Wis. Stat. § 84.095 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.095
Section 84.095
Status: in_force

a. The parcel number.

b. The right, title or interest in land required.

c. The area of the parcel required.

11. Reference to platted land surveys or other surveys of record and the locations of known monuments established for such surveys.

12. The locations of known public land survey monuments.

(b) In addition to the information required under par. (a) , a plat for a highway project shall include the following:

1. The designation of the highway and any adjacent or intersecting streets or highways by name, number or letter.

2. A description of the reference line for the highway by bearing and distance.

3. The location of the highway reference line by bearing and distance from a boundary line of a section or from a recorded private claim or federal reservation.

4. A description of the highway right-of-way boundaries by bearing and distance.

5. The locations of existing reference lines and right-of-way lines.

(c) Notwithstanding its depiction on a plat, the boundary of a parcel extends to the boundary of the adjoining property parcel or body of water.

(d) The requirements under this section and in s. A-E 7.08 , Wis. Adm. Code, entitled “U.S. public land survey monument record” in effect on January 1, 2004, contain all of the requirements for a transportation project plat.

(5) Professional land surveyor’s certificate. A plat prepared for recording under this section shall include a certificate of a professional land surveyor licensed under s. 443.06 that the plat is a correct representation of the project described and that the identification and location of each parcel can be determined from the plat.

(6) Plat dimensions and media.

(a) No plat may be recorded in the office of a register of deeds unless the plat has a one-inch margin on all sides, and is produced on any material that is capable of clearly legible reproduction or other media that is acceptable to the register of deeds. The dimensions of the plat shall be 22 inches wide by 30 inches long. Larger plats may be used if acceptable to the register of deeds and agreeable to the agency who submitted the plat. A plat that is submitted for recording shall contain a blank space at least 3 inches by 3 inches in size for use by the register of deeds.

(b) The requirements of s. 59.43 (2m) do not apply to plats submitted under this section.

(7) Description for parcels and remnant parcels.

(a) Whenever a plat has been recorded under this section, any parcel depicted in the plat that is required for a project by conveyance or eminent domain proceedings shall be described using the following information to the extent the information applies:

(b) A description under par. (a) is a sufficient legal description for purposes of s. 32.05 or 706.05 (2m) (a) .

(c) Subsequent conveyances, mortgages, and other instruments affecting title to an adjoining parcel of land and its associated rights or interests may refer to the parcel description in par. (a) as an exception to the conveyance.

(d) The plat may be used to depict remnant parcels to be disposed of or to delineate existing highway right-of-way.

(8) Indexing of plats.

(a) The register of deeds shall index plats recorded under this section in the manner described in s. 59.43 (12m) , whether or not the county board has enacted an ordinance requiring such an index.

(b) Within 3 working days after the date on which a plat is submitted for recording under this section, the register of deeds shall assign a document number and, at the option of the register of deeds, a volume and page where the plat is recorded, and the register of deeds shall provide notice of the recording information to the agency that submitted the plat.

(8m) Surplus parcels. The department may not divide a surplus parcel, as defined by the department, under this section.

(9) Local review. No state agency, city, village, town or county may require the review or approval of a plat as a condition of recording the plat if the plat is prepared in accordance with this section.

History: 1997 a. 282 ; 2005 a. 446 ; 2013 a. 358 ; 2017 a. 102 ; 2017 a. 365 s. 111 ; 2025 a. 234 .