§ 45-111. Street arrangements.

(a)

In general. In any new subdivision, the street, block, and lot layouts shall conform to the arrangement, width and location indicated on the official map, highway width map, comprehensive plan, or component neighborhood development plan of the village, and shall be so designed as to be within the capability of the land and water resources; least disturb the existing terrain, flora, fauna, and water regimen; and meet all the use, site, sanitary, floodland, and shoreland regulations contained in the village zoning and Waukesha County Sanitary Ordinance. In areas where such plans have not been completed, the street layout shall recognize the functional classification of the various types of streets, and shall be developed and located in proper relation to existing and proposed streets, to the topography, to such natural features as streams and tree growth, to public convenience and safety, to the proposed use of the land to be served by such streets, and to the most advantageous development of adjoining areas. The subdivision shall be designed so as to provide each lot with satisfactory access to a public street.

(b)

Arterial streets. Arterial streets, as defined, shall be arranged so as to provide ready access to centers of employment, centers of governmental activity, community shopping areas, community recreation, and points beyond the boundaries of the community. They shall also be properly integrated with and related to the existing and proposed system of major streets and highways, and shall be, insofar as practicable, continuous and in alignment with existing or planned streets with which they are to connect. The width of the right-of-way shall be at the village's discretion.

(c)

Collector streets. Collector streets, as defined, shall be arranged so as to provide ready collection of traffic from residential areas and conveyance of this traffic to the major street and highway system, and shall be properly related to the mass transportation system, to special traffic generators such as schools, churches, shopping centers, and other concentrations of population, and to the major streets into which they feed. The right-of-way width shall be a minimum of 80 feet.

(d)

Minor streets. Minor streets, as defined, shall be arranged to conform to the topography, to discourage use by through traffic, to permit the design of efficient storm and sanitary sewerage systems, and to require the minimum street area necessary to provide safe and convenient access to abutting property. The right-of-way shall be a minimum of 66 feet.

(e)

Proposed streets. Proposed streets shall extend to the boundary lines of the tract being subdivided unless prevented by topography or other physical conditions, or unless, in the opinion of the village board and upon recommendation of the planning commission, such extension is not necessary or desirable for the coordination of the layout of the subdivision, or for the advantageous development of the adjacent tracts.

(f)

Arterial street and highway protection. Whenever the proposed subdivision contains or is adjacent to a major street or highway, adequate protection of residential properties, limitation of access, and separation of through and local traffic shall be provided by reversed frontage, with screen planting contained in a nonaccess reservation along the rear property line, or by the use of frontage streets.

(g)

Stream and lake shores. Public access shall be provided to all navigable stream and lake shores. Such access shall be at least 100 feet in width, platted to the low water mark at intervals of not more than one-half mile, except where greater intervals and wider access is agreed upon by the planning commission, or the department of natural resources. All platted public access shall have access to public. street, highway, parkway, or other public way.

(h)

Reserve strips. Reserve strips shall not be provided on any plat to control access to streets or alleys, except where control of such strips is placed with the village under conditions approved by the planning commission.

(i)

Alleys. Alleys may be provided in commercial or industrial districts for off-street loading and service access but shall not be approved in residential districts. Dead-end alleys shall not be approved and alleys shall not connect to a major thoroughfare.

(j)

Street names. Street names shall not duplicate or be similar to existing street names and existing street names shall be projected wherever possible.

(Ord. No. 599, § 1(11-111), 5-6-97)