Upon receipt of copies of a proposed plat for tentative approval, the Village Clerk, on behalf of the Village Council, shall forward copies to the Planning Commission, the Village Planner and the Village Engineer for recommendation. The Planning Commission shall examine the proposed preliminary plat with assistance and review of the Village Planner, Village Engineer and Village Attorney as the Planning Commission and Village Council may require. Upon recommendation by the Planning Commission, the Village Council shall determine whether the proposed preliminary plat complies with all village ordinances and state statutes and makes adequate provision of the following:
(A) Streets.
(1) Compliance with the major street thoroughfare plan adopted by the village.
(2) The arrangement of streets shall provide for a continuation of existing streets from adjoining areas into the new subdivision.
(3) Where adjoining areas are not subdivided, the arrangement of streets in the proposed subdivision shall be extended to the boundary line of the tract to provide for the future projection of streets into adjoining areas. However, minor streets within the subdivision shall be so laid out that their use by through traffic will be discouraged.
(4) Where the proposed subdivision abuts or contains a county primary road or major thoroughfare as defined in the Village Master Plan or the Village Major Thoroughfare Plan, the Village Council may require marginal access streets approximately parallel to the right-of-way of the primary road or major thoroughfare and may require such other improvements as are deemed necessary for the adequate protection of residential properties and to afford separation of through and local traffic.
(5) Private streets may be permitted by the Village Council if the Village Council finds that private streets within the plat will not adversely affect public health, safety or welfare.
(6) All new streets shall be named as follows: streets with predominant north-south direction shall be named "Street", streets with predominant east-west direction shall be named "Avenue"; meandering streets shall be named "Drive", "Lane", "Path", "Road" or "Trail" and cul-de-sacs shall be named "Circle", "Court", "Way" or "Place".
(7) Streets should intersect at a 90-degree angle or closely thereto and in no case less than 80 degrees.
(8) Where the proposed continuation of a street at an intersection is not in alignment with an existing street, it must not intersect with the cross street closer than 175 feet from the opposite existing street, as measured from the centerline of said streets.
(9) The maximum length allowed for residential blocks shall be 1,000 feet.
(10) All primary road rights-of-way, as designated by the Village Council, within or abutting plats hereafter recorded, shall provide a 50-foot half-width. All other rights-of-way within or abutting such plats shall be not less than 66 feet in width. Permanent dead-end streets in excess of 660 feet in length shall be prohibited except upon prior approval of the Village Council, to be granted only where the topography of the area, rivers, streams, other natural conditions or the prior development of the area prevents a through street from being constructed.
(11) A subdivision or extension of an existing subdivision creating a total of 25 or more lots must be developed to provide two or more access streets.
(B) Lots.
(1) All lots shall be created consistent with the dimensional and area requirements of the Zoning Code, Chapter 158 of this code, being Ordinances 26.01 through 26.64 and all amendments thereto.
(2) Corner lots shall be created with additional width to permit front yard setback requirements to be attained from both streets.
(C) General Provisions.
(1) Privately-held reserve strips controlling access to streets shall be prohibited.
(2) Existing natural features which add value to residential development and that enhance the attractiveness of the community (such as streams, water courses, historic spots and similar irreplaceable assets) shall be preserved insofar as possible in the design of the subdivision. The requirements of the floodplain development regulations set forth in Chapter 156 of this code shall be complied with in creation of subdivisions under these regulations.
(3) Lands subject to flooding or otherwise determined by the village to be uninhabitable shall not be platted for residential or nonresidential purposes. Such lands within a subdivision may be set aside for other purposes such as parks and open space.
(4) If the Village Council determines that the proposed preliminary plat complies with all applicable ordinances and statutes and the provisions set forth above, it shall grant tentative approval of the preliminary plat. Approval shall confer upon the proprietor for a period of one year from date of approval, approval of lot sizes, lot orientation and street layout. Tentative approval may be extended for an additional year, in the discretion of the Village Council, upon application of the proprietor.
(Ord. 25.04, passed 11-25-96)