A.
Sketch plan. The sketch plan initially submitted to
the Planning Board shall be based on Tax Map information or some other
similarly accurate base map, at a scale not less than 200 feet to
the inch, to enable the entire tract to be shown on one sheet. The
sketch shall indicate the following:
(1)
Boundary map of the entire holding, indicating the
location of that portion which is to be subdivided in relation to
the entire tract and the distance to the nearest existing street intersection.
(2)
Topographic contours at intervals of not more than
10 feet as approved by the Town Engineer.
(3)
The name of the owner and of all adjoining property
owners as disclosed by the most recent Town tax records.
(4)
Tax Map section, block and lot numbers.
(5)
All available utilities and all streets, whether proposed,
mapped or built.
(6)
The proposed pattern of lots, including lot width
and depth and lot area in acres and square feet; street layout; recreation
areas; systems of drainage; sewage; and water supply within the subdivided
area but with reference to surrounding properties and street patterns.
(7)
All existing restrictions on the use of land, including
easements and covenants.
(8)
A location map at a scale of not less than one inch
equals 2,000 feet to indicate the relationship of the proposed subdivision
to significant existing community facilities which will serve or influence
the layout, such as major traffic arteries, shopping areas, schools,
parks, employment centers, churches, etc. This map shall be drawn
to a scale suitable to indicate the above features, and shall include
the North point, scale and date.
(9)
Existing drainage features, including culverts, marshes,
ponds, streams, wetlands and buffer zones within the portion to be
subdivided, and within 200 feet thereof.
(10)
Site conditions: roads or lanes, structures, fences,
power lines, easements and other existing improvements within the
portion to be subdivided, and within 200 feet thereof.
(11)
Acreage of each land use and proposed density.
(12)
Zoning district or districts.
(13)
Any land to be reserved as open space when required.
B.
Context map, at a scale of one inch equals 400 feet,
showing the location of natural features, historic resources, and
development patterns within 2,500 feet of the lot or lots proposed
for a major subdivision, or within 1,000 feet of the lot or lots proposed
for a minor subdivision. A context map shall not be required for a
lot line alteration that creates no new lots.
(1)
The natural features shall include watercourses, wetlands,
surface water bodies, floodplains, topography, wooded areas, orchards,
and critical environmental areas.
(2)
The historic resources shall include structures and
places listed or eligible for listing on the State or National Register
of Historic Sites.
(3)
The context map may be based on readily available
data from published sources, such as aerial photographs, USGS topographical
sheets, Dutchess County Geographical Information System, FEMA floodplain
maps, tax maps, and State DEC and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wetlands
maps. The applicant shall not be required to conduct field surveys
to prepare the context map. The development patterns shall include
significant existing community facilities, such as major streets,
shopping areas, schools, parks, and housing developments.
(4)
The map shall include the North point, scale and date.
C.
Existing resources/site analysis map, at a scale of
one inch equals 200 feet, documenting the location of existing natural
and cultural site resources, within the portion to be subdivided and
within 200 feet thereof, including:
(1)
Rock outcrops and other unusual geologic features.
(2)
Isolated trees over 18 inches in diameter.
(3)
Wooded areas, orchards, hedges and other ornamental
landscaping.
(4)
Existing structures, including stone walls.
(5)
Soils suitability for septic disposal or agricultural
use by productivity class.
(6)
DEC and ACOE wetlands, surface water bodies and watercourses.
(7)
The map shall include the North point, scale and date.
D.
Waivers. Where strict application of the provisions of Subsection A, B or C would be undesirable, unreasonable or in conflict with subdivision policy, the Planning Board may, by resolution, waive part or all of such preapplication requirements. This waiver shall not apply to succeeding submissions unless so stated by the Planning Board.
E.
For the purpose of maintaining accurate and current
data for its records and for professional review by its consultants,
and to evaluate such data in the context of a geographic information
system, the Planning Board may, in its discretion, require that plans,
maps and other data required for subdivisions under this chapter,
and all updates and revisions to such plans, maps and data, be submitted
in an electronic format in addition to the otherwise required paper
submissions.
[Added 2-25-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008]
(1)
The Planning Board may waive the electronic format
submission requirement for particular applications or types of applications
where the electronic data would not be useful to the Board or its
consultants in their review of the application.
(2)
The Planning Board may from time to time specify the
specific format and type of electronic submission it requires for
each type of application.
(3)
The Planning Board may waive the electronic format
submission requirement upon a showing upon competent evidence that
the requirement will cause the applicant substantial economic hardship.
A.
Information on plat. In the case of minor subdivision
only, the subdivision plat prepared by a licensed professional engineer,
registered architect or a qualified licensed land surveyor shall include
the following information:
(2)
Identification of the buildable portion of each lot.
(3)
An actual field survey of the boundary lines of the
tract, giving complete descriptive data by bearings and distances,
made and certified to by a licensed land surveyor. The corners of
the tract shall also be located on the ground and marked by monuments
as approved by the Town Engineer and shall be referenced and shown
on the plat.
(4)
All on-site sanitation and water supply facilities
shall be designed to meet the minimum specifications of the Dutchess
County Department of Health, and a note to this effect shall be placed
on the plat and signed by a licensed professional engineer.
(5)
Proposed subdivision name and the words "Town of Hyde
Park, Dutchess County, New York."
(6)
The date, true North point, map scale, name and address
of record owner and subdivider.
(7)
Drainage and erosion control plan. Based on the land
disturbance thresholds established by the DEC, either a basic drainage
and erosion control plan or a full stormwater pollution prevention
plan shall be prepared. The Town Engineer shall be consulted to determine
the level of detail required to ensure that the subdivision does not
result in any drainage or erosion control impacts.
B.
Accompanying information. The following information
shall accompany a minor subdivision plat:
(1)
A copy of such covenants or deed restrictions as are
intended to cover all or part of the tract.
(2)
Letter of approval, if applicable, from the Dutchess
County Department of Public Works or the New York State Department
of Transportation relative to access to a public road under its jurisdiction.
C.
The plat is to be filed with the Dutchess County Clerk
in accordance with his/her requirements.
A.
Information on plat. Ten copies of the preliminary
plat prepared by a licensed professional engineer, registered architect
or qualified licensed land surveyor, as required by law, shall provide
the following information:
(2)
Title block.
(a)
Name of the subdivision and the words "Town
of Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York."
(b)
Name and address of the subdivider and record
owner.
(c)
Name and address, license number and seal and
signature of the professional engineer and/or land surveyor who prepared
the drawings.
(d)
Total acreage for entire tract and for each
zone-district within the tract.
(e)
Total number of proposed lots, acreage and square
footage of each.
(3)
Other notations on the map.
(a)
Date of original preparation and of each subsequent
revision.
(b)
Graphic scale of not more than 100 feet equals
one inch but preferably not more than 50 feet to the inch.
(c)
True North point.
(d)
Space in the form of a four-inch-by-four-inch
box reserved for the preliminary approval stamp of the Planning Board.
(e)
Certification by the licensed land surveyor
that the boundaries, easements, encroachments, rights-of-way and topography
shown resulted from an actual land survey and/or aerial survey developed
through the process of photogrammetry and the date of that survey.
(f)
Offers of dedication, statements establishing
easements and similar statements.
(g)
Zoning district, including exact boundary lines
of district if more than one district, and any standards from the
Zoning Law test applicable to the area to be subdivided.
(h)
Conservation easement or deed restriction preserving
open space land where required.
(4)
(5)
Adjacent properties. Adjacent properties within 200
feet of the site shall be identified by the names of the owners of
record, together with section, block and lot numbers where applicable.
(6)
Boundaries of special districts, such as water, sewer,
fire, school, lighting, etc.
(7)
Topographic contours at not more than two-foot intervals
referred to the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey data of mean
sea level or datum satisfactory to the Town Engineer.
(8)
Existing site conditions.
(a)
An actual field survey of the boundary lines
of the tract, giving complete descriptive data by bearings and distances,
made and certified to by a licensed land surveyor. The corners of
the tract shall also be located on the ground and marked by substantial
monuments of such size and type as approved by the Town Engineer and
shall be referenced and shown on the plat.
(e)
Location and size or capacity of all other utility
structures, such as water and gas mains and power lines on the subdivision
and within 200 feet of its boundaries.
(f)
Wetlands, ponds, streams and land subject to
periodic or occasional flooding or similar unstable conditions on
the subdivision and within 200 feet of its boundaries, which shall
include the following:
(g)
Municipal or other public lands, lands designated
as parks, open spaces or for some other public use.
(h)
Buildings and other structures located on and
within 200 feet of the site.
(i)
Site conditions: rock outcroppings, isolated
trees over 18 inches in diameter, orchards, hedges and other ornamental
landscaping, wooded areas, existing structures, stone walls, roads
or lanes, power lines, easements and other existing improvements within
the portion to be subdivided and within 200 feet thereof.
(9)
Proposed site development.
(a)
Streets, which shall include the following:
[1]
Name, which shall be checked prior to submission
with the Town Clerk to avoid duplication.
[2]
The width and location of any streets or public
ways or places shown on the Official Map within the area to be subdivided,
together with street profiles of all streets or public ways proposed
by the developer.
[3]
Right-of-way width.
[4]
Tentative center line elevations at intersections
and at principal changes in gradient.
[5]
Tentative center line gradient shown in percent
of slope.
[6]
Conceptual plans of any bridges which may be
required.
[7]
Unless the subdivision is adjacent to an existing
street intersection, the distance along a street from one corner of
the property to the nearest existing street intersection shall be
shown.
(c)
Easements, parks, restricted areas and other
improvements, which shall include the following:
[1]
Purpose and restrictions.
[2]
Designation of areas or rights-of-way which
are to be offered for public dedication or deeded to homeowners' association
or other private corporation, with clear indications of proposed changes
in grades and landscaping thereon. The Planning Board may recommend
specific recreation improvements and planting of trees, shrubs, grass
and other landscaping in all areas to be so dedicated.
(d)
Preliminary stormwater drainage system plan
and report. Drainage structures shall be shown on the preliminary
layout, indicating the approximate location and size of proposed lines
and culverts and their profiles and connection to existing lines or
alternate means of disposal. A preliminary stormwater pollution prevention
plan shall be prepared after consultation with the Town Engineer.
The purpose is to ensure that any increase in runoff resulting from
the proposed development can be managed on-site, and that no off-site
impacts occur.
(e)
Easements. Where the topography is such as to
make difficult the inclusion of any of the required facilities within
the public areas as laid out, the preliminary plat shall show the
boundaries of proposed permanent easements over or under private property.
Such permanent easements shall not be less than 20 feet in width and
shall provide satisfactory access to an existing public highway or
other public highway or public open space shown on the subdivision
or the Official Map.
(10)
Permanent open space. When permanent open space is required, identification of areas of permanent open space to be protected in the subdivision, with metes and bounds, depicting significant natural or historic features, and map note indicating ownership, preservation and maintenance standards and procedures. (See § 108-4.5F.)
B.
Entire holdings. If the application covers only a
part of the subdivider's entire holding, a map of the entire tract,
drawn at a scale of not more than 400 feet to the inch, showing an
outline of the platted area with its proposed streets and indication
of the probable future street system with its grades and drainage
in the remaining portion of the tract and the probable future drainage
layout of the entire tract, shall be submitted. The part of the subdivider's
entire holding submitted shall be considered in the light of the entire
holdings.
C.
Covenants or deed restrictions. A copy of such covenants
or deed restrictions as are intended to cover all or part of the tract
shall be submitted.
D.
Temporary markers. The Planning Board may require
the location of temporary markers adequate to enable the appraisal
of the basic layout in the field, including markers at corners of
the site.
E.
Waivers. If the Planning Board finds that strict application
of the provisions of this section would be undesirable, unreasonable
or in conflict with subdivision policy, the Planning Board may, by
resolution, waive part or all of such preliminary plat requirements.
The Planning Board shall state in its findings those provisions which,
in its opinion, may be waived and the justification for such a waiver
or waivers. These waivers shall apply to preliminary plat submission
or final plat submission or both where so noted by the Planning Board.
The documents hereinafter described shall be
submitted for final plat approval.
A.
Final plat requirements. The plat to be filed with
the Dutchess County Clerk shall be in accordance with the county's
standards and requirements. The size of the sheets shall be not larger
than 36 inches by 48 inches, including a margin for binding. The plat
shall be drawn at a scale of no more than 100 feet to the inch. When
more than one sheet is required, an additional index sheet of the
same size shall be filed, showing to scale the entire subdivision
with lot and block numbers clearly legible thereon. Space shall be
reserved thereon for endorsement by the Dutchess County Department
of Health and for the Planning Board stamp of final approval.
(2)
A lot map of the entire subdivision shall be the same
as that required on the preliminary plat, with the following additions:
(a)
Lot layout, which shall include the following:
[1]
Number identification by a suitable system of
consecutive numbers.
[2]
Lot lines with accurate dimensions to the nearest
hundredth of a foot and bearings to the nearest second.
[3]
Building setback lines with dimensions, grades
and location of all proposed buildings.
[4]
Lot areas for each lot, measured accurately
to the nearest square foot and nearest hundredth of an acre.
(b)
Special parcels, which shall include the following:
[1]
Description of proposed action and use, including
a note where an offer of dedication is being made. For any land which
is reserved by the developer or homeowner's association, including
recreation areas, if any, there shall be submitted with the subdivision
plat copies of agreements or other documents showing the manner in
which such areas are to be maintained and the provisions made therefor.
[2]
Boundary lines with accurate dimensions to the
nearest hundredth of a foot and bearings to the nearest second.
[3]
Lot areas for each lot, measured accurately
to the nearest square foot.
[4]
Identification of any area of permanent open
space when required as a part of the subdivision to be protected in
the subdivision, with metes and bounds, depicting significant natural
or historic features contributing to conservation, and map note indicating
ownership, preservation and maintenance standards and procedures.
(3)
Survey data, which shall include the following:
(a)
Accurate subdivision perimeter boundary with
bearings and distances.
(b)
Town, county and special district boundaries
referenced to the subdivision survey, which are within 500 feet of
the property.
(c)
The length of all tangents, radii, length of
curves and central angles of all curves, tangent distances and tangent
bearings for each street.
(d)
Accurate dimensions to the nearest hundredth
of a foot.
B.
Public improvement plan and profiles.
(1)
General considerations.
(a)
The letter of credit or other equivalent security
and the inspection service shall be based on this drawing, the final
plat itself, these subdivision regulations and the Town specifications
for such public improvements and utilities.
(b)
Unless a specific waiver is requested in writing,
the proposed public improvements and utilities shall be considered
to comply specifically with these subdivision regulations and the
Town specifications for such public improvements and utilities.
(c)
Basic drawing layout requirements are the same as those required for the preliminary plat (see § 96-20) and shall also include rights-of-way, gradients and directional arrows downhill.
(d)
Designs for water lines, sewers, streets, bridges
and drainage structures shall be prepared by a professional engineer
licensed to practice in the State of New York.
(2)
Drainage system requirements. Complete drainage system
for the entire subdivision, with appropriate development stages for
each of the final plat sections, shall be shown graphically with all
existing drainage features.
(3)
A stormwater pollution prevention plan meeting the
requirements of the DEC stormwater manual is required for review by
the Town Engineer.
(4)
Erosion control plan. The stormwater pollution prevention
plan shall contain appropriate measures for erosion control.
(5)
Detailed plans for bridges, culverts or similar structures
shall be shown.
(6)
Profile drawing requirements. Drawings shall be prepared
with the following scales or other scale approved by the Planning
Board:
(a)
All profiles shall show the existing natural
grades, the typical cross-section of existing or proposed roads, the
center lines of intersecting roads and a system of survey stations.
(b)
The center line profile of the proposed roads
with dimensions on vertical curves, the notation as to gradient and
critical elevations shall be shown.
(c)
The invert profile and location of all storm
and sanitary drainage structures, manholes, catch basins, etc., in
street rights-of-way and in drainage easements shall be shown.
