In planning and developing a subdivision, the subdivider or his or her agent shall in every case pursue the following course unless excused by the Village Board.
(A) Pre-application procedure. Previous to the filing of an application for preliminary plat, the subdivider may consult the Village Board and its staff for advice and assistance. This step does not require formal application, fee or filing of a plat, but is intended to informally inform the subdivider of the objectives of these regulations and the Master Plan and Official Map and to informally reach mutual conclusions regarding the general program and objectives of the development.
(1) The subdivider shall cause to be prepared a preliminary plat and supplementary materials by a state registered land surveyor and shall file with the Village Clerk, a written application for conditional approval of said plat, accompanied by five blueline prints, or other acceptable reproductions, at least ten days prior to the meeting of the Village Board at which action is desired.
(2) The preliminary plat shall cover the entire area owned by the subdivider even though only a small portion is proposed for development at the time. The Village Board may waive this requirement where it is unnecessary to fulfill the purpose of this chapter and undue hardship would result from strict application thereof.
(3) Following review of the preliminary plat and other material submitted for conformity with all ordinances, administrative rules and regulations, negotiations with the subdivider on changes deemed advisable and the kind and extent of public improvements which will be required, the Village Board shall within 90 days of the filing of the plat, in writing, approve, approve conditionally or reject the plat. Such time may be extended by agreement with the subdivider.
(4) The action of the Village Board shall be noted on three copies of the preliminary plat, one copy to be returned to the subdivider with the data and action endorsed thereon and, if approved conditionally or rejected, the conditions or reasons thereof.
(5) Conditional approval of a preliminary plat shall not constitute approval of the final plat; rather, it shall be deemed an expression of approval or conditional approval of the layout submitted as a guide to the preparation of the final plat which will be subject to further consideration of the Village Board.
(B) Final plat procedure.
(1) The final plat, a written application for approval, and such copies thereof as shall be required by the Village Board shall be submitted to the Village Clerk within six months of approval of the preliminary plat and at least seven days prior to the meeting of the Village Board at which action is desired. The Village Board, may, however, waive compliance within the six months’ time limit.
(2) The subdivider shall not submit the final plat until the approval of the state as required by Wis. Stats. § 236.12, or of such other officer or division of the state as shall from time to time be vested with the authority to review and approve plats, shall have been first obtained. The Village Board shall approve or reject the final plat within 60 days of its submission to the Village Clerk, unless the time is extended by agreement with the subdivider. Reasons for rejection shall be forwarded to the subdivider in writing.
(3) The final plat may constitute only that portion of the approved preliminary plat which the subdivider proposes to record at that time.
(4) If the original of the final plat has been filed with another approving authority, the subdivider may file a true copy in lieu of the original. However, before approval of the Village Board shall be inscribed on the original of the final plat, the surveyor or the subdivider shall certify the respects in which the original of the plat differs from the true copy and all modifications must first be approved.
(Prior Code, § 17.04)