The minimum improvements that an applicant will
be required to provide and install in a subdivision or to enter into
agreement to provide and install prior to the approval of the final
plat thereof shall be as prescribed in the following. All such improvements
shall conform to the standards, specifications and other requirements
adopted by the town or by such other governmental agency as may have
jurisdiction over each facility, as stipulated below, which rules
and regulations are hereby made a part hereof. Nothing, however, shall
be construed as prohibiting an applicant from installing improvements
of a higher type than the minimum required herein.
The required improvements shall be completed,
inspected and accepted by the proper authorities prior to the approval
by the Planning Commission of the final plat and its recording.
Prior to the acceptance of any streets, utilities
or site improvements by the town, the following procedure shall be
followed:
A. The applicant shall notify the Planning Commission
or its agent of the completion of the required improvements.
B. The Planning Commission or its agent, the Director
of Public Works or other appropriate official shall:
(1) Inspect the completed improvements.
(2) Submit, in writing, a report to the applicant specifying
those items of construction, materials and workmanship, if any, which
do not comply with the town specifications or the approved final plat.
C. The applicant, upon notification from the appropriate
official, shall:
(1) Proceed, at his own cost, to make such corrections
as shall be required to comply with the town specifications and approved
final plat.
(2) Notify the Planning Commission or its agent upon completion,
requesting final inspection.
D. The Planning Commission or its agent, the Director
of Public Works or other appropriate official shall make a final inspection
with the applicant of all required improvements.
E. Upon giving the applicant final approval, the Planning
Commission or its agent, Director of Public Works or other appropriate
official shall promptly submit a written report to the Mayor and Council
or the Planning Commission indicating that the required improvements
have been provided in such a manner as to comply with all specifications
and ordinances or regulations of the town.
F. If the Mayor and Council and Planning Commission are
satisfied that the applicant has complied fully with the applicable
specifications and ordinances, they may notify the applicant of the
acceptance of the required improvements. The Mayor and Council may
thereupon release any bond or security posted for such performance.
The Mayor and Council shall not be required to accept any road, park,
utility or other improvement for Town maintenance even though such
improvement may meet all Town standards, specifications and ordinances.
[Amended 9-11-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-4]
Construction plans for the foregoing improvements shall be prepared for approval by the appropriate public authorities, as provided in Article
III, prior to construction. Such plans shall be sufficient to permit the approving authority to determine that the proposed improvement meets the applicable standards and specifications and shall include at least the following:
A. A profile of each street center line, with grades
(including projections beyond the subdivision boundaries where significant),
and showing water and sewer lines, manholes, culverts, streams, etc.,
at a scale of one inch to 100 feet or less horizontal and one inch
to 10 feet or less vertical.
B. Typical street cross sections for all streets, at
a scale not smaller than one inch to five feet, showing width of roadway,
type of paving, location and widths of curbs, sidewalks, trees, utilities,
etc. Where considerable cuts or fills are required, special cross
sections shall be prepared to show proposed grading and their locations
shall be shown on the plan. A grading plan showing existing and proposed
contours may be furnished in lieu of cross sections.
C. Location plans and profiles for proposed sanitary
and storm sewers or drains, with grades and pipe sizes indicated.
D. A location plan of the proposed water distribution
system showing pipe sizes and locations for valves and fire hydrants.
[Added 8-13-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-6]
The Worcester County Forest Conservation Law
shall apply to all subdivision under this chapter of areas of 40,000
square feet or greater except those excepted activities as set forth
in the Code of Public Local Laws of Worcester County, Maryland, in
the Natural Resources Article, § 1-403(b).