Before approval of a plan, the Planning Board may require either of the following:
A. The plan to show a park or parks, suitably located in the Board's opinion for playground or recreation purposes or to provide light and air. The Planning Board may require by appropriate endorsement on the plan that no building be erected upon such park or parks without its approval for a period of three years. Each area reserved for such purposes shall be of suitable size, dimension, topography and natural character. The Board may require that the areas so reserved shall be located so as to be used in conjunction with similar areas of adjoining or potential subdivisions and to serve adequately all parts of the subdivision, as approved by the Planning Board. Unless otherwise specified by the Board, the total area to be reserved for park and playground purposes shall be not less than 10% of the gross area of the subdivision. The land so reserved shall not be a wetland and shall not be stripped or altered, except as may be approved by the Board to ensure suitability for the purposes intended.
B. Certain portions of each lot, collectively equal to no less than 10% of the gross area of the subdivision, shall be set aside under covenant, not to be developed and to remain as open space in its natural state in perpetuity.
Adequate water supply shall be assured for each lot in a subdivision. If any boundary of a subdivision is within 1,000 feet of a municipal public water system, then each lot in that subdivision shall be connected to that water system. If said distance is greater than 1,000 feet then a separate on-lot well of adequate yield and quality may be provided. The definitive plan shall indicate the location of any public water system and fire hydrants with 2,000 feet of the subdivision. Extensions of the Town water system shall conform to the requirements of the Water Department. Water mains shall be located five feet in from the side line of the street right-of-way and five feet deep, and shall have a minimum inside diameter of eight inches. Whenever possible the water mains shall form a loop. Fire hydrants shall be located at least 18 inches into the grass plot from the curb or gutter line and shall be spaced no more than 500 feet apart, unless the Fire Chief approves in writing a different spacing. Hydrants shall be of a style approved by the Fire Chief.
Electric, telephone, cable television, fire alarm and other conduits and wiring shall be installed underground in accordance with the requirements of the source company or authority, unless the Board waives this requirement due to soil conditions or other reasons.