PRELIMINARY PLAT
Checklist
Town of
Applicant:_________________________________Date
Submitted:______________________
Location:______________________________________________________________________
Preliminary Plat checklist requirements apply to all
preliminary plat approval applications.
A Preliminary Plat shall be based upon a survey performed by a
registered Land Surveyor in the State of
Preliminary Plat approval by the Town Board does not
mean that an applicant is automatically entitled to Final Plat approval. Any requested exceptions to design standards
of Town and County must be clearly identified on the plat. All such requests to the Town must be applied
for and approved prior to or as part of Preliminary Plat application and
review. Any need for an exception to
design standards that arises after Preliminary Plat approval must be resolved
before the Town Plan Commission meeting at which Final Plat approval is to be
considered.
Items to be
shown on the Preliminary Plat:
_______1. Legal description, identity of all owners
of record; identity of any proposed contract purchaser and any other beneficial
owner including current or planned mortgagees; name, address, and telephone
number of the subdivider and person to be contacted concerning plat, if
different.
_______2. Existing zoning of property.
_______3. Proposed
subdivision name.
_______4. The exterior boundary, showing bearings and
distances with a mathematical closure of 1 in 30,000 feet. All interior lots shall show distances to the
nearest foot. The drawing shall be to a
scale of not more than one hundred feet to an inch with graphic scale and north
arrow shown on its face.
_______5. Proposed public roads to be located
adjacent to and/or within the property.
For proposed public roads, show:
a. location of curb and gutter sections
b. location of retaining walls
c. that developer has
ability to convey full ownership of road right-of-way areas to Town.
_______6. The location, right-of-way widths, and
names of any existing roads, or other public ways, easements, railroad or
utility rights-of-way, and any existing access controls.
_______7. Location and names of adjacent plats,
certified survey maps, parks, and cemeteries, underscored with a dotted or
dashed line, and existing zoning of adjacent parcels.
_______8. Area of each lot shall be shown as follows:
a. The applicable Town of
Troy building line setback requirements shall be drawn for each lot;
b. The net buildable project
area, as defined by St. Croix County in its subdivision ordinance, must be
listed in tabular form for each lot.
c. Pre-existing public road easement area
contiguous to newly created lots
shall be included in the area of the contiguous lot and excluded
from minimum lot size
calculations.
_______9. Driveway
locations on Class C, D and E roads.
10. Arterial,
collector and Class D local roads that will connect to non-platted areas
pursuant to a Town plan for future roads shall be laid out and built to the
border of the platted area with a temporary cul-de-sac located at the boundary
line of the plat. Road locations shall have taken into account the topography
of the neighboring property. Proof of
notification to the neighboring property owners as to the location of the
proposed road must be provided.
11. Utility easement locations.
12. Location of any proposed lighting.
13. Stormwater
management detention areas, drainage easements, upstream and downstream
drainage analysis, etc., as determined by engineering analysis.
14. Soil borings and percolation test site locations.
15. The
location of existing property lines, buildings, drives, streams and water
courses, ponds, lakes, wetlands, rock outcrops, wooded areas, and other
significant features within the proposed subdivision, including monumentation.
_______16. The water elevations of adjoining lakes,
ponds or streams at the date of the survey, and the ordinary high water mark;
typical stream valley cross-sections, stream channels, flood areas from
"HUD" or FEMA, maps and floodplain zoning maps. Ordinary high water marks shall be verified
by DNR or its designated agent.
_______17. The contours at vertical intervals of not
more than two (2) feet for a slope less than 20% and five (5) feet for a slope
of 20% or more. Lands with slopes of 20%
or greater shall be shown with cross-hatch markings or otherwise clearly
indicated. Lands located in the St. Croix
River Valley District with slopes of 20% or greater and lands with slopes of
12% but less than 20% shall be differentially shown with cross-hatch markings
or otherwise clearly indicated.
_______18. The location, dimensions and recordable legal
description of all land proposed to be used for parks, playgrounds, open acres,
buffer space, and conservation easement areas.
_______19. Where applicable, an explanation of how
development rights will transfer into the subdivided area with specific density
calculations explaining the operation of the transfer and a specific
designation of the source, size and number of development rights being used to
increase densities in all receiving areas shown in the platted area.
_______20. Dimensions, size and numbers of all lots and
location of all shared driveways. When
assigning lot numbers for certified survey maps, lot numbers shall not be
repeated in any quarter-quarter section or government lot. Where applicable, size shall be indicated
with inclusion and exclusion of rights-of-way and areas below the ordinary high
water mark of navigable waters.
_______21. All requests for exception to design
standards must be shown and listed on plat.
_______22. Density calculations of subdivision; if land
will be re-zoned from Exclusive Agriculture, identification of which Farm Plan
election is being implemented.
_______23. Calculations for open acres and conservation
easement area calculations, where applicable.
_______24. Proposed easement and restrictive covenants,
developer-requested use terms for all conservation easements and proposed
homeowner association by-laws.
_______25. Other documents and information as required
by the Town Board, Town Plan Commission, Town Attorney or Town Engineer.
Items to be
included with Plat Approval Application As Accompanying Documents:
_______1. Town subdivision application (with
applicant’s certification of names and addresses of all parties having
financial interests in the project).
_______2. Town application for any requested exceptions
to design standards.
_______3. Stamped,
unsealed letters to adjacent landowners.
_______4. Signed agreement to pay professional fees
along with payment for subdivision review fee and deposit toward professional
fees.
_______5. Draft attachments for Developer's
Agreement, including the following:
a. Proposed restrictive covenants.
b. Proposed homeowners association bylaws.
c. Lender’s letter of credit format.
_______6. Any proposed subdivision or address
signage.
_______7. Stormwater management and erosion control
analysis provided by an engineer, including:
a. Culvert design hydrological and hydraulic
calculations.
b. Retention pond hydrological computations,
proposed cross-sections and design
details.
c. All relevant supporting information,
including the following:
i. Aerial photograph showing the location of
the proposed
subdivision with lot boundary and
roadway overlays.
ii. Proximity
of the project with respect to wetlands, as defined by Sec. 23.32(1), Wisconsin Statutes,
and mapped by DNR pursuant to that statute.
iii. Delineation boundaries of any other
wetlands.
iv. SCS Soil Survey map showing all soils
within the project
area,
identification of their respective Hydrological Soil
Groups (HSG),
identification of any highly erodable soils, and
identification
of any slopes greater than 20%.
_______8. Preliminary
project design plans and profiles of road improvements including the following:
a. Roadway plan and profile sheets, showing
vertical and horizontal curve data.
b. Identification of proposed curb and gutters,
retaining walls, storm sewers, culverts, and any other
infrastructure items.
c. Roadway cross-sections.
d.
Any pertinent details showing typical street section, drainage structures,
ditches, landscaping
items, etc.
e. Cul-du-sac island cross section and design.
_______9. Preliminary
construction cost estimate and construction schedule.
_______10. Style,
location, and lumins output of any proposed subdivision, walkway,
monumentation and signage lighting. (specific Town approval
required).
_______11. Copies
of all correspondence with St. Croix County on an ongoing basis.
_______12. Farm
Plan when subdividing land formerly zoned Exclusive Agriculture, or when subdividing
only a portion of property (which is contiguous) owned by the same parties where applicable.
Copies of all plans and paperwork submitted to the
Town shall be concurrently mailed to the Town Engineer and the Town Attorney at
the following addresses:
Cedar Corporation Rodli, Beskar, Boles & Krueger, S.C.
ATTN: Russ Kiviniemi ATTN: Gwen Kuchevar
604 Wilson Ave. 219 North Main Street
Menomonie, WI 54751 P.O.
Box 138
River Falls, WI 54022
I, ____________________________________________,
certify that all of the above information has been submitted to the Town Clerk
at least 21 days prior to the Plan Commission Meeting where approval is being
sought and that the information provided is a true representation to the best
of my knowledge.
Signed: Date:
(signature of
applicant)
Received
by Town on:
(dated by Town Clerk)