The Town Board of the Town of St. Joseph adopts this chapter pursuant
to its village powers and its specific statutory authority, powers and duties,
under Wisconsin law, including but not limited to W.S.A. ss. 60.22, 60.23,
60.33 and 81.01 (11), 61.35 and 62.23, to name and rename roads within its
jurisdiction and to develop and approve an official Town Map, including the
official Town road names and numbers.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
NAME
Shall refer to the act of designating an appellation for the road,
or the designation of an appellation for the road. It shall also refer to
the number of the road.
PRIVATE ACCESSES
Those thoroughfares that provide access between a public road within
the Town and two or more residences located within the Town. Private accesses
are not maintained by the Town of St. Joseph, and are not part of the public
road system within the Town. "Private access" may also refer to roads within
a major subdivision which have not been declared public roads.
PUBLIC ROADS
Town roads that have been accepted by the Town as public and are
maintained solely by the Town of St. Joseph. This does not include federal
highways, state highways or private accesses.
This chapter shall apply to all subdivisions and roadways built within
the Town. The Town Board is authorized to rename or renumber existing roads.