§ 419-4. Obtaining permit.

A. 

Persons wishing to apply for direct access to a roadway right-of-way within the Village must submit an application for a Village driveway permit issued by the Zoning Administrator. Attached with the permit shall be any of the following items, if determined necessary by the Village staff:

(1) 

Roadway access approach plan and profile;

(2) 

Access location sketch, completed by the property owner;

(3) 

Complete drainage plan of the site showing impact to the roadway right-of-way;

(4) 

Site map detailing utility locations before and after development in and along the roadway;

(5) 

A subdivision development plan;

(6) 

Property map identifying any other access or abutting public roadways.

B. 

Upon issuance of a permit, the owner shall certify that he or she has read and agrees to the terms and conditions under the permit and Village Code. All new access construction, alteration or manipulation of existing accesses. A driveway access permit does not require an additional excavation permit.

C. 

The following actions require a roadway access permit:

(1) 

New access construction.

(2) 

Change of use of property.

D. 

The Marathon County Highway Department issues driveway permits and implements access restrictions on all properties fronting a lettered county roadway. The County Trunk Highway Access-Driveway Policy shall govern the issues that arise with driveway installation.

E. 

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation requires a permit for any development that abuts a state trunk highway, enforced under a variety of statutory and administrative regulations. The Federal Highway Commission prohibits any driveways on the federal interstate system.