Public utility improvements may be required and shall be installed as
follows:
A. Fire protection. Hydrants shall be of a size, type and
location specified by the Town of Tonawanda Water Department and New York
State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
B. Streetlighting. Poles, brackets and lights shall be of
a size, type and location approved by the local power company.
C. Electricity and cable television. Power lines shall be
placed underground and shall conform to Public Service Commission standards.
Underground private electrical services crossing town rights-of-way shall
be properly protected in accordance with town water, sewer and engineering
regulations.
D. Utility services shall be located as approved by the
Town Engineer.
If, in the opinion of the Town Board, it is feasible and desirable to
require a public water supply system, such system shall be installed at the
expense of the subdivider to the approval of the Town Board. Such system design
and installation shall be approved by the Town Engineer and be in accordance
with New York State Department of Health regulations.
If, in the opinion of the Town Board, it is feasible and desirable to
require a community sanitary sewer system, such system shall be installed
at the expense of the subdivider to the approval of the Town Engineer in accordance
with plans approved by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
or the New York State Department of Health, as appropriate.
As a safety measure for the protection of the health and welfare of
the people of the town, that portion of a proposed lot which is found to be
unsuitable for subdivision due to harmful features (e.g., drainage problems)
shall not be subdivided until adequate methods are formulated by the subdivider
and approved by the Town Engineer.
The Town Board may waive, subject to appropriate conditions, the provision
of any or all of such improvements as, in its judgment of the special circumstances
of a particular plat or plats, are not required in the interest of the public
health, safety and general welfare or which, in its judgment, are inappropriate
because of inadequacy or lack of connecting facilities adjacent or in proximity
to the subdivision.