A.
All utilities shall be installed and all roadways
constructed by the applicant at his own expense, in accordance with
the requirements of these rules and regulations and the Massachusetts
Department of Public Works Standard Specifications, latest edition
as amended where applicable, and all construction and installations
required by the Board shall be located and built as shown on the standard
cross section, street plan and profile drawings of the approved definitive
plan and according to any conditions noted thereon or attached thereto.
All work shall be laid out to the line and grade by a registered engineer
or surveyor. Grade stakes, two by four by eighteen (2 x 4 x 18) inches
or longer, clearly marked and set at standard intervals, shall be
maintained throughout all construction.
B.
The full length and width of the roadway plus an additional
four feet on both sides, or extending out to the top or toe of slopes,
shall be excavated to the subgrade of the road as shown on the profile
plan, and further if necessary to firm, unyielding, suitable bearing
material approved by the Department of Public Works Engineer. All
excavation, fill and compaction shall be consistent with good construction
practices as required by the state specifications. All trees worthy
of preservation shall be protected from injury by suitable fenders,
or wells if infill. "Subgrade" is defined as being the compacted surface
of roadway over which the base course of gravel is to be spread.
C.
Roadway subbase shall consist of at least 12 inches
of compacted gravel borrow, in accordance with Massachusetts Department
of Public Works Standard Specifications, latest edition as amended.
Minor streets shall have at least 10 inches of compacted gravel borrow
subbase.
D.
All major streets within the subdivision shall be
surfaced with two courses of Type I-1 bituminous concrete (native
stone aggregate allowed) consisting of one binder course of at least
two and one-half (21/2) inches in thickness and one surface course
of at least one and one-half (11/2) inches in thickness. Each course
shall be compacted by a roller weight of not less than 285 pounds
per inch of tread width. Berms of dense mix shall be required to be
laid directly on said course together with the finish course. All
minor streets within the subdivision shall be surfaced as major streets
except that the binder course shall be at least two inches and the
surface course at least one inch in thickness.
E.
Granite or concrete curbing, with catch basin inlets,
may be required in certain locations. Catch basin frames and grating
should be set with their center line one foot into the pavement to
allow for the curb inlets.
F.
There shall be provided on either side of the finished
pavement shoulders of not less than four feet in width, graded with
four inches of loam and seeded with an approved mixture.
G.
Where the grade of the road is above or below the
adjacent land, the side slopes shall be no steeper than two to one
(2:1) in cuts and three to one (3:1) in fills. The slopes shall be
graded with a four-inch depth of loam and seeded with an approved
mixture.
H.
Highway guardrail, guard fence or guard posts shall
be installed where slopes or curves require such safety protection.
Such devices shall be installed in accordance with the Falmouth Department
of Public Works Standard Plans and Specifications.
I.
The owner/applicant shall protect improvements required
under these subdivision rules and regulations, including utilities,
streets, curbings, sidewalks, etc., from any and all damage, until
the entire subdivision is completed and released as a whole by the
Board. Any damage to these utilities and improvements prior to final
release by the Board shall be repaired in a manner satisfactory to
the Board, and the full cost of such repair shall be borne by the
applicant. Any material used which does not meet the standards as
set forth in these regulations shall be replaced by the owner/applicant
at his own expense. Underground utilities and appurtenances not installed
in accordance with the final grades approved by the Board shall be
removed and reset to proper grade at the expense of the owner/applicant.
Catch basins shall be covered with polyethylene or other suitable
material until the finish course is laid and the slopes are stabilized.
The owner/applicant shall take extreme care in loaming and seeding
of the embankments of the roadway to ensure that the loam and the
seed does not wash into the catch basins and other drainage structures.
J.
No sand, gravel or stone shall be extracted in any subdivision for use outside of the subdivision unless such removal is authorized by a special permit issued by the Board of Appeals under Article XXIX of Chapter 240, Zoning.
K.
The on-site disposal of trees, stumps and brush requires
a permit to be issued by the State Department of Environmental Quality
Engineering, under MGL C. 111, § 150A, after a public hearing
and an assignment by the Falmouth Board of Health.
A.
Proper connections shall be made with existing sewers,
drains and water mains. Where, in the opinion of the Board, after
consultation with the appropriate Town department, the capacity of
any existing sewer drain or water main is inadequate to accommodate
the entire subdivision, only that portion thereof which, in the Board's
opinion, can be adequately accommodated shall be so connected. Where
adjacent property is not subdivided, provisions shall be made for
extension of the utility systems by continuing appropriate sewers,
drains and water mains to the exterior boundaries of the subdivision,
at such size and grade as will allow for the proper projection.
B.
The applicant shall provide and install within the
subdivision water mains for water service to all lots within the development
regardless of whether Town water is available to the subdivision at
the time of installation. Installed water mains shall be designed
in accordance with all current Town of Falmouth Department of Public
Works specifications and shall be installed under the supervision
of the Department of Public Works. All water mains, service connections,
fire hydrants and other appurtenances shall be tested in accordance
with the requirements of the Falmouth Department of Public Works.
C.
All required utilities shall be installed underground
within the road layout but outside the edge of the pavement. The locations
and depths of the proposed utility lines shall be based on the requirements
of the respective utility companies or Town departments as shown by
their written approval of the layout for such facilities submitted
as part of the definitive plan, and all utilities shall be installed
as shown on the street plan and profile drawing approved by the Board.
D.
All sewers, surface water drains, water pipes and any other underground facilities, together with their appurtenances, shall be installed only after the subgrade of the way has been established. When land is in a floodplain district, see Article VIII of these regulations.
E.
The excavating of trenches, the methods and material
of backfilling, and all other matters relating to the installation
of water pipes, sewer lines, storm drains and subsurface drains shall
be consistent with good construction practices and shall at all times
be subject to the inspection of applicable Town departments. Standard
Plans and Specifications, Falmouth Department of Public Works (D.P.W.),
as amended, shall be used.
F.
The applicant shall install underground service connections
for all required utilities to the front street line of each lot within
the subdivision before the base course of gravel is spread.
G.
Catch basins or leaching basins shall be located on
both sides of the pavement with a cross connection at all low points
or sag curves in the profile of the roadway on continuous grades at
reasonable intervals and at or near the corners of the pavement at
street intersections.
H.
Manholes shall be located in all changes in direction,
either horizontally or vertically, of a drain line or at the intersection
of multiple lines, or so located that no drain line would be more
than 300 feet in length without either a catch basin or manhole.
I.
Headwalls with rip-rap aprons at the outlet ends of
drains and culverts shall be installed where required. Tide gates
at the outfall end of drain pipes shall be provided to protect the
system from coastal flooding.
Sidewalks shall be required for subdivisions
and shall be constructed of bituminous concrete. Sidewalks shall be
a minimum width of 54 inches with a base of suitable gravel four inches
thick after rolling. All sidewalks shall be built with the latest
specifications for bituminous concrete walks as printed by the Falmouth
Department of Public Works. The surface shall be of Type I-1 bituminous
concrete (native stone aggregate allowed) two inches in depth laid
in one course. The Board may require portland cement concrete walks
of greater widths where deemed in the best interest of the Town. Sidewalks
shall be built four feet from the edge of the pavement. Handicapped
curb cuts at intersections shall be provided.
A.
Stone or concrete bounds, not less than five square
inches by 30 inches in length, shall be set at all angle points and
points of curvature in the street lines. Bounds shall be set in gravel
with their tops flush with the finished grade of not more than four
inches above the natural grade. A drilled hole three-eighths (3/8)
inch in diameter and three-fourths (3/4) inch deep shall be made in
the center of each bound.
B.
Stone or concrete bounds, not less than five square
inches by 30 inches in length, shall be set at all lot corners shown
on the approved plan where it is possible to do so.
C.
Bounds shall not be installed until all street or
utility construction has been completed. The surveyor shall include
in his final certification that the bounds have been placed precisely
as indicated on the approved plan.
Signs bearing the name of the way as approved
by the Board shall be furnished and installed at the entrance to the
development and at all intersections of ways within the subdivision
by the developer.
A.
Trees of a suitable variety shall be provided and
planted by the applicant. Trees should be balled, rather than bare
stock, and have a diameter of two inches (diameter breast high). The
pamphlet, Trees Suitable for Planting Near Utility Lines and Your
Home, listing trees recommended by the Falmouth Tree Warden, should
be used as a guideline in selecting suitable varieties of trees. This
pamphlet is available in the Board office.
B.
The trees in residential subdivisions shall be planted
on both sides of the right-of-way at intervals not exceeding 40 feet,
and kept 10 feet from the approved street layout.
C.
In commercial and industrial subdivisions there shall
be planted three trees for every 100 feet of frontage as directed
by the Board. Planting specifications are the same as for trees in
residential subdivisions.
A.
The applicant shall provide and install, within the
subdivision, either as separate cables or within the telephone cables,
ample pair (two or more) of wires for a fire alarm signal service
in accordance with Falmouth Fire Department specifications. If fire
alarm cable is not available to the subdivision, then a radio-controlled
alarm system shall be installed according to Fire Department specifications.
B.
Where possible, subject to the approval of the Chief
of the Fire Department, such signal system shall be connected to the
existing or concurrently installed Town fire alarm system outside
the subdivision.
C.
Where such connection is to be made prior to, or concurrent
with, the completion of road construction and installation of utilities,
the applicant shall also provide and install fire alarm signal boxes,
of a type and number approved by the Fire Department.
A.
It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to
notify the appropriate department at least 24 hours before work is
begun and when any work is ready for inspection. Notification shall
be made in writing, giving the name and address of the contractor
or contractors doing the work. The appropriate department shall perform
the inspection at no cost to the applicant, except that the applicant
shall be responsible for the cost of any reinspections and of any
inspections required at times other than during normal working hours.
The fees shall be determined by the appropriate department and paid
to the Town of Falmouth. Inspections are required at the following
stages of road construction:
(1)
When all excavation, fill and compaction is completed
and the road brought to the subgrade shown on the profile plan. No
underground utilities shall be installed until the Department of Public
Works Inspector has given the applicant or his agent or the D.P.W.
Water Division written permission to proceed.
(2)
When the underground drainage structures have been
installed. No backfilling shall be started until the said Inspector
has checked the work.
(3)
When the gravel base is fine-graded, and certified
by a registered engineer or surveyor to meet the required standards.
No bituminous binder course or road oil shall be laid or applied until
the Inspector has given the applicant or his agent written permission
to proceed.
(4)
When the binder course of bituminous concrete has
been laid. No finish course shall be laid until the Inspector has
given the applicant or his agent written permission to proceed.
(5)
After all road construction, drainage, utility and
other required installation have been completed and all lot corner
bounds and all road bounds have been set. A certification by a registered
engineer or surveyor, that the work has been done in accordance with
these rules and regulations, shall be filed with the Board.
B.
The water main installation will normally be carried
out under the supervision of the D.P.W. Water Division, with which
the applicant shall work directly.
C.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to engage
the services of a registered engineer or surveyor to set the lines
and grades for all of the work to be laid out, to inspect the construction
of the roads and installation of all underground utilities to certify
in writing that the work inspected conforms to the approved plans
and profiles, and to prepare the final record plan showing the actual
location of all installations.
Streetlighting shall be installed to conform
to the type and style in general use in the Town of Falmouth and shall
be installed in accordance with the procedures of Commonwealth Electric
Company specifications.
