A preliminary plat shall be required for all
subdivisions and shall be based upon a survey by a registered land
surveyor.
A.
The 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:
(1)
Title or name under which the proposed subdivision
is to be recorded. Such title shall not be the same as or similar
to a previously recorded plat and is so stated on the plat.
(2)
Property location of a proposed subdivision by government
lot, quarter section, township, range, county and state.
(3)
Date, graphic scale and North arrow.
(4)
Names and addresses of the owner, subdivider and land
surveyor preparing the plat.
B.
The 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 Council may waive this requirement where it is unnecessary
to fulfill the purpose and intent of this chapter and undue hardship
would result from strict application thereof.
All preliminary plats shall show the following:
A.
Length and bearing of the exterior boundaries of the
proposed subdivision referenced to a corner established in the United
States Public Land Survey and the total acreage encompassed thereby.
B.
Existing contours at vertical intervals of not more
than two feet where the slope of the ground surface is less than 10%
and of not more than five feet where the slope of the ground surface
is 10% or more. Elevations shall be marked on such contours based
on United States Geological Survey (USGS) datum.
C.
Water elevations of adjoining lakes and streams at
the date of the survey and approximate high and low water elevations,
all referred to USGS datum.
D.
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.
E.
Location, right-of-way width and names of all existing
streets, alleys or other public ways, easements, railroad and utility
rights-of-way and all section and quarter section lines within the
exterior boundaries of the plat or immediately adjacent thereto.
F.
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 center-line elevations,
all to USGS datum.
G.
Location and names of any adjacent subdivisions, parks
and cemeteries and owners of record of abutting unplatted lands.
H.
Location, size and invert elevation of any existing
sanitary or storm sewers, culverts and drainpipes; the location of
manholes, catch basins, hydrants, and electrical and communication
facilities, whether aerial or underground; and the location and size
of any existing water and gas mains within the exterior boundaries
of the plat or immediately adjacent tract thereto. If no sewers or
water mains are located on or immediately adjacent to the tract, the
nearest such sewers or water mains which might be extended to serve
the tract shall be indicated by their direction and distance from
the tract, size and invert elevations.
I.
Locations of all existing property boundary lines,
corporate limit lines, structures, drives, streams and watercourses,
marshes, rock outcrops, wooded areas, railroad tracks and other similar
significant natural or man-made features within the tract being subdivided
or immediately adjacent thereto.
J.
Setbacks or building lines if required by the Council in accordance with the guidelines set forth in Article VIII of this chapter.
K.
Location, width and names of all proposed streets
and public rights-of-way, such as alleys and easements.
L.
Approximate dimensions of all lots together with proposed
lot and block numbers.
M.
Location and approximate dimensions and size of any
sites within the plat to be reserved or dedicated for parks, open
space, 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 lotting.
N.
Approximate radii of all curves.
O.
Existing zoning on and adjacent to the proposed subdivision.
P.
Any proposed lake and stream access with a small drawing
clearly indicating the location of the proposed subdivision in relation
to the access.
Q.
Any proposed lake and stream improvement or relocation.
The Council, upon recommendation of the Director
of Public Works, may require that the subdivider provide street plans
and profiles showing existing ground surface and proposed and established
street grades, including extensions for a reasonable distance beyond
the limits of the proposed subdivision when requested. All elevations
shall be based upon USGS datum, and plans and profiles shall be of
sufficient detail to determine that streets will conform to the grade
of existing streets or their extension or to the established grades
of future streets and shall be subject to the approval of the Director
of Public Works.
The Director of Public Works may 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 groundwater table. Where the subdivision will not be served by
central sanitary sewer service, the provisions of Ch. Comm 85, Wis.
Adm. Code, shall be complied with and the appropriate data submitted
with the preliminary plat.
The Council may require submission of a list
of existing covenants and a list of covenants with which the subdivider
intends to regulate land use in the proposed subdivision and otherwise
protect the proposed development.
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 chapter.
