For the purpose of administering and enforcing this chapter,
the terms or words used herein shall be interpreted as follows: Words
used in the present tense include the future tense, words in the singular
number include the plural number, and in the plural number include
the singular number. The word "may" is permissive, and the word "shall"
is mandatory, not discretionary. All distances unless otherwise specified
shall be measured horizontally.
A way or means of approach, by easement or ownership of land,
to provide vehicular or pedestrian physical ingress and egress to
a property.
The total square footage lying within the recorded peripheral
boundaries, including land over which easements have been granted.
A relatively permanent material object, natural or artificial,
having a marked location with a known elevation established to a stated
datum.
Also known as a "map of survey" or "plat of survey" prepared
by a professional land surveyor. A certificate of survey may be a
survey of an existing lot or parcel, or may be a new land division
if greater than 15 acres.
[Amended 2-16-2021 by Ord. No. 3-2021]
A map of a land division, land combination, or an existing
lot or parcel of record. This map shall be of not more than four lots
or parcels and prepared by a professional land surveyor in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter and § 236.34, Wis. Stats.
[Amended 2-16-2021 by Ord. No. 3-2021]
The County Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee. In some
laws and regulations, referred to as "agency."
An individual authorized by the County Land Use Planning
and Zoning Committee to perform duties as authorized by the Committee.
The official community plan for shaping physical, social
and economic growth or development within the County, which has been
properly developed and adopted according to the Wisconsin Statutes.
Land that touches, having a common boundary. Lands severed
by public road right-of-ways, railroad right-of-ways, or meandered
navigable waters shall not be adjoining for the purpose of this chapter.
Green Lake County.
The governing body of Green Lake County.
Shall refer to full calendar days.
A non-possessory interest in land owned by another to use
the land for a specific purpose or purposes, without profit.
The unincorporated area within 1 1/2 miles of the corporate
limits of a fourth-class city or village and within three miles of
the corporate limits of first-through third-class cities that may
exercise subdivision plat approval, provided that they have enacted
an official map or subdivision control ordinance in accordance with
Wisconsin Statutes.
The act or process of dividing contiguous land into two or
more lots or parcels, each having contiguous areas of land.
An area of land, that is part of a recorded subdivision plat,
certified survey map or other document using the platting process,
that is identified by an assigned number or letter.
An area of land with a configuration having two components:
a flagpole of land utilized for access and a flag of land utilized
for the principal area of development. Certain lot or parcel configurations
may have more than one flag or flagpole.
An area of land described in a conveyance and recorded in
the County Register of Deeds office that complied with lot or parcel
land division provisions of area and width at the time of recording.
The act of said recording is the time at which a lot or parcel is
created.
The remainder; that area of land that remains after the conveyance
of a lot or parcel occurs whereby a land division is created. A remnant
resulting at the time of a land division is a newly created lot or
parcel.
The average of the shortest horizontal distances at the front
lot line, rear lot line or ordinary high-water mark and at any angle
points in the side lot lines.
Refers to all pages and sheets that make up the land surveying
document.
An incorporated city or village within Green Lake County.
A map adopted by a municipality, pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes,
that is conclusive with respect to the location and width of streets,
highways, waterways and parkways, and the location and extent of railroad
rights-of-way, public transit facilities, parks and playgrounds shown
on the map.
An area of land, other than a lot so designated on the subdivision
plat, certified survey map, or other document referencing lot numbers.
An area of contiguous land having a boundary description
duly recorded in the Register of Deeds office that identifies the
boundaries of that specific property.
A map of a subdivision.
The map and/or drawing of a subdivision prepared in compliance
with the provisions of Ch. 236, Wis. Stats., and the provisions of
this chapter.
A map showing relevant features of a proposed subdivision
plat submitted to the County Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee
for the purpose of preliminary consideration.
The process of changing, or the map or plat that changes,
the boundaries of a recorded subdivision plat or part thereof. The
legal dividing of a large block, lot or outlot within a recorded subdivision
plat without changing the exterior boundaries of said block, lot or
outlot is not a replat. A replat shall not alter areas dedicated to
the public unless proper court action is secured.
A surface curb-to-curb or paved portion of a street available
for vehicular traffic movement and parking.
The right-of-way of any street, road, highway, lane, access
easement, etc., not dedicated to the public and accepted by the governmental
jurisdiction, where the defined right-of-way area provides access
to lots and parcels.
The right-of-way of any street, road, highway, lane, etc.,
dedicated to the public and accepted by the governmental jurisdiction,
that provides access to lots and parcels.
ARTERIAL STREET AND HIGHWAYThose that provide for rapid movement of concentrated volumes of traffic over relatively long distances and have the most limited access to assure rapid movement.
COLLECTOR STREETStreets that provide moderate speed movement of vehicular traffic from local streets to arterial streets. A collector street serves a neighborhood or a major subdivision and should be designed so that no residential lots have access to it.
LOCAL STREETStreets designed for low speeds and low volume of vehicular traffic connecting to collector streets and arterial streets that provide the greatest degree of access to abutting properties.
ALLEYA public or private thoroughfare which affords only a secondary means of access for vehicular services to the back or side of property otherwise abutting a street.
CUL-DE-SAC STREETA local street with only one outlet and having a turnaround for the safe and convenient reversal of traffic movement.
DEAD-END STREETA local street with only one outlet and having no turnaround for reversal of traffic movement.
Any individual, firm, association, syndicate, partnership,
guardian, attorney, trust, corporation, or other legal entity or any
combination of these acting as a representative of a property owner
that commences proceedings under the provisions of this chapter.
The division of a lot or parcel of land by the owner (subdivider)
thereof or their agent where the act of division creates:
A civil and political division of a state, usually one of
the divisions of a county. In this chapter, "town" shall mean any
town board, town clerk or any other designated town committee.
