A. 
Existing features which are important to the natural, scenic, and historic character of the Village or which add value to residential development such as large trees or groves, watercourses and falls, wetlands, historic sites, vistas, scenic corridors, and similar irreplaceable assets shall be preserved, insofar as possible, through harmonious designs of subdivisions.
B. 
The Planning Board may impose restrictions designed to preserve such features, including the limitation of structures to designated building envelopes or the delineation of areas where building or site alternation is prohibited, as a condition of subdivision approval.
C. 
When final grades have been established and construction activities have been completed, the property shall be suitably graded, and to the extent practicable, recovered with topsoil except that portion of the site covered by buildings or included in the roads.
A. 
Stormwater run-off. Subdivisions shall be designed to minimize off-site stormwater run-off by minimizing grading, cutting, and filling, by minimizing the use of impermeable surface materials on roads, driveways, and other improved area, by retaining existing vegetation, by using gently sloped vegetated swales, and by employing other nonstructural or structural measures including retention or detention basins. The objective of such measures shall be to maintain or improve pre-development drainage conditions.
B. 
Drainage structure to accommodate potential development upstream. A culvert or other drainage facility shall, in each case, be large enough to accommodate potential runoff from its entire upstream drainage area, whether inside or outside the subdivision. The applicant's engineer shall review the design and size of such facilities, based on anticipated runoff from a ten-year storm under conditions of total potential development permitted by Village Zoning Code.
C. 
Responsibility from drainage downstream. The applicant's engineer shall also study the effect of each subdivision on the existing downstream drainage facilities outside the area of the subdivision. Where it is anticipated that the additional runoff incident to the development of the subdivision will overload an existing downstream drainage facility during a five-year storm, the Planning Board shall notify the Village Board of such potential condition. In such case, the Planning Board shall not approve the subdivision until provision has been made for the improvement of said condition.
The Planning Board may require the modification of subdivision applications for the preservation of significant viewsheds as identified in adopted local plans and studies, such as the Pittsford Village Comprehensive Plan and Town and Village of Pittsford Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP), as well as the Village's historic building and site inventory.
A. 
Public open space and/or parkland shall be provided at a rate of at least 20% of the total land area within a subdivision, unless otherwise adjusted and approved by the Planning Board. Such open space shall be comprised of contiguous, useable lands. Parkland and recreational areas may be considered as public open space for the purpose of fulfilling this requirement.
B. 
The Planning Board may require that the applicant reserve natural areas, open spaces, environmentally sensitive or significant areas, or lands suitable for the development of a park, playground, or other recreational purpose in order to fulfill this requirement.
C. 
Designation and use of such open space and parkland shall be based upon the Planning Board's consideration of the following factors:
(1) 
Consistency with the Village's adopted plans and studies with respect to environmental conservation and improving public use of and access to local green spaces, passive or active recreational areas, trails, and the Erie Canal waterfront;
(2) 
Significance of conditions necessitating the protection and preservation of natural resources, local habitats and native species, woodlots, and/or wetlands;
(3) 
Benefits to the health, safety, and general welfare of the public, relative to the cost burden placed upon the property owner and/or developer in preserving, maintaining, and/or programming such areas.
D. 
Lands to be preserved as open space may be dedicated in fee to the Village or other such public agency or may remain in private ownership. For public open space that remains in private ownership, the Village may require the granting of an easement guaranteeing the public's right of access and use.
E. 
The Village may require the property owner and/or developer to maintain all public open spaces and related facilities (and may require that bonding or other security be posted with the Village to guarantee maintenance) or may require payment of an in-lieu fee if the Village maintains the public open space and related facilities.
F. 
If the applicant or their designee is to maintain public open spaces, prior to the issuance of any permits for construction, a bond or other approved security shall be posted guaranteeing such maintenance.
G. 
Preservation and maintenance of all public open spaces and recreational facilities shall be guaranteed by a restrictive covenant describing the open space and its maintenance and improvements and running with the land as described in the approved subdivision plat.
A. 
The lot arrangement shall be such that buildable land area is available for future development in conformance with the Village of Pittsford Zoning Code (Chapter 210).
B. 
No subdivision shall be permitted where, at the request of the Planning Board, the applicant fails to prove the existence of sufficient buildable land area for the proposed development. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to obtain the information necessary to determine the size and adequacy of the buildable land area of a lot, including, but not limited to environmental surveys and assessments.
The Village Clerk may contact by mail the property owners(s) of undeveloped subdivisions within the Village of Pittsford on file with the Monroe County Clerk's Office at the time of enactment of this chapter to inform them of the Planning Board's subdivision review authority. Said contact may also include an invitation to meet and discuss with the Planning Board the possible redesign and resubmittal of their subdivision in accordance with the standards and requirements of this chapter and New York State Village Law § 7-728.