In considering applications for subdivision of land, the Planning Board shall be guided by the standards set forth below. These standards shall be considered to be minimum requirements and shall be waived by the Planning Board only under circumstances set forth in § 220-7. In addition, all design shall be in accordance with the Design Criteria and Construction Specifications for Land Development in the Town of Lima.
In considering applications for subdivision plat approvals, the Planning Board shall be guided by the standards established in the Design Criteria and Construction Specifications for Land Development in the Town of Lima.
A. 
The Planning Board may require that the subdivider reserve sites of a character, extent and location suitable for the development of a park, playground or other recreational purpose. The area so designated shall possess suitable topography and adequate road access necessary for park or recreation purposes. The Planning Board may, where such land is so set aside, also require that the site be graded, loamed, seeded and fenced.
B. 
Where the Planning Board finds that, due to the size, topography or location of the subdivision, land for park, playground or other recreational purpose cannot be properly located therein or, if in the opinion of the Board, it is not desirable, the Board may waive the requirement that the plat show land for such purpose. The Planning Board may then require, as a condition to approval of the plat, that the subdivider pay a playground or recreational site and development fee at a rate per lot, to be determined by the Town Board of the Town of Lima.
C. 
Such amount shall be paid to the Town Board at the time of final plat approval, and no plat shall be signed by the authorized officer of the Planning Board until such payment is made. All such payments shall be held by the Town Board in a special Town Recreational Site Acquisition and Improvement Fund to be used for the acquisition of park, playground or other recreational land that is so located that it will serve primarily the general neighborhood in which the land covered by the plat is located. Such fund may also be used for the improvement of existing parks, playgrounds or recreational areas serving the general neighborhood in which the land shown on the plat is situated, provided that the Planning Board finds there is need for such improvements.
The Planning Board shall, wherever possible, establish the preservation of all natural features which add value to residential developments and to the community, such as large trees or groves, watercourses and appurtenant floodplains, wetlands, marshes and steep slopes, falls, beaches, historic spots, vistas and similar irreplaceable assets. No tree with a diameter of eight inches or more as measured three feet above the base of the trunk shall be removed unless such tree is within the right-of-way of a street shown on the final subdivision plat. Removal of additional trees shall be subject to the approval of the Planning Board.