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August 6, 2008 Notice of Adoption - Town Road Ordinance
TOWN OF BROOKLYN, GREEN LAKE COUNTY, WISCONSIN NOTICE OF ADOPTION TOWN ROAD ORDINANCE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on July 28, 2008, the Town Board of Supervisors of the Town of Brooklyn, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, adopted the “Town Road Ordinance.” The following is a summary of the ordinance and main points of the Ordinance: 1. The ordinance specifies the requirements, which public roads must meet to be acceptable to the Town of Brooklyn. Virtually all roads are constructed by private developers as residential subdivisions or commercial projects are built. Those roads are built at the expense of the developer. The developer dedicates the road and improvements to the Town and the Town accepts the dedication if the road meets the Towns standards. The Ordinance requires developers to post a bond to assure the roads are completed properly. It provides a procedure for approval of proposed roads, inspection during their construction on upon their completion. 2. The Ordinance creates penalties for damaging Town roads, makes parties who damage roads liable for repair costs, and prohibits constructing roads without approval. 3. The Ordinance defines the minimum width, pavement thickness, design standards, slopes and curvature of roads, ditching requirements and frontage for public roads. The Ordinance also establishes minimum standards for private roads serving residential development. 4. The Ordinance regulates parking on town roads by prohibiting parking on the paved surface of the road. 5. The Ordinance specifies the requirements, which mailboxes must meet to comply with federal postal service standards, and Town requirements. 6. The Ordinance specifies requirements, which new or revised private driveways and field access roads, and associated culverts, must meet in order to be allowed to access town roads. The Ordinance requires persons seeking to build or revise driveways to obtain a permit based on a plan shown to the Town. 7. The Ordinance creates weight limits for town roads to protect roads from excessive wear caused by heavy loads running on roads not designed to carry them. WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THIS ORDINANCE – Any person contemplating or planning development of land, construction or modification of a driveway, mailbox or culvert. The full text of the ordinance may be obtained: 1. In person at the Town Hall of the Town of Brooklyn, N5988 County Trunk Highway A, Green Lake, Wisconsin, during office hours, which are Monday and Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. or by arrangement with the Town Clerk, Marian Mildebrandt, whose phone number is 920-748-3320 and email address is 4mbison@dotnet.com 2. On the Town’s website at www.townofbrooklyn.com/ordinances. This notice is given pursuant to sec. 60.80 (5), Wis. Stats. It is being published once in the official newspaper within 30 days of adoption of the Ordinance. _______________________________________ Marian Mildebrandt Town of Brooklyn Clerk (Published in GL Reporter 8/6/2008) (Posted at Town Hall (2), Classic Auto Service, Recycling/Sanitation/Compost Center, and First National Bank)