[Adopted 9-17-1990]
The Town Board of Athens, New York, does hereby adopt the following
regulations and procedures in an effort to create uniformity in the design
and construction of all future streets and to ensure that said streets will
be adequate to serve the needs of the residents of the Town and others in
the future as well as at present.
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Street or Highway
Resolution of the Town of Athens."
A.
Wherever used in this article, the word "street" shall
also be construed to mean a thoroughfare or highway.
B.
Wherever used in this article, words in the singular
number include the plural, and words in the plural number include the singular.
C.
The word "shall" is mandatory and not directory. Words
used in the present tense include the future.
Prior to being offered for dedication to the Town, all streets shall
meet with the following requirements:
A.
The arrangement of the streets or highways shall be laid
out so as to form a continuation of the principal streets or highways now
existing.
B.
The minimum right-of-way widths of streets shall be as set forth in Chapter 154, Subdivision of Land, § 154-15. The widths shall be measured normal to lot lines on tangents and the radial lines on curves. Where roads are to be constructed or improved, no work shall be undertaken until the construction details have been approved by the Town Engineer or Superintendent of Highways.
[Amended 9-25-2000 by L.L. No. 3-2000]
C.
Each street shall be marked by monuments of concrete
with one-half-inch or larger diameter steel reinforcement rod. Said monuments
are to be at least four inches square and four feet long and are to be installed
with two inches showing above the surface of the ground.
D.
Streets designed to have one end permanently closed shall
be provided with a cul-de-sac having a minimum diameter for the outside property
line of at least 120 feet.
E.
As far as practical, acute angles between streets at
their intersection are to be avoided, and where a deflection angle of more
than 10° in a street line occurs at any point between two intersecting
streets, a curve of a reasonably long radius is to be introduced.
F.
Street grades shall not be more than 10%. Maximum grades
in excess of 10% shall be allowed at the discretion of the Town upon the recommendation
of the Town Superintendent of Highways and Town Engineer.
G.
All streets shall have adequate drainage, including necessary
inlet and outlet ditches. Corrugated pipe shall be used for all culverts and
surface drains. Said materials used for the same must conform to standard
usage adopted by the Town Superintendent of Highways. Drainage easements will
be obtained on behalf of the Town where necessary.
[Amended 9-25-2000 by L.L. No. 3-2000]
H.
The roadway of such streets shall be filled to a minimum
compacted depth of 12 inches with a suitable bank gravel or shale which will
be crowned and compacted and approved by the Superintendent of Highways. The
slope away from the crown of the road shall be a minimum of 3/8 inch per foot.
Soft areas in subgrade shall be removed and replaced with suitable material
as approved by Superintendent of Highways. After such approval the roadway
shall be covered with a minimum of three inches of regular Item 4.
I.
Landscaping of the proposed streets is optional with
the applicant.
J.
Prime coat and wearing surface.
(1)
Prime coat. After the top layer of the Item 4 base has
been shaped, compacted and approved by the Superintendent of Highways it shall
receive a prime coat treatment consisting of medium curing cut-back asphalt
(MC-70) applied at the rate of one-half gallon per square yard and uniformly
covered with crushed stone (No. 1A) and broomed and rolled.
(2)
Wearing surface. Approximately two days after application
of prime coat, the paved area shall receive an application of rapid curing
asphalt (MC-3000) at the rate of one-half gallon per square yard and uniformly
covered with crushed stone (No. 1) and broomed and rolled.
K.
All private driveways and roads connecting with any Town
highways are to have a culvert pipe of at least 15 inches installed at a point
where the private road meets the highway, said culvert to be installed under
the supervision of the Town Superintendent of Highways, and the Town Superintendent
of Highways to have the discretion to require larger-sized culvert when necessary.
From edge of pavement back toward culverts for a distance of six feet, driveway
should slope one inch per foot downward. This provision shall become effective
for all private roads built after the date of the adoption of this provision,
and all costs incurred shall be born by the property owner or builder.
A.
All applications for the dedication of streets shall
be accompanied by a survey prepared by a licensed surveyor within one year
prior to the date of application and in proper form for recording. Such survey
is to be submitted in triplicate and should show the profiles of each existing
street and the proposed street as well as the location of trees and shrubbery
if required. The surveyor shall also certify in writing to the Town that the
proposed road has been constructed in accordance with the survey and profile
as submitted.
B.
All applications shall be accompanied by a proposed warranty
deed and any and all other necessary legal instruments to give clear and undisputed
title to the Town, together with a thirty-year title search of each parcel
to be conveyed. All proposed deeds and titles shall be passed upon by the
Town Attorney, and his or her decision shall be final. In the event that any
easements or rights-of-way are necessary in the opinion of the Superintendent
of Highways to remove surface water or other materials, the applicant shall
obtain such necessary legal documents as may be required.
C.
All applications wherein drainage or refuse problems
exist as the result of the intersection of the proposed street and state,
county or Town highways shall contain written permission from the New York
State Department of Transportation, the Greene County Superintendent of Highways
or the Town Superintendent of Highways, as the case may be.
[Amended 9-25-2000 by L.L. No. 3-2000]
D.
All culverts installed pursuant to § 150-4K of the regulations of this article shall be bonded to the Town in the amount of $50, said money to be refunded upon the approval of the completed project by the Town Superintendent of Highways. All work done by private individuals on Town highways will require insurance or an insurance bond in the same manner and form as those required for work on state and county roads.
