Town of Greenville

Town Ordinances — Subdivision Control

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• Zoning Application Forms for Submittal (pdf)
• Purpose of the Subdivision Control Ordinance
• What's In Our Zoning Ordinance?
• Modifications & Revisions to Ordinance Sections

Purpose

The purpose of this ordinance is to supplement the provisions of Chapter 236 of Wisconsin Statutes and to promote the public health, safety and general welfare within the Town of Greenville and its environs; to lesson congestion in the streets and highways; to further the orderly layout and use of land; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to facilitate adequate provision for transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, playground and other public requirements, to facilitate the further re-subdivision of larger tracts into smaller parcels of land and to promote proper monumenting of subdivided land and conveyancing by accurate legal description. The provisions of this ordinance are made with reasonable consideration among other things, of the character of the Town with a view of conserving the value of the buildings placed upon the land providing the best possible environment for human habitation and throughout the Town.

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What's In Our Subdivision Control Ordinance?

• Table of Contents
• 5.01 Subdivision Control Ordinance for the Town of Greenville
• 5.02 General Provisions
• 5.03 Definitions
• 5.04 Subdivision Plat Application and Approval
• 5.05 Land Division (Certified Survey Map) Application and Approval
• 5.06 Conservation Subdivisions
• 5.07 Condominium Developments
• 5.08 Dedications and Reservations
• 5.09 Technical Requirements for Plat and Certified Surveys
• 5.10 Design Standards
• 5.11 Improvement Plans and Specifications
• 5.12 Improvement Agreements and Guarantees
• 5.13 Fees
• 5.14 Variances
• 5.15 Enforcement, Penalties and Remedies
• 5.16 Lot Creation Ordinance
• Appendix A - Development Plan Assessment Check List

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Ordinance Modifications & Revisions:

Sect. #	Modification	Date
T.O.C., 5.04, 5.10 & 5.11	have been modified	6-10-02
5.16	has been revised	11-11-02
5.11	regard to street tree planting has been revised	12-9-02
	for street lighting has been revised
	transition lots has been revised	2-9-04
5.16	has been revised under administration	4-12-04
5.10	has been amended for surface water and storm water drainage facility protections	6-14-04
5.02	has been modified to eliminate holding tanks in subdivisions	12-13-04
5.04	has been modified to eliminate holding tanks in subdivisions	12-13-04
5.06 & 5.16	has been modified to clarify open space and restrictions on lots outside the sanitary district	12-13-04
5.11 (9)	has been modified in regard to street tree fees collected with plats
5.06	Conservation Subdivision was redone and adopted	2-4-08

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