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Village of Dane, WI Subdivision of Land
§ 463-1 Introduction; purpose.
§ 463-3 General provisions.
§ 463-4 Condominium developments.
§ 463-5 Preliminary plat procedure; final plat procedure.
§ 463-6 Technical requirements for preliminary plats.
§ 463-7 Replat.
§ 463-8 Minor subdivisions; certified surveys.
§ 463-9 Street design standards.
§ 463-10 Block design standards.
§ 463-11 Lot design standards.
§ 463-12 Drainage system.
§ 463-13 Extra-size or off-site improvements.
§ 463-14 Nonresidential subdivisions.
§ 463-15 Public improvements.
§ 463-16 Easements.
§ 463-17 Grading.
§ 463-18 Dedication of land for public use.
§ 463-19 Administrative and other fees.
§ 463-20 Variances and exceptions.
§ 463-21 Violations and penalties; appeals.
Chapter 463: Subdivision of Land
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Dane 4-1-1996 as Title 14, Ch. 1, of the 1996 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Chapter 463 : Subdivision of Land
Introduction. In accordance with the authority granted by § 236.45, Wis. Stats., and for the purposes listed in §§ 236.01 and 236.45, Wis. Stats., the Village Board of the Village of Dane does hereby ordain as follows:
Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare. This chapter is designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to foster the orderly layout and use of land; to ensure safety from fire, flooding, panic and other dangers; to provide optimum light and air; to discourage overcrowding of the land; to lessen concentration of population; to facilitate adequate provision of transportation, public water and sewerage, schools, parks, playgrounds and other public necessities; and to facilitate the further division of large tracts of land into smaller parcels. This chapter is made with the reasonable consideration of, but not limited to, the present character of the Village and its environs, with the objectives of conserving the value of the land and improvements placed thereon, providing the most appropriate environment for human habitation, encouraging commerce and industry and providing for the most appropriate use of land in the Village.
Where the title or any part thereof is transferred by the execution of a land contract, an option to purchase, an offer to purchase and acceptance, a deed, or a certified survey, and a division occurs where any of the above transactions change the title from a joint tenancy to a tenancy in common or from a tenancy in common to a joint tenancy.
A street used or intended to be used primarily for fast or heavy through traffic. Major streets shall include freeways, expressways and other highways and parkways, as well as arterial streets.
A street which is parallel to and adjacent to major streets and which provides access to abutting properties and protection from traffic on the major street.
The preliminary plat map, drawing or chart indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the Village Board for its consideration as to compliance with the Comprehensive Plan and this chapter along with required supporting data.
An area where water is at, near, or above the land surface long enough to be capable of supporting aquatic or hydrophytic vegetation and which has soils indicative of wet conditions.[1]
Compliance. No person shall divide any land located within the jurisdictional limits of this chapter which results in a subdivision, land division or a replat as defined herein; no such subdivision, land division or replat shall be entitled to record; and no street shall be laid out or improvements made to land without compliance with all requirements of this chapter and the following:
The rules contained in Ch. SPS 385, Wis. Adm. Code, for subdivisions not served by public sewer.
The rules of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources contained in the Wisconsin Administrative Code for a floodplain management program.[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. NR 116, Wis. Adm. Code.
Jurisdiction. Jurisdiction of this chapter shall include all lands within the corporate limits of the Village of Dane. The provisions of this chapter, as they apply to divisions of tracts of land into less than five parcels, shall not apply to:
The factor that makes this chapter applicable to a condominium development is the creation of multiple, distinct property entities at or near the ground surface, subject to property taxation as separate parcels, with each property entity having different ownership and management. The Village of Dane determines that this factor makes a condominium development dissimilar, both physically and in ownership, from developments in which the land and improvements are under unitary ownership, management and control.
Sections 463-5 and 463-6, relating to preliminary plat approval. This stage of approval shall be the only approval required for a condominium development. The technical requirements for preliminary plats set forth in § 463-6 shall not apply, since condominiums have separate technical standards set forth in Ch. 703, Wis. Stats.
Section 463-15.
Sections 463-9 through 463-17.
Section 463-18.
Preliminary meetings. Before filing a preliminary plat or certified survey, the subdivider is encouraged to consult with the Village Board for advice regarding general subdivision requirements. The subdivider shall also submit a location map showing the relationship of the proposed subdivision to traffic arteries and existing community facilities. This consultation is neither formal nor mandatory but is intended to inform the subdivider of the purpose and objectives of this chapter, the Comprehensive Plan, Comprehensive Plan components and duly adopted plan implementation devices of the Village and to otherwise assist the subdivider in planning his development. In so doing, both the subdivider and planning agency may reach mutual conclusions regarding the general program and objectives of the proposed development and its possible effects on the neighborhood and community. The subdivider will gain a better understanding of the subsequent required procedures.
Submission. Before submitting a final plat for approval, the subdivider shall prepare a preliminary plat and a letter of application. The preliminary plat shall be prepared in accordance with this chapter, and the subdivider shall file an adequate number of copies of the plat and the application as required by this section with the Village Clerk-Treasurer at least 10 days prior to the meeting of the Village Board at which action is desired. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall submit a copy of the preliminary plat to the Village Engineer for review and written report of his recommendations and reactions to the proposed plat.
Public improvements, plans and specifications. Simultaneously with the filing of the preliminary plat or map, the owner shall file with the Village Clerk-Treasurer 15 complete sets of preliminary plans and specifications for the construction of any public improvements required by this chapter.
A statement of the proposed use of lots, stating types of residential buildings with number of proposed dwelling units and types of business or industry, so as to reveal the effect of the development on traffic, fire hazards and congestion of population;
If any zoning changes are contemplated, the proposed zoning plan for the area, including dimensions; and
Referral to other agencies. The developer shall, within two days after filing, transmit four copies to the County Planning Agency, two copies to the Department of Administration, additional copies to the Department of Administration for retransmission of two copies each to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation if the subdivision abuts or adjoins a state trunk highway or a connecting street and the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services if the subdivision is not served by the public sewer and provision for such service has not been made, and an adequate number of copies to the Village Board. The County Planning Agency, the Wisconsin Department of Administration, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services shall be hereinafter referred to as "objecting agencies."[1]
Drafting standards. The subdivider shall submit to the Village Clerk-Treasurer and to those agencies having the authority to object to plats under provisions in Ch. 236, Wis. Stats., copies of a preliminary plat (or certified survey) based upon an accurate exterior boundary survey by a registered land surveyor, which shall show clearly the proposed subdivision at a scale of not more than one inch per 100 feet having two-foot contour intervals, shall identify the improvements (grading, tree planting, paving, installation of facilities and dedications of land), easements which the subdivider proposes to make and shall indicate by accompanying letter when the improvements will be provided. Any proposed restrictive covenants for the land involved shall be submitted.
The Village Board shall, within 90 days of the date the preliminary plat was filed with the Village Clerk-Treasurer, approve, approve conditionally or reject such plat and shall state, in writing, any conditions of approval or reasons for rejection, unless the time is extended by written agreement by the subdivider. Failure of the Village Board to act within 90 days or extension thereof shall constitute an approval of the preliminary plat, unless other authorized agencies object to the plat. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall communicate to the subdivider the action of the Village Board.[2]
Approval or conditional approval of a preliminary plat shall not constitute automatic approval of the final plat. If the final plat conforms substantially to the preliminary plat as approved, including any conditions of that approval, and to the local plans and ordinances adopted as authorized by law, it is entitled to approval. If the final plat is not submitted within 36 months after the last required approval of the preliminary plat, any approving authority may refuse to approve the final plat or may extend the time for submission of the final plat. The final plat may, if permitted by the Village Board, constitute only that portion of the approved preliminary plat that the subdivider proposes to record at that time. Conditional approval may be granted subject to satisfactory compliance with pertinent provisions of this chapter and Ch. 236, Wis. Stats.
[Amended 12-2-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-04]
Should the subdivider desire to amend the preliminary plat as approved, he may resubmit the amended plat, which shall follow the same procedure, except for the hearing and fee, unless the amendment is, in the opinion of the Village Board, of such scope as to constitute a new plat, in which such case it shall be refiled.
The subdivider shall prepare a final plat and a letter of application in accordance with this chapter and shall file copies of the plat and the application with the Village Clerk-Treasurer at least 10 days prior to the meeting of the Village Board at which action is desired. The owner or subdivider shall file 10 copies of the final plat not later than 36 months after the date of approval of the preliminary plat; otherwise, the preliminary plat and final plat will be considered void unless an extension is requested in writing by the subdivider and for good cause granted by the Village. The owner or subdivider shall also submit at this time a current certified abstract of title or registered property report and such other evidence as the Village Attorney may require showing title or control in the applicant. The Clerk-Treasurer shall forward a copy of the final plat to the Plan Commission for its recommendation.[3]
The subdivider shall, within two days after filing, transmit four copies to the County Planning Agency, two copies to the Department of Administration, additional copies to the Department of Administration for retransmission of two copies each to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation if the subdivision abuts or adjoins a state trunk highway or a connecting street and the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services if the subdivision is not served by a public sewer and provision for service has not been made, and the original final plat and adequate copies to the Village Board. The County Planning Agency, the Department of Administration, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services shall be hereinafter referred to as "objecting agencies."[4]
Simultaneously with the filing of the final plat or map, the owner shall file with the Village Clerk-Treasurer 10 copies of the final plans and specifications of public improvements required by this chapter.
The subdivider shall refer six copies of the final plat to the Village Board, one copy to the Engineer, and a copy each to the telephone and power and other utility companies. The abstract of title or registered property report shall be referred to the Attorney for his examination and report. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall also refer the final plans and specifications of public improvements to the Village Engineer for review. The recommendations of the Village Engineer shall be made within 30 days of the filing of the final plat. The Village Engineer shall examine the plat or map and final plans and specifications of public improvements for technical details and, if he finds them satisfactory, shall so certify in writing to the Village Board. If the plat or map or the plans and specifications are not satisfactory, the Village Engineer shall return them to the owner and so advise the Village Board.
The objecting agencies shall, within 20 days of the date of receiving their copies of the final plat, notify the subdivider and all other approving and objecting agencies of any objections. If there are no objections, they shall so certify on the face of the copy of the plat and shall return that copy to the Village Board. If an objecting agency fails to act within 20 days, or the Department of Administration fails to act within 30 days, it shall be deemed to have no objection to the plat.[5]
If the final plat is not submitted within 36 months of the last required approval of the preliminary plat, the Village Board may refuse to approve the final plat.
The Village Board shall, within 60 days of the date of filing the original final plat with the Village Clerk-Treasurer, approve or reject such plat, unless the time is extended by agreement with the subdivider. As part of the final plat approval process, a professional engineer, a planner or another person charged with the responsibility to review plats shall provide the Village Board with his or her conclusions as to whether the final plat conforms substantially to the preliminary plat and with his or her recommendation on approval of the final plat. The conclusions and recommendations shall be made part of the record of the proceeding at which the final plat is being considered and are not required to be submitted in writing.
If the Village Board fails to act within 60 days, the time having not been extended and no unsatisfied objections having been filed, the plat shall be deemed approved.
After the final plat has been approved by the Village Board and required improvements either installed or a contract and sureties insuring their installation is filed, the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall cause the certificate inscribed upon the plat attesting to such approval to be duly executed and the plat returned to the subdivider for recording with the County Register of Deeds.[6]
The subdivider shall file one copy of the final plat with each approving agency.[7]
Editor's Note: Original Secs. 14-1-5(g), Engineering fee, and 14-1-5(h), Administrative fee, which immediately followed this subsection, were repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
Recording of plats or certified surveys. Plats approved by the Village Board of the Village of Dane must be recorded, together with the adopting resolution, with the Dane County Register of Deeds office within 12 months after the date of last approval of the plat and within 36 months after the first approval. Certified surveys approved by the Village Board of the Village of Dane must be recorded, together with the adopting resolution, with the Dane County Register of Deeds within six months of the date of the last resolution of preliminary approval and within 24 months following the date of the first resolution of approval. Land divisions shall not be recognized by the Village until recorded with the Register of Deeds. The volume, page, and document numbers of the recording shall be filed with the Village Clerk-Treasurer and Building Inspector prior to issuance of any permits. The subdivider shall file one full-size and one reduced-sized 8 1/2 inch by 11 inch certified copy of the approved land division with the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
[Amended 12-2-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-04[8]]
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 Village Board may waive this requirement where it is unnecessary to fulfill the purposes and intent of this chapter and undue hardship would result from strict application thereof.
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.
Location, size and invert elevation of any existing sanitary or storm sewers, culverts and drainpipes, the location of manholes, catch basins, hydrants, electric and communications 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.
Soil types and their boundaries, as shown on the operational soil survey maps prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, National Resources Conservation Service.[1]
Location and results of percolation tests within the exterior boundaries of the plat conducted in accordance with Ch. SPS 385, Wis. Adm. Code, where the subdivision will not be served by public sanitary sewer service.
Approximate dimensions of all lots, together with proposed lot and block numbers.
Any proposed lake and stream improvement or relocation, and notice of application for approval by the Department of Natural Resources, when applicable.[2]
When it is proposed to replat a recorded subdivision, or part thereof, so as to change the boundaries of a recorded subdivision, or part thereof, the subdivider or person wishing to replat shall vacate or alter the recorded plat as provided in §§ 236.40 through 236.44, Wis. Stats. The subdivider, or person wishing to replat, shall then proceed as specified in Subsections A through F of § 463-5.
When it is proposed to divide land into two parcels or building sites, any one of which is less than five acres, or when it is proposed to divide a block, lot or outlot into not more than four parcels or building sites within a recorded subdivision plat without changing the exterior boundaries of the block, lot or outlot, the subdivider shall subdivide by use of a certified survey map prepared in accordance with § 236.34, Wis. Stats., and this section.
Submission. The subdivider may consult with the Village Board regarding the requirements for minor subdivision certified surveys before submission of the final map. Following consultation, a copy of the final map in the form of a certified survey map shall be submitted to the Village.
Proposed layout. The Village Board may require a proposed subdivision layout of all or part of the contiguously owned land, even though division is not planned at the time.
Certified survey. The following procedures shall be followed with certified surveys:[1]
The subdivider shall cause a certified survey map to be prepared in accordance with § 236.34, Wis. Stats., and this chapter and submit 10 copies to the Village Clerk-Treasurer. The map shall be reviewed by the Village Board for conformance with this chapter and all ordinances, rules, regulations, Comprehensive Plans and Comprehensive Plan components which affect it. The Village Board shall approve, approve conditionally or reject such map within 90 days from the date of filing of the map, unless the time is extended by agreement with the subdivider. If the map is rejected, the reason shall be stated in the minutes of the meeting and a written statement forwarded to the subdivider.
The subdivider shall record the map with the County Register of Deeds as prescribed in § 463-5G of this chapter. Failure to do so shall necessitate reapproval of the map by the Village Board.
Areas not covered by Comprehensive Plan. In areas not covered by the Comprehensive Plan, the layout of streets shall conform to the plan for the most advantageous development of adjoining areas of the neighborhood. Streets shall be designed and located in relation to existing and officially planned streets, topography and natural terrain, streams and lakes and existing tree growth, public convenience and safety and in their appropriate relation to the proposed use of the land to be served by such streets.
Street classifications. Streets shall be classified as indicated below:
Minor streets. Minor streets shall be arranged to conform to the topography, to discourage use by through traffic, to permit the design of efficient storm and sanitary sewerage systems and to require the minimum street area necessary to provide safe and convenient access to abutting property.[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 14-1-9(f)(4), Proposed streets, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
Alleys. See Subsection U of this section.[2]
Extraterritorial streets. Streets located in the extraterritorial plat jurisdiction of the Village of Dane must also comply with the minimum town road standards of § 82.50, Wis. Stats.
Continuation. Streets shall be laid out to provide for possible continuation wherever topographic and other physical conditions permit. Provision shall be made so that all proposed streets shall have a direct connection with, or be continuous and in line with, existing, planned or platted streets with which they are to connect. Proposed streets shall be extended to the boundary lines of the tract to be subdivided, unless prevented by topography or other physical conditions, or unless, in the opinion of the Village Board, such extension is not necessary or desirable for the coordination of the layout of the subdivision with existing layout or the most advantageous future development of adjacent tracts. Dead-end streets not over 500 feet in length will be approved when necessitated by the topography.
Minor streets. Minor streets shall be so laid out as to discourage their use by through traffic.
Private streets. Private streets shall not be approved, nor shall public improvements be approved for any private street; all streets shall be dedicated for public use.
Minimum and maximum grades.
Unless necessitated by exceptional topography subject to the approval of the Village Board, the maximum center-line grade of any street or public way shall not exceed the following:
The grade of any street shall in no case exceed 12% or be less than 1/2 of 1%.
Street grades shall be established wherever practicable so as to avoid excessive grading, the promiscuous removal of ground cover and tree growth, and general leveling of the topography.[3]
Vertical curves. All changes in street grades shall be connected by vertical curves of a minimum length in feet equivalent to 30 times the algebraic difference in grade for major streets and 20 times this algebraic difference for all other streets.
Property lines at street intersections of major streets shall be rounded with a radius of 15 feet or of a greater radius where the Village Board considers it necessary.
Provisions of Chapter 520, Zoning, with respect to traffic visibility at street intersections shall also apply here.
Alleys shall be provided in all commercial and industrial districts, except that the Village Board may waive this requirement where other definite and assured provisions are made for service access, such as off-street loading and parking, consistent with and adequate for the uses proposed. No alleys shall connect with a major street. Alleys in residential areas other than those zoned for multifamily use shall not be permitted. The width of alleys shall be no less than 21 feet.[4]
Standards. The minimum right-of-way and roadway width of all proposed streets and alleys shall be as specified in § 463-15.
Culs-de-sac. Cul-de-sac streets designed to have one end permanently closed shall not exceed 500 feet in length. All cul-de-sac streets designed to have one end permanently closed shall terminate in a circular turnaround having a minimum right-of-way radius of 60 feet and a minimum inside curb radius of 40 feet.
Temporary dead-ends or culs-de-sac. All temporary dead-ends shall have a maximum length of 800 feet, and a temporary cul-de-sac shall have a minimum right-of-way radius of 60 feet and a minimum inside curb radius of 40 feet.
Limited-access highway and railroad right-of-way treatment. Whenever the proposed subdivision contains or is adjacent to a limited-access highway or railroad right-of-way, the design shall provide the following treatment:
Subdivision lots. When lots within the proposed subdivision back upon the right-of-way of an existing or proposed limited-access highway or a railroad, a planting strip at least 30 feet in depth shall be provided adjacent to the highway or railroad in addition to the normal lot depth. This strip shall be part of the platted lots but shall have the following restriction lettered on the face of the plat: "This strip reserved for the planting of trees and shrubs, the building of structures hereon prohibited."
Commercial and industrial districts. Commercial and industrial districts shall have provided, on each side of the limited-access highway or railroad, streets approximately parallel to and at a suitable distance from such highway or railroad for the appropriate use of the land between such streets and highway or railroad, but not less than 150 feet.
Streets parallel to a limited-access highway. Streets parallel to a limited-access highway or railroad right-of-way, when intersecting a major street and highway or collector street which crosses said railroad or highway, shall be located at a minimum distance of 250 feet from said highway or railroad right-of-way. Such distance, where desirable and practicable, shall be determined with due consideration of the minimum distance required for the future separation of grades by means of appropriate approach gradients.
Length; arrangement. The lengths, widths and shapes of blocks shall be appropriate for the topography and the type of development contemplated, but block length in residential areas shall not exceed 1,200 feet nor have less than sufficient width to provide for two tiers of lots of appropriate depth between street lines. As a general rule, blocks shall not be less than 500 feet in length. A block shall be so designated as to provide two tiers of lots, unless it adjoins a railroad, major street, river or park where it may have a single tier of lots.
Pedestrian pathways. Pedestrian pathways, not less than 12 feet wide, may be required by the Village Board through the center of a block more than 900 feet long, where deemed essential to provide circulation or access to schools, playgrounds, shopping centers, transportation and other community facilities.
Trees. The Village Board may require that certain species of trees be planted on both sides of all streets. Street trees, when planted, shall not be less than 50 feet apart, with a minimum of one per lot. They should preferably be placed six to 20 feet inside the property line rather than in the boulevard. The minimum size and type to be planted shall conform to the provisions of applicable ordinances.
Size, shape and orientation of lots shall be appropriate for the location of topography of the subdivision and for the type of development contemplated, provided that no lot shall be smaller in area than the minimum lot size for the appropriate zone as established by Chapter 520, Zoning.
Lot dimensions and setbacks shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 520, Zoning, for the appropriate district in which the property is located.
Depth and width of properties reserved or laid out for commercial or industrial purposes shall be adequate to provide for the off-street service and parking facilities required by the type of use and development contemplated, as required by Chapter 520, Zoning.
Residential lots fronting on major streets and highways shall be platted with extra depth or design to alleviate the effect of major street traffic on residential occupancy.
Corner lots for residential use shall have extra width to permit building setback from both streets, as required by Chapter 520, Zoning.
Side lot lines shall be substantially at right angles to abutting street lines.
In case a tract is divided into parcels of more than 1 1/2 acres in area, such parcels shall be so arranged to permit redividing into parcels in accordance with this chapter and with Chapter 520, Zoning.
All remnants of lots below minimum size left over after subdividing of a larger tract must be added to adjacent lots or a plan shown as to future use rather than allowed to remain as unusable parcels.
In the case where a proposed plat is adjacent to a limited-access highway, other major highway or street, there shall be no direct vehicular access from individual lots to such streets and roads. In the platting of small tracts of land fronting on limited-access highways or streets where there is no other alternative, a temporary entrance may be granted; as neighboring land becomes subdivided and more preferable access arrangements become possible, such temporary access permits shall become void.
Protection of drainage systems. The subdivider shall adequately protect all ditches to the satisfaction of the Village Engineer. Ditches and open channels shall be seeded, sodded or paved depending upon grades and soil types. (Generally, ditches or channels with grades up to 1% shall be seeded, those with grades up to 4% shall be sodded, and those with grades over 4% shall be paved.)
Where a land division is traversed by a watercourse, drainageway, channel or stream:
Minor drainage system. The subdivider shall install all minor drainage system components necessary to reduce inconvenience and damages from frequent storms. Minor drainage components shall include all inlets, piping, gutters, channels, ditching, pumping and other facilities designed to accommodate the post-development runoff resulting from a five-year, twenty-four-hour rainfall (ten-year, twenty-four-hour rainfall for commercial zoning districts) event as determined in the most current edition of the National Resources Conservation Service Technical Release 55 (TR 55). Temporary accumulations of storm runoff from ponding or flowing water, in or near minor system components, shall be permitted, providing such accumulations do not allow the water to flow across the crown of the street from one side to the other. For arterial streets and streets located in commercial districts, ponding within normal traffic lanes (10 feet on each side of the center line of the street) is prohibited. In drainageways and drainageway easements, accumulations of water shall not inundate beyond the limits of the drainageway or drainageway easement. Cross-street drainage channels (valley gutters) shall not be permitted except on cul-de-sac or permanent dead-end streets serving fewer than 10 dwelling units and where the minimum grade in the valley gutter and street gutter between the valley gutter and the next downstream drainage inlet is not less than 1%.[1]
Where open channels are utilized in either the minor or major drainage system, they shall be designed so as to minimize maintenance requirements and maximize safety. Drainage easements (in lieu of dedications) shall be utilized to accommodate open channels providing adequate access by the Village for maintenance of drainage capacity. Side slopes shall not exceed a slope of 4:1. Drainageways, where subject to high groundwater, continuous flows, or other conditions as determined by the Village Engineer that would hamper maintenance operations due to consistently wet conditions, shall have a paved concrete invert of not less than eight feet wide and side slopes to a point one foot above the channel invert.
In areas where invert paving is not required, the drainageway bottom shall be grass. If the drainageway has a bare soil bottom or the natural grasses in the drainageway are disturbed due to development operations, the drainageway bottom shall be sodded and securely staked to one foot above the elevation of inundation resulting from a predevelopment five-year, twenty-four-hour storm event. Other disturbed areas shall be seeded and prepared in accordance with erosion control requirements. Velocities for grass-lined channels shall not exceed those presented in the Village's surface water management study, if one is adopted.
Post-development peak runoff rates shall be limited to predevelopment levels, up to and including twenty-five-year return period storms.
Determination of on-site detention volumes shall be computed by procedures established by the United States National Resources Conservation Service in the most current edition of its technical publication entitled "Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds, TR-55," and as accepted and approved by the Village Engineer.[2]
Extra-size improvements. Where improvements in excess of the size needed to serve just the proposed subdivision are required, the subdivider shall pay for the total cost of improvements he is required to install to serve his subdivision. The additional costs which result from the extra-size improvement shall be paid for by the Village. Thus, when conditions within the whole drainage area will require an eighteen-inch sanitary sewer, for example, and a twelve-inch sewer will adequately serve the subdivision involved, the subdivider shall construct the eighteen-inch utility and bill the Village for the difference in material costs between a twelve-inch and eighteen-inch sewer pipe.
A nonresidential subdivision shall also be subject to all the requirements of site plan approval set forth in Chapter 520, Zoning. A nonresidential subdivision shall be subject to all the requirements of this chapter, as well as such additional standards required by the Village and shall conform to the proposed land use standards established by the Comprehensive Plan, Official Map and Chapter 520, Zoning.
The Village of Dane Board hereby requires that, as a condition of final plat or certified survey approval, the subdivider agree to make and install all public improvements reasonably necessary or that the subdivider execute a surety bond or provide other security to ensure that he or she will make those improvements within a reasonable time. The subdivider may construct the project in such phases as the Village Board approves, which approval may not be unreasonably withheld. If the subdivider's project will be constructed in phases, the amount of any surety bond or other security required by the Village Board shall be limited to the phase of the project that is currently being constructed. The Village Board may not require that the subdivider provide any security for improvements sooner than is reasonably necessary before the commencement of the installation of the improvements.
The improvements required herein shall be installed in accordance with the standards of this chapter and any additional engineering standards and specifications which have been adopted by the Village Board and filed with the Village Clerk-Treasurer. Where standards and specifications have not been adopted, the improvements shall be made in accordance with good engineering practices.
Payment for installation of improvements. The required improvements to be furnished and installed by the subdivider are listed and described in this chapter. The Village will install streets and curb and gutter, and the abutting property owner will be assessed for the cost of the curb and gutter. For any project to be considered where there will be Village financial involvement, the plat must be approved by November 1 of the year preceding the beginning of construction in order to comply with budget process requirements; provided, however, that in the case of an improvement, the cost of which would by general policy be assessed only in part to the improved property and the remaining cost paid out of general tax levy, provision may be made for payment of a portion of the cost by the subdivider and the remaining portion of the cost by the Village. If any improvement installed within the subdivision will be of substantial benefit to land beyond the boundaries of the subdivision, provision may be made for causing a portion of the cost of the improvement, representing the benefit to such land, to be assessed against the same, and in such case, the subdivider will be required only to pay for such portion of the whole cost of said improvement as will represent the benefit to the property within the subdivision.[1]
Prior to installation of any required improvements and prior to approval of the final plat, the subdivider shall enter into a written contract with the Village requiring the subdivider to furnish and construct said improvements at his sole cost and in accordance with plans and specifications and usual contract conditions, which shall include provision for supervision of details of construction by the Village Engineer, and grant to the Engineer authority to correlate the work to be done under said contract by any subcontractors authorized to proceed thereunder with any other work being done or contracted by the Village in the vicinity.
The agreement shall require the subdivider to make an escrow deposit or, in lieu thereof, to furnish a performance bond or irrevocable letter of credit, the amount of the deposit and the penal amount of the bond to be equal to 125% of the Village Engineer's estimated total cost of the improvements to be furnished under the contract, including the cost of inspection.
On request of the subdivider, the contract may provide for completion of part or all of the improvements covered thereby prior to acceptance of the plat, and, in such event, the amount of the deposit or bond shall be reduced in a sum equal to the estimated cost of the improvements so completed prior to acceptance of the plat only. If the required improvements are not complete within the specified period, all amounts held under performance bond shall be turned over and delivered to the Village and applied to the cost of the required improvements. Any balance remaining after such improvements have been made shall be returned to the owner or subdivider. The Village Board, at its option, may extend the bond period for an additional period not to exceed two years.
Construction plans and specifications. Construction plans for the required improvements conforming in all respects with the standards of the Village Engineer and the ordinances of the Village shall be prepared at the subdivider's expense by a professional engineer who is registered in the State of Wisconsin, and said plans shall contain his seal. Such plans, together with the quantities of construction items, shall be submitted to the Village Engineer for his approval and for his estimate of the total cost of the required improvements; upon approval, they shall become a part of the contract required. Simultaneously with the filing of the preliminary plat with the Village Clerk-Treasurer or as soon thereafter as practicable, copies of the construction plans and specifications shall be furnished for the following public improvements:
Action by the Village Engineer. The Village Engineer shall review or cause to be reviewed the plans and specifications for conformance with the requirements of this Code and other pertinent Village design standards recommended by the Village Engineer and approved by the Village Board. If he rejects the plans and specifications, he shall notify the owner, who shall modify the plans or specifications, or both, accordingly. When the plans and specifications are corrected, the Village Engineer shall approve the plans and specifications for transmittal to the Village Board. The Village Board shall approve the plans and specifications before the improvements are installed.
During the course of construction, the Village Engineer shall make such inspections as he deems necessary to insure compliance with the plans and specifications as approved. The owner shall pay the actual cost incurred by the Village for such inspections. This fee shall be the actual cost to the Village of inspectors, engineers and other parties necessary to insure satisfactory work.
Street, alley and sidewalk improvements. The developer shall construct streets and sidewalks as outlined on the approved plans based on the requirements of this Code.
Grading. With the submittal of the final plat, the subdivider shall furnish drawings which indicate the existing and proposed grades of streets and alleys shown on the plat. Proposed grades will be reviewed by the Village Engineer for conformance with Village standards and good engineering practice. Street grades require the approval of the Village Board after receipt of the Village Engineer's recommendations. After approval of the street grades, the subdivider shall grade the full width of the right-of-way of the streets and alleys proposed to be dedicated, including the vision clearance triangle on corner lots. In cases where an existing street right-of-way is made a part of the plat or abuts the plat, the subdivider shall grade that portion of the right-of-way between the existing pavement and the property line. The bed for the roadways in the street rights-of-way shall be graded to subgrade elevation. The Village Engineer shall approve all grading within rights-of-way, and said grading shall extend for a sufficient distance beyond the right-of-way to insure that the established grade will be preserved. Where electric and other communications or utilities facilities are to be installed underground, the utility easements shall be graded to within six inches of the final grade by the subdivider, prior to the installation of such facilities; earth fill piles or mounds of dirt or construction materials shall not be stored on such easement areas.
After sanitary sewer, storm sewer and water utilities have been installed, the subdivider shall construct and dedicate, as part of the subdivision, streets, curbs and gutters and sidewalks, including those adjacent to platted lots in existing street rights-of-way abutting the plat. The subdivider shall surface roadways to the widths prescribed by the Village Board on recommendation of the Village Engineer. Construction shall be to Village standard specifications for street improvements.
The Village Board shall have the option of not requiring the construction of sidewalks within street rights-of-way in cases where it determines, after consultation with the Village Engineer, that sidewalks are not necessary because of low-density land use and low pedestrian volumes or for access to schools and bus routes or for continuity of existing sidewalk or bicycle route systems or because of a cul-de-sac or loop street pattern. Consideration shall also be given to the pattern of development of adjoining lands and to the possibility of damage to trees.
The Village Engineer may issue a waiver of these requirements in unusual or special circumstances such as excessively severe weather conditions, heavy construction temporarily in areas or construction material shortages (i.e., cement, asphalt). The issuance of a waiver shall be at the discretion of the Village Engineer and shall be based upon the written request of the subdivider.
Curb and gutter. When required by the Village Board, after the installation of all utility and stormwater drainage improvements, the subdivider shall construct concrete curbs and gutters in accordance with plans and standard specifications approved by the Village Board or its designee. Wherever possible, provision shall be made at the time of construction for driveway access curb cuts.
Right-of-way and pavement width. The minimum right-of-way and roadway width of all proposed streets and alleys shall be as specified by the Comprehensive Plan, Comprehensive Plan components or Official Map, or, if no width is specified therein, the minimum widths shall be as specified below. Cross sections for freeways and parkways should be based upon detailed engineering studies.
Roadway ditches. Where curb and gutter is not required by the Village for rural cross-section streets, the minimum ditch slope shall be 0.50%.
On commercial, arterial or other heavy-use streets, as determined by the Village Engineer, a base course of nine inches compacted shall be constructed upon an inspected and approved subgrade, either well-graded crushed gravel from a state-approved pit with a maximum stone of 1 1/2 inches and no greater than 10% by weight passing a No. 200 sieve or No. 3 crushed rock approximately six inches in depth and one or more layers of fine aggregate, either three-fourths-inch crushed gravel, well-graded with no greater than 10% passing a No. 200 sieve, or three-fourths-inch traffic-bound crushed rock.[2]
Roadway subbase. Stable and nonorganic subbase material is required. Unstable and organic material must be subcut, removed and replaced with a suitable granular of breaker-run material approved by the Village Engineer.
Pavement thickness. Residential streets shall have a minimum of 3 1/2 inches thick compacted bituminous concrete pavement placed in two layers, a binder course of two inches thick and a surface course of 1 1/2 inches. On commercial, arterial or other heavy-use streets, there shall be a minimum of 4 1/2 inches of bituminous concrete pavement placed in three layers, two binder courses of 1 1/2 inches thick each and a surface course of 1 inch thick. In the case of commercial, arterial or other heavy-use roads, the Village Board may, in the alternative to the above standards, have the Village Engineer provide specifications for paving such roads after researching the site(s) and conducting a soil analysis. In any case, the Village Board shall have the sole discretion in determining the use and construction classification to be adhered to.[3]
Roadway culverts and bridges. Roadway culverts and bridges shall be constructed as directed by the Village Engineer and sized utilizing the methods listed in Chapter 13, Drainage, of the Facilities Development Manual of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. All roadway culverts shall be provided with concrete or metal apron endwalls.
Driveway culverts. Driveway culverts shall be sized by the Village Engineer (if appropriate). The culverts shall be placed in the ditch line at elevations that will assure proper drainage, be provided with concrete, metal or landscape timber endwalls, and shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 263, Driveways, of this Code.
Sanitary sewerage system design standards. There shall be provided a sanitary sewerage system in conformity with the master plan of sewers as approved by the Village Board and/or sewerage district. The subdivider shall install adequate sanitary sewer facilities and connect them to sewer mains subject to specifications and inspection of the Village Engineer. The subdivider shall pay all the costs of all sanitary sewer work, including the bringing of the sanitary sewer from where it exists to the subdivision in question, as well as providing all sanitary sewer work within the subdivision. The cost of providing and installing sewer pipe of sizes larger or at a greater depth than required to serve the area shall be borne by the Village, as agreed upon between the landowner and the Village Board prior to approval of the preliminary plat or certified survey map, pursuant to this chapter. The size, type and installation of all sanitary sewers proposed to be constructed shall be in accordance with plans and standard specifications approved by the Village.
Stormwater drainage facilities. Pursuant to § 463-12, the subdivider shall provide stormwater drainage facilities which may include curb and gutter, catch basins and inlets, storm sewers, road ditches and open channels, as may be required. All such facilities are to be of adequate size and grade to hydraulically accommodate the twenty-five-year storm. Storm drainage facilities shall be so designed as to present no hazard to life or property, and the size, type and installation of all stormwater drains and sewers proposed to be constructed shall be in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the Village Engineer. The subdivider shall pay all costs of all storm sewer work.
Other utilities. The subdividers shall cause gas, electrical power and telephone facilities to be installed in such a manner as to make adequate service available to each lot in the subdivision. No such electrical or telephone service shall be located on overhead poles along the front lot lines unless otherwise allowed due to exceptional topography or other physical barrier. Plans indicating the proposed location of all gas, electrical power and telephone distribution and transmission lines required to service the plat shall be approved by the Village Board, and such map shall be filed with the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
Street lamps. The subdivider shall install street lamps along all streets proposed to be dedicated of a design compatible with the neighborhood and type of development proposed. Such lamps shall be placed at each street intersection and at such interior block spacing as may be required by the Village Board.
Material standards. All improvements constructed under this chapter shall be of the standards, where applicable, established by the State Department of Transportation's "Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges." Where the Department of Transportation's specifications do not apply, the standards shall be as approved by the Village Engineer.[4]
Improvements completed prior to approval of final plat. Improvements within a subdivision which have been completed prior to application for approval of the final plat or execution of the contract for installation of the required improvements shall be accepted as equivalent improvements in compliance with the requirements only if the Village Engineer shall certify that he is satisfied that the existing improvements conform to applicable standards.
After any of the following increments of the required improvements have been installed and completed, the subdivider shall notify the Village Engineer, in writing, that the work is complete and ready for final inspection, shall file reproducible record drawings of the completed improvements and shall file lien waivers or affidavits, in a form acceptable to the Village Engineer and approved by the Village Attorney, evidencing that there are no claims, actions or demands for damages, based upon contract or tort arising out of or in any way related to the project, and that no moneys are owned to any surveyor, mechanic, contractor, subcontractor, materialman or laborer after all required improvements have been installed. Acceptance of the improvements may be requested in the following increments:
The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall certify that there are no unpaid taxes or unpaid special assessments on any of the lands included in the area of acceptance and shall prepare a final billing for engineering, inspection and legal fees and submit it to the subdivider for payment. The Village Engineer shall conduct any necessary final inspections of the improvements and forward a report to the Village Clerk-Treasurer recommending either approval or disapproval. When the engineering, inspection, and legal fees, taxes and special assessments have been paid and when the necessary lien waivers and affidavits have been filed, the report of the Village Engineer, together with the recommendation of the Village Clerk-Treasurer, shall be forwarded to the Village Board for approval and acceptance of the improvements and dedications.
Utility easements. The Village Board, on the recommendation of appropriate agencies of the Village, shall require utility easements for poles, wire, conduits, storm and sanitary sewers, gas, water and head mains or other utility lines. It is the interest of this chapter to protect all established easements so as to assure proper grade, assure maintenance of the established grade, prohibit construction of permanent fences or retaining walls over underground installation and prevent the planting of trees in the easement area.[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 14-1-16(b), Drainage easements, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
Easement locations. Such easements shall be at least 12 feet wide and may run across lots or alongside of rear lot lines. Such easements should preferably be located along rear lot lines. Evidence shall be furnished to the Village Board that easements and any easement provisions to be incorporated in the plat or in deeds have been reviewed by the individual utility companies or the organization responsible for furnishing the services involved.
After approval or modification of these plans by the Village Engineer, the full width of the right-of-way of the proposed streets within the subdivision and the entire subdivision lot area shall be graded in accordance with the master site grading plan. The owners of the subdivision lots shall adhere to those plans.
Lot grading shall be completed so that water drains away from each building site toward public drainage facilities at a grade approved by the Village Engineer, and provisions shall be made to prevent drainage onto properties adjacent to the land division unless to a public drainage facility.
Dedication requirement. In order that adequate open spaces and sites for public uses may be properly located and reserved, and in order that the cost of providing public areas, such as but not limited to parks, recreation areas and public schools, may be equitably apportioned on the basis of additional need created by a certified survey or subdivision development, each subdivider shall be required to dedicate land or fees in lieu of land for park or other public uses.
General design. In the design of a subdivision, land division, planned unit development or certified survey, provision shall be made for suitable sites of adequate area for schools, parks, playgrounds, open spaces, drainageways and other public purposes. Such sites are to be shown on the preliminary plat and final plat and shall comply with the Village Comprehensive Plan or component of said plan. Consideration shall be given to the preservation of scenic and historic sites, stands of trees, marshes, lakes, ponds, streams, watercourses, watersheds, ravines and woodlands, prairie and wetlands, and plant and animal communities.
Dedication of parks, playgrounds, recreation and open spaces. The subdivider shall dedicate sufficient land area to provide adequate park, playground, recreation and open space to meet the needs to be created by and to be provided for the land division, subdivision or comprehensive development. The minimum dedication shall be one acre per 15 single-family lots or 15 residential units.
Where, in the sole discretion of the Village Board, there is no land suitable for parks within the proposed land division or the dedication of land would not be compatible with the Village's Comprehensive Plan or park plan, the minimum size under Subsection C cannot be met, or Village officials determine that a cash contribution would better serve the public interest, the Village Board shall require the subdivider to contribute a park and recreation development fee in lieu of land. The fees collected shall be held in a nonlapsing fund to be used for purchase, development, improvement and maintenance of parks, playgrounds, open spaces and other recreational sites and facilities. The total fee shall be computed on the basis of the maximum residential use of each parcel permitted in the particular zoning district under Chapter 520, Zoning. The fee shall be as set by the Village Board. The fee shall be paid to the Village at the time of final plat or certified survey approval. This fee shall be annually adjusted by the Clerk-Treasurer by adding to the base fee the consumer price index (CPI) cost on March 1 of that year for each possible dwelling unit within the plat/land division allowed by Chapter 520, Zoning.[1]
Park impact fees. In addition to any other park and recreation fees required by this article, a park impact fee as set forth in Chapter A150, Fees, or as otherwise determined by the Village Board, shall be paid by the person requesting a building permit at the time of application. Such fees shall be placed in a special park and recreation fund.[2]
Utility extensions. The subdivider shall install or provide for installation of water and sanitary sewer lines to the property line of all dedicated land, where such services are to be provided to the adjacent properties.
Provide surface contour suitable for anticipated use of area as approved by the Village Engineer; and
Cover areas to be seeded with a minimum of four inches of quality topsoil, seed as specified by the Village Engineer and mulch, as specified in the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Sections 627 and 629. The topsoil furnished for the park site shall consist of the natural loam, sandy loam, silt loam, silty clay loam or clay loam humus-bearing soils adapted to the sustenance of plant life, and such topsoil shall be neither excessively acid nor excessively alkaline. Fine grading and seeding must occur within one year following issuance of the first building permit within that land division unless otherwise authorized by the Village. The improved area shall not be deemed officially accepted until a uniform grass cover to a two-inch height has been established. It shall be the responsibility of the subdivider to maintain the area until the Village accepts the dedication.
A neighborhood park area shall be provided by the subdivider with a standard residential water service unless located directly adjacent to a fire hydrant. A community park area shall be provided by the developer with a minimum six-inch water service or at least one fire hydrant, and at least one four-inch sanitary sewer lateral, all located at the street property line.
The subdivider shall pay all costs of public improvements in the public streets adjacent to or within all public lands and/or parklands.
General. The subdivider shall pay the Village of Dane all fees as hereinafter required and at the times specified before being entitled to recording of a plat or certified survey map. At the time of submission of a plat or certified survey, the Village Board, at its sole discretion, may require the subdivider to make a good faith deposit with the Clerk-Treasurer to cover, in all or part, the expenses anticipated to be incurred by the Village because of the land division. Unused portions of such fund may be refunded to the subdivider.
Engineering fee. The subdivider shall pay a fee equal to the actual cost to the Village for all engineering work incurred by the Village in connection with the plat or certified survey map, including inspections required by the Village. The subdivider shall pay a fee equal to the actual cost to the Village for such engineering work and inspection as the Village Board and/or Village Engineer deems necessary to assure that the construction of the required improvements is in compliance with the plans, specifications and ordinances of the Village or any other governmental authority. Engineering work shall include the preparation of construction plans, standard specifications and administration of the engineering work.[1]
A subdivider who submits a preliminary plat to the Village Board shall file said preliminary plat with the Village Clerk-Treasurer and shall deposit with the Village Clerk-Treasurer a fee to cover the costs of reviewing said application. The fee for a preliminary plat shall be as set forth in Chapter A150, Fees. If the plat is rejected, no part of the fee shall be returned to the petitioner.
A reapplication fee as set forth in Chapter A150, Fees, shall be paid to the Village Clerk-Treasurer at the time of reapplication for approval or amendment of any preliminary plat which has previously been reviewed.
The subdivider shall pay a fee as set forth in Chapter A150, Fees, to the Village Clerk-Treasurer at the time of first application for final plat approval of said plat to assist in defraying the cost of review.
A reapplication fee as set forth in Chapter A150, Fees, shall be paid to the Village Clerk-Treasurer at the time of a reapplication for approval or amendment of any final plat which has previously been reviewed.
Certified survey.[4]
The subdivider shall pay an application fee as set forth in Chapter A150, Fees, for each certified survey.
Should the subdivider submit an amended or revised certified survey, the resubmittal fee shall be as set forth in Chapter A150, Fees, for each amended or revised certified survey.
Objecting agency review fees. The subdivider shall transmit all fees required for state agency review at the time of application. Said review fees shall be retransmitted to the proper state review agency by the developer. Said fees shall be applicable, where appropriate, to review fees required by the Wisconsin Department of Administration, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.[5]
Public site fee. If the subdivision does not contain lands to be dedicated as required in this chapter, the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall require a fee pursuant to § 463-18 for the acquisition and development of public sites to serve the future inhabitants of the proposed subdivision.
Assessments. All outstanding assessments due to the Village shall be due prior to the signing of the final plat or certified survey by the Village.
Cost determination. The subdivider of land divisions within the Village shall reimburse the Village for its actual cost of design, inspection, testing, construction and associated legal and real estate fees incurred in connection with the preliminary plat, final plat, replat or certified survey. The Village's costs shall be determined as follows:
The cost of Village employees' time engaged in any way with the land division based on the hourly rate paid to the employee multiplied by a factor determined by the Village Clerk-Treasurer to represent the Village's cost for expenses, benefits, insurance, sick leave, holidays, vacation and similar benefits.
The actual costs of Village materials incorporated into the work, including transportation costs, plus a restocking and/or handling fee not to exceed 10% of the cost of the materials.
All consultant fees, including but not limited to legal and engineering fees, at the invoiced amount, plus administrative costs. Unless the amount totals less than $50, the Village shall bill the subdivider monthly for expenses incurred by the Village. Statements outstanding for more than 30 days shall accrue interest at the rate of 1 1/2% per month. Bills outstanding for more than 90 days shall be forwarded to the subdivider's surety agency for payment. Amounts less than $50 shall be held for billing by the Village until amounts total more than $50 or until the conclusion of project activities.
The Village Board shall not grant variances or exceptions to the regulations of this chapter unless it shall make findings based upon the evidence presented to it in each specific case that:
The granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public safety, health or welfare or injurious to other property or improvements in the neighborhood in which the property is located;
The conditions upon which the request for a variance is based are unique to the property for which the variance is sought and are not applicable generally to other property;
Because of the particular physical surroundings, shape or topographical conditions of the specific property involved, a particular hardship to the owner would result, as distinguished from a mere inconvenience, if the strict letter of this chapter were carried out.
Such relief shall be granted without detriment to the public good, without impairing the intent and purpose of this chapter or the desirable general development of the community in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan or Chapter 520, Zoning, if applicable, of the Village. A majority vote of the entire membership of the Village Board shall be required to grant any modification of this chapter, and the reasons shall be entered in the minutes of the Board.
Violations. It shall be unlawful to build upon, divide, convey, record or monument any land in violation of this chapter or the Wisconsin Statutes, and no person shall be issued a building permit by the Village authorizing the building on, or improvement of, any subdivision, land division or replat with the jurisdiction of this chapter not of record as of the effective date of this Code until the provisions and requirements of this chapter have been fully met. The Village may institute appropriate action or proceedings to enjoin violations of this chapter or the applicable Wisconsin Statutes.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Code. Each day a violation exists or continues shall constitute a separate offense.[1]