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Subdivision Plat - Final

Description: A subdivision plat is used to create more than six parcels. Subdivision plats are reviewed in two steps: preliminary and final. A preliminary subdivision plat shows the proposed layout of the lots and any roads. If a preliminary plat is approved, the final plat is then prepared consistent with the the Village's approval of the preliminary plat and applicable requirements in the Village's land division regulations and state law. Details about the process can be found in Section 330-27 of our Village Code.

Decision-maker(s): Plan Commission makes a recommendation and the Village Board makes the final decision

Application Fee

$1,000

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Article IV: Final Plat Data and Preparation

§ 330-27: Contents generally.

A final plat prepared by a registered land surveyor shall be required for all subdivisions within the Village and the Village's extraterritorial jurisdiction. It shall comply in all respects with the requirements of Ch. 236, Wis. Stats.

§ 330-28: Additional data requirements.

The plat shall show correctly on its face, in addition to the information required by § 236.20, Wis. Stats., the following:

Exact street width along the line of any obliquely intersecting street;

Railroad rights-of-way within and abutting the plat;

Minimum setback or building lines required by Village rules, regulations, or ordinances;

Utility and drainage easements;

All lands dedicated for public use, reserved for future public acquisition, or reserved for the common use of property owners within the plat;

Special restrictions required by the Village Plan Commission such as those relating to points or areas of access control along public ways, provision of planting screen areas, areas of fill or earthmoving restrictions, or areas of land clearance restrictions.

§ 330-29: Surveying and monumenting.

All final plats shall meet all the surveying and monumenting requirements of § 236.15, Wis. Stats.

§ 330-30: Survey accuracy.

The Village Engineer shall examine all final plats within the Village and, where appropriate, make field checks for the accuracy and closure of survey, accuracy of topographic data, the proper kind and location of monuments, and the legibility and completeness of the drawing. In addition:

Maximum error of closure before adjustment of the division shall not exceed, in horizontal distance or position, the ratio of one part in 10,000, nor in azimuth, four seconds of arc per interior angle. If field measurements exceed this maximum, new field measurements shall be made until a satisfactory closure of the field measurements has been obtained. The survey of the exterior boundary shall be adjusted to form a closed geometric figure.

All street, block and lot dimensions shall be computed as closed geometric figures based upon the control provided by the closed exterior boundary survey. If field checks disclose an error for any interior line of the plat greater than the ratio of one part in 3,000, or an error in measured angle greater than one minute of arc for any angle where the shorter side forming the angle is 300 feet or longer, necessary corrections shall be made. Where the shorter side of a measured angle is less than 300 feet in length, the error shall not exceed the value of one minute multiplied by the quotient of 300, divided by the length of the shorter side; however, such error shall not in any case exceed five minutes of arc.

Where the plat is located within or adjacent to a United States Public Land Survey one-quarter section the corners of which have been relocated, monumented, and coordinated by the county, the Village, or the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, the tie required by § 236.20(3)(b), Wis. Stats., shall be expressed in terms of grid bearing and distance; and the material and 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. The grid bearing and distance of the tie shall be determined by a closed survey meeting the error of closure as specified in this section for the survey of the exterior boundaries of the subdivision.

Where the plat is located within a United States Public Land Survey one-quarter section, the corners of which have not been relocated, monumented and coordinated by the county, the Village, or the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, both ends of each property boundary line shall be tied to the nearest one-quarter corner and as required by Ch. 236, Wis. Stats.

§ 330-31: State plane coordinate system.

Where the plat is located within or immediately adjacent to a United States Public Land Survey one-quarter section the corners of which have been relocated, monumented, and coordinated by the county, the Village, or the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, the plat shall be tied directly to one of the section or quarter corners so relocated, monumented, and coordinated. The exact grid bearing and distance of such tie shall be determined by field measurements, and the material and 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. All distances and bearings shall be referenced to the state coordinate system, south zone, and adjusted to the county's control survey.

§ 330-32: 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.

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Preliminary and Final Plat Application

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Letter of Credit Use this template when drafting a letter or credit, which may be needed to secure the installation of private or public improvements.
Last updated: June 16, 2017

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What is a determination of completeness?

When we receive a development application, staff will review the materials to make sure the application submittal is complete and ready for formal review. If an application submittal is not complete, staff will notify the applicant and describe the parts that are not complete.

A determination that an application is complete means the application is ready for formal review and does not suggest the applicant has provided sufficient information in all regards or preclude the reviewing authority from requesting additional information it deems appropriate.

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Can a decision of the Village Board be appealed?

Yes; appeals are made to the circuit court and generally must be filed with the court soon after the decision has been made.

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