These regulations are adopted under the authority
granted by § 236.45, Wis. Stats.
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate and
control the division of land within the corporate limits of the City
and its extraterritorial plat approval jurisdiction in order to promote
the public health, safety, morals, prosperity, aesthetics and general
welfare of the City and its environs.
It is the general intent of this chapter to
regulate the division of land so as to:
A.
Obtain the wise use, conservation, protection and
proper development of the City's soil, water, wetland, woodland and
wildlife resources and attain a proper adjustment of land use and
development to the supporting and sustaining natural resource base.
B.
Lessen congestion in the streets and highways.
C.
Further the orderly layout and appropriate use of
land.
D.
Secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers.
E.
Provide adequate light and air.
F.
Facilitate adequate provision for housing, transportation,
water supply, stormwater, wastewater, schools, parks, playgrounds
and other public facilities and services.
G.
Secure safety from flooding, water pollution, disease
and other hazards.
H.
Prevent flood damage to persons and properties and
minimize expenditures for flood relief and flood-control projects.
I.
Prevent and control erosion, sedimentation and other
pollution of surface and subsurface waters.
J.
Preserve natural vegetation and cover and promote
the natural beauty of the City.
K.
Restrict building sites in areas covered by poor soils
or in other areas poorly suited for development.
L.
Facilitate the further division of larger tracts into
smaller parcels of land.
M.
Ensure adequate legal description and proper survey
monumentation of subdivided land.
N.
Provide for the administration and enforcement of
this chapter.
O.
Provide penalties for its violation.
P.
Implement those City, county, watershed or regional
comprehensive plans or their components adopted by the City; in general,
facilitate enforcement of City development standards as set forth
in the adopted regional, county and City comprehensive plans, adopted
plan components, the Zoning Code, the Official Map and the Building
Code of the City.[1]
It is not intended by this chapter to repeal,
abrogate, annul, impair or interfere with any existing easements,
covenants, agreements, rules, regulations or permits previously adopted
or issued pursuant to law. However, where this chapter imposes greater
restrictions, the provisions of this chapter shall govern.
In their interpretation and application, the
provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements
and shall be liberally construed in favor of the City and shall not
be deemed a limitation or repeal of any other power granted by the
Wisconsin Statutes.
The City does not guarantee, warrant or represent
that those soils listed as being unsuited for specific uses are the
only unsuitable soils in the City and its extraterritorial plat review
jurisdiction. Furthermore, the City does not guarantee, warrant or
represent that only those areas designated as floodlands will be subject
to periodic inundation. The City hereby asserts that there is no liability
on the part of the City, its agencies or its employees for sanitation
problems, structural damage or flood damages that may occur as a result
of reliance upon and conformance with this chapter.
