The information hereinafter prescribed is declared
to be the minimum, in kind and quantity, reasonably necessary for
a proper disposition of an application for approval of a plan of subdivision
hereunder. The maps and plans required by these regulations shall
show the information required by, and shall be prepared in accordance
with, the requirements hereinafter specified. All information hereinafter
required concerning distances, areas, grades, contours and other existing
or proposed geophysical and topographical information shall be shown
on a map or maps prepared by a registered professional engineer or
registered land surveyor. All information concerning the design and
construction of proposed improvements shall be shown on a plan or
plans prepared or approved by a licensed professional engineer.
The record subdivision map shall be prepared
with an accuracy meeting or exceeding the standards for a Class A-2
Transit Survey of the Connecticut Technical Council, Inc. The map
shall be clearly and legibly drawn and the original shall be submitted
on translucent linen, mylar, or any other material approved by the
Connecticut Public Records Administrator as provided in § 7-31
of the Connecticut General Statutes, as the same may from time to
time be amended, on sheets 36 inches by 24 inches or 18 inches by
24 inches. Two maps shall be provided, one at a scale of one inch
equals 40 feet and one at a scale of one inch equals 200 feet. The
map shall show all perimeter property boundaries of all lots or parts
into which it is to be divided and the following information:
A.
General. The map shall show the following general
information:
(1)
Title of the subdivision, which shall not duplicate
the title of any previous subdivision in the Town;
(2)
Name and address of the owner or owners of all land
within the subdivision area and the name and address of the applicant
if different from the owner;
(3)
Date, scale, North point, town and state;
(4)
Tax map, block and lot numbers for all land within
the subdivision area;
(5)
All existing and proposed road names;
(6)
A location map showing the location of the subdivision
area in relation to existing roads in the Town to a scale of not less
than one inches equals 2,000 feet;
(7)
The survey relationship of proposed roads to nearby
monumented Town roads or state highways where practical;
(8)
A notation of the survey error of closure;
(9)
The words "Approved by the Killingworth Planning and
Zoning Commission" with a designated place for the signature of the
Chairman or Secretary and date of signing, followed by the words "The
statutory five-year period for completion of all subdivision work
expires on __________, 20___," or, if a bond has not been approved
by the Commission and filed with the Town Clerk, the words "Conditionally
Approved by the Killingworth Planning and Zoning Commission" with
a designated place for the signature of the Chairman or Secretary
and date of signing, followed by the words "The statutory five-year
period for completion of all subdivision work expires on __________,
20___";
(10)
An endorsement signed by the Sanitarian or Director of Health stating that each lot within the plan area to be used for a building site is satisfactory for a private subsurface sewage disposal and water supply system and including all observational data and results as specified in § 485-12F;
(11)
The words "No engineered septic disposal system
shall be approved without the as-built plan bearing the seal and signature
of the design engineer certifying that the system was built in accordance
with the design specifications which are part of the application for
such system"; and
(12)
If a bond has not been approved by the Commission
and filed with the Zoning Enforcement Officer, the words "No lot may
be sold or offered for sale until all roads and improvements have
been either bonded or accepted as a Town road by the Town of Killingworth"
shall be placed in conspicuous letters on the record subdivision map.
B.
The subdivision area. The map shall show the following
information with respect to the subdivision area:
(1)
The layout, location and boundaries of all existing
and proposed roads;
(2)
The names of all property owners, and the names of
all other subdivisions, adjacent to the subdivision area;
(3)
A notation of the general nature, and the layout,
location and dimensions, of all land within the subdivision area burdened
by any existing real estate covenants, restrictions, rights-of-way
and easements of any nature;
(4)
The total area of the land within the subdivision
area and of all lots or parts into which it is to be divided; and
(5)
All existing and proposed monuments any municipal
boundary lines and zoning district boundary lines, including a notation
of the municipalities and zoning districts involved.
C.
The plan area. The map shall show the following information
with respect to the plan area:
(1)
A notation of the general nature, and the layout,
location and dimensions, of all land proposed to be burdened by the
creation or reservation of any real estate covenants, restrictions,
rights-of-way or easements of any nature;
(2)
All existing, and any proposed relocation of, watercourses,
whether intermittent or continuous flowing, the location and dimensions
of all areas reserved or to be reserved for the protection of watercourses,
wetlands, floodplains or other land subject to potential flooding,
and conservation areas;
(3)
The designation by consecutive Arabic numerals of
all lots or parts into which the plan area is to be divided;
(4)
A notation of the general nature, and the layout, location and dimensions, of all existing and proposed open spaces to be dedicated pursuant to § 485-50 for watercourse protection or for other open space purpose;
(5)
The location and dimensions of all existing permanent
buildings and structures; and
(6)
The dimension of all existing and proposed property
and road lines to the hundredth of a foot, and all bearings or deflection
angles on all straight lines, and the central angle, tangent distance
and radius of all arcs, and dimensions along property lines to the
center line of intersecting watercourses.
The site development plan shall be clearly and
legibly drawn and the original shall be submitted on good quality
translucent mylar on sheets of the same size as the record subdivision
map and to a scale of 40 feet to the inch. The plan shall show existing
conditions and the proposed layout of lots, roads and improvements
within the plan area and all perimeter property boundaries of the
subdivision area and the proposed layout and boundaries of all lots
or parts into which it is to be divided. The plan shall show the following
information:
A.
General. The plan shall show the following general information: the same information required to be shown on the record subdivision map by § 485-38A(1) through (3).
B.
The subdivision area. The plan shall show the following information with respect to the subdivision area: the same information required to be shown on the record subdivision map by § 485-38B(1) through (5).
C.
The plan area. The plan area shall show the following
information with respect to the plan area:
(1)
The same information required to be shown on the record subdivision map by § 485-38C(1) through (6);
(2)
The location of the boundaries of any special flood
hazard areas and floodways and the base flood elevation data therefor
and the boundaries of any streambelt designated on the Streambelt
Map and all wetlands established by the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses
Commission;
(3)
The boundaries and classification codes of soil types
under the National Cooperative Soil Survey of the Soil Conservation
Service, United States Department of Agriculture;
(4)
Existing and proposed contours at two-foot intervals
based on field or aerial survey and using USGS vertical datum. The
benchmarks used for field or aerial survey shall be noted on the plan;
(5)
Principal wooded areas and identification of any specimen
trees and significant trees. In the case of parcels over five acres,
the applicant may designate on the plans a portion of the parcel as
containing specimen or significant trees rather than locating individual
trees;
[Amended 12-16-2008]
(6)
Any ledge outcrops, ridgelines, vistas or views and
unusual topographic, geologic, or physical features;
(7)
The width of all proposed pavements;
(8)
Existing and proposed storm drains, catch basins,
manholes, ditches, watercourses, head walls, sidewalks, gutters, curbs
and other structures and improvements and existing and proposed water
mains, sanitary sewers and related facilities;
(9)
Spot elevations on both existing and proposed roads
to indicate grading of roads;
(10)
The location of the percolation tests and observation pits referred to in the data prescribed in § 485-12F; locations proposed for water supply well site; and the location and dimensions of the areas suitable for leaching fields for on-site sewage disposal systems and the reserve area for future fields;
(11)
The limits of any areas proposed for regrading
by excavation or filling and the limits of any areas proposed to be
reserved and protected from excavation or filling;
(12)
For any proposed building site within a special
flood hazard area or floodway, the lowest floor elevations that would
be applicable for a building upon any such site in accordance with
the Flood Insurance Rate Map prepared for the Town;
(13)
The location of proposed driveways; and
(14)
Specific identity and location of all buildings
over 100 years old; stone walls; roads bounded by stone walls; historic
sites, including house foundations, burial grounds, prehistoric Indian
sites, cow pens, mill sites and factory sites; and archaeological
and fossil sites or finds.
Construction plans and supporting information for all work, other than roads and related improvements, proposed or required under these regulations in connection with the plan of subdivision shall conform, as to form and manner of presentation, to the requirements prescribed for roads and related improvements in § 480-9 of the Road Regulations, the provisions of which are incorporated in these regulations by reference and shall be considered a part hereof. All information shown in construction drawings shall be based on accurate field survey data referenced to the USGS vertical datum. Aerial survey data, based on accurate ground control surveys, may be utilized provided it is implemented by field surveys at locations where elevations and dimensions are critical. Each drawing shall show the information required to be shown on the record subdivision map by § 485-38A(1), (3) and (9).
The grading plan shall be clearly and legibly
drawn, and the original shall be submitted on good quality translucent
linen or mylar on sheets of the same size and to the same scale as
the record subdivision map. The area to be shown on the plan may be
limited to the portion of the plan area affected by major regrading
(cuts or fills of soil or rock, two feet or more in depth). All contours
and elevations shown on the grading plan shall be based on the same
benchmarks used for purposes of preparing the site development plan
and construction plans. The grading plan shall show the following
information:
A.
The information required to be shown on the record subdivision map by § 485-38A(1) through (3);
B.
The information required to be shown on the record subdivision map by § 485-38B(1);
C.
The information required to be shown on the record subdivision map by § 485-38C(1) through (6);
D.
All existing and proposed contours at an interval
not exceeding two feet based on field or aerial survey and using USGS
vertical datum; and
E.
The information required to be shown on the site development plan by § 485-39C(2), (6) and (7) through (10).
A detailed plan shall be submitted, an original and seven blue- or black-line copies, for erosion and sedimentation control covering all proposed work, which plan shall show measures to be taken to control erosion and sedimentation both during and after construction in accordance with the recommendations and standards described in § 485-51.
The applicant shall include with his application
a statement in writing that he/she has considered, in developing his
plan of subdivision, using passive solar energy techniques which would
not significantly increase the cost of the housing to the buyer, after
tax credits, subsidies and exemptions. As used herein, the term "passive
solar energy techniques" shall mean site design techniques which maximize
solar heat gain, minimize heat loss and provide thermal storage within
a building during the heating season and minimize heat gain and provide
for natural ventilation during the cooling season. Such techniques
shall include but not be limited to house orientation; street and
lot layout; vegetation; natural and man-made topographical features;
and protection of solar access within the development.
The applicant shall submit a plan for the protection of historical, archaeological, and other unusual features shown under § 485-39C(14) in accordance with the recommendations and standards described in § 485-56.
[Added 12-16-2008]
The applicant shall submit a plan for the protection of specimen trees and significant trees shown under § 485-39C(5) in accordance with the recommendations and standards described in § 485-56.1.
[Added 8-2-2011]
The applicant shall submit a stormwater management plan to protect and preserve the waters within the Town of Killingworth from nonpoint sources of pollution through the proper management of stormwater flows and minimization of pollutants in accordance with the recommendations and standards of § 485-56.2.
