Master Site plan and/or site plan illustrating exact dimensions and number of parcels for the specific site being submitted for certification

• Minimum of 20 contiguous developable acres

• Site total acreage: 196.5 acres; Useable acreage: 171 acres
• Useable acreage calculation excludes two illustrative future storm water management ponds, illustrative potential access road within site, and small delineated wetland (<1 acre at northern site boundary)
• TIF District in place for 151 Business Park (the site) has funded the following improvements: repaved, widened, and extended frontage road access to site (Kellom Road); Water tower sited at entrance to site from Kellom Road ]and boost station, which serves the park; extension of 16” water main along the eastern boundary of site; new sanitary pump station located at the park
• Click here to download the site plan.

Aerial photograph illustrating the specific site being submitted for certification as well as the surrounding properties

• Aerial views illustrating site and surroundings submitted
• Agricultural land to north of site is Comp. Planned for industrial future use – currently farmed land, but owners are reportedly amenable to sale for ind. dev.

ALTA Survey (American Land Trust Association) inclusive of site being submitted for certification

• Completed August 2, 2012; illustrates all easements, rights-of-way, roads and utilities impacting the site, including the transmission line bisecting the western tail of the property
• Click here to download more information from the ALTA Survey. 

Flood Plain map (FEMA-produced FIRM map)

• No part of the site may be located on (or directly adjacent to) a flood plain

• FEMA FIRM map submitted – no 100 or 500 year flood plains proximate to site
• Click here to download the map.

Flight path specifications (if site is within 2 miles of an airport)

• Documentation (letter or map from FAA) indicating any restrictions related to airport proximity

• Dodge County Airport ~9 miles from the site; FAA documentation submitted, indicating that none of 151 Business Park is located in a flight path – no restrictions

Ownership – entire site must be wholly controlled by a single owner with documented willingness to sell to an industrial user

• Entire site (151 Business Park) is wholly owned by the City of Beaver Dam
• 100% paid for (from past land sales)
• Click here to download the warranty deed. 

Asking Price – current asking price for sale or lease of the land must be indicated

• Documentation of asking price on a per-acre basis

• Land would be priced according to the perceived value to the city of a project, but the City is prepared to sell the land for $1 or free to companies producing good employment and capital investment
• $30K/acre will be the published starting asking price
• City of Beaver Dam can combine free land with grants and loans as well
• Can use TIF for utility improvements

Topography – no significant topography issues that could present major obstacles to industrial development of the site

• Topographic map with clearly defined contour intervals of 2’ or less

• Gentle roll to the currently cultivated crop land, spreading across a large majority of the site, which is mostly flat (total elevation change across site: 942’ – 964’)
• Gentle roll to areas where illustrative retention ponds have been suggested, but those locations are flexible per users needs

Easements – site not intersected by utility or any other easement that would prevent development of 50 contiguous acres of the site

• Maps of all utility infrastructure directly proximate to (or intersecting) the site

• 69kV ATC transmission line bisects a short segment of the site along the western boundary of the majority of the site. This utility easement separates the northwestern tail of the site, extending to County Hwy. W, from the bulk of the site
• Utility easements exist at eastern edge of site around the water tower which was built and the new sanitary pump station, which was installed
• Click here to download a report on utility infrastructure.
• Click here to download an image of the utility infrastructure.

Wetlands – demonstrate that a user can utilize 20 contiguous acres that are not affected by wetlands

• Completed Sept. 2011 – delineated one 0.7 acre wetland at the far northern boundary of the site (behind an illustrative location for a retention pond)
• Click here to download the wetland delineation report.

Environmental Assessment – no known environmental impediments to immediate industrial development

• Phase I within the past 2 years; Remediated sites provide completed. Phase II and documentation of liability protection

• August 2011 – identified no concerns, but an interviewee indicated that at one time there may have been an underground fuel tank located in a specified place on the property. A Phase II on that area found no evidence of the presence of a fuel tank or any kind of soil contamination in that area, and therefore recommended no further actions or investigations; The site has always been agricultural
• Click here to download the phase I environmental site assessment report.
• Click here to download the phase II environmental site assessment letter and attachments.

Geotechnical

• Minimum of 5 soil borings (for 20-acre site); no presence of sink holes or limestone caves; suitable water content / water table depth

• August 2011 – 29 borings to 11’ – 21’ and dispersed evenly across the entire site
• Encountered sandy silt and gravel, intermixed with clay, stones and boulders; bedrock encountered between 11’ – 19’; no groundwater encountered in any borings
• Click here to download the geotechnical report.

Archaeological/Historical

• No known archaeological/historical impediments to immediate industrial development

• July 2011 – determined that there are no previously recorded archaeological sites or historic properties within or adjacent to the project area
• Click here to download the archaeological historical report.

Endangered Species

• No known impediments to immediate industrial development related to endangered species

• Completed July 2012 – no actions required with regard to industrial development of the subject property

Fire Protection

• Fire Insurance Classification Rating
• Distance to the nearest servicing fire department

• Class 4. Full-time 24-hour manned station (14 full time) with paramedic unit within 3.5 miles with easy access to 151 interchange, so access within 5 minutes
• Will have water tower to serve fire protection needs in the park

Industrial zoning (or equivalent) currently in place, or zoning change procedure underway as of field investigation

• Zoning certificate and relevant ordinance; or, letter from municipal authorities communicating status of zoning change procedure as of field investigation date

• Light Manufacturing (changed from R-1 Residential as of 7/16/12) – Light Manufacturing zoning allows for a broad array of clearly listed industrial operations
• Currently, no Covenants & Restrictions exist for the park, and any future Covenants & Restrictions will be high-level and align with market demand as best possible
• Click here to download the Beaver Dam Light Manufacturing District code.
• Click here to download the Beaver Dam re-zoning ordinance.

Surrounding area zoning – zoning of surrounding properties compatible with industrial development of site

• Comprehensive Plan of area (if applicable)
• Zoning map of area including site (if applicable)
• Existing/planned zoning of surrounding land
• Codes, Covenants, and Restrictions on site and surrounding sites, as applicable

• It is a Zoning by Right community, so can re-zone through the committee very easily if needed and desired by the community
• City plans to develop some general design guidelines, but will allow variances for attractive companies
• There is multi-family residential (mobile home park) to the south of the park boundary, but that boundary is forested and the higher elevation on the south end of the park would be conducive to berming (if desired)
• Click here to download the Beaver Dam re-zoning ordinance.

Proximate electric power infrastructure availability and capacities

• Utility maps indicating location and current size / capacity of proximate transmission lines, distribution lines, and substations; Available capacity that could be provided to the site for each of the above

• Electric utility infrastructure maps submitted
• Alliant Energies has two substations within 1.5 miles of the site, from which the site could receive service today over existing 12.4 KV distribution lines
• North Beaver Dam substation (~0.5 mile south of site) could provide 2-3MW of existing capacity to a new user before Alliant would need to add another distribution bay there

Detailed description of dual feed potential (current or proposed redundant service)

• Overview (and map) illustrating dual feed electric service routes, including location, size and capacity of each node of delivery (substation, distribution line, etc.)

• North Beaver Dam sub is 1.25 miles away
• East Beaver Dam sub is 1.5 miles away
• Secondary feed could be from East Beaver Dam substation, currently capable of serving the site at a 2-3MW load over existing 12.4KV distribution line coming up N. Crystal Lake Rd.
• Waupun Substation is about 14 miles to the north along Hwy 151

Introduction of any proposed improvements to / extensions of electric service to the site

• Cost, timing, and funding responsibility of any improvements required to provide proposed service to the site

• A looped feed currently exists between North Beaver Dam Substation and East Beaver Dam Substation
• Walmart DC (includes frozen storage) reportedly received all of their connections for free through credits from Alliant based on Walmart’s projected future use

Proximate natural gas infrastructure availability and capacities

• Utility maps indicating location and current size / capacity of proximate transmission lines, distribution lines, delivery points, etc; Available capacity that could be provided to the site for each of the above

• Alliant Energies is the gas provider, with two separate 300 psi systems currently capable of serving the site
• Regulating station ~500 ft south of the site takes 300 psi service down to 60 psi and sends that up a feeder line that is stubbed in to the southeastern corner of the site (line runs north to site boundary along Kellom Rd.)

Introduction of any proposed improvements to / extensions of natural gas service to the site

• Cost, timing, and funding responsibility of any improvements required to provide proposed service to the site

• Can tap up to 300psi gas for very large user
• Plenty of gas capacity given regional line and regulator station nearby

Proximate water and wastewater infrastructure availability and capacities

• Water: 16” treated water line runs up Kellom Road to site boundary and feeds to a new 400K gallon water tower on the SW corner of the site
• System ties to a newly developed well – the city’s fifth. Wells have had no change in static level over many years, and the only relevant capacity constraint is the City’s softening capability, which can be bypassed
• Beaver Dam’s water rates are reportedly among the lowest in the state
• Wastewater: 12” forced main runs south along 151 from the pump station near Wal-Mart DC. Also have 8” line near site, and another 8” line by the old Home Depot building nearby – all lines are looped together so capacity is very large

Introduction of any proposed improvements to / extensions of water and/or wastewater service to the site

• New sanitary pump station project is completed on the eastern boundary of the site (at Hwy 151) – it and the 400K gallon water tower wereTIF-funded
• City will reportedly bring water and sewer to the buildings for the client at no cost