Add a driveway

Before you plan significant changes to your property, please attend a Town Planning Commission meeting. By engaging the Planning Commission ahead of time we can advise you of the Town’s expectations, and make your process much smoother, avoiding regulatory issues or additional development costs.

Email Diane Anderson at [email protected] to set a meeting.

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1. Contact Plan Commission Secretary to schedule site visit and meeting date.

[email protected]

608-767-3953

2. Read the Town of Vermont Land Division Ordinance

BEFORE you submit the Land Use Intent form make sure you read the Town of Vermont Land Division Ordinance

3. Are you planning minor maintenance?

Minor maintenance is defined as any work that does not require excavation and that disturbs less than 500 square feet of land area outside the existing roadway? If this is the case, no driveway permit is required.

4.Are you planning work that exceeds minor maintenance but that changes the existing grade by less than three feet and disturbs less than 2,000 square feet of land?

If this is the case, your work is considered “Driveway Improvement.”

5. Are you planning work that changes the existing grade by three (3) feet or more and disturbs 2,000 square feet or more of land? If this is the case, your work is considered driveway construction. Follow all steps listed to the right:

If yes, complete these steps:

• Create site map with GPS coordinates every 50 feet on centerline starting at the road and ending at the building envelope

• Place flags that correspond with all GPS coordinates in preparation for Driveway committee site visit

• Submit Land Use Intent Form

• Attend Plan Commission Meeting & obtain Plan Commission approval

• Pay fee – Make check payable to Town of Vermont Upon completion of the driveway, it will be inspected by the driveway committee for conformance with the plan. Re-inspection will continue until conformance is achieved.

6. Determine current zoning of property.

7. Does proposed or current driveway enter a county highway?

Review Dane County requirements and obtain access permit.

8. Does proposed or current driveway enter a state road?

Review Wisconsin Department of Transportation requirements and obtain permit.

9.Will over 20,000 square feet of new impervious area be added?

If this is the case, contact Dane County regarding storm water management/erosion control plan requirement.

Stormwater management permit required. Contact Dane County Water Resource Engineering

10. Will more than 4,000 square feet of land be disturbed, or will more than 125 lineal feet of new driveway be constructed?

Erosion control permit required. Contact Dane County Water Resource Engineering

11. Submit Land Use Intent Form for Driveway Construction permit.

Make check payable to Town of Vermont.