Sidewalks may be required and shall be installed as follows:
A. Sidewalks shall be installed at the expense of the subdivider, at
such locations as the Planning Board may deem necessary.
B. Sidewalks must be constructed to comply with the detail specifications
of the Planning Board.
C. Sidewalks shall be concrete (3,000 pound minimum strength) or other
approved material, and have a minimum width of four feet in residential
areas, and five feet in commercial and industrial areas. They shall
be four inches thick at driveway crossings where the sidewalk shall
be six inches thick and reinforced.
D. Sidewalk construction design shall include accommodations for the
handicapped.
Public utility improvements may be required and shall be installed
as follow:
A. Fire protection. Hydrants to be of size, type and location specified
by the Insurance Services Organization. System shall be reviewed by
the Town Fire Department.
B. Streetlighting. Poles, brackets and lights to be of size, type and
location approved by the local power company.
C. Electricity. Power lines shall be placed underground and shall be
approved by the local power company.
D. Utility services shall be located from six to eight feet from the
front property line to the center line of the utility service, between
the sidewalk and curbline.
Adequate water supply shall be available to the subdivision.
All water supply systems shall meet the requirements of the New York
State Sanitary Code, receive approval of the Planning Board and be
installed at the expense of the subdivider.
A. All individual wells shall be designed in accordance with Appendix
5-B of the State Sanitary Code, entitled Standards for Water Wells
and Supplemental Information. Test well data shall be provided for
at least 10% of the proposed lots and for each test well a twelve-hour
pump test shall be conducted. The results of such tests shall be submitted
to the Planning Board.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B. If, in the opinion of the Planning Board, it is feasible and desirable
to require a public water supply system, such system shall receive
approval of the New York State Department of Health.
Adequate sewage disposal systems shall be provided by the subdivider
and all systems shall meet the requirements of the New York State
Sanitary Code and receive approval of the Planning Board.
A. Individual septic systems shall be installed in accordance with Appendix
75-A of the State Sanitary Code, entitled Wastewater Treatment Standards
- Residential Onsite Systems. Perk tests and deep hole tests shall
be performed for at least one third of the total number of lots in
the subdivision.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B. If, in the opinion of the Planning Board, it is feasible and desirable
to require a community sanitary sewage system, such system shall receive
any necessary approvals from the New York State Departments of Health
and Environmental Conservation.
Unique physical features such as historic landmarks and sites,
rock outcrops, hill-top lookouts, desirable natural contours, and
similar features shall be preserved where possible. Also streams,
lakes, ponds and wetlands shall be left unaltered and protected by
easements. All surfaces must be graded and restored within six months
of completion of subdivision so no unnatural mounds or depressions
are left. Original topsoil moved during construction shall be returned
and stabilized by approved methods. Damage to existing trees should
be avoided.
As a safety measure for the protection of the health and welfare of the people of the Town, that portion of a proposed lot which is found to be unsuitable for subdivision due to harmful features (e.g., drainage problems) shall not be subdivided until adequate methods are formulated by the subdivider and approved by the Planning Board. Before final approval, the subdivider shall, in lieu of the improvements, provide installation guarantees as indicated in Article
VI.