AB586, s. 28 20Section 28. 66.0309 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,17,1121 66.0309 (11) Matters referred to regional planning commission. The officer
22or public body of a local governmental unit within the region having final authority
23may refer to the regional planning commission, for its consideration and report, the
24location or acquisition of land for any of the items or facilities which that are included
25in the adopted regional master plan. Within 20 days after the matter is referred to

1the regional planning commission or a longer period as may be stipulated by the
2referring officer or public body, the commission shall report its recommendations to
3the referring officer or public body. The report and recommendations of the
4commission shall be advisory only. A state agency may authorize the regional
5planning commission with the consent of the commission to act for the agency in
6approving, examining, or reviewing plats, under s. 236.12 (2) (a) (ap). A regional
7planning commission authorized by a local unit on November 1, 1980 , to act for the
8local unit in approving plats may continue to so act until the commission withdraws
9its consent or the local unit its approval. A local unit may authorize a regional
10planning commission, with the consent of the commission, to conduct an advisory
11review of plats.
AB586, s. 29 12Section 29. 70.27 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,17,1813 70.27 (2) Certification, approval, recording. Such plat, when completed and
14certified as provided by this section, and when approved by the governing body, shall
15be acknowledged by the clerk thereof and recorded in the office of the register of
16deeds. No plat may be recorded in the office of the register of deeds unless it is
17produced on material that is capable of clearly legible reproduction or other media
18that is acceptable to the register of deeds.
AB586, s. 30 19Section 30. 70.27 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,18,2120 70.27 (5) Surveys, reconciliations. The surveyor making the plat shall be a
21professional land surveyor licensed under ch. 443 and shall
survey and lay out the
22boundaries of each parcel, street, alley, lane, roadway, or dedication to public or
23private use, according to the records of the register of deeds, and whatever evidence
24that may be available to show the intent of the buyer and seller, in the chronological
25order of their conveyance or dedication, and set temporary monuments to show the

1results of such survey which shall be made permanent upon recording of the plat as
2provided for in this section. The map shall be at a scale of not more than 100 feet per
3inch, unless waived in writing by the department of administration under s. 236.20
4(2) (L). The owners of record of lands in the plat shall be notified by certified letter
5mailed to their last-known address, in order that they shall have opportunity to
6examine the map, view the temporary monuments, and make known any
7disagreement with the boundaries as shown by the temporary monuments. It is the
8duty of the professional land surveyor making the plat to reconcile any discrepancies
9that may be revealed, so that the plat as certified to the governing body is in
10conformity with the records of the register of deeds as nearly as is practicable. When
11boundary lines between adjacent parcels, as evidenced on the ground, are mutually
12agreed to in writing by the owners of record, such lines shall be the true boundaries
13for all purposes thereafter, even though they may vary from the metes and bounds
14descriptions previously of record. Such written agreements shall be recorded in the
15office of the register of deeds. On every assessor's plat, as certified to the governing
16body, shall appear the volume, page, and document number of the metes and bounds
17description of each parcel, as recorded in the office of the register of deeds, which
18shall be identified with the number by which such parcel is designated on the plat,
19except that lots which have been conveyed or otherwise acquired but upon which no
20deed is recorded in the office of register of deeds may be shown on an assessor's plat
21and when so shown shall contain a full metes and bounds description.
AB586, s. 31 22Section 31. 70.27 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,19,423 70.27 (6) Monuments, plat requirements. The provisions of s. 236.15 as to
24monuments, and the provisions of s. 236.20 as to form and procedure, insofar as they
25are applicable to the purposes of assessors' plats, shall apply. Any stake or

1monument found and accepted as correct by a professional land surveyor laying out
2an assessor's plat shall be indicated as "stake found" or "monument found" when
3mapping the plat and such stake or monument shall not be removed or replaced even
4though it is inconsistent with the standards of s. 236.15.
AB586, s. 32 5Section 32. 70.27 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,19,96 70.27 (7) Certificate. (intro.) When completed, the assessor's plat shall be
7filed with the clerk of the governing body that ordered the plat. On its title page shall
8appear the sworn certificate of the professional land surveyor who made the plat,
9which shall state and contain:
AB586, s. 33 10Section 33. 70.27 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,19,1211 70.27 (7) (d) A statement that the professional land surveyor has fully complied
12with the provisions of this section in filing the same.
AB586, s. 34 13Section 34. 84.095 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,19,1914 84.095 (5) Surveyor's Professional land surveyor's certificate. A plat
15prepared for filing or recording under this section shall include a certificate of a
16professional land surveyor registered licensed under s. 443.06 that the plat is a
17correct representation of the project described and that the identification and
18location of each parcel can be determined from the plat. This subsection does not
19apply to plats prepared by the department.
AB586, s. 35 20Section 35. 157.061 (13m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB586,19,2221 157.061 (13m) "Professional land surveyor" means a professional land
22surveyor licensed under ch. 443.
AB586, s. 36 23Section 36. 157.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,20,524 157.07 (1) A cemetery authority shall cause to be surveyed and platted by a
25professional land surveyor registered in this state those portions of the lands that are

1from time to time required for burial, into cemetery lots, drives, and walks, and
2record a plat or map of the land in the office of the register of deeds. The plat or map
3may not be recorded unless laid out and platted to the satisfaction of the county board
4of the county, and the town board of the town in which the land is situated, or, if the
5land is situated within a 1st class city, then only by the common council of that city.
AB586, s. 37 6Section 37. 157.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,20,197 157.07 (2) The plat or map location of the lands shall show the exact location
8of the tract being subdivided with reference to a corner or corners established in the
9United States public land survey by bearings and distances
be indicated on the plat
10or map by bearing and distance from a boundary line of a government lot, quarter
11section, recorded private claim, or federal reservation in which the subdivision is
12located. The monumentation at the ends of the boundary line shall be described and
13the bearing and distance between them shown
, and the plat or map shall show a
14small scale drawing of the section or government subdivision of the section in which
15the cemetery plat is situated, with the cemetery plat indicated. The plat or map shall
16include the certificate of the professional land surveyor containing the name of the
17cemetery authority, the date of the survey, the professional land surveyor's stamp or
18seal and signature, and the professional land surveyor's statement that the survey
19is true and correct to the professional land surveyor's best knowledge and belief.
AB586, s. 38 20Section 38. 157.07 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,21,621 157.07 (3) The plat or map shall be made on a durable white media that is 22
22inches wide by 30 inches long, or on any material that is capable of clearly legible
23reproduction or other media that is acceptable to the register of deeds,
with a
24permanent nonfading black image. Seals or signatures that are reproduced on
25images that comply with this subsection have the force and effect of original seals and

1signatures. When more than one sheet is used for any one plat or map, they shall
2be numbered consecutively and each sheet shall contain a notation showing the
3whole number of sheets in the plat, and its relation to the other sheets. The sheets
4may be provided by the county through the register of deeds on terms determined by
5the county board. The professional land surveyor shall leave a binding margin of 1.5
6inches on the left side of the 30-inch length and a one-inch margin on all other sides.
AB586, s. 39 7Section 39. 236.02 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,21,118 236.02 (2m) "Correction instrument" means an instrument drafted by a
9licensed professional land surveyor that complies with the requirements of s.
10236.295 and that, upon recording, corrects a subdivision plat or a certified survey
11map.
AB586, s. 40 12Section 40. 236.02 (9b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB586,21,1413 236.02 (9b) "Professional land surveyor" means a professional land surveyor
14licensed under ch. 443.
AB586, s. 41 15Section 41. 236.025 of the statutes is created to read:
AB586,21,17 16236.025 Ordinary high water marks. (1) For purposes of ss. 236.15 (1) (a)
17and (d) and 236.20 (2) (g), a professional land surveyor may do any of the following:
AB586,21,2018 (a) Incorporate into a map, plat, or survey an ordinary high water mark that
19has been determined by the department of natural resources or otherwise
20determined pursuant to law.
AB586,21,2221 (b) Approximate the ordinary high water mark and incorporate that mark into
22a map, plat, or survey.
AB586,22,3 23(2) For purposes of sub. (1) (b), the location of the approximate ordinary high
24water mark shall be the point on the bank of a navigable perennial stream or on the
25shore of a lake up to which the presence and action of surface water is so continuous

1as to leave a distinctive mark by erosion, destruction, prevention of terrestrial
2vegetation, predominance of aquatic vegetation, or other easily recognized
3characteristic.
AB586,22,6 4(3) For purposes of this section, a map, plat, or survey that shows an
5approximate ordinary high water mark shall state on its face that the mark is shown
6for reference only.
AB586, s. 42 7Section 42. 236.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,22,118 236.03 (2) This chapter does not apply to cemetery plats made under s. 157.07
9and assessors' plats made under s. 70.27, but such assessors' plats shall, except in
10counties having a population of 500,000 or more, comply with ss. 236.15 (1) (a) (ac)
11to (g) and 236.20 (1) and (2) (a) to (e), unless waived under s. 236.20 (2) (L).
AB586, s. 43 12Section 43. 236.11 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 236.11 (2) (a) and
13amended to read:
AB586,23,414 236.11 (2) (a) The subdivider or subdivider's agent shall submit to the body or
15bodies having authority to approve plats an electronic copy of the final plat or a copy
16of the final plat that is capable of legible reproduction. The approving authority or
17authorities
shall approve or reject the final plat within 60 days of its submission,
18unless the time is extended by agreement with the subdivider or subdivider's agent.
19When the approving authority is a municipality and determines to approve the plat,
20it shall give at least 10 days' prior written notice of its intention to the clerk of any
21municipality whose boundaries are within 1,000 feet of any portion of such proposed
22plat but failure to give such notice shall not invalidate any such plat. If a plat is
23rejected, the reasons therefor shall be stated in the minutes of the meeting and a copy
24thereof or a written statement of the reasons shall be supplied to the subdivider or
25subdivider's agent
. If the approving authority fails to act within 60 days and the time

1has not been extended by agreement and if no unsatisfied objections have been filed
2within that period, the plat shall be deemed approved, and, upon demand, a
3certificate to that effect shall be made on the face of the plat by the clerk of the
4authority which that has failed to act.
AB586, s. 44 5Section 44. 236.11 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB586,23,136 236.11 (2) (b) The approval of the approving authority or authorities may be
7based on the copy submitted under par. (a) but the approval must be inscribed on the
8recordable plat document. Before inscribing its approval, the approving authority
9shall require the subdivider or subdivider's agent to certify the respects in which the
10recordable plat document differs from the copy, if any. An approving authority must
11approve all modifications in the final plat before it gives final approval to the plat.
12No approving authority may inscribe its final approval on a plat before the affixing
13of the certificate by the department under s. 236.12 (3).
AB586, s. 45 14Section 45. 236.12 (2) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2011
15Wisconsin Act 32
, are consolidated, renumbered 236.12 (2) (ap) and amended to read:
AB586,24,1116 236.12 (2) (ap) Within 2 days after a preliminary or final plat is submitted for
17approval, legible copies, together with a list of the authorities to which the plat must
18be submitted for approval under s. 236.10 or objection under this subsection,
19furnished by the subdivider at the subdivider's expense, shall be sent, by the clerk
20or secretary of the approving authority to which the plat is submitted, to the
21following agencies which have authority
under par. (ac), the department shall
22transmit an electronic copy of the plat, or, if preferable, 2 legible hard copies of the
23plat, to each state agency authorized
to object to the plat: (a) Two copies for each of
24the state agencies required to review the plat to the department which shall examine
25the plat for compliance with ss. 236.15, 236.16, 236.20 and 236.21 (1) and (2)
under

1this
paragraph. If the subdivision abuts or adjoins a state trunk highway or
2connecting highway, the department shall transmit 2 a copy or copies of the plat to
3the department of transportation so that that agency may determine whether it has
4any objection to the plat on the basis of its rules as provided in s. 236.13. If the
5subdivision is not served by a public sewer and provision for that service has not been
6made, the department shall transmit 2 a copy or copies of the plat to the department
7of safety and professional services so that that agency may determine whether it has
8any objection to the plat on the basis of its rules as provided in s. 236.13. In lieu of
9this procedure the agencies may designate local officials to act as their agents in
10examining the plats for compliance with the statutes or their rules by filing a written
11delegation of authority with the approving body.
AB586, s. 46 12Section 46. 236.12 (2) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
AB586,24,1613 236.12 (2) (ac) The subdivider or subdivider's agent shall submit an electronic
14copy of the preliminary or final plat, or a copy of the preliminary or final plat that
15is capable of legible reproduction, to the department, which shall examine the plat
16for compliance with ss. 236.15, 236.16, 236.20, and 236.21 (1) and (2).
AB586, s. 47 17Section 47. 236.12 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,25,518 236.12 (2) (b) Four copies Within 2 days after a preliminary or final plat is
19submitted under par. (ac), the department shall transmit an electronic copy of the
20plat, or, if preferable, 4 legible hard copies of the plat,
to the county planning agency,
21if the agency employs on a full-time basis a professional engineer, a planner, or other
22person charged with the duty of administering planning legislation and adopts a
23policy requiring submission so that that body may determine if it has any objection
24to the plat on the basis of conflict with park, parkway, expressway, major highways,
25airports, drainage channels, schools, or other planned public developments. If no

1county planning agency exists, then 2 copies to the county park commission except
2that in a county with a county executive or county administrator, 2 copies to the
3county park manager, if the subdivision abuts a county park or parkway so that that
4body may determine if it has any objection to the plat on the basis of a conflict with
5the park or parkway development.
AB586, s. 48 6Section 48. 236.12 (3) and (6) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered
7236.12 (3) and amended to read:
AB586,26,108 236.12 (3) Within 20 days of the date of receiving the copies of the plat any
9agency having authority to object under sub. (2) shall notify the subdivider or
10subdivider's agent
and all approving or objecting authorities other agencies having
11the authority to object
of any objection based upon failure of the plat to comply with
12the statutes or rules which that its examination under sub. (2) is authorized to cover,
13or, if there is no objection, it shall so certify on the face of a copy of the plat and return
14that copy to the approving authority from which it was received. The plat shall not
15be approved or deemed approved until any objections have been satisfied. If the
16objecting agency fails to act within the 20-day limit it shall be deemed to have no
17objection to the plat. No approving authority may inscribe its approval on a plat prior
18to the affixing of the certificates under either sub. (4) or (6).
(6) In lieu of the
19procedure under subs. (2) to (5), the subdivider or the subdivider's agent may submit
20the original plat to the department which shall forward 2 copies to each of the
21agencies authorized by sub. (2) to object. The department shall have the required
22number of copies made at the subdivider's expense. Within 20 days of the date of
23receiving the copies of the plat any agency having authority to object under sub. (2)
24shall notify the subdivider, and all agencies having the authority to object, of any
25objection based upon failure of the plat to comply with the statutes or rules which its

1examination under sub. (2) is authorized to cover, or, if there is no objection, it shall
2so certify on the face of a copy of the plat and return that copy to the
department.
3After each agency and the department have certified that they have no objection or
4that their objections have been satisfied, the department shall so certify on the face
5of the plat. If an agency fails to act within 20 days from the date of the receipt of on
6which it received the copy or
copies of the plat, and the department fails to act within
730 days of receipt of the original from the date on which it received the copy of the
8plat, it shall be deemed that there are no objections to the plat and, upon demand,
9it the department shall be so certified certify on the face of the plat by the
10department
.
AB586, s. 49 11Section 49. 236.12 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB586, s. 50 12Section 50. 236.12 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB586, s. 51 13Section 51. 236.12 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 236.12 (4m) and amended
14to read:
AB586,26,2415 236.12 (4m) In order to facilitate approval of the final plat where whenever
16more than one approval is required, the subdivider may or subdivider's agent shall
17file a true copy of the plat with the approving authority or authorities with which
18the original of the final plat has not been filed. The approval of such authorities may
19be based on such copy but shall be inscribed on the original of the final plat. Before
20inscribing its approval, the approving authority shall require the surveyor or the
21owner to certify the respects in which the original of the final plat differs from the
22copy. All modifications in the final plat shall be approved before final approval is
23given
a true copy of the plat that the subdivider or subdivider's agent submitted to
24the department
.
AB586, s. 52 25Section 52. 236.13 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,27,14
1236.13 (2) (a) As a further condition of approval, the governing body of the town
2or municipality within which the subdivision lies may require that the subdivider
3make and install any public improvements reasonably necessary or that the
4subdivider execute a surety bond or provide other security to ensure that he or she
5will make those improvements within a reasonable time. The subdivider may
6construct the project in such phases as the governing body approves, which approval
7may not be unreasonably withheld. If the subdivider's project will be constructed in
8phases, the amount of any surety bond or other security required by the governing
9body shall be limited to the phase of the project that is currently being constructed.
10The governing body may not require that the subdivider provide any security for
11improvements sooner than is reasonably necessary before the commencement of the
12installation of the improvements. This paragraph applies to all preliminary and
13final plats, regardless of whether submitted for approval before, on, or after the
14effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
AB586, s. 53 15Section 53. 236.13 (2m) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32,
16is amended to read:
AB586,28,517 236.13 (2m) As a further condition of approval when lands included in the plat
18lie within 500 feet of the ordinary high-water mark of any navigable stream, lake,
19any navigable perennial stream,
or an other body of navigable water or if land in the
20proposed plat involves lake or navigable perennial stream shorelands referred to in
21s. 236.16, the department of natural resources, to prevent pollution of navigable
22waters, or the department of safety and professional services, to protect the public
23health and safety, may require assurance of adequate drainage areas for private
24sewage disposal systems and building setback restrictions, or provisions by the
25owner for public sewage disposal facilities for waters of the state, as defined in s.

1281.01 (18), industrial wastes, as defined in s. 281.01 (5), and other wastes, as
2defined in s. 281.01 (7). The public sewage disposal facilities may consist of one or
3more systems as the department of natural resources or the department of safety and
4professional service determines on the basis of need for prevention of pollution of the
5waters of the state or protection of public health and safety.
AB586, s. 54 6Section 54. 236.15 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 236.15 (1) (ac) and
7amended to read:
AB586,28,128 236.15 (1) (ac) All of the monuments required in pars. (a) (ag) to (h) shall be
9placed flush with the ground where practicable. Whenever placement of a
10monument under this subsection is required at a corner or point that falls within a
11street or proposed future street, the monument shall be placed in the side line of the
12street.
AB586, s. 55 13Section 55. 236.15 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 236.15 (1) (ag) and
14amended to read:
AB586,29,315 236.15 (1) (ag) The external boundaries of a subdivision shall be monumented
16in the field by monuments of concrete containing a ferrous rod one-fourth inch in
17diameter or greater imbedded its full length, not less than 18 inches in length, not
18less than 4 inches square or 5 inches in diameter, and marked on the top with a cross,
19brass plug, iron rod, or other durable material securely embedded; or by iron rods or
20pipes at least 18 inches long and 2 inches in diameter weighing not less than 3.65
21pounds per lineal foot. Solid round or square iron bars of equal or greater length or
22weight per foot may be used in lieu of pipes wherever pipes are specified in this
23section. These monuments shall be placed at all corners, at each end of all curves,
24at the point where a curve changes its radius, at all angle points in any line and at
25all angle points along the meander line, said points to be not less than 20 feet back

1from the determined or approximated ordinary high water mark of the lake or from
2the bank of the stream, except that when such corners or points fall within a street,
3or proposed future street, the monuments shall be placed in the side line of the street
.
AB586, s. 56 4Section 56. 236.15 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,29,95 236.15 (1) (b) All internal boundaries and those corners and points not required
6to be marked by par. (a) (ag) shall be monumented in the field by like monuments as
7defined in par. (a) (ag). These monuments shall be placed at all block corners, at each
8end of all curves, at the point where a curve changes its radius, and at all angle points
9in any line.
AB586, s. 57 10Section 57. 236.15 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,29,1911 236.15 (1) (d) The lines of lots, outlots, parks and public access and land
12dedicated to the public that extend to lakes or to navigable perennial streams shall
13be monumented in the field by iron pipes at least 18 inches long and one inch in
14diameter weighing not less than 1.13 pounds per lineal foot, or by round or square
15iron bars at least 18 inches long and weighing not less than 1.13 pounds per lineal
16foot. These monuments shall be placed at the point of intersection of the lake or
17navigable perennial stream lot line with a meander line established not less than 20
18feet back from the determined or approximated ordinary high water mark of the lake
19or from the bank of the stream
.
AB586, s. 58 20Section 58. 236.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,29,2421 236.15 (2) Accuracy of survey. The survey shall be performed by a
22professional land surveyor registered in this state and if the error in the latitude and
23departure closure of the survey or any part thereof is greater than the ratio of one
24in 3,000, the plat may be rejected.
AB586, s. 59 25Section 59. 236.16 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,30,2
1236.16 (3) (title) Lake and navigable perennial stream shore plats; public
2access
.
AB586, s. 60 3Section 60. 236.16 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,30,124 236.16 (3) (a) All subdivisions abutting on a navigable lake or a navigable
5perennial
stream shall provide public access at least 60 feet wide providing access
6to the low watermark water's edge so that there will be public access, which is
7connected to existing public roads, at not more than one-half mile intervals as
8measured along the lake or the navigable perennial stream shore except where
9greater intervals and wider access is agreed upon by the department of natural
10resources and the department, and excluding shore areas where public parks or
11open-space streets or roads on either side of a the navigable perennial stream are
12provided.
AB586, s. 61 13Section 61. 236.16 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,30,1614 236.16 (3) (b) No public access established under this chapter may be vacated
15except by circuit court action as provided in s. 236.43, except that such public access
16may be discontinued under s. 66.1003, subject to s. 66.1006
.
AB586, s. 62 17Section 62. 236.16 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,31,218 236.16 (4) Lake and navigable perennial stream shore plats; land between
19meander line and water's edge
. The lands lying between the meander line,
20established in accordance with s. 236.20 (2) (g), and the water's edge, and any
21otherwise unplattable lands which lie between a proposed subdivision and the
22water's edge shall be included as part of lots, outlots or public dedications in any plat
23abutting a lake or a navigable perennial stream. This subsection applies not only to
24lands proposed to be subdivided but also to all lands under option to the subdivider

1or in which the subdivider holds any interest and which are contiguous to the lands
2proposed to be subdivided and which abut a lake or a navigable perennial stream.
AB586, s. 63 3Section 63. 236.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,31,104 236.20 (1) (a) The plat shall have a binding margin 1 1/2 inches wide on the
5left side, and
a one-inch margin on all other sides. A graphic scale of not more than
6100 feet to one inch shall be shown on each sheet showing layout features. When
7more than one sheet is used for any plat, each sheet shall be numbered consecutively
8and shall contain a notation giving the total number of sheets in the plat and showing
9the relation of that sheet to the other sheets and each sheet shall bear the subdivision
10and county name.
AB586, s. 64 11Section 64. 236.20 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB586, s. 65 12Section 65. 236.20 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,31,1713 236.20 (2) (g) All lake or stream shore meander lines for all lakes or navigable
14perennial streams that are
established by the professional land surveyor in
15accordance with s. 236.15 (1) (d), the distances and bearings thereof, and the distance
16between the point of intersection of such meander lines with lot lines and the
17determined or approximated ordinary high water mark.
AB586, s. 66 18Section 66. 236.20 (2) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,32,319 236.20 (2) (k) When a street is on a circular curve, the main chords of the
20right-of-way lines shall be drawn as dotted or dashed lines in their proper places.
21All curved lines shall show, either on the lines or in an adjoining table, the radius of
22the circle, the central angle subtended, the chord bearing, the chord length, and the
23arc length for each segment. The tangent bearing shall be shown for each end of the
24main chord for all nontangent circular lines. When a circular curve of 30-foot radius
25or less is used to round off the intersection between 2 straight lines, it shall be

1tangent to both straight lines. It is sufficient to show on the plat the radius of the
2curve and the tangent distances from the points of curvature to the point of
3intersection of the straight lines.
AB586, s. 67 4Section 67. 236.20 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,32,105 236.20 (3) (b) The location of the subdivision shall be indicated by bearing and
6distance from a boundary line of a government lot monumented in the original
7survey or resurvey of Wisconsin,
quarter section, recorded private claim, or federal
8reservation in which the subdivision is located. The monumentation at the ends of
9the boundary line shall be described and the bearing and distance between them
10shown.
AB586, s. 68 11Section 68. 236.20 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,32,1312 236.20 (4) (b) All lands dedicated to public use except roads and streets shall
13be clearly marked "Dedicated to the Public".
AB586, s. 69 14Section 69. 236.20 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB586,32,1815 236.20 (5) (c) The water elevations of adjoining lakes or navigable perennial
16streams at the date of the survey and the approximate high and low water elevations
17of those lakes or streams. All elevations shall be referred to some permanent
18established datum plane.
AB586, s. 70 19Section 70. 236.20 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB586,32,2220 236.20 (6) Public trust information. A final plat of a subdivision, or a certified
21survey map of land, to which s. 236.16 (4) applies shall show on its face the following
22statement:
AB586,33,2 23"Any land below the ordinary high water mark of a lake or a navigable
24perennial stream is subject to the public trust in navigable waters that is established
25under article IX, section 1, of the state constitution. However, the owner of the real

1property that abuts such land has exclusive use of that land when it is exposed,
2except as otherwise provided by law or by the owner's title."
AB586, s. 71 3Section 71. 236.21 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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