accommodate anticipated stormwater runoffs be provided.