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Town of Martinsburg, NY
Lewis County
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Minor subdivisions must comply with §§ 195-36 and 195-37 below. Preliminary applications for major subdivisions must comply with §§ 195-36, 195-37 and 195-38 below. Final applications for major subdivisions must comply with §§ 195-40 and 195-41 below.
All applications for minor subdivisions and preliminary plats for major subdivisions shall include the following:
A. 
Five copies of the application form.
B. 
A nonrefundable application fee.
C. 
A copy of any covenants or deed restrictions which are intended to cover all or part of the tract.
D. 
Five copies of the plat prepared at a scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch.
E. 
A statement of the nature and extent of the interest of any state employee, or officer or employee of the Town in the applicant pursuant to General Municipal Law § 809, when applicable.
F. 
An environmental assessment form (EAF) and, when applicable, a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) pursuant to 6 NYCRR 617.
All minor subdivision plats shall be prepared and drawn in conformity with Appendix A of this chapter[1] and shall show:
A. 
An actual field survey of the boundary lines of the tract, giving complete descriptive data by bearings and distances, the location and type of all monuments, and including elevation contours at USGS intervals, minimum, and referenced corners of the tract; and shall be made and certified to by a licensed land surveyor.
B. 
The proposed pattern of parcels and lots, including parcel and lot widths, depths, and areas within the subdivided area. Calculations of lot areas shall exclude public road areas.
C. 
The locations of all zoning front, side and rear yard lines; zoning district lines and the names of all applicable zones; floodplains; wetlands; and easements.
D. 
The words "final plat."
E. 
Any other specifications required by the Planning Board.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included at the end of this chapter.
Preliminary plat applications for major subdivisions shall contain the following:
A. 
All items specified in § 195-36 above.
B. 
If the application is for a subdivision in sections, covering only a part of the subdivider's entire holding, a map of the entire subdivision, drawn at a scale of not less than 300 feet to the inch showing an outline of the platted area with its proposed roads and indication of the probable future road system with its grades and drainage in the remaining portion of the subdivision and the probable future drainage layout of the entire subdivision shall be submitted. The section submitted shall be considered in the context of the entire subdivision.
The preliminary plat for major subdivisions shall be prepared and drawn in conformity with Appendix A of this chapter[1] and shall show:
A. 
An actual field survey of the boundary lines of the tract, giving complete descriptive data by bearings and distances, the location and type of all monuments, and referenced corners of the tract; and shall be made and certified to by a licensed land surveyor.
B. 
The proposed pattern of parcels and lots, including parcel and lot widths, depths, and areas within the subdivided area. Calculations of lot areas shall exclude public road areas.
C. 
The locations of all zoning front, side and rear yard lines, zoning district lines and the names of all applicable zones.
D. 
The parcels of land proposed to be dedicated to public use and the conditions of such dedication.
E. 
The location of existing property lines, easements, buildings, watercourses, wetlands, rock outcrops, wooded areas, floodplains, and other significant existing features for the proposed subdivision and adjacent property.
F. 
The location of existing wells, on-site sewage disposal systems, sewers, water mains, culverts and drains on the property, with pipe sizes, grades and direction of flow.
G. 
Contours with intervals of five feet or less, or as required by the Planning Board, including elevations on existing roads; and a grading plan, where natural contours are to be changed more than two feet.
H. 
The width and location of any roads or public ways or places shown on the Comprehensive Plan, within the area to be subdivided, and the width, location, grades and road profiles of all roads or public ways proposed by the developer.
I. 
The approximate location and size of all proposed water lines, valves, hydrants and sewer lines, and fire alarm boxes, and connection to existing lines or alternate means of water supply or sewage disposal and treatment as provided in the Public Health Law, and profiles of all proposed water and sewer lines.
J. 
A storm drainage plan indicating the approximate location and size of proposed lines and their profiles, and connection to existing lines or alternate means of disposal.
K. 
Plans and cross-sections of the proposed location and type of sidewalks, road lighting standards, road trees, curbs, water mains, sanitary sewers and storm drains, and the size and type thereof, the character, width and depth of pavements and subbase, the location of manholes, basins and underground conduits.
L. 
Preliminary designs of any bridges or culverts which may be required.
M. 
The words "preliminary plat."
N. 
Any other specifications required by the Planning Board.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included at the end of this chapter.
Final plat applications for major subdivisions shall contain the following:
A. 
Five copies of the application form.
B. 
A nonrefundable application fee.
C. 
Copies of agreements or other documents showing the manner in which public open space areas are to be maintained and the provisions made therefor.
D. 
Offers of cession and covenants governing the maintenance of unceded open space, bearing the certificate of approval of the Town Attorney as to their legal sufficiency.
E. 
A map indicating the location of monuments marking all underground utilities as actually installed.
F. 
Five copies of the plat prepared at a scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch.
The final plat shall be prepared and drawn in conformity with Appendix A of this chapter[1] and show:
A. 
Sufficient data from an actual field survey to determine readily the location, bearing and length of every road line, lot line, boundary line, and to reproduce such lines upon the ground.
B. 
The length and bearing of all straight lines; the radii, length, central angles and cord bearings for road curves; the dimensions and angles of the lines of each lot; and all dimensions in feet and decimals of a foot.
C. 
Road lines, pedestrian ways, lots, reservations, easements and areas to be dedicated to public use.
D. 
The locations of all zoning front, side and rear yard lines; zoning district lines and the names of all applicable zones; floodplains; wetlands; and easements.
E. 
Public open spaces for which deeds are included, and those spaces title to which is reserved by the developer.
F. 
Lots and blocks numbered and lettered in accordance with the prevailing Town practice.
G. 
Permanent reference monuments.
H. 
The words "final plat."
I. 
Any other specifications required by the Planning Board.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included at the end of this chapter.
The Planning Board may waive any of the submission requirements above where it deems that the information is either not applicable or necessary for a particular review.