FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT MANUAL - wisconsindot.gov

1 November 30, 2018 Page 1 FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT MANUAL Wisconsin Department of Transportation TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 12: Right-of-Way Plat DEVELOPMENT Section 12-1 General 12-1-1 .. Introduction .. Originator .. General .. When Is a Plat Needed? .. When to Use a Transportation Project Plat (TPP) .. When to Use a Traditional Right-of-Way Plat Attachment .. Policy to File or Record Transportation Project Plats 12-1-5 .. Existing Features .. Access Control .. Easements .. Existing Monumentation .. Existing Right-of-Way .. Existing Roadway Location .. Property Owners Names and Descriptions .. Topography .. Utilities 12-1-10 .. Title Report 12-1-15 .. Types of Acquisition .. Fee .. Highway Easement .. Permanent Limited Easement .. Access Rights .. Temporary Limited Easement.

2 Scenic Easement .. Restricted DEVELOPMENT Easement .. Air Rights .. Advertising Rights .. Waterway Rights .. Order of Importance .. Covenants and Agreements Attachment .. Waterway Example Plat 12-1-20 .. Encroachments on Highway Improvement Projects .. Definition .. Policy Statement .. Procedures For Existing Encroachments .. Procedure For Permits .. Local Public Agency Projects Attachment .. Revocable Occupancy Permit 12-1-25 .. Surplus Lands on Highway Right-of-Way .. General .. Definition .. Projects to be Evaluated .. Process for Identification .. Evaluation Criteria for Right-of-Way 12-1-30 .. Sign Control Section 12-5 Making Right-of-Way Determinations 12-5-1 .. Determining Right-of-Way Needs FDM Chapter 12 Table of Contents November 30, 2018 Page 2 12-5-3 .. Acquisition Restrictions.

3 General .. Exceptions .. Application 12-5-5 .. Access Control .. Research/Investigate Previous Access Control .. Determine Access Control Requirements for a Project .. Indicate Access Control on Right-of-Way Plat Section 12-10 Transportation Project Plat Preparation 12-10-1 .. Guidelines .. Introduction .. Detail Sheet .. Title Sheet .. Quality Control and Closure Sheet .. Local Review Attachment .. Transportation Project Plat Example Attachment .. Public Land Survey System Information Attachment .. Right-of-Way Example Attachment .. Access Control at Intersections on New Relocation Attachment .. Sample TPP Detail Sheet and Title Sheet Attachment .. Sample Transportation Project Plat Closure Sheet 12-10-3 .. Using a Transportation Project Plat to Establish Existing Right-of-Way.

4 Requirements for Stand-Alone Plats Delineating Existing Highway Right-of-Way: .. Requirements for Plats Incorporated into an Existing Highway Project: Attachment .. TPP R/W Delineation Plat Stand Alone Project Attachment .. Checklist for TPP R/W Delineation Plat (Monumentation Plat) 12-10-5 .. Transportation Project Plat Checklist Attachment .. Transportation Project Plat Checklist 12-10-10 .. Filing/Recording .. Filing the Plat 12-10-15 .. Amendments, Corrections, and Vacations .. Introduction .. Amendment Plat .. Affidavit of Correction .. Vacating a Plat or a Parcel from a Plat .. Archive Files in Region Office Attachment .. Transportation Project Plat - Amendment Plat Attachment .. Transportation Project Plat - Affidavit of Correction Attachment .. Transportation Project Plat - Vacation Order Attachment.

5 Transportation Project Plat - Parcels - Vacation Order 12-10-20 .. Description of Lands .. Legal Description Attachment .. Legal Description Verbiage Attachment .. Legal Description Examples Section 12-15 Traditional Right-of-Way Plat Preparation 12-15-1 .. Guidelines .. Title Sheet .. Schedule of Lands and Interests Sheet .. Layout Sheet .. Detail Sheet .. Access Control .. Trans 233 Information Attachment .. Sample Title Sheet Attachment .. Sample Schedule of Lands & Interests Attachment .. Sample Layout Sheet Attachment .. Sample Detail Sheet FDM Chapter 12 Table of Contents November 30, 2018 Page 3 Attachment .. Sample Single-Sheet Plat Attachment .. Public Land Survey System Information Attachment .. Right-of-Way Line Example Attachment .. Access Control at Intersections on New Relocation 12-15-5.

6 Using the Plan as a Plat .. Guidelines .. Requirements .. Storage & Retrieval 12-15-10 .. Right-of-Way Plat Checklist Attachment .. Right-of-Way Plat Checklist 12-15-15 .. Revision of Plats Attachment .. Sample Record of Plat Revisions 12-15-20 .. Description of Lands .. General .. Sample Descriptions Attachment .. Description Examples