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 to the following
specifications:
(1) Sidewalks shall be of three-thousand-pound-minimum-strength
concrete.
(2) Sidewalks shall be a minimum of four feet wide and
four inches thick, except at driveway crossings where the sidewalk
shall be at least six inches reinforced thickness. In business areas,
the minimum width shall be five feet wide and four inches thick, except
at driveway crossings where the sidewalk shall be at least six inches
thick and reinforced.
(3) In all cases involving sidewalks, paved driveway surfaces
shall abut but never cover existing sidewalks.
Public utility improvements may be required
and shall be installed as follows:
A. Fire protection. Hydrants shall be of size, type and
location as specified by the Insurance Services Organization and approved
by the Village of Carthage Fire Department.
B. Streetlighting. Poles, brackets and lights shall be
of a 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.
Potable water for domestic, commercial and fire
protection use:
A. All water mains and lines as shown on the preliminary
plan shall be installed from each lot to the municipal supply. Where
no municipal supply is available, it must be furnished by the subdivider
on a project or individual-lot basis.
B. All piping required for transmission and distribution
must conform to current American Water Works Association standards
and specifications and must conform to New York State Department of
Health regulations.
C. All water mains shall be a minimum of eight inches
in diameter.
D. Curb stops shall be provided for each residence and
each residence shall be metered at the developers expense.
E. Except where noted above, all provisions from Recommended
Standards for Water Works, Part 8, Distribution Systems, shall prevail.
(A copy may be purchased from the Village Clerk.)