Any subdivider who proposes to develop a subdivision in the Town of New Paltz shall submit plats and documents and comply with the regulations regarding the posting of bonds and the construction of improvements and utilities as provided in this article.
A. 
One original drawing and four black-and-white prints of all required plans, plats or surveys and four copies of all other supplementary documents and written applications shall be filed with the Town Clerk.
B. 
All original drawings shall be submitted on sheets of translucent material, suitable for reproduction, 20 inches by 40 inches or 20 inches by 20 inches. A horizontal scale of one inch equals no more than 100 feet and a vertical scale of one inch equals no more than 20 feet shall be used. When more than one sheet is required to show the plat within the prescribed scale, an index sheet of the same size shall be submitted showing the entire proposed subdivision with lot and block numbers clearly legible, at a scale of one inch equals no more than 600 feet. In addition, the outlines of the development shall be accurately shown on a scale of one inch equals 1,000 feet, for transposition to the Official Map, if any.
C. 
All submissions shall bear the following information: the proposed subdivision name, identifying title, the words "Town of New Paltz, Ulster County, New York," the date of submission and survey and the name and address of the record owner or subdivider. Names and addresses, certification and seals of registered engineers or surveyors engaged to prepare drawings, North arrows and graphic scales shall also appear.
D. 
Space shall be provided on all submission for required endorsements by appropriate agencies.
A. 
The sketch plan may be a freehand sketch made directly on a print of the topographic survey of the proposed subdivision area. It shall show, in simple sketch form, the relationship between existing physical conditions and the proposed layout of streets, lots and other features and all topographic data required for the preliminary layout or such of these data as the Planning Board considers necessary for its review of the sketch plan.
B. 
The location map shall show the relationship of the proposed subdivision to existing community facilities which serve it. It shall include main traffic arteries and general information on surrounding land uses.
C. 
General subdivision information shall describe or outline the existing conditions of the site of the proposed development wherever necessary to explain and supplement the sketch plan and location map. This information shall include existing data on covenants, land characteristics, natural resources including perennial and/or intermittent streams, watercourses, water bodies, wetlands and floodplains, available community facilities and utilities and data as to the proposed number of residential lots, typical lot width and depths, business areas, playgrounds, parks and other public areas, protective covenants, utilities and street improvements.
[Amended 5-20-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
A. 
The preliminary layout, in addition to the requirements of § 121-12C, shall show both the existing topographic data and proposed conditions as follows:
(1) 
Existing topographic data (required).
(a) 
The following existing topographic data is required:
[1] 
Boundary lines bearings and distances of lines and total acreage.
[2] 
Easements: location, width, identification and purpose.
[3] 
Streets on and adjacent to the tract.
[a] 
Name, width of right-of-way and location.
[b] 
Type, width and elevation of surfacing.
[c] 
Any legally established center-line elevations.
[d] 
Walks, curbs, gutters, culverts, etc.
[4] 
Utilities (existing or proposed by public agencies or utility companies) on and adjacent to the tract
[a] 
Location of septic tanks, septic disposal areas and wells.
[Amended 11-26-2002 by L.L. No. 6-2002]
[b] 
Location, direction or flow, size and invert elevation of sanitary sewers, storm sewers, culverts, water mains and gaslines (if water mains and sewers are not on or adjacent to the tract, indicate the direction and distance to and size of nearest ones and invert elevations).
[c] 
Location of fire hydrants, utility poles and streetlighting standards.
[5] 
Ground elevations on the tract: Minimum two-foot contour intervals on the parcel and extending 100 feet beyond the property boundary lines. Five-foot contour intervals may be utilized for areas of land slopes greater than 20%. Additionally, include spot elevations on lands that slope less than 2%.
[Amended 11-26-2002 by L.L. No. 6-2002]
[6] 
Other conditions on the tract: watercourses, lakes, ponds, wetland areas, floodplains, rock outcrops, wooded areas, isolated trees having a diameter at breast height (dbh) of 12 inches or more, buildings, other structures, rock or stone walls and other significant features. Include plan notes which provide the regulatory classification of streams, lakes, ponds and wetlands, if any such classifications apply.
[Amended 11-26-2002 by L.L. No. 6-2002]
[7] 
Other conditions on adjacent land: approximate direction and gradient of ground slope, including any embankments or retaining walls; character and location of buildings and structures which are located within 50 feet beyond the property boundary line; boundaries of any power line or other utility easements and transmission towers or other utility structures; any other nearby residential land uses, public open spaces or similar uses which may either be adversely influenced by the proposed development or adversely influence it; and the location and the approximate area of impervious surfaces, wells, septic facilities and drainage structures on adjoining lands.
[Amended 11-26-2002 by L.L. No. 6-2002]
(b) 
Upon application, the Planning Board may waive any of the preceding requirements.
(2) 
Existing topographic data (at the discretion of the Planning Board):
(a) 
Subsurface conditions on the tract.
[1] 
Location and results of tests made to ascertain subsurface soil.
[2] 
Rock and groundwater conditions.
[3] 
Depth to groundwater unless test pits are dry at a depth of five feet.
[4] 
Location and results of soil percolation tests if individual sewage disposal systems are proposed.
(b) 
Photographs: camera location, directions of views and key numbers.
(3) 
Proposed site improvements:
(a) 
The following proposed site improvements are required:
[1] 
Streets: names, right-of-way and roadway widths, grades and profiles.
[2] 
Other rights-of-way or easements: location, width and purpose.
[3] 
Location of utilities, if not shown on other exhibits.
[4] 
Lot lines, lot areas, lot numbers and block numbers.
[5] 
Sites, if any, to be reserved or dedicated for parks, playgrounds or other public uses.
[6] 
Sites, if any, for multifamily dwellings, shopping centers, churches, industry or other nonpublic uses, exclusive of single-family dwellings.
[7] 
Minimum building setback lines and proposed house and driveway locations.
[Amended 11-26-2002 by L.L. No. 6-2002]
[8] 
Site data, including number of residential lots, typical lot size, park acreage, etc.
[9] 
Approximate location, size, grades and profiles of all proposed waterlines and sewer lines. Indicate connections with existing lines, location of valves, hydrants, manholes and drop inlets, and if individual sewage disposal system is proposed, the location of septic tanks and leaching fields or seepage pits shall be shown.
[10] 
Approximate grading plan if natural contours are to be changed more than two feet.
[11] 
Location and species of new street trees.
(b) 
Upon application, the Planning Board may waive any of the preceding requirements.
(4) 
Proposed development in floodplain areas:
[Added 5-20-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
(a) 
Provide the location of the watercourse’s floodway boundary when located on or adjacent to the property to be subdivided and the elevation and location of the base flood elevation, where such determination has been provided in the National Flood Insurance Program community Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and which information is more particularly described in Chapter 82, Flood Damage Prevention, in the Code of the Town of New Paltz.
(b) 
For lands within floodplain areas where watercourse floodway boundaries and base flood elevation have not been determined by the National Flood Insurance Program community Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), information regarding historical flooding within the immediate area shall be submitted by the applicant, if available. The following information shall be provided by the applicant when four or more lots are proposed, or whenever required by the Planning Board, for determination of whether the proposed use is in the floodway and to establish development areas that will not be susceptible to damage from flooding and/or flood-related hazards:
[1] 
Typical valley cross sections showing the channel of the stream, elevation of land areas along each side of the channel, cross-sectional areas to be occupied by the proposed development, and high water information.
[2] 
Plan view showing elevations or contours of the ground, existing fills or land depressions, existing structures on the site, and the location and elevations of roadways.
[3] 
Photographs showing the existing land uses, vegetation upstream and downstream, and soil types.
[4] 
Profile showing the slope of the bottom of the channel or flowline of the stream for least 500 feet in either direction from the proposed development.
(c) 
Plan indicating preliminary siting of principal structures, water and sewer systems and provisions for safe access on existing, private and/or public roadways as well as to the building site, all in compliance with § 140-19, Floodplain District, and Chapter 82, Flood Damage Prevention, of the Code of the Town of New Paltz.
B. 
A vicinity map, drawn at a scale of one inch equals not more than 600 feet, showing the relation of the proposed subdivision to the adjacent properties and to the general surrounding area, shall indicate:
(1) 
All existing adjacent parcels of land, together with the names of the record owners, platted and unplatted; namely, those directly abutting or directly across any and all streets adjoining the proposed subdivision. Platted land shall be referred to by name, recordation date and subdivision number.
(2) 
Highways or other major improvements planned by public authorities for future construction on or near the tract.
(3) 
The boundaries and designations of zoning districts affecting the tract.
(4) 
An outline of the platted area together with its street system. If the preliminary layout submitted covers only a part of the subdivider's entire holding, an indication of the future probable street and drainage system of the remaining portion of the tract shall be shown.
C. 
A deed description and survey map of tract boundaries made and certified by a licensed land surveyor shall be required.
D. 
A stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) consistent with the requirements of the Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control Law[1] of the Town of New Paltz Code shall be required for preliminary subdivision plat approval. Whether a stormwater pollution prevention plan is required or not, the subdivision plan will include GPS (Global Positioning System) reference data in a form suitable to the Stormwater Management Officer for stormwater outfalls and permanent structures built in accordance with the New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual.
[Added 12-22-2016 by L.L. No. 3-2017[2]]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 116, Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control.
[2]
Editor's Note: This local law also redesignated former Subsection D as Subsection E.
E. 
Other preliminary plans may be required by the Planning Board, including the following:
(1) 
Street profiles showing existing surface and proposed street grades, including extensions for a reasonable distance beyond the limits of the proposed subdivision.
(2) 
Typical cross-sections of the proposed grading, roadway and sidewalk, type and depth of surfacing and subbase.
(3) 
Construction details of proposed drainage improvements.
[Added 11-26-2002 by L.L. No. 6-2002]
A. 
The final plat, in addition to the requirements of § 121-12C, shall show the following:
(1) 
Required information:
(a) 
Primary control points, approved by the Town, with descriptions and ties to such control points. All dimensions, angles, bearings and similar data on the plat shall be shown.
(b) 
Tract boundary lines, street right-of-way lines, easement and other right-of-way lines and property lines of residential lots and other sites. Accurate dimensions, bearings, deflection angles and radii, arcs and central angles of all curves shall be shown.
(c) 
Name and right-of-way width of each street or other right-of-way.
(d) 
Location to identify each lot or site; lot areas in square feet or a statement by the surveyor or engineer that all lots meet area requirements.
(e) 
Location, dimensions and purpose of easements.
(f) 
Designation of purpose of all areas to be dedicated or reserved for public use for which deeds of cession are included and any other spaces which are not to be dedicated.
(g) 
Block, lot and section numbers.
(h) 
Minimum building setback line on all lots and other sites.
(i) 
Location and description of monuments.
(j) 
Names of record owners of adjoining unplatted land.
(k) 
Reference to recorded subdivision plats of adjoining platted land by record name, date and number.
(l) 
Certification by surveyor or engineer certifying to accuracy of the survey and plat.
(m) 
Certification of title showing that the applicant is the owner.
(n) 
Statement by the owner dedicating streets, rights-of-way, sites for public use and easements for public utilities.
(o) 
Plans and profiles showing the exact location, size, type and invert elevations of existing and proposed water mains, sanitary sewers and stormwater drains; profiles of all utility lines at points of interference; and the location of fire hydrants and all gas or other underground utilities or structures.
(p) 
The location and type of the following improvements: street paving, sidewalks, curbs and private sewage disposal systems.
(q) 
Grading plan showing present and proposed contours at two-foot intervals.
(r) 
Sufficient data acceptable to the Town Engineer to determine readily the location, bearing and length of every street line, lot line and boundary line in order to reproduce such lines upon the ground. Where practicable, these should be referenced to monuments, included in the state system of plan coordinates and in any event should be tied to reference points previously established by public authority.
(s) 
For each street, the length of all straight lines and the deflection angle, radius, central angle, tangent distances and bearings and length of all curves shall be given for subsequent inclusion on the Town Official Map.
(t) 
All dimensions shall be shown in feet and decimals of a foot All angles of the lines of each lot shall be given to the nearest 10 seconds.
(2) 
Upon application, the Planning Board may waive any of the preceding requirements.
(3) 
Proposed development in floodplain areas:
[Added 5-20-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
(a) 
The floodway and floodplain boundaries, the base flood elevation or similar elevation established to minimize the risk of flood damages and associated hazards caused by flooding, and the required elevation of all access roads to principal structures, including minimum elevations of private and public roadways which provide access thereto, in compliance with the requirements of § 140-19, Floodplain District, and Chapter 82, Flood Damage Prevention, of the Code of the Town of New Paltz, shall be clearly labeled on all required subdivision plans and map documents.
(b) 
Minimum floor elevations of principal structures, elevations of fills within the floodplain, including those associated with on-site sewage disposal systems, and information regarding compensatory storage in the floodplain in compliance with the requirements of § 140-19, Floodplain District, and Chapter 82, Flood Damage Prevention, of the Code of the Town of New Paltz shall be shown on the required subdivision plans and map documents.
B. 
Cross sections and profiles of all proposed streets shall be submitted, showing grades approved by the Planning Board’s engineer, the Town Highway Superintendent or other Town representative designated by the Planning Board; width of roadway; type and depth of surfacing and subbase; location, size and type of curbs; locations and width of sidewalks; and the location and size of utility mains. The profiles shall be drawn to standard scales along center lines of streets showing existing and proposed elevations. Where a proposed new street intersects an existing street, the elevation of such existing streets shall be drawn for 100 feet from each such intersection. All elevations must be referenced to USGS mean sea level datum (NGVD 1929 adjustment, or NAVD 1988) or reference to such other established local benchmarks as are approved by the Town Engineer. Preliminary designs for any bridges or culverts, if required, shall also be included.
[Amended 11-26-2002 by L.L. No. 6-2002; 5-20-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
C. 
A stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) consistent with the requirements of the Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control Law[1] of the Town of New Paltz Code shall be required for final subdivision plat approval. Whether a stormwater pollution prevention plan is required or not, the subdivision plan will include GPS (Global Positioning System) reference data in a form suitable to the Stormwater Management Officer for stormwater outfalls and permanent structures built in accordance with the New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual.
[Added 12-22-2016 by L.L. No. 3-2017[2]]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 116, Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control.
[2]
Editor's Note: This local law also redesignated former Subsections C through F as Subsections D through G, respectively.
D. 
A certificate by the Town Clerk shall be submitted certifying that the subdivider has complied with one of the following alternatives:
(1) 
That all public improvements have been installed to the satisfaction of the Town Engineer and any other official or body authorized by law to act and in accordance with requirements specified in § 121-17 of these regulations and not specifically waived by the Planning Board as provided in Article VI: or
(2) 
That a performance bond or certified check in compliance with § 277 of the Town Law and § 121-16 of these regulations has been posted in a sufficient amount to assure such completion of all required improvements and is available to the Town of New Paltz.
E. 
Written agreement between the subdivider and the Town Board tendering cession of all land included in streets, highways, parks or public open spaces not specifically reserved by the subdivider shall be submitted. Such agreement shall bear the endorsement of the Town Attorney as to its legal sufficiency. For all public open spaces for which deed of cession are not included, there shall be submitted documents showing the manner in which such areas are to be maintained and the provision made therefor.
F. 
A written agreement, in accordance with § 121-18A, that public utility companies will make necessary service installations where required by the Planning Board shall be submitted.
G. 
Such other certificates, affidavits, endorsements or approvals as may be required by the Planning Board shall also be submitted.
A. 
Bonds posted by the subdivider in compliance with § 121-15C shall be in an amount determined by the Planning Board or other appropriate Town departments designated by the Planning Board to cover the full cost of required public improvements.
B. 
Such performance bonds shall be approved by the Town Attorney as to form, sufficiency, surety and manner of execution.
C. 
Such performance bonds shall run for a term to be fixed by the Planning Board, but in no case for longer than three years. Such term may be extended by the Planning Board with the consent of the parties thereto.
D. 
If the Planning Board shall decide at any time during the term of the performance bond that the extent of the building development which has taken place in the subdivision is not sufficient to warrant all the improvements covered by such performance bond; improvements have been installed in accordance with § 277 of the Town Law and as required by the Planning Board in sufficient amount to warrant reduction in the face amount of such bond; or the character and extent of such development requires additional improvements previously waived for a period stated at the time of fixing the original terms of such bonds, then the Planning Board may, upon approval by the Town Board and after due notice and public hearing, modify its requirements for any or all such improvements, and the face value of such performance bond shall thereupon be reduced or increased by an appropriate amount so that the new face value will cover the cost in full of the amended list of improvements required by the Planning Board, and any security deposited with the bond may be reduced or increased proportionately.
E. 
In the event that any improvements have not been installed as required by the Planning Board within the term of such performance bond, the Town Board may thereupon declare such bond to be in default and collect the sum remaining payable thereunder. On receipt of the proceeds thereof, the Town shall install the improvements covered by such bond which are commensurate with the extent of building development that has taken place in the subdivision, but not exceeding in cost the amount of such proceeds.
F. 
If the Planning Board or an appropriate Town officer appointed by it finds, upon inspection, that any of the required improvements have not been constructed in accordance with the plans and conditions approved and specified by the Planning Board, then the subdivider and the bonding company, if any, shall be severally and jointly liable for the costs of completing said improvements originally specified by the Planning Board.
G. 
Such performance bonds shall be released to the subdivider only upon certification by the Town Board that all required improvements have been satisfactorily completed.
H. 
The subdivider shall also post with the Town Clerk a bond in the amount determined by the Planning Board to be adequate to assure the satisfactory conditions of all required improvements for a period of one calendar year next following the date of certification of satisfactory completion, installation or construction of such improvements.
I. 
A bond in an amount sufficient to guarantee the proper grading of the property and the respreading of the topsoil shall be posted before issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
A. 
In making determinations regarding the necessity and extent of the installation of such public improvements, the Planning Board shall take into consideration the prospective character and uses in the proposed subdivision, whether dense residential, open residential, business or industrial.
B. 
The Planning Board shall require the installation of the following public improvements in accordance with the Town Law, unless it shall specifically waive any such improvements as provided in § 121-28.
(1) 
Streets and highways suitably placed, paved and improved with the following:
(a) 
Sidewalks.
(b) 
Curbs.
(c) 
Water mains.
(d) 
Storm sewers.
(e) 
Sanitary sewers.
(f) 
Street signs.
(g) 
Street trees.
(2) 
Monuments suitably placed and installed.
C. 
All improvements as required shall be installed in accordance with standards, specifications and procedures acceptable to the appropriate Town departments or as provided in these regulations.
D. 
Unless a bond is posted in accordance with § 121-16, all improvements as required shall have been completed, installed or constructed and so certified before approval of the final plat shall be granted and before any building permits or certificates of occupancy shall be issued in accordance with Article III.
A. 
When public utility facilities are to be installed, the subdivider shall submit to the Planning Board written assurance from each public utility company that such company will make the necessary service installations within a reasonable time after acceptance of streets by the Town.
B. 
The final plat shall show statements by the owner granting the necessary easements or other releases for installation of required public utilities.