Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 233.01 - Purpose

(1) Purpose of ch. 236, Stats. The purpose of ch. 236, Stats., is "to regulate the subdivision of land to promote public health, safety and general welfare; to further the orderly layout and use of land; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to lessen congestion in the streets and highways; to provide for adequate light and air; to facilitate adequate provision for water, sewerage, and other public requirements; to provide for proper ingress and egress; and to promote proper monumenting of land subdivided and conveyancing by accurate legal description. The approvals to be obtained by the subdivider as required in this chapter shall be based on requirements designed to accomplish the aforesaid purposes."

(2) Purpose of rules. Accordingly, the purpose of these rules is to specify minimum standards necessary to meet the requirements of state highway commission review of land subdivision plats abutting the state trunk highway system as provided under s. 236.13(1) (e), Stats., as follows:

"(e) The rules of the state highway commission relating to provision for the safety of entrance upon and departure from the abutting state trunk highways or connecting streets and for the preservation of the public interest and investment in such highways or streets."

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Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 233.01

Cr. Register, September, 1956, No. 9, eff. 10-1-56. Cr. Register, January, 1999, No. 517, eff. 2-1-99; am. Register, January, 2001, No. 541, eff. 2-1-01; corrections made under s. 13.93(2m) (b) 7, Stats., Register January 2004 No. 577.