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Town of Riga, NY
Monroe County
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Before the approval of the subdivision plat, the subdivider shall establish a letter of credit sufficient to ensure the satisfactory completion of the following required improvements, except where waivers may be requested and the Planning Board may waive, subject to appropriate conditions, such improvements as it considers are not requisite in the interest of public health, safety and general welfare.
A. 
Streets. All streets shall be constructed, graded and paved in accordance with these rules and regulations or with the Design Criteria and Construction Specifications for Land Development in the Town of Riga.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 38, Design Criteria.
B. 
Storm drains, culverts, catch basins and other drainage structures shall be installed in accordance with the Town of Riga's Design Criteria and Construction Specifications. If unusual conditions are discovered at the time of construction which are not provided for on the plans, the Town Engineer shall determine the type and extent of construction required to overcome such conditions.
C. 
Curbing or gutters shall be constructed on both sides of all streets shown on all proposed subdivision plats and in accord with the construction standards on file in the Town Clerk's office.
D. 
Driveway aprons shall be required and shall be of six-inch concrete meeting the same specifications established for curbing or gutters.
E. 
Street signs shall be of metal and shall be installed at the intersection of all streets in conformity with Town specifications, at the locations approved by the Planning Board.
F. 
Grass strips shall be provided within the portion of the street right-of-way beyond the curbline and shall be properly graded and seeded.
G. 
Sanitary sewers and treatment disposal facilities shall be required. Where a public sanitary sewer is reasonably accessible, the subdivider shall connect or provide for connection with such sanitary sewer and shall provide within the subdivision the sanitary sewer system required to make the sewer accessible to each lot in the subdivision. Sewer systems shall be approved by the Town and appropriate health officials and shall be in accordance with other requirements of law. Special Town sewer and improvement districts may be required.
H. 
Where a public water main is reasonably accessible, the subdivider shall connect with such water main and provide a water connection for each lot in accordance with Town standards, procedures and supervision. Fire hydrants shall be required and shall be installed in the locations approved by the Town Engineer and in accord with the New York State Board of Fire Underwriters.
I. 
Electric, gas and telephone. The location of proposed utilities shall be indicated on the plans. Electric and telephone installation for new subdivisions and developments shall be underground, unless otherwise permitted by the Planning Board.
J. 
Monuments.
(1) 
Permanent survey monuments shall be set in the boundary of rights-of-way at intersecting streets and at PC and PT of curves, though the PI of short curves may be used instead, where such is practical, at the discretion of the Town Superintendent of Highways and/or the Town Engineer. Monuments shall be placed on one side of the street only and at only one corner of intersecting streets. Adjacent monumented points shall be intervisible.
(2) 
Monuments shall be tied into the New York State Coordinate System or other acceptable datum, where practical, at the discretion of the Town Superintendent of Highways and/or the Town Engineer. Monument locations shall be shown on the subdivision plat, and field notes of ties to monuments or a tie sheet shall be submitted to the Town Engineer after installation of monuments.
(3) 
Monuments shall be of stone or concrete and not less than four inches in diameter or square and not less than 42 inches long or from the top of underlying rock. Concrete monuments shall be reinforced with steel rods, and a plug, brass plate or pin shall serve as the point of reference. If stone, a drilled hole shall serve as the point of reference and a magnetic rod or other suitable metal shall be placed adjacent to the monument to allow for recovery.
(4) 
Iron pipes shall not be considered permanent monuments for the purpose of these regulations.
A. 
Individual sewage disposal systems (septic tanks) may be provided in lieu of facilities connected to a public sanitary sewage disposal system where such system is not reasonably available. Such on-site disposal systems shall be subject to the provisions of these rules and regulations regarding subdivision control and all other applicable laws and regulations of the town, county and state. Sewage lagoons shall be prohibited.
B. 
Individual on-site water supply systems may be provided in lieu of providing a water supply connected to a public utility system where such system is not reasonably available. Such on-site water supply systems shall be subject to the provisions of these rules and regulations regarding subdivision approval and all other applicable laws and regulations of the town, county and state.