A. 
Considerations. In considering applications for subdivision of land and/or development, the Board shall be guided by the standards set forth herein. Said standards shall be deemed to be minimum requirements for the convenience, health, safety and welfare of the Village.
B. 
Character of land. Land to be subdivided and/or developed shall be of such character that it can be used safely for building purposes without danger to health or peril from fire, flood, erosion or other menace. Land subject to such hazards shall not be subdivided nor developed for residential purposes nor for such other uses as may increase danger to health, life or property or aggravate a flood hazard, but such land may be set aside for such uses as shall not involve such danger nor produce unsatisfactory living conditions.
C. 
Conformance to Master Plan and Official Map. Subdivisions and/or developments shall conform to the Official Map and shall be properly related to the proposals shown on the Master Plan. The plat shall include all streets shown on said plan and Map, which are within the site, and such other streets as the Board may require.
D. 
Frontage on improved street. The area proposed to be subdivided and/or developed shall have frontage on and direct access to a street duly placed on the Official Map, and if such street is private, it shall be improved to the satisfaction of the Board or there shall be a bond held by the Village covering such improvement.
E. 
Preservation of natural cover. Land to be subdivided and/or developed shall be laid out and improved in reasonable conformity with existing topography in order to minimize grading and cut and fill; to retain, insofar as possible, the natural contours; to limit stormwater runoff; and to conserve the natural cover and soil. No topsoil, sand or gravel shall be removed from any lots shown on any subdivision plat, except for the purpose of improving such lots and for the laying out of streets shown thereon. Topsoil so removed shall be restored to a depth of six inches and properly seeded and fertilized on the areas of such lots not occupied by buildings or structures. No excess topsoil so removed shall be disposed of outside of the boundaries of the Village, except upon the approval of the Planning Board.
F. 
Preservation of existing natural features. Existing natural features that enhance the attractiveness of the site and which would add value to residential or other development or to the Village as a whole, such as trees, buffer areas, watercourses, ponds and similar irreplaceable assets, shall be preserved, insofar as possible, by harmonious design of the subdivision. The Board may make reasonable modifications in standards for plats of streets to accomplish such purposes as well as the objectives noted in Subsection E.
[Amended 10-21-2002 by L.L. No. 4-2002]
A. 
General. The arrangement, character, extent, width, grade and location of all streets shall conform to the Master Plan and Official Map and shall be considered in their relation to existing and planned streets, to existing topography and natural features and to public convenience and safety and in their appropriate relation to the proposed uses of the land to be served by such streets.
B. 
Relation to topography. Street layouts and grades shall be related appropriately to the existing topography, and streets shall be arranged to obtain as many as possible of the building sites at or above the grades of the streets. Steep grades shall be avoided as well as combinations of steep grades and curves.
C. 
Streets not shown on Master Plan or Official Map. Where proposed streets are not shown on the Master Plan or Official Map, such streets shall be of sufficient width, suitably located and adequately constructed to accommodate the prospective traffic and to facilitate drainage and to afford access for fire-fighting, snow removal and road maintenance equipment. Such streets shall be coordinated so as to compose a convenient system and to cause no undue hardship to adjoining properties.
D. 
Arrangements. The arrangement of streets shall provide for the continuation of principal streets between adjacent properties when such continuation is necessary for convenient movement of traffic, effective fire protection or efficient provision of utilities and also where such continuation is in accordance with the Master Plan. If the adjacent property is undeveloped and the street must be a dead-end street temporarily, the right-of-way shall be extended to the property line. A temporary circular turnaround shall be provided on all temporary dead-end streets, with the notation on the plat that land outside the normal street right-of-way shall revert to abuttors whenever the street is continued.
E. 
Intersections.
(1) 
Street jogs with center-line offsets of less than 125 feet shall not be permitted, except with the approval of the Board.
(2) 
Intersections of streets shall be at angles as close to 90º as possible. Toward this end, an oblique street should be curved approaching an intersection and should be approximately at right angles for at least 100 feet therefrom. Where three or more streets intersect, a turning circle or other special treatment may be required by the Board. Wherever two streets intersect at an angle smaller than 75º, the right-of-way returns and the relation of the gutter grades shall be given special treatment, as determined by the Board, and islands to channelize traffic may be required.
(3) 
Intersections of major streets by other streets shall be at least 800 feet apart, if possible. Cross (four-cornered) street intersections shall be avoided, insofar as possible, except as shown on the Master Plan or at other important traffic intersections. A distance at least equal to the minimum required lot depth, plus 25 feet, shall be maintained between center lines of offset intersecting streets. Grades shall be limited to no more than 2% within 50 feet of an intersection.
F. 
Treatment along major arterial streets. Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existing or proposed major arterial street, the Board may require marginal access streets, reverse frontage with screen planting contained in a nonaccess reservation along the rear property line, deep lots with rear service alleys or such other treatment as may be necessary for adequate protection of residential properties and to afford separation of through and local traffic.
G. 
Provision for future resubdivision. Where a tract is subdivided into lots substantially larger than the minimum size required by Chapter 205, Zoning, the Board may require that streets and lots be laid out so as to permit future resubdivision in accordance with the requirements contained in this chapter.
H. 
Dead-end streets.
(1) 
Where a street does not extend to the boundary of the subdivision and its continuation is not required by the Board for access to adjoining property, its terminus shall normally not be nearer to such boundary than 100 feet or the minimum lot depth prescribed by Chapter 205, Zoning, whichever is greater. However, the Board shall require the reservation of a twenty-foot-wide easement to accommodate drainage facilities, pedestrian traffic or utilities.
(2) 
For greater convenience to traffic and more effective police and fire protection, permanent dead-end streets shall be limited to a reasonable length and shall be provided at the closed end with a turnaround having an outside roadway diameter of at least 125 feet and a street property line diameter of at least 100 feet.
I. 
Design standards for streets. Streets shall meet the design standards set forth below. In cases where street classification is not shown on the Master Plan or Official Map, the Board shall determine the type of each street. The standards do not cover major streets which would be built by the state or county.
(1) 
Widths. Generally for streets not shown on the Master Plan, the right-of-way width shall be not less than:
(a) 
Local street: 50 feet.
(b) 
Secondary street: 60 feet.
(c) 
Major street: 80 feet.
(2) 
Grades.
(a) 
Grades of all streets shall be the reasonable minimum and, unless warranted by extenuating circumstances, shall be:
[1] 
Local and marginal streets: not less than 1% or more than 8%.
[2] 
Secondary and major streets: not less than 1% or more than 5%.
(b) 
Gradients shall be used to facilitate surface drainage to proper natural or artificial outlets.
(3) 
Changes in grade. All changes in street grades shall be connected by vertical curves of sufficient radius to provide a smooth transition and proper sight distance, as approved by the Board.
(4) 
Tangents. A tangent at least 100 feet in length shall be introduced between reverse curves on all streets, except where a greater length is required by the Board.
(5) 
Curves. When the alignment of the street changes more than 10º, the tangents shall be connected by a curve with a radius of not less than 200 feet unless a greater radius is required by the Board to ensure a proper sight distance.
J. 
Reserve strips. In general, reserve strips controlling access to streets shall be prohibited, except where their control is placed in the Village under conditions approved by the Board.
K. 
Property lines at intersections. Property lines at intersections shall be established in such a manner as to place within the street right-of-way the triangular area which is formed by the street lines extended and a straight line adjoining points on said street lines 30 feet distant from their point of intersection.
L. 
Street names. All streets shall be named, and such names shall be approved by the Board. Names shall be sufficiently different in sound and in spelling from other street names in the Village or adjoining municipalities so as not to cause confusion. A street which is a continuation of an existing street shall bear the same name. In general, street names shall conform to the following classifications:
(1) 
Road: a major or secondary street.
(2) 
Drive, Lane, Way or Path: a local residential street, except as follows:
(a) 
Court or Place: a permanent dead-end street.
(b) 
Circle: a street that returns to its starting point or a street both ends of which intersect another street at different locations.
A. 
Utilities. Easements across lots or centered on rear or side lot lines shall be provided for utilities where necessary and shall be at least 20 feet wide.
B. 
Drainageway. Where a subdivision is traversed by a watercourse, channel or drainageway as defined herein, there shall be provided a stormwater easement or drainage right-of-way conforming substantially to the lines of such watercourse and such further width or construction, or both, as will be adequate for the purpose. The Board may require parallel streets or parkways in connection with such drainageway.
A. 
General. The lot size, width, depth, shape and orientation, buffer areas and the minimum building setback lines shall be appropriate for the location of the subdivision and for the type of development and use contemplated.
[Amended 10-21-2002 by L.L. No. 4-2002]
B. 
Dimensions and corner lots. Lot area and dimensions shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 205, Zoning, and Health Department regulations. Corner lots for residential use shall have extra width to permit compliance with the front yard setback from both streets. Where lots are more than double the minimum area required by Chapter 205, Zoning, the Board may require that such lots shall be of such dimensions and arrangement as will allow further subdivision and the opening of future streets where necessary to serve potential lots all in compliance with Chapter 205, Zoning and this chapter.
C. 
Arrangement and access. The lot arrangement shall be such that there will be no foreseeable difficulty, for reasons of topography or other conditions, in obtaining building permits to build on all lots, in compliance with applicable regulations, and in providing, by means of a street approved by the Board and upon which each lot fonts, safe driveway access to buildings on such lots from an improved street duly placed on the Official Map.
D. 
Access across a watercourse. Where a watercourse separates the buildable area of a lot from the street by which it has access, provisions shall be made for installation of a culvert or other structure of a design approved by the Engineer.
E. 
Lot lines and setbacks. Side lot lines shall be substantially at right angles to straight streets and radial to curved street lines. Lot lines shall coincide with municipal boundary lines rather than cross them. Where extra width has been dedicated for widening an existing street, lots shall begin at such extra width line, and lot dimensions and setbacks shall be measured from such line. The Board may, whenever it deems such lines desirable or necessary, require the showing on the plat of specific setback lines which may vary from lot to lot, provided that the front setback shall be not less than the zoning requirement nor more than 20% greater than the zoning setback.