The following documents shall be submitted for
preliminary plat approval:
A. A vicinity sketch shall be prepared, at a scale of
one inch equals 800 feet, which shows in sketch form all lands around
the proposed subdivision up to 1/2 mile from the boundary of
the subdivision, the title name and address of the subdivider, engineer
and surveyor, north point, approximate scale, acreage of the proposed
subdivision, the outline and approximate boundary dimensions of the
proposed subdivision, existing streets, roads, principal utility lines
and political boundaries.
B. Environmental assessment information as required by
Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law shall be submitted,
which should include the following:
(1) A brief description of the project.
(2) Site characteristics, resources, utilities and land
use patterns.
(3) Environmental impacts of the recommended plan and
mitigating measures.
(b)
Primary impacts due to implementation of the
proposed plan.
[1]
Short-term impacts due to implementation of
the proposed plan:
[2]
Long-term impacts due to implementation of the
proposed plan:
(4) Comparison of proposed plan and alternates.
(5) Conclusions and recommendations.
C. Traffic study. A traffic impact study shall be submitted
to the Board and shall present an analysis of the effect of the proposed
undertaking on the state, county and/or Town highways in the area.
This analysis shall embrace but not necessarily be limited to the
following:
(1) Field inspection of area to inventory highways; existing
roadway traffic; roadway characteristics.
(2) Review of sight distances where access driveways,
roadways, etc., are proposed.
(4) Data addressing traffic conditions in the area, including
existing traffic volumes, peak hour movement counts and estimates
of future traffic volumes; incremental increase in volume of peak
hour traffic, etc.
(5) Traffic safety: frequency of accidents, etc.
(9) Evaluation as to the impact this undertaking will
have on the operating level of service of existing highways, taking
into account all the above items.
D. A preliminary plat drawn to a scale of one inch to
400 feet or larger shall be prepared showing:
(1) Existing use or uses of property, proposed subdivision
name, location, data, north point, graphic scale, name and address
of record owner, subdivider and engineer or surveyor.
(2) The names and addresses of all current owners of record
of all adjacent property.
(3) School and special district boundaries.
(4) Location of existing property lines (bearings and
distances), streets, easements, buildings, watercourses, marshes,
rock outcrops, wooded areas, single trees with a diameter of eight
inches or more and other significant existing features.
(5) Location of existing sewers, water mains. culverts
and other drainage structures on the property with pipe sizes, grades
and direction of flow.
(6) Contours with intervals of five feet or less, referred
to a datum satisfactory to the Board.
(7) All proposed streets, lots, easements and public or
community areas with approximate dimensions. The area of all lots
and public or community areas shall be shown to the tenth of an acre.
(8) The approximate locations of all proposed water supply
and sewage systems, including any waterlines, valves and hydrants,
and of all sewer lines with profiles, indicating connections with
existing lines or alternate means of water supply or sewage disposal
and treatment as provided in §§ 1115 to 1118 of the
Public Health Law, as amended.
(9) Storm drainage plan, including conditions on adjacent
lands.
(10)
The names of all proposed streets and alleys.
(11)
Cross sections and profiles of all proposed
streets, showing existing and proposed grades. The cross sections
shall show pavements and, where required, gutters, curbs and sidewalks.
(12)
Location and size of utility lines.
(13)
Easements of at least 75 feet along both sides
of perennial streams, measured from the center line of the watercourse,
within which building activity, major grading and/or placement of
sewerage facilities shall be prohibited.
E. A copy of such covenants or deed restrictions as are
intended to cover all or any part of the tract.
F. If the application covers only a part of the applicant's
entire holding, a map of the entire tract, drawn at a scale of one
inch equals 400 feet or larger showing an outline of the platted area
with the proposed street system and an indication of the probable
future street system in the remaining portion of the tract.
G. The design of proposed water supply and sewage systems
approved by the Columbia County Department of Health. For subdivisions
of less than five lots, this requirement may be deferred for lots
in the subdivision that are greater than five acres until such time
as application is made for building permits for each respective lot.
H. Any subdivider who submits a subdivision application
for preliminary approval must have any road in the proposed subdivision
staked along its center line at least every 100 feet, and each stake
shall be clearly marked. In addition, the perimeter boundary of the
subdivision shall be staked if the perimeter is not clearly indicated
by natural or artificial boundaries.