[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Olive 7-5-1988. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Town Superintendent of Highways and/or the
Town Board will not recommend and the Town Board will not accept or
establish any new town road which does not meet the following minimum
requirements and standards. These requirements and standards must
be met and paid for by the person(s) or corporation proposing that
the road be dedicated to the town.
Any request to the Town of Olive Planning Board
for the acceptance of a new highway must be made through a letter
of transmittal by the petitioner and there must be included a detailed
map prepared by a licensed land surveyor showing road alignment, a
metes and bounds description and the distance and relative location
within the township by reference to existing road intersections or
other physical features.
For acceptance of any dedication it is the responsibility
of the petitioner to supply the town with a fifty-foot right-of-way
by warranty deed and easements from all abutting landowners.
A satisfactory title policy issued by a company
authorized to do business in New York State insuring the title to
the road to be dedicated to the Town of Olive shall be presented by
the offeror at his expense and shall constitute a condition precedent
to final acceptance of the offer. The Superintendent of Highways must
give his report to the Town Planning Board that all inspections have
been completed and the minimum standard requirements for new town
roads have been accomplished.
The Town Planning Board must approve the plot
plan prior to the acceptance of the road by the Town Board.
Nothing in this resolution of policy shall in
any way effect the widening, repair or minor changing of existing
roads, highways or streets.
A.
Sections 170 and 171 of the Highway Law must be fully
complied with.
B.
All boundaries of the right-of-way of the proposed
road shall be marked with permanent markers, which markers shall be
shown on a map submitted by the developer to the Town Planning Boards
and said markers shall be on tangents of over 1,000 feet. Markers
shall be set on the road boundaries at not over five-hundred-foot
intervals. Monuments shall be either granite with a cross cut in the
top or concrete with a bronze plate or galvanized pin set in the same.
Monuments shall be four inches by four inches at the top and bottom
and four feet long (minimum size) set three feet into the ground or
no. 6 re-bars or one-inch galvanized pipe 36 inches long and driven
a minimum of 30 inches into the ground and topped with the surveyors
cap may be substituted for or used in conjunction with the described
stone or concrete monuments. The type and location of all monuments
shall be noted on the map and into the description before final approval
of the road is given.
C.
The right-of-way shall be completely cleared of all
brush and scrub trees for its full width and length.
D.
All necessary drainage structures, including driveway
crossings, shall be installed prior to acceptance by the Town Board
and shall be of accepted design, adequate size and length. It is the
responsibility of the developer to install culvert headwalls or end
sections, which shall follow the contour of the road. Minimum standard
acceptable culvert size is 18 inches in diameter, or as required by
the Town Superintendent of Highways. Where culverts are required for
driveway crossings, minimum length will be 30 feet and minimum diameter
15 inches, or as required by the Town Superintendent of Highways,
and if in more than one section, shall be joined by a steel band.
If driveway culverts are required after roads have been accepted by
the town, installation of the culverts shall be the responsibility
of the individual owner of the land on which the culvert is required
and not on the Superintendent of Highways.
E.
All drainage ditches shall be constructed to provide
adequate drainage for the proposed road and easements and shall be
provided by the petitioner after having received approval of the Superintendent
of Highways.
F.
The proposed road shall be graded. Such grading shall
be at least 34 feet in width, centered on the right-of-way and shall
be of such character and alignment that additional work by the town
of this nature will not be necessary. Dead-end roads or streets shall
be provided with a "T" 50 feet in width and extending 50 feet beyond
each boundary of the proposed road.
G.
When any road is extended beyond the "T" or turnaround,
the property located within the "T" or turnaround which is located
outside the normal fifty-foot right-of-way required for said road
shall revert to the abutting property owner. Access to the roadway
shall be the responsibility of the property owner seeking access.
H.
Any unsatisfactory material contained within the limits
of the proposed pavement shall be removed and the proposed road alignment
shall be filled and compacted with not less than 12 inches of hard
shale, well graded gravel or quarry rubbish, not less than 28 feet
in width, which must be approved for the particular project by the
Superintendent of Highways.
I.
The sub-base shall be covered with not less than six
inches of approved crushed hard shale or crushed stone, gravel in
a form of two-inch minus (Item 4 or equivalent) and such sub-base
shall be compacted to meet the approval of the Superintendent of Highways.
The first course shall be 20 feet wide and three inches in depth of
Type 3 binder course containing a minimum of 6.5% liquid asphalt and
a two-inch depth of Type 6F top course containing a minimum of 7.2%
liquid asphalt is to be applied and properly compacted. The offeror
must advise the Town of Olive Highway Superintendent when the work
to accomplish the provisions of this paragraph will be performed.
[Amended 3-8-2016 by Res. No. 9-2016]
J.
Utility poles shall be set in such a location that
they will normally be beyond the ditch line and on center of property
boundary lines.
K.
Any subsurface structures such as water, gas, sewer
or utility lines must be installed previous to application for the
acceptance of the road by the town authorities and shall be installed
in compliance with good common practice.
L.
Bridges shall be constructed according to the "current"
specifications of the New York State Department of Transportation.
The word "current" in the preceding sentence means the date that such
road with a bridge upon it is to be petitioned for acceptance before
the Town Board of the Town of Olive. Approval of any bridges to be
dedicated may be obtained from the Town Superintendent of Highways,
the County Superintendent of Public Works and the Bridge and Highway
Committee of the Town of Olive. Bridges over 20 feet in length must
have plans approved by New York State Department of Transportation
as well as Ulster County Highway Department.
M.
Developer shall obtain all easements necessary to
drain surface water. No highway shall be dedicated before the necessary
easements have been obtained and the legality of said easements has
been approved by the attorney for the town.
N.
Street signs and posts shall be furnished and properly
placed by the developer. Street signs shall conform in type to town
standards as prescribed by the Superintendent of Highways of the town.
O.
Guide rails must be installed on the portion of the
highway to be dedicated where side slopes exceed more than one foot
on three feet, and the fill height at the shoulder line exceeds six
feet. Guide rails must also be installed where required for highway
ditch or culvert protection or as a general safety measure and shall
be placed as specified by the Town Highway Superintendent.
P.
No street, roadway or highway shall be accepted between
November 1 and May 1 in any year unless, in the opinion of the Town
Superintendent of Highways, weather would permit proper construction
after November 1 or before May 1.
Q.
The owner of the highway to be dedicated to the town
must obtain written approval from the state and the county when said
highway to be dedicated intersects with any state or county highway.
R.
Normal road grades shall not exceed 10% nor be less
than 6/10%. Some grades may be more than 10% but in no event shall
exceed 15%. No grade may exceed 10% unless there is a three-hundred-foot
straightaway having a minimum grade approach to that portion of the
road exceeding 10%. The length of road exceeding 10% grade shall not
be more than 300 feet long. The grades are subject to approval of
the Superintendent of Highways prior to construction.
S.
Inspections.
(1)
The following are the required inspections which must
be made by the Superintendent of Highways of the Town of Olive before
any road may be accepted by the Town Board of the Town of Olive. Inspections
are as follows:
(a)
First inspection: upon completion of clearing
of the right-of-way of all brush and scrub trees and completion of
rough grading.
(b)
Second inspection: upon the completion of the
compacted 12 inches sub-base.
(c)
Third inspection: after completion of six inches
of hard shale.
(d)
Fourth inspection: during the application of
pavement binder and top course.
[Amended 3-8-2016 by Res. No. 9-2016]
(2)
Developers complying with the above inspections may
be required to furnish a cross-sectional cut of the road at a place
to be determined by the Superintendent of Highways and/or the Town
Board and which will be made at the developers' expense.
(3)
Penalty. Developers not complying with the above inspections
and requirements will be required to furnish a cross-sectional cut
of the road at a place to be determined by the Superintendent of Highways
and/or Town Board and the cross-sectional cut and all repairs to the
cross-sectional cut of the road will be made at developers' expense.
T.
Any deviation from any of the above requirements can
be made only by a written release from the Town Superintendent of
Highways.
