Under MGL c. 41, §§ 73 to 80,
the Wakefield Planning Board, acting as the Board of Survey, adopts
these rules and regulations, which shall be effective upon date of
adoption.
The proposed street must meet the requirements
of Table A and the typical cross section, unless approved otherwise by the Board. In addition, the
proposed street must meet the following requirements:
A. Street lines at all intersections shall be rounded
with a curve at each corner having a radius of not less than twenty-five
(25) feet. However, when the intersection of two (2) streets varies
more than ten degrees (10°) from a right angle, the radius of
the curve at the acute angle may be less and at the obtuse angle may
be greater than twenty-five (25) feet to the extent approved or required
by the Board.
B. Where the grade of any street at the approach to an
intersection exceeds six percent (6%), a leveling area shall be provided
having not greater than one-percent grades for a distance of twenty-five
(25) feet, measured from the nearest exterior line of the intersecting
street to the point of vertical curvature.
C. Dead-end streets shall be provided at the closed end
with a turnaround having an outside layout line radius of at least
fifty (50) feet. The traveled way shall have a radius of at least
forty (40) feet, and the pavement shall extend across the full width
of the traveled way.
D. The roadway shall be constructed across the entire
frontage of the lot or lots that the proposed plan will provide access
to.
E. The construction of the proposed roadway (if approved) shall be in accordance with §
320-18E of Chapter
320, Subdivision of Land.
F. During the progress of the required construction of
roadways and utilities, the contractor working for the applicant will
be required to keep the subdivision and all adjacent properties in
a neat and orderly condition as is deemed reasonable by the Town Engineer.
G. If it is necessary for the connection of the proposed roadway to an existing roadway to do work within these existing roadways, the applicant must first obtain a street opening permit from the Wakefield Department of Public Works. All of this work shall be in accordance with §
320-18I of Chapter
320, Subdivision of Land.
H. Street signs which conform to the then-current standards
of the Department of Public Works and bearing the name of the street
as indicated on the plan shall be erected at the intersections of
the proposed roadway. The applicant shall also be required to provide
any and all traffic signage deemed necessary by the Board to serve
public safety. Such signage shall include, but not be limited to,
traffic signs, crosswalks and street center and boundary lines and
shall comply with uniform traffic standards.
I. Streetlights, if required, shall conform to the type
and style required by the Planning Board.
J. Granite or precast concrete monuments not less than
four (4) feet long and five (5) inches square shall be installed at
all street intersections, at all points of change in direction of
curvature of streets and at all other points where, in the opinion
of the Board, permanent monuments are necessary.
Sanitary sewers shall be constructed within the proposed roadway as necessary to provide adequate sewage disposal to all lots to which the proposed roadway will provide access. The sewers shall conform to the requirements of §
320-19 of Chapter
320, Subdivision of Land.
Water mains, with hydrants, valves and other fittings, shall be constructed within the proposed roadway as is necessary to provide to all lots to which the proposed roadway will provide access adequate water supply for domestic and fire protection use. The water mains shall conform to the requirements of §
320-20 of Chapter
320, Subdivision of Land.
Storm drains, culverts and related installations shall be constructed as necessary to provide adequate disposal of surface water from the proposed roadway and the adjacent lots to which the roadway will provide access. If the existing town drainage system is proposed to be extended, supporting documentation as to its adequacy must be provided by the applicant. The proposed drains must meet the requirements of §
320-21B of Chapter
320, Subdivision of Land.
All electric and telephone utilities are required
to be placed underground in accordance with the specifications of
the Wakefield Municipal Light Department.
If any easements are required for water mains,
sewers, storm drains, etc., in connection to the proposed roadway,
they shall be a least twenty (20) feet wide.
The proposed roadway must be provided with either existing or new street trees within and along the right-of-way at a minimum spacing of one (1) every forty (40) feet. The exact location of each new tree shall be determined by the town's Tree Warden. The street trees shall be not less than two (2) inches in diameter and not less than eight (8) feet in height. If necessary, the applicant shall supply the trees, materials and labor to plant said trees to meet this minimum. The trees shall meet the requirements of §
320-25A of Chapter
320, Subdivision of Land.
All Board of Survey proposals shall be reviewed
to determine whether such proposals will be reasonably safe from flooding.
If any part of the roadway proposal is located within the Floodplain
District, it shall be reviewed to assure compliance with the following:
A. The proposal is designed consistent with the need
to minimize flood damage.
B. All public utilities and facilities, such as sewer,
gas, electrical and water systems, shall be located and constructed
to minimize or eliminate flood damage.
C. Adequate drainage systems shall be provided to reduce
exposure to flood hazards.
D. Base flood elevation (the level of the one-hundred-year
flood) data shall be provided for all proposals for that portion within
the Floodplain District.
E. Lowest floor elevations shall be shown on all lots
that the proposed roadway will provide access to within the Floodplain
District in accordance with the Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Wakefield.
Upon completion of the roadway construction
and prior to the release of sureties, the applicant shall submit to
the Board a plan, drawn on Mylar and certified by a registered land
surveyor or registered professional engineer, showing the actual size,
locations of all utilities and roadway profiles and any changes authorized
by the Board.