Village of Random Lake Ordinance
CHAPTER 19 - SUBDIVISION CODE

19.05 PRELIMINARY PLAT.

(1) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. A pre­liminary plat shall be required for all subdivisions and shall be based upon a survey by a registered land surveyor. The plat shall be prepared on tracing cloth, reproducible drafting film or paper of good quality at a map scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch and shall show correctly on its face the following informa­tion:

(a) Title or name under which the proposed subdivision is to be recorded. Such title shall not be the same or similar to a previously recorded plat within Sheboygan County unless it is an addition to a previously recorded plat and is so stated on the plat.

(b) Property location of a proposed subdivision by gov­ernment lot, quarter section, township, range, county and State.

(c) Date, graphic scale and north arrow.

(d) Names and addresses of the owner, subdivider and land surveyor preparing the plat.

(e) 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.

(2) PLAT DATA. All preliminary plats shall show the follow­ing:

(a) Length and bearing of the exterior boundaries of the proposed subdivision referenced to a corner established in U.S. Public Land Survey and the total acreage encompassed thereby.

(b) Existing contours at vertical intervals of not more than 2 feet where the slope of the ground surface is less than 10% and of not more than 5 feet where the slope of the ground surface is 10% or more. Elevations shall be marked on such contours based on U.S.G.S. datum.

(c) Water elevations of adjoining lakes and streams at the date of the survey and approximate high and low water eleva­tions, all referred to U.S.G.S. datum.

(d)- Flood plain limits- and the contour line lyingvertical distance of 2 feet above the elevation of the 100 year recurrence interval flood or, where such data is not available, 5 feet above the elevation of the maximum flocd of record.

(e) 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.

(f) 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, all to U.S.G.S. datum.

(g) Location and names of any adjacent subdivisions, parks and cemeteries, and owners of record of abutting unplatted lands.

(h) Location, size and invert elevation of any existing sanitary or storm sewers, culverts and drain pipes; the location of manholes, catch basins, hydrants, electrical and communication facilities, whether aerial or underground; and the location and size of any existing water and gas mains with the exterior bound­aries of the plat or immediately adjacent tract 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 their direction and distance from the tract, size and invert elevations.

(i) Locations of all existing property boundary lines, corporate limit lines, structures, drives, streams and watercours­es, marshes, rock outcrops, wooded areas, railroad tracks and other similar significant natural or manmade features within the tract being subdivided or immediately adjacent thereto.

(j) Setbacks or building lines if required by the Vil­lage Board in accordance with the guide lines set forth in sec. 19.08 of this chapter.

(k) Location, width and names of all proposed streets and public rights of way such as alleys and easements.

(1) Approximate dimensions of all lots together with proposed lot and block numbers.

(m) Location and approximate dimensions and size of any sites within the plat to be reserved or dedicated for parks, open space, playgrounds, drainageways or other public use or which are to be used for group housing, shopping centers, church sites or other private uses not requiring lotting.

(n) Approximate radii of all curves.

(o) Existing zoning on and adjacent to the proposed subdivision.

(p) Any proposed lake and stream access with a small drawing clearly indicating the location of the proposed subdivi­sion in relation to the access.

(q) Any proposed lake and stream improvement or reloca­tion.

(3) GRADING PLANS AND PROFILES. The Village Board, upon recommendation of the Director of Public Works, may require that the subdivider provide street plans and profiles showing existing ground surface, proposed and established street grades, including extensions for a reasonable distance beyond the limits of the pro­posed subdivision when requested. All elevations shall be based upon U.S.G.S. datum, and plans and profiles shall be of sufficient detail to determine that streets will conform to the grade of existing streets or their extension or to the established grades of future streets and shall be subject to the approval of the Director of Public Works.

(4) TESTING. The Director of Public Works may require that borings and soundings be made in specified areas to ascertain sub­surface soil, rock and water conditions, including depths to bed­rock and depth to ground water table.

(5) COVENANTS (Am. Ord. #5-00). The Village Board shall require submission of a list of existing covenants and a list of covenants with which the subdivider intends to regulate land use in the proposed subdivision and otherwise protect the proposed development. Minimum covenant requirements shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) Attached/detached garages of sufficient size to be built at the same time as the principal structure.

 (b) Exterior lighting to be soft and indirect. No light sources shall be located so that they are offensive to a neighboring property.

(c) All vacant lots to be maintained at a neat level, no foliage greater than 6 inches high.

(d) All built on lots must be sodded or seeded on black dirt within one year of commencing construction.

(e) All driveways to be hard surfaced within one year of commencing construction.

(6) AFFIDAVIT. The surveyor preparing the preliminary plat shall certify on the face of the plat that it is a correct repre­sentation of all existing land divisions and features and that he has fully complied with the provisions of this chapter.