All plans and reports are to be prepared and
signed by a registered architect, a professional engineer or a surveyor
(with license attachment to perform subdivision work) with current
New York State registration.
Where the developer, contractor or property
owner commences work on a Town public right-of-way, a Town easement
or within five feet of a public utility, he or she shall, prior to
the commencement of the work and during the entire period of construction,
have in force a policy of liability insurance, with underground hazard
coverage, in the minimum sum of $100,000. Proof of insurance shall
be provided to the Building Inspector prior to the issuance of a permit.
The control for the project will be tied to
the Town system. The baseline, physical baseline ties and benchmarks
will be shown on plan sheets. Permanent control points set at intervals
of 500 feet will be required. Every attempt should be made to establish
at least two horizontal and two vertical control points remote from
the construction activities that will endure through the duration
of the project. Information concerning available data on the nearest
control points can be obtained from the Town. The accuracy for survey
work will be as follows:
All construction drawings and other similar
plans must conform to the following standards:
A.
Standard sheet size: 24 inches by 36 inches or 30
inches by 42 inches.
B.
Title sheet: Town of Niagara standard sheet with notation
setting out the specific project, including name of project, developer,
location plan and name of architect, engineer or surveyor who prepared
the plan.
C.
Sheet number 1: a listing of standard symbols and
abbreviations in compliance with Town standards. Additional general
notes, list of drawings and other information should be supplied at
the developer's discretion.
D.
Remaining plan sheets. All remaining sheets shall
be of the Town standard blank sheet (24 inches by 36 inches or 30
inches by 42 inches). The use of split plan and profile sheets is
recommended.
No person, firm or corporation or government
entity shall disturb, connect to, alter or increase the usage of any
Town utility, sewer, drainage channel or appurtenance without the
express consent of the Town Board and the Superintendent or Head of
each affected Town Department.
If a project involves only the subdivision of
land, the developer must submit a plan and report detailing the proposed
development. In the case of the subdivision of lots along an existing
road to be sold for future development, a suitable map prepared by
a licensed land surveyor must be submitted. Any possible change in
the affected property's cultural or topographic features must be set
out in the plan and report and will be a condition of the subdivision,
as determined in the two previous submissions. Although the plan scale
is optional, a Town standard sheet will be used as the base. An engineering
report shall accompany the map outlining various items, such as grading,
connection to utilities, building set backs and drainage. If the construction
items noted are to be accomplished by the ultimate buyer of the property
and not the present owner, they will be included as a condition of
the sale.
If the proposed project includes the construction of improvements on the property and/or the alteration of the physical condition of the property, or both the subdivision of land and the construction of improvements and/or the alteration of the physical condition of the property, a subdivision map prepared by a licensed surveyor as outlined in § 135-19 must also be submitted.
A.
An engineering report shall be submitted by the developer
to the Town as part of the design plans.
B.
The engineering report must contain the parameters,
computations and reference materials used in the design of the project.
The Engineering Report shall specifically set out the project's conformance
with the existing overall development plans of the Town.
C.
The engineering report shall contain copies of all
permits and notifications required for construction. The Engineering
Report shall be signed and sealed by a professional engineer currently
licensed to perform engineering in the State of New York.
A.
No excavation shall be made within five feet of any
public sewer, water line, drainage pipe or drainage ditch without
the express consent of the Town Superintendent of Sewer and Water
and/or the Town Highway Superintendent. No rock excavation or blasting
shall be commenced within 15 feet thereof without the express written
consent of the Town Highway Superintendent and the Town Superintendent
of Sewer and Water.
B.
In no case will any work within any existing or proposed
public right-of-way or easement be permitted unless the procedures
outlined in this article are followed.
Prior to the approval of any subdivision, or prior to the construction of improvements on any other development, whichever is earlier, a Developer or subdivider shall pay to the Town, in addition to all other permit fees required under local laws and ordinances, a sum of money to defray the costs of inspections and engineering review as specified in Town Code Chapter 139, Engineering Cost Recovery.
After the initial submittal, changes to the
construction schedule shall be made in writing to the Town Building
Inspector at least 10 working days prior to the start of the construction
of the change.
A.
The contractor or developer will keep a record of
all facets of the construction, with appropriate ties to the control
system.
B.
The approved construction drawings, upon completion
of the project, will be modified to reflect all completed work as
well as field changes made to the project.
C.
New construction within a public right-of-way and/or
easement will be tied to the project baseline and vertical control.
This includes all public utilities, storm drains, water valves, house
laterals, water services, gas and electric services or any other buried
facilities. These features will be tied to the project baseline and
tied to three permanent objects by physical measurements.
D.
The drawings will indicate all pertinent as-built
elevations of sanitary sewers and house laterals, water lines, gas
mains, rain gutters, sump pump lines, drainage structures or ditches,
with horizontal ties to the baseline as specified above, at manholes,
catch basins, pipe outlets or changes in direction and grade.
E.
The as-built drawings shall be certified by a registered
professional engineer or surveyor. These drawings must be submitted
to the Town by the developer prior to the Town issuing an occupancy
permit for the project.
F.
Within 30 days of completion of the project one set
of as-built drawings shall be submitted to the Town on standard 24
inches by 36 inches or 30 inches by 42 inches Mylar sheets, capable
of reproduction by blue print.
