[Amended 3-6-1995]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
This article is created pursuant to §§ 236.295,
236.45, 61.34, 61.50(2), and 66.1339, Wis. Stats.
The Village Board of Trustees shall have jurisdiction
over rural street naming and building numbering of all streets in
the Village.
The street naming and building numbering system
established by this article shall be administered by the Community
Development Department with the advice and counsel of the Village
Board. The system herein established shall be erected, developed and
maintained pursuant to the provisions of this article.
A uniform system of numbers for all public streets
in unincorporated areas is established as follows:
A.
All roads and streets running easterly and westerly
shall be designated as streets, with the Kenosha/Lake County line
road numbered as 128th Street; each succeeding street or road north
of 128th Street shall be 127th Street, 126th Street, etc., with the
designation "place" to be used wherever necessary and desirable. The
streets and places shall be numbered north to the Pleasant Prairie
- Kenosha line and shall be integrated with the City of Kenosha and
Kenosha County numbering system.
B.
All roads and streets running northerly and southerly
shall be designated avenues, with First Avenue to be the first through
street more or less just west of the shore of Lake Michigan and each
succeeding street west of First Avenue to be designated as Second
Avenue, Third Avenue, etc., with the designation "court" to be used
wherever necessary and desirable. The avenues and courts shall be
numbered west to the Village municipal boundary line and are to be
integrated with the City of Kenosha and Kenosha County numbering system.
C.
All roads and streets remaining, not running in a
northerly, southerly, easterly or westerly direction but on a northwesterly,
northeasterly, southwesterly, southeasterly direction, may be named
by the Community Development Director, after consultation with and
the approval of the Plan Commission, as other than streets and places
and avenues and courts.
D.
As new roads and streets are dedicated, the Community
Development Department shall assign street numbers for roads and streets
running easterly and westerly and for streets and roads running northerly
and southerly.
E.
The initial cost of erecting and developing street
signs on newly dedicated roads and streets shall be borne by the developer,
and the Village Board shall require a developer to post a surety bond
or other approved means of security with the Village to cover the
cost of procuring and erecting the appropriate street signs before
granting approval to any plat.
F.
Once the signs are erected, the maintenance of the
signs will be the responsibility of the Village, and the actual maintenance
of all new signs and any existing signs will be carried out by the
Department of Public Works.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-20]
A.
The Village Board has established the following policy
to change an official street name and an official address of property
within the Village.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
B.
Village policy for changing official street name or
an official building address.
(1)
The Village Board, a Village resident or a Village
business may request a street name change for any official Village
street, or to change or correct an official building address.
(2)
The Village Board shall use its discretion and good
judgment in considering any proposed name or address changes. The
following criteria shall be considered when changing official street
names or an official address:
(a)
The proposed street name has some historical,
archaeological, environmental or ethnic significance to a particular
area or neighborhood of the Village.
(b)
The proposed street name change would be utilized
to honor a significant or outstanding person who has played an important
role in Pleasant Prairie history.
(c)
The proposed street name provides significance
in identifying particular commercial or industrial centers.
(d)
Other such name changes which would be mutually
beneficial to the Village and its property owners in identifying a
particular area or location for emergency purposes.
(e)
The official address is out of sequence and may cause confusion for
locating said address for emergency personnel and others trying to
locate the property.
(3)
In an effort to allow the post office's automatic
sorting system to serve the postal needs of Village residents and
businesses more effectively, the Village Board shall not allow for
duplicate official street names and official addresses.
(4)
It is the Village Board's policy that the numerical
grid street addressing system established for Kenosha County holds
the best means for identifying addresses for emergency purposes in
the Village. The number of renamed streets should be held to a minimum.
C.
Procedure to change an official street name or an
official address.
(1)
No Village street, roadway or highway shall have its
official name changed or no building shall have its official address
changed unless such requested change complies with the Village's policy
identified above.
(2)
The Village Board may initiate the changing of an
official street name or official address in accordance with the procedures
outlined below, with the exception of the requirement of a written
petition of the affected property owners.
(3)
Village residents or businesses requesting changes
in official street names shall submit the request in the form of a
written petition to the Community Development Director. Such petition
shall be signed by at least 25% of those individuals or businesses
affected by the potential street name change. A Village resident or
business requesting a change to the official address shall submit
the request in the form of a written petition to the Community Development
Director.
(4)
The written petition shall specifically include the
following information:
(a)
The names, addresses, and signatures of the
lot owners and businesses in favor of the proposed street name change
(and date of signing the petition).
(b)
A detailed map identifying the street, roadway
or highway portion to be affected by the proposed street name change.
(c)
The specific reasons for the requested street
name change or address change.
(d)
An administrative processing fee as established
by resolution of the Village Board.
(5)
The Village shall verify the names and addresses and
forward the petition information to the Village Board for consideration.
(6)
The Village Board shall adopt a resolution to initiate
the change and set the date for a public hearing, request a recommendation
from the Plan Commission prior to the public hearing to consider the
matter, and direct the Community Development Director to send notification
via first class mail to all affected property owners and businesses.
(8)
The Village Plan Commission shall consider the request
for official street name or address change and provide a recommendation
at a meeting prior to the Village Board's public hearing to consider
the matter.
(9)
The Village Board shall hold the public hearing and
make a final determination in the form of a resolution regarding the
proposed change.
(10)
The official street name or address change shall
become effective as so stated in the resolution.
A.
General requirements. Street name signs may be erected
at the intersections of all public roads within the scope of this
article showing the names of all roads in accordance with the Official
Road Naming Map. All intersection signs shall be a four-way sign,
unless a multiple intersection requires a larger sign.
B.
Specifications. The type of lettering, composition,
material, color, mounting posts, and accessories shall be determined
by the Department of Public Works in accordance with the standards
established pursuant to § 349.065, Wis. Stats. The Department
of Public Works shall be responsible for procuring all materials necessary
to assemble the complete road name signs or for arranging for a contractor
to provide such service.
C.
Procurement. The Department of Public Works shall
be the exclusive purchaser for all signs erected pursuant to the terms
of this article, and the County Division of Highways shall be the
exclusive installer, subject to budget limitations and manpower. The
Village may, at the discretion of the Village Administrator, contract
with private vendors for the procurement and erection of signs. The
fees established for the cost and erection of any signs by the Department
of Public Works shall be set by the Village Administrator. The amount
of the fee shall reflect the actual cost of procurement and installation
and shall be subject to annual review.
D.
Restrictions. No other signs except those specified
above shall be erected or used under the road naming plan established
by this article.
A.
A uniform system of building numbering for all residences
(year-round or seasonal), places of business, farms and public buildings
in the Village is hereby established.
B.
The numbering designation shall be as follows:
(1)
On all streets and roads which run in a generally
northerly and southerly direction, the numbers on the west side of
such streets and roads shall end with an even number. The numbers
on the east side of such streets and roads shall end with an odd number.
(2)
On all streets and roads which run in a generally
easterly and westerly direction, the numbers on the north side of
such streets shall end with an even number. The numbers on the south
side of such streets shall end with an odd number.
(3)
The numbers on all roads or streets shall be multiples
of the lowest numbered street and shall not exceed the next full number.
For example: the building numbers between First Avenue and Second
Avenue on 126th Street must be 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, etc., but
may not be more than 199.
(4)
The building address numbers shall be assigned by
the Community Development Department and located on the street yard
side of the building designated as the front entrance or door to the
building.
A.
General requirements. Building numbering signs shall consist of a plate of identical numbers, with the numbers being not less than three inches high, mounted so as to be horizontal to the street or road abutting. The signs shall be attached to a building when that building is within 100 feet of the road right-of-way. In all other instances, the signs shall be mounted on posts set at the right-of-way line of the road at a point not more than three feet to the right or left of the private driveway or walkway leading from the road to the building or property, or the numbering shall be included on the ground/monument sign advertising the business or entity. All addresses shall be readable from the road right-of-way. Ground/monument signs shall maintain setback requirements identified in Chapter 420, Zoning Ordinance, of this Code. The signs shall be far enough above the ground to be readily visible. As new buildings are constructed, the Village Community Development Director or his/her designee shall assign numbers upon the issuance of a building permit.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-20]
B.
Restrictions. No other signs except those specified
above shall be erected or used under the building numbering plan established
by this article.
No person shall willfully disturb, remove, deface
or damage any sign erected or maintained under the provisions of this
article.
A.
Any person violating this article shall forfeit not
more than $250 or, in default of payment, be confined to the county
jail for not more than six months or until such forfeiture is paid,
in addition to penalties imposed by statutes.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
B.
Any person who accidentally causes any of the damage described in § 305-66 shall immediately report the same to the County Sheriff's office or the County Division of Highways.
C.
Willful failure to so report such damage shall be
a violation of this article, and such person shall be subject to a
forfeiture of not more than $100 or, in default of payment, be confined
to the county jail for not more than 30 days or until such forfeiture
is paid.
