Village of Cazenovia, NY Article IV Development Standards

§ 155-6 Higher than minimum standards required by Planning Board; exceptions.

[Amended 12-3-2012 by L.L. No. 5-2012]

The following planning and design standards shall be complied with, and higher standards shall not be required by the Planning Board except when it finds that, because of exceptional and unique conditions of topography, location, shape, size, drainage or other physical features of the site, or because of the special nature and character of surrounding development, the minimum standards specified herein would not reasonably protect or provide for public health, safety or welfare. Any higher standard required shall be reasonable and shall be limited to additional improvements necessary to protect the public health, safety or welfare.

§ 155-7 Streets, general planning standards.

[Amended 12-3-2012 by L.L. No. 5-2012]

A. The arrangement, character, extent, width, grade and location of all Village streets shall be considered in relation to existing and planned streets, to topographic conditions, to public convenience and safety, and in their appropriate relation to the proposed uses of land to be served by such streets.

B. The arrangement of streets in a subdivision shall either:

(1) Provide for the continuation or appropriate projection of existing streets in surrounding areas; or

(2) Conform to a plan for the neighborhood approved by the Planning Board to meet a particular situation where topographical or other conditions make continuance or conformance to existing streets impracticable.

C. Where a subdivision abuts an arterial street, the Planning Board may require marginal access streets, reversed frontage with screen planting contained in a nonaccess reservation along the real property line, or such other treatment as may be necessary for adequate protection of residential properties and to afford separation of through and local traffic.

D. Reserve strips controlling access to streets shall be prohibited except where their control is placed with the Village under conditions approved by the Planning Board.

E. Intersections of minor streets with arterial or collector streets shall be held to a minimum to avoid hazard and delay.

F. No street names shall be used which will duplicate or be confused with the names of existing streets in the Village of Cazenovia or adjacent towns. Streets that are extensions of, or in alignment with, existing named streets shall bear the names of the existing streets.

G. Sidewalks shall be required on at least one side of all new Village streets.

H. No dead-end streets shall be permitted without a suitable turnaround. Dead-end streets extending to tract boundary lines which are intended to connect to future streets in adjoining tracts and dead-end streets within a tract which are to be extended shall be provided with a temporary turnaround. Appropriate arrangements shall be made for those portions of temporary turnarounds outside of street rights-of-way to revert to abutting property owners at such time as streets shall be extended.

I. There shall be an orderly growth pattern, particularly with respect to the extension of streets, of curbs, gutters, and underground services and locations.

§ 155-8 Streets, design standards.

[Amended 12-3-2012 by L.L. No. 5-2012]

Type of Street
Requirement	Arterial	Collector	Minor	Marginal Access	Cul-de-sac (Turnaround 75-foot Radius)
Minimum right- of-way width	100 feet	66 feet	60 feet	60 feet	60 feet
Maximum grade	3%	5%	8%	8%	8% (Turnaround 5%)
Minimum grade1	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%
Minimum radius of curves	1,000 feet	500 feet	150 feet	400 feet	150 feet
Minimum tangent length between reverse curves	200 feet	150 feet	100 feet	100 feet	100 feet
Maximum grades within 150 feet of center line intersections	1%	3%	3%	3%	3%
Minimum braking sight distance	300 feet	250 feet	200 feet	200 feet	200 feet
Minimum distance between center line offsets at street jobs	400 feet	250 feet	200 feet	200 feet	200 feet
Minimum outside radius of cul-de-sac pavement
Angle of intersections of street center lines	90°	80° to 100°	80° to 100°	80° to 100°	80° to 100°

NOTES:

¹Grades under 0.5% acceptable when approved stormwater drainage facilities are provided.

§ 155-9 Blocks.

A. General planning standards.

(1) The length, width, and shape of blocks shall be determined with due regard to:

(a) Provision of adequate building sites suitable to the special needs of the type of use contemplated.

(b) Zoning requirements as to lot sizes and dimensions.

(c) Need for convenient access, circulation, and control and safety of street traffic.

(d) Limitations and opportunities of topography.

(2) Irregular shaped blocks or oversize blocks indented by culs-de-sac, parking courts, or loop streets and containing interior block parks or playgrounds will be acceptable when properly designed, as determined by the Planning Board. Such blocks shall include adequate off-street parking, facilities for pedestrian access from streets to all lots, proper easements for utility lines, and satisfactory provision for maintenance of park and open space, where included.

(3) Nonresidential blocks intended for commercial or industrial use shall be of such length and width as is suitable for their prospective use. Such blocks shall include adequate provision for off-street parking and servicing.

B. Design standards.

(1) Block lengths shall not exceed 1,600 feet, nor be less than 400 feet; blocks abutting on designated arterial streets shall be no less than 1,000 feet and may not exceed 1,600 feet.

(2) Blocks over 800 feet in length may be required to have a crosswalk twenty-foot-wide easement, if necessary to facilitate pedestrian circulation to a school, park, recreation area, shopping center, or other similar neighborhood facility.

(3) The minimum block width for two tiers of lots shall be 300 feet, or twice the minimum depth as specified in Chapter 180, Zoning.

(4) Where double-frontage lots are necessary, the minimum block width shall be 200 feet.

§ 155-10 Lots.

A. General planning standards.

(1) The lot size, width, depth, shape and orientation shall be appropriate for the location of the subdivision and for the type of development and use proposed.

(2) Side lot lines shall be substantially at right angles or radial to street lines.

(3) Double frontage and reverse frontage lots shall be avoided except where essential to provide separation of residential development from traffic arteries or to overcome specific disadvantages of topography and orientation. An easement of suitable width, across which there shall be no right of access, may be required along the line of lots abutting such traffic artery or other disadvantageous use.

(4) The subdivision plan shall provide each lot with satisfactory access to an existing public street or to a subdivision street that will be ceded to public use at the time of final plat approval.

(5) Corner lots and lots adjacent to pedestrian crosswalks shall have extra width of at least 10 feet to permit appropriate building setback from and orientation to side streets or crosswalks.

(6) Lots and blocks shown on the subdivision plat and intended for use for building purposes shall be of such a character that they can be used safely for building purposes without danger to health or peril from flood.

B. Design standards.

(1) Lot dimensions shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 180, Zoning.

(2) Excessive depth in relation to the width shall be avoided. A proportion of 2 1/2 to one will normally be considered maximum.

§ 155-11 Trees and natural features.

A. Reasonable requirements for the preservation of outstanding natural features may be specified. These include large trees or groves, watercourses and falls, historic spots, exceptional views, and similar irreplaceable assets in which there is general public interest.

B. There shall be at least two trees per lot and spaced at intervals of not more than 50 feet.

C. No trees shall be planted in the street right-of-way except upon approval of the Village Public Works Administrator, Planning Board and/or the Village Tree Commission.

[Amended 12-3-2012 by L.L. No. 5-2012]

D. Trees shall be hardy, suitable to local soil and climate, and shall be of species approved by the Planning Board.

E. New trees shall measure at least two inches in diameter as measured at a point six inches above finished grade level.

§ 155-12 Easements.

A. Easements across lots or centered on rear or side lot lines shall be provided for utilities where they are anticipated.

B. Permanent utility easements normally need not exceed 20 feet in width; exceptional circumstances may require additional width.

§ 155-13 Storm drainage.

A. All subdivisions shall be related to the drainage pattern affecting the areas involved, with proper provision to be made for adequate storm drainage facilities. Storm drainage plans shall reflect potential surface runoff within the drainage area after development and shall comply with the requirements of the Public Works Administrator of the Village or Village Planning Board and County Highway Department and State Highway Department where applicable.

[Amended 4-3-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]

B. Where a subdivision is traversed by a watercourse, drainageway, channel or stream, there shall be provided a stormwater drainage right-of-way not less than 20 feet wide. The drainage right-of-way shall substantially conform with the lines of the existing watercourse, and be of such width as to either:

(1) Encompass the floor-of-record of such watercourse, plus two feet in elevation; or

(2) Encompass the twenty-five-year-flood area of such watercourse (if such data is available).

C. Rights-of-way for stormwater drainage must be sufficient for facilities to handle not only the anticipated discharge from the property being subdivided, but also the anticipated runoff that will occur when property at a higher elevation in the drainage basin is developed.

§ 155-14 (Reserved)