Suamico approves final plat for Sheedy Farms Fourth Addition with stormwater conditions

The Suamico Village Board voted unanimously Monday to approve the final plat for Sheedy Farms Fourth Addition, a roughly 45-acre subdivision that proposes 28 buildable lots and three outlots, contingent on remaining approvals for stormwater and a developer’s agreement.

Why it matters: The subdivision adds single-family building lots on land not served by public sewer or water, and the board placed conditions to protect stormwater infrastructure and clarify lot access, maintenance responsibilities and septic locations.

Zoning Administrator Dunks told the board the final plat is “substantially compliant” with the previously approved preliminary plat but includes several modifications leaders asked staff to review: an infiltration basin proposed to meet DNR soil requirements; a modification that reduced an outlot from 90 feet to 60 feet and converted part of it to an easement; and driveway access restrictions for some lots on Anston Road. Dunks said the Wisconsin DNR’s rules require infiltration when soils meet specified conditions, which is why the developer’s stormwater design uses an infiltration basin rather than a wet pond.

Staff recommended approval with seven conditions: approval of the stormwater plan, approval of a developer’s agreement for roads and stormwater facilities, payment of administrative fees ($200 per lot, total $5,600), a note on stormwater easements to preserve constructed elevations and prohibit storage or structures in easements, showing approved septic locations on the plat, adding a restriction on driveway access for Lot 67 to Anston Road, and compliance with all applicable ordinances and reviewing agencies.

Trustees questioned the change from a dedicated outlot to easement and who would maintain an easement if stormwater infrastructure sits on private easement rather than dedicated village land. Board members were told typical practice is that property owners maintain easements but the village retains the right to enter and correct problems and to require owners to repair if the easement is obstructed. Public Works staff will review the revised easement and stormwater access before final stormwater sign-off.

The board’s motion approving the final plat was recorded as carrying 7–0; the approval is contingent on the listed conditions, including formal sign-off of the stormwater management plan by village reviewing agencies and a developer’s agreement for construction of roads and stormwater facilities.

Ending: Planning staff noted lots will use individual septic systems and cluster mailbox arrangements in some locations; future utility extensions to the area are not planned in the near term.