All improvements include, but are not limited to, the following:
A.
All streets, underground utilities, shoulders, curbing, sidewalks,
planting strips, side slopes, street name signs, monuments and markers,
drainage systems, water systems, sewerage systems, and easements shall
be obtained and installed by the subdivider.
A.
General.
(1)
All municipal underground utilities shall be tested and approved
by the Board and any applicable Town agency having jurisdiction prior
to installation of base course(s) and pavement.
(2)
All municipal underground utility connections shall be installed
to the right-of-way line, and their locations identified by two suitable
ties on the as-built plans so as to be easily located in the future.
(3)
The installation of utilities shall conform to the standards contained
herein or referenced by this document.
B.
Easements.
(1)
Easements for utilities across lots or centered on rear or side lot
lines shall be provided where necessary and shall be at least 20 feet
for electricity, telephone, drainage, sewerage, and water.
(2)
The extent of easements shall be marked by sufficient monuments to
clearly locate said easements within the subdivision.
(3)
Where a subdivision is traversed by a watercourse, drainage way,
channel, or stream, the Board shall require that there be provided
stormwater easements or drainage rights-of-way of adequate width to
conform substantially to the lines of such watercourse, drainage way,
channel, or stream, and to provide for the possibility of flood, protection
of banks, future maintenance or construction or other necessary purpose,
and further provided that the boundaries of any such easements or
rights-of-way shall not be closer than 5 feet horizontally from the
annual high water line. Existing and proposed grades to all easements
shall be shown on the plan.
(4)
Slope easements shall be provided where necessary to ensure lateral
support, protection of streets and other construction features.
(5)
Adequate cross sections of drainage easements required.
C.
Water Lines. Any variation from the requirements of this section
will be subject to the approval of the Water Division and/or the Fire
Department.
(1)
All water lines and appurtenances shall be furnished and installed
in accordance with the Town of Easton Water Department Rules &
Regulations.
(2)
There shall be a minimum of two hydrants in any subdivision. One
hydrant shall be located at each street intersection and at the end
of each cul-de-sac or turn-around. Hydrants shall not be placed more
than 500 feet apart in business and residential subdivisions, and
not more than 350 feet apart in industrial subdivisions.
(3)
All water mains shall be looped between existing Town of Easton water
mains, provided that two connections to the same water main shall
be spaced a minimum of 400 feet apart.
(4)
There shall be no dead-end water mains in any subdivision. No water
main shall double back on the same street.
(5)
Public water mains shall be not less than eight inches in residential
and business subdivisions and 12 inches in industrial subdivisions.
(6)
Unsuitable material below normal pipe inverts shall be removed and
replaced with suitable material. Unsuitable material shall not be
used for trench backfill. Pipe and conduits shall be surrounded by
six inches of compacted screened gravel if set in earth, and 12 inches
if set in rock.
D.
Sewerage. All on-site sewerage systems shall be in accordance with
the Town of Easton Board of Health Rules and Regulations and Title
V of the State Environmental Code, "Minimum Requirements for the Subsurface
Disposal of Sanitary Sewage."
E.
Electric & Lighting Requirements.
(1)
Street lighting shall be in accordance with the Board of Selectmen's
Street Lighting Policy and the recommendation of the Department of
Public Works. The developer shall consult with the local electric
utility prior to the submission of the Definitive Plan regarding electric
service and street lighting.
(2)
Electric service shall be of Underground Residential/Commercial Development
(URD/UCD) construction. Primary and secondary cables installed in
the public way shall be a minimum of Schedule 80 PVC conduit installed
per local electric utility standard practices. The conduit, padmount
transformers, switching stations, house lot hand holes and street
light post bases shall form a continuous raceway system within the
development.
(3)
Sizing and location of primary cable, transformers and services shall
take into consideration the present and future load of the development
and the possible continuation of the development, so as to avoid future
service interruption for extension or upgrade.
(4)
The developer shall provide street lighting and make the necessary
arrangements required by the local electric utility.
(5)
Street light posts shall not be wooden.
(6)
Suitable temporary lighting shall be provided during construction,
as required by the Board.
F.
Telecommunication Requirements. The developer shall consult with
the local communication services providers prior to the submission
of the Definitive Plan regarding telephone service and shall meet
all requirements of the local communication services providers.
A.
Trees.
(1)
Existing trees shall be preserved and protected if at all feasible
and new trees planted if necessary, so that at the time a subdivision
is completed, not less than 10 trees per acre of 1 1/2 inches
or greater trunk diameter shall be located on each lot, at least three
of which shall be located within 20 feet of the street line. New trees
shall consist of the following species (American name given):
(2)
All trees shall be nursery-grown stock grown specifically for street
planting. The developer is urged to contact the tree warden prior
to purchasing the stock. They shall be planted in at least 1/2 cubic
yards of loam, guyed and wrapped as necessary, to ensure their survival.
B.
Landscaped Buffer in a Residential Compound. All Subdivisions approved
with a Special Permit for Residential Compounds shall include a densely
vegetated buffer of at least 25' around the perimeter of the
entire property. The buffer should minimize visibility of new construction
from any abutting property or way.
The entire area must be cleaned up so as to leave a neat and
orderly appearance free from debris and other objectionable materials.
All catch basins and manholes shall be properly cleaned out and roads
swept
