Streets and Roads -- Wisconsin regulations and statutes

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Parking Lots

The WDNR has no regulations for parking lots. When developers create their stormwater management plans they need to factor in parking lots. There is nothing regarding water quality for parking lots in the State Statutes.

NR 216.21(4)(g)
(g) Areas located on plant lands which are segregated from the industrial activities of the plant, such as office buildings and accompanying parking lots, if the drainage from the segregated areas is not mixed with contaminated storm water drainage.

NR 216.47
NR 216.47 Storm water management plan requirements. Pollution caused by storm water discharges from the site after construction is completed, including, but not limited to, rooftops, parking lots, roadways and the maintenance of grassed areas shall be addressed by a storm water management plan. Inclusion in the plan of post construction management may not bind either future owners of the property nor any municipalities to implement the management practices. A storm water management plan is not required for projects that do not alter runoff volumes or runoff quality from existing conditions and that do not include new development or redevelopment.


Roads

The WDNR has no regulations for roads. DOT has numerous regs. but they all refer to safety.

Comm 21.125(1)(c)
(c) Tracking. Sediment tracked by construction equipment from a site onto a public or private paved road or sidewalk shall be minimized by providing a non-tracking access roadway. The access roadway shall be installed as approved on the plot plan, prior to framing above the first floor decking. The sediment cleanup provisions of Comm 21.125(1)(d)are unaffected by the presence or absence of an access roadway.

Comm 51.01(124) (124) "Street" means any legally established public thoroughfare or all-weather hard surface area 30 feet or more in width whether designated or not by name or number such as avenue, boulevard, circle, court, drive, lane, place, road or way. Streets must extend at least 50% of the length of the side of the building and must be accessible to fire fighting equipment.

Comm 57.02(3)(a)2. 2. For buildings more than 3 stories in height, the street or access roadway shall extend along at least one entire side of the building which constitutes at least 25% of the total building perimeter with the road edge closest to the building at least 10 feet but not more than 50 feet from the building.

Comm 62.53(1)
(1) NUMBER OF ENTRANCES. Not more than one entrance shall be provided for each access road but each such entrance may be divided into 2 roadways and channelized to properly provide for vehicles turning right or left from the highway.

NR 504.07(7)
(7) TOPSOIL. A minimum of 6 inches of topsoil shall be designed over the cover layer to support the proposed vegetation. Fertilizer and lime shall be added in accordance with section 630, Wisconsin department of transportation standard specifications for road and bridge construction or other appropriate specifications in order to establish a thick vegetative growth.

NR 504.07(8)
(8) REVEGETATION. The seed type and amount of fertilizer applied shall be proposed depending on the type and quality of topsoil and compatibility with both native vegetation and the final use. Unless otherwise approved by the department in writing, seed mixtures and application rates shall be in accordance with section 630, Wisconsin department of transportation standard specifications for road and bridge construction. Application rates for fertilizer and mulch shall also be specified.

Trans-RR 1.04 Qualifications for rustic road designation.

Trans-RR 1.04(1)
(1) A rustic road has outstanding natural features along its borders such as rugged natural terrain, native wildlife and native vegetation, or includes open areas with rustic or agricultural vistas which, singly or in combination, set this road apart from other roads as being something unique and distinct.

State Statutes

88.89 Roads not to obstruct natural watercourse.

108.18(2)(c) (c) An employer engaged in the construction of roads, bridges, highways, sewers, water mains, utilities, public buildings, factories, housing, or similar construction projects shall pay contributions for each of the first 3 calendar years at the average rate for construction industry employers as determined by the department on each computation date, rounded up to the next highest rate. This rate may in no case be more than the maximum rate specified in the schedule in effect for the year of the computation under sub. (4).

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