Prior to the undertaking of any public improvement project (construction
of all roadway pavements, curbs, sidewalks, storm sewers and other
drainage facilities, water and sewer systems and appurtenances, streetlights
and any other required utilities and public improvements), the proposed
developer or contractor must provide five copies of a map or survey
and proposed plans and specifications prepared by an engineer duly
licensed by the State of New York and comply with all other provisions
of Town Law and other applicable laws.
Prior to beginning any construction of said public improvements,
the applicant/developer shall obtain a public improvement permit and
shall also pay a public improvement project fee to the Town of Newfane,
which fee shall be sufficient to cover the cost of review of such
plans and specifications by an engineer and legal counsel retained
by the Town for such purpose and to cover the cost of inspection fees
for inspectors to monitor the construction of said improvements to
ensure that they are constructed in accordance with the plans and
specifications and meet all Town standards for such construction,
which inspectors shall be employees of a qualified engineering firm
approved by the Town. The Town Board shall not accept conveyances
of any public improvement project unless all of the provisions of
this chapter are complied with fully.
The Town Board of the Town of Newfane hereby adopts a fee schedule
of 10% of the estimated construction costs to be held in escrow as
public improvement fees payable to the Town in advance of commencing
construction. This schedule shall be subject to further review and
modification from time to time. The Town Engineer shall approve estimated
construction costs at final plat approval.
Following the completion of the public improvement project,
four sets of as-built drawings shall be supplied to the Town, at no
cost to the Town.
In all use districts except residential districts, the site
plans for the use of any of said premises or for the erection, installation,
construction, development or the placing of any structure or building
on such premises or the installation or construction of parking lots
or parking areas or any other facilities of any nature or kind shall
be reviewed and approved by the Planning Board of the Town of Newfane
prior to the commencement of construction, installation or development
and shall be installed or constructed in accordance with standards,
specifications and procedures acceptable to or required by the appropriate
Town, county or state departments and this chapter.