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Village of New Glarus, WI
Green County
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
A. 
General. A preliminary plat shall be required for all subdivisions and shall be based upon a survey by a registered land surveyor and the plat prepared on Mylar or paper of good quality at a scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch and shall show correctly on its face the following information:
(1) 
Title under which the proposed subdivision is to be recorded, which name shall not duplicate or be alike in pronunciation to the name of any plat heretofore recorded in the Village unless considered an addition to the subdivision.
(2) 
Legal description/location of the proposed subdivision by government lot, quarter section, township, range, county and state.
(3) 
Date, scale and North point.
(4) 
Names, telephone numbers, and addresses of the owner and any agent having control of the land, engineer, subdivider, and land surveyor preparing the plat.
(5) 
Entire area contiguous to the proposed plat owned or controlled by the subdivider may be required by the Plan Commission to be included on the preliminary plat even though only a portion of said area is proposed for immediate development. Where a subdivider owns or controls adjacent lands in addition to those proposed for development at that time, he shall submit a concept plan for the development of the adjacent lands showing streets, utilities, zoning districts, and other information as may affect the review of the preliminary plat in question. The Village Engineer may waive these requirements where adjacent development patterns have already been established.
B. 
Plat data. All preliminary plats shall show the following:
(1) 
Exact 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.
(2) 
Locations of all existing property boundary lines, structures, drives, streams and watercourses, marshes, rock outcrops, wooded areas, railroad tracks and other significant features within the tract being subdivided or immediately adjacent thereto.
(3) 
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.
(4) 
Location and names of any adjacent subdivisions, parks and cemeteries and owners of record of abutting unplatted lands.
(5) 
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.
(6) 
Location, size and invert elevation of any existing sanitary or storm sewers, culverts and drain pipes, the location of manholes, catch basins, hydrants, and electric and communication facilities, whether overhead or underground, and the location and size of any existing water and gas mains within the exterior boundaries of the plat or immediately adjacent 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 the direction and distance from the tract, size and invert elevations.
(7) 
Corporate limit lines within the exterior boundaries of the plat or immediately adjacent thereto.
(8) 
Existing zoning on and adjacent to the proposed subdivision.
(9) 
Contours within the exterior boundaries of the plat and extending to the center line of adjacent public streets to National Map Accuracy Standards based upon mean sea level datum at vertical intervals of not more than two feet. At least two permanent bench marks shall be located in the immediate vicinity of the plat; the location of the bench marks shall be indicated on the plat, together with their elevations referenced to mean sea level datum and the monumentation of the bench marks clearly and completely described.
(10) 
High-water elevation of all ponds, streams, lakes, flowages and wetlands within the exterior boundaries of the plat or located within 100 feet therefrom.
(11) 
Water elevation of all ponds, streams, lakes, flowages and wetlands within the exterior boundaries of the plat or located within 100 feet therefrom at the date of the survey.
(12) 
Floodland and shoreland boundaries 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, two feet above the elevation of the maximum flood of record within the exterior boundaries of the plat or within 100 feet therefrom.
(13) 
Location and results of percolation tests within the exterior boundaries of the plat conducted in accordance with Ch. SPS 385, Wis. Admin. Code Chapter SPS 385 where the subdivision will not be served by public sanitary sewer service.
[Amended 3-3-2020 by Ord. No. 20-02]
(14) 
Location, width and names of all proposed streets and public rights-of-way such as alleys and easements.
(15) 
Approximate dimensions of all lots together with proposed lot and block numbers. The area in square feet of each lot shall be provided.
(16) 
Location and approximate dimensions of any sites to be reserved or dedicated for parks, playgrounds, drainageways or other public use or which are to be used for group housing, shopping centers, church sites or other nonpublic uses.
(17) 
Approximate radii of all curves.
(18) 
Any proposed lake and stream access with a small drawing clearly indicating the location of the proposed subdivision in relation to access.
(19) 
Any proposed lake and stream improvement or relocation and notice of application for approval by the Division of Environmental Protection, Department of Natural Resources, when applicable.
(20) 
Soil tests and reports as may be required by the Village Engineer for the design of roadways, storm drainage facilities, on-site sewage disposal systems, erosion control facilities and/or other subdivision improvements and features.
(21) 
Design features.
(a) 
Locations and widths of proposed alleys, pedestrianways and utility easements.
(b) 
Layout numbers and preliminary acreages and dimensions of lots.
(c) 
Minimum front, rear, side, and street yard building setback lines.
(d) 
Location and size of proposed sanitary sewer lines and water mains.
(e) 
Gradients of proposed streets and sewer lines (and water mains, if required).
(f) 
Areas, other than streets, alleys, pedestrianways and utility easements, intended to be dedicated or reserved for public use, including the size of such area or areas in acres.
(g) 
Location and description of survey monuments.
(h) 
An identification system for the consecutive numbering of all lots within the subdivision.
(i) 
Sites, if any, to be reserved for parks or other public uses.
(j) 
Sites, if any, for multifamily dwellings, shopping centers, churches, industry or other nonpublic uses, exclusive of single-family dwellings.
(k) 
Provisions for surface water management, including both minor and major system components and detention/retention facilities, including existing and post-development one-hundred-year flood elevations, etc.
(l) 
Potential resubdivision and use of excessively deep (over 200 feet) or oversized lots must be indicated in a satisfactory manner.
(m) 
Any wetlands, floodplains, or environmentally sensitive areas provided for by any local, state or federal law.
(22) 
Dimensions of lot lines shall be shown in feet and hundredths; no ditto marks shall be permitted. When lot lines are not at right angles to the street right-of-way line, the width of the lot shall be indicated at the building setback line in addition to the width of the lot at the street right-of-way line.
(23) 
Where the Plan Commission or Village Engineer finds that it or he requires additional information relative to a particular problem presented by a proposed development in order to review the preliminary plat, it or he shall have the authority to request in writing such information from the subdivider.
C. 
Additional information. The Plan Commission and/or Village officials may require a proposed subdivision layout of all or part of the contiguously owned land even though division is not planned at the time.
A. 
General. A final plat prepared by a registered land surveyor shall be required for all subdivisions. It shall comply in all respects with the requirements of § 236.20, Wis. Stats., and this chapter.
B. 
Additional information. The final plat shall show correctly on its face, in addition to the information required by § 236.20, Wis. Stats., the following:
(1) 
Exact street width along the line of any obliquely intersecting street.
(2) 
Exact location and description of streetlighting and lighting utility easements.
(3) 
Railroad rights-of-way within and abutting the plat.
(4) 
All lands reserved for future public acquisition or reserved for the common use of property owners within the plat.
(5) 
Special restrictions required by the Village Board, upon the recommendation of the Plan Commission, relating to access control along public ways or to the provision of planting strips.
(6) 
Taxes. Certifications by attached information showing that all taxes and special assessments currently due on the property to be subdivided have been paid in full.
(7) 
A numbered identification system for all lots and blocks.
C. 
Deed restrictions. Restrictive covenants and deed registrations for the proposed subdivision shall be filed with the final plat.
D. 
Property owners' association. The legal instruments creating a property owners' association for the ownership and/or maintenance of common lands in the subdivision shall be filed with the final plat.
E. 
Plat location. Where the plat is located within a quarter section, the corners of which have been relocated, monumented and coordinated by the Village, the tie required by § 236.20(3)(b), Wis. Stats., may be expressed in terms of ground distances, and the material and Wisconsin state plane coordinates of the monument marking the relocated section or quarter corner to which the plat is tied shall be indicated on the plat.
F. 
Surveying and monumenting. All final plats shall meet all the surveying and monumenting requirements of § 236.15, Wis. Stats.
G. 
State plane coordinate system. Where the plat is located within a quarter section, the corners of which have been relocated, monumented and coordinated by the Village, the plat shall be tied directly to one of the section or quarter corners so relocated, monumented and coordinated. All distances and bearings shall be referenced to the Wisconsin Coordinate System, South Zone, and adjusted to the Village's control survey.
H. 
Certificates. All final plats shall provide all the certificates required by § 236.21, Wis. Stats., and, in addition, the surveyor shall certify that he has fully complied with all the provisions of this chapter.
A. 
Certified survey requirements. When it is proposed to use a certified survey, as defined in this chapter, the subdivider shall subdivide by use of a certified survey map prepared in accordance with § 236.34, Wis. Stats., and this chapter.
B. 
Submission and review. The subdivider is encouraged to first consult with the Plan Commission regarding the requirements for certified surveys before submission of the final map. Following consultation, two copies of the final map in the form of a certified survey map shall be submitted to the Village. The certified survey shall be reviewed, approved or disapproved by the Plan Commission and Village Board pursuant to § 265-14.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
C. 
Additional information. The certified survey map shall show correctly on its face, in addition to the information required by § 236.34, Wis. Stats., the following:
(1) 
All existing buildings, watercourses, drainage ditches and other features pertinent to proper division.
(2) 
Setbacks or building lines required by the Village Board and the Village Zoning Code.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 305, Zoning.
(3) 
All lands reserved for future acquisition.
(4) 
Date of the map.
(5) 
Graphic scale.
(6) 
Name and address of the owner, subdivider and surveyor.
(7) 
Square footage of each parcel.
(8) 
Present zoning for the parcels.
D. 
State plane coordinate system. Where the map is located within a quarter section, the corners of which have been relocated, monumented and coordinated by the Village, the map shall be tied directly to one of the section or quarter corners so relocated, monumented and coordinated. All distances and bearings shall be referenced to the Wisconsin Coordinate System, South Zone, and adjusted to the Village's control survey.
E. 
Certificates. The surveyor shall certify on the face of the certified survey map that he has fully complied with all the provisions of this chapter. The Village Board, after a recommendation by the reviewing agencies, shall certify its approval on the face of the map.
F. 
Street dedication. Dedication of streets and other public areas shall require, in addition, the owner's certificate and the mortgagee's certificate in substantially the same form as required by § 236.21(2)(a), Wis. Stats.
G. 
Recordation. The subdivider shall record the map with the County Register of Deeds within six months of the date of the last resolution of approval and not later than 24 months following the date of the first resolution of approval. Failure to do so shall necessitate a new review and reapproval of the map by the Village Board.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
H. 
Requirements. To the extent reasonably practicable, the certified survey shall comply with the provisions of this chapter relating to general requirements, design standards and required improvements.